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