The Birth of Hard Rock

Hard rock grew out of blues rock, psychedelic rock and proto-metal in the late 1960s. Cream and Steppenwolf introduced heavy riffs and distortion, The Beatles pushed volume to its limits, and Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple defined the genre. By the mid-70s, Bad Company, Kiss and Aerosmith had shaped it into arena rock. These 33 tracks trace the full journey from blues-based power chords to the birth of heavy metal (1967–1975).

38 videos
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Purple Haze 3:49
Purple Haze
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1967 rock 36M views
Sunshine Of Your Love 4:06
Sunshine Of Your Love
Cream
1967 hard rock 27M views
Born To Be Wild 3:31
Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf
1968 hard rock 93M views
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida 17:03
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly
1968 hard rock 36M views
Helter Skelter 4:30
Helter Skelter
The Beatles
1968 hard rock 22M views
White Room 4:57
White Room
Cream
1968 hard rock 19M views
Summertime Blues 3:41
Summertime Blues
Blue Cheer
1968 hard rock 2M views
Born to Be Wild & Magic Carpet Ride (Ed Sullivan Show) 2:14
Born to Be Wild & Magic Carpet Ride (Ed Sullivan Show)
Steppenwolf
1968 hard rock 968K views
Whole Lotta Love 4:49
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
1969 hard rock 259M views
What Is And What Should Never Be 4:21
What Is And What Should Never Be
Led Zeppelin
1969 hard rock 4M views
Dazed And Confused 6:34
Dazed And Confused
Led Zeppelin
1969 hard rock 323K views
Paranoid 2:49
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
1970 metal 45M views
All Right Now 5:31
All Right Now
Free
1970 hard rock 40M views
Black Night 4:51
Black Night
Deep Purple
1970 hard rock 13M views
Black Dog 4:56
Black Dog
Led Zeppelin
1971 hard rock 51M views
Won't Get Fooled Again 9:10
Won't Get Fooled Again
The Who
1971 hard rock 25M views
Immigrant Song (Live 1972) 4:08
Immigrant Song (Live 1972)
Led Zeppelin
1972 hard rock 125M views
Smoke On the Water 6:15
Smoke On the Water
Deep Purple
1972 hard rock 33M views
Hold Your Head Up 6:20
Hold Your Head Up
Argent
1972 hard rock 7M views
Mama Weer All Crazee Now 3:40
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
Slade
1972 hard rock 4M views
School's Out 3:26
School's Out
Alice Cooper
1972 hard rock 2M views
Frankenstein 4:44
Frankenstein
The Edgar Winter Group
1972 hard rock 1M views
Highway Star 6:33
Highway Star
Deep Purple
1972 hard rock 1M views
Radar Love 5:03
Radar Love
Golden Earring
1973 hard rock 41M views
Over the Hills and Far Away 4:53
Over the Hills and Far Away
Led Zeppelin
1973 hard rock 15M views
The Ballroom Blitz - Disco/Promo Clip 27.10.1973 4:11
The Ballroom Blitz - Disco/Promo Clip 27.10.1973
Sweet
1973 hard rock 10M views
We're an American Band 3:31
We're an American Band
Grand Funk Railroad
1973 hard rock 4M views
Free Ride 3:11
Free Ride
The Edgar Winter Group
1973 hard rock 3M views
Cum On Feel the Noize 4:23
Cum On Feel the Noize
Slade
1973 hard rock 2M views
Bad Company 4:49
Bad Company
Bad Company
1974 hard rock 26M views
Can't Get Enough 5:45
Can't Get Enough
Bad Company
1974 hard rock 2M views
The Ocean 4:41
The Ocean
Led Zeppelin
1974 hard rock 540K views
Kashmir (Live from Celebration Day) 9:07
Kashmir (Live from Celebration Day)
Led Zeppelin
1975 hard rock 196M views
Shooting Star 6:18
Shooting Star
Bad Company
1975 hard rock 47M views
Rock And Roll All Nite 4:02
Rock And Roll All Nite
Kiss
1975 hard rock 45M views
Sweet Emotion 4:41
Sweet Emotion
Aerosmith
1975 hard rock 42M views
Welcome to My Nightmare 4:08
Welcome to My Nightmare
Alice Cooper
1975 hard rock 3M views
Slow Ride 8:15
Slow Ride
Foghat
1975 hard rock 2M views

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