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Originally Posted by Lord Larehip
Yeah, that's a rebuttal. The Velvet Underground, the New York Dolls, the Ramones, Richard Hell and Voidoids--all American bands playing punk before the British ever heard of it.
Just face it, you Brits didn't invent s-hit.
Except prog rock--I'll give you that one.
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But they weren't playing punk, they were just playing a combination of sounds that would go onto characterize punk, for this reason these bands quite often get labelled proto-punk. These bands also get called psychedelic rock and experimental rock in the case of Velvet Underground and hard rock or glam rock in the case of the NYD, which proves the point that these bands were a combination of different musical genres, that would influence punk without ever being punk itself.
A lot of people don't always realize that punk was much more than just a sound and its image was also vital, and if you combine these two aspects together it equals London 1976. The only rival that London has is New York 1976 for the creation of punk.
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Originally Posted by Lord Larehip
Britain was a lot more fun back then.
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People say the same thing about most places.
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Originally Posted by Dr. Rez
If it sounds like punk who cares if the label wasnt around at the time...? The first rock and roll was still rock n roll even though the term hadnt been made yet. Same with every other genre.
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This is like saying grunge started with Black Sabbath, just because they were one of the biggest influences on the genre when it properly formed many years later around the Seattle area. It's like saying hair metal started with Kiss and the New York Dolls, because they were two of the biggest influences on the genre in the 1980s. It's like saying thrash metal started with Diamond Head because they were one of the biggest influences on Metallica and the examples could go on and on..............