Rock music originated in the 1950s in the United States and was influenced by genres like blues, folk, jazz and gospel. It grew in popularity internationally in the 1960s and diversified into new styles. The 1990s saw the rise of alternative rock and grunge and the mainstream popularity of indie rock. Modern rock music has been influenced by genres like emo, pop punk, and post-hardcore and has been a medium for social and political expression. Famous rock bands that have shaped the genre over the decades include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Queen, U2, and Green Day.

3. HISTORY
• ORIGIN
• MUSIC GENRE KNOWN AS ROCK OR ROCK AND ROLL STARTED IN 1950’S AND WAS
ORIGINATED FROM USA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA). IT LATER DISTRIBUTED INTO
DIFFERENT STYLES. IT WAS ONLY FAMOUS IN UNITED STATES AND UNITED
KINGDOM BY 1960’S. SOME REFERENCES ALSO DEFINE ITS ROOTS FROM 1940’S.
ROCK MUSIC DEPENDS UPON OTHER GENRES SUCH AS ELECTRIC BLUES, FOLK,
JAZZ AND GOSPEL MUSIC.

4. 1960’S
• IN 1960’S ROCK MUSIC SURPASSED THE OLD GENRES OF MUSIC. ROCK
DIVERSIFIES WITH NEW GENRES LIKE HARD ROCK, PSYCHEDELIC, FOLK ROCK
AND SOUL N SURF. ROCK MADE ITS WAY IN PRIME TIME SHOWS ON
TELEVISION. BY THE END OF 1960’S ROCK MUSIC WAS NUMBER ONE IN MUSIC
INDUSTRY, IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE “GOLDEN AGE OF CLASSIC ROCK”.

5. 1970’S
• IN 1970 ROCK EVOLVED INTO MORE ENERGETIC FORM OF MUSIC, LYRICALLY
CHARACTERIZED BY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CRITICS OFTEN KNOWN AS “PUNK
ROCK”.

6. 1980’S
• 1980’S BROUGHT MANY SUB GENRES OF ROCK LIKE POST-PUNK AND
ALTERNATIVE ROCK.

7. 1990’S
• 1990’S WAS THE ERA OF ALTERNATE ROCK WHICH DOMINATED THE ROCK
MUSIC AND CAME INTO MAINSTREAM IN THE FORM OF INDIE ROCK AND
GRUNGE. MORE SUB GENRES ALSO EMERGE WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME
INCLUDING RAP METAL, RAP ROCK AND POP PUNK ROCK. IN THE MEANTIME,
MANY SINGERS ATTEMPT TO REVISIT ROCKS HISTORY LIKE GARAGE AND POST
PUNK. ROCK MUSIC ALSO SERVED AS MOTIVATION IN DIFFERENT SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL MOVEMENTS IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LIKE HIPPIE COUNTER
CULTURE. ROCK MUSIC HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CONFORMITY, SEX AND
RACE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.

8. 2000’S TO PRESENT
• EMO CAME INTO TREND IN EARLY 2000’S WITH THE BEST-SELLING RECORDS OF JIMMY
EAT BLEED AMERICAN (2001) AND DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL’S, THE PLACES YOU
FEAR THE MOST (2003). AT THE SAME TIME, USE OF THE TERM EMO EXPANDED BEYOND
THE MUSICAL GENRE, BECOMING ASSOCIATED WITH FASHION, A HAIRSTYLE AND ANY
MUSIC THAT EXPRESSED EMOTION. THE TERM EMO HAS BEEN APPLIED BY CRITICS AND
JOURNALISTS TO A VARIETY OF ARTISTS, INCLUDING MULTI-PLATINUM ACTS SUCH
AS FALL OUT BOY AND MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE] AND DISPARATE GROUPS SUCH
AS PARAMORE[ AND PANIC! AT THE DISCO. AROUND THIS TIME, A NEW WAVE OF POST-
HARDCORE BANDS BEGAN TO EMERGE ONTO THE SCENE THAT INCORPORATED MORE
POP PUNK AND ALTERNATIVE ROCK STYLES INTO THEIR MUSIC, INCLUDING THE
USED, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, SENSES FAIL, FROM FIRST TO LAST AND EMERY.

9. FAMOUS ROCK BANDS

10. FAMOUS ROCK BANDS
LED ZEPPELIN
THE BEATLES
THE ROLLING STONES
PINK FLOYD
NIRVANA
AEROSMITH
AC/DC
BEE GEES
 CREAM
GUN’S AND ROSES
THE WHO
 BLACK SABBATH
 METALLICA
 THE DOORS
QUEEN
 U2
GENESIS
 SOUND GARDEN
RAMONES
 FLEETWOOD MAC
 THE CLASH
 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
 DEEP PURPLE
 EAGLES
 VAN HELEN
JOY DIVISION
 JUDA PRIEST
THE KINKS
 THE BEACH BOYS
 GREEN DAY
 SEX PISTOLS
 IRON MAIDEN
 KISS
 BEASTIE BOYS
ZZ TOP

11. THANK YOU
• THANKS POSTERSROCK FOR IMAGES OF ROCK POSTERS.