Di nuovo la suddivisione in generi (ancor più discutibile del decennio precedente
):
country-rock: Robbie Basho, Sandy Bull, Bob Dylan, Eagles, John Fahey
folk-rock: John Martyn, Penguin Cafè Orchestra, Roy Harper
jazz-rock: Jeff Beck, Chicago, Santana
blues-rock: John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, ZZTop
roots-rock: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dire Straits
reggae: Bob Marley
reggae-rock: Police
funk: George Clinton, Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder
ska: Madness
hard rock/AOR: AC/DC, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Boston, Deep Purple, Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Motorhead, Rainbow, Ufo, Van Halen.
progressive: Alan Parsons Project, Aphrodite's Child, Camel, Colosseum, Elp, Family, Genesis, Gentle Giant, Gong, Jethro Tull, Kansas, King Crimson, Magma, Pink Floyd, Rush, Supertramp, Traffic, Van der Graaf Generator, Yes. italiani: Pfm, Banco, Alan Sorrenti, Goblin, Area
canterbury: Caravan, Soft Machine, Henry Cow, Mike Oldfield, Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt
free: Third Ear Band
cantautori: Syd Barrett, Tim Buckley, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Peter Green, Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, Nico, Tom Petty, Lou Reed, Todd Rundgren,
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Warren Zevon
rock sudista: Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hampton Grease Band, Outlaws, Wet Willie, Grinderswitch, Marshall Tucker Band.
glam: David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Roxy Music, Queen, T-Rex
ambient: Brian Eno, Harold Budd
kraut rock: Amon Duul, Can, Faust, Kraftwerk, Michael Hoenig, Neu, Popol Vuh, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream
proto-punk: New York Dolls, Stooges
punk: Clash, Fall, Germs, Ramones, Sex Pistols
post punk: Cure, James Chance & the Contortions, Pop Group, Public Image Ltd, Wire
discomusic: Bee Gees, Blondie
new wave: Cars, Kevin Coyne, Chrome, Devo, Feelies, Joy Division, Pere Ubu, Residents, Patti Smith, Suicide, Talking Heads, Television
american graffiti: Fleshtones, Cramps
industrial: Throbbing Gristle
rock celtico: Alan Stivell, Clannad, Budgie, Horslips
new age: Stephan Micus, Vangelis
sperimentalismo: Biota, John Cale, Taj Mahal Travellers, This Heat, Frank Zappa
sincretismo: Hawkwind
musica sintetica: Jean Michel Jarre
reduci: Rolling Stones, Who, Doors...gli ex delle band già scioltesi (Beatles, Byrds, Cream, Yardbirds ecc)...
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(Albornoz)
el saòn no’l sa gnente, l’inteligente el sa poco, l’ignorante el sa tanto, el mona el sa tuto!