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Rock music has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly, which evolved from blues, country music and other influences. According to the All Music Guide, “In its purest form, Rock & Roll has three chords, a strong, insistent back beat, and a catchy melody. Early rock & roll drew from a variety of sources, primarily blues, R&B, and country, but also gospel, traditional pop, jazz, and folk. All of these influences combined in a simple, blues-based song structure that was fast, danceable, and catchy.”
In the late 1960s, rock music was blended with folk music to create folk rock, blues to create blues-rock and with jazz, to create jazz-rock fusion, and without a time signature to create psychedelic rock. In the 1970s, rock incorporated influences from soul, funk, and latin music. Also in the 1970s, rock developed a number of subgenres, such as soft rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and punk rock. Rock subgenres that emerged in the 1980s included synthpop, hardcore punk and alternative rock. In the 1990s, rock subgenres included grunge, Britpop, indie rock, and nu metal.
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rock gigs in United States • view all
| August 2008 | ||
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| Today (Wednesday 27 August 2008) | ||
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Dave Matthews Band
Robert Earl Keen |
USANA Amphitheatre West Valley City, United States |
7 people attending |
| Friday 29 August 2008 | ||
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Dave Matthews Band
O.A.R. |
Gorge Amphitheatre George, United States |
12 people attending |
| Saturday 30 August 2008 | ||
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Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration featuring Bruce Springsteen at Roadhouse at the Lakefront
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen, Alejandro Escovedo |
Roadhouse at the Lakefront Milwaukee, United States |
10 people attending |
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Dave Matthews Band
O.A.R. |
Gorge Amphitheatre George, United States |
8 people attending |
| Sunday 31 August 2008 | ||
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Dave Matthews Band
O.A.R. |
Gorge Amphitheatre George, United States |
5 people attending |
| September 2008 | ||
| Friday 5 September 2008 | ||
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Dave Matthews Band
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings |
Greek Theatre - U.C. Berkeley San Francisco, United States |
16 people attending |
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InfernoNecrosis wrote:
Hey guys, there's a site that's just been created for various alternative genres of music. Please check us out at www.freepowerboards.com/sonicnexus
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Blue145 wrote:
FOO FIGHTERS <3
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Bomus_ wrote:
pollish rock
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roon1sicunt wrote:
coldplay ahaha. what a fcken joke
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bouularte wrote:
brazilian rock o//
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bikolol wrote:
i <3 rock~~
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mikalikahi wrote:
"indie tried to kill the rock, but they failed as they were stricken down to the ground! coldplay tried to defile the rock, but rock was much too strong! :D " Word.
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negblanc wrote:
If you want to discover new bands : http://www.last.fm/tag/discoverockult =)
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JAMPSE wrote:
indie tried to kill the rock, but they failed as they were stricken down to the ground! coldplay tried to defile the rock, but rock was much too strong! :D
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zeiqhmc wrote:
Man the tags for last.fm really sucks... i'm off to imeem
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storvikarn wrote:
New Group: For Those Who Probably Will Die While Listening To Music
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Loppermann wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Anti+Emo+Death+Squid
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saleemkarvyshee wrote:
There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet." Great accomplishments are often attempted but occassionally reached. What is interesting and encouraging is that those who reach them are usually those who missed many times before." We have no right to ask when a sorrow comes, "Why did this happen to me?" unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way". Belief is a powerful mechanism, which can either drive you forward on the road to success or drag you backwards along the road to failure." "Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you stop peddling." The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything
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Tipheret wrote:
I use this one, as a general one for bands playing any variant of rock "lets use tags like black metal or pop punk or or independent (for unsigned bands only!) more often.. " The indie tag is much worse, at least with the "rock" tag you know the guys are using guitars xD indie would be anything!.
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alexa___ wrote:
rock rocks.
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pallando14 wrote:
yup ikurasake1 you are absolutely right ppl shouldnt use this tag.. lets use tags like black metal or pop punk or or independent (for unsigned bands only!) more often..
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honeysweet7 wrote:
SYU,I always listen to you.
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ikurasake1 wrote:
I really hate this tag, rock could be almost ANYTHING. When 50% of all bands are tagged with "rock" as their number one tag, it doesn't really help tell me what it really sounds like.
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rramiel wrote:
Muse. Rock. Funny...
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
this is a poor tag, and playing 'rock' tag radio doesn't make me happy ...
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