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Description (Very biased info re my
opinions, no offense intended.)
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Roots & Influences
1940 - 1955
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Uptempo rhythm and blues, doo wop,
and popular movers, including Fats Domino, LaVern Baker, Bill Haley &
his Comets, and a variety of country-influenced R&B leaders. |
The Golden Age
1955 - 1959
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The first big rock'n'roll hits, street corner
group harmony, and rock-a-billy, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard,
Buddy Holly, Elvis, Dion & the Belmonts, and many one hit wonders. |
Struggling Years
1959 - 1963
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A few more rocking songs, as tragedies slow things
down to sentimental ballads. But rock reels back with the Twist,
early Motown, neo doo wop, surf pop, and the girl groups. |
British Invasion
1964 - 1967
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The Beatles, Rolling Stones, DC5, etc. were only
approached by Motown, other early soul artists, and the California sound
including the Beach Boys and Rightous Brothers. |
Psychodellic Period
1967 - 1970
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Underground FM takes rock to a higher place with
Sgt. Pepper, Hendrix, and extended versions of pop singles while garage
bands extrapolate from rock basics. |
Album Oriented Rock
1971 - 1975
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LPs now rule as FM dishes out heavy metal, country
rock, and art rock including Led Zeppelin, the Stones, Eagles, Foghat,
and Pink Floyd as popsy AM becomes useless. |
The Disco Days
1976 - 1979
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Disco crashes of its own obesity, good rockin'
tunes are not in the Top 40 as the real rock genre takes on a cult status
with ELO, REO, UFO, BTO, Foreigner, and Bob Seger. |
New Wave
1979 - 1985
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Punk, power pop, and hard rockers including AC/DC,
Cheap Trick, and Joan Jett & the Black Hearts revive the aging genre,
though nowhere near to the level of its haydays. |
Alternative Rock
1985 - 199?
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Starting out as rootsie hard rock with the Blasters,
Jason & the Scorchers, and the Jesus & Mary Chain, it evolved into
the mainstream mush it was supposed to be an alternative to! |
Internet Music
199? - 2003
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Wow! Now *anything* goes and it's all "free" but you have to
buy a computer, learn software, MP3s, solve glitches, and hunt around an
awful lot to find good rockin' tunes. |
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