OT: Punk Rock USA

[gez]

If you have an hour you could do worse than listen to this.  It’s only up til Sat. so catch it while you can:  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/documentaries/punkrockusa.shtml

Part one is a 'roots of punk' affair, lots of 60s garage, cheesy fuzz and a killer version of ‘Louie Louie’ by the Sonics.

[Mark Hammer]

A Sonics compilation I saw proclaimed on the back "5 great musicians!  3 great chords!", and went on to revel in how the Sonics had streamlined "Louie Louie" by reducing it from 3 to 2 chords.  I think I have that single somewhere.

[Ed G.]

What about the Trashmen? "Surfin' Bird" must have pissed off some parents when it came out. A truly shocking song.

[Mark Hammer]

I don't know about everyone else at that time, but *I* certainly hadn't heard about, nor did I *know* of, the bird, if indeed that *is* the word.  :wink:

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Actually, it would seem the Rivingtons did it first, if one is to believe "The Beach Boys Live" album (Live from Hawthorne California!)