I'd like to get a list of people - artists and groups - that people here would consider the best of the best from a GaragePunk perspective. If we can get together a list of say, 50 or so candidates, I'll conduct a poll here on the forum to elect members to a "Garage Punk Hall of Fame".

Candidates can be from any era. Just to get us going why don't I throw out some names off the top of my head.

How about...

Billy Childish
Mick Collins
The Dead Boys
The Devil Dogs
The MC5
The Monks
The Mummies
MX-80
The Seeds
The Stooges
Roky Erickson/13th Floor Elevators
Link Wray


And feel free to toss out any names you can think of. Even if you don't think they're quite "Hall of Fame" worthy but should at least be considered.

Lets see what we can come up with here...

Since we're going back a-ways , it'll be hard to come up with names that have'nt been mentoned (But a majority rule is in order , I guess.).

The Droogs - For doing it when the ink was barely dry on the first Garage Era's death cerificate.

Wildfang - For not really caring if it was hip or not.

Milano/ The Leather Boy - Studio Psych/Biker Rock Garage Genius.

Dean Carter - Demented Rockabilly / Garage Studio Genius.

Stud Cole - Disturbed Lounge Rocker /Handmade Record Genius . Did'nt sound like Elvis meets The Yardbirds , maybe Ral Donner meets The Chocolate Watchband?

Jack Starr - Handmade Horror - J.D. film /Rockabilly and Garage Bathroom Recording Genius.

Donny B. Waugh - Rockabilly meets Garage in 19 - Fucking - 70 , in New Jersey.

The Shitty Beatles - For being over 30 when Deep Ellum (Dallas club district) was "Logan's Run" ,where bands were concerned , and for maintaining a nerdy appearance , which would'nt get you laid for at least 20 years. But , mainly , for knowing Garage Rock meant taking everything you were influenced by , and coming up with something of your own.

Yes , The Shitty Beatles were a real band , before they were referenced in "Wayne's World" and before all the other no - imagination having bands of the same name turned up.

 

CHEATER SLICKS!

Gories

uhh Rip Offs!

a garage rock hall of fame is brilliantly perverse id nominate the mummies the gories the sonics the outsiders (of summertime blues fame) the stadells etc

Fred Cole

The Wailers

Chesterfield Kings

Chocolate Watchband

The Priests

Spaceman 3

Hawkwind

T Rex

The Kinks

The Cramps

Rudi Protudi

The Standells

Lenny Kays

Greg Shaw

Pebbles Series

Back From The Grave Series

Nuggets

Boulders Series

Norton Records

The Lyres

Plasticland

 

I suggest to stay punk and destroy any hall of fame and turn it into a hall of shame.

I totally agree with the above mentioned Billy Childish, Link Wray, The Stooges and MC5.  How about The Flaming Stars?  How super cool are they?

Greg Shaw (R.I.P.) for his inspiration and spirit.  Also, there is a thing about putting NEW bands in a "Hall of Fame".  maybe there should be a rule like 10 or 20 years have to pass.

The Sonics
The Wailers
The Mummies
The Oblivians
The Gories
The Kingsmen
The Trashmen

DMZ

Individual Hall of Famers for me...

Sean Bonniwell

Rocky Erickson

Arthur Lee

Julian Cope

Link Wray

Graham Day

Billy Childish

Mark E SMith

 

The Music Machine............

The Wailers, The Weeds,

Hey thought you might like to know there's a book out on Q65 next week (which i wrote) Published by Ugly Things magazine. greetz Pim http://store03.prostores.com/servlet/uglythings/the-97/Q65--dsh--The-Book/Detail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr9d17h4Xl4

there was a discussion like this on last.fm a while back [:
let's see..
I'd choose the rolling stones, for their undeniable influence on countless garage bands;
downliners sect, because they're underrated and fucking amazing;
aaaand the sonics. of course!

OH and hasil adkins!

Cheater Slicks been mentioned? I love that story in We Never Learn about everyone leaving the room as soon as they started playing. I think I'd love any band that had could do that.

The White Stripes

I think this is more up my alley than the Peoples Hall of fame.
The Seeds, The Sonics, The Wailers, 13th Floor Elevators, Stooges, MC5, Velvet Underground, NY Dolls, Modern Lovers, DMZ. the real kids,Lyres, Ramones, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers,Sonic Rendezvous band,The Customs,The Cramps, Flamin Groovies, The Remains, The Pretty Things & many more.

People/ labels/rock writers/Clubs: Marty Thau - Red Star Records, Terry Ork, Billy/Miriam from Norton Records, Greg Shaw - Bomp. Max's, CBGBs, Jimmy Harold @The Rat in Boston, Cantones in Boston, Kicks Magazine, Punk Magazine, Legs McNeil, John Holmstrom and many more.

The Monks
Screaming Lord Sutch
Johnny Moped
The Sonics
Girl Trouble
Radio Birdman (The New Christs)
Sonic Rendezvous Band
MC5
The Stooges

The Sonics
Vulcan Detective Agency

Individual people? Black Francis, Kim Deal, Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Andrew Wood, Mark Arm, Buzz Osbourne. Grunge, anyone?

the wylde mammoths
the barracudas
sex museum
the monsters

Double posts are great. It'd be great if some people here posted who they agree with who were already mentioned as well as new mentions. That way, there could actually be a tally. NoHitWonder said:

...okay, some more, mostly modern-era stuff (yep, some double-posts for sure, but who cares?):
CRYPT RECORDS
JOHNNY THUNDERS/HEARTBREAKERS/NEW YORK DOLLS
THE MOORAT FINGERS
GUITAR WOLF
BLACK LIPS
THE SPACESHITS/KING KHAN/BBQ
BLUES EXPLOSION
NEW BOMB TURKS
JEFF EVANS/68 COMEBACK/GIBSON BROS.
PVC
TEENGENERATE...

...okay, some more, mostly modern-era stuff (yep, some double-posts for sure, but who cares?):
CRYPT RECORDS
JOHNNY THUNDERS/HEARTBREAKERS/NEW YORK DOLLS
THE MOORAT FINGERS
GUITAR WOLF
BLACK LIPS
THE SPACESHITS/KING KHAN/BBQ
BLUES EXPLOSION
NEW BOMB TURKS
JEFF EVANS/68 COMEBACK/GIBSON BROS.
PVC
TEENGENERATE...