Rock music

The Rock is a subgenre of pop music, that traditionally characterized by an occupation of guitar, bass and drums, supplemented with song and/or other instruments.

Rock became popular in the United States during the 1950s, where it evolved from existing genres such as rhythm and blues and country. Where it only in the 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly music to rock out a flow existed, grew with many different subgenres.

Rock blew in the sixties, thanks to the British Invasion, after the rest of the world. The end of 60 's psychedelic rockarose, followed by hard rock and punk in the 70 's. In the following years were new wave, heavy metal and grunge popular. Rock remains one of the world's most listened to genres. [1]

Because the genre is very wide, is ' rock ' today a fairly general term. It covers both hit parade music such as Kane and K's Choice as well as some forms of metal.Sometimes also counted to the blues and country rock.

Rock was an international cultural phenomenon with a significant social effect, strongly varying styles and a widespread popularity.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == ===The sixties: British Invasion, psychedelic rock and folk rock[ Edit] === The Beatles were in 2004 byRolling Stone named the best artists of all time.In the period before the sixties rock and roll was the most popular music genre, especially in the United States. By the end of the Decade, however, the genre to bled more or less dead. [2]  that made space for a new generation of musicians who initially operated mainly from Central England (Merseybeat). The bands from this movement are regarded as the first true rock bands. The 1960s were also the era of The Beatles, which released their first album in 1962. Their reputation increased rapidly and there was a real Beatlemania. The band was also partly responsible for the British Invasion; Merseybeatmuziek in the United States, artists that Australiaand Canada made popular. Most adulated plate of The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, came out in 1967. Other singles, such as Hey Jude, Help!, Yesterday and Let It Be were number-one hits. The Beatles received a total of 40 number 1 positions with their albums, singles and EPS and it became with over a billion records the best selling band of all time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="156" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]
 * 1.1 the sixties: British Invasion, psychedelic rock and folk rock
 * 1.2 early 70 's: heavy metal, hard rock and glam rock
 * 1.3 Late 70: punk rock and new wave
 * 1.4 the 1980s: alternative rock and indie rock
 * 1.5 1990s: grunge, Britpop, Punk and mergers
 * 1.6 the 2000s: post punk revival and alternative rock

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Psychedelic rock, a subgenre in which also The Beatles hit the mid 1960s stood, in attendance. Bands like The Doors and Jefferson Airplane made the genre popular. Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix Experience are scored with hits such as Purple Haze and All Along the Watchtower. Hendrix ' qualities on the guitar made sure Rolling Stone named him best guitarist of all time in 2004.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="156" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]  another popular subgenre was folk rock, in which Bob Dylan would play a large role. His politically charged songs like Blowin' in the Wind and Masters of War were a point of recognition for many. Other hits by Dylan were among other things Mr. Tambourine Man and Like a Rolling Stone. Well-known artists in the folk rock were Neil Young, The Band , The Byrdsand Simon & Garfunkel.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Other bands that would put a big mark on the rock music, were formed in the 1960s. Rolling Stones were able to measure in terms of popularity with The Beatles and scored hits such as (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Paint It Black and Jumpin' Jack Flash. Also after the 1960s The Rolling Stones continued to make music; they sold more than 200 million albums<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="156" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  and are still active. The Who, known for its energetic live performances, was formed in 1964 and was an influence for many rock, hard rock and punk bands. In 1969 the band released Tommy , which was seen as the first rock opera. Big hits included "My Generation", Pictures of Lily and Pinball Wizard. Other artists, such as The Yardbirds (with Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page), The Kinks, The Animals and Cream (again with Clapton) knew much commercial success.From the United States got acts like The Velvet Underground, Frank Zappa, The Doors and Iggy Pop & The Stooges fame. ===Early 1970s: heavy metal, hard rock and glam rock<span class="mw-editsection" len="361" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === AC/DC was one of the pioneers of hard rockgenre.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Jimmy Page formed In 1968 with John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and John Bonham Led Zeppelin, one of the first bands that introduced the heavy metal . They were known with songs like Stairway to Heaven and Whole Lotta Love. VH1 placed Led Zeppelin number 1 in the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rocklist.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" len="156" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [6]  Other bands helped to bring the genre to the general public: the Australian AC/DC was known worldwide with Whole Lotta Rosie and Highway to Hell, even though American success would come only in the 1980s. AC/DC's Back In Black album was sold 42 million times worldwide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" len="156" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [7]  Also, Van Halen(with the Dutch-American Eddie and Alex van Halen), Black Sabbath (which in 1970 released the influential album Paranoid ) and Deep Purple (with the numbers Child in Time and Smoke on the Water) were renowned names in the world of hard rock.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A subgenre that often had influences from heavy metal, glam rockwas. Artists who popularized, include glam rock David Bowie Fame, with its numbers, Changes, "Under Pressure"(with Queen) and his character Ziggy Stardust. Heavy metal band KISS, distinguishable by their black and white makeup and costumes, also processed a lot of glam rock in his music. KISS was also known for his spectacular performances, often with a lot of smoke, fire and pyrotechnieken. Glamrock in the United States was also popular when artists likeAlice Cooper and The New York Dolls large. Jeff Beck's own project The Jeff Beck Group had success with a combination of blues and hard rock.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The British band Queen scored hits two decades from the 1970s, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You and Another One Bites the Dust. Queen held itself not a subgenre and tried to discover, including all forms of hard-rock and glam rock. The hits stopped at the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991, but Queen continued to occur (with Paul Rodgers). Founded in 1964 the Pink Floyd made a form of progressive rock, which was evolved from the experimental rock. Pink Floyd's albums The Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall were rock classics. Other progressive-rock bands included Yes, Supertramp, Van der Graaf Generator and Genesis. ===Late 1970s: punk rock and new wave<span class="mw-editsection" len="346" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === In 1979 brought The ClashLondon Calling out, according to Rolling Stone the best album of the 1980s.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">One of the first bands to the punk rock fame gave, were the Ramones. With songs like Blitzkrieg Bop and Pet Sematary they had initially not much success; only from the 1980s grew the appreciation for The Ramones. The Clash was founded In 1976. They made punk rock, reggae, combined with rap and rock and roll. From the album London Calling 1979 the band also brought success in the United States. Apart from The Clash brought England also on Sex Pistols, a controversial punk rock band that only 4 years would exist. Their only studio album Never Mind The Bollocks, here's The Sex Pistols , however, is seen as a classic punk album. The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The Clash were also known for their appearance: a minimalist dress style, often with leather jackets and sneakers. This style quickly became associated with the punk movement of the time.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Punk bands such as Buzzcocks and Television were often also in the new wave (also called post punk) by one posted. Other bands were called purely post punk again. The EnglishJoy Division produced a dark form of punk, that characteristic would be for new wave. This style was featured on their debut album Unknown Pleasures. In 1980 singer Ian Curtiscommitted suicide, which meant the end of the band. After Curtis ' death, the band released from Closer yet, the second and final album. The remaining band members created a new band: New Order. Other post punk bands included The Cure (which is also found in the gothic rock musical), The Police (with reggae and ska-influences) and Echo & the Bunnymen. ===The 80 's: alternative rock and indie rock<span class="mw-editsection" len="354" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A new wave bands in the 80 's was under the heading "alternative rock" supported, that was used to describe punk rock-inspired bands that do not fit in the mainstream music.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" len="156" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [8]  alternative rock was a sequel to the punk rock, sometimes combined with folk, reggae and electronic music. One of the first albums that were numbered to alternative rock, Murmur, was the debut of the American band r.e.m. This band was an established name in the late 1980s, with albums as Out of Time and Automatic for the People. Along with r.e.m. got more fame: alternative bands The Cure combined alternative rock with gothic rock. Sonic Youthmade except alternative rock also a form of noise rock. In England were bands like The Smiths and Dire Straits (with singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr) popular bands. The Smiths would later become a major impact on the 'Britpop'-generation.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" len="156" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [9]

R.E.M. was in 2007 to theRock and Roll Hall of Fameadmitted.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In England there was in the 80 's, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. English bands like Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Def Leppard, and American bands like Metallica got with a extreme subgenre much mainstream attention. Metallica's Black Album contained songs like Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters. NWOBHM was stylistically close to glam metal, a form of heavy metal which is called was called hairmetal . Glam metal was played by Europe, Mötley Crüe and Bon Jovi. Guns N ' Roses received a lot of success with their combination of glam metal with blues and punk. Guns N ' Roses ' debut album Appetite for Destruction, with the numbers and Welcome to the Jungle , Sweet Child o' Minewas sold 27 million times.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" len="158" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [10]  another well-known number is the 9-minute-long November Rain (from the album Use Your Illusion I).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the United States grew into the most successful American Aerosmith rock band of all time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" len="158" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [11]  Their combination between blues-rock and heavy metal was already successful in the 1970s, but amassed in the decades after similar fame. U2, which came from Ireland in the early years a post-punk-like rock, but then founded the alternative and pop rock. One of U2 's best-known songs is Sunday Bloody Sunday, a protest song that is present on the album War. Instrumental rock also got a lot of attention with solo guitarists as Joe Satrianiand Steve Vai. Singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen brought in 1984 the successful Born in the u.s.a. out, after he has been previously paired with the album (and single of the same name) Born to Run came out. Springsteen made a combination of folk and rock, in that time also known as heartland blues called. In the late 80 's funk rock was also in attendance, with bands like Red Hot Chile Peppers and Living Colour. In England the shoegaze came on with bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3 and Lush. ===The 1990s: grunge, Britpop, Punk and mergers<span class="mw-editsection" len="355" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1992.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In the early 90 's Seattle grungewas created: a mix of punk, heavy metal, noise and indie rock, characterized with a lot of distortion in the guitar work. Different bands from Seattle brought grunge to the mainstream music, including Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains. Nirvana was founded in 1987 and existed after some swings from singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl. Their climax was reached with the album Nevermind in 1991, on which the song Smells Like Teen Spirit was present. The third (the first album was Bleach from 1989) and final album In Utero was released in 1993, a year before Cobain killed himself. Another album that was put on the map the grunge, Pearl Jam's Ten (with the song Alive). In 1994, Soundgarden Superunknown their best-known album (with the song Black Hole Sun) out. Grunge eventually became the most popular subgenre in the first half of the 1990s.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In 1991, in the English founded Manchester Oasis, led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. Their debut album Definitely Maybe caused a changeover in British music. Oasis ' popularity soared to great heights in England mainly after the second album (what's the Story) Morning Glory?. Oasis moisture during this period the so-called Battle of Britpop withBlur, that simultaneously the Britpop genre made popular. Britpop took out many influences from British pop music of the 1960s and ' 70s and was in fact the English answer to grunge. Pulp also became a symbol for Britpop. Even though they already were established in 1978, they had the most success in the 90 's. Radiohead also became known in the same period, but somewhat on the "Britpop'-stamp tapped by a kind of avant-garde music. Their album OK Computer was by Pitchfork Media called the best album of the 1990s.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" len="158" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [12]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The 1990s was also a period for various genres to mingle with each other. Many of these subgenres came into the mainstream music. Punk and pop were combined by, among other things, Green Day and The Offspring. Green Day became popular with the album Dookie from 1994. Punk rock was also a part of the mainstream music, primarily in the United States. The combination rap-(hard) rock (also known as rapcore) began with Faith No More Epic's first single. This paved the roads for bands like Rage Against the Machine and later Limp Bizkit, Ko Я n and Slipknot. This brought a fresh sound by the combined turntablismgeluiden, rap with the distorted guitars of the metal-oriented rock. Later in the decade this style was finally labeled as rap rock/raprock and it was the genre in which bands like Linkin Parkand p.o.d. achieved large successes. Many of these bands go deeper and are located in the nu-metal.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">During the turn of the century vomiting more bands, such as Papa Roach Infestwith the debut that went platinum. In 2001 reached the nu metal are peak in view of the large number of contracted bands at the big music companies. Starting from 2002, however, weakened the concentration of the music channels and founded this focuses more on pop punk and emo bands.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Related to rap was the nu metal/alternative metal by Nine Inch Nails, and System Of A Down. The Smashing Pumpkins were a combination of hard rock, grunge and psychedelic rock. ===The 2000s: post punk revival and alternative rock<span class="mw-editsection" len="362" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === Coldplay<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Two genres were given at the beginning of the 21st century Fame: the garage rock revival and post-punk revival. The Strokes were with their debut album Is This It the first to know in subgenres shaped. After the success of Is This It got more attention, such as post punk bands The Libertines and The Hives. After these bands also had gained more popularity, there followed a stream of new post-punk bands, mainly in the United Kingdom. The Scottish are Franz Ferdinand 's debut album in 2004 with the single Take Me Out from. In 2006 brought their Arctic Monkeys debut Whatever People Say I Am, that's What I'm Not out, a year later followed by Favourite Worst Nightmare. With these albums, the popularity of the band. Other post punk bands included Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, The Kooks and The Killers.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Coldplay was widely popular with their alternative rock. Their album A Rush of Blood to the Head contained the numbers The Scientist and Clocks. The Red Hot Chile Peppers were Meanwhile their funk rock moved away, and brought with By the Way and Stadium Arcadium tended more towards pop rock albums. In addition to poprock remained also the alternative rock not sit still. The White Stripes, consisting of Jack and Meg White, released in 2003 from the album Elephant with the single Seven Nation Army. The White Stripes make a mix between garage rock and blues. Muse was In England one of the most famous alternative bands, with the 2001 Origin of Symmetry as the most acclaimed album. The nu metal from the 90 's was continued by Linkin Parkamong others. Another subgenre that gained popularity, was emo, which has its roots in the hardcore punk has are. Emo got in the 21st century a large fan base and several bands were given the designation ' emo ', usually a stamp which they distance themselves.