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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. Typically, protopunk bands were not considered punk themselves, and protopunk, per se, is generally not regarded as a distinct musical genre, as the precursors of punk rock came from a wide … read more
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 Underg… read more
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 p… read more

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1 Play track The Passenger Iggy Pop
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2 Play track Sunday Morning The Velvet Underground
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3 Play track Femme Fatale The Velvet Underground
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4 Play track Starman - 2012 Remaster David Bowie
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5 Play track Pale Blue Eyes The Velvet Underground
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6 Play track Lust For Life Iggy Pop
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7 Play track Heroin The Velvet Underground
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8 Play track Venus in Furs The Velvet Underground
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9 Play track I'll Be Your Mirror The Velvet Underground
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10 Play track I'm Waiting for the Man The Velvet Underground
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    Raw Power

    The Stooges 381,378 listeners

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