Brad Elterman, Joan Jett, Milk Gallery, 1978 With the coolly delivered words �Jesus died for somebody�s sins but not mine,� Patti Smith burst onto the music scene, shattering any pretense that she was just another �girl in a band.� This declaration, the opening line to her 1975 debut album, Horses , epitomized the subversive power that came to define punk rock. Though the tough punk-rocker stereotype may bring to mind male artists like Johnny Rotten and Joey Ramone, women like Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, and Siouxsie Sioux stood at the helm of the movement, holding their own against their male counterparts. Aside from the musicians, female fans also found that punk�s freedom of expression extended beyond the stage, providing them with a platform to let their own voices be heard. But more than just a sound, punk rock had a look. In the punk scene of the 1970s and �80s, both onstage and off, style was just as important as which bands you went to see. Attitude was the greatest ...
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