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The History of Rock
The rock is a big set of different kind of musical styles. Rock comes from rock and roll, which was born in United States in 1950. The rock is particular because of the electric guitar, which has a big relevancy. In the most of the time, their lyrics talk about the social, the politic, love and emotions
Despite rock was born in United States, it arrived to United Kingdom in the second part of the 1950s. And in the 1960s, there where a huge revolution, whit different kind of important bands -
The Beatles
They were a band of rock from Liverpool in 1957. It was conform by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star. They are known as de most influential band of all time. It was dissolved in the 1970s, followed by a strong controversy by Yoko Ono, Lennon’s second wife -
The Rolling Stones
It is a British rock band from London, founded in 1962 by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts and Ian Stewart. It also is considered as one of the most important bands in the rock’s history -
Pink FLoyd
It was a band of progressive rock, created in London in 1965. It was conform by Roger Waters, Nick Manson, David Gilmour and Richard Wight. It is considered as one of the most influential band in the history, due to its psychedelic musical style, which evolve in progressive rock later -
Black Sabbath
It was a heavy metal band, founded in 1968 in Aston, United Kingdom. It was created by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward. It’s one of the first and most influential heavy metal bands in history -
Led Zeppelin
Led zeppelin was a hard rock band, created in London in 1968. Created by Jimmy Page, who played the drums; beside of him, its members was Robert Plam, John Bonham and John Paul Jones. Until now, Led Zeppelin is still selling, being one of the most influential band in the history -
Queen
Queen is a British rock band founded in 1970 by Freddy Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon. It was a band known by its musical diversity, and by its singer, Freddy Mercury, who had one of the most unique voices -
Iron Maiden
It is a band of heavy metal, created in London in 1975. It was created by Steve Harris, who plays de bass; Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Nico McBrain, Janick Janes, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris conform this band. It is consider as one of the most important bands in the history of the heavy metal
