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Proto-punk (or protopunk) is rock music from the 1960s to mid-1970s that foreshadowed the punk rock movement. [3] [4] A retrospective label, the musicians involved were generally not originally associated with each other and came from a variety of backgrounds and styles; together, they anticipated many of punk's musical and thematic attributes. [4]
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).
Nov 5, 2015 · Treble takes a trip back in time and looks at 10 essential proto-punk tracks, featuring Patti Smith, Love, The Stooges and The Modern Lovers.
I think of proto-punk as in-between garage rock and punk rock. To me, punk rock begins with The Dictators, and the first bands to be more than garage rock were The MC5 and The Stooges. Especially Iggy's band, as that's where the punk rock sound really comes from, just played as hard rock.
Jul 7, 2020 · Crate Digging is a recurring feature in which we take a deep dive into a genre and turn up several albums all music fans should know about. As The Stooges’ Fun House turns 50, we look back at 10 unruly albums that planted the seeds for punk’s raucous reign.
Proto-punk, or pre-punk, laid the foundations of punk rock, yet it has not always been obvious which artists contributed as forerunners of the 1970s genre and many important bands have been forgotten. The genre now known as proto-punk is intimately linked with 1960s garage rock.
Proto-punk refers to a style of music and attitude that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, acting as a precursor to punk rock. This movement encompassed a diverse range of artists and bands that embodied the raw, rebellious spirit that would later define punk.
