- Rock
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- Adult Alternative Rock
- American Trad Rock
- Arena Rock
- Blues-Rock
- British Invasion
- Death Metal/Black Metal
- Glam Rock
- Hair Metal
- Hard Rock
- Metal
- Jam Bands
- Prog-Rock/Art Rock
- Psychedelic
- Rock & Roll
- Rockabilly
- Roots Rock
- Singer/Songwriter
- Southern Rock
- Surf
- Tex-Mex
Rock can mean many different things to different folks.
According to RockMusic.mu
Most popular generes are Rock & Roll and Classic Rock
Rock and roll music has a certain feel to it, but what creates this feeling? Well, it is a combination of the rhythm, instruments, vocals, and attitude. All of these elements blend together to create the rock and roll music people love. Some of these elements have been enhanced since the creation of rock and roll music through a natural evolution.
Rock and roll music began as a melting of the rhythm and blues and country western genres of the 1940s. The beat of rock and roll music comes mainly from a rhythm and blues boogie beat. The difference is made by the addition of an accented backbeat. This backbeat is one of the essential elements of rock and roll music.
The instruments that create rock and roll music have changed around since the development of the genre. As rock and roll music began to split into different types of rock music, they added different instruments. However, the normal instrument line up includes one or two electric guitars, a bass guitar, and a drum kit. Keyboards and other instruments have been added from time to time as well.
Vocals associated with rock and roll music are varied. Most rock and roll singers have a unique style as apposed to pop music which can sound alike. Vocals are also where the attitude comes in. Many lead singers have created the fame for their rock and roll bands. This was the case with Ozzy Osborne, Steven Tyler, Mick Jagger who are all still famous today.
The technical definition of rock and roll music isn't important. For true fans, rock and roll music can not be defined. It is in the musicians and it comes out before the music even begins. It isn't in the way the musician plays but in the way the musician lives and breathes.
Classic rock music will always be around. It is music that has withstood the tests of time. Although we will always love the way these songs were sung by their original artists, it is also fun to hear them revamped by our favorite modern artists. Below is a list of some of the popular cover songs made possible by classic rock music.
Covering classic rock music means that you can cross this music over to any genre you want. This can be seen with the Stevie Nicks song “Landslide”. This song was taken by the Dixie Chics and transitioned well into their country/pop genre.
Dwight Yoakam was also successful in converting classic rock music into country. In 1999 he did this with the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”. This song was originally performed by Queen in 1979. Both versions are popular and hold their own followings.
Phil Collins has had many hits both on his own and with the group Genesis. In 1981 he had a hit song with “In the Air Tonight”. Now, the song is a hit again. This time it is being performed by Nonpoint who revamped the song in 2004. With a new hard core feel, the song is being performed for a younger crowd.
If you have ever watched the movie Gothika, you might have recognized some classic rock music that had a new feel to it. This 2003 film contained the Limp Bizkit song “Behind Blue Eyes”. However, it was The Who that first performed this song in 1971.
Rock Artists
"Weird Al" Yankovic
2Pac
3 Doors Down
3OH!3
ADELE
Aerosmith
Al Green
Alan Jackson
Alanis Morissette
Alice In Chains
All Time Low
Aretha Franklin
Avenged Sevenfold
Avril Lavigne
B.o.B
Beastie Boys
Beck
Bee Gees
Beyoncé
Big & Rich
Billy Currington
Billy Joel
Blake Shelton
Blink-182
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Bon Jovi
Boston
Boys Like Girls
Brad Paisley
Breaking Benjamin
Brooks & Dunn
Bruce Springsteen
Bryan Adams
Buckcherry
Cee Lo Green
Céline Dion
Chicago
Chris Brown
Chris Tomlin
Christina Aguilera
Cobra Starship
Coldplay
Counting Crows
Creed
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Daft Punk
Darius Rucker
Daughtry
Dave Matthews Band
David Bowie
David Cook
David Guetta
Death Cab for Cutie
Depeche Mode
Destiny's Child
Dierks Bentley
Disturbed
Dixie Chicks
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Eli Young Band
Elton John
Elvis Presley
Enrique Iglesias
Eric Clapton
Etta James
Evanescence
Faith Hill
Fall Out Boy
Fat Joe
Finger Eleven
Five Finger Death Punch
Five for Fighting
Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
Frank Sinatra
Gavin DeGraw
Gnarls Barkley
Godsmack
Good Charlotte
Gorillaz
Grateful Dead
Green Day
Guns N' Roses
Gwen Stefani
Gym Class Heroes
Hank Williams, Jr.
Heart
Hinder
Hollywood Undead
Incubus
Ingrid Michaelson
Jack Johnson
Jackson 5
James Blunt
James Taylor
Janet Jackson
Jason Mraz
Jay Sean
Jay-Z
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Eat World
John Denver
John Legend
John Mayer
John Mellencamp
Johnny Cash
Jonas Brothers
Josh Groban
Josh Turner
Journey
Justin Moore
Justin Timberlake
Katy Perry
Keane
Keith Urban
Kelly Clarkson
Kenny Chesney
Kevin Rudolf
Kings of Leon
KISS
Korn
Led Zeppelin
Lifehouse
Linkin Park
Lupe Fiasco
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Marilyn Manson
Maroon 5
Martina McBride
Marvin Gaye
Mary J. Blige
Matchbox Twenty
Matt Nathanson
Metallica
Metro Station
MGMT
Michael Bublé
Michael Jackson
Missy Elliott
Modest Mouse
Montgomery Gentry
Mötley Crüe
Muse
My Chemical Romance
Natasha Bedingfield
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Nickelback
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Norah Jones
O.A.R.
Oasis
OneRepublic
Ozzy Osbourne
P!nk
Panic! At the Disco
Papa Roach
Paramore
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Phil Collins
Phoenix
Pink Floyd
Plain White T's
Prince
Queen
R.E.M.
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Ray LaMontagne
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rise Against
Rob Thomas
Rod Stewart
Rush
Sade
Santana
Sarah McLachlan
Secondhand Serenade
Seether
Shania Twain
Sheryl Crow
Shinedown
Simon & Garfunkel
Simple Plan
Skillet
Slipknot
Smashing Pumpkins
Snoop Dogg
Snow Patrol
Staind
Stevie Wonder
Stone Temple Pilots
Styx
Sublime
Survivor
Switchfoot
System of a Down
The All-American Rejects
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Keys
The Cure
The Doors
The Fray
The Goo Goo Dolls
The Killers
The Offspring
The Police
The Pussycat Dolls
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Rolling Stones
The Temptations
The Wanted
The White Stripes
The Who
Theory of a Deadman
Third Eye Blind
Three Days Grace
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Trace Adkins
Train
U2
Uncle Kracker
Usher
Van Halen
Van Morrison
Weezer
Whitney Houston
Willie Nelson
Young Money
Zac Brown Band
ZZ Top