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1. India Rock
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Piano rock:
• Is a style of rock which features the piano, with the
latter typically replacing rhythm guitar as the lead
instrument, as opposed to majority of rock subgenres .
• Various American rock and roll performers had, as early
as the 1950s, started prominently featuring the piano
in their musical output.
• Other bands that genre also is influenced by piano
rock are Kean, Ben folds and Coldplay.
Alternative rock:
• Is a broad umbrella term consisting of music that
differs greatly in terms of its sound, its social context,
and its regional roots.
• is a genre of rock music that arose from the
independent music underground of the 1980s and
became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
• Other bands that genre is alternative rock are Red
Hot Chili Peppers, Radio Head and Muse.
Rock (and Roll):
• Is a form of popular music which grew from rock and roll and pop music
during the mid and late 1960s. Harsher and often self-consciously more
serious than its predecessors, it was initially characterized by musical
experimentation and drug-related or anti-establishment lyrics.
• Rock music is a genre of music started in America. It has its roots in
1940s and 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly, which evolved from blues,
country music and other influences. According to the All Music Guide,
“In its purest form, Rock & Roll has three chords, a strong, insistent back
beat, and a catchy melody. Early rock & roll drew from a variety of
sources, primarily blues, R&B, and country, but also gospel, traditional
pop, jazz, and folk
• Other bands that are this genre are The Beatles, Nirvana and U2.
Indie:
• Indie is a particular sound that has
little to do with past associations of
independent music. Indie also
encapsulates a musical philosophy.
Many artists utilize alternative
instrumentation, jangling guitars, and
may borrow from disparate genres
such as folk, dance rock, and hip hop.
• The term 'indie' is best known as
being an abbreviation for the word
'independent'. This term was once
used to differentiate between bands
that were on a major record label and
those that weren't.
• Other bands that are of this genre are
Artic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and
The Killers.