GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Rock
- Subgenres
- 9
- Starting recordings
- 28
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 A Silver Mt. Zion, The Band and The Barracudas.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Sweating Walls2007 · Anarcho-Punk · rockOpen in new tab 02C’mon COME ON (Loose an Endless Longing.)Post-Rock · post-rockOpen in new tab 03The Triumph of Our Tired Eyes.Post-Rock · post-rockOpen in new tab 04The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down1974 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 05Stage Fright1974 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 06Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)1974 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 07Ballad of a Thin Man1974 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 08I Shall Be Released1974 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 09It Ain’t Me, Babe1974 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 10Rainy Day Women #12 & 351974 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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