Evolution of Rock?!
Question: what do you think are the different genres of rock for:
the 70's -
the 80's -
the 90's -
I already know this decade, because there are too many genres of rock to keep up with....
Answers: what do you think are the different genres of rock for:
the 70's -
the 80's -
the 90's -
I already know this decade, because there are too many genres of rock to keep up with....
The 70's
Singer Songwriter Rock
Heavy Metal
Arena Rock
Americana Rock
Prog Rock
Punk Rock
The 80's
NWOBHM
Hair Metal
Prog Pop
Thrash
Heavy Metal Generation II
New Wave
Punk Rock Generation II
The 90's
Pop Punk
Grunge
Grunge Metal
Industrial
Nu Metal (Why God Why?????)
Recycled Rock
70's - Art Rock - Hendrix /Bowie
Punk - Ramones, Pistols, Clash
80s - Definitely heavy metal era - Iron Maiden, Judas Priest
Stupid stadium rock - Police, Bruce SPringsteen, The Smiths, Queen
90s - Tis where rock branched off and experimented.. loads of genres bloomed - Indie Rock - Oasis,Pixies,Stone Roses.
Grunge - Nirvana , Mudhoney
Punk revival - Green Day, rancid..
The decades you have nemtioned did not create different genres of rock.
All genres of rock stayed the same... it's only gournalists that created names for sub-genres... the music stayed the way it was.
70's-psycadellic like hendrix
80's-hair metal and heavy metal like metallica and cinderella
90's-grunge like nirvana
70's-
Birth of Metal(Black Sabbath, Judas Priest...)
Art Rock(Bowie, Velvet UnderGround...)
Punk(British and American)
Stadium Rock(could also be in the 80's Boston, Tom Petty, The Police...)
80's-
New Wave(Blondie, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, PIL...)
Speed Metal(Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth...)
Hair Metal(Poison, Cinderella,Ratt...)
Thrash-Skate Punk-(DRI, Suicidal Tendencies, Black Flag, GWAR...)
New American Punk - (Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Minor Threat...)
90's
Grunge/Seattle(AIC, Nirvana SoundGarden...)
Rap Metal(Linkin Pard, Limp Bickit, Kid Rock...)
Neu-Metal - (Slipknot, Staind, Acid Bath...)
Pop Rock - (Dishwalia, Matchbox 20, Beep Blue Something...)
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