Noun
protopunk (uncountable)
Collectively, the music (of various genres and backgrounds) that influenced the later punk movement in the 1970s.
The later work of Ohio protopunk pioneers Pere Ubu is also commonly described as post-punk. Source: Internet
In the late 1960s, music now referred to as protopunk originated as a garage rock revival in the northeastern United States. Source: Internet
Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Source: Internet
Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Source: Internet