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...

[The Desperate Hour Podcast]

yeah, it's a bit parochial but:
Lyres
Real Kids
Remains

[Mr Yates]

Inaugural Australian Nominees

Radio Birdman
The Hardons
The Birthday Party
The Beasts of Bourbon
The Eastern Dark

[piepsi]

My all time heroes:

Tell Tale Hearts
Miracle Workers
Chesterfield Kings

[Martha]

The Gruesomes

[Garage Boy]

The Milkshakes
The Stooges
The Masonics
The Sonics
Armitage Shanks
The Count V

[Beergeek3]

I completely agree. I saw the Slickee Boys play again on Saturday and they can still bring it after 34 years!

whatwave dave said:

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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[swt]

Anyone mention The Troggs?
Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs?
Rev. Beat-Man?
Dead Moon?

[Marko's Garage Gig]

Ah not sure if anyone mentioned one of my European favorites - The Stomachmouths. Them w/ Van Morrison, The Shadows of Knight, The Zakary Thaks, Marshmallow Overcoat, The Standells, Fleshtones, The Swamp Rats...

Just to name a few....

[Maribel]

Does Spanish Garage count? I would like to add Los Saicos, they rule!

[Maribel]

Not Spanish, but in Spanish. They are a Peruvian band :)

[luscevious drummer]

here's another dozen...
sonics
standells
gonn
wailers
music machine
fuzztones
lyres
cynics
tell tale hearts
thanes
tim warren
hans kasteloo

[Pigmeat]

Not all 100% Bonafide Garage, but they've all certainly made an impact on it...

68 comeback
Adrian Lloyd
Alex Chilton
Andre Williams
Beguiled
Bomboras
Bunker Hill
Chimney Sweeps
Country Teasers
Compulsive Gamblers
Cheater Slicks
Dirtys
Downliners Sect
DMZ
Guitar Wolf
Hasil Adkins
Jon Spencers Blues Explosion
King Uszniewicz and the Uszniewicztones
Makers
New York Dolls
Pagans
Paul Bearer and the Hearsemen
Pleasure Seekers
Pussy Galore
Raunch Hands
Randy Alvey and the Green Fuz
Rocket from the Tombs
Spaceshits
Teengenerate
Tav Falco
Untamed Youth
Willie The Wild One