Rock is a popular music genre derived from the short phrase "rock and roll" in the 1950s in the United States, then developed into many different subcategories from the 60's. the 20th century and beyond, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States. Rock originated from rock and roll of the 1940s and 1950s, strongly influenced by R&B and country music . On the contrary, rock also has a strong influence on many types of music, such as blues and folk , along with interactions with jazz , classical music , and other genres.
Rock is often focused on using electric guitars , and often along with bass guitar and drums. In particular, rock compositions often use the 4/4 rhythm with the popular "development - chorus" structure (verse - chorus), but the subcategories are extremely diverse and the common characteristics to define becomes very difficult to identify. Like pop , the lyrics often talk about sad love stories, but sometimes also mention other topics such as social and political issues. The dominance of white male artists has become a decisive factor in the development and discovery of rock music. Compared to pop music, rock also outlines the importance of music collaborations, live performances, and "authentic" ideas.
In the late 60s - also known as "golden years" or "classic rock era" - many of the rock subcategories appeared, including blues rock , folk rock , country rock , and jazz-rock mixed . Many of them contributed to psychedelic rock that was greatly influenced by the anti-cultural movement at the time. Another important genre that appears is progressive rock ; Rock glam emphasizes on performance art and style; and the important and long-standing subcategories of heavy metal are high in volume, intensity and speed. In the late 1970s,Punk rock became popular and became the focal point against trends to create the first genre characterized by social as well as political themes. Punk culture influenced throughout the 80s with the creation of many important subcategories, including New Wave , post-punk and especially the alternative rock wave . By the 1990s, alternative rock became popular and split into grunge , Britpop , and indie rock . The music mixes together, creating then pop punk , rap rock , and rap metal, along with new genres that are extremely important to rock history like garage rock / post-punk and synthpop in the early years of the new millennium.
Rock music has also become a part of social and cultural movements, creating new concepts such as rocker or mod in England, or hippie originating from San Francisco in the US in the 1960s. Similarly, in years 70, punk culture has created concepts like goth and emo . Inheriting the resistance from folk music , rock quickly became associated with political issues, especially issues related to changing social views on race, gender, and use of substances. likes, and is often considered the lyrics of youth against consumer society and enjoyment.
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