British Rock

British rock describes a wide variety of forms of music made in the United Kingdom. Since around 1964, with the "British Invasion" of the United States spearheaded by The Beatles, British rock music has had a considerable impact on the development of American music and rock music across the world.

Initial attempts to emulate American rock and roll took place in Britain in the mid-1950s, but the terms "rock music" and "rock" usually refer to the music derived from the blues-rock and other genres that emerged during the 1960s. The term is often used in combination with other terms to describe a variety of hybrids or sub-genres, and is often contrasted with pop music, with which it shares many structures and instrumentation. Rock music has tended to be more oriented toward the albums market, putting an emphasis on innovation, virtuosity, performance and song writing by the performers.

Although much too diverse to be a genre in itself, British rock has produced many of the most significant groups and performers in rock music internationally, and has initiated or significantly developed many of the most influential sub-genres, including beat music, progressive rock, heavy metal music, punk, post punk, new romanticism, and indie rock.

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There are many different types of rock music such as soft rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive and punk rock. These styles came out in the 1970s when rock music gained a roll of fame. Many rock bands back then became legends and are still considered the best in rock music because of their soul touching lyrics accompanied with the best instrumentals. These bands emerged from all over the world. British rock bands dominated this industry and were some of the most wanted. So read on to find out which British rock bands were the best in their times.

British Rock and Roll Bands
When the British Invasion occurred in 1964, many British classic rock bands emerged and came out to express their views in the form of rock styles of music. Today, they are known as rock and roll legends and are anthems in the music industry. These singers and musicians are considered Gods of music for their ultimate contribution to rock music. Some such British rock bands of the 60s are mentioned below so take a look.

The Beatles
The Stones
Animals
The Dave Clark Five
Herman's Hermits
The Hollies
Them
The Zombies
Ray Davies' Kinks
The Yardbirds
The Who
The Small Faces

The Beatles

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British Punk Rock Bands
This rock style developed in the 1970s and was originated in the United States. It was called garage rock at that time and then came to be known as punk rock. They created fast and hard-edged music with short songs and aggressive sounds. The music was commonly composed by the bands themselves and soon became a major international phenomenon with millions of youngsters following it. Given below are some British rock bands of the 70s and till date which made the punk revolution.

Chelsea
The Clash
Bus Station Loonies
The Business
Action Pact
Adam and the Ants
The Adicts
The Adverts
Desperate Bicycles
Dirt
Eddie and the Hot Rods
GBH
London
Penetration
Purple Hearts
Skrewdriver
Towers Of London
UK Subs
Vice Squad

British Alternative Rock Bands
This style of rock music emerged in the 1980s and some of the best British rock bands of the 90s also took root from this era. Alternative rock music had and even today has many variations from the punk rock style of music. It is a step further than punk rock and was made international by record dealers when they realized the importance of rock music. Today there are many alternative rock bands which emerged from the British but are America influenced in their music. These were some British rock bands of the 80's which gained popularity. Mentioned below are the names of such alternative rock bands from British.

Airhead
Angelfish
Breathless
Brigade
Angelica
Cable
East Village
Halo
King Adora
Quintessence
Witness
Yachts
Young Guns
Shrug
The Silencers
Arrows
Doves
Momento Mori UK

Famous British Rock Bands
With the above mentioned British rock bands from the 60s to the 90s there are some bands which are evergreen in the history of rock music. These names also came from Britain but created a global audience and are still known to be the best rock composing bands. They are as follows.