Punk Album Covers

Having previously looked at the very un-punk(ish?) cover of 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' it is time to look at something a bit more punk.

This is the famous debut album cover of the Ramones. It is a pretty low budget affair but it has become iconic. The simple, stripped down approach reflected the music the Ramones produced. The black and white effect makes it look classic cheaply and easily. It is not overtly rebellious but there is an element of independence and defiance in their stance and dress code. The background (a wall) seems quite downtrodden with graffiti and makes the band seem more working class and rebellious. The lack of decals or detail in the cover could be so as not to distract from the band, who are clearly the focus of the cover and the albums selling point.

Album Cover Research

I have chosen to look at pink floyd's 'dark side of the moon' in order to analyse the conventions of album covers.

This album cover achieved huge commercial success. However it is very ambiguous as to the genre of music, it could really be anything .

This assumed knowledge creates a powerful feel to the image. In addition the lack of information makes it look more like a piece of art than an album cover which undoubtedly contributed to it's iconic status.

The Genre Of Punk

Perhaps more than any other genre, punk is about rebellion. Often punk songs have no specific aim in their rebellion other than to destroy the establishment.
One of the most rebellious punk bands were the Sex Pistols who attacked many British traditions, such as the queen. Songs such as 'Anarchy in the UK' and 'God Save The Queen' encapsulate this rebelious and often pointless side to punk.

Prop List

Here's a list of the props we plan to use

-Car
-Road cones
-Silly string
-Burberry/chav outfit
-Water balloons
-Rope
-Trolley
-Instruments
-Water gun

The Song!

These are the lyrics to our punk song:

Verse 1) On the road thats where we go, got gigs to play On the road thats where we go and where it stays

Pre Chorus) Left wing right wing, drinking whiskey drinking gin, all the girls in the world cant compare to this UK thing We got our friends we got our crew what happened back then nobody knew were the punx alright, hold on tight.

Chorus) What goes on the road stays on the road What goes on the road stays.

Verse 2) On the road thats where we go, got gigs to play On the road thats where we go, got drugs to take

(Pre Chorus)

(Chorus)

(Chorus) What goes on the road stays on the road Thats what we've grown to know What goes on the road stays on the road And we know

A2 MUSIC VIDEO SEPTEMBER

I'm about to start work on creating a punk rock music video. I believe this genre will lend itself to a fast paced and upbeat video that will be great to produce and watch. I think the video should alternate between shots of the band and people having a laugh.

The song is 'on the road' by UK77 and i will hopefully be able to post it soon!

The production team is me and Mollie Bodian however there will likely be a few extras!