Rock and roll is one of the genres of popular music, which originated in the 1950s in America and which was the early stage of development of rock music. It is also the dance, performed by the music of rock and roll and musical composition in the style of rock and roll. This music is fast-paced; great use of slang (mostly of Afro-Americans) and freedom of musical performance are typical for it. The main instruments are the electric guitar, bass, drums and piano. It is believed that the musical term "rock and roll" has been introduced into practice by Alan Freed, energetic disc jockey from Cleveland, who did much to popularize the new music, which at that time was met with fairly wide resistance from the conservative US society. Rock and roll
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However, in San Francisco Haight-Ashbury district started to revive an utopian: here, on the foundation of religious eclecticism grew a kind of rock-commune. "The Beatles" proclaimed again about the idea of the world love after almost a year of silence. They only identified in pure form the quintessence of all, to what others have sought, and as a result - again expressed unmistakably, the overwhelmed by young world, desire for independence and their own values and ideals. (Witmer, 14) Rock has become an art, and art, in turn, - the main form of mass communication; this group finally introduced the dream of love and spiritual unity in the infinitely rebellious, restless rock. However, the rock was not able to stay on this high point. By the moment when the idea of "The Beatles" was widely spread among young people, Haight-Ashbury had become a huge brothel, which was ruled by false prophets, thieves and vagrants with cocaine and heroin. In a society was maturing the opposition to rock and roll culture, there was the time of newspaper panic and age discrimination. In the early 70s was observed a crisis of rock scene. Rock and roll became more commercial music, there was a complete departure from the spiritual roots of rock, created and born for the rebellion. The new generation, which came to replace the generation of the '60s, demanded its own self-expression, denying the current situation of things. This has particularly affected Europe, particularly the UK and the Netherlands, where began to appear groups and record labels, which produced records of the 1950s on a par with new artists.
However, in San Francisco Haight-Ashbury district started to revive an utopian: here, on the foundation of religious eclecticism grew a kind of rock-commune. "The Beatles" proclaimed again about the idea of the world love after almost a year of silence. They only identified in pure form the quintessence of all, to what others have sought, and as a result - again expressed unmistakably, the overwhelmed by young world, desire for independence and their own values and ideals. (Witmer, 14) Rock has become an art, and art, in turn, - the main form of mass communication; this group finally introduced the dream of love and spiritual unity in the infinitely rebellious, restless rock. However, the rock was not able to stay on this high point. By the moment when the idea of "The Beatles" was widely spread among young people, Haight-Ashbury had become a huge brothel, which was ruled by false prophets, thieves and vagrants with cocaine and heroin. In a society was maturing the opposition to rock and roll culture, there was the time of newspaper panic and age discrimination. In the early 70s was observed a crisis of rock scene. Rock and roll became more commercial music, there was a complete departure from the spiritual roots of rock, created and born for the rebellion. The new generation, which came to replace the generation of the '60s, demanded its own self-expression, denying the current situation of things. This has particularly affected Europe, particularly the UK and the Netherlands, where began to appear groups and record labels, which produced records of the 1950s on a par with new artists.