The Needle Drop takes us through 5 proto-punk classics
by Tyler Munro
April 4, 2014
In our first collaboration together, The Needle Drop‘s Anthony Fantano took us through the 10 worst songs of his adolescence, reminiscing about Papa Roach and Will Smith’s “Wild Wild West.” This time, he’s going down a more educational route, talking about 5 of his favourite proto-punk albums.
These were punk before punk was a thing. Watch what Fantano has to say up top. Below, his list in full, plus a helpful list of titles that the video couldn’t make room for:
The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics
Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
New York Dolls - Self-Titled
Patti Smith - Horses
Supplementary listening
In addition to the 5 listed above, Anthony's also provided this list of other proto-punk essentials.
The Modern Lovers - Self-Titled
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
Death - For The Whole World To See
The Fugs - Self-Titled
The Holy Modal Rounders - Self-Titled
Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
Television - Marquee Moon
David Peel & The Lower East Side - The American Revolution
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