Reviewing the history of music: Rock

All we know what's Rock about, identify a rock song or say some famous rock singers but, do we really know what is it? well let's start with rock's history. Before the 1950s there was a type of music known as Rock and Roll, which descended from "rhythm and blues" and "country" but it was not until that year that people began to mix it with other types of music. It began to be influenced by blues, jazz, folk and even classical music and using as a denouncement for social evils. Guitar started being the most mopular instrument in this type of music, normally with a drum kit and a bass in the background or sometimes with a piano as main instrument too. Years later, rock began to become one of the most important musical types in history and to develop lots of subgeneres like  pop punk, rap rock, nu metal, glam rock, heavy metal, blues rock, folk rock and so on.

Year 1950

The rock movement started being one of the most popular types of music, Elvis Presley created the song That's Alright Mama, for many os of us, the start of the rock and roll. In addition great black singers arose like Chuck Berry, and began to bring rock to the black population. Later, Phil Spector revolutionized the music recording system, making the coming singers use that system.

Year 1960 

One of the best years in the history of music, are born groups like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks or The Who. Bob dylan begins to gather strength with his folk rock. In 1967 Leonard Cohen launches its first disc (personally my favourite songwriter) and 3 years latter appears the Grunge with  Led Zeppelin by the grunge hand.

Year 1970

Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Queen, create the Heavy metal. And Specially the group Queen gets an amazing popularity thanks to song like Bohemian Rhapsody, a real masterpiece these days. The Runaways created the Proto-Punk and in 1974 born the punk rock with amazing groups like The Ramones or Kiss. James Brown was the maximum exponent of disco music. In parallel, large groups are born like AC/DC or Aerosmith. From Jamaica Bob Marley popularize the Reggae and in the other hand, groups as Iron Maiden or Van Halen popularize the Hard Rock.

Year 1980

 Michael Jackson becomes the King of pop, while Madonna and Prince are top sales. Bruce Springsteen revived American rock, U2 releases his first album called "boy" while Red Hot Chili Peppers triumphs in england and in USA Guns n' roses approaches to the hard rock with Appetite for Destruction or Welcome to the Jungle and later use a less violent style, to create some of it's best songs like Sweet Child o'              Mine or Paradise City,

Year 1990

Death Metal gets much harder with groups like  Cannibal Corpse, Immolation or Dying Fetus. The grunge is turned upside down with very basic songs like Smells Like Teen Spirit, from Nirvana. Guns N' Roses destroys the medium again with songs like Don't cry or Since I Don't Have You and Groups like Muse triumph with their political and social criticism, by the other hand Rap- rock gets popularity thanks to Linkin Park.

I'm sure you all know the rest of the story, if you are reading it, you are living it. This is just a part of the amazing story of the music which I expect you have ejoyed.