The Droogs were an American rock group from Los Angeles, California, United States, initially active between 1972 and 1992, with the majority of releases from the mid-1980s onwards.
[2] The Droogs were formed in 1972, by Ric Albin (vocals), Roger Clay (guitar), Paul Motter (bass), and Kyle Raven (drums).
[3] Inspired by 1960s garage rock and with their early sound later categorized by Trouser Press as "protopunk",[4] they released six singles during the 1970s (later collected on the Anthology album), with several changes of personnel in the rhythm section.
[2] In the mid-1980s, the band was considered part of the Paisley Underground scene,[2] but found greatest success in Europe, and in 1987 signed to the German label, Music Maniac.
[6] 1996's release of Atomic Garage led to the band's dual performances at the 1997 Roskilde Festival, one of which was broadcast on Danish National Radio.