Hard rock is a form of
rock & roll that finds its roots in the early 1960s
garage rock and draws from jazz, blues,
rock and roll, and other influences like folk in the case
of famed hard rock artist Led Zeppelin who's
main writer and composer Jimmy Page was a famous studio musician and expert
guitar player who was interested in Celtic and folk influences. These diverse
influence can be clearly heard in one of the most influential albums of this
style Led Zeppelin 4.
Budgie, AC/DC, The Stooges, MC5, Prong, Jimi Hendrix and Deep
Purple are also classic examples of early hard rock.
Jimi Hendrix, one of hard rocks founding
fathers may arguably be the most influential
guitarist and musician of the era and possible all time. His album
Electric Ladyland elevated the genre to what many consider to be its
highest levels. The music hinted at the future of rock and over 30 years later
it is still one of the most influential guitar albums of all times.
This genre
achieved its highest popularity
between 1969 and 1985 but is still alive and well in other genres in which it
has been absorbed. Hard rock was a
important departure from the simple blues format used by most of the early rock
and roll groups. Hard Rock is a style of music that has been a springboard for
many other genres including heavy
metal,
alternative,
grunge,
rock,
nu metal,
college rock,
post rock,
emo,
and many other genres which have incorporated the themes and musical influences
of the genre.
Songs in this genre often use pop hooks and
melodies with heavy chords and pentatonic scales and can range from short radio
friendly songs to long raucous
songs which cover most of an album side. Jazz, Blues, and rock & roll combine
within the genre and bands typically play loud and anthem driven rock although
there is much variation in the genre. Punk rock, Gothic rock, heavy metal,
Industrial music, funk, and fusion are all variations of music drawn from the
same roots showing how differently music can be interpreted and reinvented.
Silver Dragon Records Presents the
History of Rock Music
Thank
you for your interest in
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records.
Below is some information on our
record label and website catering to rock fans and musicians.
Houston Rock Record Label Silver Dragon Records
presents
rock band Lazarus X
and the their latest independent CD release
Weapon of Love.
Lazarus X's combines determined hard hitting rock with haunting and soulful
melodies which struck a chord with many
underground
rock music fans. Some fans received a preview of the
publicity photos
and
underground
rock CD WOL at a
rooftop listening
party a day before it was released
and the response was amazing. Check out
Rock Band Lazarus X
merchandise like
The Weapon of Love Tour T-Shirt and
the
Weapon of Love CD
or preview one of their songs by
downloading a
free rock mp3.
Silver Dragon Records is a
Houston
rock record label
producing and promoting experimental, hard rock and alternative metal albums. We
provide 24 bit digital recording in a
quiet
private studio
free of distractions. If you think we are the label for you
submit a
demo to our record label and let us tell you how we can help your
band with
artist promotion,
publicity, marketing, recording, mastering, help in marketing a demo or shopping
for a major label deal. We are happy to offer musicians our online resources
like our
musicians
toolkit for recording audio, our
museum of rock
music history and our
Houston rock music resource.
Thank you for checking out
music history or rock genres and subgenres and enjoy the above links.
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