Reason for listing: britpop's beautiful and decadent flower of evil.
Classic index: ★★★★
Looking back on the development and prosperity of the British Independent Orchestra, it is undeniable that Brett, founded in 1989, is the lead singer and soul figure.
The suede band led by Anderson definitely played a decisive role. The enchanting and neutral voice of the lead singer and the gorgeous guitar solo of the guitarist all added many beautiful colors to the surging britpop at that time. They show a strong sense of self-attachment, and the music set off by the sad English guitar is full of city life, bisexual remarks, ambiguous behavior and eternal ambition. 1993, the first album of the same name by the goatskin band, Suede, was released, which immediately became the fastest-selling album in British history and caused a great sensation in the media and the public.
The live performance of the band also set off a different wave. Bold and mysterious, ghostly and sexy, arrogant and cathartic performance style exudes demagogic charm, which simply and violently impacts the artificial low-key. However, strong ambition, changeable style and irresistible charm, like all great things, are breathtaking but short-lived. In goatskin's masterpiece Dog,
Before the release of Male Star, guitarist Bernard.
Butler left the band because of his different creative ideas, which also marked the end of a glorious period. With the rise of a number of emerging bands such as coldplay, Suede also lost its dominance in Britain, and the band announced its dissolution in 2003, ending a glamorous myth.
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Top Ten Rock Bands in Europe and America No.9: Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)
Reason for being on the list: it successfully brought women into the world of hard rock, and since then, there has been wildness in women's dictionaries.
Classic index: ★★★★
The commercialization of rock music is a process that its development must go through, and in this process, the American band Jovi combines idols with rock music, creating great commercial value. Fans who are used to pop music will say that they only make noise, while metal fans will say that they are fake rock and cream. But no matter how much criticism there is, it does not prevent them from becoming the best pop metal band.
Bon Jovi Band 1983 was founded in New Jersey, USA. 1984 released its first album "BON" with the same name.
The release of Jovi caused a great sensation and became a new legend in the American music industry. Its fashionable appearance is as beautiful as nature, tight leather pants, gorgeous headscarf, torn shirt and oversized decoration, blown long hair and tattooed eyeliner, and lead singer Jon.
Penhui. Also known as FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD and LANTERN FESTIVAL.
Jovi's cover model-like appearance and popular hard rock style immediately opened a new version for female audience at that time, which led to the great integration of hard rock and pop music and made more fans, especially female fans, begin to like rock music. At the same time, the commercial value of Bon Jovi's album is increasing day by day. At the same time, the band also made huge profits in commercial performances, with an annual income of $30 million, making them one of the most profitable rock bands.
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No.8 among the top ten rock bands in Europe and America: Metallica [Metal Band]
Reason for listing: Its charm can melt heavy metals and flow into rocky galaxies.
Classic index: ★★★★ half
In the late 1980s, heavy metal music in European and American rock music was in its heyday, when Thrash appeared.
Metal (torrent metal) is pounding the music scene like a torrent, and the founder of this genre is Metallica Band. Complex arrangement and a large number of gorgeous guitar solos have expanded the traditional meaning of whipping metal, plus lead singer James.
Hetfield's strong singing skills made Metallica in the dominant position of heavy metals for a long time. Metal band 198 1 was founded in Los Angeles, USA, and 1983 released its first real Thrash.
Metal album "Kill them All", 1986 masterpiece "Masterpiece"
Muppets won high praise, but also pushed Metallica to the peak of heavy metal and became the most popular heavy metal band.
1988' s "Justice for All" has made unprecedented achievements and is the best album in the history of heavy metal music, among which the single "One" won the Grammy Award for Best Heavy Metal Song in that year. Metallica's success is largely due to their excellent playing skills, high-speed guitar chords, fast guitar solo and changeable drums, which bring great impact neatly and powerfully. In Europe and America, where music trends are changeable, Metallica never goes with the flow and always insists on its pure heavy metal music style. At the same time, they constantly innovate and enrich the musical elements. 1999, they cooperated with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra to release the live album S&; M ",the beauty of classical music combines the penetrating power of heavy metal music, shows the band's superb technology, and better explains why heavy metal music originated from classical music.
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Top ten rock bands in Europe and America ranked 8th: Guns N' Roses.
Reason for listing: The gap between music and real life has buried the fragrance of roses.
Guns rose was born in Hollywood on 1985. Their fast songs are exciting and their tenderness is touching. Five albums and one live album have been published, all of which are heavyweight works with rave reviews. The most influential track "Don't Cry" stayed on the billboard charts for nearly three years, creating the myth of rock music. However, the great achievements in music can't cover up all kinds of bad behaviors in their lives. Drug abuse, alcoholism, swearing and violence not only put them in trouble, but also puzzled many fans, and also gave rock music a near-devastating blow. Everything about rock music is explosive, original, deadly, marginal and controversial, which makes them one of the most controversial bands in the history of American rock music.
After experiencing glory and silence, super guitarist Slash left the band in 1996, and the band was dissolved in 1997. guns
Roses can also be seen as a portrayal of a period in America. The political themes of anti-terrorism, war and hegemony make resistance, anger and reason become social themes, guns represent political hegemony, and roses are given cultural shocks. The metal music style with strong punk color is mixed with violence and sexy psychedelic and narcissistic luxury, which makes countless people crazy, but the impact of Bohemian rebellion on the traditional moral bottom line is almost brutally destroyed.
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Sixth place among the top ten rock bands in Europe and America: Nirvana (Nirvana)
Reason for listing: Music explains the reverence for Nirvana, and action expresses the pursuit of Nirvana.
Classic index: ★★★★★
Few singers in the world can be worshipped by many fans after their death like Kurt Cobain. In 1990s, American unemployment crisis resurfaced, punk music broke out again in the music industry, and the garbage music storm in Seattle caused a strong response and sensation.
Grunge means "dirty and sloppy" in English, which is the definition of underground rock music style that appeared in Seattle in the late 1980s. These bands show people with disheveled clothes and messy long hair on the stage. This kind of music combines the power and structure of metal music with the simplicity and directness of punk music.
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Fifth place among the top ten rock bands in Europe and America: R.E.M (Fast Eye Flip Band)
Reason for listing: It turns out that rock and roll can also keep quiet and elegant demeanor.
Classic index: ★★★★★
The name of R.E.M band is REM period, which was formed in 1980. With the mocking attitude of English punk music, the band redefined the definition of American alternative rock music from the musical level of the new wave. In a sense, they are the fathers of American alternative rock music. As a truly underground band, they traveled all over the mainland of the United States in caravans at the early stage of their formation, spreading their musical ideals and spirit to villages, schools and pubs.
R.E.M represents the highest level of underground music, and the soothing melody shows deep rock connotation. However, the noisy guitar noise becomes lazy, and the violent drums are much more elegant. The voice, which should be hoarse, is as sad and deep as a delicate silk. Their musical attitude has always been dark and low-key, and they always expound some profound philosophy of life from a very human point of view, unlike the simple hedonism of pop music.
Their music has a fantastic temperament: elegant and wild, but it also implies a little sweet sadness. The bold breakthrough in form, the beating guitar playing, the solid bass line and the charming singing voice of the lead singer interweave a dreamlike melody that really hits the soul. This maverick temperament made R.E.M blow the horn of non-mainstream music in the 1980s and deeply influenced the younger generation. Almost every alternative rock band has their shadow. The R.E.M band always tries to keep the underground music. What is presented to the fans is the inner strength of rock music, a pure and mysterious realm.
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Top Ten Rock Bands in Europe and America: Queen (Queen)
Reason for being on the list: it makes rock and roll wear gorgeous clothes and parade through the city.
Classic index: ★★★★★
No rock fan dares to admit that he doesn't know or like Queen, because Queen has made a landmark contribution to the development of rock music in Europe and America. 1972, Queen was founded in England, and the most successful art rock band in the world was born.
They combine classical music, opera, artistic rock and progressive rock perfectly, and lead singer Freddie's sonorous and sexy voice and colorful guitar solo make their music have both the majestic momentum of classical music and the tough style of rock and roll. Opera Night is Queen's most classic album. The production of this album consumes a lot of energy, and it is also the most expensive album in the history of rock music. Among them, the famous single Bohemian Rhapsody has become Queen's signature track, and a large section of heavy metal guitar ensemble has been continuously added to the gorgeous soundtrack resembling an opera choir, which is exactly Queen's typical style. And this world-famous single stayed in the British charts for nine weeks, breaking the record of the longest stay of the British singles chart champion. In the United States, this song and the whole album have also achieved great commercial success and become platinum records.
The new wave of music in Queen has made them gain an unprecedented reputation. The unique artistic style of music has played a weathervane role in the development of rock music, and also deeply influenced the younger generation of rock artists.
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Top ten rock bands in Europe and America ranked third: U2.
Reason for being on the list: The human soul quietly blooms under the baking background of U2 rock.
Classic index: ★★★★★ half.
There is no doubt that U2 was the greatest rock band in Britain and Ireland in 1980s, and the whole 1980s was called the decade of U2 by Rolling Stone magazine. U2, which originated in Ireland, started their musical journey at 1977. U2 has been committed to the cause of anti-war and freedom. The album War is U2' s sincere and emotional response to the Irish religious and political storm. "War" established U2' s pioneering position in the field of music that expresses political conscience, and also vindicated rock music that was mistakenly regarded as grumpy, venting and dirty by the world. The history of the band from the underground band makes them show amazing realism and shock in their performances. The passionate singing of lead singer Bono attracted countless followers, and also made the band win the title of king of the scene.
U2 won Grammy music awards for many times, and its global album sales reached nearly 65.438+0.5 billion. Because of his strong interest in public welfare, the lead singer Bono is called the most influential musician in the world. He actively participated in public welfare undertakings and called on political and business people to pay attention to poverty in Africa and eliminate the root causes of terrorism by means of assistance. In 2003, the lead singer Bono was nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize, because his music advocated world peace and poverty alleviation, as well as their efforts and achievements. The band still adheres to the idea of changing politics with music and continues its past glory.
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Top ten rock bands in Europe and America ranked second: Rolling Stones.
Reason for listing: Rock is not only music, but also a way of life.
Classic index: ★★★★★ half.
Speaking of rolling stones, no one will doubt their greatness. Rlling Stones, founded in 1963, is more aggressive and rebellious than the Beatles, another great band of its time. They are born bad boys, wild and unruly, full of sharp and cunning breath. It can be said that they are the representatives of egoism in the later hippie movement. 1968 beggar
Banquet and let it bleed (1969) are the pinnacle of the Rolling Stones, and they also began to work with.
The Beatles were fighting in court. 197 1 In April, the band set up its own brand "Rolling Stone" record company, which also created a milestone in the whole pop music industry.
The Rolling Stones are famous for their informality and rude behavior. They keep winning gold record awards and breaking all kinds of news at the same time. People have no choice but to call them eclectic masters who combine beauty with ugliness. Of course, this image is also conducive to the needs of market competition. In that era when black R&B music was popular, it was really eye-catching that such a young and wild band appeared in front of fans. They no longer have idealism in their thoughts and advocate simplicity and directness. Their music reflects the realistic problems of young people at that time, and love and life troubles are the theme of music. Simply from the scene, Rolling Stone was the best in the 1960s, because most of the Beatles' brilliance was completed in the recording studio.
People regard Rolling Stone as the earliest prototype of punk music and heavy metal music, and many bands are deeply influenced by it in music style and typhoon. More than 40 years of history, rolling forward
The Stone Band has accumulated a lot of wealth. In 2003, they became the richest band in the world with an annual income of 600 million dollars. They still like making records, touring and attending various awards ceremonies. They want to prove that they are still alive, happy and tenacious.
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Top ten rock bands in Europe and America 1: The Beatles.
Reason for being on the list: They changed the world with music and made our walk no longer lonely.
Classic index: ★★★★★★★
The Beatles is a miracle in the history of world music. Never before has a band won such enthusiastic and lasting support from all over the world. Never before has a band left such a deep impression on rock music and even western society, thus creating an era. The band was founded in Liverpool in 1960. 1962, the Beatles' first single "Love Me, Do It" caused great repercussions. 1963 has been warmly welcomed in the British Isles, and songs such as "I want to hold your hand" have been on the list all the year round.
1964, they performed in the famous Carnegie Hall. At this time, the worldwide enthusiasm for the Beatles formed, and their language, costumes and living habits were enthusiastically followed and imitated by all localities. 1967, the band disbanded, which also marked the demise of optimism in an era. 1980, lead singer John Lennon died in the shooting incident of admirers, leaving fans with endless grief. Rock fans all over the world are immersed in the memory of the Beatles. TheBeatles' songs have a wide range of themes, from love to anti-war, from social life to political struggle, which expands the expressive force of rock music and reflects the voices of young people in the 1960s. Classic songs such as Yesterday, Let It Be, and All You Need Is Love are still widely sung.
They changed the popular culture in the 20th century, and tapped the potential of music for the first time, making music the carrier of cultural, social, political and revolutionary forces at that time. They led a dynasty with music and became a symbol of an era; They changed the brains of generations with music and healed the psychological trauma left by the war. They are not the beginning or the end of music, but the burning candles on the long musical journey, which illuminate the whole musical journey. Without them, the musical journey of mankind would be incomplete.
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