The New York Dolls were a glam group and pre-punk. The roots of punk may go back to Iggy and the Stooges, but real punk started with the Ramones in 1974, according to some music historians. Classic punk is based on the DIY garage band - T-shirted, motorcycle jacketed, and blue jeans wearers like rockabillies and British rockers of the 1960s. Female punk musicians displayed styles ranging from Siouxsie Sioux's bondage gear to Patti Smith's "straight-from-the-gutter androgyny."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock The Seeds presaged the style of bands that would become known as the archetypal figures of proto-punk: "The Seeds were an American rock band. The group, whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock, are considered one of the pioneers of punk rock." The Seed's "Pushin Too Hard" is listed in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard http://youtu.be/IReb27tFqMg [image: Inline image 1] Notes: I had an encounter with Sky Saxon one day when he tried to get into our house when we were living in Venice Beach back in 1970. After I locked him out for being rowdy he got real angry and threatened to cut off my head for locking him out. Go figure. In 1973, Saxon became a member of the "Source" which was a religious cult founded by a Hollywood restaurant owner named Jim Baker,who gave Saxon the new spiritual name "Arlick". I was planning on seeing Saxon's performance in 2009 but he passed away suddenly in an Austin hospital due to an infection at ge 71. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seeds On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 8:35 PM, <s3raph...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Begin at the beginning. The New York Dolls were punk's parents. "Looking > for a kiss" is from 1973 but has that recognisable sound and sensibility. > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvmvMFXWzc8 > > > > >
