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Garage Rock Pioneers

 
 

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Though few, if any, stars emerged from the pioneering garage rock heyday of the 1960s, their influence is felt to the present day. With their crude technique and energy, the best-known garage rock bands weren't famous at all -- except for a one-off hit here and there -- such as the Standells' "Dirty Water" or the Troggs' seminal "Wild Thing." Garage rockers aimed to imitate the hard-edged riffs of the British Invasion groups, but not to replicate their pop-star poses. garage rock largely faded from view before the end of the '60s, but its recklessness survives in various incarnations, from the rolling grooves of Tom Petty to the matted chaos of the Replacements.
 

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1. Can't Seem To Make You Mine The Seeds
2. Steppin' Out Paul Revere & the Raiders
3. Say You're Sorry Barry and the Remains
 

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American Breed

This Chicago Garage band
gained brief recognition in
the '60s for their near-hit
"Bend Me, Shape Me."

Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels

Detroit's finest belted out
hellfire Blue-Eyed Soul
shakedown party tunes,
including "Devil With A Blue
Dress."

Music Machine

Led by Sean Bonniwell, the
Music Machine's stark,
chomping "Talk Talk" has
become a vicious garage
punk classic.

Paul Revere & the Raiders

Despite having a number of
chart-topping songs, the
Raiders are often written
off as a Novelty act. Paul
Revere & the Raiders recor...

Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs

Sam the Sham and the
Pharoahs became popular
for their Tex-Mex Garage
hits "Wolly Bully" and "Lil'
Red Riding Hood." Dallas...

Shadows of Knight

1960s Garage rockers, the
Shadows of Night were the
cornerstone of the popular
Chicago label Dunwich.
Shadows of Knight made t...

The Barbarians

The Barbarians capitalized
on the misfortune of their
one-armed drummer in
their classic non-hit
"Moulty." Like many Garag...

The Kingsmen

In 1963 this Portland band
unleashed the definitive
version of "Louie Louie,"
bringing primitive Garage
rock to the Top-10. The F...

The Litter

Their fuzz-drenched guitars
and caustic vocals, as heard
on "Action Woman," make
the Litter favorites for fans
of raw Garage. The Litter...

The Monks

These five U.S. G.I.s
stationed in Germany in the
'60s have become cult icons
for their odd look and wild
music. The Monks dresse...

The Outsiders

Like many Garage bands,
Clevelands' Outsiders had
only one big hit, the
Psychedelic-tinged "Time
Won't Let Me." Many Gara...

The Remains

The Sonics

The Sonics epitomized the
Pacific Northwest Garage
sound: they were
paint-peeling loud, snotty,
raucous and undeniably c...

The Standells

The Standells' gritty,
stomping hit "Dirty Water"
marked a turn in their
sound, which had
previously been more po...

The Strangeloves

Supposedly from Australia,
these LA studio musicians
had a suprise mega-hit with
the Bo Diddley-influenced "I
Want Candy."

The Troggs

Best known for the primal
Garage standard "Wild
Thing," the Troggs perfectly
captured sweaty-palmed
teen angst into the '70s. M...

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