"Spirit" can actually be described in one word, and that is "change". Early rock and roll combined blues and country music (blues &; County), but in fact these two styles of music are contradictory in concept at that time. At that time, racial discrimination in the United States was still very deep in the fifties and sixties. There are great differences between blacks and whites in living habits and humanistic thoughts. Even traditionally, white people listen to country music, and black people listen to blues or gospel music. There is a clear line between the two. Today, Apollo is regarded as a wonderful work of modern American music, which really turned the tide. At that time, many musicians were dissatisfied with this division, so they mixed this kind of music together and formed the form of rock music. Early artists like buddy holly &; Cricket, bill haley and; Comet, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley.
In Britain, of course, the Beatles and others were the first to be promoted. They are the founding fathers who created this "rock century". Of course, the early rock only made a breakthrough in music style, but since the 1960s, some people have made a deeper discussion on its content. Music itself should reflect social phenomena, and the 1960s in the United States can be said to be an eventful autumn. The struggle and conflict between blacks and whites continues to heat up, the political struggle between hawks and doves, the proliferation of anti-war groups, and the rise of hippie culture ... all these have become rich creative materials for songwriters. The most representative figures in this kind of works are Bob Dylan, patty smith, jackson browne, neil young, Stephen Nash, David crosby, Graham Nash (later C.N.Y. full name crosby, still, Nash &; Young), Credence Clearwater Revival and other bands, we can experience the psychology of American youth at that time in their works.
At that time, the west coast of the United States developed "psychological rock" (also called "acid rock"), which was actually divided into two parts. In the wrong idea, people think that this style of music is inspired by taking psychedelic drugs. In fact, it is through music that we open our meditation space and achieve the effect similar to that after taking drugs. This is the deepest misunderstanding of the general public.
Early Jefferson plane, grateful death, bird, door, etc. Are all such outstanding musicians. During this period, the British made great achievements in progressive rock, such as Genesis, Crimson King, Pink Floyd and other bands.
The early 1970s was the heyday of rock music. Some hard rock bands, such as Deep Purple, buchman Turner Speeding, led zeppelin, Keith, Smith Spacecraft, Mott, hoople, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heep, alice cooper and Blue Oyster cult, were familiar with them. Even today in the 1990s, they still stand tall in the international music world. Of course, their musical style has changed a lot. After the mid-1970s, due to the emergence and rise of disco music, rock and roll entered a real dark period. Some old bands couldn't resist this disco and changed their tune one after another. At this time, a group of young musicians developed another kind of rock-punk rock. Its central idea is to play as long as you want, without paying attention to skills or music theory. The important thing is to vent your emotions. Therefore, the structure of the music is quite simple, and the application of chords and the rhythm of drums become the backbone, which is the new music of this party.
In the 1980s, hard rock was more detailed in arrangement. The electric guitar is partly due to the application of high-tech effects, which makes the timbre more changeable and fierce. Some bands are influenced by punk rock, and they derive thrash metal or speed metal. Usually such bands are anti-nuclear and anti-pollution. Even anti-money worship has been discussed in depth, but it is often attacked by some "social defenders" because of its direct wording. On the contrary, some bands with superficial meaning but beautiful shapes are selling their "bubble gum music" under the signboard of "heavy metal", but they are accepted by the market, which is really irritating.
What about the' 90s? I believe everyone has their own understanding, needless to say.
If you have just entered the field of rock and roll, you might as well find out who jim morrison is and why his works are regarded as literature rather than just lyrics. His criticism of American society in the 1960s and 1970s and analysis of American psychology at that time can be comparable to the romantic life in today's music world! Why did led zeppelin become the original band of Rock Country? Why is Stairs to Heaven favored by fans of all ages? Why is Jimmy Page the god of many guitarists? All these questions, as long as you listen to their works carefully, you will know their answers.
About rock music
What exactly is rock music? No one can figure it out (at least in China now, at least for most people in China now). "Rock music" immediately reminds most people of hippies, alcoholism, drug abuse, promiscuity, cynicism, suicide, despair, stubbornness, degeneration, strange clothes, the end of the world and so on.
In fact, these related associations are just appearances. Are you interested in understanding the real rock culture and the "core" hidden under these "appearances"? The real rock culture can at least extract such a miniature panorama: hippie culture, art rock, punk music, pioneer music, heavy metal and so on.
The word rock music was coined in the 1950s. In our students' English-Chinese dictionary, it means: swing dance (or swing music). However, it is obviously wrong to call punk, which appeared more than 20 years after 10, rock music. Rock music is actually rock music. Generally speaking, most of the original rock music is played by electric guitar, which is very rhythmic and inflammatory, suitable for dancing and is a kind of pop music. When "rock music" was created, the word "BEATNIK" appeared. It refers to a group of young people who appeared in the late 1950s. They behaved strangely and dressed strangely, in order to openly resist the morality at that time and express themselves. They are called the beat generation. After BEATNIK, a little later, in the late 1960s, HIPPY appeared, which is today's "hippie". The plural hippis of HIPPY is translated as "hippie". "Hippie" means a person who expresses his personality with strange clothes and strange living habits and rejects the inherent social customs and practices. Hippie culture is the foundation and soil of the whole rock culture, and its slogan is "love and peace", which is the most sincere core of all rock music after tearing off the surface cover, and also the rock spirit that we will eventually convert to. The most famous rock eastern team in the 1960s was THE BEATLES, and almost all the Beatles' songs were played on the car radio at that time. Hippie culture thus created a golden chapter in the history of rock and roll, and created the most brilliant rock and roll period, which made people dream back several times at midnight. However, the masturbation culture cultivated by hippies with drugs and the essence of artistic rock and rock that put themselves in castles in the air far away from the public are only short-lived.
In the 1970s, the word punk was coined, just as rock was coined in the 1950s. Punk is called by the British, but its original source is in the United States, with monks as standard bearers. One of the most famous "Sanhe String Theory" is the classical theory of punk music. Ramones, a punk Christian, declared to the world: "We are punk, and we are not interested in other chords except the three basic chords, which is enough." These are three chords in the history of rock. Lamont's anger, curse, humor, absurd stories, and even those careless or twisted and desperate love are vividly expressed by these three chords. Punk music of "Sanhe String Theory" is an extremely democratic and popular rock music, which can easily arouse others' desire to imitate. You can also play guitar, bass and drums. Many great punk bands played their first notes in the streets, garages and warehouses. Punk can be used as both a noun and an adjective in Modern English-Chinese Dictionary, which roughly means: garbage, nonsense, hooligans, punk, young and ignorant people, semi-rotten wood and tinder (nouns); Useless, decadent, punk, decadent-refers to the movement of British youth against the social values centered on money in the 1970s, especially the music characterized by violence and foul language (adjectives). The literal meaning of punk is obviously derogatory, but the annotation about "decadent school" behind it is faintly positive. So people are always at a loss about punk, and there are always two attitudes: some people regard it as heresy, and they are eager to burn heresy like the church burned Bruno. In their eyes, punk is the devil, epilepsy, plague, hysterical madness and unscrupulous self-abandonment. Punks bury themselves and this world of their own in a hurry and nervously; They declared, "If I don't do it, who will?"? The sky is cloudy. Who knows what to do if I don't do this? " They say nothing about love. They have no tomorrow. They don't believe in hope. They not only do it themselves, but also viciously instigate others to do the same. What's more, most of them are children-some are teenagers. Punk is a subculture in subculture. It's just a stupid and hoarse cry from street idlers at the bottom of society. This is an absurd derivative of young people's excessive hormone secretion. This is a sign of eschatology and an unprecedented large-scale flattery in human history. This is not art, this is fanaticism, and incitement is the slightest meaning it may have. Gangsters should be street rats, and everyone should fight them. On the contrary, there are people who love punk and think that it is actually a large-scale rebellion, and the rebellion is justified. For them, punk is the most honest rock music, the most frank, wild and presumptuous interpretation of the essence of rock music, and the core, soul and backbone of rock spirit. What is punk? Punk is an exquisite mockery and destruction of contemporary civilization based on betrayal. They think people only have the courage to say: no! "Only dare to kill those rules that attempt to suffocate you, and only dare to spit on the glowing Eucharist, people will keep moving forward and find their own happiness full of true humanity. There are at least two clear attitudes towards punk. There may be a third and a fourth, but-are these explanations and views right? Maybe. I can only say maybe.
I can't remember whether the last domestic rock work I listened to was "The Power of Incompetence" or "Romance". But the latter is just around the corner, probably recently:) I just want to say that the Tang Dynasty is old. Passion is absent, but it is more rational; Nothing new, but not rubbish, better than others ... Oh, forget it, the topic is not to scold Chinese rock:)
Think about the shock when 1993 got Dream Back to the Tang Dynasty, and the memory is especially new. After listening to a foreign language for a long time, it is a great enjoyment to suddenly hear the voice of China people. At that time, the worship of them was just like the worship of LED ZEPPLINE. But later, with the interpretation of time, their albums were further deconstructed. To tell the truth, their level, that is, the general heavy metal music, is a fusion of China's culture, which has special significance in a special era.
In contrast, China's music can better represent the three great masters, Lao Cui and Mo Yan. Lao Cui is actually a real rock singer. In a sense, he can be compared with Bob Dylan. His peak, which I always thought was the "red flag", has been cursed to pieces, whether it is rock criticism or social commentary, although it has been banned. However, if you can listen patiently, you will find many forms of content. I listened to it sixty times, back and forth, mostly once a day. I feel something new coming out every day, but only one thing remains the same, that is, I admire Lao Cui very much. I didn't like authority at first, so I didn't take Lao Cui seriously. Since then, I have listened to his old songs, and it really seems that I have entered a paradise abandoned by me:) I have to say that his musical literacy is still very high, just like everyone's young masters and wild children are better educated (fans don't cut me now). Let me scatter some wild things in the snow is actually Lao Cui's early attempt at Red Flag. He has been seeking change, not sticking to a pattern, which is why everyone scolds him. But why can't neil young tolerate Lao Cui if he is a master? Indeed, there are many electronic and jazz elements in Thrones. In fact, with the further integration of music today, it is difficult to determine whether a certain style belongs to a certain genre. Old-timers have tried genres like country, so why not add other styles to Lao Cui?
Magic Rock Three Heroes was our hope, but He Yong was too innocent, Zhang was too ideal, and beans were so sophisticated, so it was doomed to be fruitless. But their role is incomparable. It is their success that promotes the development of Chinese rock and roll, which leads to so many so-called rock and roll today. Of course, many people have contributed, not one or two people:)
After Zhang Ju died, I stopped asking about domestic rock. In fact, for a long time, people were still vague about what rock and roll was. I heard on the radio that Na Ying is rock, which is of course exaggerated. But what Tian Jie and Xiao Xie said about rock and roll was confusing. The power train is not what you think, and ... in short, we haven't figured out who rock is, not to say that we are not good, but to make a point. Now music is merging, and there are very few iconic rock and roll in the 1960s and 1970s.
But it doesn't mean that all cats and dogs can play rock. We can not play real rock, but we can't desecrate her in the name of rock. Today's rock fighters are like this:) Even those gangsters have always been called rock, hehe, forget it, it's against the purpose again.
I don't believe that we are not creative. I only know that we have been brilliant and seen hope. Music is a kind of precipitation, a reflection on the nation and culture, and also a kind of spiritual liberation. Nature is not as simple as hooliganism. Rock should have its own, because she is a folk music, so she can't learn from others and laugh at herself. Rock and roll is a pluralistic world culture, and we can't be self-righteous behind closed doors to see who is wrong. Up to now, maybe I don't care about the next generation because I don't listen much:) However, judging from the few ground and underground music I have listened to, my mentality is still not very good. Maybe I don't deserve to say this, but I don't think I can take care of my image here, and I always want to be good for development:)
You can't cook well without ingredients, and there is no rock and roll without life. I don't know if this metaphor is correct.
To tell the truth, the above things cannot be explained clearly. Let's get a general idea ... rock and roll is by no means playing the guitar, it is by no means a joke, and it is by no means played by people at the bottom of society. . If R & ampb is a way of life, rock and roll is something sublimated from life. It is an idea, an idea and a spirit. Rock and roll is profound, and oooo thinks that everything that is popular and abstract can be classified as rock and roll. You can even classify the new era as rock and roll! Loud, metallic sound is not rock! Rock singers use it to open your closed heart. . Hehe, this is oooo's explanation. In fact, this is his vent, of course, I hope to influence you.
Rock and roll has no market in China. ...
Oooo seldom listens to rock now, or seldom listens to rock. Maybe he's too old to listen. Oh ~
Actually, rock and roll is not listening, but feeling. ...
The scene, only the scene, can truly understand what rock and roll is.