Garage Punk Hall of Fame — who would you nominate?

[ted cogswell]

I'd like to get a list of people - artists and groups - that people here would consider the best of the best from a GaragePunk perspective. If we can get together a list of say, 50 or so candidates, I'll conduct a poll here on the forum to elect members to a "Garage Punk Hall of Fame".

Candidates can be from any era. Just to get us going why don't I throw out some names off the top of my head.

How about...

Billy Childish
Mick Collins
The Dead Boys
The Devil Dogs
The MC5
The Monks
The Mummies
MX-80
The Seeds
The Stooges
Roky Erickson/13th Floor Elevators
Link Wray


And feel free to toss out any names you can think of. Even if you don't think they're quite "Hall of Fame" worthy but should at least be considered.

Lets see what we can come up with here...

[whatwave dave]

The Flamin' Groovies
The Slickee Boys
The Droogs

those are some of the bands that got this thing rolling again in the 70's....

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[The Crypt Keeper]

The Dead Milkmen
The Creation
The Damned
The Fe Fi Fours Plus 2
Gun Club
The Haunted
The Outsiders
July
Mouse & the Traps
Moving Sidewalks
The Barbarians
The Pretty Things
Shadows of Knight
The Swamp Rats
The Wailers
Zakary Thaks

[MartianTakeover]

Oblivians
the Drags
new bomb turks
the mummies(+1)
man or astro man?
MAD3
the Pagans
Phantom Surfers
the Motards
the Trashwomen
the Cowslingers

[karen]

greg lowery

[ted cogswell]

Great suggestions everyone. I'll get to posting a new thread with all the nominees ASAP.

[Clément Hering]

Count Five
Tell tale Hearts
The Urges
The Sonics
The Wailers
The Chesterfield Kings
The Vipers
The Remains
The Staggers
Hara Kee Rees
The Haunted
The Five Canadians

for a beginning :)

[Ed Post-Mortem]

The Crypt Keeper said:

The Dead Milkmen
The Creation
The Damned
The Fe Fi Fours Plus 2
Gun Club
The Haunted
The Outsiders
July
Mouse & the Traps
Moving Sidewalks
The Barbarians
The Pretty Things
Shadows of Knight
The Swamp Rats
The Wailers
Zakary Thaks

I love the Damned and Gun Club, but I can't agree with them being added to a Garage Punk hall fame... Punk Rock hall fame, sure. The Wailers are a must!

[Sectmaniac]

SUPERCHARGER
Dave Crider
Pure Filth zine/Shane White

[whatwave dave]

Mariam Linna
Greg Shaw
Leland Rogers
Rudi Protrudi
Tim Gassen
Mike Spencer

[Thee Strawberry Mynde]

Without repeating whats gone before I'll add -

The Prisoners
The Creeps
? & The Mysterians

[Ivan Andreini]

Dexter from the Flat Duo Jets/his own good

[The Hydeouts]

Q65
The Outsiders (Holland)
LoVe
The Vipers
Screaming Lord Sutch
Tell Tale Hearts