1980s music groups - 1980s music groups Music groups in the 1980s came from many countries and with many different types of rock/pop music. These groups benefited from technological advances and the advent of television station MTV and the production of CDs and music videos to go together with their music. Among groups that were famous during the 1980s are: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z .38 Special A A-ha Abba Aerosmith Aldo Nova Alphaville Animotion Army Of Lovers Art of Noise B Bad Religion Bananarama The Bangles Beastie Boys Belinda Carlisle The Belle Stars Berlin Big Country Billy Idol Blondie Bobby McFerrin Bon Jovi Bonnie Tyler Bow Wow Wow.
1960s Music Groups - 1960s Music Groups Music during the 1960s was affected by the multpile changes going world wide, and 1960s music groups were generally asked to bring a more upbeat, socially oriented message than the 1950s music bands. Among the groups that started or made their mark during the decade of the 1960s are: The Beach Boys The Beatles The Bee Gees (contrary to popular belief, they made their first hits during the sixties) Creedence Clearwater Revival Dion & the Belmonts Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons The Four Tops Gerry And The Pacemakers Grateful Dead The Jackson 5 Los Angeles Negros The Lovin' Spoonful The Mamas And The Papas Martha Reeves and the Vandellas The Monkees (originally only a TV band, but they made some hits) The Moody.
1990s music groups - 1990s music groups In the 1990s, music had gone through the rap and house revolution, totally changing the landscape of music. While up to the 1980s, music seemed to get louder and louder, the 1990s music seemed to take a step back in rhythm, going from the aforementioned Rap revolution, to the slower, romantic lyrics of late '90s bands, while also witnessing a rise in alternative music and a couple of attempts at bringing back 80's style of pop. By the end of the decade electronic dance music (house, techno) was ubiqitous and the charts were full of manufactured corporate groups. Among the groups who started or became famous during the 1990s: Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 1-9 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6.
2000s music groups - 2000s music groups Electronic dance music (house, techno, drum'n'bass) is ubiquitous. The charts are full of manufactured corporate Boy Bands and Girl Groups, notably those produced from reality TV shows. There was a notable return to raw garage rock'n'roll with groups such as The Strokes, the White Stripes and the Kings of Leon. Among the groups who started or became famous during the 2000s: The D4 The Datsuns eminem The Kings of Leon The Strokes The White Stripes Other Decades 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s.
Music of the United States (1980s to the present) - Music of the United States (1980s to the present) The 1980s saw New Wave entering the year as the single biggest mainstream market, with heavy metal, punk rock and hardcore punk, and hip hop achieving increased crossover success. With the demise of punk rock, a new generation of punk-influenced genres arose, including Gothic rock, post-punk, alternative rock, emo and thrash metal. Hip hop underwent its first diversification, with Miami bass, Chicago hip house, Washington DC go go, Detroit ghettotech, Los Angeles electroclash and the golden age of old school hip hop in New York City. House music developed in Chicago, techno music developed in Detroit which also saw the flowering of the Detroit Sound in gospel. This helped inspire the greatest crossover success of Christian Contemporary.
Music of the United Kingdom (1980s) - Music of the United Kingdom (1980s) In the early 1980s, the death of Sid Vicious (of the Sex Pistols) and the alleged selling-out of bands like The Clash and The Jam led to still-frequent cries that punk is dead. Hardcore punk diversified into Gothic rock, including Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Cure, and New Wave bands like Adam & the Ants. The rebellious punk aesthetic was adopted by a group of independent record labels and bands playing distinct and uncompromising alternative rock arose. By the end of the 1980s, alternative rock in the United Kingdom had split into multiple genres, including dream pop, twee pop, shoegazing and space rock. This article is part of the Music of the United Kingdom series. English folk Irish folk.
Industrial music - Industrial music This article is part of the Electronic music series. Electronic art music Musique concrete Industrial music Synth pop Techno music House music Trance music Drum and bass Industrial music is a term that describes a wide range of music, generally mixing rock with samplers and electronic instruments. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 1.1 First wave of industrial music 1.2 Industrial rock 2 Notable industrial music artists History Industrial music grew as an offshoot of electronic music known as musique concrete, which was made by manipulating cut sections of recording tape, and adding very early sound output from analog electronics devices. The term Industrial Music was originally coined by Monte Cazazza as the strapline for the record label Industrial Records, founded by British art-provocateurs Throbbing.
Hip hop music - Hip hop music Hip hop is an originally American cultural movement which is composed of four main parts: breakdancing and graffiti art, along with two more well-known aspects collectively known as hip hop music; they are rapping (emceeing) and DJing. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins of hip hop 1.1 The causes of hip hop 1.2 Diversification of styles in the later part of the decade 1.2.1 Early spread outside New York 2 The 1980s 2.3 Politicization and popularization 2.3.2 The rise of gangsta rap 2.4 Diversification of styles 3 The 1990s 3.5 The rise of the West Coast 3.5.3 East Coast-West Coast 3.6 Diversification of styles 3.6.4 Alternative hip hop and jazz 3.6.5 International hip hop 4 See also Origins of hip hop The roots of hip.
House music - House music This article is part of the Electronic music series. Electronic art music Musique concrete Industrial music Synth pop Techno music House music Trance music Drum and bass House music refers to a collection of styles of electronic dance music, of which it was one of the earliest forms, beginning in the early to mid 1980s. The common element in most house music styles is a foundation that consists of a 4/4 beat generated by a drum machine together with a solid (usually also electronically generated) bassline. Upon this foundation, different styles would add sounds (both electronically generated as well as samples) more associated with other genres such as jazz, blues and synth pop. The article first considers the history of house music. House music has.
Freestyle music - Freestyle music People like Afrika Bambaataa, producers John Robie and Arthur Baker started to mix rap with funky yet electronical sounds. Before that, hip hop was basically rather traditional musically, based on funk and disco tracks like "Good Times" by Chic. It was only the power of the rapping, like all African American music of West African descent, that made most rap tracks different from their disco forebears. The music of early rap records was performed live in the studio and then mixed with the rapping, whereas live hip hop was two turntables and a microphone with DJs such as Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash. Herc was a Jamaican, and in the beginning he brought the Jamaican tradition of dee jaying (toasting) and mixing.
1980s - 1980s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events and Trends 2 World Leaders 3 Film 4 Television 5 Sports figures 6 Music Events and Trends End of communist rule in Eastern Europe: Solidarity movement in Poland eventually topples the country's Communist regime. Gorbachev introduces Glasnost and Perestroika in the Soviet Union Fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany, preparing the way to German reunification Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia Revolution in Romania, execution of Ceausescu Assassination of John Lennon and Olof Palme, attempts on Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II. Reaganomics Margaret.
1970s music group - 1970s music group The 1970s are generally remembered as a time of transition for pop and rock music. This was the decade in which music went from 1960s type of pop at the start to Disco music towards the end, which in turn, was the rhythm that led the music world into the 1980s. During the '70s, bands and singers also benefited from the production of 8 tracks, which effectively became a new source of revenue for many singers and groups worldwide during the era. Among groups that started during the 1970s and/or became famous during that era are: ABBA Aerosmith America Bay City Rollers Black Sabbath Can Chicago The Commodores Crass David Bowie The Eagles Fleetwood Mac Journey Lipps, Inc Haciendo Punto En Otro Son Iggy.
1983 in music - 1983 in music See also: 1982 in music, other events of 1983, 1984 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Albums released 3 Top hits on record 4 Published popular music 5 Musical theater 6 Musical films 7 Musical television 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 Awards 10.1 Grammy Awards 10.2 Country Music Association Awards 10.3 Eurovision Song Contest Events Some releases from 1983 deserve special mention: The Police's Synchronicity was their final release together before breaking up, and was enormously popular, including one of their more popular songs, "Every Breath You Take" Culture Club's Kissing to Be Clever was their popular breakthrough, and included one of their most well-known songs, the hit single "Do You.
African American music - African American music This article is part of the Music of the United States series. before 1940 1940s and 50s 1960s and 70s 1980 to the present''' African-American music Native American music Latin, Tejano, Hawaiian, Cajun, Puerto Rican and other immigrants African Americans (black music, formerly known as race music) have long constituted a large minority of the population of the United States. They were originally brought to North America to work as slaves in cotton plantations, bringing with them typically polyphonic songs from literally hundreds of ethnic groups across West Africa. In the United States, multiple cultural traditions merged with influences from polka, waltzes and other European music. The influence of African Americans on mainstream American began in the 19th century, when the banjo became a popular.
Alternative music - Alternative music The term alternative music was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didn't fit into the mainstream genres of the time. A catch-all phrase for rock and similar genres, it includes indie, post-punk, hardcore punk, Gothic rock, college rock and New Wave bands. However, most alternative bands were unified by their collective debt to punk, which laid the groundwork for underground and alternative music in the 1970s. Notable alternative bands of the 1980s include Talking Heads, Sonic Youth, the Replacements and Husker Du. In 1982, only a handful of college radio stations, like Danbury, Connecticut's WXCI, broadcast alternative music. Commercial stations completely ignored the genre. As alternative rock became more popular in the mid-1980s, it spread widely to other college radio stations, leading.
Andean music - Andean music Andean music comes from the approximate area inhabited by the Incas prior to European contact. It includes countries like Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia. Wind and percussion instruments are known to have existed even prior to the Incas, but musical evolution peaked with the Incan empire. The arrival of the Spaniards in the 16th century brough string instruments and new forms, spurring the invention of the distinctive charango, a stringed instrument similar to a lute. Panpipes (Aymara: siku; Quechua: antara; Spanish: zampoņa) are an ancient indigenous instrument that comes in multiple varieties. Some modern panpipes are capable of playing a full scale, and are used as solo instruments, while traditional panpipes were played in pairs; this is still commonplace with two performers sharing a.
Black metal music - Black metal music This article is an overview of the heavy metal series. Heavy metal Thrash metal Black metal Power metal Nu metal Doom metal Christian metal Progressive metal NWOBHM Death metal Hair metal Stoner metal Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal rock music. Black metal generally consists of heavily distorted, extremely fast guitar playing, screamed vocals, and fast drumming. The genre makes extensive use of repetition, with some songs being quite simple musically. An abraded, very low-fidelity recording style is common to the early albums associated with the genre. Also common are overtly Satanic lyrics which blaspheme against Christianity, as well as other occult themes. A distinct feature of the early bands' image was the use of corpse paint, a special kind of black and.
Salsa music - Salsa music Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean rhythm that is popular in many Latino countries. Salsa incoporates multiple styles and variations; the term can be used to describe most any form of the popular Cuban-derived musical genres (like chachachá and mambo), but is most often applied to a mid-1970s group of New York City-area Cuban and Puerto Ricann immigrants to the United States, and stylistic descendants like 1980s salsa romantica. Salsa's roots can be traced back to the African ancestors that were brought to the Caribbean by the Spanish as slaves. In Africa, it is very common to find people playing music with instruments like la conga and la pandereta, instruments commonly used in Salsa, thus creating a sound similar to that of Salsa..
Soul music - Soul music Soul music is a type of music which grew out of rhythm and blues and gospel during the late 1950s and early 1960s among African Americans in the United States. Soul music usually features individual singers backed by a traditional band consisting of rhythm section and horns. The development of soul music was spurred by two main trends: the urbanization of R&B and the secularization of gospel. Artists like Ben E. King, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke and the Everly Brothers mixed the passion of gospel vocals with the catchy, rhythmic music of R&B, thus forming soul in the late 1950s. Socially, the vast audience of white teens who had been listening to (primarily) watered-down white covers of black R&B and rock hits began demanding records.
Roxy Music - Roxy Music Roxy Music was a British rock group founded in the early 1970s as a collaborative project between art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals, keyboards) and electronic music wizard Brian Eno. The group's name was partly a homage to the titles of old cinemas and dance halls, and partly a pun on the word 'rock'. This juxtaposition of nostalgic and contemporary, even futuristic-sounding themes, was a distinctive feature of the band's style of music and general appearance. Their first single "Virginia Plain", which reached the top three in the British charts, was typical of the band's blend of highly literate lyrics and musical inventiveness, combined with a powerhouse glam rock backbone. During that decade, they emerged as one of the foremost bands of the time. Their.
