History Main / HardRock

* Music/{{Muse}}** 1999 - ''Music/{{Showbiz}}''

* Music/{{Muse}}
** 2006 - "Music/KnightsOfCydonia"

Hard rock is a sub-genre of {{rock}}, developing in the late 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic. In America, it was popularized by bands like Music/{{Steppenwolf}} and Music/{{Iron Butterfly|Band}}, while in Britain it grew out of the late 60s {{Blues}}. Generally, it's rooted in BluesRock and PsychedelicRock. Its main definition is that it is considerably harder than conventional rock music, which means that guitars have an edgier snarl of distortion and the drumming is louder and more emphatic. It is characterized by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars played through big speaker stacks, bass guitar, drums, pianos and other keyboards (especially Hammond organ, but also synthesizers in the 1980s and beyond), and powerful vocals, making it near-indistinguishable from some of the lighter HeavyMetal bands. Many heavy metal debates are about where the dividing line is between "hard rock" and "heavy metal". (The distinction between the two is rendered even harder since a band considered to be "shockingly hard" in TheSeventies is going to sound quite normal in the 2020s, in the era of extreme metal.)

-> ''[[Music/{{ACDC}} The Young Brothers]] began playing at a time recongnised as the Australian music scene's lowest ebb. Outdoor festivals like Sunbury were all but finished. But pubs and RSL clubs all over the country were opening their doors to the blues bands that had thrived in the elements. Here, there was plenty of heat, no mud, and unlimited supplies of beer - just the environment for a new generation of angry young men to work up a fine mist of sweat with a frontal assault of volume, and an enthusiasm to join the fray. The crowd they played to was male, volatile, and working class. They demanded to be deafened by bass, drums, and guitar. It became known as pub rock - music to drink by.''

Hard rock is a sub-genre of {{rock}}, developing in the late 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic. In America, it was popularized by bands like Music/{{Steppenwolf}} and Music/{{Iron Butterfly|Band}}, while in Britain it grew out of the late 60s {{Blues}}. Generally, it's rooted in BluesRock and PsychedelicRock. Its main definition is that it is considerably harder than conventional rock music. It is characterized by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, pianos, and other keyboards, making it near-indistinguishable from some of the lighter HeavyMetal bands.

That's the only definition you need, really. Hard rock doesn't have a "scene", though it was most popular back in the seventies. Nowadays, hard rock is much rarer, having been effectively replaced officially by [[HeavyMetal a few]] [[PostGrunge similar genres]]. Still, there are some bands, more "retro" in focus, who could still be classified as hard rock, such as Music/{{Wolfmother}} and Music/TheDarkness. The term 'hard rock' persists both as a catch-all term for hard-hitting music that isn't full-fledged metal, and as an umbrella term for all hard-edged rock music from DeathMetal to HardcorePunk to {{Grunge}} , so it still comes up a lot.

** 1985 - ''Music/{{Asylum|1985}}''

** 1985 - ''Music/{{Asylum}}''

* Music/HollywoodUndead

* Music/JonEnglish

* Music/WarrenZevon

* Music/{{Megadeth}} (mixed with AlternativeMetal on ''Risk,'' and with TraditionalHeavyMetal on ''Cryptic Writings'' and ''Super Collider''.)
* Music/JohnMellencamp
* Music/TheMentors

* Music/{{Oasis}} (one of the few examples from TheNineties, also AlternativeRock and BritPop)

* Music/UrgeOverkill (also AlternativeRock and PowerPop)

* Music/{{Queen}}

* Music/{{Rush}} (also ProgressiveRock)

* Music/IronButterfly

Hard rock is a sub-genre of {{rock}}, developing in the late 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic. In America, it was popularized by bands like Music/{{Steppenwolf}} and Music/IronButterfly, while in Britain it grew out of the late 60s {{Blues}}. Generally, it's rooted in BluesRock and PsychedelicRock. Its main definition is that it is considerably harder than conventional rock music. It is characterized by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, pianos, and other keyboards, making it near-indistinguishable from some of the lighter HeavyMetal bands.

+ RockAndRoll, GarageRock, UsefulNotes/TheBritishInvasion (mostly harder-edged bands like Music/TheKinks, Music/TheRollingStones and Music/TheWho)

* Music/TheKinks (UrExample, along with Music/TheRollingStones)

* Music/TheRollingStones (the UrExample)

-> ''[[Music/{{ACDC}} The Young Brothers]] began playing at a time recongnised as the Australian music scene's lowest ebb. Outdoor festivals like Sunbury were all but finished. But pubs and RSL clubs all over the country were opening their doors to the blues bands that had thrived in the elements. Here, there was plenty of heat, no mud, and unlimited supplies of beer - just the environment for a new generation of angry young men to work up a fine mist of sweat with a frontal assault of volume, and an enthusiasm to join the fray. The crowd they played to was male, volatile, and working class. They demanded to be deafened by bass, drums, and guitar. It became known as pub rock - music to drink by.

* Music/{{Slash}}

* Music/{{Scorpions}}

* Music/{{Survivor}}

* Music/{{Heart}}