British rock describes a wide variety of forms of music made in the United Kingdom. These include attempts to recreate American rock 'n' roll in the mid-1950s, and, more commonly, music derived from the blues-rock that emerged from the 1960s. Since around 1964, with the British Invasion spearheaded by the Beatles, British rock has had a considerable impact on the development of American music and subsequently rock music across the world.
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British rock describes a wide variety of forms of music made in the United Kingdom. These include attempts to recreate American rock 'n' roll in the mid-1950s, and, more commonly, music derived from the blues-rock that emerged from the 1960s. Since around 1964, with the British Invasion spearheaded by the Beatles, British rock has had a considerable impact on the development of American music and subsequently rock music across the world.
The term "rock" is often used in combination with other terms to describe a variety of hybrids or sub-genres, and is often contrasted with pop music, with which it shares many structures and instrumentation. Rock music has tended to be more orientated to the albums market, putting an emphasis on innovation, virtuosity, performance and song writing by the performers. Although much too diverse to be a genre in itself, British rock has produced many of the most significant groups and performers in rock music internationally, and has initiated or...
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