The Troglodytes

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The Troglodytes, better known as The Troggs, are an English rock band famed for their raw, garage-rock sound and the 1966 hit single "Wild Thing."

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instanceOf English rock band ⓘ
rock band ⓘ
activeStartYear 1964 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Troggs ⓘ
associatedWithMovement British rock of the 1960s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
era 1960s rock bands ⓘ
famousFor hit single Wild Thing ⓘ
raw, garage-rock sound ⓘ
formedIn Andover, Hampshire, England ⓘ
genre garage rock ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
proto-punk ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Troggs ⓘ
linked to: The Troggs
hasCharacteristic distinctive vocal delivery ⓘ
prominent guitar riffs ⓘ
simple song structures ⓘ
unpolished sound ⓘ
hasMember Chris Britton ⓘ
Pete Staples ⓘ
Reg Presley ⓘ
Ronnie Bond ⓘ
influencedGenre garage rock revival ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
languageOfLyrics English ⓘ
LoveIsAllAroundNotability widely covered ballad ⓘ
notableSongReleaseYear 1966 ⓘ
notableWork I Can’t Control Myself ⓘ
Love Is All Around ⓘ
Wild Thing ⓘ
With a Girl Like You ⓘ
peakPopularityPeriod 1960s ⓘ
recordedCoverOf Wild Thing ⓘ
roleOfChrisBritton guitarist ⓘ
roleOfPeteStaples bassist ⓘ
roleOfRegPresley lead vocalist ⓘ
roleOfRonnieBond drummer ⓘ
styleDescribedAs garage-band sound ⓘ
raw and primal ⓘ
WildThingChartSuccess major international hit ⓘ
WildThingStyle simple, riff-driven rock ⓘ

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