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Rock
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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 Nausea, Talking Heads and Al Browne’s Band.
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New York City · Rock
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01Nothing's From Today2000 · Garage Rock · garage rockOpen in new tab 02BlindAfro-Funk · rockOpen in new tab 03Bad Motorcycle1958 · Rock and Roll · rockOpen in new tab 04Air of Lovers2001 · rock · goth rockOpen in new tab 05I Want It That Way2004 · Psychedelic Rock · psychedelic rockOpen in new tab 06Smash Racism2005 · Anarcho-Punk · rockOpen in new tab 07Smash Racism2005 · Anarcho-Punk · rockOpen in new tab 08Blood and Circus2006 · Anarcho-Punk · rockOpen in new tab 09Battened2006 · Anarcho-Punk · rockOpen in new tab 10Blackened Dove2006 · Anarcho-Punk · rockOpen in new tab
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