# The three great primitives of rock: AC/DC, the Ramones and Motörhead

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**Created:** [January 7, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-great-primitives-of-rock-ac-dc-the-ramones-and-motorhead/1026445 "2026-01-07T20:57:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-great-primitives-of-rock-ac-dc-the-ramones-and-motorhead/1026445/61 "2026-01-08T22:39:08Z")

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-great-primitives-of-rock-ac-dc-the-ramones-and-motorhead/1026445/62 "2026-01-09T00:23:32Z")

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Did you say primitive? Here’s a band I saw on the same cruise as the Groovies. I give you the Neanderthals!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_GxxkFfqoMU/maxresdefault.jpg "January 7, 2026") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GxxkFfqoMU)

(Believe it or not, this is the first video I have ever uploaded to YouTube.)

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**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-great-primitives-of-rock-ac-dc-the-ramones-and-motorhead/1026445/63 "2026-01-09T01:43:51Z")

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How about one of my favorite bands from the 80s, ACCEPT?

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-great-primitives-of-rock-ac-dc-the-ramones-and-motorhead/1026445/64 "2026-01-09T13:21:31Z")

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> [@P-man](#):
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> Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

I don’t agree but I like your thinking. 😉

j

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