I'm sure a lot of people have different opinions about this. Here is the general internet definition of
rock music.
Rock: originally known as rock and roll, now simply known as rock music. It is a type of popular music that has evolved from the rock and roll, pop music of the 1950s. Some rock music takes its roots from blues or R&B music. Lyrics in songs of this genre can include anti-establishment references, drug activity, promiscuity or musical experimentation.
Subgenre: A genre within a genre of something. I.e. Subgenre of rock music-hard rock, punk rock, folk rock, etc.
Here are some of your typical
subgenres of rock music
-Beginning in the mid 1960s as garage rock or psychedelic rock, this type of music relies heavily on distorted electric guitars, bass guitars, pounding drums and are sometimes accompanied by pianos, keyboards, saxophones, etc.
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| Def Leppard |
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| Led Zeppelin |
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| KISS |
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| Aerosmith |
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| AC/DC |
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| Guns N'Roses |
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| Deep Purple |
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| Van Halen |
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| Alice Cooper |
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| Queen |
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| Whitesnake |
-Loud, fast, aggressive music originating in the late 1970s, early 1980s and originating in England
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Green Day
My sister has the BIGGEST crush on Billie Joe Armstrong (center) |
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Billy Idol
If my sister saw this, she'd have a coronary!! |
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| Generation X |
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| The Clash |
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| The Sex Pistols |
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| The Plasmatics |
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The Offspring
My sister loves these guys! |
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| The Ramones |
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| Blink-182 |
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| The New York Dolls |
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| Sum 41 |
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| My Chemical Romance |
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| Good Charlotte |
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| Misfits |
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| Yellowcard |
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| Simple Plan |
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| Dropkick Murphys |
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| Dead Kennedys |
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| Iggy Pop |
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| Flogging Molly |
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| Social Distortion |
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| Fall Out Boy |
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| Buzzcocks |
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| Black Flag |
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| New Found Glory |
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| Me First and the Gimme Gimmes |
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| The Police |
-Originating in the late 60s and early 70s, this music can be complex with loads of time changes and is described as a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of creativity"
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| Rush |
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| Hawkwind, probably pre-Lemmy |
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| Pink Floyd |
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| Genesis |
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| King Crimson |
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| Electric Light Orchestra |
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| The Moody Blues |
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| Supertramp |
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| Styx |
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| Asia |
-A type of rock that mixes blues three chord structures with rock music
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| Led Zeppelin |
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| Eric Clapton |
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| The Allman Brothers Band |
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| Carlos Santana |
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| Jeff Beck |
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| ZZ Top |
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| The Yardbirds |
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| Paul Rodgers |
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| Bad Company |
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Wow, he's cute! |
-Inspired by the psychedelic culture of the 1960s, this music tries to copy the effects of psychedelic, mind-altering drugs, such as LSD
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| The Beatles |
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| Pink Floyd |
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| Jefferson Airplane |
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Hawkwind
This must be pre-Lemmy Kilmister |
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| The Doors |
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| The Grateful Dead |
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The Byrds
I love the sunglasses on the guy in the yellow jacket! |
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| The Zombies |
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| The Who |
-Emerging from the 1980s, this type of music originated in the underground music scene and became incredibly popular in the 1990s and 2000s. It's essentially born of an independent music scene
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| Green Day |
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Linkin Park
My sister likes the singer (one in glasses) |
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Foo Fighters
She loves their song "Monkey Wrench" |
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| U2 |
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| 3 Doors Down |
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| Puddle of Mudd |
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| Disturbed |
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| Three Days Grace |
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| Creed |
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| Nickelback |
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| Coldplay |
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| The Killers |
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| Breaking Benjamin |
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| Staind |
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| Seether |
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| Chevelle |
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The Offspring
My sister listens to them |
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| Blink-182 |
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| Soundgarden |
-A type of rock music that is high energy and is usually started in a garage
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| The White Stripes |
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| The Strokes |
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The Guess Who
I wonder who the blonde cutie in the center is???? |
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| Alice Cooper |
-This type of music originated in the late 1970s and lasted until the mid-1980s but with strong influences from 1970s punk
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| Duran Duran |
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| Devo |
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| Tears for Fears |
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| The Cure |
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| The B-52s |
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| The Police |
-This music is completely representative of America. It originated in the South and includes inspirations from rock and roll, country music, blues and strongly focuses on electric guitar, vocals
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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| The Georgia Satellites |
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| ZZ Top |
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| The Allman Brothers Band |
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| The Marshall Tucker Band |
-This type of rock is more easy going on the ears and more reliant on simple melodies and kinder lyrics than hard rock
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| Paul McCartney |
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| Elton John |
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| The Police |
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| Sting |
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| Journey |
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| Chicago |
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| Rod Stewart |
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| REO Speedwagon |
-This often uses macabre imagery, such as torture devices onstage, violent/suggestive behavior from the artist, macabre or disturbing images such as makeup, fake blood, pyrotechnics and always uses elements of horror movies
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| Alice Cooper. The king of shock rock!! |
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| Rob Zombie |
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| Marilyn Manson |
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| Arthur Brown |
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| KISS |
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| Coven |
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| Black Veil Brides |
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| Impaler |
-Essentially folk rock is taken from folk music but given a rock tune-up by using electric instruments. Folk rock is usually associated with hippies
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| The Byrds |
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| Cher |
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| Jefferson Airplane |
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| The Mamas & The Papas |
-Mixes funk music with rock music
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| Living Colour |
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| Primus |
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| Deep Purple |
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| Trapeze |
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Glenn Hughes
Still handsome!! |
-First appearing in the 1970s, performers in this category often wore flamboyant clothes and makeup
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| T. Rex |
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| David Bowie |
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| Queen |
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| The New York Dolls |
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| Slade |
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| Mott the Hoople |
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| Cockney Rebel |
-Known simply and also as stadium rock, this type of music originated in the 1970s, with bands that could easily fill large stadiums or arenas. Heavy metal bands and hard rock bands easily fit into this category as well
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| Led Zeppelin. This is supposed to be surprising?!? |
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| Aerosmith |
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| Foreigner |
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| AC/DC |
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| KISS |
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| Van Halen |
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| Heart |
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| Deep Purple |
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| Sammy Hagar |
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| Bad Company |
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| Joe Walsh |
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| Billy Squier |
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| Journey |
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| Styx |
-Mixes light, catchy, pop-style music and light lyrics with rock guitar-based music
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| The Beatles |
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| Paul McCartney |
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| Elton John |
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| The Rolling Stones |
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| Elvis Presley |
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| Rod Stewart |
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| Chicago |
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| REO Speedwagon |
-Mixes country music with rock music. Began in the late 1960s, early 1970s
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| The Eagles |
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| The Marshall Tucker Band |
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| The Allman Brothers Band |
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd |
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| Keith Urban |
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| Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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| Alabama |
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| Zac Brown Band |
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| Carrie Underwood |
Latin rock
-Combines elements of Latin American and Caribbean folk music with rock music. But, typically, in English-speaking countries, this can usually be referred to as any type of music with Spanish/Portugese vocals or an overall Latin feel to the music
Artists include
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| Carlos Santana |
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| Los Lobos |
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| Los Lonely Boys |
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| Ritchie Valens |
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| Juanes |
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| Chris Perez |
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| Radio Futura |
