Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal song?

A few days before, I was on YouTube and I came across the video of Nik Nocturnal whose title is ” How to write the best metal riffs in 8 minutes“

Following this video, I asked myself the question above.

So I decided to take my computer, and share my thoughts with you! Or rather try to arrange my ideas on this subject and present them to you.

So let’s go

MUSIC

You know that when your head or your foot moves by itself to the rhythm of the music you are listening to, there is something gained. Let’s call it physics or whatever, but the fact is : something in this music, whether it be the cadence? or the chords used have an effect (unconscious or not) on your body when you listen to it.

Speaking of which, are you one of the people (like me) who get chills listening to certain songs? That too, is an indication that the music you are listening to is causing something in you, evoking some kind of emotion.

Besides, we call it the skin orgasm ! (which is more fun than the French version that we can translate as musical shiver)

Anyway, the physical side, whether it is by moving his body or feeling this now famous skin orgasm, is for me a beginning of the answer on what makes a rock/metal song good.

LYRICS

Ah lyrics! There are those who don’t care, and those who attach importance to them.

I agree that lyrics have an effect on the success of a song. I like to know what the artist expresses through it, even if it is by devious ways such as poetry or metaphors. Let’s take a typical example: Bob Dylan doesn’t have what we call hyper-dancing songs, etc. But there is a certain emotion and a real message behind his songs that engages people to appreciate his work.

But I can also understand, at the other end, that you just want to be able to have fun listening to a song without getting bogged down in understanding the lyrics. If you don’t speak the language and everything, it’s a double puzzle. For example, the few times I listened to BabyMetal, I didn’t understand anything they were saying but, actually, I didn’t care.

So, there’s always been this debate and, for me, it always comes down to the same thing: it depends on the people.

But one thing is certain: music has no language!

which brings me to the last point…

CONNECTION TO THE SONG / AUTHENTICITY

This third point is for me the MOST IMPORTANT!

Everything I mentioned above brings us back to this point. The connection you have with the song and the artist’s authenticity in his work.

I could ask you, who is reading this article right now, what are your favorite songs (why do you have to choose only one? it’s atrocious!) and there will be a great chance that they will be different from your friends, close people, etc. because they speak to you personally.

Whether it’s the theme, the way the chords go together or the way the singer sings. All this is deeper than you think. An artist will be adored by some while others do not recognize themselves in the values, themes associated with the song or artist.

So what makes a good rock / metal song ?

In my opinion, there’s not one answer to this question, there are billions. In the end, it all depends on what everyone decides is good or bad, their reaction to it.

It will result in you agreeing with a group of people who more or less share the same ideas. And this is what the media and other statistics base themselves on to find out what the public likes or doesn’t like.

This is my view on the subject! If you have comments or see things differently, I invite you to express yourself (with respect) . I don’t pretend to know everything, and maybe I’m wrong. I just tried to be objective, and this is what came out.

You can also like and share the article if you liked it.

Before leaving, I officially announce that if you like the caricatures on the blog, you can now order your OWN DRAWINGS on the Claire Abe Company website!

If you want to watch, you can click on the button below!

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Metal music

Power metal : when power is the ultimate goal!

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We’re back today to talk about a genre that can be complicated to grasp in its nuances: …

Metal music

Black Metal : When the danger became real…

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Claire Abe

Hey you! I’m coming back for a new post! I had to stop things for a while because of a hand in…

Metal music

Today’s Rock and Metal

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Claire Abe

Hey ! It’s been two years now (as I write this post) that I talk to you about the different genres o…

Claire Abe

The post What makes a good rock / metal song ? appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

Today we’re gonna talk about STEREOTYPES!

We’ll see that Rock and Metal are full of them. And all rockers and metalheads are faced with it one day or another (or several in fact).

To do this, I saw the top prejudices/ stereotypes most common on other blogs and websites. Below, I have put them together and give you my opinion on the matter.

So, let’s examine together these clichés a little (a lot?) exasperating and/or funny!

What is a stereotype?

Let’s start with the basics and remember what a stereotype is.

In the Cambridge Dictionary, it’s “a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong”

So we agree on what a stereotype is and we can move on. And get ready because there are MANY! But here, I only give you 10.

Rock and Metal stereotypes

1. “Metal is all noise and screaming!”

So, yes there are songs or bands that can be defined this way, but it is a generality. And besides, we can bring this stereotype closer to metal than to rock (except maybe hard rock). I see it that way.

In addition, we find ballads or songs «more soft» or songs with a «clean» vocal technique in most rock and metal genres.

I’ll put a little playlist right here.

Afterward, it’s also a question of what do you mean by noise? Because I can tell you the same thing when I listen to a techno song…

2. «Rockers and metalheads are satanists! Vade retro Satanas!»

I think I’ve heard it all over the place. Whether it’s on TV, in newspapers, or people on the street. To be honest, I don’t know if I should laugh or cry when I hear that.

I will not dwell on this point in this post. If you want to know all about it, I made one about it that you can read by clicking on this link.

3. “Those who listen to this kind of music are depressed!”

According to several surveys, people listening to metal… are less depressed than average.

We can listen to extreme music to empty ourselves of all the aggression and anger that we have in order to be calmer. Also, you can listen to it to express/release feelings you can’t put words on.

The subjects addressed in these genres of music are often heavy, painful, even taboo. They don’t sell you rainbows, sequins, and “all is well in the best of the world”. They tell you, yes, there are situations that are more than shitty, but that you can get away with it, as they did.

So yes, I’m not going to lie to you, people with depression can turn to metal and start liking this genre. We respect them, and we support them in their fight, but not everyone is depressed. And if extreme music does them well, then it’s great!

4. «Rock and metal bands incite to suicide»

We all know the phenomenon where several people in the media have said that, when we play the songs of rock and metal bands backwards, we hear incentives to satanism or suicide. I talked a bit about it during the satanic panic in this post.

But it can’t be any more wrong (except for black metal, but in this case, you don’t even have to hear it backwards). The topics of suicide and even mental illness (depression, bipolar disorder, etc.) are at the heart of some lyrics or the artists talk about it in interviews. In fact, some have faced it themselves.

This subject is even more present in recent years, after the suicides of well known artists such as Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/Audioslave/Temple Of The Dog), Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) and more.

After that, death is definitely a recurring subject in rock and metal.

5.”Rock and metal are macho movements!”

So on that point, I’m going to be more divided than some people who will say, “No, rock and metal is a big community that includes everybody, including women and so on.”

And this for several points:

1. At the beginning of certain genres, very dominated by men, songs had machist lyrics, especially in heavy metal or glam metal. It calmed down with time and the group appearance with women, but I still wanted to note it.
2. Female members of rock/metal bands had to fight to prove that they are as good as men. I think particularly of an interview of Lzzy Hale (singer and guitarist of Halestorm) with Maria Brink (singer of In This Moment) and Ashley Costello (singer of New Years Day) where the first one told that she was taken either for the girlfriend of a member of the band, or for a groupie. Maria Brink, for her part, recounted the time, when in front of hundreds of men began to shout to her «show us your breasts!» Charming, don’t you think!
3. Finally, a few years ago (+/- 5 years), a venue was in controversy because they refused to let a band with a woman on its stage because «women are not as good at rock and metal as men».

So yes, a lot of mentality changed, and for the better! A large proportion of men (I hope) understood that a person’s gender mattered little, compared to his talent. But there will always be people who have a backward, macho, patriarchal way of thinking.

6. «Rockers and metalheads are violent»

If you have read the article carefully so far, you already know the answer.

Extreme music actually has the opposite effect. The energy and “violence” of the songs helps to relieve tension, anger or other negative emotions. A study has also shown that those who listen to this kind of music are generally calmer.

So instead of trying to beat up your neighbor because he put music to the max at 7:00 am (yes, I speak from experience), listen to Lorna Shore (or another metal band) and:

• 1, you avoid prison,
• 2, you’ll feel better and
• 3, you can listen to it thoroughly to annoy him in return! 😉

Now, that doesn’t stop us from having assholes and violent people in every community.

7. “Rockers and metalheads all look alike! They wear black, skulls, tattoos, guys have long hair, etc.”

LOL

It ‘s true that some people take their look very seriously and you can see it if you type «rock look», «gothic look», etc. on the internet. And as long as they like it, it’s cool! No judgements here. I even admire the work and the details that some people bring to their appearance.

 But to say that all rockers or metalheads are alike, is to (re)make a generality.

Everyone dresses and adopts the appearance they want! So yes, you can see perfectos, artist merchs, or patch jackets, among others, but it’s not mandatory.

And for guys, long hair is not mandatory either. It’s a matter of preference. Also:

• We find men with long hair out of the rock and metal fields,
• And many male rock/metal artists have short hair. That doesn’t stop them from headbanging 😉

I’ll take my case (because it’s the one I know best lol).

I’ve been told several times that I don’t look like a rocker/metalhead.
And that suits me! Better yet, I like the idea of not conforming to preconceived ideas. I like the saying «not to judge a book on its cover». So yes, I have pieces that look rock/metal, yes, I often dress in black (because I LOVE black) and I have tattoos, but it’s not written on my face either that I like these musical genres. (Unless you meet me and read the blog then, you know 😉)

So be yourself, this is the most important thing. And those who tell you otherwise, throw them away.

By the way, I’m sure you can find CEOs and other people you wouldn’t believe rockers/metalheads about their appearance at this kind of concert.

8.«They have orgies, etc.”

So I saw this point several times, and at first, I didn’t understand why. And then I had the click:

• First, I repeat, a majority of rockers and metal players are not satanists! So no night orgies for any reason.
• Second, the mediatized setbacks of certain celebrities of these genres, do not represent the practices of those who listen to them!

All right, that is said. In addition, people who do not listen at all to these musical genres participate in orgies, so it is more a matter of preferences than anything else.

Everything that has to do with the intimate life of a person, concerns only that person. In no case do we or his musical preferences. So everyone does what they want, whatever they want, but it has nothing to do with music.

Then I see you coming up with “Yes, but what do you do with Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll” or “Yes, but there are videos that can approve this kind of practice”, etc. 

I would say that, since it makes people react, they will necessarily rush into the breach and provoke. Because rock and metal LOVE to provoke, to make people think. So, they will use it as an artistic base.

Then, if you really want to know what artists have in mind for this or that, I suggest you go and ask them directly 😊.

9. «Rockers and metalheads only listen to rock and metal!»

Some yes, some no. As with most things, it depends on the person.

Some people only listen to one style of metal or rock, others only to several or all styles of rock and metal, and others listen to a bit of everything.

Personally, I also listen to jazz, blues, soul, musicals, classical music/opera, variety, pop, folk, indie, and country. But I always come back to rock and metal because they are my favorite genres.

10. “We don’t understand anything they say!”

I have to admit that sometimes I myself don’t understand what some groups are saying (without having the lyrics in front of me). But, it is in relation to the techniques that singers use.

For extreme songs, articulation is key, but distortion plays on the comprehension of words. However, if you listen to rock/metal songs with «clean» vocals, you will understand all the lyrics. I’ll explain to you everything about those singing technics in a next post!

Here we are at the end of this list! Tell me as a comment if you have ever faced these prejudices/stereotypes or if you have faced others.

Feel free to share the post a maximum in order to «educate» a good number of people.

See you soon for a new post!

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources :

Larousse – définition préjugé : https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/pr%C3%A9jug%C3%A9/63519

Crane Faction – top 20 des clichés sur les metalleux : https://crane-faction.com/blogs/blog-tete-de-mort/cliches-metalleux

Topito – top 8 des idées reçues sur le metal, ils sont tous satanistes les mecs – tomasg : https://www.topito.com/top-idees-recues-metal

Bravo les (contre) clichés : http://rock-metal-luxiferum.over-blog.com/pages/Bravo_les_contre_cliches-7210353.html

France Inter – Quand la science se penche sur la musique metal : https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/l-edito-carre/quand-la-science-se-penche-sur-la-musique-metal-4242980

Urbania – Pourquoi écouter du metal améliore ma santé mentale – Sébastien Jean : https://urbania.ca/article/pourquoi-ecouter-du-metal-aide-ma-sante-mentale

La musique métal vous rend plus calme ? – Beth Roar (EN) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPL6SxdgYEs

Claire Abe

The post Rock and Metal stereotypes appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

Blood, paranormal, spiders and other zombies. In a word: HALLOWEEN!

And it must be said that the themes addressed during this festivity are closely related to rock and metal!

So prepare to shudder with fear by finding out what’s in this post.

Rock/ metal and horror movie: where does the link start?

First, both are niche/underground genres at the beginning.

But it’s important to note that when Black Sabbath becomes Black Sabbath the link is made between rock/metal music and horror. And this, for various points:

• The band’s name is directly inspired by Mario Bava’s 1962 horror movie… Black Sabbath!
• The eponym song of the eponym album is considered as one of the first scary songs (the use of the triton, in addition, makes its effect). Moreover, it is to Geezer Buttler that we owe the inspiration for this song. It comes from a demonic vision that the latter had during the night.
• The group’s words have a dark and terrifying atmosphere.

So, with this information, we can see that rock/ metal and horror have been connected since the beginning of metal.

This is consistent with the words of Dani Filth (singer of Cradle of Filth) who says that metal has always had a dark atmosphere with the use of minor chords. An atmosphere that is also reflected in the horror.

Rock/metal artists horror movie fans?

Many bands and artists of these genres are horror films fans. They draw inspiration from the gore, horror etc. for their lyrics or their videos.

But not only that!

Let’s take the example of Alice Cooper. His legendary look is inspired by Bette Davis and his terrifying look of madness in the 1962 movie What Happened To Baby Jane? But one can also notice the taste for horror of Alice Cooper during his concerts. In his shows, we could see:

• Live snakes,
• Alice Cooper forced to wear a straitjacket
• Or guillotine run simulations.

He will influence the Kiss group. They will propel make-up, disguises, pyrotechnics and blood spitting to millions of people.

We can’t miss Slipknot, either. Nine guys arriving on stage with masks (made by a professional in the horror world). Guys who could appear in a movie of the genre.

There is also Cradle of Filth who pays tribute to the horror writer Lovecraft with their black metal both gothic and romantic.

In addition, some artists organize conventions on horror. I am thinking of Kirk Hammett and the band Ice Nine Kills.

Some of these factors lead us to the next point:

Elements of horror in rock/metal music

Body and face painting

First, with Alice Cooper, Kiss and Cradle of Filth, we touched face and body painting. The latter was first very popular in Black Metal. White face and black eye contour, the goal was to look like living corpses (like zombies before zombies). Then the face and corpse painting made its way into the music in general. Today bands like Motionless In White, Black Veil Bride, or New Years Day keep the tradition of this make-up going.

Note

As long as we mention Black Metal. I will make a whole post about it, but when it comes to horror, they did not go in for half measures.

Terrifying show and violent lifestyle, this is the daily life of artists of the first wave of Black Metal. During the shows, one could find self-mutilation and dead animal heads. Off-shows, burning churches, and murder could be on the front page of the mainstream press. Very joyful, isn’t it!

Masks

Then, with Slipknot, the subject of masks was raised. Masks allow for keeping secret the identity of people (well for Slipknot, it’s missed) and also to add an element of entertainment compared to the horror. Other groups using masks include Mushroomhead, Ghost, or Slaughter to Prevail.

Also, a small mention of Gwar disguised with masks of monsters/demons, costumes covering only the bare minimum of their bodies, and scenography with acts of violence and fake blood and other fluids projected on the audience.

On the other hand, some artists’ videos are entirely based on cult scenes from horror films. I put here the link to an article that brings together a selection of these videos.

Other

On another note, to evoke horror, rock and metal artists are inspired by more psychological elements or real facts for their works.

• Avenged Sevenfold in Nightmare, the singer goes for an operation and then is taken to places where the battery of the former drummer (RIP) is torn apart as well as the other members of the group acting as mentally ill.
• Slipknot in The Devil In I stages the death of the band members according to their greatest fears for them to face.
• Rammstein for their title Mein Teil used a shocking fact (a really shocking one) and turned it into a song.

I must also (re)mention Ice Nine Kills. The band has specialized and is known for writing their songs from horror movies and novels, collaborating with people in the field (or related to it) and making videos resembling mini horror films. I can also confirm that the scenography of the band is in the same vein (Yes! Me and some friends attended one of their show while I am absolutely not into horror – you may have understood it – and I had a great time! I talk about it in more detail in the dedicated article right there).

Metalsploitation : what is it?

Before telling you exactly what the term metalsploitation is (because yes it exists), rock/metal and horror films got closer together thanks to:

• The appearance of rock/metal artists in certain films or series,
• The use of songs or even the creation of B.O. written and composed by artists of these genres in horror films.

And this link between rock/metal and horror is completely intertwined when rock/metal music is exploited, satirized, etc. in a specific category of film. This is METALSPLOITATION.

Finally, I can’t write an article about horror and rock/metal music, without mentioning the metal singer and horror director. I have designated the one and only… ROB ZOMBIE. He has released as many albums as horror films, including the House of a 1000 corpses or Halloween revisits.

Also, how to do an article about Halloween without talking about the band Helloween, whose name was inspired by the band’s first tour on Halloween night.

So much for this article! Tell me if you are a fan of horror movies in addition to being a fan of rock and metal music.

I’ll leave you with a special Halloween playlist, and I’ll see you soon for a new post!

Also, you can see all the drawings / caricatures right here !

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources :

Bloody Dissgusting – Metalsploitation : The History of Heavy Metal in the Horror Film –   Julieann Stipidis : https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3612109/headbangers-cinematic-ball-history-heavy-metal-horror-film/

Metal Hammer – Louder sound – Metal and horror: a match made in hell –  Jason Arnopp : https://www.loudersound.com/features/metal-and-horror-a-match-made-in-hell

Halloween, horror and heavy metal music – The Ragamuffins : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk80A8YWqUE

Boowiki – Helloween : https://boowiki.info/art/groupes-musicaux-allemands/helloween.html

Wikipédia

Claire Abe

The post Rock, metal and Horror : Halloween special appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

So put on your best-sequined clothes and let’s discover this genre together.

WHAT IS ROCK MUSIC

Glam rock, or also called glitter rock, is a style of rock that appeared in the 1970s. It begins and develops in England, then spread in America afterward (although the scene is less than the English one).

Glam comes from glamorous and glitter from the clothes they wear.

It should not be confused with his most direct legacy, Glam Metal, which appeared in the 80s.

The genre appears in a complex societal context. It also follows the disappearance of several great rock figures such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison. It will allow young people who are a bit lost to belong to a community.

With this style, rock becomes a stage, a theater, and contradicts the very reason of rock. That of a representation of real life, authenticity, and sincerity. Some will even use glam rock to create a character/role, like David Bowie.

This theatricalization also corresponds to the passage of rock concerts from clubs, etc. to stadiums. This leads to the spectators being far (or very far) from the stage. It’s where the games of sound and lights, as well as special effects and other staging, come into play.

In addition, glam rock will have some link with the LGBTQ movement.

THE ORIGINS OF GLAM ROCK

Mark Bolan, leader of the group T. Rex, will start the genre and will emancipate as much the artists as the young people of the time.

The latter appears in Top of The Pops (a famous show in England on BBC) with sequins glued to these cheeks and relatively bright and colorful clothes.

He will be inspired by the basics of rock n’ roll for his music and the stage presence of artists like Mick Jagger or Little Richard.

After him, a wind of freedom breaks down and artists begin to dare.

The next flag-bearer of the genre is David Bowie, during the Ziggy Stardust period.

THE FEATURES OF GLAM ROCK

Appearance

Appearance has a central place in style!

The artists dress extravagantly, dare to wear sequins, rhinestones, gold, very colorful and/ or glittering clothes, dye their hair or wear wigs and wear compound shoes. Whether they are male or female. Androgenicity is at its peak with glam.

Some even go as far as ambiguity. Is it a man or a woman? Once seductive, then repulsive. Friendly one moment, pervert the other.

With this look, we move away from mods (see below) and psychedelic.

MODS

As an abbreviation for Modernists, mods are part of an English sub-culture (mod) that emerged in the late 1950s.

The mods are young people who have tried to differentiate themselves from their parents. Their favorite music is soul, rnb or ska. We can see some conflicts with another subculture: rockers. We find the mods during the Swingin’ London period (which I explain in this post).

They have a rather festive lifestyle with several codes:

Hairstyle 

THE mods haircut is the French Line followed by the back comb.

(As I didn’t find any free images with these hairstyles, I invite you to search mods or mods hairstyles on the web to get an idea of what it looks like. If you are interested, of course.)

Clothing

These young people can be seen wearing 2-piece 3-button suits (preferably Italian) as well as Fred Perry polo shirts, Clarks shoes generally, and US Army parkas. As for the girls, the mini-skirt is very popular.

Means of transport

The mods like to move in Vespa GS160, Lambretta TV and SX200 covered by (too much?) headlights, mirrors, and chrome parts.

Drugs

Drug use is regular, and amphetamines are preferred.

Art

Art is also important. The visual is key and dance is a pillar of the movement. Mods are also often very good dancers. We can even see competition within the group in order to know which are the best. This is in order to appear either in TV shows or in clips. Many attend art schools.

The mods will also influence the music of the time both visually (with the use of the Royal Air Force roundel among others) and the musical influence of the bands.

Rhythm and music

The principle of glam rock is to return to simple music, but catchy and danceable.

We find the basics of rock n roll and even some of hard rock. The songs are short, with little, if any solos, experiments, and the use of major chords.

We can also see the repetition of riffs and choruses or parts of songs that the audience can repeat with the artist or bands.

Although there is a lot of rock in this genre, we can see that they are also closer to pop. Moreover, the genre is known to be at the crossroads between rock and modern pop.

Instruments

In glam rock, you can hear:

• Guitars (usually electric),
• A bass,
• The battery,
• A piano,

And sometimes

• Brass instruments,
• A (analog) synthesizer.

Lyrics

The genre deals with light subjects such as love, friendship, or party, but can also tell the story of the character they have created from scratch.

GLAM ROCK ARTISTS

Following in the footsteps of Mark Bolan (T Rex) and David Bowie, there are others: Gary Glitter, Elton John, Mott The Hopple, Sweet, Alice Cooper, Slade, The New York Dolls, Roxi Music, the Runaways (beginning) or Queen (beginning).

EVOLUTION

Glam rock is not really going to decline. Its influence is much more important than you might think. And for good reason, it will directly influence:

• Punk: which appears right after glam rock (chronologically speaking). The only difference between the two movements is the mood (darker) and the political scope of the latter.
• Glam metal: direct heir to glam rock! I remind you, do not confuse the two genres. The latter is more «heavy», is a little more of a caricature than glam rock, and it appears later. I talk more about it in a future article.
• Current Pop: it is entirely influenced by glam rock, only instruments change.
  It will also influence and still influence today the notion of concert/show and fashion.

In conclusion

Glam rock, although a light genre, will raise societal issues as well as bring young people together.

Its colossal influence will allow music, shows, and fashion to develop in order to become what we know today.

To dive back into this period, you can listen to the dedicated playlist by clicking on the button below.

Also, feel free to share as much as you can if you liked it or if you think it might interest someone.

Also, you can see all the drawings / caricatures right here !

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources :

Une histoire Musicale du Rock – Christophe Pirenne

Wikipedia

Histoire du rock – glam rock : https://histoiredurock.fr.gd/Glam_Rock.htm

MAIS C’EST QUOI EN FAIT ? #4 – Le Glam Rock – L’intimité du rock : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQMaEjfYr4s&list=PLG7tBOM3CtVICAKcMomOtfxwPhlFU-cUt&index=58

Oneland – Quoi savoir sur les cultures Mods et Rockers – Charles-Edouard Carrier   : https://onelandmag.com/mods-rockers-montreal-histoire/

Claire Abe

The post Glam Rock : the beginning of shows and glitters appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

LOL. It’s sarcasm if you didn’t understand.

And if you really think like that, my dear, I’ll explain to you what really is going on.

So, are we all making big fires and orgies with the devil? Is satanism really present in rock and metal music? Spoiler allert: you’ll soon be disappointed.

WHAT IS SATANISM?

When you take a look at the Cambridge Dictionary definition, Satanism is:

• the worship of Satan

And when you look at Satanist :

• a person who worships Satan

So is this really the case for all fans and bands of hard rock and heavy metal? Are rock and metal music really about satanism ?

THE ROLE OF THE DEVIL IN ROCK AND METAL

Devil and music

The link between the devil and music goes back a long time. And it’s not only related to rock/metal, nor even to music. For centuries, he has inspired great artists. Whether they are writers (Dante’s Hell, Paradise Lost, etc.), painters (like Michelangelo), or classical composers (like Faust, Verdi, Tartini, Paganini, or Stravinsky). But let’s focus more on the music.

To put it in context, Satan, before he was a fallen angel, was a great musician famous throughout paradise. That is what caused his loss. Since then, it would be through humans that he expresses himself.

The deal with the devil

But the most famous link is of course the deal with the devil! Legend has it that some have sold their souls to the devil to become brilliant musicians. The one who will popularize the myth in music (and who interests us particularly since it is related to the history of blues AND rock n’ roll), is Robert Johnson.

The latter would have sold his soul to become a genius of the guitar. Besides, this legend would be transmitted by big names such as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy page or Keith Richards.

The devil, rock and metal

The truth is: you can’t separate metal/rock from the devil. But not the way you might think.

Tritone

With Black Sabbath, tritone is back in the spotlight. The latter, also called Diabolus En Musica, is a dissonant interval with a lot of tension. Therefore, it will be associated with the devil. It is for this reason that its use has become more and more common in rock and metal music.

The imagery

It is important to differentiate between the imagery of the devil and worship/worship of the devil.

And that’s where the confusion happens most generally.

The use of symbols, the image, and everything related to the devil has only aesthetic and provocation purposes! In fact, it works quite well. And it has been for decades. Managers and co. have and continue to benefit from it!

Whether it’s with Elvis’ hip sway or the Beatles’ “long hair”, everyone has played that card. It must be said that this image of the devil goes hand in hand with the rebellious spirit of teens and young adults.

Then came the images of the devil with bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and then Slayer.

Came after, looks also inspired by these images with Alice Cooper or KISS. As for the lyrics, artists change their point of view and choose to put themselves in the skin of the beast.

But, another truth: none of these groups is satanist!

Again, they were just having fun with the symbolism of the devil without any ulterior motives other than aesthetics (which goes well to genres) and provocation. Some are Catholic themselves and others are atheists and oppose only the church as a dogma. In no case do they take satanism seriously. Moreover, some people do it with humor.

It’s true that one kind of metal corresponds to all the codes: black metal. But we will talk about it in a dedicated post.

Now let’s be serious, there are satanic bands in rock and metal. That’s a fact. But these bands represent a minority.

So to summarize rock and metal as satanic genres is a bit like saying that you can only make a chocolate cake with chocolate (well, you know what I mean).

One event also greatly helped to categorize rock and metal in Satanism:

THE SATANIC PANIC OF THE EIGHTIES

If you were already born in the 80s, you must have heard about it. (Not like me who was born the following decade and just heard about it for this article 😆). If you don’t know what it is, relax, I’ll give you a little summary. But know that if you really want to have everything in hand about this period, more complete books and videos have been made.

Context and Facts

The «satanic panic» began to happen in the USA in the 70s, but became “democratized” in the 80s around the world. It begins with the appearance (and tragic end) of sects and a wave of well-known serial killers. Parents are starting to fear for their children.

In addition, by the 1980s, women were increasingly leaving their homes to work. This leads to the opening of hundreds of daycare centers and mothers who feel guilty.

Also, during this period, some events emerge:

• 1966: The Church of Satan appears. Satanism is now a religion.
• 1973: The Exorcist came out. One of the first graphic movie where a person (in this case a very Catholic little girl) is possessed by the devil.
• 1980: Release of the book Michelle Remembers by Lawrence Pazder and his patient (who became his wife) Michelle Smith. Book where she tells that she supposedly lived in a satanic sect and where she tells all the traumas that she kept. Although the book came out as “true story”, it will be proven to be totally invented.

That’s how the satanic panic started. There will be many unfortunate events, but I’ll keep a cultural point of view here.

In fact, people were convinced that the forces of evil (not only the devil) were everywhere around them. Parents feared that deranged people would attack their children under the guise of the devil. Or even worse, that they influence and manipulate their kids to join their ranks.

It has been said that rock music was the devil’s music and that you have to keep your children away from that kind of thing. The same goes for some games (Dungeons and Dragons, even the Smurfs had some for themselves).

It was during this period that famous videos with the hidden meaning of Led Zeppelin songs played backwards etc., were born.

Parental Advisory (Explicit Content)

But in those days, young people listened just as well to Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Madonna, Prince, or Cyndi Lauper. The list of «Filthy Fifteen» therefore appeared. (Poor parents were not ready for what followed, lol)

And it is also in this context that the Parental Advisory (Explicit Content) was created. It’s the Conservative Parents Association called the Parents Music Resource Center that is responsible for it. In 1985, the latter forced the Recording Industry Association of America to comply, thanks to its media weight, which had greatly helped. The RIAA will then impose the famous «Parental Advisory: Explicit Content» for all records with lyrics a little too much focused on violence, sex, drugs, or occult practices.

In the process, Frank Zappa and Dee Snyder (singer of Twisted Sister) will have to justify their songs to the Senate.

However, this small label will promote the purchase of works with this small rectangle. To the delight of the artists and a little less of the parents.

Conclusion about satanism in rock and metal music

Artists and fans of rock and metal ARE NOT ALL SATANISTS! That’s it. (well, it was logical)

Besides, I didn’t specify it before, but there are Christian rock and metal bands. Well, they have also been talked about and have also been judged a lot, but they have the merit of existing. I will come back to that later.

Of course, there are exceptions, as everywhere. But a large majority of us are quite normal beings (or pretty much 😉). We (yes I included myself in it) just play with what society has stuck to us as an image.

But it also has an impact in the rock and metal community. The fact that a person who loves rock and metal does not (systematically) wear the symbols related to these genres, can be considered a «fake» by some rockers or metalheads. This is another debate, which will also be entitled to its own article: the stereotypes of rock and metal.

There you go! I have tackled down some of your stereotypes today (and I’m proud of it).

Feel free to share if you liked this post or if someone you know might be interested in it.

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

sources :

Cambridge Dictionary – Satanism : https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/satanism?q=Satanism

Cambridge Dictionary – Satanist : https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/satanist

Comment la « panique satanique » a envahi l’Amérique dans les années 80 – Vice : https://www.vice.com/fr/article/rmem8v/panique-satanique-interview-spectacular-optical

Metal Zone: https://www.metalzone.fr/chroniques/164373-musique-metal-rock-satan/

Cairn -Les mythologies hard rock et métal : bricolage identitaire ou récit original ? Nicolas Bénard : https://www.cairn.info/revue-societes-2009-2-page-65.htm

Crane faction https://crane-faction.com/blogs/musique-rock-metal-tout-savoir/metalleux-satanistes

Loudwire – The Truth About Satanism in Metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k38IXV6upU&list=PLG7tBOM3CtVICAKcMomOtfxwPhlFU-cUt&index=16

Metalliquoi ? – Episode 10 : Le Satanisme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urLDfo0aDZE&t=19s

LA PANIQUE SATANIQUE, C’EST QUOI? – Victoria Charlton : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mE_udsh-RA

Le diable et la musique : une histoire fusionnelle – Sourdoreille : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oOCfllMHd4

Télérama – “Parental Advisory : Explicit Content” : la petite histoire derrière le fameux rectangle – Romain Capelle : https://www.telerama.fr/musique/parental-advisory-explicit-content-la-petite-histoire-derriere-le-fameaux-rectangle,143337.php

Claire Abe

The post Satanism In Rock And Metal Music : The Horrific Truth About It appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

Loved or hated, hard rock marks a turning point in rock music.

Let’s discover together its history and what composes it!

What’s hard rock ?

If we look at Collin’s dictionary, it says: “Hard rock is a type of very loud rock music with a fast beat.”

Let’s dive a little deeper than that.

Hard rock is a style of rock that appeared in the middle of the 60s. It comes after the psychedelic rock movement, flower power, etc.

Bands, tired of these musical genres, began to look for a more powerful and heavy sound. Sound that, until that time, was unprecedented.

The origins

Hard Rock draws its roots from:

Blues and Blues rock musics

Blues-rock was imported by the artists who were part of the British invasion. The latter contributed to its dissemination to the white population with covers of Howlin’ Wolf or Muddy Waters. It was then taken over and tamed by Power Trio (group of 3 people) and garages bands.

We can mention as groups of the British invasion: the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, the Faces, the Kinks, or the Beatles.

In addition, the blues impregnated by jazz and rock n’roll by Jimi Hendrix will greatly influence hard rock.

Rock n’ Roll

If you want to know more about it, you can read this post.

African-American elements

Runs-in with the devil of Robert Johnson and Howlin’ Wolf opened the doors of Satanism. (Or at least stories with the devil. Because, a small reminder for those who do not know, but all rockers and metalheads are not satanists. But this is another debate…).

With his stage performances (screaming and gestures), James Brown uninhibited generations of white singers. Extroverted postures, moans and screams become essential elements of a performance.

Baroque music

It is important to note the beginning of the link between (hard) rock and baroque writing music techniques.
Now some of you will say that I have completely lost my mind. But no!

The Highway Star solo from Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) is a perfect example.

It contains a majority of ingredients specific to Bach’s music:

• Repetition of melodic figures (in this case they are arpeggios),
• Very square sentence structure,
• The virtuoso approach of the instrument,
• Typical harmonic progression.

The main rules of hard rock

The riff

It’s generally composed of “power chords” and is influenced by the early rock n’ roll. The novelty comes from the use of chords in sharp (increased) and flat (decreased). These allow to create more complex harmonic progressions.

A riff that alone represents hard rock is Smoke On The Water from Deep Purple. Simple, unforgettable, powerful. With its syncopated passages, it will form the basis of thousands of songs of this kind.

Rhythmic

The hard rock takes back the bases of the rock n’roll of the beginnings, namely a rhythm in 4/4 with the 2nd and 4th beats scored. But from now on, the beating of drummers is much heavier! This gives rise to a particular pulsation, prompting us to shake our heads. This is the famous “headbanging”.

It is also possible to hear shuffle beats from blues rock on occasion.
The blues rhythm or «shuffle» is a division into 3 parts from which we would have skipped the 2nd beat. This gives a “shuffling” effect to the melody.

THE best rhythm that describes hard rock is Led Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll (played by John Bonham). The latter hammers all the time: the 1st and 3rd at the bass drum and the 2nd and 4th at the snare drum. It’s heavy, strong, and visually impressive.

Bonham becomes the archetype of the hard rock drummer: banging his drums, drenched in sweat, and completely in his music.

The omnipresence of distortion

Distortion is the transformation/distortion of the sound between the moment it’s emitted by the instrument and its diffusion by the speakers.

One of the very first ways to produce saturation is to maximize the amp.

In 1958, Link Wray introduced the distortion pedal. However, experiments by guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Dave Davies (Kinks), Pete Townshend (Who), Eric Clapton (Cream) or Jeff Beck (Yardbirds), as well as technological advances, pave the way for new methods (including phasing, feedback, and distortion).  One of them is the fuzz pedal. Marketed in the mid-1960s, it offers better control. You just have to insert it between the instrument and the amp.

Sound saturation creates two main effects:

The harmonic stability

It comes from the fact that the distortion extends the sonorities of the guitar as much in the bass as in the treble. The high-pitched harmonics add brilliance to the sound and the low-pitched tones create sounds below the usual range of the instrument. Which makes hard rock one of the MOST STABLE music, harmonically speaking!! Hell yeah, in your face haters!

Sustain

It’s the ability to maintain sound. When a note is pinched on the acoustic or electric guitar without saturation, it declines rapidly. With a strongly distorted signal, the sound is compressed and forms a kind of loop that can be maintained indefinitely.

Hard rock and then heavy metal will change the quality of the distortion. From parasite, it becomes synonymous with strength and power.

Lyrics

They talk about themes that are found in the blues. That is to say, broken loves, loneliness, drugs, alcohol, women, and even sex with much innuendo.

It should be noted that many groups have been accused of misogyny. (Well on this level, we can see that, at the moment, misogyny is found a little in all styles of music).

Group formations

Hard rock will as much triumph thanks to:

Power trio

With bands like Cream, Grand Funk Railroad, Mountain or Rush.

Quatuors

With Led Zeppelin, or Black Sabbath for example.

Quintets (with keyboard)

We can mention here, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Steppenwolf or MC5

Hard rock has continued to develop. In the 70s, alongside the aforementioned bands, a second wave of hard rock artists such as Judas Priest, UFO, Thin Lizzy, and Scorpions were added.

However, this second wave is also considering itself in the HEAVY METAL category.

In the next post, we will see what this genre is, whose border with hard rock is very fine, but still present.

In the meantime, you can listen to the playlist dedicated to this post right here. And feel free to share it if you like it, or if it might interest someone you know.

Here are caricatures of artists belonging to this Hard Rock

Also, you can see all the drawings / caricatures right here !

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources :

Une Histoire musicale du rock – Christophe Pirenne

Histoire du Rock : https://histoiredurock.fr.gd/Hard_Rock.htm

La (petite) histoire du Rock #4 : Le Hard Rock et le Heavy Metal – Raff de HGuitare – Hguitare https://www.hguitare.com/communaute/blog/conseils/histoire-du-rock-hard-rock-heavy-metal

Histoire du Hard Rock, l’arrivée d’une musique lourde et saturée – Dominique Mesmin – Cadence Info: https://www.cadenceinfo.com/le-hard-rock-histoire-et-evolution.htm

C’est quoi un shuffle ? Le rythme du blues expliqué aux débutants – Alexis – Guitar School Garden : https://guitarschoolgarden.fr/techniques/shuffle-blues-debutant/

Apprendre le solfège – Binaire et ternaire (temps): https://www.apprendrelesolfege.com/binaire-et-ternaire

Collins Dictionary: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/hard-rock

Claire Abe

The post Hard rock: Everything you need to know about it appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

Today, we meet to talk about the union of two musical genres resulting in a very famous style of rock music: FOLK-ROCK music!

But first, to be able to talk about folk-rock music, you have to know what folk is. Because these two kinds of music are intrinsically bounded.

This means that this post will be a little longer than usual, so get comfortable! 😀

What’s folk music?

In 1954, the International Folk Music Council decreed that its object of study (folk) was “the product of a musical tradition that had evolved through an oral transmission process.”

More simply, a folk song is a melody transmitted from generation to generation, gradually forgetting its origins and the names of its authors.

However, with folk revival (in the 60s), the latter part of the definition becomes obsolete.

With this movement:

• Artists bring back a practice existing for at least 1 century (hence the folk revival).
• The new folk songs are localized, attributed and dated.

The instruments of folk music

We can find in particular:

• Guitars/ Dobros/ mandolins/ ukuleles;

• Banjos;

• Harmonica;

• Fiddles/ Violins (the difference between the two instruments is that the fiddle is a popular instrument and the violin is more for classical music);

• Accordion,

• “DIY” / unconventional instruments (spoons, sandstone pot etc.).

Folk music in the USA

It’s the Appalachia music (mountain ranges in the East of the USA) that is the main source of renewal in folk music.

The latter is derived from various European and African influences. We can hear the influence of English ballads and traditional Irish and Scottish music.

Appalachia’s music gives to folk music :

• An instrumental setting: a singer accompanied on the guitar (by himself or not)
• A literary framework: lyrics about the realities of everyday life (money, work, love, death) or events such as war, labour movements, social/legal injustices affecting people’s lives.

In comparison to the lyrics of pop or rock music, folk is a «serious» music. It will interest more the educated young city adults, than the rural working class ones, whose folk are supposed to be born.

For its fans, its number one attraction is the fact that folk music is “common people” music for “common people”. Artists are not superior to the public, they represent it. Only matters a simple, direct and unpretentious performance.

Urban settlement and the discovery of folk by the middle classes took place in the 1940s. It is symbolically associated with the meeting of 3 distinct traditions in New York :

• Leadbelly’s country blues
• Woody Guthrie’s Dust-bowl Ballads
• Pete Seeger’s Urban Folk

Calypso music

It is music from the Caribbean and popularized in the USA by Harry Belafonte (Jamaica Farewell, The Banana Boat Song).

The texts of these songs sometimes consist of an Anglo-Jamaican patois. As for the accompaniment, it includes an acoustic guitar and bongos (which will give a folk aura to this genre).

Other groups (usually made up of university students) will surf on success, such as the Kingston Trio, the Brothers Four or the Highwaymen.

Calypso music will help the development of folk music in the USA.

The development of folk continues with artists such as Peter, Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, Patrick Sky, Eric Andersen, Judy Collins, and Léonard Cohen.

folk music in the UK

In England, interest in folk music has been evident for several decades. In a whole host of initiatives, some artists, such as Shirley Collins, Mat McGinn, and Bob Davenport, have been successful.

But, at the end of 1955, it was Lonnie Donegan who changed the course of music with his cover of the title Rock Island Line.

In his song, the rhythm goes crescendo, and he uses «homemade» instruments (in this case, a washing board).

However, nothing is new, neither the composition nor the instrumental configuration. Leadbelly and the skiffle had already used them previously.

Skiffle

Originally American, it meant a kind of music played mainly by African-Americans. It emerged in the early twentieth century in New Orleans and spread to all southern American states shortly thereafter.

They used, in addition to string instruments (guitars, banjos, mandolins), instruments handcrafted from domestic accessories such as washing boards, string bass whose resonance box consists of a literal box, kazoos, violins made from cigar boxes, or the use of combs that are rubbed on paper.

What makes Lonnie Donegan successful is the fact that he brought the energy and excitement that was missing at the time to English music. He’s given teenagers something to hang on to.

Although his success was brief, his influence would continue decades later. The young Englishmen of the time considered skiffle as a window on America. Donegan’s successes have become the manual of hundreds of apprentice guitarists:

• After playing skiffle: Cliff Richard embarked on the path of rock n’roll, Martin Carthy in folk, Alexis Korner began electrifying the blues,

• John Lennon was first a skiffle player,

• During Jimmy Page’s 1st TV performance, he also played this style of music.

• Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Robin Trower (Procol Harum) et David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) did their class in that genre.

Folk music in EU

France

In 1960, Hugues Aufray brought this style and also mixed it with Latin and South American music. He offers interpretations attached to folklore other than those in the USA. At the same time, he transposes Bob Dylan’s songs.

Folk music continued to expand in the 1970s with bands Malicorne, Maluzerne, Mélusine, Tri-Yann and Alan Stivell. We are also talking about folk revival.

In the 80s, we can see a strong development of Breton music that is inevitably linked to folk music.

More generally, we can see differences in the instruments. In France and in Europe, violins, tin whistle, bagpipes, and hurdy-gurdy are commonly used. Later, the accordion will join and will be at the origin of the musette style.

Moving from Folk to Folk-rock music

In 1965, Bob Dylan marked a turning point in popular culture with the appearance of Bringin’ It All Back Home, Highway Sixty One Revisited and Blonde on Blonde :

• By successfully combining oral literature and folk tradition, he brought the text of popular song into the literature.
• And by adding electric instruments in some of his compositions, Bob Dylan becomes the promoter of a new genre: FOLK-ROCK.

The critics will be there as much for the lyrics as for the folk-rock. He becomes traitor and opportunist for some and messenger of genius for others.

At first, the folk community expressed little face to this change. It’s from his performance at the Newport Folk Festival that the reactions appear. He will be booed by half the crowd, and Pete Seeger and other «folk elders» will feel betrayed. All this because, in their minds, switching from acoustics to electric, Bob Dylan sold his soul to pop music and therefore to big capital.

However, all these controversies and the adherence of rock lovers to the approach of Bob Dylan have made folk-rock a dazzling trend of the music industry!

In the summer of 1965, dozens of titles borrowed or inspired by Bob Dylan were published:

• The Turtles enter the charts with It Ain’t Me Babe;
• Sonny and Cher are successful with All I Really Want To Do;
• At the same time, older protests-songs such as Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Universal Soldier (1964) and Phil Ochs’ There But For Fortune (1964) were quickly released in an electrified version.

Behind these hurried releases, folk-rock also quickly sees the emergence of original and lasting figures of the genre such as The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, or The Mamas and The Papas.

As early as 1965, the term Folk-Rock became a vast catch-all. Artists that mixed committed lyrics, folk tunes, and rock instruments were put in. No matter the sound, level of commitment, or direction of the artist. But the movement was launched, and its various branches were to prove as numerous as they were sustainable.

So if we have to define folk-rock, it’s folk music, where we added the rhythm of rock as well as electric instruments.

Folk-Rock in the UK

This new instrumental approach, combined with electrification and an inexhaustible national repertoire, gives rise to an important branch of Folk-Rock whose notoriety will equal other rock forms.

The Incredible Sting Band, Pentangle and Fairport convention open the procession, followed by many guitarists such as Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, Martin Carthy or John Renbourn.

Folk-Rock in the USA

Bob Dylan, who had completely disappeared after a motorcycle accident that almost cost him his life, returns. He first recorded an album with the Canadian band The Band in 1967.

He returned to his personal production in January 1968 with the album John Wesley Harding, on which will feature the famous All Along The Watchtower.
Yes, guys! This is an original song by Bob Dylan, covered by Jimi Hendrix. And personally, I like both versions.

On his side, Leonard Cohen helped to confirm the emergence of literary popular music. And for good reason! The latter first makes itself known by publishing collections of poetry.
For those who do not know Leonard Cohen, he’s the original singer-songwriter of the song Hallelujah.

We can add to the list of American folk-rock bands, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills and Nash (sometimes joined by Neil Young)

Today, the two genres are still very closely related. Artists oscillate between the two. The difference is that there is less debate about the use of electrified or non-electrified instruments for a song.

To listen to the Spotify playlist dedicated to this post, you can click on the button below.

Feel free to share this post if you liked it or if you think it might interest someone you know.

Also, you can see all the drawings / caricatures right here !

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources :

Une histoire musicale du rock – Christophe Pirenne

Wikipédia

https://stringfixer.com/fr/Appalachian_folk_music

La musique folk des années 60 – T. Chatain – Cadence Info : https://www.cadenceinfo.com/la-musique-folk-des-annees-60.htm

https://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/divers/ragtime/85432

What are the Main Instruments in Folk Music? – Dave Fox – Youtube Music Sucks : https://youtubemusicsucks.com/what-are-the-main-instruments-in-folk-music/

Artiste Audio : https://artisteaudio.fr/histoire-de-la-musique-folk/

Claire Abe

The post Folk-rock music: everything you need to know about it appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

Last time, we saw that from the creation of rock’n’roll there were 4 different genres.

We already discussed the characteristics of mainstream rock n’roll and rockabilly in the article right here. Today it’s the turn of the last two genres: soft rock and doo-wop!

So let’s dive in!

Soft rock music

If rockabilly has caused controversy over its authenticity, soft rock represents the UNACCEPTABLE at the time.

That rock music – which is rebellion music – could be soft is simply unthinkable and impossible. Many consider it either as not composable, or as a sham, or both at the same time.

Soft rock music characteristics

Characteristics are :

• Use of slow tempos, even boring,
• The absence of marked backbeats,
• An almost exclusive focus on the search for «beautiful» melodies,
• Frequent recourse to ternary rhythms (pulsation probed in 3 notes of equal duration)
  E.g : I Want You, I Need You, I Love You – Elvis Presley
         Love Letter In The Sand – Pat Boone

• Use of 4 successive chords in a loop.

However, some can have the features of rock music like:

• Some have a faster tempo.
  In example, Wonderful Time Up There of Pat Boone. This song has a tempo of 185 beats per minute with a very slight accent on the backbeats.
• Many «beautiful» melodies have blue notes in them,
• They also contain ways of singing directly from rhythm and blues (falsettos, onomatopoeias, etc.). As well as a timbre that anchors even more firmly soft rock in rock n’roll music.

Other characteristics, this time concerning the production of soft rock music, are present as:

• An Italian-American influence in certain aspects of music (even if we can say that all Euro-American influences are at equal levels). Besides, many figures in soft rock are Italian-American.
  Example : Frankie Avalon (Francis Avalon), Bobby Darin (Walden Robert Cassotto) or Connie Francis (Concetta Franconero). All have Americanized their names by retaining some of their cultural references.
• Its geographical anchorage: a large part of the artists of this kind come from the northeast of the USA. And especially in Philadelphia where there are 3 independent firms named Chancellor Records, Cameo and Swan.

Soft rock complementary to mainstream rock n’roll?

Yes! Soft rock music is a natural and necessary complement to the existence of rock n’roll mainstream music.

First, you have to know that the different genres of rock are also styles of dance! For some teenagers of the time, it was one of its main attractions. And whether it was at any party, it seemed essential to balance the “hard and fast” music with the slower and softer ones. And this is for two reasons:

1. For a physical reason: dancing on a tempo of 180 (and more) for hours requires good physical ability. (Personally, I love to dance, but in these conditions, I pass my turn, thanks!)
2. For more sentimental reasons: teenagers love slows. It allows them to approach the “target” they squint at – more or less discreetly – for a few minutes (or hours) and to try to kiss her (or him).

Soft rock was such a necessity that many rockers got into it. We can give, as example, Love Me Tender from Elvis.

However, while some occasionally recorded soft rock titles, others specialized in the field, including Paul Anka and Pat Boone.

Pat Boone has, moreover, had successes by covering rock n’roll mainstream hits and making them discovered to his audience. He served as a bridge between mainstream rock music (a musical genre that was forbidden to listen to by parents) and the teenagers and young adults of the time.

Doo-Wop music

The latter is a derivative of rhythm and blues and rock n’roll.

It’s the soft rock of African-Americans if I can call it that way, except it’s been around for a longer period of time.

This genre has existed since the late 1940s, but it will only be named many years later (like 40 years later, which is rare!). And again, it’s a term that was used earlier to define white rock’n’roll bands from the late 1960s.
When the term Doo-Wop is fixed in the 80s, it designates a vocal repertoire produced in the 40s-50s by predominantly black groups and almost always composed of men. (I will avoid making a comment on this last point)

Moreover, doo-wop refers to onomatopoeias sung by the choirs. The « shabada bada », « sha-na-na-na-na » or else « doo-be-doo-be-doo” or « doo-wop ». We could say that they really sprang to find the name of the genre…

Its roots come from the so-called barbershop harmonies (a practice dating back to the second half of the 19th century). Barber shops were the overall rallying point for a capella using harmonies in quinte, quarte and third.

Two bands were successful in the 1930s and 1940s with this kind of music: The Mills Brothers and The Ink Spots. They will influence doo-wop groups and surf groups that will then appear, especially with their use of close harmony.

Other links are to be added to complete the doo-wop:

• Gospel: for the dramatic aspect of interpretations
• Rhythm and blues: for rhythm and instruments.
• Soft rock: for soft tones, moderate or slow times and the same time cutting.

The idea of Doo-Wop is to strengthen the solo vocals with vocal harmonies and syncopated choruses.

Those groups are often nicknamed « bird groups », « car groups » or « V groups ». These groups often baptize them with birds names, car names, and it can also be seen that many groups have a name starting with a V.

We can mention : The Crows, The Ravens, The Penguins, The Falcons, The Wrens, The Cadillacs, The Lincolns, The Imperials, The Impalas, The Valentines, The Veltones, The Velons or The Velvetones.

Features of the doo-wop

Features are :

• The multitude of records without geographical anchorage,
• The presence of onomatopoeia (but I think you already suspected it),
• Romantic and cheesy lyrics,
• Beautiful harmonies,

Another characteristic of the genre is the choreography. The singers in suits/ties line up and dance in coordination with small leg movements, arm movements, head movements, and even a little hip swing.

Even if we don’t usually remember their names, two bands are emblematic of the doo-wop genre and have most of the above-mentioned characteristics: The Coasters and The Platters (and there’s a girl in this last band!).

The group The Drifters can also be named as an example of which Clyde McPhatter (founder) and Ben E King were singers.

You now know the first 4 genres of rock n’roll present since the 50s. These genres will evolve and continue to make other genres to create the sounds we hear today.

Now you have all the cards in your hands. Tell me if you are more of a rock n’roll mainstream, rockabilly, soft rock or doo-wop?

We are coming to the end of this post. You can find the playlist dedicated to this one right here! Also, feel free to share if you liked it or if you think it could interest someone you know.

Also, you can see all the drawings / caricatures right here !

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources :

La noire, la blanche et la ronde – Les figures musicales – Apprends les rythmes – Cours de musique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1g4w7Jvshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1g4w7Jvs

Une histoire musicale du Rock – Christophe Pirenne

Wikipedia

Bookwiki – encyclopédie libre : https://boowiki.info/art/doo-wop-2/doo-wop-4.html

Claire Abe

The post The early genres of rock: part 2 appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

However, this diversity of genres goes back to the creation of rock n’ roll. We’ll see about that right away.

First, rock n’ roll appeared in the 1950s. If you haven’t read the post about rock music’s creation and its creators, I put the link here. But as soon as it appears, we can see that there are 4 different kinds of rock!

Let’s see the characteristics of each of them in 2 posts (I take care of our brains ;))

Mainstream Rock n’Roll

Mainstream rock n’roll refers to the rock n’roll we hear on the radio. Its characteristics are:

The dominant influence of Black music.

Almost everything in this style brings us back to Rhythm and Blues. The most direct link is formal and harmonic.

–What’d I Say : Ray Charles

– Whole Lotta Shaking Going On: Jerry Lee Lewis

– Ain’t That A Shame: Fats Domino

– Rock Around The Clock et Shake, Rattle and Roll: Bill Haley

– Johnny B. Goode: Chuck Berry

– Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock et I Got Stung: Elvis Presley

– Tutti Frutti, Lucille et Good Golly Miss Molly: Little Richard

It is a non-exhaustive list of examples of blues whose initial form was not always respected. Whether it’s the measurements or the construction of the songs.

The accompaniment is often played on the double bass

This is one of the most emblematic elements. Its main characteristic is to be more melodic and to play a more active role in rock n’roll and blues than in variety and country and western.

A fast tempo

Even very fast. It’s possible that a song has a black pulse far greater than 180.

For those whose musical notions are very distant, if not zero, a black equals a time.

Treatment of accentuation is different

In popular music, on 4 bars, the 1st and 3rd beats are generally more pronounced than the 2nd and 4th. In many rock songs, the usual approach is reversed. This would be one of the reasons for the attraction for rock music.

Vocal performances inspired by Rhythm and Blues as well

Part of the rock reputation comes from the name given to singers: shouters. The latter are more used to spit their words than to singing. This practice will become established in rock. A typical example is Little Richard.

Others simply change their tone of voice to make it harder and/or rougher. However, the majority of rock singers sing like those of variety.

Also, sometimes in songs, when the singer doesn’t sing/shout:

• Either a soloist takes over with his instrument,
• Either the choirs sing/shout in response to the latter.

This practice refers us, once again, to the African-American practices of work songs, blues, and jazz.

Nevertheless, mainstream rock n’ roll (and all forms of rock after it) is much more than music. They are also texts, attitudes, clothes, hair trends, and so on.

Lyrics

If you look at the lyrics of rock n’ roll, there is nothing revolutionary. Most of them talk about love. It’s the sonorities and the turn of the texts that mark.

Gender doesn’t get worked up, teach lessons or wish to deliver a coherent message. They claim that love, friendship, and other entertainment are the priority of teenagers.

This observation is surprising when we know that the majority of rockers come from difficult social backgrounds and that their biographies testify to the dysfunctions of the USA at the time (segregation, poor white trash).

They have no demanding messages, but a desire to touch the hearts and guts of young people.

Rockabilly

Rockabilly is a portmanteau word for rock and hillbilly. The latter designates traditional white music (or the stereotype of the uneducated peasant attached to his land, but we will stay on the first option).

Some set his “date of birth” at the time of Elvis’s release of that’s All Right Mama in 1954.

It is also, originally, the work of small independent labels such as Sun Records. But other labels will mark its existence like Meteor Records, King Records, CBS or Chess Records.

The big difference between mainstream rock n’roll and rockabilly is the dosage of country and western music in them.

Its characteristics are complicated to define like that. It’s by comparing it to mainstream rock n’roll that it is easier to spot its features.

More restraint

Rockabilly is more in restraint. There are fewer raw sounds, savagery, and abruptness.

Processing of backbeats

There is also less emphasis on the backbeats (2nd and 4th beats of a measure). This will be worth the first controversy in the field of rock between authenticity and trade.

We find, in rockabilly, a majority of white people from the south of the USA who work in the same studios and with the same musicians as the stars of rock n’roll mainstream. More than that, some will oscillate between the two genders. Examples include Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Bill Haley.

Other features of rockabilly are:

Lyrics

They refer to the recurring themes of the time, that is to say: cars and sentimental relationships.

The construction of melodies

Songs often follow patterns in 8 or 16 bars directly inheriting the country and western.

Here are examples:

• Peggy Sue, Not Fade Away and That’ll Be The Day: Buddy Holly
• Wake Up, Little Susie and Bye Bye Love: Everly Brothers
• Susie Q.: Dale Hawkins
• Great Balls On Fire: Jerry Lee Lewis

The occasional use of the blues form

We can sometimes see the presence of the blues form in the melodies. However, it does not give this style to the song.

For example :

• Oh boy !: Buddy Holly
• Bird Dog: Everly Brothers
• Be-Bop-a-Lula: Gene Vincent

The bass line

The latter is much more influenced by country and western than rhythm and blues.

Instrumentation very similar to Rhythm and Blues

However, with some changes:

• A saxophone that “screams less”
• More frequent use of acoustic guitar and double bass. The latter is played in a “slapped” way. (that is to say, pulling the rope to hit the key. This produces a more percussive sound.)
• Melodies are sung with a natural voice and in an understandable way.

Rockabilly became an acceptable alternative to the rock n’ roll mainstream.

Especially as the rockabilly singers often seem more reasonable than their “savages” colleague screaming their rock n’roll. Moreover, most have an ideal son-in-law look that works best with parents.

We just discovered what the rock n’roll mainstream and rockabilly genres were. Next time, we will see the 2 other genres that existed from the beginning of rock.

Now, if you had to choose, would you be more team rock n’roll mainstream or rockabilly?

That’s for now! You can listen to the artists and songs mentioned in the article in the playlist right here. And feel free to share if you liked it or if you think it could interest someone you know.

Also, you can see all the drawings / caricatures right here !

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources :

Une histoire musicale du rock de Christophe Pirenne

Wikipédia

Musical Notation – Learning Music for Kids – The quarter note, the half note and the whole note – Smile and Learn : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y46FuaUMtBw

Artiste Audio :https://artisteaudio.fr/histoire-du-rockabilly/

Claire Abe

The post The first genres of rock music: part 1 appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.

Each of us can claim they’ve used or heard the word “rock n’roll” or “rock music”. But do we know what that means? How and who created it?

Let’s have a look!

WHAT’S ROCK MUSIC ?

When I checked in the Oxford Learner’s dictionaries, rock music is: “a type of loud popular music, developed in the 1960s, with a strong beat played on electric guitars and drums“. There you go! You’re welcome.

I hope you don’t stick to this definition, because I don’t! Let me explain to you a little more about rock music.

Rock is a musical genre born far from the framework of any academic teaching. At first, it was a bit like «uncultivated peasant music». Great right?

It is the meeting between different genres of music from various cultures including blues, rhythm and blues (mix of jazz and blues), gospel, and country. I’ll talk about it more deeply in this post.
Basically, musicians took the predominant presence of the guitar and then speed the rhythm.

Then, rock music has evolved again and again to lead to a lot of different categories of rock and then metal music.

WHO CREATED ROCK MUSIC?

Well, the official story is this one.

On July 5, 1954, three young men named Elvis Presley (singer), Scotty Moore (guitarist), and Bill Black (bassist) walked into the studio to initially record some pop cover. They keep making recordings without success. Then, during a break between two recordings, Elvis started a cover of a song written by bluesman Arthur Crudup named That’s Allright. This was a huge success! Two weeks later, they returned to the studio to record a second cover, this time of a bluegrass song, Blue Moon Of Kentucky. That’s how the legend of Elvis, the King, was born.

This is all very well, but did Elvis invent something?…
The answer is NO. He just picked up some hits that we suggested to him, or that he liked, and then he adapted them with a more contemporary sound and a faster rhythm. These aspects may give the impression that he is the creator, but he’s actually not.

However, he has contributed greatly to the spread of rock music.

I’d like to compare this to putting a filter on a picture to make it look better and pretend it’s your own when it’s not your pic in the first place…

PS : to be clear with the King’s fans, I have no problem with Elvis Presley. I’m just exposing facts.

WHO DID REALLY CREATE ROCK MUSIC?

We can say that several artists helped create rock n’roll music. We can mention :

Sister Rosetta Tharpe :

Before all the artists I’ll quote below who helped create rock n’roll music, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Considered the godmother of rock n’roll music even as the creator, she’s a gospel and blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. This is in one of her songs, where we’ll be able to hear a guitar solo for the first time. She’ll influence great rock n’roll figures like Chuck Berry or Little Richard.

Unfortunately forgotten for decades (like a lot of women would I say), She’ll be back in the spotlight in 2018 when all of her records came out and with her introduction to the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.

Louis Jordan :

Very popular in the 40s, he’s called The King of Jukebox ’cause he’s one of the rare black artists to have his name in both rhythm and blues and American pop charts.

Ex-saxophonist of the Chic Webb orchestra, his high-energy style of playing gives a “jive” sound to it. This allowed him to be considered one of the rhythm and blues and rock n’roll pioneers.

It develops some basics of the genre as :

• Wild and powerful stage performances,
• Lyrics full of innuendo,
• And mostly, great quality of interpretations.

Antoine “Fats” Domino :

Singer, pianist, and songwriter, he’s the most famous New Orleans rock ‘n’ roll rep.

His first album, The Fatman, recorded in December 1949, soon inherited the title of «first rock’n’roll album». The song is part of the New Orleans tradition, as well as boogie-woogie and blues.

His features as well as his round and warm voice will influence many rhythm and blues bands.

Ike Turner

March 5, 1951, he recorded with singer and saxophonist Jackie Brenston Rocket88. Almost everything is there to make a rock’n’roll success :

• Lyrics about a powerful old mobile,
• A rhythm based on the eight to the bass*,
• A furious saxophone,
• A relentless riff,
• The use of an artificially saturated guitar.

However, the song was released under the name of Jackie Benston and His Delta Cats. He wasn’t credited as a co-writer, and nothing changed in his career.

By the way, for those who don’t know Ike Turner, but know Tina Turner and think “Oh! That’s funny, they share the same name”, well, that’s because he was her ex-husband. Here you go!

Little Richard Penniman :

Pianist, singer-songwriter, he records his first album in 1951. In it, we can hear some typical characteristics of rock n’roll music, like :

• The piano and bass are punctuated by a walking bass* that will become THE melodic phrase of rock n’roll,
• The stop time (stop of the musical accompaniment) that precedes the chorus,
• Minimalist lyrics,
• An accompaniment including a trumpet and a saxophone section

* Eight to the bass and walking bass are explained in this post.

However, the closest one who can be credited as the “creator of rock n’roll music” is :

Bill Haley :

After being one of the first white country musicians to sing a rhythm and blues song, his transition to rock n’roll music will be done in a radical way by integrating a drummer in his band. Rock around the clock (April 1954) shows EVERY musical trait of rock n’roll :

• A real band with bass/drums/guitar/piano/saxophone,
• Festive lyrics,
• All musical characteristics of the genre (e.g., rhythmic, riff, syncope, etc.)

The success will be even bigger when the song will be taken for the film credits of the movie Blackboard Jungle, released in 1955. Thanks to the cinema, rock n’roll music has its first anthem.

WHY IS ELVIS MORE REPRESENTED AS THE ROCK AND ROLL CREATOR THAN BILL HALEY?

The recording condition

First, the answer lies in the recording condition of Bill Haley and His Comets’ title. They don’t match the image we want of rock n’roll:

• The song was recorded by two famous Tin Pan Alley celebrities. (Tin Pan Alley was the name of the first popular music industry in the USA). At the time, the song lyricist was 59 and the songwriter 39. (which was considered as old for the teenagers and young adults )
• It was recorded in a big firm (Decca)

Making this one a founding title of rock music is to reconsider the fact that rock is from an African-American rural genre and practiced by disadvantaged south white trash.

Bill Haley image

Then, the second part of the answer is Bill Halley himself.

The way he looked didn’t match either with what was expected of teenagers and young adults. He didn’t fit with rock music’s values. Bill Haley was 29 in 1959 (so, when you referred above, he was old), he was considered “ugly”, was married, a father, and agreed with eternal America’s values which he should be against. It was a lot, there!

You need to know that, in those days, to be black, ugly, alcoholic, vulgar, wise, or stupid was enough to compromise success. Time has changed…

Elvis makes the connection and corresponds perfectly to the image of rock. He is a kind of link between White Trash and Black people.

By being seduced by Black people’s music, he crosses borders.

What transforms Elvis as a King, it’s his capacity to personify a new social type. With his position, he redefines at the same time values of social classes, ethnicity, age, sex, and nationality.

What about Chuck Berry?

You’re gonna tell me I’m writing a post about the creation of rock and I’m not talking about Chuck Berry? Well, here I am!

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Chuck Berry is considered one of the pioneers of rock and roll and one of its greatest representatives. By mixing country, rhythm, and blues and blues, he creates his style.

His stage performances will earn him the nickname Crazy Legs. It was even copied years later by some guy called Angus Young.

Although his role is undeniable in the history of rock, he takes a lot from artists such as Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Louis Jordan.

So from my perspective, Chuck Berry, like Elvis Presley, mixes different elements already existing to do something else.

Again, I’m just stating the facts, and I really like Chuck Berry’s work.

In conclusion

What we must remember, is that several artists contributed to the creation of rock n’roll music. And ALL can be considered founders, co-founders of rock’n’roll.

I end this post with a list of artists (not as known as those above) who helped to lay the foundation of rock n’roll music.

• Merle Travis : Merle’s BoogieWoogie (1947)
• Frank Culey : Cole Slaw (1949)
• Ralph Willis : I’m gonna rock (1949)
• Amos Milburn : Bad, bad Wiskey (1950)
• Billy Love : Juiced (1951)
• Curley Williams : Move a little closer (1951)
• Dominos : Sixty Minutes Man (1951)
• Lucky Joe Almond : Gonna Rock n’Roll (1954)

Also, you can find just below the playlist where all the artists and songs I mentioned are. And don’t forget to share the post if you liked it or if you think it might interest someone you know!

Also, you can see all the drawings / caricatures right here !

See you soon !

Uncategorized

Speed Metal : the beginning of speed

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! We meet today to talk about a genre that marked a turning point in the world of metal when it …

Various theme

What makes a good rock / metal song ?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey ! Today, we meet to discuss a topic that I find very interesting: What makes a good rock/metal s…

Uncategorized

Blues rock : Back to the roots

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Claire Abe

Hey there ! Today we meet for a recognizable and inevitable genre! I’ll get you in the mood. Imagine…

Sources:

Oxford Learners Dictionaries : https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rock-music

Une histoire musicale du rock – Christophe Pirenne

Wikipédia

Qu’est-ce que le rock ? – Nicolas Journet – Les Grands Dossiers des Sciences Humaines : https://www.cairn.info/magazine-les-grands-dossiers-des-sciences-humaines-2012-3-page-31.html

Rosetta Tharpe, la marraine du rock’n’roll – La chronique d’Aliette de Laleu – France Musique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEmip-4TAJk

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, la femme qui inventa le Rock’n Roll – Campus Protestant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5m3yh2gTLk

Universal :https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000126256

Universal :https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000087921

Universal : https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000055301

TéléMatin -Musiques – Le père du rock n’ roll aka Chuck Berry : https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000055301

Claire Abe

The post Rock music : definition and creation appeared first on Rock N' Roll World.