ROCK究竟是什么，是一种精神，一种生活的态度，一种真实的行为，一种忘我的境界，一种想要超脱自我的自由。ROCK究竟是什么，每个人都有自己的定义，和为之付出的行动。因为喜欢。
另类，疯狂，重金属，尖叫，呐喊，充斥着每个热爱ROCK的人。无论男女老少都会被它的真实所吸引，在这里挥洒着年轻汗水的时代，表达着最真挚的自我，对美好未来的憧憬，对现实生活的不满，完全在ROCK中得到体现，因为它可以让我们忘却痛苦，让我们完全沉浸在另一个世界，因为有了它，所以世界变的丰富多彩，因为有了它，我们可以尽情的享受我们年轻的青春。表达我们最真挚的情感！因为喜欢，所以我要全世界！
ROCK不是大喊大叫,ROCK不是另类,ROCK不是流行,ROCK不是矫揉造作,ROCK不是长发吉他加架子鼓,ROCK更不是一个沙嗓子!
ROCK是一种音乐形式,下可使平民娱乐休闲,上可进入艺术殿堂.
ROCK不似流行歌的疯狂,却让你从内心为之震撼.ROCK不是无理由的喜欢,而是因为喜欢听,喜欢听这样的一种声音而经常会听类似的声音.
下面是ROCK MUSIC的几个特点:
忙的时候,我甚至忘记去听ROCK,这对于流行来说是不可想象的.
听了多年了一首ROCK,如今听起来仍然让我感觉非常动听,而非厌倦.
大喊大叫说自己是摇滚的,一般是流行,最好也是伪摇.
摇滚不是DJ,许多的中国人无法分辨ROCK与DJ的区别,这也正是中国没有摇滚的土壤.
台湾没有摇滚,香港更没有,至少目前没有.内地的摇滚水平比欧美要晚许多年,至于多少年,我没有考证,或是十五年或是三十年.
听摇滚建议在16或18岁以上听,听摇滚是需要人生阅历的.
另外,诸多的摇滚乐队涉及吸毒妓女,没有一个正确的心态,很难不会被误导.大多时候我们对他们的这种行为表示沉默,但我们必须洁身自好.这
并不矛盾,每个人都有每个人的自由.
现在的年轻人都喜欢时尚和另类,其实,这也是一种很普通的追求,没有任何个性.
ROCKER们的个性表现在:ROCK是内在的,而非外表.
用心听了一部分歌,不一定多,但都有内心的感触.有渊博的知识,如:史学地理学文学 博古通今自然是个性最强的!!
摇滚了,不是颓废的生活,有积极的人生态度,听摇滚甚至是为了给人生充电的一种方式.
摇滚并不神圣,个人认为没有交响乐和京剧好,别的不清楚,因为我接触的音乐形式很少.
摇滚的大致类型简介：
Heavy Metal(重金属摇滚)
重金属音乐主要在表现乐手本身的音乐技巧，编曲总是特别的长。此类音乐重视音乐本身的创
作，所以整张专辑通常不只是一首主打歌。主要艺人包括有Led Zeppelin、Deep Purple、Black
Sabbat等
Folk Rock(谣摇滚)
民谣摇滚（FolkRock）——与其他各种类型的摇滚乐最大的不同点是：民谣摇滚有一个诞生纪念日，那是1965年的夏天，鲍布狄在纽保特民谣节的表演中，首次放弃了空心吉他，而以电吉他代替伴奏，他是被台下的观众虚下台去的，因为对于只欣赏纯净的民歌的观众来说，电吉他是太大逆不道了。想要用定义来解说民谣摇滚是很困难的，因为它并没有什么固定的节拍或形态。他们多半把他们唱出的歌，看成一种工具，用来检验人生百态。他们在歌曲中，诉说自己的经验，表达自己的感情，描绘自己的感情，歌词中内容转换，而曲子则大都较为柔缓
Grunge Rock(垃圾摇滚)
垃圾摇滚的音乐总是散发出青春的活力，再加上被扭曲的吉他演奏，吸引了不少的年轻人。
而这种乐风也启发了后来punk的热潮，期音乐表现也影响到一些90年代的超级摇滚乐团。垃圾摇
滚的代表有：Nirvana、Vilvet Underground、Iggy Pop、MC5、The Stooges等。
Progressive Rock(前卫摇滚)
前卫摇滚在60年代到70年代就开始发展。它是属于试验性质的音乐。编曲较复杂，乐曲也较
长。另一个特色就是他喜好用许多先进的电子乐器所做出来的特效。主要艺人有:King Crimson、
Rush、Yes、Eloy等。
Psychedelity(嗑药摇滚)
60年末期到70年代初期流行了一振嗑药风，同时音乐也跟着掀起一阵子的迷幻风潮，此时期的
音乐有浓浓的宗教色彩，音乐创作也特别注重在精神和性方面。此时的乐团喜欢用自己独特令类的
怪名称当作团名。他们希望使人们相信他们的人生哲学。代表乐团有pink Floyd、T2、Van Der
Graaf、Generator、The Electric Toilet、Syd Barret
Punk(朋克摇滚)
70年代末期在英国出现了一种充满了当时年轻人的叛逆文化，广受当时的年轻人的欢迎。但说
实在的，当时的朋克音乐实在只有暴力，愤怒，没什么深度，而且每一首歌都非常短，也十分简
单。但朋克摇滚也可说是许多音乐的先驱，要是没有它，可能也没有Hardcore、Thrash、Goth等曲
风了。代表乐团有:The Clash、Sex Pistols、The Ramones 还有我最爱的GREEN DAY！
Hardcore(极端朋克)
这种朋克可以说是极端的摇滚乐，主唱一劲爆的嗓音与强劲的节奏，再加上80年代的金属音乐
风，让Hardcore受到大家的接受与喜爱。主要的乐团有；Dead Kennedys、The Hard One、
DOA、等。
Thrash(鞭击金属)
这种音乐是在朋克音乐之后演变成包含更劲爆编曲再加上让人亢奋的吉他Solo与重复的强烈编
辑金属的主要架构。代表乐团有Anthrax、Testament。
Speed Metal(疾速金属)
Speed Metal可以算是在鞭击金属雨衣些注重吉他摇滚之间的音乐风格，虽然他本身的音乐并不
像Thrash一样极端，但歌曲经常会利用2个主音吉他手弹奏一段很快的Solo，经常令人陶醉。主要的乐团有:Cacophony、Racer X、Rage。
Death Metal(死金属摇滚)
这种音乐是比鞭击金属还要极端的音乐，节奏快速，但歌词含浑，听起来好像含着水在唱歌。
死金属的音乐特色在其音乐意识型态上，例如对于死亡的崇拜、强暴、死尸的变态的主题。主要的
乐团有:Six Feet Under等。
OBEY RANIT 14:34 2007-9-5
下面是转自shalosya的一篇文章,有类似看法.
PS;保留下面的英文,我没有看,有时间再来修订.
摇滚到底是什么?不同的人有不同的见解.有人说摇滚就是一种年青人喜欢的
很吵的音乐;有人说摇滚就是一种资本主义社会中很流行的音乐;有人说摇滚就
是一种很酷的让人听了很想发泄出来的暴力音乐……说句实话,这个概念我都不是很能讲清楚讲明
白.但是庄子说过：鱼儿并不知道水的存在，人们不知道什么是“道”。所以我也就心安理得的不知道
什么是摇滚.可是我又很想为我钟爱的音乐辩护. 大多数摇滚都很吵,但是大多数吵闹的音乐不是摇
滚. 为什么要做的这么吵呢？我认为这是生命力旺盛的表现,是要表达用浅吟低唱无法表达的感情。
有些摇滚艺人吸毒斗殴,他们都是流氓吗? 我不否认那些不健康的现象,但那绝不是摇滚人士的共同
点和必然选择.如果你参加摇滚演唱会就会发现那些外表古怪的小伙子是爱好和平的.还有更多的摇
滚听众没有什么穿着上的特点，在大街上你分辨不出来，也许只是一个忧郁的学生。摇滚是一种很
酷的音乐吗?摇滚是很酷,但是除了酷它还有其他的一些东西.而我对此只想说一句话:摇滚音乐是摇
滚的肉体,而摇滚精神才是摇滚的灵魂,这种精神就是一种揭示真相的精神.更重要的是它不会强迫你
接受它的观点,只是还你一个真相.希望每个人都能尽自己的一份力.
总之, 摇滚不是吵闹,是释放自己和乐趣! 摇滚（Rock）的本意是“岩石”，关于它的起源,比较正统
的说法是由于西方资本主义文明的腐朽,人们对现实不满又无法宣泄而产生。但是我的粗浅认识是
这是流行音乐发展的一个必由阶段：我们熟悉的流行歌曲大部分是些情歌什么的,这些歌曲十分重
视旋律性,事实上大部分歌曲只有精致细腻的旋律而无内容,这些旋律虽美,但是听多了难免让人烦,
于是人们期望能有一种超越旋律束缚,能表现内容的音乐,摇滚乐就孕育而生.比如摇滚乐的主要表现
手法,比如“噪音”，“失真”都是在故意的打破旋律.当然摇滚经过了几十年的发展,也出现了滑坡的想
象.现在的摇滚音乐越来越崇尚个性,曲调刺耳,内容怪异,照我看来就是用前卫来掩饰自己的浅薄。

ROCK处处在我们的生活，它看似音乐，看似疯狂，其实，它是社会和我们的一分子而已。

I Introduction

Rock Music, group of related music styles that have dominated popular music in the West since about 1955. Rock music began in the United States, but it has influenced and in turn been shaped by a broad field of cultures and musical traditions, including gospel music, the blues, country-and-western music, classical music (see Music, Western), folk music, electronic music, and the popular music of Asia, Africa, and Latin America (see Worldbeat). In addition to its use as a broad designation, the term rock music commonly refers to music styles after 1959 predominantly influenced by white musicians. Other major rock-music styles include rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll), the first genre of the music; and rhythm-and-blues music (R&B), influenced mainly by black American musicians (see African American Music). Each of these major genres encompasses a variety of substyles, such as heavy metal, punk, alternative, and grunge. While innovations in rock music have often occurred in regional centers—such as New York City; Kingston, Jamaica; and Liverpool, England—the influence of rock music is now felt worldwide.

II Musical Elements

The central musical instrument in most kinds of rock music is the electric guitar. Important figures in the history of this instrument include jazz musician Charlie Christian, who in the late 1930s was one of the first to play the amplified guitar as a solo instrument; Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker, the first blues musician to record with an amplified guitar (1942); Leo Fender, who in 1948 introduced the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar; and Les Paul, who popularized the instrument in the early 1950s with a series of technologically innovative recordings. Rock-and-roll guitarist Chuck Berry established a style of playing in the late 1950s that remains a great influence on rock music. Beginning in the late 1960s a new generation of rock guitarists, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Carlos Santana, experimented with amplification, feedback (a type of electronic sound distortion), and various electronic devices, extending the musical potential of the instrument.

Other instruments commonly used in rock music include the electric bass guitar (introduced by Fender in 1951); keyboard instruments such as the electric piano, organ, and synthesizer; and the drum set, an African American innovation that came into rock music from jazz and R&B music. Instruments that play important roles in certain rock-music genres include the saxophone—prominent in jazz-rock and soul music—and a wide assortment of traditional instruments used in worldbeat music. The microphone also functions as a musical instrument for many rock singers, who rely upon the amplification and various effects (such as echo) obtainable through electronic means.

Rock music also shares more complex technical aspects. Most rock music is based on the same harmonies as Western music, especially the chords known as tonic, subdominant, and dominant (see Harmony: Functional Chord Names). The chord progression (series of chords) known as the 12-bar blues is based on these chords and has figured prominently in certain styles, especially rock and roll, soul music, and southern rock. Other common harmonic devices include the use of a drone, or pedal point (a single pitch sustained through a progression of chords), and the parallel movement of chords, derived from a technique on the electric guitar known as bar-chording. Many elements of African American music have been a continuing source of influence on rock music. These characteristics include riffs (repeated patterns), backbeats (emphasizing the second and fourth beats of each measure; see Musical Rhythm: Pulse and Meter), call-and-response patterns, blue notes (the use of certain bent-sounding pitches, especially those related to the third and fifth degrees of a musical scale), and dense buzzy-sounding timbres, or tone colors.

The musical form of rock music varies. Rock and roll of the late 1950s relied heavily upon 12-bar blues and 32-bar song forms. Some rock bands of the late 1960s experimented with more flexible, open-ended forms, and some rock bands of the 1970s developed suite forms derived from classical music. Another important formal development in rock music has been the so-called concept album, a succession of musical pieces tied together by a loose narrative theme.

Much rock music is performed at high volume levels, so the music has been closely tied to developments in electronic technology. Rock musicians have pioneered new studio recording techniques, such as multi-tracking—a process of recording different song segments at different times and layering them on top of one another—and digital sampling, the reproduction by a computer of the patterns of a particular sound. Rock concerts, typically huge events involving thousands of audience members, often feature high-tech theatrical stage effects, including synchronized lighting.

Rock music is a genre of popular music with a prominent vocal melody, accompanied by electric guitar, bass guitar, and drums. Many styles of rock music also use keyboard instruments such as organ, piano, mellotron, and synthesizers. Other instruments sometimes utilized in rock include saxophone, harmonica, violin, flute, French horn, banjo, melodica, and timpani. Also, less common stringed instruments such as mandolin and sitar are used. Rock music usually has a strong back beat, and often revolves around the guitar, either solid electric, hollow electric, or acoustic.

Rock music has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly, which evolved from blues, country music and other influences. According to Allmusic, "In its purest form, Rock & Roll has three chords, a strong, insistent back beat, and a catchy melody. Early rock & roll drew from a variety of sources, primarily blues, R&B, and country, but also gospel, traditional pop, jazz, and folk. All of these influences combined in a simple, blues-based song structure that was fast, danceable, and catchy."[1]

In the late 1960s, rock music was blended with folk music to create folk rock, blues to create blues-rock and with jazz, to create jazz-rock fusion, and without a time signature to create psychedelic rock. In the 1970s, rock incorporated influences from soul, funk, and latin music. Also in the 1970s, rock developed a number of subgenres, such as soft rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and punk rock. Rock subgenres that emerged in the 1980s included New Wave, hardcore punk and alternative rock. In the 1990s, rock subgenres included grunge, Britpop, indie rock, and nu metal.

A group of musicians specializing in rock music is called a rock band or rock group. Many rock groups consist of a guitarist, lead singer, bass guitarist, and a drummer, forming a quartet. Some groups omit one or more of these roles and/or utilize a lead singer who plays an instrument while singing, sometimes forming a trio or duo; others include additional musicians such as one or two rhythm guitarists and/or a keyboardist. More rarely, groups also utilize stringed instruments such as violins or cellos, and/or horns like saxophones, trumpets or trombones.