What Separates '60s and '70s Rock Music

Progressive rock even became more prolific, as well as hard rock and the newly-created heavy metal genre courtesy of Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Punk was ... WhatSeparates’60sand’70sRockMusicTheDoorsLiveatTheBowl,1968-penevant/YoutubeAswithinnovation,theforwardflowoftimeheraldsnewbeginnings,evenfordisciplinessuchasmusic.Rockmusic,earlierknownasrockn’roll,wassubjectedtosuch“evolution”aswell.Fromtherhythmn’bluesrootsfromthe50’s,rockn’rollproliferatedinthe50’swithbandsandartistssuchasTheBeatles,TheMoodyBlues,JimiHendrix,TheRollingStones,TheWho,TheKinks,andTheDoors,amongothers.Pop,psychedelic,hard,progressive:theseflavorsofrockmusicstartedtakingrootinthefifties.Inagrowingcounterculturalmovement,rockplayedamajorpartinempoweringandunitingthemasses,especiallywhentheHippiestookover.Peoplebecamemoreliberated,andstartedpartakinginrecreationaldrugs,justliketheirmusicianidols.Therockmusicofthisperiodwassomewhatadiluted,juvenileform,whichissurelyunderstandablegivenitstimeintheindustry.Whenthelate60’scame,bandslikePinkFloyd,LedZeppelin,TheAllmanBrothers,FrankZappa,andEricClaptonbegantosurface,andrefinethestandardsetbytheirprogenitors.Rockmusicinthe70’swasarebelliouscelebrationandinnovation.Progressiverockevenbecamemoreprolific,aswellashardrockandthenewly-createdheavymetalgenrecourtesyofBlackSabbathandDeepPurple.PunkwaswidelypopularizedbytheRamones.Whatwasrockn’rollinthesixties,becamerockintheseventies.Rockwasfinallybeginningtomaterializethewayitwassupposedto.GonewasthepopqualityTheBeatlesmainlybroughtfromthepastdecade,developingintoamoreelectricguitardrivensound,takingininfluencesfromblues,jazz,andevenclassicalmusic.Thisamalgamationofgenresiswhatgavetheseventiesavibrantringtoit,thetruegoldenageofrockmusic.Therealrockerlifestyleseemedtorevealitselfaswell,accompaniedbyexcessrevelryanddebauchery,trulytheepitomeofthelong-standingimagerockmusicianshavecarriedthroughouttheyears.Now,withalmostsevendecadesdowntheline,rockmusichasseenitsupsanddowns,andhasbirthedasignificantamountofvariationsthatareeitherimprovedoreccentricforthemasses.Theonlyquestionnowis,howrockmusicwillfinditselfbacktothemainstream,justlikeitsprimeyears. PreviousShareonFacebookShareonPinterestNextRelatedWatchConanO’BrienMarvelOverGeorge…WatchClassicTalkingHeadsLiveOf“TakeMeToThe…WhyBruceSpringsteenIsTerrifiedOfHisFansIn1985…RockBandsThatAre“SoBad”ToTourWithWhyOtherGuitaristLoveToHateOnEricClaptonRockstarsWhoHadReallyBadTimesWithMoneyPaulMcCartneyRevealsHisFavoriteBeachBoysSong×LikeUsonFacebook!