Classic garage rock is raw, high-energy rock from the mid-1960s built around loud, fuzzy guitars, simple riffs, driving backbeats, and a “live in the basement” urgency. Songs are typically short and hooky, blending early rock ’n’ roll and R&B punch with the budding attitude of psychedelia—snarling vocals, buzzing organs, and occasional oddball studio flourishes. It favors immediacy over polish: stomping dance grooves, teen romance and rebellion themes, and choruses made to be shouted in unison. The result is gritty, catchy, and slightly unhinged, laying crucial groundwork for punk and indie rock.
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