The most famous rock musicians are, as a rule, those who became popular and famous in the heyday of rock music, which falls on the second half of the twentieth century.
Instructions
Step 1
Start in the sixties. One of the most significant figures in rock music of the late sixties and early seventies of the twentieth century is Jimi Hendrix, an American virtuoso guitarist. Jimi Hendrix, according to many modern rock musicians, had a huge impact on the formation of rock music and became practically the founder of the psychedelic trend in rock. Hendrix played with two bands, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and the Band of Gypsys. The peculiarity of the music performed by Jimi was the constant use of the guitar Wah-wah effect, which made the sound of this band unique.
Step 2
Move on to the seventies. Leaders of the Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin bands Ritchie Blackmore, John Lord and Jimmy Page with Robert Plant became iconic figures of these years. Two incredibly talented English bands became the forefathers of hard rock. Ritchie Blackmore and John Lord are guitarists and keyboardists for Deep Purple. They own such famous world rock hits as Smoke on the water and Child in time, where Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan also distinguished himself. More heaviness in the keys and, at the same time, melody in the guitar solo - this is a characteristic feature of the playing of these musicians.
Step 3
Listen to Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant - guitarist and vocalist of Led Zeppelin - became the main composers of the group. The group's first album of the same name was an incredible success. A distinctive feature of the performance of these musicians was the use of psychedelic techniques both in vocals and in guitar performance. In particular, Jimmy Page often used the violin bow when playing his guitar, thus creating long lasting sounds.
Step 4
Pay attention to the blues. It became another rapidly developing direction in rock music of the 70s, one of the most prominent representatives of which was guitarist Eric Clapton. Clapton's music found great popularity in both the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The incredibly great talent of the guitarist allowed him to stand on the same stage with the blues legend BB King, with whom Eric had a joint creative project. Ease in taking off each note - this is how you can designate the peculiarity of Clapton's blues performance.
Step 5
Moving on, do not pass by such famous rock musicians as Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. The two virtuoso guitarists breathed life into a rock music that was already dying when they took it to the next level. As you know, Steve Vai was once a student of Satriani, learning guitar skills from him. Knowing such famous tunes as Tender Surrender or For the Love of God, we can say that the lessons were not in vain. Many critics would say that Satriani's music is a sheer demonstration of technique. However, in fact, Joe Satriani only showed that the new guitar playing technique opens up immense creative possibilities in rock music.
