Historia do Rock ( inglês)

ROCK HISTORY

Rock Music -Style most popular in the Western world, the Rock or Rock and Roll emerged and established itself in the southern United States during the 50s, and quickly spread throughout the world.

 50's:The Rock appeared in the 50s by mixing three musical genres: Blues, Country and Jazz. Thus, the Classic Rock emerged, a mixture of various musical genres. Classic Rock that period came Elvis Presley, considered by many as the "King of Rock the".

60s:This period was the most popular and prolific of the Rock. The combination of the anti-war movement and the growth of drug use recorded at the time originated the thought of the decade. Very famous bands like Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors and Pink Floyd emerged. It was in this period that the famous motto arose: ". Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll"

The 70's:At this stage the "aggressiveness" of the Rock of the '60s had cooled a little, providing the return of a more direct and primitive style. It was in the 70s that the Punkrock appeared, the concept of "do it yourself" has taken over the world through the bands The Ramones, Iggy Pop & The Stooges and Fri Pistols. Besides these, other legendary bands emerged in this period: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, KISS and Aerosmith, for example.

80's:It was marked by weight, attitude and marketing. On the issue of weight, the Heavy Metal emerged, represented by bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Also in the 80s came the Alternative Rock, musical genre created by undergrounds bands who did not have support from major record labels and are releasing their albums independently.

90s:No doubt it was a time of hard rock, led by the band Guns N 'Roses (to give you an idea, the stock of the band's records did not last even 24 hours in stores). It was also in the 90s that came "grunge" style whose music features the lowest careful in politeness sound. Some important bands of this phase: U2, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dream Theater, Coldplay, Blink-182 and Green Day.

AC/DC

History

The band started when the brothers Angus and Malcolm were presented to the rock and roll by George, his older brother. The two played in bands separately until in 1973, when they decided to form the AC / DC. The first line-up was Angus on lead guitar, Malcolm on rhythm guitar, Colin Burgess on drums, Van Knedt on bass and Dave Evans on vocals, debuting in the Australian club Sydney's Chequers.

Some time later they recorded their first single, it was decided that the former driver of the band, Bon Scott would take the vocals. Impressively, the band's lineup has moved several times until the release of "High Voltage" in 1975.

The AC / DC cast a disc after another. In 1975 it was the turn of "TNT" in 1976 "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and in 1977 came "Let There's Rock". The latter brought one of the classics of the band "Whole Lotta Rosie". All went well until Mark, then bassist, fought with Angus and decided to leave the band.

With a new bassist Cliff Williams they recorded those that are considered the best albums of AC / DC. In 1978 came "Powerage" with songs "Gimme A Bullet". The next album "If You Want Blood You've Got It" was a collection of songs recorded in different shows in 1978.

1979 was the year that the AC / DC stunned the rock world. "Highway to Hell" was bombastic for rock lovers The best album brought success and many rumors about a possible their pact with the devil.

In 1980, the band's lead singer Bon Scott was found dead in the back seat of a friend's car. The band was in doubt whether to continue or not, but just moving on. After that, they released over a dozen albums and continued touring around.