WHEN PUB ROCK MET PUNK!

WHEN PUB ROCK MET PUNK!

The early 70s pub rock explosion arguably helped pave the way for punk, with its small-amp just-get-up-and-do-it attitude. But within a couple of years, pub rock was on the ropes and the new kids had taken over. Check out these ten classic tracks from that brief but fertile period when two cultures clashed....

https://youtu.be/uvRNRiA_h34

DR FEELGOOD - DOWN AT THE DOCTORS

https://youtu.be/t83Zkg-rOvo

THE GORILLAS - SHE'S MY GAL

https://youtu.be/ORTuHKOzTcE

THE FAVOURITES - FAVOURITE SHOES

https://youtu.be/Ssd3U_zicAI

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT PEACE, LOVE & UNDERSTANDING

https://youtu.be/HV8Sm444Fso

THE 101ERS - KEYS TO YOUR HEART

https://youtu.be/aGk961IRk0I

KURSAAL FLYERS - TELEVISION GENERATION

https://youtu.be/BCaPTNhwK-4

IAN DURY - SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL

https://youtu.be/x3srDTWS2L4

EDDIE & THE HOT RODS - TEENAGE DEPRESSION

https://youtu.be/urbLkJB6j24

THE INMATES - DIRTY WATER

https://youtu.be/HntZDao0Tkg

THE COUNT BISHOPS - I WANT CANDY

Read our 8-page feature on what happened when pub rock met punk, including the full story of THE COUNT BISHOPS, in the latest edition of Vive Le Rock! out now!

The Inmates guitarist Peter Gunn currently hosts the weekly Gunn's Grotto radio show on Trash Can Radio.

....and check out the Last Orders - When Pub Rock Met Punk playlist on Spotify!

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