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...

[Gunther Toody]

At this point, I would have to say no...not to you. But to me, Bo Diddley is much more worthy (maybe in the "Founding Fathers" or "Huge Influence" section of the "Garagepunk Hall Of Fame") of inclusion than 99% of new bands that call themselves "garagepunk".

Why don't you ask Billy Childish if Bo Diddley is garagepunk or Garagepunk Hall of Fame worthy?

Garage Punk Hall Of Fame...gosh, I don't think it's real...I think this is a hypothetical question. Maybe people's responses are dictated by the year they were born and their personal experiences.

[Gunther Toody]

Garage Punk Hall Of Fame...gosh, I don't think it's real...I think this is a hypothetical question.

Uh, I'm getting a headache.
Everybody here has their own idea about what constitutes "garagepunk" and which bands represent that musical concept to them. Sometimes there seems to be too much emphasis on the "punk" aspect of "garagepunk".
Let the music do the talking.

[karen]

this is fun!


Gunther Toody said:

Garage Punk Hall Of Fame...gosh, I don't think it's real...I think this is a hypothetical question.

Uh, I'm getting a headache.
Everybody here has their own idea about what constitutes "garagepunk" and which bands represent that musical concept to them. Sometimes there seems to be too much emphasis on the "punk" aspect of "garagepunk".
Let the music do the talking.

[Pigmeat]

I think Bo's already in the RnR hall of fame anyway... Can ye double induct people into halls? Maybe rather than a garage Punk hall of fame there should be a hall for musicians the other halls are to square to put in! Hasil adkins, nervous norvus... The Hall of who the fucks that guy! Actualy I think even link wray isn't in the RNR hall of fame... what an ommission!

[Gunther Toody]

How about a Hall Of Fame for clueless Hall Of Fames that would pass over someone like Link Wray?

[Pigmeat]

Yeh hes really not in there... The Bee-Gees are however... And Bob Marley... I think if the RnR hall of fame is anything to go by we should really stop worrying about whether its garage punk or not and just put anything in... For the first inductee to the garage punk hall of fame I nominate abba...

[Pigmeat]

One good thing about it is they have a "Early Influence" inductee section... Which would avoid arguments about whether Bo or Link are punk or not... Hallelujah!

[Gunther Toody]

Yeah buddy!

[sleazy]

I'd add Eric Stumpo's PLAN 9 and MIDNIGHT MOVIES to the list above!!

[El Tiki]

adding some faves ...

Gravedigger V + The Morlocs
The Miracle Workers
Hasil
Arthur Lee
The Make-Up
The Moving Sidewalks

[Simon]

Almost anything with Russell Quan
The Wailers
The Montells
The Evil
The Haunted
The Pretty Things
The Ugly Ducklings
The Artesians
The Sonics
The Count V
MC5
The Stooges
Chocolate Watchband
Berlin Brats
13th Floor Elevators

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