Before 1976 Revisited: How Punk Became Punk

Few genres have had the lasting impact of punk. 1976 is one of those seismic dividing lines in popular music. A history destroying year zero. The point after which everything changed. It was the year that The Ramones debut was released, the year that the first singles from the UK Punk scene were set loose upon an unprepared public. And while the punks wanted to remove themselves from the past, burn all that had come before, nothing happens within a vacuum. These bands didn’t appear out of nowhere with the key principles of the genre locked in place. This innovative minimalist, three-chords and the truth, turbo-powered rebellious music had to have precedent. There were other artists that lead up to this era-defining moment in music that are either forgotten, ignored or not given credit. This is how Punk became punk. #Punk #PunkHistory #MusicDocumentary Fact-checking and Additional Writing by Serenity Autumn. Soundtrack Luar - Citrine () Jesse Gallagher - The Golden Present Luar - Anchor () 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Before 1964: How Protopunk Became Protopunk 06:33 The British Invasion 10:00 Los Saicos 10:56 US Garage Rock 16:20 The Velvet Underground 17:56 The MC5 19:14 The Stooges 20:53 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band 22:20 UK Protopunk 24:32 Glam Rock 29:29 US Regional Protopunk 33:39 New York & CBGB’s 37:46 Pub Rock 39:45 The Saints 40:44 Sex Pistols You can also follow me here: Twitter: Facebook: Or support me on Patreon: