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The following is a list of notable garage rock bands. It is not exclusive to collective bands, but also includes solo acts who have created music in this style (usually backed by accompanying musicians).
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- The Stooges. 387 votes. More The Stooges. #236 of 247 on The Greatest Classic Rock Bands. #282 of 865 on The 250+ Greatest Rock Bands Of All Time, Ranked. #232 of 273 on The Greatest Live Bands of All Time.
- The Sonics. 283 votes. Strychnine, Psycho a Go-Go. More The Sonics. #240 of 242 on The Greatest American Rock Bands. #27 of 29 on The Best Musical Artists From Washington.
- The White Stripes. 432 votes. More The White Stripes. #146 of 865 on The 250+ Greatest Rock Bands Of All Time, Ranked. #155 of 273 on The Greatest Live Bands of All Time.
- The Standells. 219 votes.
Nov 2, 2016 · Here are the garage bands from the ’60s to today that best harness rock & roll’s raw potential and unvarnished charm. In the 1960s, an explosion of garage bands simultaneously popped up...
- Andrew Frisicano
Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or '60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals.
- The Sonics, “Have Love, Will Travel” “Rock and roll—it’s the only place you can scream like that without going to jail,” Sonics vocalist-keyboardist Gerry Roslie told me a few years ago.
- 13th Floor Elevators, “You’re Gonna Miss Me” As garage rock turned psychedelic by the latter half of the ’60s, “You’re Gonna Miss Me” was a significant milestone along the way.
- The Kingsmen, “Louie Louie” In many ways, The Kingsmen’s version of “Louie Louie” is the template for garage rock. Three chords fuel a lo-fi masterpiece built around trebly guitar, blaring organ and singer Jack Ely’s murky vocals, which attracted the attention of the FBI and prompted the governor of Indiana to ban the song for its supposed indecency.
- The Seeds, “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” Sky Saxon sounds just as desperate on “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” as he does on “Pushin’ Too Hard,” but the band must have sweated out whatever uppers they were on before slinking their way through this one.
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Garage rock, in its simplest definition, focuses more on passion and energy. At the heels of famous bands such as The Beatles, many amateur bands purchased guitars and drums and played even without formal training.
Jan 29, 2018 · Here are the 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time: 50. The Standells: Dirty Water (1966) Music scenes were still very much regional when The Standells released “Dirty Water,” a 1965 single ...
