Pub rock (United Kingdom)
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Pub rock is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the early to mid-1970s in the United Kingdom. A back-to-basics movement, which incorporated roots rock, pub rock was a reaction against the expensi
The Hope and Anchor in Islington, a notable pub rock venue
Ian Dury and the Blockheads live at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, 1978
Punk rock
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Punk rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the overproduction and corporate nature of mainstream arena r
Pub rock (United Kingdom)
…rock's emphasis on small venues, simple, fairly inexpensive recordings and indie record labels, it was the catalyst for the development of the British punk rock scene. Despite these shared elements, though, there was a difference between the genres: while pub rock harked back to early rock and roll and R&B…
1980s punks with leather jackets and dyed mohawk hairstyles
Iggy Pop, sometimes referred to as the "godfather of punk."
The Kingsmen in 1966. Their cover of "Louie, Louie" was later referred to as punk rock's "ur-text".
The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" was later cited as an early progenitor of punk rock.