ROCK AND ROLL

IntroductionIntroduction

· Rock and Roll history.· Rock and Roll history.· Most important groups or · Most important groups or bandsbands

· Spanish Rock and Roll.· Spanish Rock and Roll.· My personal opinion about · My personal opinion about this music.this music.

Rock and Roll history.Rock and Roll history.- It is a kind of music, that was It is a kind of music, that was

created in the United States, about created in the United States, about the middle of the XX century.the middle of the XX century.

- This music didn´t appear This music didn´t appear suddenly. It came up as a result of suddenly. It came up as a result of music kinds fusion. These sorts of music kinds fusion. These sorts of music were: jazz, (at the music were: jazz, (at the beginning) blues, gospel music beginning) blues, gospel music and religious songs from black and religious songs from black people.people.

- It was a kind of life for a lot of It was a kind of life for a lot of adolescents, who wanted to be adolescents, who wanted to be different and criticize the society.different and criticize the society.

- With frantic, fast and intense With frantic, fast and intense sounds. It was something new.sounds. It was something new.

- So, the electric guitar appeared, So, the electric guitar appeared, which could reproduce these which could reproduce these sounds perfectly.sounds perfectly.

Most important Most important groups or bandsgroups or bands

- The BeatlesThe Beatles: This band was formed in : This band was formed in 1957, in Liverpool. They were known 1957, in Liverpool. They were known by the whole world. The components by the whole world. The components were: Ringo Star, Paul McCartney, were: Ringo Star, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison.John Lennon and George Harrison.

- Rolling StonesRolling Stones: This band was : This band was created in 1962. The components created in 1962. The components are: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and are: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. They play hard rock.Brian Jones. They play hard rock.

- The RamonesThe Ramones: This group was formed : This group was formed in 1974, in the United States. The in 1974, in the United States. The components were: Joey, Johnny, Dee components were: Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy. They didn’t play Dee and Tommy. They didn’t play only rock, they played punk only rock, they played punk music,too.music,too.

Spanish Rock and RollSpanish Rock and Roll- In Spain there are a lot In Spain there are a lot

of Rock and Roll groups, of Rock and Roll groups, too.too.

- The most important The most important ones are: “Marea” ( the ones are: “Marea” ( the singer is a poet, too), singer is a poet, too), “Extremoduro”, “La “Extremoduro”, “La Fuga”, “Platero y tú”, Fuga”, “Platero y tú”, “Reincidentes”, “Reincidentes”, “Albertucho”, “Héroes “Albertucho”, “Héroes del Silencio”, “Los del Silencio”, “Los Piratas”, and Piratas”, and “Rosendo”, among “Rosendo”, among other groups.other groups.

My personal opinion My personal opinion about this musicabout this music

- I like this music very - I like this music very much, because lyrics much, because lyrics are like poems. Other are like poems. Other thing that I like very thing that I like very much is the rhythm.much is the rhythm.

- I found it for a long I found it for a long time, but now I like time, but now I like this much. this much.

- My favourite groups My favourite groups are: Arctic Monkeys, are: Arctic Monkeys, “Marea”, The Ramones “Marea”, The Ramones and “La Fuga”.and “La Fuga”.