   garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the united states and canada from about 1963 to 1967. its name derives from the perception that many often rehearsed in a family garage. the style was characterised by lyrics and delivery that were more aggressive and unsophisticated than in commercial pop music at the time, often, for instance, using guitars distorted through a fuzzbox. it began to evolve from regional scenes as early as 1958, heavily influenced by surf rock. the "british invasion" of 1964-66 greatly influenced garage bands, providing them with a national audience. thousands of garage bands were extant in the usa and canada during the era; hundreds produced regional hits, and a handful had national chart hits. by 1968 the style largely disappeared from the national charts. it was also disappearing at the local level as amateur musicians faced college, work or the draft. during the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name. in the early 1970s, some critics referred to the style as punk rock, the first form of music to bear this description; although it is sometimes called garage punk, protopunk, or 1960s punk, the style has predominantly bee
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