Experimental rock

Experimental rock
Other names
  • Avant-rock
  • avant-garde rock
  • avant-garde rock and roll (early)
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins1960s; United States and United Kingdom
Derivative forms
Subgenres
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Experimental rock (originally known as avant-garde rock or avant-rock) is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the 1960s. The genre emphasizes innovation over commercial appeal, incorporating influences and ideas lifted from avant-garde music through traditional rock music instrumentation. It is primarily characterized by its use of unconventional song structures, musical techniques, rhythms and lyricism, usually deemed challenging, difficult, inaccessible or underground.

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