The History Of Music

Rock music is one of the broadest descriptions of music around. Completely different bands, such as Greenday and Mayhem, both get put under the “rock” banner, but these to bands couldn’t be more different. The “Rock Banner” is made up of many different types of music, and each one has its own different styles and techniques.

The first type of rock music is now known as classic rock. Classic rock is what most people think of rock ’n’ roll. This genre is very blues based, and lots of songs feature the traditional 12 bar blues pattern, but unlike the blues, classic rock tends to be more focused around the key of G major, and the solos usually are more riff based, than the slow melodic blues style. Also vocals play a much bigger role in classic rock, than it did in the blues. Classic rock is very much an evolution of the blues. Some classic rock bands to try are; Led Zeppelin, ACDC, and Guns ‘n’ Roses.

Now days we have what is usually known as modern rock. Similar to classic rock in many ways, such as its blues origin, modern rock is an evolution of classic rock for the modern age. Unlike classic rock, it usually is more riffs based, and sticks firmly in E minor pentatonic. Some modern rock bands to try are Velvet Revolver, and the Darkness.

Music had very much got its talent back by the 80s, with punk dieing down and hair metal rising, a new revolution was due, and it came with a man named Kurt Cobain.

The 90s was the birth of grunge. Inspired by punk acts, like The Melvins, grunge came from Seattle in America and it became a world wide hit, led by the band Nirvana. Grunge is like punk, but it is usually a lot darker, features pop melodies, but blends them with cutting heavily distorted guitars, and very heavy drumming. The album Nevermind by Nirvana completely changed music at the time. So many bands formed simply because of this album, and grunge became the big thing, but the guitarist/singer/songwriter of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, was what grunge was all about, and after his tragic suicide in 1994, grunge died with him. Some grunge bands to try; Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Bush.

The 90s was also the period where metal evolved the most though. While everyone else was moshing to the grunge sounds of nirvana, the few metal heads waited for their next big thing, and this came with Pantera. This band was very influential, and it inspired one of the most commercially successful genres of metal music, Nu-Metal.

These days a new music genre has evolved, emotional music, or Emo for short. Heavily hated by most people who aren’t Emo (unjustly) Emo is the fastest genre of music to get so hated. I happen to quite like Emo though. Emo is usually sad, and the lyrics are depressing. The music is in a minor key, and features broken chords quite heavily. The vocals are usually in a slight whiney voice, with lots of harmonising, and usually a very strong vocal hook in the chorus. Some Emo bands to try; Thrice, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, and Funeral For A Friend.

Today a lot of the popular music scene is Indie rock. Indie rock is so called because the bands used to be very unpopular, and had to go on small independent labels, but these days the term means nothing, as most “Indie” bands are on major label deals. Indie rock usually features simple chord progressions, and clean guitar sounds. Some Indie bands focus on one melody, and work through that (Arcade Fire) but others use many different melodies at the same time, with a bass line to fit them together (Bloc Party). Like nearly all other types of music, power chords are used, and the lyrics are usually about real life. Some Indie bands to try; Bloc Party, The Subways, Arcade Fire, The Kooks, and Babyshambles.

Over time rock music has changed from just classic rock, to all the many genres we have now, and in this article I have only covered the main ones, but my favorite thing about rock music is the diversity that it offers in styles and sounds of the music I choose, and although I enjoy other genres, like jazz, pop, and classical, rock music remains my favorites.

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