Rock And Roll - analysis of the different styles of Rock.

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Rock

PLAN

“I don’t know which will go first- Rock and Roll or Christianity”, John Lennon

INRTO-1/2 a page

BACKGROUND-setting the scene ½ a page

DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROCK GENERES- 1 paragraph

Punk Rock-1/2 a page

Alternative Rock-1/2 a page

Blues Rock-1/3 a page

Folk Rock-1/3 a page

Indie Rock-1/2 a page

Wizard Rock-1/3 a page  base it on TMB wands chords structure

Many bands artists etc – 1 paragraph

Sex Pistols- ½ a page

Queen-1/2 a page

Dire Straits-1/3 a page

The Beatles-1 page a page

The Clash -1/2 a page 1976–1986

U2 1976–present

But there are contemporary artists etc – 1 paragraph

Muse-1/3 a page

Mumford and Sons-1/3 a page

Panic At The Disco-1/3 a page

Coldplay-1/2 a page

The Kooks

Noah And The Whale

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

There are many different genres of Rock music. Each sub-genre of Rock music has an opulent history; each sub-genre is listened to as much as traditional Rock and Roll music, if not more so. We have chosen six sub-genres of Rock music to explore through our essay.

It was very hard to pick these genres as there are so many fantastic Rock genres, with different beats, pitches and tones. Traditional Rock music is conventionally built on a foundation of simple un-syncopated rhythms; this is usually in a 4 by 4 meter, with a repetitive snare drum back beat on beats two and four.

The melodies that Rock music consists of are a resultant from older musical modes, including the Dorian mode and the Mixolydian mode; however the most well-known modes are the major and minor modes. The harmonies range from the common trio, to parallel fourths and fifths and inharmonious movements.

Punk Rock

Punk Rock is a sub-genre of Rock Music that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. It rooted from garage rock and traditional Punk Music. Punk Rock was very similar to Punk Music but tended to have a heavier beat. These bands created fast, hard-edged music; typically the songs were around two minutes long, for example the band Ramones’s debut album, had fourteen tracks, half of which were under two minutes. Lyrics are a very important aspect to Punk Rock bands, as these lyrics were often political and anti-establishment.

A typical Punk Rock instrumentation includes one or two electric guitars, an electric bass, a drum kit and vocals. Most early Punk Rock songs retained a traditional Rock 'n' Roll verse-chorus form and 4/4 time signature. However, some Punk Rock bands like the Sex Pistols broke from this format. Punk Rock laid the groundwork for Alternative music.

Punk Rock bands and artists include:

Ramones (1974-1996)

Sex Pistols (1975-1978)

The Stooges (1967–1971, 1972–1974, 2003–Present)

My Chemical Romance (2001-Present)

Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock is also known as, ‘Alternative Music’, ‘alt Rock’ or ‘Alternative’. It is a sub-genre of Rock music and was basically used to describe the diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s. It became very popular by the 1990s.  Music from the underground is often known as the ‘underground community’, it is music that comprises of a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Alternative Rock was a prominent genre of the underground community. Moreover, the music underground is not just a thing from the 20th century, underground concerts are still a recognised aspect of today and consist of independent artists looking to promote and share new music.

When the notion of Alternative Rock was first opened to the public, it was most commonly associated with a loud, distorted guitar sound; however, its original meaning was far broader, referring to a generation of musicians joined by their collective debt to either the musical style, or simply their independent ethos.

At times, the word ‘Alternative’ has been used as a colloquial description for the music that Rock artists from the underground receive. Many artists dislike the term as it is very broad and consists of music that varies greatly in terms of its sound, its social context and its local roots. Artists sometimes felt that their music was not as personal to their listeners as it was to them.

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Near the end of the 1980s, magazines, radio broadcasting and word of mouth had increased the diversity of Alternative Rock, and by the 1990’s Alternative Rock music was very well known. This was a big achievement as most sub-genres achieved minor mainstream notice and hardly any of the bands that represented this music had even signed to major record labels. Despite this most Alternative bands' mainstream successes were limited in comparison to the other genres of Rock and pop music at the time, and most bands remained signed to independent labels and received relatively little attention from mainstream radio, television ...

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