Proto-punk

Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of the punk rock movement of the mid-1970s and later, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. Their varieties of music span the spectrum from the avant garde pop of the Velvet Underground, the dirty Detroit rock n roll of The Stooges and the MC5 to the political messages of Patti Smith. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Lou Reed

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Hipeponymous

I love everything that came out of this era

February 2013
Nakkinak

coolest genre ever. heavy rock music, plus it's not as faggy as extreme metal.

January 2013
foxes_

it's really just garage rock, but now that term is thrown around all too much and so proto-punk successfully refers to these bands specifically and not anything after the turn of the century.

January 2013
foxes_

proto-punk was a name applied retrospectively to a sub-genre of 60s rock music that was not considered a separate genre at the time. It is thought to have influenced the punk rock movement in the 1970s as punk rock shared the same stylistic components and song structures, hence the name proto-punk. quite simple actually.

January 2013
PsychedelicCoin

I made a playlist on 8tracks on proto punk. I hope you all like it! http://8tracks.com/moodynina/proto-punk

December 2012
owlies

proto-punk just confuses the hell out of me. when does something stop becoming proto and start becoming punk? same goes for post. wish this genre had a definitive band to group the tags around, like minor threat=hardcore, post-minor threat=post-hardcore

December 2012
valengamarcos

VUUUUUUUUU

September 2012
Sosen

Stupid term, but great radio station!

September 2012