Friends. The song "Goodbye Yellow Crane Tower" you mentioned is not rock at all.

Look at the classification of rock below

Psychedelic Rock

Hard Rock

Progressive Rock

Art Rock

Classical Rock

Folk Rock

Glam Rock

Latin Rock

Grunge

Pop Rock

Shock Rock Shock Rock

Heavy Metal

Thrash Metal

Speed ??Metal

Punk Rock

Country Rock

Southern Rock

Blue-collar (worker) rock

Jazz Rock

Blues Rock Blues Rock

Brit(ish) Rock

Psychedelic Rock

Psychedelic Rock Some people also say that Acid Rock, as the name suggests, is inseparable from anesthesia. Most This type of work was created after the creator took psychedelic drugs such as marijuana (the most popular drug in the 1960s). Of course, listening to this type of work will instantly pull you into an ethereal, illusory, and mysterious world. world, especially when you are in a dark space, it feels like you are sitting in a dark street, smoking marijuana. In order to create a trance-like atmosphere in psychedelic rock, the playing and use of musical instruments are There will be a large number of effects devices, electronic sound effects, oriental-style pianos, drums, etc. In terms of singing, they will sometimes hum and sometimes roar at the top of their lungs. However, this product of the 1960s gradually declined after entering the 1970s with the death of Jim Morrison (27 years old), Jimi Hendrix (28 years old), and Jains Joplin (27 years old) due to overdose. Representative bands include bands such as The Doors, Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane

Hard Rock

Nowadays, there is almost no classification of Hard Rock and Heavy Rock, and in most people’s minds, they are called noisy. Bad rock music usually refers to hard rock. From the late 1960s to the present, it can be said to be the longest surviving rock type. However, British hard rock bands and American hard rock bands still have slightly different styles. Although Hard rock is based on blues rock with the addition of heavy beats and electronic equipment. However, American bands have heavier beats on instruments and louder volumes, while British bands are mostly based on blues. Representative bands include The Who, Led Zeppelin, Scorpions, etc.

Progressive Rock

Progressive Rock refers to a band that was more avant-garde in its creative ideas at that time. They may emphasize the conceptual center and creative ideas of the entire album, and The songs are coherent, so when listening to the works of this kind of band, it is best not to start with the greatest hits album. Some avant-garde groups focus more on innovation in musical effects. In addition, another characteristic of progressive rock is that they not only emphasize the tacit understanding among the members and the synergy when creating together, but also pay more attention to the expression of individual talents. Therefore, they rarely have only one soul figure in the whole group, and almost everyone is responsible for creation. , sometimes there is even an album where each work is created by a different person, or there is a personal creation in the front and a big collaboration at the end.

As for the performance of progressive rock bands, British bands receive more attention than American bands. With the exception of Styx, almost all the famous progressive rock representatives are British bands. The more representative bands are Pink Floyd and Yes

Art Rock

In fact, Art Rock is almost indistinguishable from Progressive Rock. Some people even say that Progressive Rock is Art Rock. If If we have to classify them, the difference between the two is that the works of art rock pay more attention to the sense of art than the works of avant-garde rock. Although they are still very avant-garde from the packaging to the presentation of the entire work, they pay more attention to beauty. Even if the elements that are too rough are avant-garde, they are still avant-garde. Will be abandoned by them, art rock can be said to be a group that came out of avant-garde rock. One example is Roxy Music

Classical Rock

Art Rock, Progressive Rock and Classical Rock can be said to be rock triplets. No matter how you look at them, they look very similar. If you want to find differences, just look at their names to tell the difference. Since it is called classical rock, it means that the feeling of the entire album is biased toward classical music, such as the use and arrangement of instruments, or the recording of the album in collaboration with a symphony orchestra, or the basis of the entire album is almost all classical music. , they are not like avant-garde rock that always pursues conceptual or recording technology innovation, nor are they as meticulously crafted in words or as closely integrated with art as art rock. For example, Moody Blues, a pioneer team that combines symphony and rock, their "Days of Future Passed" lay out the sequence of the entire track based on the running time of a day. Among them, the most famous "Nights In White Satin" is their famous song, and this This album also ushered in a new era for classical rock. In addition, Electric Light Orcestra (ELC) is also a representative of classical rock.

Folk rock

This is a kind of popular music that is sung in general rural areas. A music type that combines rock and roll. Generally speaking, ballad lyrics are not as sentimental as ordinary music. They often just express the local lifestyle, habits, and culture in the lyrics, and even more in the songs. It will have local characteristics, and you will usually know that it is a ballad from there, and the feeling of the whole song is often pleasant and light. However, since Bob Dylan, the ancestor of folk rock, combined it with rock Later, his theme was no longer limited to himself, but began to concern himself with the country and the people. Factors encompassed by the entire environment, such as politics, society, values, and anti-war, would all be his themes. Although Folk rock originated in the United States, but later on it has always been in contact with rock and roll, but Irish and Gultish folk songs are more famous. The ancestor of the British should be Van Morrison who spans the three fields of jazz, soul and folk songs!!

Glam rock

The easiest thing to distinguish about glam rock is the great emphasis on costumes, styling, stage props, and performance design. Even at a time when makeup was not yet in its heyday, the performers were Wear heavy makeup and dress in a very neutral style. However, just because these sensational features always make people notice them immediately, people often forget to pay attention to their musical features. The origin of Glam Rock is the "rock chameleon" David Bowie. I believe that not many people can have a greater impact on the rock industry. Some magazines even rated him as a more influential artist than the Beatles, which shows that Glam Rock is by no means just a superficial form of rock and roll. Kiss, who wears heavy makeup but is extremely masculine, and Queen, whose members all have bachelor's degrees in art, are also representative bands of glam rock.

Latin rock

Latin rock combines the passionate Latin music of the Latin nation with rock music. Therefore, musically, it pays great attention to percussion instruments and its rhythm. The use of musical instruments is also common in Latin music percussion instruments such as gourd saws. If it comes to Latin rock bands, I think Santana is definitely the best choice. Although their music also has a strong jazz rock flavor, it may be the guitar. The musicians are from Mexico, so their music style attaches great importance to percussion, and they even have a three-person percussion group, which is truly unique in the rock world.

Grunge rock

Grunge is a new product that emerged in the early 1990s, combining punk and rock music. Therefore, such bands are slovenly from head to toe, from hair to clothing. The overall greasy feel and hippie-like appearance earned the name. Because most of these bands are from Seattle, they are also nicknamed the Seattle Sound. Before Nirvana became famous, it could only be said to be an underground music, with guitars blaring and lead singers blaring. Huh, the overall texture is quite rough. One of their major characteristics in musical performance is that from the beginning, they start with simple accompaniment, then beat hard, and then return to the simple accompaniment method, and then repeat it. The lead singer also sings according to this pattern. . But this kind of music seems to have been born for Nirvana. After Kurt Cobain's death, grunge rock fell like a meteorite, leaving only a little bit of debris. In addition to transcendence, the more mainstream ones include Pearl Jam

Pop Rock

The 1980s can be said to be the most popular period of Pop Rock. Pop Rock is a music form without a specific type. The biggest feature is their popularity. Whether the audience likes rock or not, they will like them. Most of these bands are known for their love songs, and the songs are also quite catchy. You may sing the chorus after listening to it once. Yes, the most popular Bon Jovi in ??Taiwan today has won many fans with their love songs. Furthermore, Canadian Bryan Adams became popular because of his special voice interpretation of love songs. This is also the type of rock music that most rock fans first encounter.

Shock rock

This is a rock type that is not only noisy, but also disgusting and terrifying. The trick of this type is not in the music, but in the stage. Not only do they Snakes were brought to the stage, and even cats, chickens and other animals were thrown alive to the audience, allowing the hysterical audience to tear them apart. They also performed some obscene and vulgar actions on the stage. In short, their performance was full of music, violence, and sex. The most well-known person on the stage is Aice Cooper, who took a witch name as his stage name. This man's achievements in horror were awarded the Living Legend Award (only awarded to novels that inspire horror) at this year's annual horror and science fiction conference. I think only Ozzy Osbourne can compete with him in the rock world who has such ability!

Heavy Metal

This is so noisy! I think this is the first impression most people have of heavy metal. It cannot be denied that some metal groups use vocals, guitar effects and drums. The music produced is really beyond the reach of ordinary people. Compared with HR, HM has a heavier rhythm and a more monotonous arrangement. The lead singer's singing voice is close to screaming and the guitar and drums are more SOLO. Perhaps we can also say that HM is a louder music than ROCK. Genre, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is music created specifically to vent dissatisfaction. Representative bands include GN'R, IRON MAIDEN, etc. By the way, Iron Maiden has six members. The sixth member is a skeleton named Eddie who is only responsible for being the cover star. He is a member who has never been absent from any album.

Thrash metal

This is a popular product in the late 1980s. They don’t use ecstasy at all. Listening to their music, you will naturally shake your head on and off the stage. Of course, since it is called metal, it is nothing more. It is also a very noisy music genre. It is even more noisy than HM. To get a glimpse of Trash metal, there are works from Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, the four major thrash metal groups. You can know exactly what trash is playing. It has short lyrics and repeats the same melody that is not very melodic, but it is like magic that makes people shake their heads along with it. But so far, except for Metallica, I am still not sensitive to other music groups. I still think they are too noisy, especially Slayer. If you think other music types are too soft, I think they will definitely satisfy your ears. Perhaps most people think that trash is just noise, but for beat music fans, it is because of their dense drum beats and sizzling guitar accompaniment that trash is so charming.

Speed ??metal

As the name suggests, speed metal is a type of metal that emphasizes speed. Of course, the skills of each member of the speed metal group can be said to be the best in the group, although they are not necessarily the best in the group. Fast is good, but if it is bad, it will never be fast. Whether it is drums, guitar or even bass, when you see each group playing the instrument, you will really feel that they have become one with the instrument. Their fingering is so fast that it cannot be described in short words. , just because of the speed, if the vocal characteristics of the lead singer are not distinctive enough, it will be buried by the instruments, so the singing voice of the lead singer is by no means ordinary. The more famous speed metal group is Helloween.