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Proto-punk (or protopunk) is music that foreshadowed the punk rock genre, particularly rock music artists during the 1960s and early-to mid 1970s. A retrospective...

Death is an American musical group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1971 by brothers Bobby (bass, vocals), David (guitar), and Dannis Hackney (drums, percussion)...

that saw the birth of Los Saicos, considered the first garage rock and protopunk band in the world. Other famous Peruvian rock bands include Arena Hash...

played in a style that influenced early punk rock—such as garage rock and protopunk—but never played punk rock themselves, should not be on this list. Bands...

death metal band 1914 (band) on album Where Fear and Weapons Meet A 1960s protopunk song by Kit and the Outlaws A 1986 hardcore punk song by Cro-Mags on The...

played in a style that influenced early punk rock—such as garage rock and protopunk—but never played punk rock themselves, are not on this list. Bands who...

New York punk scene, and Wayne Kramer, guitarist for the influential protopunk band MC5. We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones, released in 2003...

he was a busker in the London Underground. Mick Jones played guitar in protopunk band London SS and rehearsed for much of 1975, but never played a live...

David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influential...

during its original run, although it was later heralded as an important protopunk group. Various members would achieve renown in Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys...

for their album Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits. The protopunk band ? and the Mysterians recorded it in 1967 for their second album Action...

Laughner and Gene O'Connor (known as Cheetah Chrome) and performed by their protopunk band Rocket from the Tombs. The song was first released by O'Connor's...

"acid rock". Music critic Lester Bangs writing in 1981 in his essay "Protopunk: The Garage Bands" noted that during the mid-1960s, American garage rock...

Johnson, garage rock bands such as the Gories and the Sonics, the Detroit protopunk sound of bands like the MC5 and the Stooges, in addition to groups like...

The Hollywood Brats were a British glam rock and protopunk band in the early 1970s. They found little commercial success at the time, and split up in...

noted that, "I have great respect for him." Cobain was also a fan of protopunk acts like the Stooges, whose 1973 album Raw Power he listed as his favorite...

musician, and curator, who was the founder and front man of mid-1970s protopunk art rock band Doctors of Madness. Richard Strange's first band Doctors...

Kingdom. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s...

Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, Ohio, best known as the leader and founder of protopunk band electric eels in 1972. Growing up in and around Cleveland, John Morton...

The New Order was an American hard rock and protopunk band. The band was based in Los Angeles and existed from early 1975 to October 1976. Though the...

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend...

musicians and bands usually incorporate elements of related styles, such as protopunk and blues rock. Its origins lie strongly within the garage rock sound...

incarnation of The Clash. Dudanski published his memoirs, Squat City Rocks: protopunk and beyond. a musical memoir from the margins, in 2014. Salewicz, Chris...

"Ghost Rider" is a song by the protopunk band Suicide appearing on their debut album. The song is based on the Marvel Comics character. 1979: Danish punk...

active from 1964 through 1971. They are best known for the hard-driving protopunk sound exemplified in songs such as "Go Ahead and Go" and "Hippie Times"...

Released August 6, 1983 (1983-08-06) Recorded 1960s Genre Garage rock protopunk Label Crypt chronology n. a. Back from the Grave (1983) Back from the...

member of garage rock acts the Other Half and the Sons of Adam, then later protopunk/heavy rock band, Blue Cheer. He refers to an album by the Other Half as...

other drummer in the band. Before joining the Cramps, he was a member of protopunk band The Electric Eels. Later Knox was the "senior advisor" to the Cleveland-based...

collectors and enthusiasts. They are perhaps best remembered for the 1964 protopunk anthem "She Lied." Though best known as the Rockin’ Ramrods, they recorded...

This is a list of punk rock compilation albums. Compilation albums played a particularly vital role in the development of new punk rock bands, since relatively...

Vermont. One of his musical influences in high school was the electronic protopunk band Suicide. Goldwasser met Andrew VanWyngarden, the other half of MGMT...

2021(2021-01-13) (aged 69) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Genres Glam rock protopunk punk rock glam punk Occupation Musician Instruments Guitar vocals piano...

Boom was influential on later punk rock music[citation needed] (see protopunk). The Sonics Gerry Roslie – keyboard, vocals Andy Parypa – bass guitar...

Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s...

quite the same generic sense it is now. Bangs' subsequent 1981 essay "Protopunk: The Garage Bands", which appeared in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History...

and "Something Better Beginning", to the more influential proto-metal, protopunk, power chord-based hard rock of the band's first two hit singles, "You...

Kensington), which he attended on a scholarship. In 1976, Mick Jones of protopunk band London SS was putting together a new band, inspired by the arrival...

garage rock". Music critic Lester Bangs writing in 1981 in his essay "Protopunk: The Garage Bands" noted that during the mid-1960s, American garage rock...

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, businesswoman, and actress. Often referred to as the...

Up (2009 film), an animated feature by Disney/Pixar The Up, a Detroit protopunk band Up (ABC album), 1989 Up (Right Said Fred album), 1992 Up (Great Big...

of musical acts who belong to the glam punk subgenre of glam rock and protopunk music. Alice Cooper The Arrows Cherry Vanilla Cuddly Toys David Bowie...

James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor who was the...

Rocket from the Tombs and the punk rock band Dead Boys. Chrome joined protopunk band Rocket from the Tombs in September 1974, having previously been in...

critics in the early 1970s. In the late 1960s, music now referred to as protopunk originated as a garage rock revival in the northeastern United States...

inspiration from acts such as Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, protopunk band the Stooges and fellow New Yorker group the Velvet Underground, a...

songwriting structures and also contains heavy metal, folk music, gothic rock, protopunk, and some experimental material. The album is a continuation of Riggs'...

Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter...

The Shaggs were an American rock band formed in Fremont, New Hampshire, in 1965. They comprised the sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals, lead guitar)...

White Light/White Heat is the second studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Released on January 30, 1968, by Verve Records, it...

Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944) is an American retired musician, singer, and songwriter who achieved international fame as the drummer...

Frederick Dewey Smith (September 14, 1948 – November 4, 1994), known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an American guitarist and member of the...

James Robert Williamson (born October 29, 1949) is an American guitarist, songwriter, record producer and electronics engineer. He was a member of the...

22 March 1999 (1999-03-22) Recorded 1976 – 1978 Genre Rock, pop, new wave, glam rock, protopunk, synthpop Label Spectrum, PolyGram Producer Ultravox, Brian Eno, Steve...

Lee Brilleaux (born Lee John Collinson; 10 May 1952 – 7 April 1994) was an English rhythm-and-blues singer and musician with the band Dr. Feelgood. Lee...

? and the Mysterians (Question Mark and the Mysterians or The Mysterians) are an American garage rock band from Bay City and Saginaw in Michigan, initially...

John D Morton. Morton is perhaps best known as the leader and founder of protopunk band Electric Eels. Original members of X_______X were Morton on lead...

John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh singer, musician, composer, record producer and arranger. He is a founding member of the influential American...

The Modern Lovers were an American rock band formed in Natick, Massachusetts in 1970 by Jonathan Richman. The original band existed from 1970 to 1974 but...

High" by the Botumless Pit. L.A.'s the Sloths provide the blues-tinged protopunk of "Makin' Love." The Vectors, from Chicago perform "What In the World...

Holmes Sterling Morrison Jr. (August 29, 1942 – August 30, 1995) was an American guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock band...

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965...

The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. They became known for their integration of rock and roll and the avant-garde...

The Small Faces were an English rock and pop band from London, founded in 1965. The group originally consisted of singer/guitarist Steve Marriott, bassist...

Underground (American art/protopunk band) Lou Reed (American alternative/avant-garde/protopunk musician) Patti Smith (American protopunk singer) Vernian Process...

The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band. Their self-titled 1975 debut album included the single "White Punks on Dope", while their 1983 single "She's...

Demolición (in English: "Demolition") is a song by the Peruvian rock band Los Saicos. It was the second promotional single and quickly became a success...

Lust for Life is the second solo studio album by the American musician Iggy Pop, released on September 9, 1977, through RCA Records. It was his second...

music Glam punk, 1970s, a genre that mixes elements of glam rock with protopunk or punk rock Glam (album), 1998, by Mouse on Mars Glam (band), 2010, a...

David Roger Johansen (January 9, 1950 – February 28, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as lead singer of the seminal proto-punk...

Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 – 27 March 2000) was an English singer, songwriter and actor best remembered as the frontman of Ian Dury and the Blockheads...

Vista, California, United States Genres Psychedelic rock, garage rock, protopunk Years active 1968 (1968)–1969 (1969) Labels Head, Rockadelic, Shadoks...

Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, and author. Her 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member...

Them were a Northern Irish rock band formed in Belfast, in April 1964, most prominent for their 1964 garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching Van Morrison's...

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth studio album by the English musician David...

The New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971, who released two albums, New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974)...

Dr. Feelgood are an English pub rock band formed in 1971. Hailing from Canvey Island, Essex, they are best known for early singles such as "She Does It...

Suicide was an American musical duo composed of vocalist Alan Vega and instrumentalist Martin Rev, intermittently active between 1970 and 2016. The group's...

that "the raw songcraft and new-thing chaos of Detroit's other great protopunk band were further ahead of their time than it seemed five years ago."...

re-establish the reign of "true" rock & roll. The album begins with the driving protopunk of "Circuit Breaker," by the Pastels, from Pasco, Washington. The High...

Volumes 3 Compilation album Released 1984 Recorded 1960s Genre Garage rock protopunk Label Crypt chronology Back from the Grave, Volume 2 (1983) Back from...

Mirrors (a.k.a. the Mirrors) was an American rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States, forming in 1971 and originally active playing live gigs between...

Richard Lester Meyers (born October 2, 1949), better known by his stage name Richard Hell, is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer...

The 13th Floor Elevators was an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player...

Hotter than Hell is the second studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on October 22, 1974, by Casablanca Records. It was certified gold...

Neu! (pronounced [nɔʏ]; German for "New!"; styled in block capitals) were a West German krautrock band formed in Düsseldorf in 1971 by Klaus Dinger and...

Michael Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English musician, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He achieved critical and commercial success working...

The Missing Links were an Australian garage rock, R&B and protopunk band from Sydney who were active from 1964 to 1966. The group was known for wearing...

Domingo Samudio (born February 28, 1937), better known by his stage name Sam the Sham, is a retired American rock and roll singer. Sam the Sham is known...

The Gorillas (originally named The Hammersmith Gorillas) were an English rock group from Hammersmith, London, formed in 1972 and fronted by Jesse Hector...

Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups. Since their formation in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many...

"Wild Thing" is a song written by American songwriter Chip Taylor and popularized by the British rock band the Troggs. It was originally recorded and released...

Loaded is the fourth studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground, released in November 1970 by Atlantic Records subsidiary Cotillion...

Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer, musician and producer. A noted figure in pub rock, power pop and new wave, Lowe has recorded...

"old-fashioned 50s rock-n-roll to glam to early metal to Detroit’s hard protopunk", creating an aggressive mix of fuzz guitar, jagged sounds, and crude...

Alan Bermowitz (June 23, 1938 – July 16, 2016), known professionally as Alan Vega, was an American vocalist and visual artist, primarily known for his...

Holmes, and Elton John. The mid-1970s saw the rise of punk music from its protopunk-garage band roots in the 1960s and early 1970s. The Sex Pistols and The...

This is a list of notable proto-punk artists and bands. Brackett, David (2000). Interpreting Popular Music. University of California Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780520225411...

The Amboy Dukes were an American rock band formed in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, and later based in Detroit, Michigan. They are best known for their only...

"Helter Skelter" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). It was written by...

influential Nuggets compilation in the 1970s, and earned a reputation as a protopunk garage rock classic. The song is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of...

folk-rock, baroque pop, Spanish-tinged pop, R&B, garage rock, and even protopunk. Lee has been regarded as "the first punk rocker" but wasn't flattered...

information Origin Russia Genres Beat, rock and roll, psychedelic rock, protopunk, soft rock Years active 1983–1991, 1991–1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007,...

The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, formed in 1960. Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major influence on punk...

"Gloria" is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Conceived in 1963, it was recorded with his band Them in 1964, and released...

"You Really Got Me" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks, written by frontman Ray Davies and released as their third single in 1964. The song was...

rock bands such as the Kinks and the Sonics, the Detroit and England protopunk sound of bands like the MC5, Dr. Feelgood and the Stooges, in addition...

Television was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. The group's most prominent lineup consisted of Tom Verlaine (vocals, guitar, keyboards)...

Douglas Alan Yule (born February 25, 1947) is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of the Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973...

The Trashmen were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1962 and are best known for their biggest hit, 1963's "Surfin' Bird", which reached No...

The Bad Seeds were an American garage rock band formed in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1964. Musically influenced by traditional blues and the raw recordings...

Brisbane punk rock Stylistic origins Protopunk surf rock glam rock rock and roll garage rock Cultural origins Mid-1970s, Brisbane, Australia Typical instruments...

The Stooges (also known as Iggy and the Stooges) were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton...

The Troggs (originally called the Troglodytes) are an English rock band formed in Andover, Hampshire, in May 1964. Their most famous songs include the...

60s, in more recent years they have become recognized as pioneers in protopunk. Their sound and lyrical approach anticipated aspects of the later punk...

guitarist/songwriter Kevin Canham. Their jangly indie pop was characterised by a fuzzy protopunk-influenced guitar sound, and saw them receive modest critical acclaim...

John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He came...

MC5 (also known as the Motor City Five) was an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The classic lineup consisted of vocalist Rob...

Pink Fairies are an English rock band initially active in the London (Ladbroke Grove) underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s. They promoted...

Diamond Dogs is the eighth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 24 May 1974 through RCA Records. Bowie produced the album and...

John Andrew Wilkinson (12 July 1947 – 21 November 2022), better known by the stage name Wilko Johnson, was an English guitarist, singer, songwriter and...

"Parasite" is a song by American rock band Kiss, released in 1974 on their second studio album, Hotter Than Hell. As one of the album's heaviest songs...

Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, is a British former singer who achieved fame and success during the 1970s...

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...

Moriaki Wakabayashi (若林 盛亮, Wakabayashi Moriaki; born February 26, 1947) is a Japanese former rock and roll musician and airline hijacker currently residing...

Ross Friedman (January 3, 1954 – March 26, 2026), popularly known as Ross the Boss, was an American guitarist, noted for being a founding member of both...

Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk...

The Up (often styled as The UP) was an American rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan in early 1967. Along with fellow proto-punk bands the MC5 and The...

Origin Lancaster, Los Angeles, California, United States Genres Blues-rock protopunk (early) rhythm and blues garage rock experimental rock art rock psychedelic...

a modern and minimalistic approach that draws comparison to mid 1970s protopunk and fuzzy garage rock. The band name is meant to be a commentary on the...

(1950-01-09)9 January 1950 Berlin, Germany Died 20 August 1996(1996-08-20) (aged 46) Fresenhagen, Germany Genres Folk rock, protopunk Years active 1970–1996...

The Kingsmen are a 1960s American rock band from Portland, Oregon. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry's "Louie Louie"...

Les Rallizes Dénudés (裸のラリーズ, Hadaka no rariizu) were a Japanese psychedelic noise rock band formed in 1967 in Kyoto. They gained a reputation many years...

Rock 'n' Roll Animal is a live album by American musician Lou Reed, released in February 1974 by RCA Records. In its original form, it features five songs...

Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson (July 15, 1947 – May 31, 2019) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Called an "outsider genius," he was a founding...

Ronald Franklin Asheton (July 17, 1948 – c. January 6, 2009) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the...

the Breeders, Sonic Youth, R.E.M., PJ Harvey, Meat Puppets, Pavement); protopunk, punk rock and hardcore (the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, Butthole...

rock and with their early sound later categorized by Trouser Press as "protopunk", they released six singles during the 1970s (later collected on the Anthology...

Wayne Stanley Kramer (born Kambes; April 30, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American musician, songwriter, producer, and film and television composer...

"Communication Breakdown", an influential song that contained elements of protopunk, was an inspiration for Johnny Ramone's downstroke guitar style. Ramone...

brothers introduced the quartet to the music of reggae artist Bob Marley, protopunk group the Velvet Underground, and alternative rock band Jane's Addiction...

The Dogs are an American three-piece proto-punk band formed in Lansing, Michigan, in 1968. They are noted for presaging the energy and sound of the later...

John Spacely (real name John Olgin), also known as Gringo, was an American musician, actor, and nightlife personality. His life was chronicled in two Lech...

The Standells are an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as a "punk band of the 1960s"...

January 13, 1943 (age 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Genres Art rock, protopunk, experimental rock, alternative rock, power pop, new wave Occupation Musician...

rock artist Luke Haines. The music style is influenced by new wave and protopunk bands from the New York scene mostly by Suicide (band). Into his song...

"TSS" Origin West Berlin, West Germany Genres Folk rock, blues, German rock, protopunk Years active 1970–1985 Label David Volksmund Produktion [de] (DVP)...

Philip Dennis Arthur May (born Wadey, later Kattner; 9 November 1944 – 15 May 2020) was an English vocalist. He gained fame in the 1960s as the lead singer...

Sarcelles – Lochères is the only album from the progressive rock/protopunk French band Red Noise, of whom Patrick Vian was the most notable member. Vian...

The Seeds are an American psychedelic garage rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, best known for their highest-charting single "Pushin'...

Out to Hunch is the second album by American rockabilly musician Hasil Adkins, released in 1986 by Norton Records. The compilation consists of various...

"Why" is a song written by Yoko Ono that was first released on her 1970 Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band album. In the U.S. it was also released as the B-side...

Kick Out the Jams is the debut album by American rock band MC5. A live album, it was recorded at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit over two nights, October...

Volume 2 Compilation album Released 1983 Recorded 1960s Genre Garage rock protopunk Label Crypt chronology Back from the Grave (1983) Back from the Grave...

American cult-underground filmmaker and musician. His movies are satiric, protopunk deconstructions of popular genres and formats with scabrous and pointedly...

The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl is a live album by the Beatles, released in May 1977, featuring songs compiled from three performances recorded at the...

Richard Lloyd (born October 25, 1951) is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the rock band Television. Born in Pittsburgh...

Got Live If You Want It! is an album of mostly live recordings by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. It was released on 4 November 1966 by London...

Shagrat was a British supergroup formed by Steve Peregrin Took and Mick Farren in February 1970 after they split with Twink, their partner in the prototype...

Chicago, Illinois, United States Genres Garage rock, psychedelic rock, protopunk, pop rock, folk rock, surf rock, proto-metal Years active 1965 (1965)–1968 (1968)...

Origin Dallas, Texas, United States Genres Garage rock rock and roll protopunk Years active 1964 (1964)–1968 (1968) Label Vandan Past members Seab Meador...

genre) Group Sounds (Japan) List of garage rock compilations Nederbeat Protopunk Punk rock Pub rock (United Kingdom) Rock and roll Surf rock Uruguayan...

Pin Ups (also referred to as Pinups and Pin-Ups) is the seventh studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 19 October 1973 through RCA...

Hoyle – organ, piano with: Ron Asheton – co-writer for "Hit Them Again" Protopunk Australian indie rock Dougan, John. "Radios Appear – Radio Birdman". AllMusic...

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era is a compilation album of American psychedelic and garage rock singles that were released during...

Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November 1948) is an English musician and recording artist. He was a founder member of the progressive rock band Van...

The Punks were an American proto-punk band from Waterford, Michigan near Detroit, who were active from 1973-1977. They specialized in a hard-driving, sometimes...

Kings of Oblivion is the third album by the UK underground group Pink Fairies, released in 1973. Paul Rudolph had quit the group on the release of What...

Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American rock band formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1958. They saw considerable U.S. mainstream success...

"Bad Girl" is a song by the American garage rock band the Zakary Thaks, written by the whole group—Chris Gerniottis, Pete Stinson, Stan Moore, Rex Gregory...

punk-pop; instead, garage punk drew its inspiration chiefly from the Detroit protopunk of the Stooges and the MC5. Allan Rutter writes that the music is often...

marked by distorted guitar instrumentals that were early examples of protopunk. It features the band's harder-edged interpretations of songs, with only...

MX-80, also known as MX-80 Sound, is an eclectic American art-rock band founded in 1974 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States, by guitarist Bruce Anderson...

Scott Troy Thurston (born January 10, 1952) is an American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and session musician. He was a member of the Stooges, and...

The Flamin' Groovies are an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965, originally co-led by Roy Loney and Cyril Jordan. After the Groovies...

David Lynn Thomas (June 14, 1953 – April 23, 2025) was an American singer, songwriter and poet based in the United Kingdom. He was one of the founding...

Gary Burger (June 7, 1942 – March 14, 2014) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and vocalist for the rock band the Monks. Burger joined...

second release, the band choose "Save My Soul", which incorporated a protopunk structure. The single was immensely popular locally upon its 17 June 1966...

" distinctive for Scott Sherman's wailing vocals and its organ-driven protopunk instrumental backing, as well as "She's the One," were recorded at Cosimo...

The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1972. Known for their acerbic and provocative approach in their music, the Dictators...

Dennis Thompson (born Dennis Andrew Tomich; September 7, 1948 – May 9, 2024) was an American drummer known for playing with the 1960s–70s Detroit proto-punk/hard...

by The Monks Released October 31, 2000 Recorded November 5, 1999 Genre Protopunk, garage rock Label Cavestomp The Monks chronology Five Upstart Americans...

active in the mid- to late 1960s, who are considered early pioneers in protopunk. They are best known for songs such as "The Great Train Robbery" and their...

The Spiders from Mars were the English singer David Bowie's backing band in the early 1970s, and initially consisted of Mick Ronson on guitars, Trevor...

Christa Päffgen (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪsta ˈpɛfɡn̩]; 16 October 1938 – 18 July 1988), known by her stage name Nico, was a German singer, songwriter...

"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is a rock song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by the English band the Liverpool Five in early...

The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground and the German singer Nico, released by Verve...

Pere Ubu is an American rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. The band had a variety of lineup changes, with singer and songwriter David Thomas...

Gerard Nolan (May 7, 1946 – January 14, 1992) was an American rock drummer, best known for his work with the New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers. A native...

Martin Reverby, better known by his stage name Martin Rev, (born December 18, 1947) is an American musician who was one half of the influential synth-punk...

The Fugs is an American rock band formed in New York City in late 1964, by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums. Soon afterward...

Don Van Vliet (/væn ˈvliːt/; born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010), known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, was an American singer...

The Swamp Rats were an American garage rock band that hailed from McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The band achieved regional success...

Popular Culture, Volume 4 Issue 3, 1970, Pages 579–589 Lester Bangs, "Protopunk: The Garage Bands", in Miller, Jim (Ed) Rolling Stone Illustrated History...

recorded appearance was in July 1978, as a guitarist-singer with the protopunk-garage-New Wavish band The Rabbits, who opened a show in Schaumburg, Illinois...

Destroy All Monsters was a Detroit rock band existing from 1973 to 1985, with sporadic performances since. Their music touched on elements of punk rock...

Os Mutantes (Brazilian Portuguese: [uz muˈtɐ̃tʃis], The Mutants) is a Brazilian rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s...

John Otway (born 2 October 1952) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Otway was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. From the age of nine, he...

Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor. He was the first...

The Wailers, often known as The Fabulous Wailers, were an American rock band from Tacoma, Washington. They became popular in the Pacific Northwest from...

"Hang On to Yourself" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single with his band Arnold Corns. A re-recorded...

information Origin Haney, British Columbia, Canada Genres Garage rock protopunk hard rock Years active 1966 (1966)-1973 (1973) Labels Grenadier, Apex...

The Residents are an American art collective, music and visual arts group best known for their avant-garde and multimedia works. Since their first official...

Ivan Julian (born June 26, 1955) is a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and founding member of Richard Hell and the Voidoids and Lovelies. He has also performed...

Naphtali "Tuli" Kupferberg (September 28, 1923 – July 12, 2010) was an American counterculture poet, author, singer, editorial cartoonist, comic artist...

Red Krayola (originally Red Crayola) is an American experimental rock band from Houston, Texas formed in 1966 by the trio of singer/guitarist Mayo Thompson...

Would", by Australian punk rock band The Saints, and "Dream Baby Dream" by protopunk band Suicide. A version of the latter was released in September 2013 as...

John Marshall Echols (/ˈɛkəlz/; born February 21, 1947) is an American songwriter and guitarist, who was a co-founder and the lead guitar player of the...

Gedō Origin Tokyo, Japan Genres Rock, hard rock, protopunk, blues-rock, psychedelic rock Years active 1973 (1973)–1976 (1976) 1979 (1979)–1982 (1982)...

"I'm Not Like Everybody Else" is a song written by Ray Davies and first recorded by the Kinks in 1966 and released that year as the B-side of "Sunny Afternoon"...

The Golden Cups (ザ・ゴールデン・カップス, Za Gōruden Kappusu) are a Japanese pop and rock band, who were one of the top bands performing in the Group Sounds scene...

Loaded (Fully Loaded Edition) is a two-disc boxed-set by the American rock band the Velvet Underground, released on February 18, 1997 by Rhino Records...

Cindy Gotshall - keyboards, backing vocals (1986 - 2022) Blue-eyed soul Protopunk Nobles 2012, p. 32. sfn error: no target: CITEREFNobles2012 (help) Kaye...

No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion is a compilation album chronicling the punk rock movement of the 1970s. Released by Rhino Entertainment on October 28...

Blende (band), was an American garage rock, psychedelic, acid rock, and protopunk band formed in 1967 in Saginaw, Michigan This disambiguation page lists...

Third World War were an English blues rock, hard rock, and proto-punk band formed in 1970 by manager and producer John Fenton together with songwriters...

Backbiter is a protopunk band from Los Angeles, California that has received national recognition. They played their first show October 23, 1991, at the...

The Music Machine was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1966. Fronted by chief songwriter and lead vocalist Sean Bonniwell, the...

1971 Venue Command Studios, 201 Piccadilly, London W1 Genre Hard rock protopunk Length 39:00 Label Polydor (UK/US) Producer Chas Chandler Slade chronology...

Hasil Adkins /ˈhæsəl/ (April 29, 1937 – April 26, 2005) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His genres include rock and roll,...

Doctors of Madness were a British rock band active as a recording and touring band from 1975 until late 1978. They found cult level acclaim and recognition...

Black Monk Time is the only studio album by German-based American garage rock band the Monks, released in March 1966 through Polydor Records. It was later...

"Suffragette City" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was originally released in April 1972 as the B-side of the single "Starman"...

The Hangmen were an American rock band from Rockville, Maryland, who were active in the 1960s. In an effort to distinguish themselves from other American...

"Rebel Rebel" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released in the UK on 15 February 1974 by RCA Records as the lead single from...

The Angry Young Them is the first album by the Northern Irish rhythm and blues band Them, whose lead singer and songwriter was Van Morrison. The album...

Secondhand mod clothing was also worn by many early garage punk and protopunk bands from the mid-1970s onwards, especially the Flamin Groovies and Television...

New South Wales, Australia Genres Surf garage rock instrumental rock protopunk Years active 1961–present Label CBS Records Members Jim Skiathitis Bosco...

City, U.S. Died June 3, 1990(1990-06-03) (aged 37) Genres Rock, punk, protopunk Occupations Pianist, backing vocalist, songwriter Instruments Piano, organ...

Here Are the Sonics is the debut album by American garage rock band the Sonics, released in March 1965. The album features the original songs "The Witch"...

"Trouble" is a blues song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, originally performed by Elvis Presley in 1958 and covered by a number of artists in...

drums. They followed it up in December with another Tri-M release, the protopunk "Cry a Little Longer" b/w "She Got What it Takes." Their next single was...

Thomas Harvey "Sean" Bonniwell (August 16, 1940 – December 20, 2011) was an American singer-songwriter/guitarist, who was known as the creative force behind...

David Michael Alexander (June 3, 1947 – February 10, 1975) was an American musician, best known as the original bassist for influential proto-punk band...

import version) 2007 (jubilee edition) Recorded 1991 Genre Punk rock, protopunk Length 49:10 77:18 (re-release) Label ToT Virgin Records Producer Jon...

The Deviants (formerly The Social Deviants) were a British psychedelic rock band originally active from late 1966 to 1969. The bandname was later used...

Jayne County (born July 13, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and visual artist whose career has spanned six decades....

West Germany Died 9 April 2002(2002-04-09) (aged 49) Genres Krautrock, protopunk, art rock Occupation Musician Instruments drums, guitar, vocals Years...

Holger Schüring (24 March 1938 – 5 September 2017), known professionally as Holger Czukay (/ˈʃʊkaɪ/), was a German musician who co-founded the krautrock...

Recorded Summer 1972 Studio Conny Plank's studio, Cologne Genre Krautrock protopunk art rock Length 3:07 Label Brain Records United Artists Songwriters Klaus...

Operator Please, Doll Factory, and pop punk band Yellowcard. Urban Blitz of protopunk rock band Doctors of Madness used the instrument to original effect in...

mixes left behind by The Heartbreakers were best suited to the band's protopunk sound, while others had a sound similar to sixties pop hits. It was realized...

Ducks Deluxe were an English pub rock band of the 1970s. Usually called "The Ducks" by their fans, they were known for up-tempo, energetic performances...

"After Eight" Released 20 June 1975 Recorded 1974–1975 Genre Krautrock, protopunk, art rock Length 3:55 (edit) Label United Artists Songwriters Klaus Dinger...

and value to life, nihilism was a fixture in some early punk rock and protopunk. The Sex Pistols were central to the association of punk and nihilism...

The Remains (sometimes referred to as "Barry and the Remains") are a mid-1960s American garage rock group from Boston, Massachusetts, led by Barry Tashian...

the High Roads Origin London; Cambridge Genres Pub rock rock and roll protopunk Years active 1970 (1970)–1975 (1975) Labels Dawn Pye Past members Ian...

American protopunk band...

"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (sometimes written "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)") is a song by the British musician Elton John and...

bands that played the first wave of punk music, they were also fans of Protopunk like Eddie and the Hot Rods and The Velvet Underground, as displayed by...

The Oxford Circle was an American garage rock and psychedelic rock band from Davis, California, near Sacramento, who were active from 1964 to 1967. They...

writer and historian David Szatmary called it an anthemic and dynamic protopunk song. In Rolling Stone magazine, Tony Glover wrote that "Personality Crisis"...

Scott Randolph Asheton (August 16, 1949 – March 15, 2014) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band the Stooges. Asheton was...

Brown on lead guitar and background vocals. The band was influenced by protopunk groups such as The Stooges and The MC5, and were often compared with contemporary...

guitar at age 19, becoming a fan of the Grateful Dead as well as various protopunk and punk rock groups He befriended Morris when Ginn's younger sister began...

David Anthony Brock (born 20 August 1941) is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the founder, the sole constant member and the...

derivative is several degrees bluesier than the permanently exploding protopunk they reprise on the closing 'Exorcism of Despair' just in case you forgot...

Robert W. Derminer (December 12, 1944 – September 18, 1991), known as Rob Tyner, was an American musician best known as the lead singer for the Detroit...

Jerome T. Youngman, born Thomas Cass Youngman, (September 15, 1951 – December 21, 2024), was an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record...

Darryl Michael Roy Read (19 September 1951 – 23 June 2013) was a British singer, guitarist, drummer, actor, poet and writer. In the late 1960s, Read was...

Edgar Broughton Band were a British blues rock band founded in Warwick in 1968, and in their initial form were operative through to 1976. They were a power...

"Friday on My Mind" is a song by the Australian rock group the Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the track became a worldwide...

Philosophy of the World is the only studio album by the American band the Shaggs, released in 1969. It has been described as both among the worst records...

Dome La Muerte, pseudonym of Domenico Petrosino (born 18 May 1958), is an Italian guitarist, songwriter and disc jockey. He is one of the greatest representatives...

The Glittermen were a glam rock band from England, who backed Gary Glitter, un-credited, on his first four hit singles, from June 1972 until the summer...

Bette Bright (born Catherine Anne Martin, 23 December 1953) is an English rock singer. Anne Martin was born in Tankerton, a suburb of Whitstable in Kent...

John Michael Erlewine (/ˈɜːrlwaɪn/; born July 18, 1941) is an American musician, astrologer, TV host, photographer, publisher, and Internet entrepreneur...

Background information Origin Athens, Georgia, USA Genres Rock, Dance Rock, Protopunk Years active 1971–1974, 2003 to present Label Prince Avenue Records Members...

". Each episode focuses on an individual era of punk, beginning with protopunk in the 1960s up until the present day. On December 10, 2018, it was announced...

Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Genres Rock pop jazz alternative rock garage rock protopunk ambient electronic Occupations Musician record producer filmmaker Instruments...

demos in 1974, while his brother, Brian McMahon, was a member of the protopunk band Electric Eels. The first line-up of the band as an act included John...

Paul Fraser Rudolph (born June 14, 1947 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian guitarist, bassist, singer, and cyclist. He made his mark...

notably the classic, "Walk on the Wild Side". The New York Dolls are a protopunk band, formed in 1971, and were very influential in the early New York...

compilation of studio demos and live recordings, recorded in late 1982 by protopunk guitarist and singer Johnny Thunders. It is one of the original releases...

"No More Hot Dogs" is a rockabilly song by Hasil Adkins. The track was originally recorded around 1955 in mono. Adkins plays all of his own instruments...

wild Live album by The Savages Released 1966 (1966) Recorded February 6, 1966 Genre Garage rock rock & roll protopunk Label Duane Producer Eddie DeMello...

Bazooka Joe Origin London, England Genres Pub rock protopunk Years active 1970–1977 Past members John Ellis Danny Kleinman Stuart Goddard Arabella Weir...

Eddie and the Hot Rods are a pub rock band from Essex founded in 1975. They are best known for their 1977 UK top ten hit "Do Anything You Wanna Do", released...

create music inspired by the surrealistic films of David Lynch, along with protopunk and post-industrial ideas. Using a very slow 808 drum machine, minimal...

Underground and the duo modelled themselves after experimental New York protopunk band Suicide. Brunetti suggested Peno join as singer and their first five...

"Communication Breakdown" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 self-titled debut album. It was also used as the B-side of the...

Background information Origin Bermuda Genres Garage rock, rock and roll, protopunk Years active 1965 (1965)-1966 (1966) Label Duane Past members Paul Muggleton...

those singles, "You Don't Remember", is described as an early example of protopunk, although in this period of the band they were recordings a diversity...

Radio Birdman are an Australian punk rock band formed by Deniz Tek and Rob Younger in Sydney in 1974. Classic Rock magazine describes them as "Australia’s...

"Toys in the Attic" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, it is the first song and title track from the band's...

Allen Ravenstine (born May 9, 1950) is an American keyboard player, most recognized for his work in the experimental rock group Pere Ubu. In 1991, he quit...

release in the first era of punk rock and the Stooges' growing legend as protopunks. It outsold the Stooges' major label official releases, selling over 100...

The Neon Boys were a short lived New York City proto-punk band, composed of Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell and Billy Ficca. The trio later went on to form...

Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974, after their family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland. Half...

particularly unique for its combination of Byrds-inspired folk rock and protopunk. Pollack was conscripted and sent into combat in the Vietnam War later...

Paul Avron Jeffreys (13 February 1952 – 21 December 1988) was an English rock musician. He played bass guitar in Cockney Rebel between 1972 and 1974, working...

of Fame (born in Bay City; raised in Pontiac and Rochester Hills) MC5, protopunk band (begun in Lincoln Park) Yuno Miles, rapper Guy Mitchell, pop singer...

"7 and 7 Is" is a song written by Arthur Lee and recorded by his band Love on June 17 and 20, 1966, at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood. It was produced...

John's Children were a 1960s rock band from Leatherhead, England that briefly featured future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. John's Children were known for...

Robert Nathan Sheff (January 1, 1945 – December 12, 2020), known professionally as "Blue" Gene Tyranny, was an American avant-garde composer and pianist...

Zolar X is an American glam rock band founded in 1973. Zolar X became known in the Los Angeles club scene for dressing and acting like space-aliens. They...

The Monks (also known as Monks), were an American rock band formed in Gelnhausen, West Germany, in 1964. Assembled by five American GIs stationed in the...

Sproton Layer was an American rock and roll group formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the late 1960s. Their music was mostly hard rock with psychedelic touches...

The Chocolate Watchband are an American garage rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Altos, California. The band went through several lineup changes during...

Peter Laughner (August 22, 1952 – June 22, 1977) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. A native of Bay Village, Ohio, Laughner was described...

The Zakary Thaks were an American garage rock band from Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, which formed in the mid-1960s. The band developed out of...

"30 Seconds Over Tokyo" is the debut single by American rock band Pere Ubu, released in December 1975 on David Thomas' independent label Hearthan Records...

Presley, Michelle Williams, Rainn Wilson and Renée Zellweger. Seminal protopunk musicians Iggy Pop of The Stooges and David Johansen of the New York Dolls...

come to prominence over the years. The set begins with the organ-driven protopunk of "Stormy," by the Jesters of Newport. "The Little Streets in My Town"...

from Austin, Texas also provide two songs: first the guitar-overdriven protopunk of "Look in Your Mirror," the later "How to Win Friends." "I Don't Want...

Major Bill Tapes, Volume 2, and Fort Worth Teen Scene, Volume 2. Their protopunk anthem "In and Out" has become one of their most highly regarded songs...

was Rob Derminer, later known as Rob Tyner, lead singer of the Detroit protopunk band, the MC5. Another friend from his youth in Lincoln Park was Wayne...

followed by "Change My Mind." The U.S. Britons adroitly mix folk and protopunk influences "Come On" and "I'll Show You a Man." The Chevelle V, from Texas...

"She Does It Right" is a song by the band Dr. Feelgood, recorded in 1974 and appearing on their debut album, Down by the Jetty. The track was written by...

"Bad Woman" by the Fallen Angels from Syracuse, New York. It features protopunk anthems, such as "1523 Blair," by the Outcasts from San Antonio, Texas...

mix between Motown and the grittier side of that era in Detroit: the protopunk sounds of The Stooges and the MC5. The Motown influence comes via the...

The Unrelated Segments were an American garage rock band from Taylor, Michigan, that were active between 1966 and 1969. The group was a popular musical...

England's Glory were Peter Perrett's pre-The Only Ones band and included Perrett on guitar and vocals, Jon Newey on drums and percussion, Harri Kakoulli...

California, United States Genres Garage rock folk rock psychedelic rock protopunk hard rock Years active 1964 (1964)-1970 (1970) Labels Icon Chattahoochee...

Joelho de Porco (lit. "Pig's Knee" but more precisely "Ham hock") is a Brazilian rock band formed in 1972 in São Paulo. They are known for their musical...

February 13, 2021. Christgau, Robert (April 16, 2002). "Consumer Guide: Protopunks and Reggae". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 13, 2021. "Album Reviews"...

Klaus Dinger (24 March 1946 – 21 March 2008) was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock band Neu!...

Kenneth Raymond Forssi (March 30, 1943 – January 5, 1998) was an American musician, best known as the original bass player in the band Love. He was born...

Niagara, born Lynn Rovner in Detroit, Michigan in 1955, is a painter and musician. She was the lead vocalist of the proto-punk rock bands Destroy All Monsters...

Evil was a garage rock band from Miami, Florida, active between late 1965 and early 1967. They were known for a hard–driving, sometimes, thrashing 60s...

Mayo Joseph Thompson Jr. (born February 26, 1944) is an American musician and visual artist best known as the leader of the experimental rock band Red...

A-Square (Of Course): The Story of Michigan's Legendary A-Square Records is a collection of garage rock songs originally recorded in the 1960s for the...

"Heroin" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground, released on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. Written by Lou Reed...

John "Gypie" Mayo (born John Philip Cawthra; 24 July 1951 − 23 October 2013) was a British guitarist and songwriter, playing in Dr. Feelgood from 1977...

Michael Davis (June 5, 1943– February 17, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer, best known as a member of the MC5...

Under…". Doubtful Sounds. Retrieved 2026-05-31. Bangs, Lester (1980). "Protopunk: The Garage Bands". The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll...

David Peel (born David Michael Rosario; August 3, 1942 – April 6, 2017) was a New York City–based musician who first recorded in the late 1960s with Harold...

"I Heard Her Call My Name" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground. It is the fifth track from the band's second album, White Light/White...

Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States Genres Garage rock, rock and roll, protopunk Years active 1965 (1965)-1967 (1967) Label RFT Music Productions Past...

Jack Ruby was an American rock band formed in Albany, New York, in 1973. The band was named after Jack Ruby, the nightclub owner who shot and killed Lee...

Michael Anthony Farren (3 September 1943 – 27 July 2013) was an English rock musician, singer, journalist, and author associated with counterculture and...

Mystic Five, from Venetia, Pennsylvania, serve up the highly primitive protopunk of "Are You for Real, Girl?," and The Bends respond in kind with "If It's...

The Prime Movers were an American blues band based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, which was formed in 1965. The band originally consisted of Michael...

Timothy Blake (born 6 February 1952, in Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English keyboardist, synthesist, vocalist, and composer, who is known for working...

were active from 1965 through 1968, who are best known for their 1967 protopunk anthem, "Knock Knock." The Humane Society formed in Simi Valley, California...

States Died February 28, 2021(2021-02-28) (aged 68) Genres Punk rock, protopunk, hard rock, new wave, synthpop, electronica Occupations Musician, producer...

The Real Kids are an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, led by guitarist, singer and songwriter John Felice. Felice (born 1954)...

augment its guitar riffs. One of the set's highlights is the High Tensions' protopunk "Poor Man", featuring the vocals of Tommy Dae. The CD features another...

it was rooted in garage rock, and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music. The first punk band is usually thought to be the Ramones from 1976...

October 2006 Recorded between September 2005 and May 2006 Genre Rock Protopunk Experimental rock Avant-garde Art rock Krautrock Techno Electronic Length...

London SS are a British rock group founded in March 1975 by drummer Geir Waade, bassist John Brown, guitarist Mick Jones, and guitarist Eunan Brady (formerly...

Purple". The song has been mentioned as an innovative example of early protopunk. The Bees, who recorded "Voices Green and Purple" are not to be confused...

"Do The Wait" was pulled from the album to be featured in May 2010's Protopunk themed cover CD from the UK music mag UNCUT, along with music by the New...

Simply Saucer is a Canadian rock band formed during the 1970s. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, the band consisted of guitarist and vocalist Edgar Breau, keyboardist...

The Ugly Ducklings were a Canadian five-piece garage rock group based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, most notable during the mid-1960s. They released six...

"tortured" anthem, "To Find Out". Side two begins with the organ-driven protopunk of "Stormy" by the Jesters of Newport. The Tigermen from upstate New York...

Background information Origin Miami, Florida, United States Genres Garage rock protopunk Years active 1965 (1965)-1965 (1965) Past members Dean Liapis John Mascaro...

"Electricity" is a song by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, from their 1967 debut album Safe as Milk. Beefheart claimed that A&M Records dropped the...

The Haunted were a Canadian garage rock band from Montreal, Quebec. The band was formed by Jurgen Peter (guitar) in 1965, and went on to release several...

Patrick Alain Vian (12 April 1942 – 24 February 2023) was a French musician. He played progressive rock music in the late 1960s with the band Red Noise...

(Hamburg) Tonstudio Admiralstraße (Berlin) Genre German rock blues rock protopunk progressive rock Length 62:08 Label David Volksmund Producer Ton Steine...

Surfers bassist Mike Lucas performing cover versions of 1960s rock and protopunk bands such as The Kingsmen, The Sonics, Steppenwolf, Velvet Underground...

unreleased. They featured a mixture of the band's folk rock roots and the protopunk better assimilated with the Music Machine. Among other songs was "Black...

Pierre Antoine Muraccioli (born 4 June 1944), known professionally as Antoine, is a French pop singer, and also a sailor, adventurer, writer, photographer...

The 101ers were a pub rock band from the 1970s playing mostly in a rockabilly style, notable as being the band that Joe Strummer left to join the Clash...

believe (I believe)" b/w "Sanctus (Holy)" and "Marion" backed with the protopunk "Cupidation". Giancarlo Martucci : bass and vocals Sandro Gargano : organ...

The album opens with the Detroit-based band the Tidal Waves' sneering protopunk anthem "Action! (Speaks Louder Than Words)", followed by their number...

Sonic's Rendezvous Band (or SRB) was an American rock and roll band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, forming in 1974, featuring veterans of the...

"Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" is a song by American rock band Kiss, released in 1974 as the only single from their second studio album Hotter Than Hell. The...

September 1971 Recorded Tonstudio Admiralstraße, Berlin Genre German rock, Protopunk Length 42:45 Label David Volksmund Producer Ton Steine Scherben Ton Steine...

album Released October 1993 (Germany) August 23, 1996 Genre Garage rock protopunk Length 1:13:05 Label Crypt chronology Back from the Grave Part One (1993)...

of the MC5 Greatest hits album by MC5 Released February 15, 2000 Genre Protopunk Length 78:42 Label Rhino Entertainment Producer MC5, John Sinclair, Jac...

They band was also capable of harder rocking material such as their protopunk version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "My Little Red Book," previously...

rock. The next step in punk's early development, retroactively named protopunk, arose in the north-eastern United States in cities such as Detroit, Boston...

neofolk, neo-psychedelia, neo soul, nu-disco, post-punk, post-punk revival, protopunk, psychobilly, reggae, rhythm and blues, ska punk, soul, Yoruba and world...

ISBN 9780743201698. Christgau, Robert (2002-04-16). "Consumer Guide Apr. 16, 2002: Protopunks and Reggae". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2023-08-08. Hyden, Steven, "Stop...

Punk 45: Sick on You! One Way Spit! (subtitled: After the Love & Before the Revolution, Vol. 3: Proto-Punk 1970-77) is a 2014 compilation album released...

Keith "Lew" Lewis (21 April 1953 – 16 April 2021) was an English harmonica player and vocalist, who was a member of Eddie and the Hot Rods before forming...

Deaf School is an English art rock/new wave band, formed in Liverpool in January 1974. Between 1976 and 1978, the year in which they split up, Deaf School...

Sydney's Detroit-inspired bands. Three Hoodoo Gurus founders were from Perth protopunk and punk bands: Dave Faulkner (guitar) of The Legendary Manikins, who...

Sean Tyla (born John Michael Kenneth Tyler, 3 August 1947 – 17 May 2020) was an English rock guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter, sometimes...

The Styrenes are an American proto-punk rock band, formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975 by former members of other Cleveland punk bands, the electric eels...

Stoner Born Colin Bentley Genres Rock music Art rock Protopunk Post-punk...

1993 (Germany) August 23, 1996 (U.S.) Recorded 1960s Genre Garage rock protopunk Length 1:08:49 Label Crypt chronology n. a. Back from the Grave Part One...

Volume 10 Compilation album Released 2015 Recorded 1960s Genre Garage rock protopunk Label Crypt chronology Back from the Grave, Volume 9 (2015) Back from...

Iggy Pop & The Stooges Released 1988 Recorded 16 September 1973 Genre Protopunk, hard rock, punk rock Length 59:33 Label Revenge Records Producer Ron...

"The Missing Frame" is a song by American rock band AFI. It was released as the third single from their seventh studio album Decemberunderground, impacting...

Maru Sankaku Shikaku (written ○△□) was a Japanese rock band credited for being one of Japan's earliest psychedelic groups. The group formed by Sakuro "Kant"...

acclaim." Howard Wuelfing Jr. of Spin was favourable, praising the album's protopunk influences and concluding: "Yeah, it's rude and mainly about raising an...

"sexual, stupid, big dumb rock" reminiscent of the glam, hard rock and protopunk of the 1970s. Perry explained that he had always wanted to front a band...

hadn't played for a year so." – James Baker In 1977, Baker was a member of protopunk band, Beheaded/the Geeks, alongside Ross Buncle on guitar, Rudolph V (aka...

Jimmy Recca (born 1953) is an American musician known as a former bass player in The Stooges via an incarnation that existed from early 1971 until their...

The Druds was a short-lived 1963 avant-garde band founded by Andy Warhol, that featured prominent members of the early New York conceptual art community...

Cromagnon was an American experimental music band that was active during the late 1960s. Led by multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters Austin Grasmere...

supplied Love an early minor hit, which is then followed by the strident protopunk of their own composition, "Situations." Reflecting the progression of...

Christgau Review: Christgau, Robert (April 16, 2002). "Consumer Guide: Protopunks and Reggae". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on December...

Demo album by The Monks Released November 2, 1999 Recorded 1965 Genre Protopunk/Garage Rock Label Omplatten The Monks chronology Black Monk Time (1966)...

White. The Creatures were known for their hard-driving 60's punk and protopunk sound, as typified by their singles, "All I Do Is Cry" (1966) and "Ugly...

"Laser Love" is a song by English glam rock band T. Rex. It was released as a non-album single in 1976 by record label T. Rex Wax Co. "Laser Love" was...

Crushed Butler were a British rock band that existed between 1969 and 1971. According to 2008's Pretty Vacant: A History of UK Punk, the band "was, in...

1969 in music). It marked a total departure from Bonniwell's rebellious protopunk period with The Music Machine, to a soft rock crooning style. In addition...

"Liar, Liar" is a song written by Jim Donna and Dennis Craswell. It was originally recorded by American garage rock band the Castaways in 1965. It reached...

bands such as Speedtwins from the Netherlands, as well as by earlier protopunk artists such as The MC5, Iggy & The Stooges and The New York Dolls. Punk...

Sketched 2018 Tinkering Lamps 2017 Mechanic constructions 2016 The Protopunk 2016 The Protopunk-1 2015 Collage 2014 2014 Framed Frames 2014 Prop lamps 2014 NSNG...

"Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht" ("Destroy What Destroys You") is a 1970 song by German proto-punk band Ton Steine Scherben and a subsequent political...

Released September 1975 Recorded Alsterstudio, Hamburg Genre German rock, Protopunk Length 82:31 Label David Volksmund Producer Ton Steine Scherben Ton Steine...

Kenny and the Kasuals were an American garage rock band formed in Dallas, Texas in 1964. The band played at various venues, including the Studio Club,...

(Melbourne band) The Trend, The Creatures, and the Throb. The garage rock and protopunk sound of these bands and others exerted a significant influence on later...

Tim Madden, Louisa Burton Roadrunner Australia The Manikins 1977–1984 Protopunk/New wave Robbie Porritt, Neil Fernandes, Dan Dare, Mark Betts, Brad Clark...

Laurence Bond "Larry" Miller is an American rock and Avant-garde musician based in Michigan, United States. Miller is a former member of The 4th World...

Mystic Five, from Venetia, Pennsylvania, serve up the highly primitive protopunk of "Are You for Real, Girl?" Ty Wagner's "Slander" is the fifteenth track...

The Lower East Side Band was an American rock band from Manhattan, New York. Formed to support David Peel in 1967, the Lower East Side Band originally...

Saginaw, Michigan, United States Genres Garage rock psychedelic rock protopunk Years active 1967 (1967)-1970 (1970) Past members Laurie Seaman (Laurie...

Figures of Light is an American proto-punk band formed in 1970 by Wheeler Winston Dixon (lead vocals, slide guitar) and Michael Downey (rhythm guitar,...

Ben Miller is an American rock and avant garde guitarist born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and now based in the NYC-metro area. He has formerly been...

information Origin Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States Genres Garage rock, protopunk, rock and roll Years active 1964 (1964)–1966 (1966) Labels Pixie, Heigh-Ho...

"S.O.S. (Too Bad)" is a song by American rock band Aerosmith. It was released in 1975 as the third single from their second album, Get Your Wings (1974)...

(1938–2016), American vocalist, primarily known for his work with electronic protopunk duo Suicide. John A. Leslie (1940–), Canadian philosopher and writer....

Queens, New York, U.S. Genres Rock and roll, garage rock, punk rock, protopunk, hard rock Occupations Musician, songwriter, record producer Instruments...

The Twinkeyz were a punk rock band formed in 1977 in Sacramento, California. They are credited as Sacramento's first punk band, and as one of the first...

Volume 6 Compilation album Released 1986 Recorded 1960s Genre Garage rock protopunk Label Crypt chronology Back from the Grave, Volume 5 (1984) Back from...

violin, baritone violectra and lead guitar work with the 1970s London protopunk art rock band Doctors of Madness. However, Blitz had considerable earlier...

"Conditions for Employment" 3:12 5. "All Bets Are Off" 3:24 6. "Skeleton Protopunk Quagmire 10" 4:05 7. "I'm Telling You Now" 2:04 8. "Crazed Be the Lord"...

Kingdom. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s...

The Derelicts were a London-based "Trotskyist R&B band" active from 1974 to 1976, well known on the London pub rock/squat rock circuit, consisting of Susan...

February 12 – Gil Moore (Triumph) February 14 – Sylvain Sylvain, glam rock/protopunk guitarist (New York Dolls) (d. 2021) February 15 – Melissa Manchester...

The Stooges Released 2005 Recorded July–October 1972, 1973, 1974 Genre Protopunk, punk rock Length 5:59:00 Label Easy Action Records The Stooges chronology...

musicologist Alan Vega (B.A. 1960), vocalist for 1970s and 80s electronic protopunk duo Suicide Dirk Weiler (M.M. 2002), singer and actor Alon Yavnai (M.M...

9, 2002. Retrieved May 10, 2019. Christgau, Robert (April 16, 2002). "Protopunks and Reggae". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 10, 2019. Wan, Amy (April...

B-side "A Failed Pop Song" Released November 10, 1978 Recorded 1978 Genre Protopunk, new wave Label Jet Records Producers Ian North (Side A) Steve Royal (Side...

fan of the band. "(I Wanna Love You Like a) Mad Dog" features on the protopunk compilation Punk 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After The Love & Before...

You Want My Action Live album by The Stooges Released September 30, 2009 Recorded May–April 1971 Genre Hard rock Protopunk Punk rock Label Easy Action...

American rock musician and record producer David Johansen – American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, as well as a songwriter and actor Terry Kath –...

everything from 50s Rock and Roll to 60s garage and soul, 70s glam and protopunk, late 70s early 80s punk rock, new wave, and then some 80s/90s alternative'...

1977–2009 Box set by Iggy Pop Released May 17, 2011 Genre Rock, punk rock, protopunk Label Shout! Factory Bonus Disc Art Live At The Old Waldorf: San Francisco...