The Hunting Accident
Deep Purple had a foot in the door of Progressive Rock, mainly through Jon Lord's classically-influenced contributions. But much of their influence stems from the pure rock sound exemplified by Richie Blackmore and Ian Gillan. Much of British rock music had blues influences (Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones etc) but Deep Purple set the scene for what was to become Heavy Metal music later in the 1970s. Of the more successful bands, AC/DC, UFO and Judas Priest probably led the chase, followed by a clutch of bands appearing at the end of the 1970s: Saxon, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Magnum and other "New Wave of British Heavy Metal" bands. Indeed Judas Priest's sound in the late 1970s was very similar to Deep Purple's on tracks like Highway Star recorded some years earlier. It is probably too simple to attribute the whole of the NWOBHM to Deep Purple's influence given that other bands such The Scorpions and Black Sabbath were also performing heavy sets at around the same time. Yet Deep Purple were the biggest and most enduring of those early non-blues heavy rock bands and hence contributed more than any in paving the way for fans to discover other bands offering a similar type of music.
Some rock bands you may enjoy are bands like:MetallicaToolPapa RoachAvenged SevenfoldThree Days GraceSkilletREDGreen DayStonesourHollywood UndeadDisturbed.
Yes, there are rock bands with members that are still living and touring. Some of these many rock bands include:Papa RoachThree Days GraceSlipknotAvenged SevenfoldCreedSeven DustGreen Day.
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In some cases, rock videos have led to certain bands being labeled as 'rock bands', despite being more of a pop genre band at best. In other cases, rock videos have served to create a more serious tone when viewing their respective bands, leading back to the golden age of hard rock. TL:DR, Pro: serious tone Con: non-rock bands being called rock bands
A lot of songs have guitar riffs, some of them multiple times, and far too many to list. If you want to try findign some, start by searching for metal or heavy rock bands, and listen to a few songs; some bands have moer riffs, others use less.
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Some the bands that became very successful in the 1970's include the bands Led Zeppelin, Boston, Foreigner, Journey, Styx, Supertramp, Electric Light Orchestra, and tons of others.
There are very many bands that perform alternative rock songs. Some well known bands are Reliant K, Box Car Racer, Paramore, Flyleaf, Taking Back Sunday and Nirvana.