Garage Rock

Garage rock is a style of pop music, a raw and energetic variety of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s most notably in the United States and Canada, but also elsewhere. At the time it had no specific name and was not recognized as a separate genre, but critical recognition in the early-1970s, and particularly the release of the 1972 compilation album, Nuggets, did much to define and memorialise the style. The term derives from the perception that many groups were young amateurs who rehearsed in the family garage, though many were professional.