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The sound of rebellion. Born in the 1950s from blues, R&B and country — rock's electric guitar and pounding drums became the soundtrack of every generation since. From Elvis's hips to punk's fury, from grunge's angst to indie's reinvention, rock never stops evolving.

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The Sound of Rock

ORIGIN
United States & United Kingdom
ERA
1950s – present
BPM RANGE
100–140 BPM
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Electric guitar · Strong backbeat · Verse-chorus structure · Distortion · Live energy · Cultural rebellion

Key Artists

ARTISTS THAT DEFINE ROCK

THE BEATLES
LIVERPOOL · ICONS
Revolver, Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's — the band that changed everything about popular music and never looked back.
LED ZEPPELIN
LONDON · HARD ROCK
Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir — Zeppelin fused blues power with heavy riffs and created hard rock.
NIRVANA
SEATTLE · GRUNGE
Nevermind killed hair metal overnight. Kurt Cobain's raw honesty defined a generation's disillusionment.
ARCTIC MONKEYS
SHEFFIELD · INDIE
Whatever People Say I Am made them the fastest-selling debut ever. Rock's most reliable reinventors.
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