Originally posted by newbreedbrian
Quote: | Originally posted by Blackout Colin
I don't think this can be correctly answered |
I'd agree. If you're talking about punk attitude and feel, I'd say Woody Guthrie qualifies. If you're talking about going against the grain and
creating something new, Bill Monroe. If you're talking stripped down rock and roll, hard to go wrong with Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins or Eddie Cochran.
Then the Sonics took a real punk approach to their music. Most of the '76 bands probably listened to New York Dolls, Stooges, MC5, etc but probably
50s rock and roll and rockabilly just as much. Or do you define punk by politics? Clash or DK would be among the earliest. See what I mean?
It really just depends on how you personally define the word "punk". Who was the first "hardcore punk (yes they are not two separate things...that's
nonsense.)" band? That at least gets a little easier to narrow down. |