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Proto-punk (or protopunk) is rock music from the 1960s to mid-1970s that foreshadowed the punk rock movement.
Aug 31, 2016 · Here we look at ten artists who laid the groundwork for punk. The Kingsmen. ‘Louie Louie’ from The Kingsmen In Person. (Wand, 1964) Listen / Buy. The ur-text of punk, there are innumerable versions ranging from Black Flag, to The Clash, to Motorhead and The Stooges.
The Night Walkers [3] John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett [33] Pink Fairies [34] Paul Revere & The Raiders [35] Rocket from the Tombs [36] Los Saicos [37] Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs [3] The Shadows of Knight [38] The Shaggs [39]
Proto-punk refers to a small group of groundbreaking, largely uncategorizable bands who began to emerge in the late '60s, up to the point when punk itself became a phenomenon (around 1975-76).
Before there was Punk Rock, there was PROTO-PUNK, a largely retrospective term for a genre that blossomed between 1963 and 1976: a raw, energetic, frenetic relative of Garage Rock where Three Chords and the Truth were the ammo and rebellion was the spirit.
Proto-punk (or protopunk) is the rock music from the 1960s and early 1970s that presaged the punk rock movement, although they were not labelled as such until after the fact.
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May 31, 2018 · Fronted by pioneering iconic vocalist Iggy Pop, the band was one of the most aggressive and unpredictable acts of the time. Their 1969 debut is a groundbreaking fuzzed-out punk record, a lifetime ahead of the prevailing everyday rock sound of the time.