GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Rock
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- 1980s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Rock
Rock is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Rock is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Simon and Crass.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1980s starting recordings
01Milkshake Mademoiselle1980 · Rock and Roll · rock and rollOpen in new tab 02Waiting for the Man (live)1982 · rock · goth rockOpen in new tab 03Rock It to the Moon1983 · Rock and Roll · rock and rollOpen in new tab 04Mockingbird1985 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab 05Crazy Love, Vol. II1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 06Homeless1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 07All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 08Gumboots1986 · African Popular Music · rockOpen in new tab 09King and Queen1987 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab 10From Me to You1988 · Rock and Roll · rock and rollOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
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