What/Who is rock?

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In my short time in eGO i have noticed that music is as important to a majority of the other members lives as it is to mine. I wanted to post a forum for opinions/debate. Please keep in mind that everyone has their own thoughts and opinions. They should be respected just as much as your own so please keep the negativity/trash talk out of this thread.

Here is what i want to know.

What is rock music in your own opinion and where did it begin. Who do you believe were the forefathers of rock music?

My answer.. Fast paced up-tempo with a strong beat. could be a combination of guitars, bass guitars, horns and drums. Has to have a background rhythm and beat with an up-tempo lead.

Who helped make it what it is? In my belief there are many different influences that kept twisting and tweaking it from what it began as.

Take Chuck Berry as an example. i believe he tweaked bluegrass and jazz.. Sped it up a bit and added the lead uptempo (His amazing twangy guitar).

Through time it kept being changed and altered.. Another major influence in forming rock music is the band "The Who".. Unlike the beatles and the rolling stones, the Who kept it true. kept their music raw.

Dont get me wrong. The beatles were an amazing group in their time but i believe they strayed off.. Like the first boy band. The stones werent as commecialized as the beatles but they portrayed kind of a prettyboy front aswell..

Back to the who..

Roger.. Strong vocals, amazing voice.

Peter.. Who needs viagra when you can just pull up a clip of him ripping up the 6 string.. Not only can he shred but he is a musical genious. He can write music like no other..

Kieth.. I cannot think of a single drummer today that can compare to him.

John.. He and Les Claypool were my only 2 inspirations when dediding to learn bass. If you dont know why... pull up a live video of either of them playing and just watch their fingers turn into a blur before you..
 
Hmm, Rock Music.

Lil Wayne is not rock music. Fall Out Boy, Saving Abel, Panic at the Disco. It's all garbage.
 
the forefather of rock music i think is aleister crowley
 
The fathers of Rock music, at least how I was taught in my music history class in College, begin with Buddy Holly and many greats of that era. It was the first time that electric guitars were used and started as a new type of country music.

Now the beginning of metal began with Black Sabbath and others who started going darker and deeper and using distortion pedals. There are many other bands in this era that contributed to metal, but Black Sabbath is hands down the masters.

Rock music didnt begin as rock music. It began as a more upbeat form of country music and evolved into what is rock music. Look into Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Ike Turner in his 1951 debut of Rocket 88, and Big Joe Turner's song Shake, Rattle and Roll.

If you are going by Date, the first rock and roll song would be Ike Turner's Rocket 88.
 
The Big Herm said:
The fathers of Rock music, at least how I was taught in my music history class in College, begin with Buddy Holly and many greats of that era. It was the first time that electric guitars were used and started as a new type of country music.

Now the beginning of metal began with Black Sabbath and others who started going darker and deeper and using distortion pedals. There are many other bands in this era that contributed to metal, but Black Sabbath is hands down the masters.

Rock music didnt begin as rock music. It began as a more upbeat form of country music and evolved into what is rock music. Look into Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Ike Turner in his 1951 debut of Rocket 88, and Big Joe Turner's song Shake, Rattle and Roll.

If you are going by Date, the first rock and roll song would be Ike Turner's Rocket 88.
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Nice post Herm. Very informative. Gives me more to research. I know i did mention bluegrass and jazz as an origin but you are correct. Country was one of the other styles that helped evolve into rock.
 
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