Best Proto-Punk Bands
The Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, are an American proto-punk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003. Although they sold few records in their original incarnation, and often performed for indifferent or hostile audiences, the Stooges are ...read more. Agreed on being top
The Who is an English rock band formed in London, England in 1964. The most recognizable lineup was Roger Daltrey (lead vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass guitar), and Keith Moon (drums). They are best known for their live performances and hit songs Baba O'Riley, My Generation, and Won't Get Fooled Again. Some noted achievements were their rock operas, Tommy (album), Quadrophenia (album), and A Quick One, While He's Away (song). ...read more. Their first album is concidered as the first " punk " record. Punk lyrics, speedy drumstyle of Keith Moon, lots of feedback on guitar...etc...
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band, active between 1964 and 1973, formed in New York City.
MC5 was an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. Yes, agreed here. kick out the jams is a punk rock song, was very fast
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. The sound isn't punk but everything the Doors were about signaled punk
If Jim Morrison wasn't a punk, nobody ever was.
Biggest punk attitude ever
Death was an American death metal band formed in 1983 by Chuck Schuldiner. Death is considered to be one of the most influential bands in heavy metal and a pioneering force in death metal. Its debut album, Scream Bloody Gore, has been widely regarded as the first death metal record, while the band's driving force, Chuck Schuldiner, is acknowledged as the "Godfather of Death Metal." Death released 7 studio albums, and are the band that started the Florida Death Metal scene. They were known for their death metal classics Lack of Comprehension and Crystal Mountain. Death ended in 2001 when Schuldiner died of Brain Cancer. The picture is for the wrong band. Death was a band formed on 1973 on Detroit. It was punk, not heavy metal. Just ignore the description fhing
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The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 1960s. The opening chords of you really got me inspired a bunch of kids to get a guitar and start bands in their parents garage. Should be deserves a spot on this list.
Wow, blew my away,
Psychotic reaction. As a matter of fact the version by the "positively 13 o clock" is more punk. Also this is a very limited list because there were litterally thousands garage-punk bands in the sixties. You can consider them as the godfathers of the war against the establishment. Good compilations if you starting listen to this kind of music are "pebbles","back from the grave".
Blue Cheer was an American rock band that initially performed and recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was sporadically active until 2009. Based in San Francisco, Blue Cheer played in a psychedelic blues rock style, and are also credited as being some of the earliest pioneers of heavy metal, ...read more.
Hawkwind are an English rock band and one of the earliest space rock groups. Formed in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and they have incorporated different styles into their music, including hard rock, progressive rock and psychedelic rock.