1980's Music

Rock was diversified in the 1980s and this period saw the popularity of new wave of British heavy metals with some popular bands like Deff leopard and iron maiden. In the early eighties the popular bands were David lee Roth and Freddie mercury were the popular vocalist of the time and Eddie Van Halen was able to introduce new Guitar tunes. Many new artists became popular with their innovative kind of music and mesmerized people with the play some Guitar tunes. Along with the rock, new pop bands were popular during 1980’s. The popular pop bands were The Go-Go’s and Billy idol. Heartland rock was among the able to gather a huge fan following.

The craze of rock was spreading all around the world. It was not just restricted to British or American countries but became popular in Asian countries as well. British heavy metal rock also became popular. Other folk music like aboriginal rock and world music were also popular during this period. It was the era of hard rock and heavy metal rock. Mainly youngsters associated themselves with this music, as they were able to symbolize their personality with it. Main rock stars who flourished and became extremely popular during this era were Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest.

The tempo was increased and tough sound of guitar wee adopted. Heavy metal rock sub genres who were topping the charts were Diamond Head, Motorhead, Metallica and others. Emergence of alternative rock happed during the eighties only.