Seven ages of rock - a history of rock music over the past 50 years

The Birth of Rock Blues-based Rock (1963 - 1970)

• Jimi Hendrix
• John Mayall's Bluebreakers
• Cream
• The Beatles

• The Rolling Stones
• The Yardbirds
• The Who
• Bob Dylan

White Light, White Heat Art Rock (1966 - 1980)

• Pink Floyd
• Genesis
• Roxy Music
• David Bowie

• The Velvet Underground

Blank Generation Punk (1973 - 1980)

• The Sex Pistols
• The Ramones
• The Clash
• The Buzzcocks

• Talking Heads
• Television
• Patti Smith
• The New York Dolls

• John Cale
• The Slits
• The Damned

Never Say Die Heavy Metal (1970 - 1991)

• Black Sabbath
• Deep Purple
• Metallica
• Iron Maiden

• Judas Priest
• Ozzy Osbourne
• Mötley Crüe

We Are The Champions Stadium Rock (1965 - 1993)

• Bruce Springsteen
• Queen
• U2
• Dire Straits

• The Police
• Kiss
• Led Zeppelin

Left Of The Dial Alternative Rock (1980 - 1994)

• Nirvana
• Black Flag
• R.E.M.
• The Pixies

• Mudhoney
• Hüsker Dü
• The Replacements
• The White Stripes

• The Strokes

What The World is Waiting For Indie (1980 - 2007)

• The Smiths
• Blur
• The Stone Roses
• Oasis

• The Libertines
• Suede
• Arctic Monkeys
• Franz Ferdinand