What is another name for Rock music?

Answer 1

Rock Music was originally a statement against the mainstream media, and government, but now rock is really just a way of expression of the soul. Artists write about what they want, and the older rock gets the more meaningful the lyrics have become. Like bands usually only sang about girls and partying, but now the lyrics touch on human emotions and serious factors in human life. Rock has changed over time, and what it stands for all depends on what the Rock bands are trying to tell you.

Answer 2

If you are asking where the name "rock and roll" comes from, most sources attribute it to a euphemism for having sex-- it comes from a blues song from the 1920s, "My baby rocks me with a steady roll," and there are probably other similar usages in blues songs of that era. In the early 1950s, a popular Cleveland disc jockey named Alan Freed began referring to up-tempo rhythm & Blues Music as rock and roll, and the name stuck. If you are asking what "rock and roll" is, it began in the 1950s as a blend of black music and country and pop, and it quickly became the music of young people. It had an insistent beat, was fun to dance to, and sometimes had lyrics that hinted at sexuality.

In a time that was very conservative, rock and roll became the music of rebellion. Rock and roll took over radio-- young people, especially teens, wanted to hear the hits, and songs by Elvis Presley (often called the "King of Rock and Roll" in the mid to late 1950s) topped the Billboard charts. What was supposed to be just a teenaged fad proved it had staying power, as each new decade brought new stars and new hits. Today, rock isn't so controversial, but it's still fun to dance to, and many of the hits still have that insistent beat. These days, there are many kinds of rock music, not all of which derive from rhythm and blues; but we wouldn't have rock without the blues that it originated from more than sixty years ago.

Answer 3

it's SOMETIMES sung to express anger

Answer 4

The meaning of rock n roll is the music. It goes back a long time.

Answer 5

killer music