Before 1976 Revisited: How Punk Became Punk

Few genres have had the lasting impact of punk. 1976 is one of those seismic dividing lines in popular music. A history destroying year zero. The point after which everything changed. It was the year that The Ramones debut was released, the year that the first singles from the UK Punk scene were set loose upon an unprepared public. And while the punks wanted to remove themselves from the past, burn all that had come before, nothing happens within a vacuum. These bands didn't appear out of nowhere with the key principles of the genre locked in place. This innovative minimalist, three-chords and the truth, turbo-powered rebellious music had to have precedent. There were other artists that lead up to this era-defining moment in music that are either forgotten, ignored or not given credit. This is how Punk became punk.

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Fact-checking and Additional Writing by Serenity Autumn.

Soundtrack
Luar - Citrine (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present
Luar - Anchor (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Before 1964: How Protopunk Became Protopunk
06:33 The British Invasion
10:00 Los Saicos
10:56 US Garage Rock
16:20 The Velvet Underground
17:56 The MC5
19:14 The Stooges
20:53 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
22:20 UK Protopunk
24:32 Glam Rock
29:29 US Regional Protopunk
33:39 New York & CBGB's
37:46 Pub Rock
39:45 The Saints
40:44 Sex Pistols

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