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Icons of Rock Music

Baseline Rock (straightforward): Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison

Chuck Berry: electric blues w/ some distortion

50’s Rock: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard

60’s: Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Rolling Stones

Psychedelic Rock: Moody Blues, Blue Oyster Cult, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead 

Devil Bands: AC/DC, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath,  

Hippie Rock: Nazareth, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Nazareth, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, 

Chick Rock: Janis Joplin, Heart, Pat Benatar, Hayley Williams, Lizzy Hale from Hail Storm, Avril Lavigne, Blondie, Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett, The Pretenders, Diamante, Evanescence,  

Glam Rock: Queen, Cinderella, David Bowie, Kiss, The Smiths (Morrissey)

Mainstream Rock: Cinderella (Tom Keifer), Journey, Aerosmith, Foreigner, Kansas, Styx, Knight Rider, Bon Jovi, Boston, U2, The Cars, Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar Mellencamp, Peter Frampton, The Cure, Steve Miller Band, Tom Petty, Van Halen, Lenny Kravitz, Rod Stewart, White Snake, Guns n Roses, Scorpions, Europe, 

Grunge Folk: Nirvana, Counting Crows, INXS, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell Soundgarden,

Metal:  Megadeath, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, 

Symphonic Rock/Metal: Evanescence, 

Christian Rock: Striper, Switchfoot, TJ Harris, Pillar

Alternative/Indie Rock: Jeff Buckley, The Strokes, Butch Walker, Radiohead, Brett Manning, REM, The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Radiohead, Weezer, Bjork, Dave Matthews, Kings of Leon, 

Brit Rock: Coldplay, Rolling Stones, U2, Elton John, Billy Idol, The Cure, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, 

Classical-Inspired Rock: ELO, Queen, Muse, Aerosmith, Eric Carmen, Stairway to Heaven, Beatles’ Blackbird

Blues Rock: Jonny Lang, ZZ Top, Black Keys

Pop Rock: Kenny Loggins, Green Day, Yellowcard, Bryan Adams, 

Punk Rock: Paramore; JK, The Ramones, The Clash, Blink 182, 

Country/Southern Rock: Chris Stapleton, Brantley Gilbert; Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Allman Brothers

Recent Rock: Foo Fighters, Muse, Train, Collective Soul, Creed, Matchbox Twenty, Diamante, Maroon Five, Green Day, White Stripes, Evanescence, Paramore, Kings of Leon, Three Doors Down, The Fray, Sick Puppies, Saving Abel, 

Raspy Voices: Nazareth, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, AC/DC, Chris Cornell, Steven Tyler 

Rap Rock: Red Hot Chili-peppers, Kid Rock, Linkin Park 

Weird Rock: Bjork, Meatloaf, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson

Hair Bands: (New Glam Bands) Motley Crew, Poison, Cinderella, Skid Row, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Firehouse, 

Screamo: Bring Me the Horizon, Asking Alexandria, Bullet for My Valentine, Of Mice and Men, Suicide Silence

Emo: My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Panic at the Disco, Dashboard Confessional

List of the Iconics: Ann Wilson (Heart), Steven Tyler, Bono, Bob Seger, Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Eric Clapton, Chris Cornell, Janis Joplin, Hayley Williams, Freddie Mercury

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