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Who originated each genre of rock music? And how many are there?
Posted by Uncle Wheaty on 17 February 2010 - 9:16pm.
The recent discussions about Kasabian have clearly divided The Massive i.e. the copying of earlier bands etc.
So who were the original innovators of each genre of rock?
And how many genres are there?
I would suggest that Blondie were the first "new wave" band from 1977 onwards.
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Heavy rock
(as in bass/drum/guitar combo with copious distortion and solos)
Invented by Cream in 1966. But then Jim Hendrix stole the copyright and just ran with it.
Good thread.
Folk Rock
Spawned by Fairport Convention and Pentangle with a dash of the Byrds
Heavy metal
Invented by Black Sabbath. Punk rock invented by the Ramones. Everything was invented by the Beatles anyway wasn't it?
Kraftwerk
Almost everything to do with electronic music but particularly techno and all its varients
Eno you would have to say is the first rock musician you can associate with ambient, though lots of others were at it earlier.
Goth
Sisters, although Mr. E would say otherwise
The Eagles
Country rock pioneers?