Who invented punk? Was it Iggy, MC5 or Tom Jones? Could've been anyone of them, but the blueprint for punk was etched by a lot of obscure bands in the mid-60s. One thing's for sure though, the 60s were so much more than folk, flower power or white boys trying to play the blues.
Los Saicos. Originally called Los Sadicos (The Sadists), but later dropped the 'd', their name is a spanish rendering of ´psychos'. Hailing from, all places on earth, Peru. That's right. This song, "Demolición", was released in 1964, and the lyrics consist of nothing more than "let's bring down the train station/we like to blow up train stations/destroy destroy destroy". Anarchy in the UK? Fuck that, the insane thing is, these latino proto-punksters were also the biggest pop stars in their native country back then . What a fucked up and glorious country. Cool Britannia? Fuck that, I wish I was in Peru in the 60s if it was even a slight bit as awesome as this song.
The Sonics. Probably the most well-known of the Northwest garage bands of the mid-60s. Why? Cause they pretty much wiped the floor with their peers. It's great that one of their gigs in 1964 was broadcasted live on radio, so all younger generations can now marvel at the absolutely brilliant racket these five guys from Tacoma generated. I mean, they played like this when the Beatles were still singin about holding hands. That middle section is like hardcore punk, but twenty years before bands like Bad Brains and Black Flag.
The Monks. Five American G.I.s stationed in Germany in mid-60 went to a barber shop, got matching monk tonsures and black robes and started playing some of the weirdest music done at the time, which could be classified as proto-punk, punk AND post-punk. Yeah, no small feat. Check out this live improvisation, including one of the coolest basslines ever and three guys gangraping an innocent guitar. And the bloody krauts are dancing to it!
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