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Rock music<br /> <strong>Rock music</strong> is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Rock_and_roll">rock and roll</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Rhythm_and_blues">rhythm and blues</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Country_music">country music</a> and also drew on <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Folk_music">folk music</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Jazz">jazz</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Classical_music">classical music</a>.<br /> The sound of rock often revolves around the <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Guitar">guitar</a> <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Beat_%28music%29#Backbeat">back beat</a> laid down by a <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Rhythm_section">rhythm section</a> of electric <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Bass_guitar">bass guitar</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Drum_kit">drums</a>, and keyboard instruments such as <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Organ_%28music%29">organ</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Piano">piano</a>, or, since the 1970s, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Synthesizer">synthesizers</a>. Along with the guitar or keyboards, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Saxophone">saxophone</a> and blues-style <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Harmonica">harmonica</a> are sometimes used as soloing instruments. In its "purest form", it "has three chords, a strong, insistent back beat, and a catchy melody."[[#cite_note-0|[1]]]<br /> In the late 1960s and early 1970s, rock music developed different subgenres. When it was blended with folk music it created <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Folk_rock">folk rock</a>, with blues to create <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Blues-rock">blues-rock</a> and with jazz, to create <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Jazz_fusion">jazz-rock fusion</a>. In the 1970s, rock incorporated influences from <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Soul_music">soul</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Funk">funk</a>, and <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Latin_music">Latin music</a>. Also in the 1970s, rock developed a number of subgenres, such as <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Soft_rock">soft rock</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Glam_rock">glam rock</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Heavy_metal_music">heavy metal</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Hard_rock">hard rock</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Progressive_rock">progressive rock</a>, and <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Punk_rock">punk rock</a>. Rock subgenres that emerged in the 1980s included <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/New_Wave_music">new wave</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Hardcore_punk">hardcore punk</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Alternative_rock">alternative rock</a>. In the 1990s, rock subgenres included <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Grunge">grunge</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Britpop">Britpop</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Indie_rock">indie rock</a>, and <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Nu_metal">nu metal</a>.<br /> A group of musicians specializing in rock music is called a <strong><a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Rock_band">rock band</a></strong> or <strong>rock group</strong>. Many rock groups consist of an electric <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Guitarist">guitarist</a>, lead <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Singing">singer</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Bassist">bass guitarist</a>, and a <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Drummer">drummer</a>, forming a <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Quartet">quartet</a>. Some groups omit one or more of these roles or utilize a lead singer who plays an instrument while singing, sometimes forming a <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Trio_%28music%29">trio</a> or <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Duet_%28music%29">duo</a>; others include additional musicians such as one or two <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Rhythm_guitar">rhythm guitarists</a> or a <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Keyboardist">keyboardist</a>. More rarely, groups also utilize stringed instruments such as violins or <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Cello">cellos</a>, woodwind instruments such as saxophones, and brass instruments such as <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Trumpet">trumpets</a> or <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Trombone">trombones</a>.<br /> More recently the term <em>rock</em> has been used as a <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Blanket_term">blanket term</a> including forms such as <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Pop_music">pop music</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Soul_music">soul music</a>, and sometimes even <a class="wiki_link" href="https://wiki.wikispaces.com/Hip_hop">hip hop</a>, with which it has often been contrasted through much of its history.[[#cite_note-1|[2]]]<br /> <table class="wiki_table"> <tr> <td><h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctoggle">[<a class="wiki_link" href="http://javascript.wikispaces.com/toggleToc%28%29">hide</a>]</span>* <span class="tocnumber">[[#1950s-early_1960s|1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#1950s-early_1960s|1950s-early 1960s]]</span><br /> <ul><ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Rock_and_roll|1.1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Rock_and_roll|Rock and roll]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#The_.22in-between_years.22|1.2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#The_.22in-between_years.22|The "in-between years"]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Surf_music|1.3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Surf_music|Surf music]]</span></li></ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Golden_Age_.281963.E2.80.931974.29|2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Golden_Age_.281963.E2.80.931974.29|Golden Age (1963–1974)]]</span><ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#The_British_Invasion|2.1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#The_British_Invasion|The British Invasion]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Garage_rock|2.2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Garage_rock|Garage rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Pop_rock|2.3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Pop_rock|Pop rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Blues-rock|2.4]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Blues-rock|Blues-rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Folk_rock|2.5]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Folk_rock|Folk rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Psychedelic_rock|2.6]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Psychedelic_rock|Psychedelic rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Roots_rock|2.7]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Roots_rock|Roots rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Progressive_rock|2.8]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Progressive_rock|Progressive rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Glam_rock|2.9]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Glam_rock|Glam rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Soft_rock.2C_hard_rock_and_heavy_metal|2.10]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Soft_rock.2C_hard_rock_and_heavy_metal|Soft rock, hard rock and heavy metal]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Christian_rock|2.11]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Christian_rock|Christian rock]]</span></li></ul></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Mid_to_late_1970s|3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Mid_to_late_1970s|Mid to late 1970s]]</span><ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Punk_rock|3.1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Punk_rock|Punk rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#New_wave|3.2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#New_wave|New wave]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Post-punk|3.3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Post-punk|Post-punk]]</span></li></ul></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#1980s|4]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#1980s|1980s]]</span><ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal|4.1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal|New wave of British heavy metal]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Glam_metal|4.2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Glam_metal|Glam metal]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Heartland_rock|4.3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Heartland_rock|Heartland rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#The_emergence_of_alternative_rock|4.4]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#The_emergence_of_alternative_rock|The emergence of alternative rock]]</span></li></ul></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Alternative_goes_mainstream_.28early.E2.80.93mid_1990s.29|5]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Alternative_goes_mainstream_.28early.E2.80.93mid_1990s.29|Alternative goes mainstream (early–mid 1990s)]]</span><ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Grunge|5.1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Grunge|Grunge]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Britpop|5.2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Britpop|Britpop]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Indie_rock|5.3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Indie_rock|Indie rock]]</span></li></ul></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Hybrid_genres_.28mid-late_1990s.29|6]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Hybrid_genres_.28mid-late_1990s.29|Hybrid genres (mid-late 1990s)]]</span><ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Pop_punk|6.1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Pop_punk|Pop punk]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Post-grunge|6.2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Post-grunge|Post-grunge]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Nu_metal_and_rap_rock|6.3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Nu_metal_and_rap_rock|Nu metal and rap rock]]</span></li></ul></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Rock_music_in_the_new_millenium_.282000s.29|7]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Rock_music_in_the_new_millenium_.282000s.29|Rock music in the new millenium (2000s)]]</span><ul><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Emo|7.1]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Emo|Emo]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Garage_rock_revival|7.2]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Garage_rock_revival|Garage rock revival]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Post-punk_revival|7.3]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Post-punk_revival|Post-punk revival]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Metalcore_and_contemporary_heavy_metal|7.4]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Metalcore_and_contemporary_heavy_metal|Metalcore and contemporary heavy metal]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Electronic_rock|7.5]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Electronic_rock|Electronic rock]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Dance-punk|7.6]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Dance-punk|Dance-punk]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#New_Rave|7.7]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#New_Rave|New Rave]]</span></li></ul></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#Social_impact|8]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#Social_impact|Social impact]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#See_also|9]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#See_also|See also]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#References|10]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#References|References]]</span></li><li><span class="tocnumber">[[#External_links|11]]</span> <span class="toctext">[[#External_links|External links]]</span></li></ul></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <h1>Welcome to Your New Wiki!</h1> <br /> <h2>Getting Started</h2> <ul><li>Click on the edit button above to put your own content on this page.</li><li>To invite new members, click on <strong>Manage Wiki</strong> and <strong>Invite People</strong>.</li><li>To change your wiki's colors or theme, click on <strong>Manage Wiki</strong> and <strong>Look and Feel</strong>.</li><li>To set who can view and edit your wiki, click on <strong>Manage Wiki</strong> and <strong>Permissions</strong>.</li></ul><br /> <h2>Need Help?</h2> <ul><li>Click on the help link above to learn more about how to use your wiki.</li></ul>
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