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Anti Hippy - Check
Anti establishment - Check
Recorded in 1967 pre-dating both the MC5 and the Stooges - Check
Actually called a 'Punk' band at the time they were around, not just some band that just had 3 chords or had a bit of guitar feedback thus sounding a 'bit' punkish - Check
I win the thread.
I remember you mentioning them before... I just think it's unfair to attribute only one band to the creation of an entire genre of music (especially punk rock).
I suppose you could consider its coming about as a "group effort." Many bands were highly influential to punk rock's evolution in sound, such as: The Who, The Sonics, The Monks, The Velvet Underground, MC5, New York Dolls, Iggy and the Stooges, and possibly The Kinks. Hell... I've seen people mention Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Woody Guthrie a few times.
Honestly, I feel this debate is just going in circles... The same bands and the same people keep being listed over and over again (it's not really going anywhere). Of course, I'm guilty of continuing it...
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