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HISTORY OF ROCK
What‘s Rock? 
• Rock music is a 
contemporary musical genre 
aimed at encompass all of 
the musical genres derived 
from rock and roll. Usually 
played, with guitar, bass and 
drums, many other 
instruments are added 
occasionally with guitar, 
bass and drums. Many 
styles of rock music also 
use keyboard instruments 
such as organ, piano, or 
synthesizers. Rock music 
usually has a strong off 
beat, and often focuses on 
guitar, both electric and 
acoustic. 
• Primitive rock stems from a 
lot of sources, primarily 
blues, rhythm and blues and 
country, but also gospel, 
jazz and folk. All these 
influences combined in a 
simple, blues-based musical 
structure "that was fast, 
danceable and catchy''. 
•
HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL 
• Rock and Roll, or merely rock 
genre, derived from a mixture of 
various genres of American 
folklore (rhythm and blues, 
hillbilly, country western and the 
most prominent) and popularized 
since the 1950's. 
• The word "rock" to stem from the 
term rock and roll and today still 
has two meanings according to 
the Royal Spanish Academy, "a 
distinctive musical genre and 
popularized in the 50’s (which 
corresponds to the definition of 
rock and roll) and each various 
musical genres derived from rock 
and roll, (which is the definition 
of contemporary rock music 
genre, and historically came 
fulfilling the term rock and roll). 
However, in practice there are 
many artists in rock music, rock 
and roll without making the 50’s, 
terming continue their music 
"rock and roll".
The main Performers 
• Some people date the 
origins of rock and roll back 
to 1954 with the released 
album by Bill Haley and his 
group Bill Haley and the 
Haley's Comets, especially 
with the album Crazy man 
crazy (1954) and its 
successful number one 
single Rock Around the 
Clock (1955), which would 
go on to influence much of 
John Lennon’s work. 
• Others consider as creator 
Little Richard or Elvis 
Presley chosen as the start 
date rock'n'roll in 1954 the 
year in which Presley 
released his first album. 
Notable musicians of the 
time you can mention Little 
Richard, Gene Vincent, 
Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, 
among others.
Chuck Berry 
• Charles Edward Anderson a.k.a 
"Chuck" Berry (Saint Louis, 
Missouri, October 18, 1926) was 
an influential composer, 
performer and guitarist African 
American Rock and Roll guitarist 
of the United States , he was 
influential figure and one of the 
pioneers of Rock and Roll . In the 
50s, Berry played songs like "Roll 
Over Beethoven", "Rock and Roll 
Music", "Route 66" by Nat King 
Cole, "Johnny B. Goode" and 
"Maybelline" .He won a Grammy 
in 1984 . In 1989 he published his 
autobiography. 
•
Gene Vincent 
• Known as the "Black Prince" (for his 
black leather outfit from head to toe) 
or "Hamlet rock and roll", 
represented the genuine rocker, 
messy quiff, tormented face, 
motorcycle jacket and black leather, 
and is one of the figures most 
revered by rock and roll fans. His 
influence has been great, influenced 
artists like Jeff Beck (who in 1996 
released an album, "Crazy legs", only 
versions of his time with Cliff Gallup), 
Ian Dury (who dedicated the song 
"Sweet Gene Vincent"), Robert 
Gordon (who did the same with the 
theme "the catman"), and finally Billy 
Idol and Brian Setzer and the Stray 
Cats (had perfoming many of his 
works throughout his career).
Elvis Presley 
• Elvis Aaron Presley (Tupelo, 
Mississippi, January 8, 1935 - 
Memphis, Tennessee, August 16, 
1977), was American rock singer and 
icon of popular music of the 
twentieth century. He inspired many 
singers both within and outside the 
genre Rock. He was considered the 
King of Rock and Roll, he also starred 
in numerous films, many of which 
were devoted to his songs. He is 
often simply called Elvis or "The King" 
.Despite his death, Elvis is still selling 
records and now has surpassed 1,000 
million albums sold.
John Lennon 
• In The Beatles, Lennon sang and 
mostly played rhythm guitar, 
harmonica and piano, and other 
keyboard instruments, the 
banjo, and also wrote most of 
the material with his partner 
Paul McCartney, although in 
reality in most cases they 
worked separately. Many of 
these compositions, given the 
global impact of the group, have 
become some of the most 
popular tunes of the twentieth 
century. 
• The same can be said of the 
songs from his solo career, 
among which include "Imagine", 
which was in a pacifist anthem 
known around the world right 
from the start. Lennon was killed 
by a fan in 1980.
Little Richard 
• His first recordings in the 
50's were a mix of blues and 
rhythm and blues, with a 
strong influence from 
Gospel, performed with 
such a skill that definitely 
marked a new kind of 
music. Himself has said he is 
regarded as the "architect" 
of rock and roll, but the 
color of his skin took away 
from his glory monopolized 
by Elvis and others. 
•
Evolution 
Rock music has its origins in the era of rock and roll and the 
rockabilly in 1950s. In the late 1960s, rock music was blended 
with folk music to create folk rock; with blues to create Blues 
rock; with jazz to create Jazz rock fusion, and without a time 
signature to create psychedelic rock. In the 1970s, rock absorved 
influences from Soul, Funk, and Latin music. Also in the 1970s, 
rock developed a number of sub genres, such as soft rock, hard 
rock, progressive Rock, Metal and Heavy punk. Rock subgenres in 
1980s includes new wave, new romantic, glam metal, synth rock 
thrash metal, hardcore punk and alternative rock. The subgenres 
of rock in 1990s was a grunge style which includes brit pop, indie 
rock, piano rock, or nu metal.
Blues rock 
• Blues rock is a hybrid musical genre combining 
elements of blues and rock and roll, emphasizing 
the use of the electric guitar. This genre was 
developed in England and the United States in the 
mid 1960s by groups such as Cream and The Jimi 
Hendrix Experience, which experimented and 
innovated from music bluesmen like Elmore 
James, Howlin 'Wolf and Muddy Waters.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an 
American rock group of the late 1960s. 
Despite their short life, they had a decisive 
influence on the subsequent development 
of rock. Mainly highlighted by the 
virtuosity of their lead guitarist, Jimi 
Hendrix, who is usually considered the 
greatest guitarist of all time. The most 
popular songs of the only three studio 
albums of the group are "Purple Haze," 
"Foxy Lady," "Hey Joe," "Voodoo Child 
(Slight Return)," "All Along The 
Watchtower" (a version of the title track of 
Bob Dylan), "Red house" Little Wing or 
Angel. If Hendrix was indeed the leader 
and focus of the group, the other two 
members were vital and played a great 
importance in the success of the group. 
• VOLVER
ELMORE JAMES 
• He began his musical career in 
Mississippi, together with 
harmonica player Rice Miller (aka 
Sonny Boy Williamson), with 
whom he remained for several 
years until he got his first record 
deal in 1951 when he moved to 
Chicago, where he began his solo 
career, accompanied by the 
group "The Broomdusters". He 
died on May 24, 1963 of a heart 
attack.
MUDDY WATERS 
• Muddy Waters way of playing is highly characteristic 
given his use of slide. His first recording for Chess 
Records showed Waters on guitar and vocals, 
supported by a bass. He later added Little Walter, an 
harmonica and percussion to complete his classical 
blues training.
Punk 
• What’s this? 
• Bands: 
- Sex Pistols 
- La polla 
Records 
- Los Ramones
What’s that? 
Punk is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s 
characterized in the music industry by its independent and amateur 
attitude. In the beginning, punk was a very simple and crude, 
sometimes neglected music: a singular type of rock, with simple 
melodies of short durations, noisy sound or poorly controlled 
amplified guitars, very few arrangements and instruments, and 
generally composed with off-beats and fast tempos. 
The guitar track can be recognize by their simplicity and rawness of 
amplified sound, often creating a noisy or aggressive sound 
environment inherited from garage rock. The bass, usually just 
follows the line of the chord and does not seek to embellish the 
melody octaves or arrangements. The drum in turn leads a fast 
tempo, with a simple rock rhythms. The voices range from strong and 
even violent expressions or torn expressive caricatures sung in 
conventional parameters that alter the action of the singer, to more 
melodic and elaborate forms.
PUNK PHILOSOPHY 
In the original concepts, punk culture has been primarily about individual 
freedom, which tends to create belief in concepts such as individualism, anti-authoritarianism, 
anarchism and free thought. The punk ideology often contains a 
critical view of the world, seeing modern societies as placing limits on humanity. 
This ideology is usually expressed through punk music. In the early 70's, the 
"punks" had a very different philosophy to now, was the idea of b eing that "There 
is no future" (no future, no future). That concept was pessimistic, hopeless, 
destructive and aggressive towards society. 
It boils down to "do it yourself", "have it your way" (in English "Do It Yourself"). 
Reject dogmas, and don’t seek a single truth. Question and contradict everything 
around you. 
Do not act on fashion and media manipulation besides being against 
consumerism. 
Think for yourself. 
The punk, although in some shades started being somewhat aggressive, is 
consolidated by its current features into a form of social consciousness, 
philosophical and idealistic and not at all current.
Sex pistols 
The Sex Pistols were an iconic and influential rock/ punk band 
active during the first wave of British punk. During their brief 
existence, from 1975 to 1979 in which they released only four 
singles and one album, they became the backbone of the 
genre in England and their mere existence led to the formation 
of hundreds of other groups. The Pistols are often credited as 
the pioneers of the punk movement in the United Kingdom 
and the creators of the first generation gap in rock and roll. 
The band was formed by John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) on 
vocals, Steve Jones on guitar, Paul Cook on drums and Glen 
Matlock on bass (later replaced by Sid Vicious).
La Polla Records 
• La Polla Records was formed in 1979 in Salvatierra-Agurain 
province of Álava, by Evaristo (vocals), Fernandito on drums, 
Maleguin on bass, lead guitar Txarly and Sume on the other 
guitar. The band name is controversial and shocking because in 
Spain "cock" is the word commonly used for penis. According 
to Evaristo they initially used to play in garages or bars. The 
first time they played it was in the friends bars , but it wasn’t 
until 1983 when they released their first album "Now what?" 
which contained just four songs under the independent label 
"Oihuka" . However, in 1984 they released a full album of 19 
songs called "Salve". In their lyrics they make strong criticisms 
against fascism, capitalism, nationalism, authoritarianism, 
Catholicism, politics, alienation, fashion, and other factors in 
society, something that would characterize their whole career.
The Ramones 
• The Ramones led the first wave of punk in New 
York, sharing the stage of CBGB with Patti Smith, 
Television, Talking Heads, Johnny Thunders and 
the Heartbreakers, Blondie and Richard Hell, 
among others, and serving as an inspiration for 
most of the punk bands emerged in the early 70’s 
As one of the most important bands in rock 
history, their influence can be felt in almost all 
formations of later punk.
Progressive Rock 
• What’s that? 
• Exponent: 
– King Crimson 
– Pink Floyd 
– Deep Purple
• It is difficult to find the exact 
origin of the genre. Some 
sources mention a ''In the Court 
of the Crimson King'', the debut 
of King Crimson, as the first 
progressive rock album, however 
others maintain that the first 
recording of the genre was the 
soundtrack to the film ''Tonite 
Let's All Make Love In London'' 
by Pink Floyd. However, traits of 
this genre appear 
• in previous albums of bands 
such as''Deep Purple'', ''Procol 
Harum'' and ''The Nice'‘.
King Crimson 
• King Crimson were an British 
musical group formed in 1968 
by guitarist Robert Fripp and 
drummer Michael Giles. 
They’re considered one of the 
most influential forrunners of 
the progressive rock 
movement. The name king 
Crimson was an idea which 
came from Peter Sinfield, it’s 
a synonym for Beelzebub, 
prince of demons. According 
to Fripp, Beelzebub is an 
anglicized B'il Sabab an Arabic 
phrase which means "the 
man with an aim."
PINK FLOYD 
• Pink Floyd was a British rock 
band that earned recognition 
for their psychedelic pop 
music, which over time, 
evolved into progressive rock 
and symphonic rock. They are 
particularly known for 
philosophical lyrics, sonic 
instrumentation, innovative 
album cover art, and to be 
elaborated live shows. They 
were one of the biggest bands 
of the rock on the scene with 
more than 200 million albums 
sold all around the world, 74.5 
million of them in the United 
States..
• Deep Purple are a hard rock 
band formed in 
Hertfordshire, England, in 
1968, who were considered 
not only one of the 
pioneers of heavy metal 
and hard rock, but they also 
incorporated elements of 
progressive rock and pop. 
Throughout their career 
they have sold upwards of 
100 million albums 
worldwide, and they were 
recognized by the Guinness 
Book of Records as the 
loudest band in the world in 
the 70s.
• What’s that? 
• Bands: 
- Iron Maiden 
- Judas Priest 
- Black Sabbath 
• VOVER
What’s that? 
• The origin of the term "heavy metal" is not very 
clear. One version suggests it was coined by writer 
William S. Burroughs, who, in his 1961 novel The 
Soft Machine includes a character "Uranian Willy, 
the Heavy Metal Kid" (Uranian Willy, the boy 
"Heavy Metal".) In his next novel, 1964, entitled 
Nova Express, He develops the concept further of 
"heavy metal", making it into a metaphor for 
additive drugs. One of the remarkable aspects of 
these novels is their frequent use of sound as a 
relief agent from the alienation caused by an 
increasingly mechanical world.
IRON MAIDEN 
• Iron Maiden's story begins in 1974 when Steve Harris 17 
years old, inspired by Wishbone Ash, Black Sabbath, Judas 
Priest, etc. He acquired a copy of a Precision Bass for 40 
quid. Steve initially had the dream of being a football player 
at West Ham, however, there were a lot quality players and 
only a few were becoming professionals. Despite this, he 
continued to train. After some seriousl soul searching, he 
gave up all hopes of ever becoming a professional player, so 
he began to devote all his efforts to his other passion, 
Music. This led to the formation of a musical group called 
"Influence" which would later be called ''Gypsy's Kiss'', 
which would go on to become ''Iron Maiden''.
JUDAS PRIEST 
• Sin duda esta es una de las bandas más importantes e 
influyentes del heavy metal de los ’70, liderando la 
llamada New Wave Of British Heavy Metal con su 
imagen de cueros y cadenas y con un sonido que 
fusionaba la oscuridad gótica heredada de Black 
Sabbath, con la rapidez y clase de los riffs de Deep 
Purple y Led Zeppelin, pero aumentados por la 
potencia de dos guitarras. De esta forma construyeron 
mucho para que el heavy metal se hiciera popular 
entre 1975 y 1985 y plantaron los cimientos para el 
speed y el death metal de los ’80. 
VOLVER
Black Sabbath 
• The large legacy left by Black Sabbath to break with the late 
70s, has not gone unnoticed. So much so that bands like 
Motorhead, Judas Priest, Pantera, Megadeth, Soundgarden, 
Slayer and Metallica mainly discussed taking this dark, 
oppressive, heavy and obviously hard music, which freed 
itself from its contemporaries. Their compositions were about 
sinister and demonic atmospheres apocalyptic 
announcements, which made Black Sabbath remain 
overshadowed by the massive popularity of their 
contemporaries Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple. But the legacy 
of Black Sabbath exerted a powerful lesson on most artists 
and groups in subsequent decades (Iron Maiden and Judas 
Priest the strongest), while it provided features that would 
become the definition of heavy metal. Evidence of this are 
the covers of the latter.
GRUNGE 
• What’s this? 
• Bands: 
– Nirvana 
– Pearl Jam 
– Green River
What’s that? 
• As a musical genre, is characterized by distorted guitars, 
heavy drums and repetitive melodies of punk and heavy 
metal heritage, being more complex than the punk melodies 
but without the heaviness of metal. Several independent 
music labels were those that allowed to bring this style of 
music to the public in their origins. Many of the most 
successful bands of the time were associated with the 
independent record label Sub Pop in Seattle; however, other 
independent labels that city also won recognition, including 
Kill Rock Stars K Records. The executive David Geffen also 
had an important role in the marketing of grunge.
NIRVANA 
• Nirvana was an American grunge group, from 
Aberdeen, Washington. With the hit single 
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the album 
Nevermind, Nirvana climbed the charts 
around the world and started the explosion of 
what was until now the underground punk 
and alternative rock in the world music scene, 
in a movement which the mass media of the 
moment would refer to as "grunge". Other 
bands from the Seattle music scene as Alice in 
Chains, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden also 
gained popularity and as a result, alternative 
rock became a dominant genre on radio and 
music television during the first half of the 
1990s .
Pearl Jam 
• Pearl Jam is an American rock band, formed in Seattle, 
Washington in 1990.They are considered by some critics as the 
most important band of the 1990s, although that title may 
deserve more groups. From their debut, the group has sold 30 
million albums in the United States, and an estimated 60 million 
worldwide.To date, the band has sold more than 31.5 million 
records in the U.S, and an estimated 60 million worldwide. Pearl 
Jam has outlasted and outsold many of its contemporaries from 
the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is 
considered one of the most influential bands of the 
decade.Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic referred to Pearl 
Jam as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s.
GREEN RIVER 
• Green River was an influential rock 
band originally from Seattle, United 
States, remains active between 1984 
and 1987 Although it did not achieve 
significant commercial impact, Green 
River is perhaps one of the bands 
that strongly influenced the later 
development of the music scene in 
the city of Seattle and which 
ultimately would be dubbed Grunge. 
His influence can be seen in both 
groups would be formed in this scene 
and in the groups that would form its 
members, once dissolved, mainly 
Mudhoney and Pearl Jam. Arguably 
Green River is the first group of 
Grunge in recording and releasing an 
album. VOLVER
Alternative Rock 
• What’s that? 
• Bands: 
– Muse 
– Radiohead 
– Placebo
What’s that? 
• Alternative is a term that established at late 80s and early 90s. I think 
that in those days nobody really knew or care about what alternative 
is. I think that alternative was the new rock bands that were against 
"the old" rock. 
• Different definitions of alternative-rock or alternative music in general 
were linked to different eras of time. 
For instance, during the 1980s, it was a term coined to define the 
music that was punk-rock inspired but didn't fit in to the mainstream 
genre but as music. It was also linked to the music of underground rock 
bands during the 1980s. During the 90s to present alternative music 
generally defines rock music that is an offshoot of the several spinoffs 
of rock music during the 80s like punk-rock, college rock, indie rock and 
etc.
Muse 
• Muse is an alternative rock band from the town of Teignmouth, Devon (England) 
formed in 1994 by Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, and keyboards), Dominic Howard 
(drums) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass, keyboards, vocals). The three were friends from 
school and changed the name of the band on several times (Ghotic Plage, Fixed Penalty 
and Rocket Baby Dolls) before adopting the Muse. Their sound is a blend of alternative 
rock and electronic, with influences from classical music and progressive rock, 
sometimes including metal and Spanish guitar. Normally use the bass line as the 
dominant force, adding distortions and similar effects for a more forceful sound, 
allowing the guitar away from the main melody and achieve higher notes; another 
peculiarity of Muse's piano style in most of his songs, and his music is inspired by the 
works of Romantic pianist-composers such as Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Liszt, 
resulting in a modern fusion of Romantic style and rock . The band is known for their 
energetic live performances and the interests of the Matthew Bellamy's eccentric 
leader in global conspiracy, extraterrestrial life, theology and the apocalypse that are 
usually present in the lyrics of the group. Muse has six studio albums on the market - 
Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and 
Revelations (2006), The Resistance (2009) and The 2nd Law (2012).
Radiohead 
• Radiohead is a British group (Oxford, England) alternative rock that emerged in 
1988 when a young man called Thom Yorke (vocals, rhythm guitar and piano) and 
Colin Greenwood (bass, keyboards, synthesizer and sampler) decided to form a 
group, which first called TNT. Jointed after Ed O'Brien (guitar, percussion, sound 
effects and voice.), Philip Selway (drums, percussion) and Jonny Greenwood (lead 
guitar, keyboards, analog circuit, Martenot waves, toy piano, glockenspiel, Kaoss 
Pad , door knob and wireless mouse), and changed their name to ''on a Friday'' 
(days which they used to practice) with which they released an album of demos 
that never was released officially. In late 1991 ''On a Friday'' draws attention from 
record labels, signing with EMI; here they begins a long relationship which they 
lasted until 2007 where they released their ''In Rainbows'' with XL Recordings. 
EMI suggested renaming them, and inspired by a song by Talking Heads: Radio 
Head, choose: Radiohead. Already with EMI, Radiohead released their first album 
called Pablo Honey album with a clear and strong presence of guitars, falling 
within the classic English Rock indie rock.
Placebo 
• Placebo was formed when Brian Molko, after attempting to enter to the 
theater career, he chanced to meet Stefan Olsdal in South Kensington London 
Underground station in 1994. Molko and Olsdal had gone to the same school, 
but oddly never crossed a word until those meeting, in which they realized 
that they shared musical tastes. It was then decided to form a band. The first 
name of the band was ''Ashtray Heart'' but they soon became the name of 
Placebo. Molko's first choice to complete the group was drummer Steve 
Hewitt, another acquaintance who immediately became interested in the 
project, but at the time Hewitt was already in London Breed group which 
Robert Schultzberg initially alternated with Hewitt battery place in the group, 
however Hewitt and actively involved with Placebo. When they got their first 
contract in 1996, Hewitt did not appear as a member. Instead Schultzberg 
recorded with Molko and Olsdal group's first album, the eponymous Placebo 
that year. Shortly after Molko and Olsdal began to have differences with 
Schultzberg who left the band. That was how Hewitt became the third 
component of Placebo before concluding 1996.

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History of rock

  • 2. What‘s Rock? • Rock music is a contemporary musical genre aimed at encompass all of the musical genres derived from rock and roll. Usually played, with guitar, bass and drums, many other instruments are added occasionally with guitar, bass and drums. Many styles of rock music also use keyboard instruments such as organ, piano, or synthesizers. Rock music usually has a strong off beat, and often focuses on guitar, both electric and acoustic. • Primitive rock stems from a lot of sources, primarily blues, rhythm and blues and country, but also gospel, jazz and folk. All these influences combined in a simple, blues-based musical structure "that was fast, danceable and catchy''. •
  • 3. HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL • Rock and Roll, or merely rock genre, derived from a mixture of various genres of American folklore (rhythm and blues, hillbilly, country western and the most prominent) and popularized since the 1950's. • The word "rock" to stem from the term rock and roll and today still has two meanings according to the Royal Spanish Academy, "a distinctive musical genre and popularized in the 50’s (which corresponds to the definition of rock and roll) and each various musical genres derived from rock and roll, (which is the definition of contemporary rock music genre, and historically came fulfilling the term rock and roll). However, in practice there are many artists in rock music, rock and roll without making the 50’s, terming continue their music "rock and roll".
  • 4. The main Performers • Some people date the origins of rock and roll back to 1954 with the released album by Bill Haley and his group Bill Haley and the Haley's Comets, especially with the album Crazy man crazy (1954) and its successful number one single Rock Around the Clock (1955), which would go on to influence much of John Lennon’s work. • Others consider as creator Little Richard or Elvis Presley chosen as the start date rock'n'roll in 1954 the year in which Presley released his first album. Notable musicians of the time you can mention Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, among others.
  • 5. Chuck Berry • Charles Edward Anderson a.k.a "Chuck" Berry (Saint Louis, Missouri, October 18, 1926) was an influential composer, performer and guitarist African American Rock and Roll guitarist of the United States , he was influential figure and one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll . In the 50s, Berry played songs like "Roll Over Beethoven", "Rock and Roll Music", "Route 66" by Nat King Cole, "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybelline" .He won a Grammy in 1984 . In 1989 he published his autobiography. •
  • 6. Gene Vincent • Known as the "Black Prince" (for his black leather outfit from head to toe) or "Hamlet rock and roll", represented the genuine rocker, messy quiff, tormented face, motorcycle jacket and black leather, and is one of the figures most revered by rock and roll fans. His influence has been great, influenced artists like Jeff Beck (who in 1996 released an album, "Crazy legs", only versions of his time with Cliff Gallup), Ian Dury (who dedicated the song "Sweet Gene Vincent"), Robert Gordon (who did the same with the theme "the catman"), and finally Billy Idol and Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats (had perfoming many of his works throughout his career).
  • 7. Elvis Presley • Elvis Aaron Presley (Tupelo, Mississippi, January 8, 1935 - Memphis, Tennessee, August 16, 1977), was American rock singer and icon of popular music of the twentieth century. He inspired many singers both within and outside the genre Rock. He was considered the King of Rock and Roll, he also starred in numerous films, many of which were devoted to his songs. He is often simply called Elvis or "The King" .Despite his death, Elvis is still selling records and now has surpassed 1,000 million albums sold.
  • 8. John Lennon • In The Beatles, Lennon sang and mostly played rhythm guitar, harmonica and piano, and other keyboard instruments, the banjo, and also wrote most of the material with his partner Paul McCartney, although in reality in most cases they worked separately. Many of these compositions, given the global impact of the group, have become some of the most popular tunes of the twentieth century. • The same can be said of the songs from his solo career, among which include "Imagine", which was in a pacifist anthem known around the world right from the start. Lennon was killed by a fan in 1980.
  • 9. Little Richard • His first recordings in the 50's were a mix of blues and rhythm and blues, with a strong influence from Gospel, performed with such a skill that definitely marked a new kind of music. Himself has said he is regarded as the "architect" of rock and roll, but the color of his skin took away from his glory monopolized by Elvis and others. •
  • 10. Evolution Rock music has its origins in the era of rock and roll and the rockabilly in 1950s. In the late 1960s, rock music was blended with folk music to create folk rock; with blues to create Blues rock; with jazz to create Jazz rock fusion, and without a time signature to create psychedelic rock. In the 1970s, rock absorved influences from Soul, Funk, and Latin music. Also in the 1970s, rock developed a number of sub genres, such as soft rock, hard rock, progressive Rock, Metal and Heavy punk. Rock subgenres in 1980s includes new wave, new romantic, glam metal, synth rock thrash metal, hardcore punk and alternative rock. The subgenres of rock in 1990s was a grunge style which includes brit pop, indie rock, piano rock, or nu metal.
  • 11. Blues rock • Blues rock is a hybrid musical genre combining elements of blues and rock and roll, emphasizing the use of the electric guitar. This genre was developed in England and the United States in the mid 1960s by groups such as Cream and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, which experimented and innovated from music bluesmen like Elmore James, Howlin 'Wolf and Muddy Waters.
  • 12. The Jimi Hendrix Experience • The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an American rock group of the late 1960s. Despite their short life, they had a decisive influence on the subsequent development of rock. Mainly highlighted by the virtuosity of their lead guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, who is usually considered the greatest guitarist of all time. The most popular songs of the only three studio albums of the group are "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," "Hey Joe," "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," "All Along The Watchtower" (a version of the title track of Bob Dylan), "Red house" Little Wing or Angel. If Hendrix was indeed the leader and focus of the group, the other two members were vital and played a great importance in the success of the group. • VOLVER
  • 13. ELMORE JAMES • He began his musical career in Mississippi, together with harmonica player Rice Miller (aka Sonny Boy Williamson), with whom he remained for several years until he got his first record deal in 1951 when he moved to Chicago, where he began his solo career, accompanied by the group "The Broomdusters". He died on May 24, 1963 of a heart attack.
  • 14. MUDDY WATERS • Muddy Waters way of playing is highly characteristic given his use of slide. His first recording for Chess Records showed Waters on guitar and vocals, supported by a bass. He later added Little Walter, an harmonica and percussion to complete his classical blues training.
  • 15. Punk • What’s this? • Bands: - Sex Pistols - La polla Records - Los Ramones
  • 16. What’s that? Punk is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s characterized in the music industry by its independent and amateur attitude. In the beginning, punk was a very simple and crude, sometimes neglected music: a singular type of rock, with simple melodies of short durations, noisy sound or poorly controlled amplified guitars, very few arrangements and instruments, and generally composed with off-beats and fast tempos. The guitar track can be recognize by their simplicity and rawness of amplified sound, often creating a noisy or aggressive sound environment inherited from garage rock. The bass, usually just follows the line of the chord and does not seek to embellish the melody octaves or arrangements. The drum in turn leads a fast tempo, with a simple rock rhythms. The voices range from strong and even violent expressions or torn expressive caricatures sung in conventional parameters that alter the action of the singer, to more melodic and elaborate forms.
  • 17. PUNK PHILOSOPHY In the original concepts, punk culture has been primarily about individual freedom, which tends to create belief in concepts such as individualism, anti-authoritarianism, anarchism and free thought. The punk ideology often contains a critical view of the world, seeing modern societies as placing limits on humanity. This ideology is usually expressed through punk music. In the early 70's, the "punks" had a very different philosophy to now, was the idea of b eing that "There is no future" (no future, no future). That concept was pessimistic, hopeless, destructive and aggressive towards society. It boils down to "do it yourself", "have it your way" (in English "Do It Yourself"). Reject dogmas, and don’t seek a single truth. Question and contradict everything around you. Do not act on fashion and media manipulation besides being against consumerism. Think for yourself. The punk, although in some shades started being somewhat aggressive, is consolidated by its current features into a form of social consciousness, philosophical and idealistic and not at all current.
  • 18. Sex pistols The Sex Pistols were an iconic and influential rock/ punk band active during the first wave of British punk. During their brief existence, from 1975 to 1979 in which they released only four singles and one album, they became the backbone of the genre in England and their mere existence led to the formation of hundreds of other groups. The Pistols are often credited as the pioneers of the punk movement in the United Kingdom and the creators of the first generation gap in rock and roll. The band was formed by John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) on vocals, Steve Jones on guitar, Paul Cook on drums and Glen Matlock on bass (later replaced by Sid Vicious).
  • 19. La Polla Records • La Polla Records was formed in 1979 in Salvatierra-Agurain province of Álava, by Evaristo (vocals), Fernandito on drums, Maleguin on bass, lead guitar Txarly and Sume on the other guitar. The band name is controversial and shocking because in Spain "cock" is the word commonly used for penis. According to Evaristo they initially used to play in garages or bars. The first time they played it was in the friends bars , but it wasn’t until 1983 when they released their first album "Now what?" which contained just four songs under the independent label "Oihuka" . However, in 1984 they released a full album of 19 songs called "Salve". In their lyrics they make strong criticisms against fascism, capitalism, nationalism, authoritarianism, Catholicism, politics, alienation, fashion, and other factors in society, something that would characterize their whole career.
  • 20. The Ramones • The Ramones led the first wave of punk in New York, sharing the stage of CBGB with Patti Smith, Television, Talking Heads, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, Blondie and Richard Hell, among others, and serving as an inspiration for most of the punk bands emerged in the early 70’s As one of the most important bands in rock history, their influence can be felt in almost all formations of later punk.
  • 21. Progressive Rock • What’s that? • Exponent: – King Crimson – Pink Floyd – Deep Purple
  • 22. • It is difficult to find the exact origin of the genre. Some sources mention a ''In the Court of the Crimson King'', the debut of King Crimson, as the first progressive rock album, however others maintain that the first recording of the genre was the soundtrack to the film ''Tonite Let's All Make Love In London'' by Pink Floyd. However, traits of this genre appear • in previous albums of bands such as''Deep Purple'', ''Procol Harum'' and ''The Nice'‘.
  • 23. King Crimson • King Crimson were an British musical group formed in 1968 by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles. They’re considered one of the most influential forrunners of the progressive rock movement. The name king Crimson was an idea which came from Peter Sinfield, it’s a synonym for Beelzebub, prince of demons. According to Fripp, Beelzebub is an anglicized B'il Sabab an Arabic phrase which means "the man with an aim."
  • 24. PINK FLOYD • Pink Floyd was a British rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic pop music, which over time, evolved into progressive rock and symphonic rock. They are particularly known for philosophical lyrics, sonic instrumentation, innovative album cover art, and to be elaborated live shows. They were one of the biggest bands of the rock on the scene with more than 200 million albums sold all around the world, 74.5 million of them in the United States..
  • 25. • Deep Purple are a hard rock band formed in Hertfordshire, England, in 1968, who were considered not only one of the pioneers of heavy metal and hard rock, but they also incorporated elements of progressive rock and pop. Throughout their career they have sold upwards of 100 million albums worldwide, and they were recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the loudest band in the world in the 70s.
  • 26. • What’s that? • Bands: - Iron Maiden - Judas Priest - Black Sabbath • VOVER
  • 27. What’s that? • The origin of the term "heavy metal" is not very clear. One version suggests it was coined by writer William S. Burroughs, who, in his 1961 novel The Soft Machine includes a character "Uranian Willy, the Heavy Metal Kid" (Uranian Willy, the boy "Heavy Metal".) In his next novel, 1964, entitled Nova Express, He develops the concept further of "heavy metal", making it into a metaphor for additive drugs. One of the remarkable aspects of these novels is their frequent use of sound as a relief agent from the alienation caused by an increasingly mechanical world.
  • 28. IRON MAIDEN • Iron Maiden's story begins in 1974 when Steve Harris 17 years old, inspired by Wishbone Ash, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, etc. He acquired a copy of a Precision Bass for 40 quid. Steve initially had the dream of being a football player at West Ham, however, there were a lot quality players and only a few were becoming professionals. Despite this, he continued to train. After some seriousl soul searching, he gave up all hopes of ever becoming a professional player, so he began to devote all his efforts to his other passion, Music. This led to the formation of a musical group called "Influence" which would later be called ''Gypsy's Kiss'', which would go on to become ''Iron Maiden''.
  • 29. JUDAS PRIEST • Sin duda esta es una de las bandas más importantes e influyentes del heavy metal de los ’70, liderando la llamada New Wave Of British Heavy Metal con su imagen de cueros y cadenas y con un sonido que fusionaba la oscuridad gótica heredada de Black Sabbath, con la rapidez y clase de los riffs de Deep Purple y Led Zeppelin, pero aumentados por la potencia de dos guitarras. De esta forma construyeron mucho para que el heavy metal se hiciera popular entre 1975 y 1985 y plantaron los cimientos para el speed y el death metal de los ’80. VOLVER
  • 30. Black Sabbath • The large legacy left by Black Sabbath to break with the late 70s, has not gone unnoticed. So much so that bands like Motorhead, Judas Priest, Pantera, Megadeth, Soundgarden, Slayer and Metallica mainly discussed taking this dark, oppressive, heavy and obviously hard music, which freed itself from its contemporaries. Their compositions were about sinister and demonic atmospheres apocalyptic announcements, which made Black Sabbath remain overshadowed by the massive popularity of their contemporaries Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple. But the legacy of Black Sabbath exerted a powerful lesson on most artists and groups in subsequent decades (Iron Maiden and Judas Priest the strongest), while it provided features that would become the definition of heavy metal. Evidence of this are the covers of the latter.
  • 31. GRUNGE • What’s this? • Bands: – Nirvana – Pearl Jam – Green River
  • 32. What’s that? • As a musical genre, is characterized by distorted guitars, heavy drums and repetitive melodies of punk and heavy metal heritage, being more complex than the punk melodies but without the heaviness of metal. Several independent music labels were those that allowed to bring this style of music to the public in their origins. Many of the most successful bands of the time were associated with the independent record label Sub Pop in Seattle; however, other independent labels that city also won recognition, including Kill Rock Stars K Records. The executive David Geffen also had an important role in the marketing of grunge.
  • 33. NIRVANA • Nirvana was an American grunge group, from Aberdeen, Washington. With the hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the album Nevermind, Nirvana climbed the charts around the world and started the explosion of what was until now the underground punk and alternative rock in the world music scene, in a movement which the mass media of the moment would refer to as "grunge". Other bands from the Seattle music scene as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden also gained popularity and as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television during the first half of the 1990s .
  • 34. Pearl Jam • Pearl Jam is an American rock band, formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990.They are considered by some critics as the most important band of the 1990s, although that title may deserve more groups. From their debut, the group has sold 30 million albums in the United States, and an estimated 60 million worldwide.To date, the band has sold more than 31.5 million records in the U.S, and an estimated 60 million worldwide. Pearl Jam has outlasted and outsold many of its contemporaries from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade.Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic referred to Pearl Jam as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s.
  • 35. GREEN RIVER • Green River was an influential rock band originally from Seattle, United States, remains active between 1984 and 1987 Although it did not achieve significant commercial impact, Green River is perhaps one of the bands that strongly influenced the later development of the music scene in the city of Seattle and which ultimately would be dubbed Grunge. His influence can be seen in both groups would be formed in this scene and in the groups that would form its members, once dissolved, mainly Mudhoney and Pearl Jam. Arguably Green River is the first group of Grunge in recording and releasing an album. VOLVER
  • 36. Alternative Rock • What’s that? • Bands: – Muse – Radiohead – Placebo
  • 37. What’s that? • Alternative is a term that established at late 80s and early 90s. I think that in those days nobody really knew or care about what alternative is. I think that alternative was the new rock bands that were against "the old" rock. • Different definitions of alternative-rock or alternative music in general were linked to different eras of time. For instance, during the 1980s, it was a term coined to define the music that was punk-rock inspired but didn't fit in to the mainstream genre but as music. It was also linked to the music of underground rock bands during the 1980s. During the 90s to present alternative music generally defines rock music that is an offshoot of the several spinoffs of rock music during the 80s like punk-rock, college rock, indie rock and etc.
  • 38. Muse • Muse is an alternative rock band from the town of Teignmouth, Devon (England) formed in 1994 by Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, and keyboards), Dominic Howard (drums) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass, keyboards, vocals). The three were friends from school and changed the name of the band on several times (Ghotic Plage, Fixed Penalty and Rocket Baby Dolls) before adopting the Muse. Their sound is a blend of alternative rock and electronic, with influences from classical music and progressive rock, sometimes including metal and Spanish guitar. Normally use the bass line as the dominant force, adding distortions and similar effects for a more forceful sound, allowing the guitar away from the main melody and achieve higher notes; another peculiarity of Muse's piano style in most of his songs, and his music is inspired by the works of Romantic pianist-composers such as Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Liszt, resulting in a modern fusion of Romantic style and rock . The band is known for their energetic live performances and the interests of the Matthew Bellamy's eccentric leader in global conspiracy, extraterrestrial life, theology and the apocalypse that are usually present in the lyrics of the group. Muse has six studio albums on the market - Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), The Resistance (2009) and The 2nd Law (2012).
  • 39. Radiohead • Radiohead is a British group (Oxford, England) alternative rock that emerged in 1988 when a young man called Thom Yorke (vocals, rhythm guitar and piano) and Colin Greenwood (bass, keyboards, synthesizer and sampler) decided to form a group, which first called TNT. Jointed after Ed O'Brien (guitar, percussion, sound effects and voice.), Philip Selway (drums, percussion) and Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, analog circuit, Martenot waves, toy piano, glockenspiel, Kaoss Pad , door knob and wireless mouse), and changed their name to ''on a Friday'' (days which they used to practice) with which they released an album of demos that never was released officially. In late 1991 ''On a Friday'' draws attention from record labels, signing with EMI; here they begins a long relationship which they lasted until 2007 where they released their ''In Rainbows'' with XL Recordings. EMI suggested renaming them, and inspired by a song by Talking Heads: Radio Head, choose: Radiohead. Already with EMI, Radiohead released their first album called Pablo Honey album with a clear and strong presence of guitars, falling within the classic English Rock indie rock.
  • 40. Placebo • Placebo was formed when Brian Molko, after attempting to enter to the theater career, he chanced to meet Stefan Olsdal in South Kensington London Underground station in 1994. Molko and Olsdal had gone to the same school, but oddly never crossed a word until those meeting, in which they realized that they shared musical tastes. It was then decided to form a band. The first name of the band was ''Ashtray Heart'' but they soon became the name of Placebo. Molko's first choice to complete the group was drummer Steve Hewitt, another acquaintance who immediately became interested in the project, but at the time Hewitt was already in London Breed group which Robert Schultzberg initially alternated with Hewitt battery place in the group, however Hewitt and actively involved with Placebo. When they got their first contract in 1996, Hewitt did not appear as a member. Instead Schultzberg recorded with Molko and Olsdal group's first album, the eponymous Placebo that year. Shortly after Molko and Olsdal began to have differences with Schultzberg who left the band. That was how Hewitt became the third component of Placebo before concluding 1996.