Rock Music Appreciation

The brief history of Rock Music,

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 The Origins
 Blues
 Country
 Bluegrass
 Jazz
 Gospel
 Doowop
 Rhythm and blues
 1950s - Rock n Roll
 Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley,
and Fats Domino
 Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and the Comets,
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Jerry Lee
Lewis
 The mid-1950s-early 1960s
 Early British rock
 Skiffle bands – Lonnie Donegan, John Lennon’s The Quarrymen
 Cliff Richard – Move it (Start of 1960s)
 The Beatles (1962)
 Blues influenced bands – The Rolling Stones, The Animals and
The Yardbirds (mid 1962)
 Mod Style - The Kinks, The Who and The Pretty Things (late
1964)
 1960s garage rock
 The British Invasion spawned a wave of imitators that played
mainly to local audiences and made inexpensive recordings, a
movement later called garage rock.
 1960s Surf music
 Dick Dale, The Surfaris, The Shadows, The Beach Boys
 Blues Rock
 British Bands
 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Alexis Korner’s Blues
Incorporated
 Rolling Stones, Cream, The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, Derek and the
Dominos, The Animals, Fleetwood Mac, The Jeff Beck Group, Led
Zeppelin
 American Bands
 Lonnie Mack, Paul Butterfield (whose band acted like Mayall's
Bluesbreakers in Britain as a starting point for many successful
musicians), Canned Heat, the early Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin,
Johnny Winter, The J. Geils Band and Jimi Hendrix with his power trios,
The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys.
 Blues-rock bands like Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and
eventually ZZ Top from the southern states, incorporated country
elements into their style to produce distinctive Southern rock.
 Rock as a counterculture
movement (1963-1974)
 Pop Rock
 Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Everly Brothers, Rod Stewart, Chicago, and Peter
Frampton
 Folk Rock
 Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, The
Mamas & the Papas, Joni Mitchell and The Band. (US)
 Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Lindisfarne, Pentangle, and Trees
 Psychedelic Rock
 Holy Modal Rounders, The Grateful Dead, Country Joe and the Fish, Jefferson
Airplane,The Byrds The Doors, The Velvet Underground
 Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, Donovan, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Cream, Jimi
Hendrix
 Progressive Rock
 The Who, Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Golden Earring, Yes, Rush,
Jethro Tull,
 Soft Rock
 The Partridge Family, The Cowsills, The Osmonds, The Archies. Barry Manilow,
Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-John, Eric Carmen, Bread, The Carpenters, Electric
Light Orchestra, Tina Turner, England Dan & John Ford Coley.
The mid to late 70s – Hard Rock
 Hard Rock & Heavy Metal
 Origins and early popularity (late 1960s and early 1970s)
 Cream, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Queen, Jimi Hendrix,
Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, Wishbone Ash, Blue Oyster Cult, Kiss,
Scorpions, Rainbow, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Judas Priest.
 Mainstream dominance (late 1970s and 1980s)
 New Wave of British Heavy Metal - Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Saxon,
Diamond Head, Venom, Blitzkrieg, Def Leppard
 Quiet Riot, Ratt, Mötley Crüe, and W.A.S.P., Twisted Sister

 Glam Rock (Early 70s)

 David Bowie, T. Rex, David Werner, Gary Glitter, Queen, Slade, Sweet,
Alvin Stardust, Sparks, Mud, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Cockney Rebel,
Lou Reed, Mott The Hoople.
 Alice Cooper, Kiss, New York Dolls, Iggy Pop and Wayne County.
 The mid to late 70s
 Arena rock
 Journey, REO Speedwagon, Boston, Foreigner, Styx, Survivor,
Heart, Aerosmith, Queen, Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard,
 Punk rock
 The Ramones, Patti Smith, The Heartbreakers, Television, Sex
Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, The Buzzcocks, The Knack,
Blondie.
 New Wave
 Talking Heads, Devo, The Cars The Go-Go's, The Police, The
Pretenders, Kraftwerk, Gary Numan,
 New Romantics - Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Psychedelic
Furs, Talk Talk, Eurythmics
 Post punk
 Public Image Ltd., Joy Division, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Fall,
Gang of Four, and Echo & the Bunnymen, U2
 Rock diversifies in the 1980s
 American heartland rock
 Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, John
(Cougar) Mellencamp, Creedence Clearwater
Revival, John Fogerty
 Glam metal (Hair metal)
 MötleyCrüe, W.A.S.P., Ratt, Poison, Warrant
 Second wave of glam metal acts (sleaze rock) - Guns
N' Roses, L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat.
 Instrumental rock
 JoeSatriani, George Lynch, Steve Vai, Yngwie
Malmsteen, Steve Morse
Rock diversifies in the 1980s
 Alternative music and the indie movement
 Jangle Pop
 R.E.M., The Smiths, The Connells, The Beat Farmers, Toad the Wet
Sprocket, 10,000 Maniacs
 Gothic Rock
 Bauhaus, The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Sisters of Mercy
and The Mission.
 Indie Rock
 The Smiths, The Stone Roses and The Jesus and Mary Chain (UK
80s)
 Hüsker Dü, Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Big Black
(US 80s)
 Guided by Voices, Pavement, Sebadoh, The Grifters, Liz Phair, The
Elephant 6 Recording Co., The Cranberries (US 90s)
 (After 2000) Post-punk or Post-punk revival - Strokes, The Killers,
Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys
Rock diversifies in the 1980s
 Grunge
Green River, Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone,
The Melvins, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard, and the U-
Men, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Tad,
Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees,
Temple of the Dog (Seattle)
Stone Temple Pilots (San Diego, California)

 Post-grunge
Silverchair, Bush, Candlebox, Collective Soul
 Success of hybrid genres
(1994-1999)
 Pop punk
 Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, blink-182, Sum 41, Anti-Flag
 Post-grunge
 Bush, Candlebox, Collective Soul, Everclear, Our Lady Peace and Live
 Foo Fighters, Silverchair, Creed, Fuel, Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos, Fiona
Apple and Jewel.
 Third Eye Blind and Matchbox Twenty, 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd and
Nickelback
 Audioslave and Velvet Revolver
 Rapcore and Nu metal
 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, P.O.D. and later Limp
Bizkit, Slipknot, Deftones and Korn
 Rap Rock - Linkin Park and P.O.D..
 Present day (2000-present)
 Internet influence
 Hip hop ruled the charts
 The biggest factor that has contributed to the resurgence of rock music is the rise of paid digital
downloads in the 2000s.
 Main indie rock genres after 2000
 Emo: Sunny Day Real Estate, Jimmy Eat World, and Texas Is the Reason
 Post-Punk Revival: Hot Hot Heat, The Libertines, The Killers, Bloc party, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic
Monkeys, The Strokes, and The Bravery
 Garage Rock Revival: The White Stripes, The Strokes, Jet, The Vines, and The Hives
 Harsh noise: Melt-Banana, The Locust, Lightning Bolt, Neptune
 Dance-punk: !!!, The Rapture, Liars
 Additional less clear defined genres such as:
 Baroque Pop: An updated take on the folk music of the 1960s, as well as the Beach Boys' pioneering
Pet Sounds album. (Arcade Fire, Danielson Famile, Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists, John
Vanderslice, Broken Social Scene, Islands, Stars)
 New Prog: Mew, Porcupine Tree
 New Weird America or Freak Folk: A more experimental take on New Folk that generally revolves
around quirky, psych-inflected folk songs and ballads. (Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Animal
Collective, Six Organs of Admittance)
 Psych-Folk: The most heavily psych-influenced strain of New Folk, frequently consisting of avant-garde
noise, drones, or dissonance, and often employing natural field recordings for added atmosphere. (No-
Neck Blues Band, Brightblack Morning Light, Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice)
 1960s to the Present
Southern Rock
 1950s and 1960s – Origins
 Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and Jerry Lee Lewis
 Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band
 1970s – Peak of Popularity
 The Allman Brothers Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie,
Grinderswitch, Elvin Bishop Band, Barefoot Jerry, Charlie Daniels Band
 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins band, .38 Special, The Outlaws,
Molly Hatchet, Blackfoot, Point Blank, Black Oak Arkansas
 1980s & 1990s – Continuing Influence
 Doc Holliday, Better Than Ezra, Drivin N Cryin, Cowboy Mouth, Dash
Rip Rock, Third Day, ZZ Top, The Georgia Satellites
 2000 to Present – The Resurgence
 Kid Rock, Bo Bice, and many other bands who have used the Souther
Rock influence in their songs
 1960s to the Present
Southern Rock
 Southern Metal
 Pantera,Black Label Society, Clutch, Maylene and
the Sons of Disaster, Hillbilly Orchestra, Nashville
Pussy,Adam Failing, Rebel Meets Rebel,
Graveyard BBQ, A Perfect Murder, Artimus
Pyledriver, Mastodon, Assjack, Superjoint Ritual,
Beaten Back To Pure, Alabama Thunderpussy, The
Showdown, Cancer Bats, Every Time I Die,
Doomriders, Hellyeah, Lynam, Brand New Sin, One
Dead Three Wounded, and Chokeslam