If you like music, you listen to it.
If you love music, you want to know all about it, especially about the roots.
Read and listen to the origins of the modern rock music.
Starting with one of the greatest guitar players in history
Jimi Hendrix
and his album called
Electric Ladyland

Next songs listening to are from the band called
The Rolling Stones
and their disc goes by the name of
Beggars Banquet

Let us now turn to the wonderful songs of
The Beatles
you can find on their
The White Album

The first rock opera in music history was played by
The Pretty Things
and its name was
S.F. Sorrow

The next band's name was
Iron Butterfly
and they titled their album
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

One album wonder
The United States of America
created this overwhelming tunes on
The United States of America

Another band in this row is
Spirit
on this disc
Spirit

Guitar genius
Jeff Beck
put his magic on
Truth

Noise, Punk or whatever you'll call this sound made by
The Velvet Underground
on this disc
White Light/White Heat

First keyboard artist to listen to is Keith Emerson with
The Nice
on their album
Ars Longa Vita Brevis

Post mod rock created by
The Small Faces
on the disc
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

Time for space rock played by
Pink Floyd
on their album
A Saucerful of Secrets

Turning to an art rock band
Procol Harum
and their special sound on
Shine On Brightly

Now turning to the special tunes of
The Doors
on the disc
Waiting for the Sun

Jon Lord
classical piano player, ex member of bands called

Artwoods,
The Flowerpot Men
and guitar player

Ritchie Blackmore
ex member of the bands
Screaming Lord Sutch

Outlaws, The Three Musketeeres, Neil Christian's Crusaders, The Roman Empire and Mandrake Root
got together with

Chris Curtis on drums
to form

Roundabout
Mr. Curtis left soon. Along came

Bobby Woodman drums and

Nicolas Simper bass.


Ian Paice drums

and Rod Evans singer

ex members of The Maze
came in and Mr. Woodman left also very soon.
The name of the band was changed into

Deep Purple
First album

- Shades of Deep Purple 1968

and in the same year the second one
- The Book of Taliesyn

One year later the last disk - Mark 1 -
- Deep Purple had been recorded.

Ian Gillan singer and

Roger Glover bass
both members of

Episode Six changed the band
and Mr. Simper and Mr. Evans left.
The new album

- Concerto For Group and Orchestra 1970
was followed by

- In Rock 1970
The next year - the next disk

- Fireball
and again one year later the next one called

- Machine Head
In the same year a live album had been recorded

- Made in Japan

- Who Do We Think We Are 1973
ended up - Mark 2 - in the 70's.



Glenn Hughes singer and bass player of

Trapeze

and singer

David Coverdale ex member of

Magdalene and

The Skyliners joined in for the next album called

Burn 1974
Mr. Gillan and Mr. Glover left.


Stormbringer
was recorded the same year and ended up - Mark 3 -
Mr. Blackmore met

Ronnie James Dio member of

Elf
Together they founded

Rainbow

Tommy Bolin guitar player and ex member of

James Gang and

Zephyr
joined in and - Mark 4 - recorded

Come Taste the Band 1975

* ZZ Top
Three musicians from Texas
rock the nations to the top.


- Degüello 1979

- The ZZ Top Six Pack 1987

- Greatest Hits 1992

- One Foot In The Blues 1994

* Yes
Talking about progressiv music mostly
is saying Yes.

- Fragile 1972

- Close to the Edge 1972

- Yessongs 1973

- Tales From Topographic Oceans (disc 1) 1974

- Yesterdays 1975

- Talk 1994

- DVD Symphonic Live 2002

- Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversay Collection 2004

* Warrant

- Dog Eat Dog




* Wishbone Ash
Two guitars playing alternate lead and rythm
- sometimes together leading parts,
three different male voices and songs
you never will hear from any other band
performed in such a beautiful form.

- Pilgrimage 1971

- Argus 1972

- Wishbone Four 1973

- There's the Rub 1974

- Locked In 1976

- Twin Barrels Burning 1982

- Raw to the Bone 1985

- Here to Hear 1989
The whole work of Wishbone Ash is awesome.
But this record is the essence of wonderful rock.

- Strange Affair 1991

- On Air 1996

- Live: Time Line 1997

- DVD Almighty Blues 2003

* Victory
One of Germans best Heavy Metal bands in the 80's.

- Don't Get Mad... Get Even 1986

- Hungry Hearts 1987

- Culture killed the native 1989

- Temples of Gold 1990

- You Bought It, You Name It 1992

* Ugly Kid Joe
Metal kids from the 90s, party sound, nice and heavy.

- America's Least Wanted 1992

* 10cc
Catchy songs, nice voices and beautiful sounds.
Progressiv Pop , critical lyrics.

- The Best of the Early Years

- How Dare You 1976

- Deceptive Bends 1977

- Bloody Tourists1978

- Mirror Mirror 1995