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Today is the 8th of March, and we dedicate this post of rock divas of the 70s and 1980s of the last century, which left an indelible mark in the history of rock music.

Suzy Quatro (Suzi Quatro) - American rock singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actress and radio host.

Suzy Kay Quatro (full name - Susan Kay Quatronella) was born on June 3, 1950 in Detroit in the family of a jazz musician Art Quatro, American of Italian origin, and Hungarian Helen Sanislay. In the eight of the age, she already took part in speeches jazz team "Art Quatro TRIO".

In childhood, the girl studied the game on the piano, but at age 14 he was fond of rock and roll and together with his sisters organized the group "The Pleasure Seekers". The group existed for about five years, managed to release several singles and even visited concerts in Vietnam. After the collapse "The Pleasure Seekers", Suzy was part of another girl, "Cradle". In 1971, when "Cradle" performed in one of the Detroit clubs, Quatro Zamzted the British producer of Miki Bridge.

He made a suzy offer and signing a contract with her, brought a girl to England. First single, "Rolling Stone", whose authorship belonged to the Koatro itself, did not produce great impressions in public. Only in Portugal, this record was in some miracle in the first place.

In the future, the bridge decided to secure his ward from the failures and attracted to the case of the Hitmeaker Tandem Chinn-Chapman. The result did not make himself wait, and the second single Coatro, "CAN THE CAN", headed Australian, Japanese and many European (including British) Charts. The first appearance of Susi in the Top of the Pops transmission was memorable - small, completely tightened into black skin, the blonde girl easily managed with a bass guitar, in size only a little inferior to its owner.

Over time, Suzy Quatro has already become a recognized singer with the international name and reputation of the "Primadonna Hard-Rock". She managed to fully prove that a miniature and fragile girl could not only be a good singer and arrange bright scenic show, but also successfully cope with the role of bass guitarist, quite adequately working as part of his style.

During the 70s, Quatro used the continued success, and the flow of her hits seemed to be inexhaustible. In 1977, Susi's photo was on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and then the singer was made a proposal to play in the cinema. However, after filming in several series of comedy "Happy Days", Suzy Quatro chose to return to the musical business.

In 1978, Suzy married a guitarist accompanying her group Lena Taki. In 1982, they had a daughter, but still being pregnant, Koatro managed to record the "Main Attraction" album. Maternity did not force Suzy to abandon the tour, and even after the birth of the second child, Quatro successfully held a world tour.

In the early 80s, the singer broke up continued to cooperate with Mike Chapman, the release of records on his label "Dreamland". However, the flow of hits is noticeably dried, and Suzy tried to find an exit in other projects. She worked on television and on recommendation Andrew Lloyd Webber became a member of the musical "Annie Get Your Gun".

Only after a long break, in 1990 a new album Susi Quatro, "Oh Suzi Q" came out. The hardest for Susi was 1992: she survived the death of the mother and divorce. Nevertheless, the rock and roll spirit of the singer was not broken, and already in 1993 she resumed performances, starting with a tour of Australia. Subsequent years, Quatro toured and, although she almost did not appear with her new material, the public always listened to her old hits with delight.

In 2006, Suzy released an unexpectedly powerful "Back to the Drive" album, in which she accompanied the musicians of the "The Sweet" group, just at this moment remaining without a bass guitarist. Mike Chepman, old producer and Suzy, and SWEET groups took part in the composition of the head number of the program.

Joan Jett (Joan Marie Larkin) Born on September 22, 1958 in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the girl was 12 years old, her family moved to Los Angeles. Three years later, under the influence of Susi Creativity Quatro, Joan gathered her first group called "Runaways".

This first rock and role team, which consisted of some girls, playing Bubbles-Rock, was very popular both in America and beyond. Nevertheless, in 1979 the team collapsed, and Joan went to England to start solo career. There, together with Paul Cook and Steve Jones, she recorded three songs, two of whom fell into a single, released only in Holland.

Upon returning to America, Jett sorted the debut album of the Germs punk group, and also starred in the film "We're All Crazy Now", where he played itself. The picture was never published, but in the process of filming, Joan met Kenny Lagoon, who became her manager, and with which she had long-term partnerships.

Under the leadership of the lagoon in 1980, a debut album, Joan Jett, was recorded, where there were tracks from the Dutch single in addition to the new material. In trying to attach his brainchild on some record-company Joan and Kenny received 23 refusal, but Joan Jett was still published.

Before recording the second plate, Joan, with Kenny, gained the accompanying composition "The Blackhearts". Rounding with these musicians full-length tour, Jett issued its chute album, "I Love Rock'n'roll", burst into the American top 5. The title track from this disk (Caver "Arrows") headed Billboard Charts and spent seven on their top weeks

In the distance, Joan gave a volley along the hot twenty two hit singles, "Crimson and Clover" and "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)". The third album easily got to the gold mark, but such popularity as "I Love Rock'n'roll" no longer had. Since then, Jett with varying success produced the record, and it was best of all the compositions.

In parallel with the musical career, Joan did not miss the case and play in the cinema. The most famous works on this field are the films "Light of Day" and "Boogie Boy". Jett also engaged in producer activities, working with such teams as "Circus Lupus" and "Bikini Kill".

Joan Jett's musical merit was assessed in the early 1990s, when many representatives of the Riot Grrrl feminist movement began to call the former soloist "Runaways" with his inspirational.

Lita Ford (Carmelita Rosanna Ford) Born on September 19, 1958 in London. Lita began to master the guitar when she was only 11 years old. Two years later, she already owned as well as a tool that it could easily play songs from the repertoire of Jimi Hendrix, "Deep Purple" and "Black Sabbath".

Naught baptism of fire Lita, like Joan Jett, received in the ranks of the Girl "Runaways", which existed until 1979. After the collapse of the group, Ford almost disappeared from the scene and almost never played for a long time. Fortunately, she met Eddie Wang Halen who convinced the guitarist not to shout his talent to the ground and start the solo career.

In 1983, Ford concluded a contract with Mercury Records and made his debut with Out for Blood album. The firm first did not want to produce a record with a picture of a lita with a bloody guitar, but then the design was configured, and the disk was published.

As a result, the plate expected a commercial failure capable of withdrawing from equilibrium of any musician. However, Lita turned out to be strong nut And next year returned with the album "Dancin 'On The Edge". This release had considerable success in England, and Ford was able to spend its first tour.

The next three years, the guitarist spent in thought, and when it was gathered to produce another album, it turned out that Mercury lost all interest in it, and BRIDE WORE BLACK remained uneasy. Rejoicing from the ill-fated contract, Lita was engaged on the role of the Charon Stone manager and signed with it to RCA Records.

The new alliance turned out to be more successful and the first album, "Lita", climbed on the 29th line "Billboard". Success plate brought songs "Kiss Me Deadly" and "Close My Eyes Forever". Long defeated America, finally, took the Ford by Lita and opened her way to major tours in the company with "Poison" and "Bon Jovi".

Disc 1990, despite the interesting remake of Alice Cooper "Only Women Bleed" and a good title track, could not achieve the success of Lita. The same story was repeated with Dangerous Curves, which became the most undervalued album of Lita Ford.

Meanwhile, the guitarist began to slowly star into the cinema, but in the 1992th RCA, the collection "The Best of Lita Ford" was thrown onto the market, and Lean had to be distracted by the American-Australian tour.

In 1994, after stormy Romanov With Nikki Six from Motley Crue, Tommy Iiomi from Black Sabbath and Marriage for Chris Holmes ("W.S.P."), Ford has gained happiness in marriage with an ex-vocalist "Nitro" Jim Gillette.

Soon after that, another album, "Black", which had a coarse sound, compared with previous releases was released. However, it was not the only difference - Lita stopped singing about sex and rock and roll and turned to the topic of violence in a youth environment.

In 1997, Jim and Lita had a child, and the newly made milf plunged into home care. Music for her went to the background, but in 2000 Ford still found the time to record the "Greatest Hits Live" concerter.

However, in 2009, Lita still decides to return to the scene and records the new album - "Wicked Wonderland". The album gets mainly negative feedbackassociated with change musical Style - If the old albums were recorded in the spirit of Hard - Rock and Havie Metal, then the style of an alternative metal was chosen for the new cast.

In 2012, Lita launches another one, the last album - "Livin 'Like a Runaway", executed in the traditional style for it.

Doro Pesh (Dorothee. Pesch) It is considered to be considered the leading representative of the German Havie Metal.

Doro was born on June 3, 1964 in the city of Düsseldorf to Germany. Heavy music interested her for another 16 years, and at the end of the school she headed a very popular subsequent group "Warlock". When the team broke down, Doro began the solo career and organized the project named itself.

The composition "DORO" was complemented by guitarist John Devin, Drummer Bobby Rondinelli and another ex-participant "Warlock", Basist Tommy Henrixen. The first plate, published under the "Doro" brand, was originally prepared for previous group And therefore did not carry any essential style differences. After the appearance of Force Majeure, Pesh moved to New York, deciding to navigate the American market.

The second Opus Doro produced Jean Simmons himself ("Kiss"), who wrote a couple of new things for the German rock-diva. The disk also attended the "kisa" cover "Only You" and processing the old hit of the 60s "I HAD TOOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT" of the ELECTRIC PRUNES groups.

Doro's third longplay was recorded with the help of guitarists Danna Haffa ("Giant") and Michael Thompson, Li Sklera Basista and Drummer Eddie Bayers. In the tour, this command was added by the Morris floor.

The fourth album "Doro" was created by the fully renovated composition, and produced him Jacques Ponti. In the same 1993, in addition to Angels Never Die, the first official Doro concerter with a simple name "Live" came out.

So far, all the discs were made in the style of traditional heavy, but in 1995, Pesh decided to experiment with Industrial. Flushed by electronics, "Machine II Machine" extremely struck fans of the singer, but there were many people who liked the plate. The disk is willingly bought off, and therefore the album of remixes "M II M" was thrown into the market.

Three years later, Pesh took a step back, trying to dock together the heavy metal and electronics at Love Me in Black. In addition to its own material "Doro", the plate contained the "Barracuda" cover from "Heart".

The old fans of Doro continued to expect from their favorite to return to the roots, and finally, in 2000, Pesh had a frankly metal album "Calling the Wild". All the electronics were thrown overboard, and instead, the listeners received a huge charge of heavy energy. Such outstanding individuals, as Slash, Lemma and El Pitelley, lit up on the disk.

In 2002, another creation took place and company with the name "Fight". The title track of this disk was devoted to the German champion in boxing Regina Halmich.

His twenty years on the scene of the singer noted the release of the "living" split album with Ostrogoth and Killer. From the moment of its release, there were no three months, as Doro presented himself in the new role. A recorded with a symphony orchestra and guests such as Blaise and Udo, "Classic Diamonds" included not only classic things from the repertoire of "Warlock" and "Doro", but also a new material and a completely original interpretation of Breaking the LAW.

Marie Fredriksson (Gun-Marie Fredriksson)
Birthday: May 30, 1958, Essho City, Sweden
Height: 167 cm
Hair color: Light (blonde), real color - Shadhenka.
Eye color: brown
Family status: Married
Played with groups: Strul, Mamas Barn and Solo
Hobbies: Drawing, game on the piano, jogging, game of ice hockey
Favorite delicacy: Pasta (something similar to Spaghetti)
Favorite drink: beer
Favorite color: black
Favorite tool: piano
Favorite Roxette compositions: "Watercolors in the Rain" and "Go to Sleep"
Favorite holiday Country: Sweden
Favorite city: Rotterdam
Five words about yourself: Friendly, thoughtful, modest, honest and kind

In 1975, Marie graduated from school and took up his musical education.

In 1984, she released the "Het Vind" album (hot wind), which had a huge success.
In 1985, Marie released her second album, which also had big success.
And in 1986 she already worked with Fege Hesle.

Roxtte's Swedish Career began in 1986, when NEverending Love was first sounded on the radio, which became the undisputed satellum of Swedish pop. At first, the song was written in Swedish Feather Hesle. He sent this song Pernill Wahlgren, but she did not want to record it. Then the lane made the English version, "Neverending Love" and the executive director of EMI, having heard a song, offered Peru and Marie sing it together. What they did ... So the story of the world famous group begins.

In 1986, the Album "Pearls of Passion" was released (Pearl Pearls). This album was removed from the list officially released, but returned to the back in 1997 with Bonus Tracks.

In the summer of 1987 Roxette made a tour of Sweden, which was called "Rock Runt Riket" (Rock in the country). About 115,000 people heard Roxette in this tour.

In the summer of 1988 Roxette began the recording of a new album, Look Sharp!, Had an incredible crash in Sweden and only. Nowhere abroad would not know if one American student did not take "Look Sharp!" On the local radio station in Mineapolis. Dj'y liked the song "The Look", which quickly spread on the radio stations and soon he knew about her. And then the Single "The Look" was released, which was No. 1.

Album "Look Sharp!" It was sold by world circulation of 8 million copies. Roxette began his first round of Europe. He began in Helsinki on November 11, 1989. It was a Roxette debut abroad.

Back in 1987, Per Gessle wrote the song "IT MUST Have Been Love", which fell into the film "Beauty." The film was a great success, and the song was No. 1 in the States. Soundtrack was sold by a circulation of 9 million around the world.

Summer in 1990. The "Joyride" album was very successful (10 million around the world). The video clip was drunk 12 times a day on the MTV channel in the USA, which is called "Heavy Rotation".

It is time for the world tour. It began again in Helsinki. The tour was called Join The Joyride and consisted of 108 concerts on 4 continents. Per and Marie said that on a 10-point scale, they gave an idea of \u200b\u200ball 11!

But it's time to relax. There were rumors that Roxette allegedly broke up, but it was not. Maybe the rumors arose due to the fact that Marie was pregnant and did not appear as often as before.

In 1994, Roxette returned with a new album, which was even steeper than previous ones. He was called "Crash! BOOM! Bang! ". The album was recorded in different places: in London, Stockholm and Halmstad and ISOLA Di Capri, Italy.

And again the world tour! Now it is "Crash! BOOM! Bang! Tour. " And, of course, the first concert was in Helsinki. But in this tour they did not go to the States. Their recording company Emi USA decided that the tour will not be successful due to the small number of disks sold in the United States.

In October 1995 Roxette released an Alba singles and hits - "Don't Bore US - Get To the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits », on which all their megachitis are collected by the amount of 14 pieces and 4 new compositions:" I don't Want to Get Hurt "," June Afternoon "," You Don't Understand Me "and" She Doesn Live Here Anymore "

The new Spanish album "Baladas En Español" was completed in August 1996. and was released before Christmas. In February 1997 Roxette signed a new kit with EMI for 10 years.

The next three years about Roxette again was little heard. But many knew that they were working on a new album. I walked a lot of rumors about the album. When, finally, the final name of the album was known, namely, had A Nice Day, there was a rumor that it was the last album Roxette (Have A Nice Day usually say, when they say goodbye and wish all the best). Even when the lane stated that they were not going to leave anywhere and at least 10 years will produce hits and masterpieces, hearing is finally not UGA.

The album "Room Service" came out in 2001. "We thought that the" Room Service "is a good name for the album, because the music on it is as we have conceived. We wanted music to bother the minds of people, filled the space, so the name seems to us very suitable ... It implies a class clip, a cool album, and indeed it is just a cool phrase. "

November 7, 2001 roxette Group He arrived in Moscow and performed in the Olympic.

Annie Lennox ANNIE LENNOX) - Scottish singer, composer and songwriter, one of the most famous women in rock music at the end of the XX - early XXI centuries.

Annie Lained December 25, 1954 in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, the United Kingdom.

Parents identified young Annie to school for especially gifted children by graduating which she went to London to receive professional musical education.

Annie entered the Royal Music Academy, the training in which stopped a few weeks before issuing a diploma.

She began working as a waitress, while in 1977 a friend did not introduce her David Stewart, who became a close friend of Annie. For some time they supported romantic relationships, however, when Lennox and Stewart broke up, they formed the "The Tourists" group. This project did not achieve special commercial success, at the same time critics appreciated the debut work of young musicians.

In 1979, the group "Eurythmics" was formed, positioning itself as a duet. In 1980, the first duet album was released - "In The Garden", which demonstrated a bizarre mixture of electrobop, melancholic texts and phenomena in style german group "Kraftwerk". Unconvisory sales of the album were reflected in the musicians: they experienced a difficult depressive period - David was hospitalized due to problems with the light on the soil of spiritual unrest, and Annie survived the nervous breakdown.

Success came to the British duet in 1983 with the album "Sweet Dreams". The single-seen single conquered Europe and the United States: an extremely entertaining musical series was complemented by a bright video clip. Annie appeared on the cover of the magazine "Rolling Stone". At the same time, the bright style of the group was finally formed: Annie appeared in public in male costumesLive performances of the team turned into an enchanting show.

In subsequent years, the duet "Eurythmics" became one of the symbols of the era, writing down dozens of songs that have become cult in Europe and the United States, at the same time, after the artists in the style of "New Wave" left the charts, Lennox and Stewart were able to keep their Leading positions in British and world pop-rock music.

Single "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", recorded in 1988, became the first solo work of Annie Lennox, despite the fact that David Stewart spoke by the producer of the song.

By 1990, the group "Eurythmics" actually ceased creative activity, although no one of the musicians said about the official gap. The initiator of parting was Lennox - she wanted to take a creative vacation to make a child and think about the direction further creativity Outside duet. Stuart was also not against - from 1990 to 1998, Lennox and Stewart practically did not communicate.

Already in 1992, Annie released its first solo album - "Diva". The album was warmly met with critics, its sales exceeded all expectations.

After success, "Diva", Annie received a number of prestigious musical awards, and Francis Ford Coppola offered her a song to the film "Dracula". The result of the work of Lennox was melodic and at the same time gloomy "Love Song for a vampire".

In 1995, the album "Medusa" came out from the cover versions of the famous songs of the past. The best result in the charts achieved "No more" I Love You's "", the famous song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" became memorable work.

In 1999, Eurythmics reunited and recorded the "Peace" album in support of "Amnesty International" and "Greenpeace". Single "I SAVED The World Today, "he entered the twenty leaders of the British Hit Parade, the song" 17 Again "headed the American" Billboard Dance ". In the English hit parade "Peace" got to the fourth place. Later, however, the musicians again ran away.

The third solo album Lennox, "Bare", saw the light in 2003. He was marked by a bright design decision of Lennox: She stated that he wanted to show himself as natural as possible, so consciously refused cosmetics, makeup and other traditional attributes of the beauty industry. On the cover of the disc was posted a photograph of a forty-year-old woman who is not shy of themselves. The songs "Pavement Cracks" and "A Thousand Beautiful Things" reached the tops of the Billboard Dance hit, and Annie's album supported along with the famous British singer sting.

A year later, Lennox recorded the song "Into The West", which entered the movie soundtrack "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King." This song brought Lennox Prize "Oscar" in the nomination " Best song to the movie. "

In 2007, the light saw her fourth solo album - "Songs of Mass Destruction", the first single from which there was a very emotional composition "Dark Road". The second single from the album was the song "Sing", his votes for which the most famous singers of modernity were presented, including Madonna, Celine Dion, Fergie, Pink, and others.

In 2010, a collection of the best hits of singer - "The Annie Lennox Collection" came out. In addition to old, the album includes two new compositions: "Shining Light" and "Pattern of My Life".

Today, Annie Lennox has released 5 studio albums and the collection "The Annie Lennox Collection". For his career, she was awarded the Oscar premiums, the Golden Globe, three Grammy and eight record "Brit Awards".

Annie Lennox was included in the list of "100 of the greatest performers of all times by Rolling Stone." She was assigned the title of "the most successful musician of Great Britain" thanks to her commercial success. Lennox is one of the best-selling musicians with sales of more than 80 million records worldwide.

Annie Lennox is actively engaged in social activities and charity (the struggle for the rights of women, gay and lesbian, for the preservation of forests, against the HIV epidemic, poverty, etc.). She is the ambassador of goodwill Unaids, and in 2011 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

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The 80s Era of the "New Wave" (the term denoting various rock music genres), rock music continues to enjoy success in a wide audience. And it is during this period that popularity is gaining popularity and numerous rock collectives appear. And closer to the end of the 1980s, the rock becomes the largest, most commercially successful direction of music in the United States and all over the world. Below is a list of ten best rock bands of the 80s.

Metallica is an American trash / heavy metal group, for whose creativity is characterized by a fast paced, instrumental skills and aggressive guitar solo. It was founded on October 15, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. After two years on underground scenes and records of several demos, the team fame came in 1983, after the group released its first album "Kill 'EM All". In total, Metallica, as of 2015, released 12 studio albums, which were sold in the amount of more than 130 million copies around the world, which makes it one of the most commercially successful metal collectives.

Journey - Rock band formed by former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch in February 1972 in San Francisco, USA. The team became commercially successful between 1978-1987, after which it was temporarily dissolved, selling more than 80 million copies of its albums around the world and more than 47 million in the United States. During this period, the group released a series of hits, including the Heath of 1981, Don't Stop Believin, which in 2009 became the most audition trail in the history of iTunes among songs released in the XX-M century. The most successful albums of Journey are considered "Escape" (1981) and "Frontiers" (1983). In total, the group released 17 albums, of which two gold, eight multipelatin and one diamond album.

Iron Maiden - british rock bandfounded by bass guitarist Steve Harris at the end of 1975, which had a significant impact on the development of metals. It is one of the largest, most successful and best-selling (more than 100 million copies worldwide) Hevi-metal groups of all time. And her vocalist Bruce Dickinson, according to many, is one of the best vocalists of Havie Metal in history. Total team for 2015 released 16 studio albums, the last of which The Book Of souls.

Iron Maiden has its own mascot, a symbol named "Eddie", which is depicted on all the covers of the group albums, and also presented in the scenery at all their concerts.

U2.

In the seventh place in the list best rock bands The 80s is U2 - the Irish rock band from Dublin, founded on September 25, 1976. At that time they were teenagers-musicians of the middle hand. However, four years later, the musicians signed a contract with Island Records and released their debut album "Boy". In total, the team issued 14 studio albums, selling more than 170 million copies around the world. As of 2015, there are 22 Grammy Prize in the Group's assets, more than any other in the world. Also, the U2 group takes the 22nd place in the list of "100 of the greatest performers of all time." Entered in the "Hall of Glory Rock and Roll".

DEF LEPPARD is a British rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. The group debuted with the album "On Through the Night" in 1980, and the peak of her popularity came in 1984-1989, when Pyromania and Hysteria platinum albums came out. The team for 2015 released 11 studio albums, which were sold in the amount of more than 100 million copies around the world. The rock band takes 70 lines in the list of "100 of the greatest performers of all time." In 1995, the musicians of the DEF Leppard group are listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the only performers who spent on three continents for one day.

Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in 1972 in Pasadena, California. Immediately after the release of their debut album "Van Halen", the team became world famous, but the most popular album (as in sales indicators and in positions in the charts) is considered the sixth studio album called "1984". In total, the team released 12 albums, selling more than 80 million copies around the world. Van Halen takes the 7th place in the list of 100 best hard-rock performers of all time. Entered in the "Hall of Glory Rock and Roll".

AC / DC.

AC / DC - Australian Rock band is formed in Sydney in November 1973 by the brothers Malcolm and Angus Yangami. Two years later, in 1975, the first album, "High Voltage" was published. And in 1980 the team recorded its most popular album, "Back in Black", which was sold in the amount of more than 64 million copies around the world. In total, AC / DC sold over 200 million albums around the world. The group is one of the most influential in the style of rockey and is known thanks to simple melodies consisting of three (or four) chords. Unlike most Hard Rock groups, the AC / DC team avoids long guitar solo and effects.

Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in New Jersey in 1983. It is one of the most successful GLEM-Metal Style Representatives. The world's world popularity has achieved only with the release of the third album "Slippery Wet" released in 1986. For 2015, the Bon Jovi group released 12 studio, 5 collections and 2 concert albums, selling more than 100 million copies around the world. In 2010, the team was headed by a list of the most profitable tour of the year, according to which, during their tour, The Circle Tour was sold for a total of 201.1 million dollars.

Guns N 'Roses

Guns N 'Roses - American hard rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The team became popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s after the release of the first full-length album "Appetite for Destruction", which according to RIAA is the most commercially successful debut album in the history of rock and roll. Guns N 'Roses has released 6 studio albums, sell more than 100 million copies around the world, including 45 million in the United States.

Queen.

The best rock band of the 80s is Queen. This is a British rock band, founded in London in 1970. On July 13, 1973, the Group releases the debut of the same album, thanks to which it acquires fame in their homeland. However, a real extension and world glory He produced the 1975 album - "A Night at the Opera", which is still considered the greatest product Queen. In England, this album became a platinum four times. In total, the team issued 18 studio albums and sold more than 300 million copies around the world.

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The 80s became Era "New Wave" - \u200b\u200bwhen various rock music genres appeared. Today Rock is still popular worldwide. Adults and adolescents are listening to him. Hits, which appeared almost 40 years ago, are still loved and occupy an important place in the soul almost every person. Rock will never die. We present to your attention the 13 best groups that gave our world to amazing music.

1. Journey

Journey - American rock band formed former participants Santana in 1973. Between 1978-1987, the Group sold 80 million copies of their albums around the world. The most successful albums of Journey are considered "Escape" (1981) and "Frontiers" (1983). And the most famous hit who is familiar to many, this is "DON'T STOP Believin" 1981.

2. Metallica.

Metallica is an American metal group that appeared in 1981. This group has been known in 1983, after he released its first album "Kill 'Em All". Their most famous hits "For Whom The Bell Tolls" and "Master of Puppets" will forever remain in our hearts.

3. The Cure

The Cure - British rock band, which appeared in 1976. For all the time of existence, the members of the group constantly changed and only the frontman Robert Smith remained the only permanent participant of the collective. The most famous singles of this British group: "Just Like Heaven" (1987), "Friday I'm in Love" (1992) and "Love Song" (1989).

4. Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi is an American rock band that appeared in 1983. In the 1980s, the hits of this group sounded in every Bar of America. The world's world popularity achieved after their third album "Slippery Whe Wet" in 1986.

5. Foreigner.

Foreigner is an American rock band created in 1976. Some of the best hits of this group blew up the 80s. Among them were "Urgent" (1981) and "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (1981). And the most successful singles appeared in 1984 called "I Want to Know What Love Is".

6. Depeche Mode.

Depeche Mode - British Electronics Rock Group, which formed in 1980. This one of the most successful groups World. It is difficult to determine the best and most popular hits of this group, but still we will point out here a few amazing songs: "Never Let Me Down Again" (1987), "Stripped" (1986), "Just Can" T Get ENough "(1981).

7. Duran Duran

Duran Duran is a British pop rock band formed in 1978. The group became known not only thanks to his unforgettable singles ("Hungry Like The Wolf" (1982) and "The Wild Boys" (1984)), but also by contradictory video clips, which became popular on the MTV channel in the early 80s.

8. DEF LEPPARD.

Def Leppard is a British rock band formed in 1977. The group became popular in 1983 - 1989, when platinum albums "Pyromania" (1983) and "Hysteria" (1987) came out. "Love Bites" (1987), "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (1987), "Armageddon IT" (1987) are considered the most successful singles for their entire career.

9. Guns N "Roses

Guns N 'Roses is the American hard rock band, which was formed in 1985. The group became known after in 1987 he released the album "Appetite for Destruction". Their best hits that sounded on the whole world - "Sweet Child O" Mine "(1987)," Welcome to the Jungle "(1987)," Paradise City "(1987).

10. AC / DC

AC / DC - Australian Rock Group, which formed in 1973. Despite the fact that the group appeared in the 70s, she became popular only when one of the best-selling albums in 1980 "Back in Black" came out. The AC / DC group is the most successful and well-known Rock group in the world.

11. U2.

U2 - Irish rock band, which was formed in 1976 by teenage musicians. Four years later they released their debut album "Boy". But world fame and recognition they brought the album "The Joshua Tree" (1987), which is one of the greatest albums of rock.

12. The Police.

The Police is a British rock band that was formed in 1977. The group became world famous in the early 80s and their album "Synchronicity" (1983) became the number one in the Hit Parades of Great Britain and the United States. The group broke up in 1984, but before that I had time to give the world such amazing hits like "Every Breath You Take" (1983) and "Don" T Stand So Close to Me "(1980).

13. Queen.

Queen - British rock band, which was founded in 1970. This group has become one of the most successful groups in the history of rock music. She became famous in the mid-70s, but the Group received worldwide glory in the early 80s when he released the Album "The Game" (1980) and such a magnificent hit, like "Another One Bites The Dust" (1980).

Rock music, as you know, originated and began its development in the West. Therefore, it is not surprising that music lovers who want to thoroughly study the history of the genre, turn to the past century. After all, it was then that the pillars of rock music appeared, whose works were not outdated so far.

Hard Rock appeared in the 70s, behind him, the metal, which, in turn, became the chief of many others musical directions. Modern Melomanana may seem that the sound of a guitar of that period is not too "heavy." This is due to the fact that technical progress does not stand still. Therefore, in further musicians managed to achieve more overloaded sound. But their contribution to the development of hard-rock is difficult to overestimate, because the basics of the style were laid at that time.

The long list of the best performers of this genre is headed by:

• Dip Pole ( Deep Purple.).
• Ice Zeppelin (LED Zeppelin).
• Black Sabbath.

Deep Purple - Their album 1970 became the world milestone, which identified the "maturity" of the style. "In Rock" flew around all countries, hitting the listeners in an innovative approach. The songs did not last three minutes, as was customary, but much longer. They had a complex harmonic row. The center of the composition was guitar solo, consisting of the most complex reefs. Texts were forced to think. The new thing was that each participant of the musical team performed the solo party, which raised the sound to a new height.

LED Zeppelin - a lot they made a genre from the generic team, the British from the team "Cream", who were the first to decide to bring the sounds of electric guitar to the fore. But the "Ice" did not just copy, they conquered the world with their new dramatic sound. The basis was taken by rhythm and blues. Until now, the sound of the tracks does not confuse with any other group.

Black Sabbath - several Britons gathered at the end of the 60s who laid the foundation for the development of not only the style of Hevi-Metal, but also the Duma (for it is characteristic slow temp and reinforced gloom). The group was so popular that the farewell tour took place only at the beginning of 2017 the plates were replicated by millions. Literally in a couple of years, the team was able to publish 4 albums that became software for many styles - psychedelic, blues-rock, haw-metal, etc.

Shocking "Kiss"

The main participants met in New York at the beginning of the 70s. They were looking for a new sound trying to do musical career. The name was invented by chance, afterwards many were looking for in it hidden meaning, accusing young people in Nazism, then in the service of Satan. All these attacks were rejected by the project leaders.

"KISS" is widely knownthat each musician before the performance applied a bright unusual makeup (mainly in black and white tones). We changed images over time in detail, but became the business card group. Like various tricks that were called upon to turn a concert in a memorable show:

• D. Simmons pulled "blood" (tinted liquid) or fire (he was real, one day the artist randomly settled his hair), he was raised above the scene;
• Guitar E. Freili during the solo glowed, empty smoke, I sparkled;
• Drummer P. Krissar Paril in the air right along with the drums;
• P. Stanley broke his guitar and surprised the audience acrobatic jumps, while he wore shoes on a high platform.

After several failed albums, Kiss managed to achieve recognition - by the end of the 70s they released several "gold" and "platinum" records. The group has become one of the most commercially successful worldwide, only a little inferior to the popularity of "Beatles". Musicians got a star on the Alley of Fame in Los Angeles. It was the clouded view of the participants of the Kissea greatly influenced Japanese rockers, the result was the emergence of a "visual style". "KISS" still successfully tours worldwide, regularly arriving in Russia.

"Queen" Hearts

But not everything foreign music of that period was "heavy." The United Kingdom, which gave rise to a lot of talented performers, became the birthplace of Glam and Pop Rock. The brief representatives of this genre became the group "Quen" (Queen), which has discharged worldwide recognition. This happened due to the soloist Farruhi Staffel, better known as Freddie Mercury. He was not only a frontman, but also a ideological inspirer.

A real furyor in the world of music made an album "Night in Opera", which came out in 1975, it is still considered one of the best in history, is included in the list of the greatest albums of all time.

It is very difficult to specifically determine musical genrein which "Queen" worked, because their compositions were often experimental. Some songs are reminded classical musicSomething heard the effect of jazz, pop style, etc. But there are several characteristic signs:

• choir in which all the "Queen" musicians are involved;
• party of different voices recorded by one soloist (in the "Bohemian Rhapsodia" you can hear more than a hundred tracks that Mercury had to write down).

In 1991, Freddie died, but the group continued its activities. The first soloist of "Queen" is a hundred of the greatest singers around the world.

Variable and permanent current

This is how the name AC / DC is translated - this is a rock band from Australia, which began its activities in the early 70s. Style is defined as blues rock, rock and roll and hard rock. The team became so successful that there is still a day. Characteristic features of the sound are the batches of a solo guitarist and rhythm guitars that are distorted with the help of technical means.

The composition changed quite often, but this did not affect the world fame of the group. The ongoing participants also remain the Brothers Young - Angus and Stephen. The music of AC / DC influenced many musicians of a later time, including "metallic", "Nirvana", "Corn" and others. In his homeland, it still remains unsurpassed. The group recorded many successful albums, soundtracks, she was taken to the Rock and Roll Fame. In several cities there are streets called in honor of AC / DC.

Bad guys from Boston

Aerosmith (Aerosmith) is another long-lived group, performing rock and roll, Glam Rock, Hard Rock. Educated in the 70s Steve Tyler and a couple of his friends. Boston, they counted a good base for a new team - that is why sometimes they are called immigrants from this city. In the early 80s, when the team has already developed and had a number of successful albums, difficult times have come. The reason was the drugs that thwart a lot of talented people.

At first, the group was often compared with Rolling Stones, although it was founded only on the external similarity of their soloists.

There are no equal on the American continent in the number of sold plates "Aerosmit". They got a lot of musical awards, entered the hundred best collectives In the whole world according to the VH1 TV channel. A rare case when the composition practically did not change since the foundation. Musicians toured a lotBut in 2016 it was announced that in 2017 their public speeches will be completed.

"Scorpions"

Scorpions arose in Germany, but since they performed their songs in English, at first met misunderstanding from journalists. Their lyric ballads ridiculed, because at that time a completely different style was popular in the country. Despite the difficult times, the musicians believed in success. All the money they invested in a common cause.

After entering the international level, not everything went smoothly. The British at first did not like the immigrants from Germany, it was associated with the hostility on political soil. But the musicians continued to bend their line. Today, their style will be recognized worldwide - melodic vocals, virtuoso solo on the guitar, powerful riffs.

Songs "Scorpioz" soon became so popular behind the ocean, that the artists decided to go to America. The 80s were a triumphal time for them - tour on the continent, concerts in Madison Square. At the same time, the musicians managed to avoid the patient of drugs with narcotic drugs. They continued successful work.

Constant participants of the group are vocalist Claun Main, guitarists Rudy Shenker and Matt Basps. In 2015, the team celebrated his 50th anniversary: \u200b\u200ba new studio album was released, a series of concerts around the world, including in Russia, was published.

Conclusion

The development of modern music is based on the basis of various groups. Many of them showed not only originality, but also the ability to maintain popularity for decades, so today no one calls the rock music "superficial" and "non-serious". Part of the teams originated in the past century, successfully tours and now. Foreign rock has powerful influence and most russian artistsSo listening and knowing it is necessary for everyone who considers themselves Meloman.

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It appeared with the arrival of such a popular group, like Beatles - it was these four British that laid the beginning of rock music, Havie Metal and other modern styles of heavy music.

The best groups of that time

Composing the best rock bands of the 70s, it is difficult to make a choice in favor of a particular team. The reason is simple - almost all groups of that time were in their own way new, peculiar, interesting and attractive in terms of performance and music. Deep Purple groups The Doors., The Rolling Stones, Nazareth, Motley Crue, AC / DC, LED Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. occupy a leading position in the list of the best rock bands of the 70s and 1980s. The features of each group should be told separately.

Famous vocalists

Often, the group becomes known thanks to the magnificent voice of the vocalist and its charm. It is to such groups that the doors and Led Zeppelin should be attributed. The combination of blues intonations and aggressive hard vocals made these two groups unforgettable and recognizable from hundreds of other teams. You can say with confidence that after listening to the pair of songs of these groups, you can learn the other compositions.

It is also worth noting that most of the chapelins songs and Jim Morrison became real hits. Such popularity was achieved through the uses of various effects of power tools (mostly, the musicians created them themselves, since at that time there was no good equipment capable of synthesize sound), as well as "clinging" motifs and guitar reefs. As an example, you can cite the "Stairway to Heaven" of the LED Zeppelin group or the "The End" composition of The Doors.

Ingenious guitarists

Among the groups in which talented guitarists played and play, the AC / DC group with Angus Young, LED Zeppelin with Jimmy Page and Deep Purple with Richie Blackmore. To this day, many beginner guitarists from all over the world are trying to imitate these famous musicians.

Also were groups that were famous for their spectacular performances. Undoubtedly, the first place among such teams could be given Pink Floyd and its famous song Another Brick in the Wall.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I would like to say that to compile a strict list of the best groups 70- would be incorrectly and even blasphemous, as it is impossible to be the best of the most popular, talented and recognized teams. It will be much more correct to make classifications of groups of that time according to parameters such as the complexity and beauty of vocals, the technique of playing musical and vitality of lyrics.

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The aesthetics of rock consists not only of a certain image, but also from a number of different guitar riffs, which glorified not one guitarist. So what includes the concept of "riff", what are its types and methods of extracting from the guitar?

All about guitar reefs

Riff is constantly repeating, short musical fragmentwhich can be both entry and any other element of the song. Guitar riffs are used as accompaniment, climax, ending and so on. In blues and rock music, Riffs are played by a rhythm guitarist in the lower case - namely, on the lower strings.

Some guitar riffs have become so recognizable that they recognize any songs of cult rock bands.

There are certain types of riffs - chords, one-haired, performed in an open tonality or based on quints. Also, guitarists often use riffs with a "pedal" tone or blues riffs, performed in the E-major tone. However, these designations are a conditional classification, since several fragments can be combined in the same riff. Due to this, each guitarist can create his own riff in the process of experimentation with the game on the guitar.

The essence of guitar reefs

Riffs with a "pedal" tone, common in the 1980s, are a constantly repeated tone. The pedal note is tonic taken on an open string, which protrudes the background to play intervals and quarts corresponding to different chords.

Also, not only the fifth, but also the sixth / fourth strings is allowed as a pedal tone.

Single-haired riffs common in the 70s are built on the basis of pentatonic and duplicate at octave below when playing a bass guitar. In one-haired riffs, chords and intervals are not used - in addition, no special exercises are required for their execution.

Accord riffs play using chords on a slightly overloaded or clean sound - so that the notes are not distorted. Many famous guitarists beat chord riffs using Major Pentatonic notes, as well as intervals.

High-speed riffs are the easiest and most fun game of the guitar. They are played on an overdrive or distortion, using only the main note (tonic) and Quintu (fifth stage). These consonance guitarist should play chest - fast down. High-speed riffs are often exploited in punk music and thrash metal, since their simple execution allows the guitarist to send mediators in the crowd, at the same time hitting the strings and taking poses.

The direction of music Rock and Roll arose in the mid-50s of the last century. Among those who laid the foundations of the genre can be distinguished by Fats Domino, Bo Diddle, Chuck Berry. Today musicians playing rock, a huge number, each of them has their own history of becoming.

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The American rock star Bruce Springston is considered the second Elvis. This is justified by his musical gift and work on the introduction of his work in wide circles societies. The peak of his worldwide glory fell in 1975, when the third album of the musician "Born running" was released. Some songs from the fourth album Bruce Springston called "Darkness on the outskirts of the city" won leadership places in charts.