Ages of Rock Map

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This is the "Intro" or cover for the Ages of Rock. A sort of general map of the eras and the most representative bands. A band can be included in two or more eras depending on whether it had relevance or importance in several of them. Note that not all the eras mentioned here are yet covered, but most are, or some can be considered subdivisions (Post-Grunge, Post-New Wave, Post-Alternative, etc.). Corrections or missing bands are welcome in the comments.

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Blues (1900-???)

Robert Johnson, William C Handy,  Bessie Smith, Blind Melon Jefferson, Son House, Slim Harpo, Billie Holiday, Lonnie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, T. Bone Walker, Big Mama Thornton, Sonny Boy Williamson, Etta James, Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley,  Willie Dyxon, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Big Billy Broonzy, Stevie Ray Vaughan...

Special mention to Leonard and Phil Chess for their invaluable contributions through Chess records.

 

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Rock And Roll I (1954-1960)

Ike Turner, Bill Halley, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard,

Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Eddie Cochran, Ritchie Valens, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Gene Vincent,Ottis Redding, Del Shannon, Chubby Checker...

The Platters, The Coasters, The Drifters, The Flamingoes, Righteous Brothers...

Special mention to Alan Freed, Big Bopper and Sam Phillips for their contribution to R&R.

 

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Rock & Roll II, Early Sixties: La Invasión Inglesa (1960-1966)

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Zombies, Dave Clark 5, Them, The Troggs, Manfred Mann, The Fortunes, Moody Blues, The Pretty Things, Gerry and the Peacemakers, The Searchers, Flying Machine, The Tremeloes, Herman's Hermits, Marmalade

USA: Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Jan & Dale, The Byrds, Isley Brothers, The Turtles, Four Seasons,

Special mention to Ed Sullivan and Alexis Korner for their contribution to Rock during first 60's half.

 

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La Psicodelia (1966-1969)

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Cream, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, The Beach Boys, The Velvet Underground, The Mamas & The Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Santana, The Animals, The Kinks, Joan Baez, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Zombies, Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Santana, The Byrds, The Yardbirds, Three Dog Night, Buffalo Springfield, Small Faces, Country Joe and The Fish, Moby Grape, The Left Blanke, The Move, Scott McKenzie, The Turtles, Joe Cocker, Traffic, The Monkees, Iron Butterfly, Love, Small Faces, Marmalade, Donovan, Canned Heat, ? & The Mysterions, The Tokens, The Association, Ravi Shankar...

Special mention to Timothy Leary and Allen Ginsberg for their contribution to Psychedelic Rock.

 

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Reggae (1967-???)

Bob Marley & The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Larry Marshall, Bunny Wailer, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker, Jackie Mittoo, Coxsone Dodd, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Leslie Kong, Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs, King Tubby, Inner Circle, Burning Spear, Black Uhuru, Matisyahu, UB40, Sublime, Aswad, Third World, Sly and Robbie, Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse, Toots and the Maytals, Scratch Perry, Sugar Minot, Musical Youth, Trinity, Johnny Nash, Easy Star All Star…

Ska: Skatalites, Ernest Ranglin, Laurel Aitken, Derrick Morgan, Bunny Lee, Alton Ellis.

Latin Reggae: Los Cafres (Arg), Gondwana (Chi), Los Pericos (Arg), La Yaga (Mex), Cultura Profética (PR), La Celestina (Mex) Fidel Nadal, Pablito Molina and some stuff of Todos Tus Muertos (Arg), Sudakaya (Ecu) De Bruces (Col) Los Rastrillos (Mex).

Special menction to Chris Blackwell for his contribution to Reggae through Island Records.

 

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Blues, Hard Rock, and Roots (1968-1975-???)

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Iron Butterfly, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Who, Deep Purple, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Ten Years After, Santana, Steppen Wolf, Guess Who, Crosby Stills & Nash (& Young), Grand Funk Railroad, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top, Joe Cocker, The Band, Lynyrd Synyrd, Eagles, Rare Earth, Earth Wind & Fire, Sly & The Family Stone, Ides of March, Chicago, Aerosmith, Nazareth, Kiss, Golden Earring, Outlaws, Doobie Brothers, The Grateful Dead, Thin Lizzy...

AC/DC, Midnight Oil, Dire Straits, Guns N' Roses, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Wolfmother, Them Crooked Vultures, Alabama Shakes...

 

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Progressive (1969-1976+) 

Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson, Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, Queen, Rush, Camel, Gentle Giant, The United States of America, The Nice, Soft Machine, 13th Floor Elevators, Van Der Graaf Generator, Fleetwood Mac, Alan Parson's Project,  Can, Caravan, Supertramp, Blue Oyster Cult, Uriah Heep  ...

Prog beyond 70's: Marillion, Pendragon, Queensrÿche, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Liquid Tension Experiment, Mars Volta, A Perfect Circle...

 

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The Great Transition (1970-1980+)

Queen, John Lennon, David Bowie, Paul McCartney/Wings, Roxy Music, Rolling Stones. T Rex, George Harrison, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Bruce Sprinsgteen, Brian Eno, Lou Reed, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Peter Framptom, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Electric Light Orchestra, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Bonnie Tyler, Carole King, Don McLean, The Carpenters (No es rock, pero qué voz!!), Paul Simon, 10CC, Kansas, Badfinger, Klaatu, Ringo Starr, Steely Dan, Genesis, Rod Stewart, Beach Boys, America, Shocking Blue, Heart, Chicago, Elvis Presley 

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Metal (1970-???)

Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Anthrax, Motörhead, Slayer, Anthrax, Sepultura, Pantera, Lacrimosa, Dio, Therion, Haggard, Avenged Sevenfold, Tristania, Mastodon, Angra, Theatre of Tragedy, Opeth, Deicide, Morbid Angel, Venom, Cannibal Corpse, Yngwe Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Stevie Vai, Helloween, Manowar, Accept, Stratovarius, Dragonforce, Kamelot, Rhapsody of Fire, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Queensrÿche, Whitesnake, Fates Warning, Symphony X, Faith No More, Ozzy Osbourne, Fear Factory, Scorpions, White Zombie, Machine Head, Deep Purple, Metallica

 

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Punk and New Wave (1976-1990)

Punk: The Clash, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, New York Dolls, The Buzzcocks, The Banshees, The Vibrators, Subway Sect, Eater, Generation X, The Damnes, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Heartbreakers

New Wave: U2, Depeche Mode, The Cars, Echo And The Bunnymen, Joy Division, Duran Duran, INXS, The Knack, Toto, Tears For Fears, Men At Work, Blondie, The Pretenders, Television, Madness, The Motels, B52’s, The Residents, The Smiths, Berlin, Billy Idol, Elvis Costello, Kraftwerk, Soft Cell, Eurythmics, A-Ha, Pet Shop Boys, The Stone Roses, Sinead O'Connor, Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, Iggy Pop, Sting, Asia, New Order

 

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Alternative I: The Underground Years (1980-1990)

R.E.M., Violent Femmes, The Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Jane’s Addiction, Talkin’ Heads, Meat Puppets, Sugarcubes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Butthole Surfers, Cowboy Junkies

 

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Alternativo II: The Great Explosion (1990-1999)

Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashin’ Pumpkins, Green Day, Offspring, The Cranberries, Portishead, 4 Non Blondes, Collective Soul, Beck, Live, Cake, Dave Matthews Band, Counting Crows, Blind Melon, Stereophonics, Cowboy Junkies, Eels, Everlast, Filter, Garbage, Jeff Buckley, Jamiroquai, PJ Harvey, Hole, Kula Shaker, Beastie Boys, Marcy Playground, Wallflowers, No Doubt, Semisonic, Kate Bush, Lenny Kravitz, Concrete Blonde, Semisonic, Cibo Matto, Spacehog, Sugarcubes, Tori Amos, Supergrass, Alanis Morrisette, Goo Goo Dolls, Fastball, Mazzy Star, Morrisey, Weezer, Moby, Ke, Spin Doctors, The Cardigans, Soul Asylum, Rusted Roots, Dinosaur Jr. 10,000 Maniacs, Enigma, Pavement, Ween, Chris Cornell, Bjork, Richard Ashcroft, Ian Astbury, Linda Perry

 

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Grunge (1989-1997)

Nirvana, Pearl, Jam Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, Mother Love Bone, Green River , The Melvins, The U-Men, Skin Yard, Malfunkshun, Mudhoney,  

Post-Grunge: Bush, Live, Foo Fighters, Creed, Silverchair, Staind, Veruca Salt, Puddle of Mud, Days Of The New, Marcy Playground, Audioslave, Screaming Trees

 

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Brit Rock (1991-1998)

Pre: The Smiths, The Happy Mondays, Echo & The Bunnymen, The La’s, The Stone Roses.

Brit Rock: Blur, Oasis, Suede, Elastica, Sleeper, Pulp, Supergrass, The Verve, The Divine Comedy, Powder, Echobelly, Black Grape, Marion, Heavy Stereo, Cast, Shed Seven, Thurman, Gene, Longpigs

Post: Kula Shaker, The Coral, Stereophonics, Travis, James, Coldplay, Keane, Super Furry Animals, Jarvis Cocker, Richard Ascroft, Beady Eye

 

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Metalternative (1995-2004)

Primus, Rage Against The Machine, Incubus, System of a Down, Godsmack, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Pantera, At The Drive In, Deftones, Rammstein, Apocalyptica, Disturbed, Sepultura, Three Days Grace, Rob Zombie, Faith No More, Living Colour (These two more as pñredecessors), Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot (to me, these 3 are Nu Metal)

 

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(Post)-Alternative III: The Dispersion (2000-???)

Radiohead, White Stripes, Muse, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Air, Modest Mouse, Placebo, Dresden Dolls, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave, Dead Weather, Queens of the Stone Age, Sigur Ros, Gorillaz, Elbow, Train, Weezer, Jet, Dido, Billy Corgan, Thom Yorke, Regina Spektor, Aimeé Mann, Fiona Apple, Beth Gibbons

 

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Indie (2001-???)

The Strokes, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, The Kooks, The Vines, The Libertines, Belle And Sebastian, Band Of Horses, Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian, MGMT, Kashmir, The National, Mugison, The Sounds, Feist, The XX's

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By Corvan 

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