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Originally Posted by Necromancer
I personally think The Who were one of the first to bring certain elements of punk rock to the masses more so than any other band or artist ever did. If I had to pick one of the first main innovators of punk rock, it would be the Who - My Generation (1965). Moon, Townshend, Daltrey, & Entwistle.
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Originally Posted by Necromancer
You know, like I stated before. I really like The Who as one of the first bands to introduce me personally to punk. Moon was a Punk, Glam, all of the above. And Townshend... what a great writer. I know its more influence than being actual punk music, but in the same way Judas Priest was the first band to really resonate a metal sound.
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You've basically just highlighted what some of us have been saying, in that all these groups pre-1976 were just bands that helped to influence the punk movement, rather than ever being punk bands in the first place.
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Originally Posted by Newkie
We still learn about Formby but through the Second World War which almost half hour "high school" history is based on. Plus he often makes an appearance on documentaries. He and tea basically won the war for us, after all.
Choon and a half!
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Listening to George Formby singing and banging on that damn ukulele, is about as painful as it gets.