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2 Punk rock 3 References |
Garage rock
Central Ohio was home to a wide variety of garage bands from the 1960s, including The Myrchents, who appeared on the influential Nuggets compilation series. The Choir later added
singer Eric Carmen and became The Raspberries, pioneers of power pop in
the early 1970s.
Punk rock
Ohio is known for a wide variety of punk rock icons from Akron, Cleveland and Cincinnati, primarily; these include Dead Boys, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Pere Ubu, Rachel Sweet, Pagans and Devo. Dayton spawned cult favorite hardcore punk band Toxic Reasons as well.