rock (music)

Music Genre that emerged in the 1950s and whose characteristic is the heavy sound and empowered lyrics that serve both social criticism and party themes.
Usually, rock is accompanied with a Singer, a Guitar, a Bass Guitar and Drum, plus a Keyboard as an extra.

Subgenres

• Grunge
• Heavy Metal
• Visual Kei

Notable bands

• AC/DC
• Bad Religion
• Black Sabbath
• The Beatles
• Blink-182
• Deep Purple
• Evanescence
• Green Day
• Guns N' Roses
• Kiss
• Korn
• Led Zeppelin
• Linkin Park
• my bloody valentine
• Nirvana
• Radiohead
• Scorpions
• U2
• Van Halen

Notable Artists

• Axl Rose
• Eddie Van Halen
• Elvis Presley
• Jimi Hendrix
• John Lennon
• Kurt Cobain

External links

Wikipedia entry