Of the many Punk bands that emerged from L.A. (or really anywhere for that matter), the Gun Club could have conceivably drew from more outside influences than anyone else. With a serious Blues injection to their music, the Gun Club indirectly helped create a harder Alternative Country market that really hadn’t existed before and a list of successful bands who were influenced by them (R.E.M & the White Stripes to name a couple) is a long one. Having said that, should a Los Angeles based Punk band receive the nod, the Gun Club likely won’t be that band.