04-07-2012, 11:54 PM
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They/Them
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Originally Posted by blastingas10
Just because the term "punk" wasn't coined yet doesn't mean any of those guys weren't punk. It's like saying a T-Rex wasnt a T-Rex because nobody was there to call it that. One thing is for certain, it was still what we know as a dinosaur, regardless of what we call it. And that's what people like link ray were, pre-historic punks that roamed the land before anyone was calling It "punk".
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Progressive rock wasn't called progressive rock in the 1970s. At that point in time, it was referred to as art rock. You make a valid argument.
As I said before... it is impossible to attribute just one person as being the sole creator of punk rock. It stemmed from many other musicians' efforts (The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, etc). With that being said, I definitely believe Link Wray had some influence over its inception due to the energy and grittiness of how he played the guitar....
Also, many people think Burroughs is the "Godfather of Punk"... I can't really disagree with that either.
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