Proto-Punk

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    Mastema
     
    Search and Employ - Single
    Google-inspired rendition of Iggy Pop & The Stooges’ protopunk classic, “Search and Destroy.”
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    The Big Fat Pet Clams From Outer Space
     
    A Wasted Life... part one (1978-1989)
    A compilation of recordings documenting the band's growth from a proto-punk/ powerpop band to a sophisticated studio/songwriting team.
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    Darlings' Cabinet of Sundry Horror
     
    Darlings' Cabinet of Sundry Horror
    Darlings’ Cabinet of Sundry Horror are a 3 piece from New Jersey. Most songs are carried by their combination of drum & organ/piano. Think church, think the circus, think a cabaret.
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    40 Thieves
     
    40 Thieves
    Mixing the lapel grabbing sonic immediacy—not to mention the slight reggae tendencies—of the Clash with the storytelling prowess of the Boss, 40 Thieves have provided the soundtrack to the best basement party you ever went to.
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    Almost Free
     
    Modern Mistakes
    Alternative rock paired functionally with a palpable penchant for classic surf rock’s sunny timbre and a tight, calamitous embrace of post-punk.
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    Gunfire! Getdown!
     
    Songs for Trash
    A six-piece rock & roll ensemble, reminiscent of the great proto-punk bands, with a hint of blues and garage rock tastefully thrown on top like a bleach-blonde wig on a street walking cheetah.
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    Darryl Read
     
    Colectomatic, Vol. 2
    Rock, Psychedelic, Punk, Poetical, Deep, Mystical, Existential
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    Krisma
     
    Opera Punk
    worth a lissening'couse is the most disturbing punk music done by the PUNK-ELECTRONIC's inventors. We the KRISMA
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    Hamburg Ramones
     
    Long Black Hair
    Old school punk rock Ramones style
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
     
    The Carbuncles
     
    The Carbuncles
    Goth/punk.
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    The Big Fat Pet Clams From Outer Space
    A Wasted Life... part one (1978-1989)
    A compilation of recordings documenting the band's growth from a proto-punk/ powerpop band to a sophisticated studio/songwriting team.
    The somewhat sardonic title of this recording pretty much tells the story. It’s hard to call this a “greatest hits” album. For one thing, the band never sold more than 30,000 records. And, only three of the songs on this record were ever released commercially or received any airplay. It would be better to classify this as an anthology, a thumbnail sketch of the strange history of the Clams. The album covers just about every recording session of the Clam’s early career, from the band’s initial founding up until they returned to the studio after a long hiatus about a dozen years later. It ends just before the reformation of the group as a performing act and the recording of “My True Story” (which they finally released last year). I presume that will be covered in “Part two”. By choosing just a song from this session, or one from that record; the band manages to weave a history through music. You can hear them grow from an Asbury Park rhythm and blues band to a power pop/proto punk band. They actually gain some polish as they became a “major label” recording band. Their disastrous fall from grace doesn’t show in the music as they continued to grow as songwriters even while disappearing from the radar of popular music. For any of you rock and roll archivists; there are three songs here produced by punk rock “Godfather”, Hilly Kristal; (two co-produced with grammy award winning producer Glen Kolotkin). There are also two tracks produced by legendary saxophonist Eddie Manion. If you’ve never heard any of the music of the big fat pet clams from outer space, this is a good place to start. It tells the story quite simply and flows directly into “My True Story”. And yes, there really is a band called big fat pet clams from outer space.
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
    The Pubes
    Peat Sounds;
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    Thundertrain
    Teenage Suicide
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
    Venus and the Razorblades
    More Songs from the Sunshine Jungle
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     
    Chris Neri
    twentysomething/summerville
    Metal/Punk: Proto-Punk
     

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