Pub Rock

Originating in the UK during the early 1970s, pub rock formed as a direct repudiation of progressive rock's perceived excess. It championed a back-to-basics ethos, merging American R&B grit with rock and roll immediacy. Bands like *Dr. Feelgood* and *Brinsley Schwarz* favored raw, high-energy performances in intimate public house settings over studio polish. This emphasis on authenticity and stripped-down arrangements revitalized London's live circuit. The movement's unpretentious, aggressive sound and DIY spirit, cultivated on labels like #Stiff Records#, directly presaged the form and function of the subsequent punk rock wave, shaping artists who valued lyrical directness and energetic simplicity.