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1965 Garage Rock Predicts Punk
Three 1965 garage rock songs sound like teenagers inventing punk by accident.
In brief
Three 1965 garage rock songs sound like teenagers inventing punk by accident. The Sonics, Los Saicos, and The Standells released proto-punk songs in 1965 that predated punk rock's emergence. Originally reported by American Songwriter.
1965 Garage Rock Predicts Punk
Years before Sex Pistols and The Ramones, garage rock acts fronted by teens dropped songs in 1965 that predicted punk rock's emergence.
The Sonics: 'Psycho'
The Sonics' 1965 album 'Here Are The Sonics' features proto-punk tracks that sound ahead of their time in Seattle.
Los Saicos: 'Demolición'
Peruvian band Los Saicos released 'Demolición' in 1965, a proto-punk song with anarchistic Latin beat influences.
The Standells: 'Dirty Water'
The Standells' 1965 song 'Dirty Water' mocked Boston's polluted harbor and reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Legacy of Proto-Punk
These 1965 garage rock songs sound like teenagers inventing punk by accident, decades before punk rock became mainstream.
The one thing
The Sonics, Los Saicos, and The Standells released proto-punk songs in 1965 that predated punk rock's emergence.
