Rock Music and Dance Music – Popular Music Genres
Rock Music enjoys continued popularity since last fifty years. It is, by far, the best selling music among all genres and forms. That clearly shows its popularity through out the world including U.S.A, U.K, Germany, France, and Australia. It enjoys great popularity in Asia, Africa and Americas as well. It was born as Rock and Roll in 1950s. It was a fusion form of Rhythm & Blues, Country and other popular forms. It became instant hit across the United States of America. Bo Didley and Chuck Berry were the early rock artists. Little Richards and Fats Domino were also popular. It was widely accepted as popular form of music and spread to Britain and other countries. Its spread to United Kingdom was fast and swift. Cliff Richards and John Lennon were the early artists. Both of them achieved great success. John Lennon later formed the legendary ‘The Beatles’. [...]
Rock Albums U2, Sayhi And Alternate Routes
The new rock albums of 2009 are the ultimate distraction from the economic downturn. In the past, rock and roll centered on political corruption, overseas turmoil, and other relevant social issues. This year, artists seem to want to escape problems rather than face them head-on. U2 U2′s new album, No Line on the Horizon, was released March 3 by Universal Studios. Due to the band’s popularity and staying power, the album is a bit hard to find at the moment. While you can buy it for a low as $9.99 at Wal-Mart and Amazon.com, you may find both stores to be out of stock. For the next week or so, your best bet might be to go through iTunes, where you’ll have to shell out $17.99 for the deluxe edition. The new album is classic U2 sound. Fans on iTunes are calling it their “fourth masterpiece.” Most of the songs [...]
Progressive Rock Bands That Inspired the World
Progressive rock appeared in the late 1960s when rock artists wanted to break down the barriers of radio formatted pop and rock and progress this music genre to a place where it could achieve a more sophisticated sound, similar to that of classical music or jazz. Progressive rock is very hard to define in one conclusive way and we have progressive rock bands to prove that. Some of the most important bands of the 70s that defined this rock form did not have the same sound. Psychedelic music is believed to be the starting point of progressive rock. Some people also believe that bands like The Beatles contributed to the progressive rock movement. However, the two progressive rock bands that most people see as being the first of this new- found genre were King Crimson and Yes. These progressive rock bands appeared at the end of the 1960s and [...]
Romantic Warriors – Trailer – Progressive Rock Documentary
DVD on sale at www.progdocs.com – 10′ Trailer of documentary. Inspired by classical progressive rock bands of 40 years ago such as Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Pink Floyd, young bands of today have transformed progressive music into something new. Ignored by today’s music industry but empowered by the tools of the Internet, these young bands are trying to find their audience while crafting a personal sound as an alternative to mainstream music. DVD on Sale at www.progdocs.com