1970's ...
Hard rock lost popularity in the 90's due to Hip Hop, R&B, Grunge and Britpop
Developed into a form of popular music in the 70's
Emphasis on overt masculinity
Began in the 60's with Garage Rock, Psychedelic and Blues Rock
80's
Some bands moved away from Hard Rock and towards Pop Rock
Hard Rock - Glam Rock
60's
Roots of Hard Rock - rough vocal style, heavy guitar riffs, blues scale guitar solos and strong beat
80's
Glam Rock
90's
Grunge and Britpop
2000's
Survivals & revivials: Non Jovi, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses
Van Halen, The Who, Black Sabbath
Hard Rock Supergroups - Audioslave, Velvet Revolver - popularity short lived
Mid 2000's
Hard Rock and garage rock or souther rock or post punk revival - Black Rebl Motorcycle Club, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age, Jet and the Datsuns
The Who
Boston
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
Aerosmith
Kiss
Queen
AC/DC
Van Halen
Driving rhythms
Strong bass drum
Backbeat on the snare
Cymbals are used for emphasis
Can include some swing
Distortion
Loud
Phaser
Feedback
Use of Blues scales - guitar solos
Aggressive vocals
Heavy riffs - some complexity
Guitars and bass can play riffs
Bass usually provides a backing for the rhythm and lead
Solo lead - guitar
Vocals - growling, raspy and can involve screaming, wailing and a falsetto voice
Guitars
Bass
Vocals
Drums
Keyboards - sometimes
Can use a bluesy chord progression
Power chords