Their music was based on a few models such as The Who, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, the Stooges, MC5 and the American Rock 'n'roll of the 1950s. Typical were simple harmonies, and structures, and the total lack of solos, intros or transitions. They  formed the complete antithesis of styles such as art rock, progressive rock and fusion. As simple as the composition, and the lyrics were held, often reminiscent of nursery rhymes in their subject. But specific reference to social problems and issues were received in the 1970s.