evolution of rock music

8/7/2019 Evolution Of Rock Music

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Kirti Harsh Lakra

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No other musical instrument has had more ofan impact on how music has evolved since thebeginning of the twentieth century than theelectric guitar. Conceived in 1931, the electricguitar became a necessity as jazz musicianssought to amplify their sound.


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Rock in its earliest stage could be described asblues with electric guitar. Rock emerged in the1950's which is a mixture of country, blues, and

jazz and was a fundamental music genre of the50's. The major pioneers, those who made rockand roll popular were Elvis Presley, Bill Haley,Buddy Holly, and Little Richard.


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The most well known and world renowned bandof the British invasion was, the all-mighty Beatles.

Popular hippy and psychedelic bands such as Pink

Floyd, The Who, The Rolling Stones , Jimi Hendrix,and others began to rule the world , with theirdrug induced lyrics and hypnotic melodies .

Heavy metal (a thick, heavy, and highly amplified

genre of rock popularized by Black Sabbath). Theworld was just now beginning to witness thepower rock really had on society.


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Led Zeppelin had created the perfect blend ofhard rock and blues to form a sound of theirown.

During the late 1970's, the world witnessed ahuge movement in rock and roll . . . punk.

The founding fathers of punk were TheR

amones who combined anarchism andteenage rage with rock and roll.


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The 1980's are probably most famous for hairbands. Heavy metal bands with tight leatherpants, soaring guitar solos, and insane hair,

such as Guns and Roses, Van Halen, AC/DC,Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, and Motley Crue can bestbe remembered for their power ballads andgreat guitar solos.

The end of this era saw the rise of the BIGFOUR, which consisted of Metallica, Anthrax,Slayer and Megadeth.


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The Early 90's were the era of grunge andalternative rock. The most popular grungeband of the 90's was Nirvana. Grunge music

originated in Seattle, Washington and can bedescribed as dirty guitar, strong guitar riffswith distortion and feedback. They had darklyrics and expressed teenage angst. Popular

grunge and alternative bands are Pearl Jam,Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Jane's Addiction.


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Alternative rock is one of the most popular andbroadest genre of rock that exists today. Bandssuch as Linkin park, Goo Goo Dolls, Limp Bizkit,Lost Prophets are some of the bands pioneeringthe alternative rock movement.

Heavy metal has also reached a new extreme. Sub-genres such as black metal, death metal, thrashmetal which is very loud, aggressive, and fast.

Hardcore metal bands of today include Bullet ForMy Valentine, Mudvayne, Slipknot, Korn just toname a few.


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From Blues and Jazz to Rock to Metal. This kindof music is here to stay. New Bands are formedevery day in every part of the world.

Even India is entering the metal scene. SomeBands which are prominent are Parikrama, PinDrop Violence, Bhayank Maut, Magdalene.


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