The Runaways
The Runaways were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1975, notable as one of the first all-female rock groups to achieve mainstream success.
The band launched the careers of Joan Jett and Lita Ford.
Their raw, punk-influenced sound challenged assumptions about women in hard rock.
The Runaways paved the way for later all-female rock acts.
- glam rockFlamboyant seventies musical style
- hard rockLoud guitar-driven genre
- punk rockStripped-down aggressive rock genre
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
Los Angeles · live performance · album tour · bandmates · debut album · guitar riffs
First to explore territory
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- groundbreakersInnovators who start trends
- forerunnersThose preceding others
- influencePower to affect others
riot grrrl · inspiration · cult following · documentary · biopic · Kristen Stewart · Dakota Fanning · rock history
Open resistance to authority
- teenage rebellionAdolescent resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- punk attitudeConfrontational countercultural stance
- breaking barriersOvercoming entrenched obstacles
subversion · anti-establishment · provocative · disobedience · resistance · counterculture · rule-breaking · taboo-breaking
Joan Jett
- glam rockFlamboyant seventies musical style
- hard rockLoud guitar-driven genre
- punk rockStripped-down aggressive rock genre
1970s · Los Angeles · live performance · album tour · bandmates · debut album · guitar riffs
pioneers
First to explore territory
- trailblazersThose who open territory
- groundbreakersInnovators who start trends
- forerunnersThose preceding others
influence · riot grrrl · inspiration · cult following · documentary · biopic · Kristen Stewart · Dakota Fanning · rock history · genre-defining
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- teenage rebellionAdolescent resistance to authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- punk attitudeConfrontational countercultural stance
breaking barriers · subversion · anti-establishment · provocative · disobedience · resistance · counterculture · rule-breaking · taboo-breaking · controversial
- Women in RockJoan Jett, Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar, Janis Joplin, Debbie Harry
- LucianTimon, Charon, The Dream, Symposium, Prometheus
- Pop GroupsBackstreet Boys, NSYNC, Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, TLC
The RunawaysThe Carpenters
Brother-sister musical duo
Barry Manilow · The Partridge Family · easy listening · ABBA · Air Supply
The RunawaysLed Zeppelin
KISS · Aerosmith · Van Halen · AC/DC · Black Sabbath
The RunawaysThe Partridge Family
The Jackson 5 · DeBarge · The Beach Boys · bubblegum pop · teen idol
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