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One night last summer, L.A. Guns took the stage at the Taste of Lombard food festival in Lombard, Illinois. At the same time, 1,200 miles away, L.A. Guns hit the stage at the Muscle Party Rockfest in Sarasota, Florida. How was this possible? Because L.A. Guns, like a growing number of acts, are touring in two competing lineups: one fronted by the group’s original guitarist, Tracii Guns, and another led by his Eighties bandmates, singer Phil Lewis and drummer Steve Riley. “Tracii’s L.A. Guns is bogus,” says Riley. “People want to hear the songs sung by the original lead singer.” Guns counters, “Those guys are a couple of dirty motherfuckers. I hired them for my band — if you get hired as a manager at McDonald’s, you don’t take over the McDonald’s.”

Two versions of the Guess Who, War, Jefferson Airplane, the Temptations and the Beach Boys are all battling for bookings next summer. Band members are crying foul, lawsuits are flying, fans are confused, and promoters are tempeted to give out shows to the lowest bidder.

“This has proved beyond Spinal Tap ridiculous,” says original L.A. Guns guiitarist Tracii Guns. “The next chapter would be us trying to book a convenience store and battling over the $300 they’d pay us.”

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

  The rock revolution of the 1960s seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. The first doomed icon of rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. The Birth Of Rock also explores the influence of rhythm & blues on a generation of British musicians such as The Rolling Stones, Cream and The Who, and how the song-writing of Bob Dylan and studio developments of The Beatles transformed the possibilities and ambitions of rock.

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

  The story of how artistic and conceptual expression permeated rock. From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, White Light, White Heat traces how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. We follow Pink Floyd from the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett through the global success of Dark Side of the Moon to the ultimate rock theatre show, The Wall. Along the way, the film explores the retro-futurism of Roxy Music and the protean world of David Bowie.

After the early pace with a thick blues - such as the Stones Satisfaction works on the principle that is bluesy, said Keith Richard - berkembanglah rock music that music and performing arts.

Flow begins with the world of pop artist, Andy Warhol, who collaborated with The Velvet Underground.

And often called the peak in this period - also known as the rock art - is the work of The Wall Pink Floyd, in the form of rock theaters.


Sex Pistols
God Save The Queen of the Sex Pistols punk assert presence

Meanwhile, a group of other musicians in the early 1970s to punk, the forerunner The Sex Pistols and The Clash.

One of the other flows, which also is developing from the heavy metal rock with the principle of 'as soon as possible and may be flat. "

With the pioneers Black Sabbath, the flow is then diramaikan by Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Metallica.

Of course the role of musicians, musicians of other world can not forget it, even though they may not be called the offer an approach that is new.

A number of my giant until now is still resonant, among others, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, The Queen, The Police, and Bruce Springsteen.

Entering the Century 21, the rock may be called to enter the music beginning with the Smiths original English.

Some groups are still wave the flag of rock in the Century 21, among others, Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines, and The Arctic Monkeys.

ROCK HISTORY

ROCK HISTORY

BBC TV since the end of May show the special events on the history of rock music world in the 7 series, which will be held until the end of June.

The program is given the title of 7 Ages of Rock show that the development of rock music since the 1960s to the 21st century