"Let There Be Rock" (AC/DC)
"
In the beginning
Back in nineteen fifty five
Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show
'N all that jive
The white man had the schmaltz
The black man had the blues
No one knew what they was gonna do
But Tschaikovsky had the news, he said
Let there be sound, and there was sound
Let there be light, and there was light
Let there be drums, there was drums
Let there be guitar, there was guitar, ah
Let there be rock
And it came to pass
That rock 'n' roll was born
All across the land every rockin' band
Was blowin' up a storm
And the guitar man got famous
The business man got rich
And in every bar there was a superstar
With a seven year itch
There was fifteen million fingers
Learnin' how to play
And you could hear the fingers pickin'
And this is what they had to say
Let there be light, sound, drums, 'n guitar, ah
Let there be rock
One night in a club called the Shakin' Hand
There was a 42 decibel rockin' band
And the music was good
And the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd
Let there be rock!!! "
Back in nineteen fifty five
Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show
'N all that jive
The white man had the schmaltz
The black man had the blues
No one knew what they was gonna do
But Tschaikovsky had the news, he said
Let there be sound, and there was sound
Let there be light, and there was light
Let there be drums, there was drums
Let there be guitar, there was guitar, ah
Let there be rock
And it came to pass
That rock 'n' roll was born
All across the land every rockin' band
Was blowin' up a storm
And the guitar man got famous
The business man got rich
And in every bar there was a superstar
With a seven year itch
There was fifteen million fingers
Learnin' how to play
And you could hear the fingers pickin'
And this is what they had to say
Let there be light, sound, drums, 'n guitar, ah
Let there be rock
One night in a club called the Shakin' Hand
There was a 42 decibel rockin' band
And the music was good
And the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd
Let there be rock!!! "
It is one of the most
controversial musical genres ever created in music history. Emerged in the mid
50s, the United States, derived primarily from blues and country music south of
the country. Since its inception, the rock has generated controversy, both
because of the simplicity of their musical structures, the transgressive attitude
of the executors or the alleged rebellion that of his fans. Early rockers, Bill
Haley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and others, have become spectacularly
successful artists precisely because of these characteristics, which made them
loved by young and hated by conservative parents. Over time, however, the rock
has been modified, sprayed in a myriad of sub-styles (rockabilly, punk, hard
rock, heavy metal etc.). And was assimilated by the media and Western culture
as a whole, finally, become a consumer product carefully articulated to be
profitable. Still, there is still at its core brands that come with since its
inception: rebellion, attitude, trespass, anti-sociality and much money is
involved (as demonstrated by the emergence of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones.
It is the initial phase of this style, winning the sympathy of young people who identified with the rebellious style of the singers and bands. Surge in U.S. and spreads throughout the world in no time. In 1954, Bill Haley throws the big hit Shake, Rattle and Roll. The following year, appears in the music scene the king of rock Elvis Presley. Uniting different rhythms like country music and rhythm & blues. The rocker's most successful so far, Elvis Presley would throw the disc in 1956, Heartbreaker Hotel, achieving extraordinary sales. In this decade, other rockers made success, for example, Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
This phase marks the
entrance in the rock world's most successful band of all time: The Beatles. The
four young men from Liverpool on the pop charts in Europe and the United States
in 1962 with the song Love me do. The Beatles won the world and success
increased every year this decade.
The 1960s became known as Rebel Years, thanks to the great peace movements and demonstrations against the Vietnam War. The rock gets a character of political contestation in the lyrics of Bob Dylan. Another British group begins to make great success: The Rolling Stones.
At the end of the decade in 1969, the Woodstock festival becomes the symbol of this period. Under the slogan "peace and love," half a million young people attend the concert that was attended by Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
Rock bands that have success this season: The Mamas & The Papas, Animals, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors.
The 1960s became known as Rebel Years, thanks to the great peace movements and demonstrations against the Vietnam War. The rock gets a character of political contestation in the lyrics of Bob Dylan. Another British group begins to make great success: The Rolling Stones.
At the end of the decade in 1969, the Woodstock festival becomes the symbol of this period. Under the slogan "peace and love," half a million young people attend the concert that was attended by Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
Rock bands that have success this season: The Mamas & The Papas, Animals, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors.
By this time gets a rock
face more popular with the widespread emergence of the music and the video
clip. There is also a beat stronger and heavier on the rock scene. It's time
for the heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and AC/DC .
Moreover, there is a dance beat that takes care of the Dancefloor around the
world. Dance music emerges with the hits of Frank Zappa, Creedence Clearwater,
Captain Beefheart, Neil Young, Elton John, Brian Ferry and David Bowie.
Rock bands with a big show appear in this season: Genesis Queen and Yes
Rock bands with a big show appear in this season: Genesis Queen and Yes
Surge in New York a TV station devoted to music and that further drives the rock. This station is MTV, dedicated to showcasing music videos for bands and singers.
Begins to make a successful Irish rock band U2 named with letters of protest and a strong political character. Following a pop and dance, come Michael Jackson and Madonna.
This decade was marked by mergers of different rates and success in the world
of rap and reggae. Bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Faith No More merge
heavy metal and funk, earning the taste of rock and a big hit.
Comes the grunge movement in Seattle, California. The group Nirvana, Kurt
Cobain-led, is the largest representative of this new style. . REM, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice In
Chains are also successful in the grunge scene of the period.The British rock band has new, for example, Oasis,
Green Day and Supergrass.
As
previously mentioned, a mixture of jazz, boogie woogie boogie, R & B and
country, rock and roll has always caused problems, because mixing the poor, the
rich and middle class more than any previous style and represented the mind
Rebel those who were too young to go to
the 2nd World War and saw families being destroyed
• Rockabilly: Known as country-soul, was the rock style of Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette.
• Country rock: it is also known as the first "hillbilly" rock. It is much like Rockabilly, and its biggest stars were Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Bob Luman.
• High-School Rock: A rock style racist. He came to replace the black music, enjoying their lively beats and catchy melodies. The major labels have launched white men and women singers, and they all pretty well educated, often rewriting successes of blacks.
• Classic rock: This rock type is a mixture of several other types of music whether or not rock and roll. Its main representatives
• Rockabilly: Known as country-soul, was the rock style of Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette and Dorsey Burnette.
• Country rock: it is also known as the first "hillbilly" rock. It is much like Rockabilly, and its biggest stars were Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Bob Luman.
• High-School Rock: A rock style racist. He came to replace the black music, enjoying their lively beats and catchy melodies. The major labels have launched white men and women singers, and they all pretty well educated, often rewriting successes of blacks.
• Classic rock: This rock type is a mixture of several other types of music whether or not rock and roll. Its main representatives
were Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley.
Currently
most popular and prolific rock, brought the ideas of those who had seen the
rock come and who had not achieved success in the previous decade, the anti-war
and drugs, combined gave rise to the thought of this decade.
• psychedelic / rock Acid: The acid rock, sought to reproduce the effects of using marijuana and LSD distortions, effects pedals, keyboards, scales Hindus or too much volume. Its main names were acid rock groups The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Love and Jimi Hendrix. In the psychedelic, assumes that it is not necessary to take acid to acid rock, just using distortion and effects "travelers".
• Experimental Rock: A rock that blended elements of different musical styles, associable to rock or not. Often confused with the progressive and / or psychedelic, experimental rock though is the best name. It is characterized by musical complexity, lower than that of progressive rock, but still high. Beatles (late phase), Iron Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and many others fall into this category.
• Progressive Rock: Music of long duration, minutes from the four discs of a single track, use and appropriation of elements of various styles not commonly associated with rock, folk music (the band of the country in question), jazz, classical music, blues, etc.. Most illustrious examples: Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Marillion, King Crimson, Rush. Landmark in the evolution of rock in the 60s were music festivals such as Woodstock in which they had names like Jimi Hendrix and Santana and Monterey, which was attended by Janis Joplin. In Brazil, this evolution has come up with Rock The Bubble in 1965.
• Surf music: With strong footprints and distorted, and the chief feature reverb (echo). Many of the bands are just instrumental, and there may be just bass, drums and guitar. Two of the main representatives of the style are Surfaris and Dick Dale. At present, we can consider the band Los Straitjackets, and Brazil Retrofoguetes. It is important not to confuse with Surf Surf rock music, where we have the Beach Boys.
• Opera rock: rock style that tells stories with many minutes. The most famous include operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, The Who, Arthur, the Kinks, SF Sorrow by The Pretty Things and The Wall, Pink Floyd.
• Garage rock: For these rockers, celebrity and a lot of money that mattered even less musical sophistication, anyone can do garage rock, just make instruments, learn three chords or score a 4/4 and a garage or room. It is also known as proto-punk, because punk was inspired by this style. The style is known primarily compositions by "Wild Thing", the English band The Troggs, and "Leader of the Pack," the U.S. The Shangri-Las.
• Blues Rock: This rock style has extreme influence of blues, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Doors, Cream and The Who are the forerunners. Gave rise to hard rock. Considered by many a purist style.
• psychedelic / rock Acid: The acid rock, sought to reproduce the effects of using marijuana and LSD distortions, effects pedals, keyboards, scales Hindus or too much volume. Its main names were acid rock groups The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Love and Jimi Hendrix. In the psychedelic, assumes that it is not necessary to take acid to acid rock, just using distortion and effects "travelers".
• Experimental Rock: A rock that blended elements of different musical styles, associable to rock or not. Often confused with the progressive and / or psychedelic, experimental rock though is the best name. It is characterized by musical complexity, lower than that of progressive rock, but still high. Beatles (late phase), Iron Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and many others fall into this category.
• Progressive Rock: Music of long duration, minutes from the four discs of a single track, use and appropriation of elements of various styles not commonly associated with rock, folk music (the band of the country in question), jazz, classical music, blues, etc.. Most illustrious examples: Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Marillion, King Crimson, Rush. Landmark in the evolution of rock in the 60s were music festivals such as Woodstock in which they had names like Jimi Hendrix and Santana and Monterey, which was attended by Janis Joplin. In Brazil, this evolution has come up with Rock The Bubble in 1965.
• Surf music: With strong footprints and distorted, and the chief feature reverb (echo). Many of the bands are just instrumental, and there may be just bass, drums and guitar. Two of the main representatives of the style are Surfaris and Dick Dale. At present, we can consider the band Los Straitjackets, and Brazil Retrofoguetes. It is important not to confuse with Surf Surf rock music, where we have the Beach Boys.
• Opera rock: rock style that tells stories with many minutes. The most famous include operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, The Who, Arthur, the Kinks, SF Sorrow by The Pretty Things and The Wall, Pink Floyd.
• Garage rock: For these rockers, celebrity and a lot of money that mattered even less musical sophistication, anyone can do garage rock, just make instruments, learn three chords or score a 4/4 and a garage or room. It is also known as proto-punk, because punk was inspired by this style. The style is known primarily compositions by "Wild Thing", the English band The Troggs, and "Leader of the Pack," the U.S. The Shangri-Las.
• Blues Rock: This rock style has extreme influence of blues, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Doors, Cream and The Who are the forerunners. Gave rise to hard rock. Considered by many a purist style.
In
the late 60's there was a return to a more direct and primitive rock, as a
response of those who did not like psychedelia, and as a result psychedelia
disappeared, leaving only his "son": progressive rock.
• Hard rock: The style that marked this decade matched perfectly with the modernity of accomplished rock and classical styles as well as blues and jazz. The band known as the triad began the movement were: Led Zeppelin (practically, the creator of the hard rock) Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (to whose style has been coined the term heavy metal, for the definition), but names like AC / DC, KISS, Queen, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Grand Funk Railroad, Blue Cheer, Aerosmith, Guns' n Roses and Van Halen also followed the style.
• Glam Rock: Rock glitter and high heels, the internationally known names are: New York Dolls, Gary Glitter, T-Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Slade, etc. Heart. In Brazil the great representative of the group was Glam Rock Dry & Wet, which emerged in the '70s.
• Punk rock: Punk rock was the style that emerged in the late '70s, when rock was suffering a moment of unpopularity and the live performances were not having much success. He preached the way "I do not know but I'll learn to play it live" music making, in direct opposition to the progressive sound extremely neat. Advocated rebellion and somehow inherited the rock social criticism. The main names can be cited: Iggy Pop & The Stooges (the first to delineate the punk sound, even in the late 60), The Troggs, Fri Pistols, The Clash, Television, Ramones, Bad Religion, among others.
• Hard rock: The style that marked this decade matched perfectly with the modernity of accomplished rock and classical styles as well as blues and jazz. The band known as the triad began the movement were: Led Zeppelin (practically, the creator of the hard rock) Black Sabbath and Deep Purple (to whose style has been coined the term heavy metal, for the definition), but names like AC / DC, KISS, Queen, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Grand Funk Railroad, Blue Cheer, Aerosmith, Guns' n Roses and Van Halen also followed the style.
• Glam Rock: Rock glitter and high heels, the internationally known names are: New York Dolls, Gary Glitter, T-Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Slade, etc. Heart. In Brazil the great representative of the group was Glam Rock Dry & Wet, which emerged in the '70s.
• Punk rock: Punk rock was the style that emerged in the late '70s, when rock was suffering a moment of unpopularity and the live performances were not having much success. He preached the way "I do not know but I'll learn to play it live" music making, in direct opposition to the progressive sound extremely neat. Advocated rebellion and somehow inherited the rock social criticism. The main names can be cited: Iggy Pop & The Stooges (the first to delineate the punk sound, even in the late 60), The Troggs, Fri Pistols, The Clash, Television, Ramones, Bad Religion, among others.
•
Hair Metal: In the '80s hard rock "Seventies" has undergone some
changes and developments, new bands added punk and glam influences in visual appearance
and in some countries this style of music is called hair metal. Old
bands also began to follow the style, such as Kiss and Van Halen. Example
of new bands: Poison, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Guns n 'Roses, Mr. Big, Skid Row,
Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister.
• New wave: It is an intermediary between pop and punk. He also received influences from disco music and rhythms of Jamaican reggae and ska. His principal names were: B-52's, Talking Heads, The Police, Duran Duran and others
• Heavy Metal: Also known as New Wave of British Heavy Metal, hard rock-based, there were music and heavy metal bands in the previous decade, such as Judas Priest and Motorhead, but was in the 80 bands that have emerged making it possible to more heavy metal be considered more than a small branch of hard rock, a style of rock apart. In that decade came to be a movement against the punk rock, striving for musical quality and skill of its musicians. Among the examples cited were Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Helloween, Motörhead, Saxon, King Diamond, Accept, Def Leppard, among many others in their subdivisions.
• Thrash metal: The thrash metal is a musical style characterized by a markedly faster pace than the heavy metal, but usually with a battery more static, less raises. The letters are usually shouted by vocalists, a kind of attempt to fit the violent themes portrayed by them. Among the examples cited were Metallica (early works), Megadeth, Slayer, Sodom, Anthrax, Pantera and Sepultura.
• Black metal: Influenced by thrash metal (see above). The black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal with guttural vocals and instruments much heavier, his songs speak against monotheistic religions and talk about Satanism and paganism. Among the examples cited were Venom (precursors of the style), Mayhem, Burzum, Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth.
• Death metal: The death metal has some similarities with the black metal but it is more technical and not so strongly criticizes the religions, most of his lyrics talk about death, violence and nihilism. Among the examples cited were Death, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass and Napalm Death.
• Gothic: In music, called Gothic, in general, slow rock, the predominance of minor keys, which generates a climate of tension in the audience. Often this is sad and melancholy passages in his letters. Another feature of the Gothic is the use of electronic music devices. Examples: Joy Division (considered the precursors of the style), The Cure, Bauhaus, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie & the Banshees.
• Hardcore: Dead Kennedys, Discharge and Exploited are just some of the most beloved world of this variant of punk, noisy and more politically oriented (so called by some "anarcho-punk"). In Brazil Replicants and Bilge Rats are best known by the general public.
• Brazilian Rock: In other decades, artists and bands like Raul Seixas, Mutants, Made In Brazil, Space Patrol, Dry and Wet, House of the Machines, The Rosary and others left their mark on history, but it was in the '80s that Brazilian rock scene came to experience its greatest period of popularity and media exposure. During this period, there were hundreds of new bands and artists such as Keith Urban, the Outrage Precision, Titans, The Paralamas do Sucesso, Red Baron, Ira!, Lobao Engineers of Hawaii's shirts Venus, Initial Capital, Blitz, and Lulu Kid.
Heavy Metal: Judas Priest-Breaking the Law
• New wave: It is an intermediary between pop and punk. He also received influences from disco music and rhythms of Jamaican reggae and ska. His principal names were: B-52's, Talking Heads, The Police, Duran Duran and others
• Heavy Metal: Also known as New Wave of British Heavy Metal, hard rock-based, there were music and heavy metal bands in the previous decade, such as Judas Priest and Motorhead, but was in the 80 bands that have emerged making it possible to more heavy metal be considered more than a small branch of hard rock, a style of rock apart. In that decade came to be a movement against the punk rock, striving for musical quality and skill of its musicians. Among the examples cited were Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Helloween, Motörhead, Saxon, King Diamond, Accept, Def Leppard, among many others in their subdivisions.
• Thrash metal: The thrash metal is a musical style characterized by a markedly faster pace than the heavy metal, but usually with a battery more static, less raises. The letters are usually shouted by vocalists, a kind of attempt to fit the violent themes portrayed by them. Among the examples cited were Metallica (early works), Megadeth, Slayer, Sodom, Anthrax, Pantera and Sepultura.
• Black metal: Influenced by thrash metal (see above). The black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal with guttural vocals and instruments much heavier, his songs speak against monotheistic religions and talk about Satanism and paganism. Among the examples cited were Venom (precursors of the style), Mayhem, Burzum, Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth.
• Death metal: The death metal has some similarities with the black metal but it is more technical and not so strongly criticizes the religions, most of his lyrics talk about death, violence and nihilism. Among the examples cited were Death, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass and Napalm Death.
• Gothic: In music, called Gothic, in general, slow rock, the predominance of minor keys, which generates a climate of tension in the audience. Often this is sad and melancholy passages in his letters. Another feature of the Gothic is the use of electronic music devices. Examples: Joy Division (considered the precursors of the style), The Cure, Bauhaus, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie & the Banshees.
• Hardcore: Dead Kennedys, Discharge and Exploited are just some of the most beloved world of this variant of punk, noisy and more politically oriented (so called by some "anarcho-punk"). In Brazil Replicants and Bilge Rats are best known by the general public.
• Brazilian Rock: In other decades, artists and bands like Raul Seixas, Mutants, Made In Brazil, Space Patrol, Dry and Wet, House of the Machines, The Rosary and others left their mark on history, but it was in the '80s that Brazilian rock scene came to experience its greatest period of popularity and media exposure. During this period, there were hundreds of new bands and artists such as Keith Urban, the Outrage Precision, Titans, The Paralamas do Sucesso, Red Baron, Ira!, Lobao Engineers of Hawaii's shirts Venus, Initial Capital, Blitz, and Lulu Kid.
•
Britpop: some British bands, which have a similar aesthetic, though not
representing a unitary movement, often called Britpop. Enter
this name pop groups Blur and Oasis as well as less commercial groups like
Pulp, Suede, The Stone Roses and Supergrass.
• Grunge: this style is similar to punk, grunge but have a care in the least polite of sound (hence the name of the style: grunge is an adjective in English that has a meaning close to "dirty") and letters related to depression and distress. Big names in this style were: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Mudhoney.
• Neo-psychedelia: the ideals of peace and love are resumed, but without the ingenuity of the 60s. Example bands: Smashing Pumpkins, Cake, Black Crowes, REM, among others.
• Funk metal: Inspired by the balance sheet "funky" mixed with other elements such as "Heavy Metal", the funk metal took shape in 90 years, mainly because of: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Living Colour, Faith No More and Rage Against the Machine.
• Melodic Metal / Prog Metal: A style of heavy metal lighter and rhythm, bands like Angra, Stratovarius, Nightwish, Dream Theater, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody and Evanescence are some of the most popular.
• Indie-Rock: Garage Bands participating in the circuit "independent" outside the mainstream, like Radiohead, Pixies, The Strokes, White Stripes, Coldplay, Travis and Belle & Sebastian, plus a few Britpop bands.
• New metal: Also known as nu-metal, is characterized by bands that mix rap passages style of electronic music or the sound of heavy rock (analogously to Run DMC in the 80s). For this reason, it is ignored by purists heavy metal enthusiasts. Bands of this style include Korn, Static-X, Limp Bizkit, Adema, and Slipknot. Some attribute the origin of the style to funk metal.
• Poppy punk: Style from the mixture between the original punk rock, grunge and straight edge, whose compositions represent, first of all, the uncompromising teenage life, although this is not a constant. Groups who have consecrated themselves in this style include Green Day, Blink-182, NOFX and Offspring (these two bands, the more rooted in hardcore).
• Grunge: this style is similar to punk, grunge but have a care in the least polite of sound (hence the name of the style: grunge is an adjective in English that has a meaning close to "dirty") and letters related to depression and distress. Big names in this style were: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Mudhoney.
• Neo-psychedelia: the ideals of peace and love are resumed, but without the ingenuity of the 60s. Example bands: Smashing Pumpkins, Cake, Black Crowes, REM, among others.
• Funk metal: Inspired by the balance sheet "funky" mixed with other elements such as "Heavy Metal", the funk metal took shape in 90 years, mainly because of: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Living Colour, Faith No More and Rage Against the Machine.
• Melodic Metal / Prog Metal: A style of heavy metal lighter and rhythm, bands like Angra, Stratovarius, Nightwish, Dream Theater, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody and Evanescence are some of the most popular.
• Indie-Rock: Garage Bands participating in the circuit "independent" outside the mainstream, like Radiohead, Pixies, The Strokes, White Stripes, Coldplay, Travis and Belle & Sebastian, plus a few Britpop bands.
• New metal: Also known as nu-metal, is characterized by bands that mix rap passages style of electronic music or the sound of heavy rock (analogously to Run DMC in the 80s). For this reason, it is ignored by purists heavy metal enthusiasts. Bands of this style include Korn, Static-X, Limp Bizkit, Adema, and Slipknot. Some attribute the origin of the style to funk metal.
• Poppy punk: Style from the mixture between the original punk rock, grunge and straight edge, whose compositions represent, first of all, the uncompromising teenage life, although this is not a constant. Groups who have consecrated themselves in this style include Green Day, Blink-182, NOFX and Offspring (these two bands, the more rooted in hardcore).
"Que haja Rock (AC/DC)"
" No início,
Lá em 1955
O homem não conhecia um show de rock'n'roll
E todo aquele "swing"
O homem branco tinha a emoção
O homem negro tinha a melancolia
Ninguém sabia o que eles iriam fazer
Mas Tchaikovsky deu as notícias
Ele disse
Que haja som, e houve som
Que haja luz, e houve luz
Que haja baterias, e houve baterias
Que haja guitarras, e houve guitarras
Que haja rock
E veio a acontecer
Que o rock'n'roll nasceu
Por toda parte cada banda de rock
estava eclodindo uma tempestade
O homem de guitarras ficou famoso
O empresário ficou rico
E em cada bar havia um superstar
Com uma tremenda excitação
Havia quinze milhões de dedos
Aprendendo a tocar
E dava pra você ouvir os dedos dedilhando
E isso é o que eles tinham a dizer
Que haja luz
Som
Bateria Guitarra Que haja rock
Uma noite em um clube chamado "Aperto de Mãos"
Havia uma banda tocando a quarenta e dois decibéis A música era boa e a música era alta
Lá em 1955
O homem não conhecia um show de rock'n'roll
E todo aquele "swing"
O homem branco tinha a emoção
O homem negro tinha a melancolia
Ninguém sabia o que eles iriam fazer
Mas Tchaikovsky deu as notícias
Ele disse
Que haja som, e houve som
Que haja luz, e houve luz
Que haja baterias, e houve baterias
Que haja guitarras, e houve guitarras
Que haja rock
E veio a acontecer
Que o rock'n'roll nasceu
Por toda parte cada banda de rock
estava eclodindo uma tempestade
O homem de guitarras ficou famoso
O empresário ficou rico
E em cada bar havia um superstar
Com uma tremenda excitação
Havia quinze milhões de dedos
Aprendendo a tocar
E dava pra você ouvir os dedos dedilhando
E isso é o que eles tinham a dizer
Que haja luz
Som
Bateria Guitarra Que haja rock
Uma noite em um clube chamado "Aperto de Mãos"
Havia uma banda tocando a quarenta e dois decibéis A música era boa e a música era alta
Que haja rock!!!"
O Rock é um dos gêneros musicais mais
controversos já criados na história da música. Surgiu em meados da década de
50, nos Estados Unidos, oriundo, primordialmente, do blues e da country music
do sul daquele país. Desde seu nascimento, o rock gerou polêmica, seja por
causa da simplicidade de suas estruturas musicais, da atitude transgressiva de
seus executores ou da pretensa rebeldia que de seus fãs. Os primeiros
roqueiros, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard e alguns outros, tornaram-se
artistas de espetacular sucesso justamente por causa dessas características, o
que os fez amados pelos jovens e odiados pelos pais conservadores. Com o tempo,
porém, o rock foi modificando-se, pulverizou-se numa miríade de sub-estilos
(rockabilly, punk, hard rock, heavy metal etc.) e foi assimilado pela mídia e
pela cultura ocidental como um todo, enfim, transformou-se num produto de
consumo cuidadosamente articulado para ser lucrativo. Mesmo assim, ainda existe
em seu âmago as marcas que o acompanham desde sua concepção: rebeldia, atitude,
transgressão, anti-sociabilidade e muito, muito dinheiro envolvido (como ficou
provado com o surgimento dos Beatles, Rolling Stones.
É a fase inicial deste estilo,
ganhando a simpatia dos jovens que se identificavam com o estilo rebelde dos
cantores e bandas. Surge nos EUA e espalha-se pelo mundo em pouco tempo. No ano
de 1954, Bill Haley lança o grande sucesso Shake, Rattle and Roll. No ano
seguinte, surge no cenário musical o rei do rock Elvis Presley. Unindo diversos
ritmos como a country music e o rhythm & blues. O roqueiro de maior sucesso
até então, Elvis Presley lançaria o disco, em 1956, Heartbreaker Hotel,
atingindo vendas extraordinárias. Nesta década, outros roqueiros fizeram
sucesso como, por exemplo, Chuck Berry e Little Richard.
Esta fase marca a entrada no
mundo do rock da banda de maior sucesso de todos os tempo : The Beatles. Os quatro jovens de Liverpool estouram nas paradas da Europa e
Estados Unidos, em 1962, com a música Love me do. Os Beatles ganham o mundo e o
sucesso aumentava a cada ano desta década.
A década de 1960 ficou conhecida como Anos Rebeldes, graças aos grandes
movimentos pacifistas e manifestações contra a Guerra do Vietnã. O rock ganha um caráter
político de contestação nas letras de Bob Dylan. Outro grupo inglês começa a
fazer grande sucesso : The Rolling Stones.
No final da década, em 1969, o Festival de Woodstock torna-se o símbolo deste
período. Sob o lema "paz e amor", meio milhão de jovens comparecem no
concerto que contou com a presença de Jimi Hendrix e Janis Joplin.
Bandas de rock que fizeram sucesso nesta época : The Mamas & The Papas, Animals, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors.
Bandas de rock que fizeram sucesso nesta época : The Mamas & The Papas, Animals, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors.
Nesta época o rock ganha uma cara
mais popular com a massificação da música e o surgimento do videoclipe. Surge
também uma batida mais forte e pesada no cenário do rock. É a vez do heavy
metal de bandas como Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath e Deep Purple. Por outro lado,
surge uma batida dançante que toma conta das pistas de dança do mundo todo. A dance music desponta com os sucessos de Frank Zappa, Creedence
Clearwater, Capitain Beefheart, Neil Young, Elton John, Brian Ferry e David
Bowie.Bandas de
rock com shows grandiosos aparecem nesta época : Genesis, Queen e Yes.
A década de 1980 foi marcada pela
convivência de vários estilos de rock. O new wave faz sucesso no ritmo dançante
das seguintes bandas: Talking Heads, The Clash, The Smith, The Police.
Surge em Nova York uma emissora de TV dedicada à música e que impulsiona ainda
mais o rock. Esta emissora é a MTV, dedicada a mostrar videoclipes de bandas e
cantores.
Começa a fazer sucesso a banda de rock irlandesa chamada U2 com letras de protesto e com forte caráter político. Seguindo um estilo pop e dançante, aparecem Michael Jackson e Madonna.
Começa a fazer sucesso a banda de rock irlandesa chamada U2 com letras de protesto e com forte caráter político. Seguindo um estilo pop e dançante, aparecem Michael Jackson e Madonna.
Esta década foi marcada por
fusões de ritmos diferentes e do sucesso, em nível mundial, do rap e do reggae.
Bandas como Red Hot Chili Peppers e Faith no More fundem o heavy metal e o
funk, ganhando o gosto dos roqueiros e fazendo grande sucesso.
Surge o movimento grunge em Seattle, na California. O grupo Nirvana, liderado por Kurt Cobain, é o maior representante deste novo estilo. R.E.M., Soundgarden, Pearl Jam e Alice In Chains também fazem sucesso no cenário grunge deste período.
O rock britânico ganha novas bandas como, por exemplo, Oasis, Green Day e Supergrass.
Surge o movimento grunge em Seattle, na California. O grupo Nirvana, liderado por Kurt Cobain, é o maior representante deste novo estilo. R.E.M., Soundgarden, Pearl Jam e Alice In Chains também fazem sucesso no cenário grunge deste período.
O rock britânico ganha novas bandas como, por exemplo, Oasis, Green Day e Supergrass.
Estilos do Rock
Década de 50: Rebeldes bem vestidos
Como dito anteriormente, uma mistura de jazz, woogie boogie, R&B e country, o rock and roll sempre causou problemas, porque misturava os pobres, os ricos e a classe média mais do que nenhum estilo anterior e representava a mente rebelde daqueles que eram jovens demais para ir à 2ª Guerra Mundial e viram famílias serem destruídas
- Rockabilly: Conhecido como
country-soul, foi o estilo de rock de Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Burnette e Dorsey Burnette.
- Country rock: é conhecido também como
o lado “caipira” do rock. É bem parecido com o Rockabilly, e suas maiores
estrelas foram Bill Halley,
Jerry Lee Lewis,
Johnny Cash e Bob Luman.
- High-School rock:
Um estilo de rock racista. Ele veio para substituir a música negra,
aproveitando suas batidas animadas e as melodias contagiantes. As grandes
gravadoras lançaram cantores e cantoras brancas, todos eles bonitinhos e
bem educados, quase sempre regravando sucessos dos negros.
- Classic rock:
Esse tipo de rock é uma mistura de vários outros tipos de músicas sejam
elas rock’n roll ou não. Seus maiores representantes foram Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley.
Década de 60: Drogas,
genialidade e atitude.
Momento mais popular e prolífero do rock, trazia as idéias de quem tinha visto o rock surgir e de quem não havia conseguido sucesso na década anterior, o movimento anti-guerra e as drogas, combinados deram origem ao pensamento dessa década.
- Psicodelismo/Acid rock: O acid rock, buscava
reproduzir os efeitos da maconha e do LSD
usando distorções, pedais de efeito, teclados, escalas hindus ou muito
volume. Os seus principais nomes do acid rock foram os grupos The Doors, Jefferson
Airplane, Grateful Dead,
Love
e Jimi Hendrix. No psicodelismo,
pressupõe se que não seja necessário tomar ácido para fazer acid rock,
bastando usar distorção e efeitos "viajantes".
- Rock
experimental: Um rock que misturava elementos de vários estilos musicais,
associáveis ao rock ou não. Costuma ser confundido com o progressivo e/ou
psicodélico, embora rock experimental seja a melhor denominação.
Caracteriza-se pela complexidade musical, menor que a do rock progressivo,
mas ainda assim elevada. Beatles(fase
final), Iron Butterfly,
Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa e vários outros
encaixam-se nessa categoria.
- Rock progressivo:
Músicas de longa duração, desde os quatro minutos até os discos de uma
única faixa; utilização e apropriação de elementos de vários estilos não
comumente associados ao rock: a música folclórica (do país da banda em
questão), o jazz, a música erudita, o blues, etc. Exemplos mais ilustres: Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Marillion, King Crimson, Rush. Marcantes na evolução do rock nos
anos 60 foram os festivais de
música, como o de Woodstock em que se apresentaram nomes
como Jimi Hendrix
e Santana e
o de Monterey,
que teve a presença de Janis Joplin.
No Brasil, essa evolução do rock surgiu com A Bolha em 1965.
- Surf music: Com pegadas fortes e
distorcidas, e com traço principal o reverb (eco). Muitas das bandas são
apenas instrumentais, podendo haver apenas o contrabaixo,
bateria
e guitarra. Dois dos principais representantes do estilo são Dick Dale e Surfaris. Na
atualidade, podemos considerar a banda Los Straitjackets,
e no Brasil Retrofoguetes.
É importante não confundir Surf music com Surf rock,
onde temos os Beach Boys.
- Ópera rock: Estilo de rock que conta
histórias com muitos minutos. As
óperas mais famosas incluem Tommy e Quadrophenia, do The Who, Arthur, do The Kinks, S.F. Sorrow, do The Pretty Things e The Wall, do Pink Floyd.
- Garage rock:
Para estes roqueiros, celebridade e muita grana importavam ainda menos que
sofisticação musical, qualquer um pode fazer rock de garagem, basta ter
instrumentos, saber três acordes ou marcar um 4/4 e uma garagem ou quarto.
É também conhecido como proto-punk, já que o punk foi inspirado nesse
estilo. O estilo é conhecido, basicamente, pelas composições "Wild
Thing", da banda inglesa The Troggs, e "Leader of the
Pack", das americanas The Shangri-Las.
- Blues rock:
Esse estilo de rock contém extrema influência de blues, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Doors, Cream e The Who são os precursores. Deu origem
ao hard rock. Considerado por muitos um estilo purista.
Década de 70: Rebeldia, peso e salto
alto
No final da década de 60 houve um retorno a um rock mais direto e primitivo, como uma resposta daqueles que não gostavam da psicodelia, sendo que como resultado a psicodelia sumiu, deixando somente o seu "filho": o rock progressivo.
- Hard rock: O estilo que marcou esta
década combinava perfeitamente a modernidade do alcançada com o rock e o clássico, além de estilos
como blues e jazz. As bandas conhecidas como a tríade que deram início ao movimento
foram: Led Zeppelin
(praticamente, o criador do hard rock) Black Sabbath e Deep Purple (para cujo estilo foi
cunhado o termo heavy metal,
para fins de definição), mas nomes como AC/DC, KISS, Queen, Rainbow,
Whitesnake, Grand Funk
Railroad, Blue Cheer, Aerosmith, Guns 'n Roses
e Van Halen também acompanharam o
estilo.
- Glam rock: Rock com purpurina e salto
alto, os nomes mais conhecidos internacionalmente são: New York Dolls, Gary Glitter,
T-Rex, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Slade, Heart etc. No Brasil o grande representante do Glam
Rock foi o grupo Secos &
Molhados, que surgiu nos anos 70.
- Punk rock: O punk rock foi o estilo que surgiu no
final dos anos 70,
quando o rock estava sofrendo um momento de
impopularidade e as apresentações ao vivo não estavam fazendo muito
sucesso. Pregava o jeito "eu não sei tocar mas vou aprender ao vivo
mesmo" de fazer música, em direta oposição ao som extremamente
esmerado do progressivo. Defendia a rebeldia e de certa forma herdou do rock a crítica social. Como principais
nomes podem ser citados: Iggy Pop & The
Stooges (os primeiros a delinear a sonoridade punk, ainda no
final da década de 60),The Troggs, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Television, Ramones, Bad Religion, entre outros.
Década de 80: Peso, atitude
e comercialização
- Hair Metal:
Nos anos 80 o hard rock "setentista" sofreu algumas evoluções e
mudanças, bandas novas acrescentaram influências punk e glam na aparência
e no visual, em alguns países esse estilo musical é chamado de hair metal.
Bandas antigas também passaram a seguir o estilo, como Kiss e Van Halen. Exemplo de bandas novas: Poison, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, Guns n' Roses, Mr. Big, Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister.
- New wave:
É um intermediário entre o pop e o punk. Recebeu também influências da disco music e dos ritmos jamaicanos reggae e ska.
Seus principais nomes foram: B-52´s, Talking Heads, The Police, Duran Duran dentre outros
- Heavy metal: Também conhecido como New
Wave of British Heavy Metal, baseado no hard rock, já existiam músicas e
bandas de heavy metal na década anterior, como Judas Priest e Motörhead,
mas foi nos anos 80 que surgiram mais bandas tornando possível o heavy
metal ser considerado mais que um pequeno ramo do hard rock; um estilo de
rock à parte. Nessa década veio a se tornar um movimento contra o punk rock, primando pela qualidade
musical e destreza de seus músicos. Entre os exemplos citam-se Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Helloween, Motörhead, Saxon, King Diamond, Accept, Def Leppard, entre vários outros em
suas subdivisões.
- Thrash metal: O thrash metal é um
estilo musical caracterizado por um ritmo acentuadamente mais rápido do
que o heavy metal, porém usualmente com uma bateria mais estática, com
menos repiques. As letras são usualmente gritadas pelos vocalistas, numa
espécie de tentativa de se adequar aos temas violentos por elas
retratadas. Entre os exemplos citam-se Metallica (primeiros trabalhos), Megadeth, Slayer, Sodom, Anthrax,
Pantera
e Sepultura.
- Black metal:Influenciado pelo thrash
metal (vide acima). O black metal é um sub-gênero do heavy metal com
vocais guturais e os instrumentos muito mais pesados, suas músicas falam
contra religiões monoteístas e falam sobre satanismo e paganismo. Entre os
exemplos citam-se Venom
(precursores do estilo), Mayhem, Burzum, Dimmu Borgir e Cradle of Filth.
- Death metal: O death metal possui
algumas semelhanças com o black metal mas é mais técnico e não critica com
tanta intensidade as religiões, a maior parte de suas letras fala sobre
morte, violência e niilismo. Entre os exemplos citam-se Death, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass e Napalm Death.
- Gothic: Em música, chama-se de gótico,
em geral, o rock lento, de predominancia de tons menores, que gera um
clima de tensão nos ouvintes. Freqüentemente trata de passagens tristes e
melancólicas em suas letras. Outra característica do gótico é o uso de
aparatos de música eletrônica. Exemplos:
Joy Division (considerados os precursores do estilo), The Cure, Bauhaus, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie & The Banshees.
- Hardcore:
Dead Kennedys, Discharge e Exploited são
apenas alguns dos mais mundialmente queridos desta variante do punk, muito
mais barulhenta e politicamente orientada (por isso denominada por alguns
de "anarco-punk"). No Brasil Replicantes e Ratos de Porão são as mais conhecidas
pelo grande público.
- Rock brasileiro: Em outras décadas,
artistas e bandas como Raul Seixas,
Mutantes, Made In Brazil, Patrulha do
Espaço, Secos e Molhados,
Casa das Máquinas,
O Terço e outros deixaram sua marca na
história, porém foi na década de 80 que a cena brasileira do rock veio a
experimentar seu maior período de popularidade e exposição na mídia. Neste
período, surgiram centenas de bandas e artistas novos, como Legião Urbana, Ultraje à Rigor,
Titãs, Os
Paralamas do Sucesso, Barão Vermelho, Ira!, Lobão, Engenheiros
do Hawaii, Camisa de Vênus, Capital Inicial, Blitz, Lulu Santos e Kid Abelha.
Década de 90: A rebeldia volta, mas
morre
- Britpop: algumas bandas inglesas, que
por possuírem uma estética similar, embora sem representar um movimento
unitário, costumam ser denominadas britpop. Entram nesta
denominação grupos pop como Blur e Oasis assim como grupos menos
comerciais como Pulp, Suede, The Stone Roses e Supergrass.
- Grunge: este estilo se assemelha ao
punk, mas o grunge tem um cuidado menor na polidez do som (daí o nome do
estilo: grunge é um adjetivo em inglês que tem um significado
próximo a "sujo") e letras relacionadas com depressão e
angustia. Grandes nomes desse estilo foram: Nirvana,
Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Mudhoney.
- Neo-Psicodelismo:
os ideais de paz e amor são retomados, mas sem a ingenuidade dos anos 60.
Exemplo de bandas: Smashing Pumpkins,
Cake, Black Crowes e R.E.M., entre outros.
- Funk metal: Inspirado no balanço “funky” misturado a outras vertentes
como o "Heavy Metal", o funk metal tomou forma nos anos 90,
principalmente por causa de: Red Hot Chili
Peppers, Living Colour,
Faith No More e Rage
Against the Machine.
- Metal melódico/Prog Metal:
Um estilo de heavy metal mais leve e cadenciado, bandas como Angra, Stratovarius, Nightwish, Dream Theater, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody e Evanescence são algumas das mais
populares.
- Indie-Rock: Bandas de garagem que
participam do circuito "independente", fora do mainstream,
como Radiohead, Pixies, The Strokes, White Stripes, Coldplay, Travis e Belle &
Sebastian, além de algumas bandas britpop.
- New metal: Também conhecido como
nu-metal, é caracterizado por bandas que misturam passagens em estilo de rap
ou de música eletrônica
à sonoridade do rock pesado (analogamente ao Run DMC, nos
anos 80). Por conta disso, é ignorado pelos entusiastas puristas de heavy
metal. Bandas deste estilo incluem Korn, Static-x, Limp Bizkit, Adema e Slipknot. Alguns atribuem a origem do
estilo ao funk metal.
- Poppy punk:
Estilo vindo da mistura entre o punk rock original, straight edge e grunge, cujas
composições retratam, antes de tudo, a descompromissada vida adolescente,
embora isto não seja uma constante. Grupos que se consagraram neste estilo
incluem Green Day, Blink-182, NOFX e Offspring (estas duas bandas, as mais
enraizadas no hardcore).
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