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A group from the USA that performed music in the style of hard rock. In 1974, the band's album Get Your Wings sold over three million records. Until the end of the decade, the team was one of the top five performers, the most popular all over the world.

Van Halen

Another foreign team performing hard rock. The virtuoso guitar duo made the band a classic, and guitar lovers to this day consider their performance an unattainable canon.

Motorhead

Rock band from the UK, founded in the late 70s. The work of this band organically merged elements of hard rock and proto-thrash. The most famous composition is No Sleep "til Hammersmith.

Legendary English group that began their career in the 1970s. Queen remained at the top of their game for decades. The components of the success of this group are the amazing vocal abilities of the group's lead singer Freddie Mercury and excellent music. As reference publications suggest, absolutely all Queen albums have gone platinum.

Uriah Heep

This band combined instrumental solos with elements of hard rock. The main hit is Lady in Black.

Led Zeppelin

A cult band of the 70s and 80s that performed hard rock. It is the musicians of Led Zeppelin who can be called the founders of the heavy metal style. Creativity is characterized by powerful vocals combined with heavy musical accompaniment.

It is the musicians of Deep Purple who are called the founders of hard rock.

Another legendary rock band originally from New York, which is remembered by many for its provocative stage images, including makeup, and traditional pyrotechnic shows for performances. Kiss's greatest hits are Detroit Rock City, Strutter, Rock and Roll All Night.

The group from Australia combined hard rock and rock and roll in their work. AC/DC's most famous single is Highway to Hell.

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd - iconic British Music band, whose songs can be called a symbol of the generation. Since 1973, every new Pink Floyd album has topped the charts. The album that brought the band the greatest fame is The Wall.

Among the legends of world rock are such groups as Scorpions, Sex Pistols, U2, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana.

Deep Purple

This English group has become one of the legends of world rock. In 1970 they became famous thanks to the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar”. The main hits are Smoke On The Water, Gettin' Tighter.

Today is March 8th, and we dedicate this post to the rock divas of the 70s and 80s of the last century, who left an indelible mark on the history of rock music.

Suzi Quatro- American rock singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actress and radio host.

Susie Kay Quatro (full name - Susan Kay Quatronella) was born on June 3, 1950 in Detroit in the family jazz musician Art Quatro, an American of Italian descent, and Hungarian Helen Saniszlai. At the age of eight, she already took part in performances of the jazz group “Art Quatro Trio”.

As a child, the girl learned to play the piano, but at the age of 14 she became interested in rock and roll and, together with her sisters, organized the group “The Pleasure Seekers”. The group existed for about five years, managed to release several singles and even went to concerts in Vietnam. After The Pleasure Seekers disbanded, Suzy found herself part of another all-girl crew, Cradle. In 1971, when Cradle were performing in a Detroit club, Quatro was noticed by British producer Mickie Most.

He proposed to Susie and, having signed a contract with her, brought the girl to England. The first single, “Rolling stone,” which was written by Cuatro herself, did not make much of an impression on the public. Only in Portugal did this record, by some miracle, end up in first place.

Subsequently, Most decided to protect his ward from failure and brought in the hit-making tandem Chinn-Chapman. The result was not long in coming, and Cuatro’s second single, “Can the can,” topped the Australian, Japanese and many European (including British) charts. Susie's first appearance on the Top of the Pops program was memorable - a small blonde girl, completely covered in black leather, could easily handle a bass guitar, which was only slightly smaller in size than its owner.

Over time, Suzi Quatro has already become a recognized singer with international name and a reputation as the “diva of hard rock.” She managed to fully prove that a petite and fragile girl can not only be a good singer and put on bright stage shows, but also successfully cope with the role of a bass guitarist who works quite well within the confines of her style.

Throughout the 70s, Quatro enjoyed constant success, and the flow of her hits seemed inexhaustible. In 1977, Susie's photo appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and at the same time the singer was given an offer to act in a movie. However, after filming several episodes of the comedy “Happy Days”, Suzi Quatro chose to return to the music business.

In 1978, Susie married the guitarist of the band accompanying her, Len Taki. In 1982, their daughter was born, but while still pregnant, Cuatro managed to record the album “Main Attraction.” Motherhood did not force Susie to give up touring, and even after the birth of her second child, Cuatro successfully conducted a world tour.

In the early 80s, the singer broke up and continued to collaborate with Mike Chapman, releasing records on his Dreamland label. However, the flow of hits had noticeably dried up, and Suzy tried to find a way out in other projects. She worked in television and, on the recommendation of Andrew Lloyd Webber, became a participant in the musical “Annie Get Your Gun.”

Only after a long break, in 1990, Suzi Quatro’s new album, “Oh Suzi Q,” was released. The most difficult year for Susie was 1992: she experienced the death of her mother and divorce. Nevertheless, the singer’s rock and roll spirit was not broken, and already in 1993 she resumed performing, starting with a tour of Australia. In subsequent years, Quatro regularly toured and, although she had almost no new material, the public always listened to her old hits with delight.

In 2006, Susie released the unexpectedly powerful album “Back To The Drive”, in which she was accompanied by musicians from the group “The Sweet”, which at that moment was left without a bass player. Mike Chapman, the old producer of both Suzy and the band Sweet, took part in composing the title number of the program.

Joan Jett (Joan Marie Larkin) born September 22, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the girl was 12 years old, her family moved to Los Angeles. Three years later, influenced by the work of Suzi Quatro, Joan formed her first group, called “Runaways”.

This first all-girl rock 'n' roll band playing bubblegum rock was very popular both in America and abroad. However, in 1979 the team broke up, and Joan went to England to begin her solo career. There, together with Paul Cook and Steve Jones, she recorded three songs, two of which were released on a single, released only in Holland.

Upon returning to America, Jett produced the debut album of the punk band Germs, and also starred in the film We're all crazy now, where she played herself. The picture was never released, but during the filming process Joan met Kenny Laguna, who became her manager and with whom she developed a long-term partnership.

Under the leadership of Laguna, the debut album, “Joan Jett”, was recorded in 1980, which, in addition to new material, included tracks from the Dutch single. In their attempts to get their brainchild hired by some record company, Joan and Kenny received 23 refusals, but “Joan Jett” was still published.

Before recording the second record, Joan, with the help of Kenny, recruited the accompanying lineup of The Blackhearts. Having gone on full-length tours with these musicians, Jett released her most hit album, “I love rock’n’roll,” which broke into American Top 5. The title track from this disc (a cover of “Arrows”) topped the Billboard charts and spent seven weeks at the top.

Joan followed up by firing a salvo into the top twenty with two hit singles, “Crimson and Clover” and “Do you wanna touch me (Oh yeah).” The third album easily reached the gold mark, but it no longer had the same popularity as “I love rock’n’roll”. Since then, Jett has released records with varying degrees of success, with her best being other people's compositions.

In parallel with musical career Joan did not miss the opportunity to act in films. Her most famous works The films “Light of day” and “Boogie boy” are in this field. Jett also worked as a producer, working with such teams as Circus Lupus and Bikini Kill.

Joan Jett's musical merits were appreciated in the early 90s, when many representatives of the feminist movement "riot grrrl" began to call the former lead singer of "Runaways" their inspiration.

Lita Ford (Carmelita Rosanna Ford) born September 19, 1958 in London. Lita started learning guitar when she was only 11 years old. Two years later, she was already so good at the instrument that she could easily play songs from the repertoire of Jimi Hendrix, “Deep purple” and “Black Sabbath”.

Yours baptism of fire Lita, like Joan Jett, joined the girl group Runaways, which lasted until 1979. After the group broke up, Ford almost disappeared from the scene and for a long time I practically didn’t play. Fortunately, she met Eddie Van Halen, who convinced the guitarist not to bury her talent and start a solo career.

In 1983, Ford signed a contract with Mercury records and debuted with the album Out for Blood. At first the company did not want to release a record with the image of Lita with a bloody guitar, but then the design was edited, and the disk was released.

As a result, the album was expected to be a commercial failure, capable of unbalancing any musician. However, Lita turned out to be a tough nut to crack and next year returned with the album “Dancin’ on the edge”. This release was a significant success in England, and Ford was able to stage her first tour.

The guitarist spent the next three years thinking, and when she was about to release her next album, it turned out that Mercury had lost all interest in her, and “Bride Wore Black” remained unreleased. Freed from the ill-fated contract, Lita engaged Sharon Stone to act as manager and, with her help, signed to RCA Records.

The new alliance turned out to be more successful and the first album, “Lita,” climbed to number 29 on Billboard. The success of the record was brought by the songs “Kiss me deadly” and “Close my eyes forever”. America, which had been reluctant for a long time, finally accepted Lita Ford and opened the way for her to major tours in the company of Poison and Bon Jovi.

The 1990 disc, despite an interesting remake of Alice Cooper's "Only women bleed" and a good title track, could not achieve the success of "Lita". The same story repeated itself with Dangerous Curves, which became Lita Ford's most underrated album.

Meanwhile, the guitarist began to slowly act in films, but in 1992, RCA released the collection “The best of Lita Ford” on the market, and Lita had to be distracted by an American-Australian tour.

In 1994, after torrid romances with Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue, Tommy Iommi of Black Sabbath and marriage to Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Ford found happiness in her marriage to ex-Nitro singer Jim Gillette.

Soon after this, another album was released, “Black”, which had a rougher sound compared to previous releases. However, this was not the only difference - Lita stopped singing about sex and rock and roll and turned to the topic of violence among youth.

In 1997, Jim and Lita had a child, and the new mother plunged into household chores. Music faded into the background for her, but in 2000, Ford still found time to record the live album “Greatest hits live.”

However, in 2009, Lita still decides to return to the stage and records a new album, “Wicked Wonderland.” The album receives mostly negative reviews related to change musical style- if the old albums were recorded in the spirit of hard rock and heavy metal, then for the new Lita the alternative metal style was chosen.

In 2012, Lita released another, last album for today - “Livin’ like a Runaway”, performed in her traditional style.

Doro Pesch (Dorothee Pesch) is rightfully considered the leading representative of German heavy metal.

Doro was born on June 3, 1964 in Dusseldorf in Germany. She became interested in heavy music at the age of 16, and after graduating from school she led the subsequently very popular group “Warlock”. When the team broke up, Doro began a solo career and organized a project named after herself.

Doro's lineup was completed by guitarist John Devin, drummer Bobby Rondinelli and another ex-Warlock member, bassist Tommy Henriksen. The first record, released under the Doro label, was originally prepared for the previous group and therefore did not contain any significant stylistic differences. After the appearance of "Force Majeure", Pesch moved to New York, deciding to focus on the American market.

Doro's second opus was produced by Gene Simmons himself ("Kiss"), who wrote a couple of new songs for the German rock diva. The disc also included a “kiss” cover of “Only you” and a reworking of the old 60s hit “I had too much to dream last night” by Electric Prunes.

Doro recorded her third LP with the help of guitarists Dann Huff (Giant) and Michael Thompson, bassist Lee Sklar and drummer Eddie Byers. On tour this team was supplemented by keyboardist Paul Morris.

The fourth album “Doro” was created by a completely renewed line-up, and was produced by Jacques Ponty. In the same 1993, in addition to “Angels never die”, Doro’s first official live album was released with the simple name “Live”.

Until now, all the discs were made in the traditional heavy style, but in 1995 Pesch decided to experiment with industrial. Stuffed with electronics, “Machine II machine” greatly amazed the singer’s fans, but there were many people who liked the record. The disc was readily sold out, and therefore the remix album “M II M” was released onto the market.

Three years later, Pesch took a step back, attempting to fuse heavy metal and electronica together on “Love me in black.” In addition to Doro's own material, the record contained a cover of Heart's "Barracuda".

Old fans of Doro continued to expect a return to the roots from their favorite, and finally, in 2000, Pesch pleased them with the frankly metal album “Calling the wild”. All electronics were thrown overboard, and instead the listeners received a huge charge of heavy energy. Such outstanding personalities as Slash, Lemmy and Al Pitrelli appeared on the disc as guests.

In 2002, another creation by Pesch and the company was released called “Fight”. The title track of this disc was dedicated to German boxing champion Regina Halmich.

The singer celebrated her twentieth anniversary on stage with the release of a “live” split album with “Ostrogoth” and “Killer”. Less than three months had passed since its release when Doro introduced herself in a new role. Recorded with a symphony orchestra and guests such as Blaze and Udo, "Classic Diamonds" included not only classics from the Warlock and Doro repertoire, but also new material and a completely original interpretation of “Breaking the law”.

Marie Fredriksson (Gun-Marie Fredriksson)
Date of birth: May 30, 1958, Essjo, Sweden
Height: 167 cm
Hair color: Light (blonde), real color - brown
Eye color: Brown
Family status: Married
Played with bands: Strul, MaMas Barn and solo
Hobbies: Drawing, playing the piano, jogging, playing ice hockey
Favorite food: Pasta (something similar to spaghetti)
Favorite drink: Beer
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite instrument: Grand piano
Favorite Roxette compositions: “Watercolors in the rain” and “Go to sleep”
Favorite holiday destination: Sweden
Favorite city: Rotterdam
Five words about yourself: Friendly, thoughtful, modest, honest and kind

In 1975, Marie graduated from school and began her musical education.

In 1984 she released the album “Het Vind” (Hot Wind), which was a huge success.
In 1985 Marie released her second album, which was also a great success.
And in 1986 she already worked with Per Gessle.

The career of the Swedish group Roxette began in 1986, when “Neverending Love” was first heard on the radio, becoming an undisputed hit on the Swedish stage. The song was first written in Swedish by Per Gessle. He sent the song to Pernilla Wahlgren, but she didn't want to record it. Then Per made an English version, "Neverending Love" and the executive director of EMI, having heard the song, invited Per and Marie to sing it together. That's what they did... Thus begins the story of the world famous group.

In 1986, the album “Pearls of Passion” was released. This album was removed from the official release list, but returned in 1997 with bonus tracks.

In the summer of 1987, Roxette toured Sweden, which was called "Rock Runt Riket" (Rock across the country). On this tour, Roxette was heard by approximately 115,000 people.

In the summer of 1988, Roxette began recording a new album, Look Sharp!, which was an incredible success in Sweden and nothing more. He would not have been recognized anywhere abroad if one American student had not taken “Look Sharp!” to a local radio station in Minneapolis. The DJ liked the song “The Look,” which quickly spread on radio stations and soon everyone knew about it. And then the single “The Look” was released, which became No. 1.

Album “Look Sharp!” sold 8 million copies worldwide. Roxette began its first tour of Europe. It began in Helsinki on November 11, 1989. This was Roxette's debut abroad.

Back in 1987, Per Gessle wrote the song “It must have been love”, which ended up in the movie “Pretty Woman”. The film was a great success and the song went No. 1 in the States. The soundtrack sold 9 million copies worldwide.

Summer 1990. The album “Joyride” was very successful (10 million worldwide). The video clip was shown 12 times a day on the MTV channel in the USA, which is called “heavy rotation”.

It's time for a world tour. It started again in Helsinki. The tour was called Join The Joyride and consisted of 108 concerts on 4 continents. Per and Marie said that 10 each point scale they gave a performance to all 11!

But now it's time to rest. There were rumors that Roxette had broken up, but that was not the case. Maybe the rumors arose because Marie was pregnant and did not appear as often as before.

In 1994, Roxette returned with a new album, which was even cooler than the previous ones. It was called "Crash! Boom! Bang! The album was recorded in various locations: London, Stockholm and Halmstad and at Isola di Capri, Italy.

And again the world tour! Now it's "Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour". And, of course, the first concert was in Helsinki. But they didn't go to the States on this tour. Their record company, EMI USA, decided that the tour would not be successful due to the low number of records sold in the United States.

In October 1995, Roxette released an album of singles and hits - “Don’t Bore Us - Get To The Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits", which contains all their mega-hits in the amount of 14 pieces and 4 new compositions: "I don't want to get hurt", "June afternoon", "You don't understand me" and "She doesn't live here anymore "

The new Spanish album "Baladas en Español" was completed in August 1996 and was released before Christmas. In February 1997, Roxette signed a new contract with EMI for 10 years.

For the next three years, little was heard about Roxette again. But many knew that they were working on a new album. There were many rumors about the album. When the final title of the album finally became known, namely Have A Nice Day, a rumor arose that this was Roxette's last album (Have A Nice Day is usually said when saying goodbye and wishing all the best). Even when Per said that they were not going to go anywhere and would at least release hits and masterpieces for another 10 years, the rumor did not completely die out.

The album "Room Service" was released in 2001. “We thought 'Room Service' was a good title for the album because the music on it is what we intended. We wanted the music to excite people’s minds, to fill space, so the name seems very suitable to us... It suggests a cool video, a cool album, and in general it’s just a cool phrase.”

November 7, 2001 group Roxette arrived in Moscow and performed at the Olimpiysky.

Annie Lennox (Annie Lennox)- Scottish singer, composer and songwriter, one of the most famous women in rock music at the end of the 20th century - beginning of XXI centuries.

Annie Lennox was born on December 25, 1954 in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Her parents sent young Annie to a school for especially gifted children, after graduating from which she went to London to receive professional musical education.

Annie entered the Royal Music Academy, where I stopped studying a few weeks before the issuance of my diploma.

She began working as a waitress until, in 1977, an acquaintance introduced her to David Stewart, who became Annie's close friend. They supported for some time romantic relationship, however, then, when Lennox and Stewart split up, they formed the group “The Tourists”. This project did not achieve any particular commercial success, but at the same time, critics appreciated the debut work of the young musicians.

In 1979, the group “Eurythmics” was formed, positioning itself as a duet. In 1980, the duo’s first album, “In The Garden,” was released, demonstrating a bizarre mixture of electropop, melancholy lyrics and style phenomena. German group"Kraftwerk" The unconvincing sales of the album affected the musicians: they were going through a severe depressive period - David was hospitalized due to lung problems due to mental unrest, and Annie suffered a nervous breakdown.

Success came to the British duo in 1983 with the album “Sweet Dreams”. The single of the same name conquered Europe and the United States: the extremely entertaining musical series was complemented by a striking video clip. Annie appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. At the same time, the group’s bright style was finally formed: Annie appeared in public in men’s suits, and the team’s live performances turned into an enchanting show.

In subsequent years, the Eurythmics duo became one of the symbols of the era, recording dozens of songs that became cult songs in Europe and the United States, while at the same time, after the performers of new wave music left the charts, Lennox and Stewart were able to maintain their leading positions in British and world pop-rock music.

The single “Put A Little Love In Your Heart”, recorded in 1988, became Annie Lennox's first solo work, despite the fact that the song was produced by David Stewart.

By 1990, the Eurythmics group had actually ceased creative activity, although none of the musicians spoke about an official break. The initiator of the separation was Lennox - she wanted to take a sabbatical to have a child and think about the direction of further creativity outside the framework of the duet. Stewart also didn’t mind - from 1990 to 1998, Lennox and Stewart practically did not communicate.

Already in 1992, Annie released her first solo album- “Diva”. The album was warmly received by critics and its sales exceeded all expectations.

After the success of “Diva,” Annie received a number of prestigious music awards, and Francis Ford Coppola invited her to write a song for the film “Dracula.” The result of Lennox’s work was the melodic and at the same time dark “Love Song For A Vampire”.

In 1995, the album “Medusa” was released, consisting of cover versions of famous songs of the past. “No more “I love you”” achieved the best result in the charts; the famous song “A Whiter Shade Of Pale” became a memorable work.

In 1999, Eurythmics reunited and recorded the album Peace in support of Amnesty International and Greenpeace. Single “I Saved” The World Today” entered the top twenty of the British charts, the song “17 Again” topped the American “Billboard Dance”. “Peace” reached fourth place in the English charts. Later, however, the musicians fled again.

Lennox's third solo album, “Bare,” was released in 2003. It was marked by Lennox’s striking design decision: she stated that she wanted to show herself as natural as possible, so she deliberately abandoned cosmetics, makeup and other traditional attributes of the beauty industry. On the cover of the disc there was a photograph of a forty-eight-year-old woman who was not ashamed of her real self. The songs “Pavement Cracks” and “A Thousand Beautiful Things” reached the top of the Billboard Dance chart, and Annie toured in support of the album with the famous British singer Sting.

A year later, Lennox recorded the song “Into The West”, which was included in the soundtrack of the film “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”. This song brought Lennox an Oscar in the category " Best Song to the movie."

In 2007, her fourth solo album, “Songs Of Mass Destruction,” was released, the first single from which was the very emotional composition “Dark Road.” The second single from the album was the song “Sing”, for which the most famous singers of our time gave their voices, including Madonna, Celine Dion, Fergie, Pink, etc.

In 2010, a collection of the singer’s best hits, “The Annie Lennox Collection,” was released. In addition to the old ones, the album includes two new compositions: “Shining Light” and “Pattern Of My Life”.

To date, Annie Lennox has released 5 studio albums and the collection “The Annie Lennox Collection”. During her career, she has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, three Grammys and a record eight BRIT Awards.

Annie Lennox was included in Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. She was given the title of "Britain's Most Successful Musician" due to her commercial success. Lennox is one of the world's best-selling musicians with sales of over 80 million records worldwide.

Annie Lennox is actively involved social activities and charity (struggle for the rights of women, gays and lesbians, for the preservation of forests, against the HIV epidemic, poverty, etc.). She is a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador and was awarded an OBE in 2011.

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The 80s became the era of the "New Wave" - ​​when various genres of rock music appeared. Today, rock is still popular all over the world. Both adults and teenagers listen to him. The hits that appeared almost 40 years ago are still loved and occupy an important place in the soul of almost every person. Rock will never die. We present to your attention 13 of the most best groups who gave our world amazing music.

1. Journey

Journey is an American rock band formed by former members of Santana in 1973. Between 1978-1987, the group sold 80 million copies of their albums worldwide. Journey's most successful albums are "Escape" (1981) and "Frontiers" (1983). And the most famous hit, which is familiar to many, is “Don’t Stop Believin” from 1981.

2. Metallica

Metallica is an American metal band that formed in 1981. This group became famous in 1983 after they released their first album, “Kill ‘Em All.” Their most famous hits"For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "Master of Puppets" will forever remain in our hearts.

3. The Cure

The Cure are a British rock band that formed in 1976. Throughout its existence, the members of the group constantly changed and only frontman Robert Smith remained the only constant member of the group. The most famous singles of this British group are “Just Like Heaven” (1987), “Friday I’m in Love” (1992) and “Love song” (1989).

4. Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band that formed in 1983. In the 1980s, this group's hits were heard in every bar in America. The band achieved worldwide popularity after the release of their third album, “Slippery When Wet,” in 1986.

5. Foreigner

Foreigner is an American rock band formed in 1976. Some of this group's greatest hits rocked the 80s. Among them were "Urgent" (1981) and "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (1981). Their most successful single appeared in 1984, entitled “I Want to Know What Love Is.”

6. Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode is a British electronic rock band that formed in 1980. This is one of the most successful groups in the world. It is difficult to determine the best and most popular hits of this group, but still we will indicate here some amazing songs: “Never Let Me Down Again” (1987), “Stripped” (1986), “Just Can’t Get Enough” (1981).

7. Duran Duran

Duran Duran is a British pop rock band formed in 1978. The group became famous not only for its unforgettable singles ("Hungry Like The Wolf" (1982) and "The Wild Boys" (1984)), but also for its controversial music videos, which became popular on MTV in the early 1980s.

8. Def Leppard

Def Leppard is a British rock band formed in 1977. The group became popular in 1983 - 1989, when the platinum albums "Pyromania" (1983) and "Hysteria" (1987) were released. The most successful singles of their entire career are considered to be “Love Bites” (1987), “Pour Some Sugar On Me” (1987), “Armageddon It” (1987).

9. Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band that formed in 1985. The group became famous after releasing the album "Appetite for Destruction" in 1987. Their most greatest hits, heard all over the world - "Sweet Child O" Mine" (1987), "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987), "Paradise City" (1987).

10.AC/DC

AC/DC is an Australian rock band that formed in 1973. Despite the fact that the group appeared in the 70s, it only became popular when one of its best-selling albums was released in 1980, "Back in Black". AC/DC is the most successful and famous rock band in the world.

11. U2

U2 is an Irish rock band that was formed in 1976 by teenage musicians. Four years later they released their debut album "Boy". But the album “The Joshua Tree” (1987), which is one of greatest albums rock.

12. The Police

The Police are a British rock band that formed in 1977. The group became internationally famous in the early 1980s and their album "Synchronicity" (1983) reached number one in the UK and US charts. The group broke up in 1984, but before that they managed to give the world such amazing hits as “Every Breath You Take” (1983) and “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” (1980).

13. Queen

Queen is a British rock band that was founded in 1970. This group became one of the most successful groups in the history of rock music. It became famous in the mid-70s, but the group gained worldwide fame in the early 80s, when they released the album "The Game" (1980) and such a great hit as "Another One Bites the Dust" (1980).

Appeared with the advent of such a popular group as the Beatles - it was these four Britons who laid the foundation for rock music, heavy metal and others modern styles heavy music.

The best bands of that time

Famous vocalists

It is also worth noting that most of songs by Zeppelin and Jim Morrison became real hits. Such popularity was achieved through the use of various effects of electric instruments (mostly, the musicians created them themselves, since at that time there was no good equipment capable of synthesizing sound), as well as “catchy” motifs and guitar riffs. Examples include “Stairway to heaven” by Led Zeppelin or “The end” by The Doors.

Brilliant guitarists

There were also groups that became famous for their spectacular performances. Undoubtedly, the first place among such teams could be given to Pink Floyd and its famous song Another brick in the wall.

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The rock aesthetic consists not only of a certain image, but also of a whole range of different guitar riffs that have made more than one guitarist famous. So what does the concept of “riff” include, what are its types and how to extract it from a guitar?

All about guitar riffs

A riff is a constantly repeating, short piece of music that can be an intro or any other element of a song. Guitar riffs are used as accompaniment, climax, ending, and so on. In blues and rock music, riffs are played by the rhythm guitarist in the lower register - namely, on the lower strings.

Some guitar riffs have become so recognizable that entire songs of cult rock bands are recognized by them.

There are certain types of riffs - chordal, single-voice, open key or fifth based. Guitarists also often use pedal-tone riffs or blues riffs played in the key of E major. However, these designations are a conditional classification, since several fragments can be combined in the same riff. Thanks to this, every guitarist can create his own riff while experimenting with guitar playing.

The essence of guitar riffs

Pedal-tone riffs, common in the 80s, feature a constantly repeating tone. The pedal note is the tonic, taken on an open string, which acts as a background for playing intervals and fourths corresponding to different chords.

It is also possible to use not only the fifth, but also the sixth/fourth strings as a pedal tone.

Single-voice riffs, common in the 70s, are built on a pentatonic scale and are duplicated an octave lower when played on the bass guitar. Single-voice riffs do not use chords or interspersed intervals - in addition, no special exercises are required to perform them.

Chord riffs are played using chords on a slightly distorted or clean sound - so that the notes do not distort. Many famous guitarists have played chord riffs using the notes of the major pentatonic scale, as well as interspersed intervals.

Fast riffs are the easiest and most fun way to play guitar. They are played with overdrive or distortion, using only the root note (root) and fifth (fifth). The guitarist must play these harmonies by scratching - with quick downward strokes. Fast riffs are often used in punk and thrash metal music because their simple execution allows the guitarist to throw picks into the crowd while simultaneously striking strings and striking poses.

The rock and roll music direction arose in the mid-50s of the last century. Among those who laid the foundations of the genre are Fatts Domino, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry. Today there are a huge number of musicians playing rock, each of them has their own history of formation.

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American rock star Bruce Springston is considered the second Elvis. This is justified by his musical gift and work to introduce his creativity into wide circles society. The peak of his worldwide fame came in 1975, when the musician’s third album, “Born to Run,” was released. Several songs from Bruce Springston's fourth album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, topped the charts.