Punk has evolved as a genre over the years, from the founders of Punk- such as the Sex pistols, Generation X, Talking Heads etc to bands such as Blink 182, Sum 41, and Green Day. You could argue that Punk originated in Britain, there were certainly more Punk bands around in Britain after Punk's birth, however, bands like "The Ramones" gave America too the anarchistic punk attitude.
In fact- you could say that Punk moved from Britain to America, as the majority of "modern" punk bands are American, the three most famous are the ones I mentioned earlier. Green Day's release of their album "American Idiot" was incredibly well recieved by both Britain and America. Indeed, Punk's target market, (Teenagers) were going mad over it's release, and so were much younger people too. When I was in Primary School almost the entire school was enveloped in Green Day fanaticism following the release of the hit album. Sum 41 and Blink 182 have been associated with the rebellious school party atmosphere for years. Widely due to their music being featured in films such as "American Pie".
So there it is- A brief overview of Punk rock, that it has evolved as a genre, it is the attitude that kids should be free from the shackles of society, and should be little rebellious anarchists. And of course, that the genre has moved from being centered in Britain, to America. Perhaps indicating that Punk bands are formed as a sort of- Plague on Governments of countries that are messing up royally. Below is a picture of my favourite modern punk band- Sum 41.
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