Las 7 eras del rock

VH1 esta transmitiendo una serie de 7 programas que tratan de reunir la historia del rock con algo de lo mas destacado y de lo mas representativo que ha existido en el rock.

En el Primer programa hablan sobre sus inicios, como se fue forjando, mutando y refinando ese nuevo genero musical. Presentan a grupos como Buddy Hollie y su éxito "la casa del sol naciente". Como fue que la coverearon, como fue que para Clapton fue muy importante, tanto que tambien la covereo.

En el segundo programa nos platican la historia del Heavy Metal, desde Black Sabbath hasta Metallica, pasando porIron Maiden y Judas Priest. Como fue que esos obreros que hacian musica para salir de su cotideaneidad marcaron la historia de la musica.

El tercer capitulo esta dedicado al Art Rock, mejor conocido en México como Rock Progresivo. Bandas como Roxxy Music, David Bowie y el papá de todos: Velvet Undergruond. Pasando por Genesis con Peter Gabriel . . .ampliamente recomendable.

El capitulo 4 le corresponde al Punk Rock. Sex Pistols, The Ramoes, The Clash, Television . . . Inglaterra compitiendo contra New York para saber quienes son mas rudos.

Capitulo 5: Rock de estadios. Aqui podran ver a Queen, Led Zeppelin, Kiss hasta The Police y Mark Knophler. Sabremos quien hizo una cancion inspirada en la musica de Michael Jackson y a pesar de haberlo aceptado publicamente sigue siendo el mas grande. Pink Floy queda como el mas grande de todos los grupos de estadio.

En el capitulo 6 nos platican acerca de el rock alternativo. Oasis, Pixies, Blur, Nirvana Pearl Jam . . .

El ultimo capitulo esta dedicado al Indie. desde The Smiths hasta The Strokes.

Chequenlo. Es una produccion de la BBC de Londres que transmiten en VH1.

Programme Guides
Each film focuses on an 'age' of rock and tells the story of the genre through a number of key artists.

The Birth of Rock Blues-based Rock 1963-1970
The rock revolution of the 1960s seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. The first doomed icon of rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. The Birth Of Rock also explores the influence of rhythm & blues on a generation of British musicians such as The Rolling Stones, Cream and The Who, and how the song-writing of Bob Dylan and studio developments of The Beatles transformed the possibilities and ambitions of rock.

White Light, White Heat Art Rock 1966-1980
The story of how artistic and conceptual expression permeated rock. From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, White Light, White Heat Place traces how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. We follow Pink Floyd from the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett through the global success of Dark Side of the Moon to the ultimate rock theatre show, The Wall. Along the way, the film explores the retro-futurism of Roxy Music and the protean world of David Bowie.

Blank Generation Punk Rock 1973-1980
A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth of punk. Each city created a bastard child that marked the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. Blank Generation unpicks the relationship between the bankrupt New York and the class and race-riven London of the mid- s and explores the music of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, The Damned and Buzzcocks.

Never Say Die Heavy Metal 1970-1991
The story of the longest surviving and certainly the loudest genre of rock, heavy metal. With no sign of disappearing, metal has been the most controversial and misunderstood of all rock genres. Emerging at the tail end of the hippy dream from the rust belt of industrial England, heavy metal would go on to secure the most loyal fan base of all. With Black Sabbath as the undisputed Godfathers, we follow their highs and lows, and, along the journey, meet Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica.

We Are The Champions Stadium Rock 1965-1993
We Are The Champions follows the development of some the biggest names in Rock, among them Queen, Bruce Springsteen, The Police and Dire Straits and shows how, through events such as Live Aid and the rise of MTV, rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics. The film concludes in the early 90s, as U2 effectively brought the era to a close by reinventing the big rock show so completely, that fifteen years later most major rock tours are still pale facsimiles.

Left Of The Dial Alternative Rock 1980-1994
The rise of alternative rock in the USA. From its early underground days where bands like Black Flag drew inspiration from the DIY ethos of punk, Left Of The Dial traces the history of the network of fans, clubs and fanzines that sustained the scene and launched the careers of bands like R.E.M., The Pixies and Hüsker Dü. The film takes a fresh look at the explosion of the Seattle scene, culminating in the success of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and the tragic loss of Kurt Cobain, an artist whose triumph and tragedy continues to cast an inescapable shadow.

What The World Is Waiting For Indie Rock 1980-2007
The story of British indie, beginning with The Smiths, the archetypal indie group. The film follows The Stone Roses as the heirs to the indie crown, Suede's dark sexuality and the media saturation of Brit-pop's Blur v Oasis. What The World Is Waiting For explores how indie ultimately lost its once-cherished intimacy and integrity in front of 250,000 fans at Oasis's Knebworth spectacle in 1996 and how, by returning to its roots in clubs and bars (and even front rooms) with bands such as Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines and The Arctic Monkeys, indie became respectable again.

Featured Artists

Jimi Hendrix John Mayall's Blues Breakers Cream The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Yardbirds The Who Bob Dylan Pink Floyd Genesis Roxy Music Bowie Velvet Underground
The Sex Pistols The Ramones Radiohead Clash The Buzzcocks Talking Heads The Slits
Television Patti Smith John Cale The Damned New York Dolls Black Sabbath Deep Purple
Metallica Iron Maiden Judas Priest The Strokes Ozzy Osbourne Mötley Crüe Bruce Springsteen
Queen U2 Dire Straits Police Kiss Led Zeppelin Nirvana Black Flag R.E.M. The Pixies Mudhoney Hüsker Dü The White Stripes The Replacements The Smiths Blur The Stone Roses Oasis The Libertines Suede Arctic Monkeys Franz Ferdinand Coldplay

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