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Hard rock is a sub-genre of rock, developing in the late 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic. In America, it was popularised by bands like Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly, while in Britain it grew out of the late 60s Blues. Generally, it's rooted in Blues Rock and Psychedelic Rock. Its main definition is that it is considerably harder than conventional rock music. It is characterised by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, pianos, and other keyboards, making it near-indistinguishable from some of the lighter Heavy Metal bands. Compare ACDC with Led Zeppelin. Which is heavier?

That's the only definition you need, really. Hard rock doesn't have a scene, though it was most popular back in the seventies. Nowadays, hard rock is much rarer, having been effectively replaced officially by a few similar genres . Still, there are some bands, more "retro" in focus, who could still be classified as hard rock, such as Wolfmother and The Darkness.

Notable artists and bands in the Hard Rock genre include:

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-Hard rock is a sub-genre of [[Rock N Roll|rock]], developing in the late 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic. In America, it was popularised by bands like Steppenwolf and [[Iron Butterfly (Music)|Iron Butterfly]], while in Britain it grew out of the late 60s [[Blues]]. Generally, it's rooted in [[Blues Rock]] and [[Psychedelic Rock]]. Its main definition is that it is considerably harder than conventional rock music. It is characterised by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, pianos, and other keyboards, making it near-indistinguishable from some of the lighter [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Heavy Metal]] bands. Compare [[ACDC (Music)|AC/DC]] with [[Led Zeppelin (Music)|Led Zeppelin]]. Which is heavier?
+Hard rock is a sub-genre of [[Rock N Roll|rock]], developing in the late 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic. In America, it was popularised by bands like Steppenwolf and [[Iron Butterfly]], while in Britain it grew out of the late 60s [[Blues]]. Generally, it's rooted in [[Blues Rock]] and [[Psychedelic Rock]]. Its main definition is that it is considerably harder than conventional rock music. It is characterised by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, drums, pianos, and other keyboards, making it near-indistinguishable from some of the lighter [[Heavy Metal]] bands. Compare [[ACDC]] with [[Led Zeppelin]]. Which is heavier?
-That's the only definition you need, really. Hard rock doesn't have a scene, though it was most popular back in the seventies. Nowadays, hard rock is much rarer, having been effectively replaced officially by [[Heavy Metal (Music)|a few]] [[Post Grunge|similar genres]] . Still, there are some bands, more "retro" in focus, who could still be classified as hard rock, such as [[Wolfmother]] and The Darkness.
+That's the only definition you need, really. Hard rock doesn't have a scene, though it was most popular back in the seventies. Nowadays, hard rock is much rarer, having been effectively replaced officially by [[Heavy Metal|a few]] [[Post-Grunge|similar genres]] . Still, there are some bands, more "retro" in focus, who could still be classified as hard rock, such as [[Wolfmother]] and The Darkness.
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+* [[ACDC]]
-Bands/artists typically classified as hard rock include:
-* [[ACDC (Music)|ACDC]]
+* [[Aerosmith]]
-* [[Aerosmith (Music)|Aerosmith]]
+* [[Alice Cooper]]
-* [[Alice Cooper (Music)|Alice Cooper]]
 * [[Bad Company]]
-* [[Black Sabbath (Music)|Black Sabbath]]
+* [[Black Sabbath]]
 * [[Blue Cheer]]
-* [[Blue Oyster Cult (Music)|Blue Oyster Cult]]
+* [[Blue Öyster Cult|Blue Oyster Cult]]
-* [[Bon Jovi (Music)|Bon Jovi]]
+* [[Bon Jovi]]
 * The Cult
 * [[Deep Purple]]
 * [[Def Leppard]]
-* [[Guns N' Roses (Music)|Guns N' Roses]]
+* [[Guns N' Roses]]
 * Hardline
-* [[Iron Butterfly (Music)|Iron Butterfly]]
+* [[Iron Butterfly]]
 * [[Jimi Hendrix]]
-* [[KISS (Music)|KISS]]
+* [[KISS]]
-* [[Led Zeppelin (Music)|Led Zeppelin]]
+* [[Led Zeppelin]]
 * [[Meat Loaf]]
 * Mountain
 * Nazareth
-* [[Ted Nugent (Music)|Ted Nugent]]
+* [[Ted Nugent]]
-* [[Queen (Music)|Queen]]
+* [[Queen]]
-* [[Scorpions (Music)|Scorpions]]
+* [[Scorpions]]
 * [[Billy Squier]]
 * Steppenwolf
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 * [[Uriah Heep]]
 * [[Van Halen]]
-* [[The Who (Music)|The Who]]
+* [[The Who]]
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 [[Category:Music Tropes]]
 [[Category:Hard Rock]]
-[[Category:Trope]]
+[[Category:Music Genres]]