How are you?
Following the last week, I am going to
start my 65th lecture.
The topic for this week is “Birth of
Hard Rock/Metal”, the fourth theme of “The History of Rock”.
This lecture is a summary of the
contents of “65. History of Rock Music: 4. Birth of Hard Rock/Metal” introduced
on October 22, 2016.
As the
popularity of rock and roll, which gained popularity in the 1950s, gradually
declined, more powerful music than rock and roll appeared between the mid-1960s
and early 1970s. These music genres are called hard rock and heavy metal.
Hard rock is a
subgenre of rock music that began in the mid-1960s. The features of this genre
include loud and aggressive vocals including growling and screaming, and
electric guitars with distortion.
Hard rock evolved into a popular music genre
in the 1970s with bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Aerosmith,
AC/DC and Van Halen. The root of hard rock dates back to the 1950s and it was
most influenced by electric blues.
The Who
Aerosmith
AC/DC
Van Halen
Heavy metal is
a rock music genre that is more powerful than hard rock that developed between
the late 1960s and early 1970s, especially in England and the United States. In
general, it uses stronger distortion effect and the guitar uses a lot of down
peaking when playing. Rooted in blues rock and psychedelic rock, heavy metal is
characterized by heavy sound, amplified distortion sound, lengthened guitar
solo, accented beats and overall loudness.
The bands considered as the pioneers
of heavy metal include Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath.
Founded in
London in 1968, Led Zeppelin initially produced a heavy sound rooted in blues
and psychedelia and used elements of various music genres including folk music.
Led Zeppelin
Formed in 1968, Deep Purple first started out as a progressive rock band, but
in the 1970s their sound was changed to a heavier sound.
Deep Purple
With the advent of
Black Sabbath, which was formed in Birmingham, England in 1968, the genre had a
darker feeling than before. First formed as a blues rock band, Black Sabbath
soon began to cooperate occult elements to their music with horror-inspired lyrics
and dark-toned guitar sounds.
Black Sabbath
Then, in the mid-1970s, Judas Priest, the creator
of the current heavy metal sound, image, and fashion, drastically discarded the
former blues elements, and further promoted the development of this genre.
Judas Priest
In
addition, Motörhead blended punk rock with heavy metal while rapidly increasing
playing speed, and helped to pioneer the later-born speed metal and thrash
metal.
Motörhead
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Next week, I will lecture 5th topic
“Metal”.
Thank you.
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