The Best Rock Stations of All
Time
It’s hard to name many other styles of music that are as diverse yet
so popular amongst many people, young and old, as
Rock.
Rock music has cemented its place in the history of music since its inception in
the 1960s, becoming multifaceted - without losing popularity along
the way.
Although originally a mix of late 50s
rock’n’roll,
early 60s blues and
beat music, the 60s saw
the first exceptions to the rule: the “harmonic” Beatles on the one
hand and the “rough” Rolling Stones on the other. Rock soon became
more technically sophisticated thanks to British bands such as The
Who, Led Zepplin and American artists such as Jimi Hendrix. Around
the end of the decade many subgenres developed such as psychedelic
rock, experimental rock, garage rock, krautrock, progressive rock and
also the first glimpses of punk
emerged. All the big names performed at the legendary festival
Woodstock.
The division of subgenres progressed well in the 70s. Glamrock, with
its androgynous stars found its way onto the big stage, capturing the
minds of many. Above all others the hard rock
and progressive rock subgenres grew the fastest with art rock not far
behind. This rock scene was closely connected to the hippie scene,
the two together protesting against the Vietnam War and against
societal drawbacks of the time. However, one countermovement in
particular came into prominence: The punk
scene, a rebellious, distinctive expression of rock. As a result
live music
became commercial: Stadium rock emerged and tours turned into proper
events. Even to this day part of the allure of rock music is the
image of rock stars on the stage - on the smoke engulfed,
theatrically lit, main stage covered with sweat, bear chested rockers
standing between the drums, guitars and electric bass.
Rock in the 80s was
dominated by pop metal and its ambassadors Bon Jovi, Europe, Queen,
Yes, Simple Minds, U2, REM, Van Halen and the Scorpions among others.
In addition, rock subgenres such as post-punk, new wave
and synthpop
developed further. Another development resulted due to rock’s growing
transition towards pop
as many rock fans sought refuge in heavy metal
bands such Metallica, Iron Maiden or Motörhead, who became more associated
with the term rock music in this period, flourishing and becoming
more prominent on the music scene.
Find the right radio station for your mood on radio.net: Want to
listen to the best rock songs of recent decades from rock giants such
as the AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Joy Division and Linkin
Park? Or are you looking for something harder with guitar riffs by
Metallica, Deep Purple and Aerosmith - or something even harder like
heavy metal
by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden? Perhaps you’re more into the rough punk
chords of old and new punk rock bands - or the current ambassadors of
indie rock or
alternative
rock music such as Mando Diao, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party or Imagine
Dragons. Do you want to get into the niche of psychedelic rock or
glam rock? Or would you prefer to drift away to
soft rock
sounds and ballads? Turn on the rock radio of your choice and drift through
the variety of rock on offer on our platform!
The top ten of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" contains four Beatles albums: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" released in 1967, "Revolver" from 1966, "Rubber Soul" from 1965 and "The White Album" from 1968 - which is why they can be clearly marked out as the best band of all time.
