British Rock Bands

Rock music has gained fame from the last 50 years and is the most heard style of music by many across the world. It originated in the 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, blues and country music styles and then merged a few notes from folk, jazz and classical music. There are many instruments used in a rock band but the basic melodies comprise the guitar (electric and base), the drums and a piano or a keyboard. Rock music consists of a mixture of many tunes and sounds, thus they use many regional instruments like the saxophone, tablas, harmonica, etc. for variations. There are many different types of rock music such as soft rock, heavy metal, hard rock, progressive and punk rock. These styles came out in the 1970s when rock music gained a roll of fame. Many rock bands back then became legends and are still considered the best in rock music because of their soul touching lyrics accompanied with the best instrumentals. These bands emerged from all over the world. British rock bands dominated this industry and were some of the most wanted. So read on to find out which British rock bands were the best in their times.

List of British Rock Bands

This list starts with the different styles of British rock music and has gained publicity since the emergence of this music. Read on to know all the various rock styles and the British rock bands associated with them.

British Rock and Roll Bands
When the British Invasion occurred in 1964, many British classic rock bands emerged and came out to express their views in the form of rock styles of music. Today, they are known as rock and roll legends and are anthems in the music industry. These singers and musicians are considered Gods of music for their ultimate contribution to rock music. Some such British rock bands of the 60s are mentioned below so take a look.

• The Beatles
• The Stones
• Animals
• The Dave Clark Five
• Herman's Hermits
• The Hollies
• Them
• The Zombies
• Ray Davies' Kinks
• The Yardbirds
• The Who
• The Small Faces

British Punk Rock Bands
This rock style developed in the 1970s and was originated in the United States. It was called garage rock at that time and then came to be known as punk rock. They created fast and hard-edged music with short songs and aggressive sounds. The music was commonly composed by the bands themselves and soon became a major international phenomenon with millions of youngsters following it. Given below are some British rock bands of the 70s and till date which made the punk revolution.

• Chelsea
• The Clash
• Bus Station Loonies
• The Business
• Action Pact
• Adam and the Ants
• The Adicts
• The Adverts
• Desperate Bicycles
• Dirt
• Eddie and the Hot Rods
• GBH
• London
• Penetration
• Purple Hearts
• Skrewdriver
• Towers Of London
• UK Subs
• Vice Squad

British Alternative Rock Bands
This style of rock music emerged in the 1980s and some of the best British rock bands of the 90s also took root from this era. Alternative rock music had and even today has many variations from the punk rock style of music. It is a step further than punk rock and was made international by record dealers when they realized the importance of rock music. Today there are many alternative rock bands which emerged from the British but are America influenced in their music. These were some British rock bands of the 80's which gained popularity. Mentioned below are the names of such alternative rock bands from British.

• Airhead
• Angelfish
• Breathless
• Brigade
• Angelica
• Cable
• East Village
• Halo
• King Adora
• Quintessence
• Witness
• Yachts
• Young Guns
• Shrug
• The Silencers
• Arrows
• Doves
• Momento Mori UK

Famous British Rock Bands
With the above mentioned British rock bands from the 60s to the 90s there are some bands which are evergreen in the history of rock music. These names also came from Britain but created a global audience and are still known to be the best rock composing bands. They are as follows.

• Led Zepplin
• Pink Floyd
• Queen
• The Rolling Stones
• Black Sabbath
• Def Leppard
• Coldplay
• The Mekons
• Roxy Music
• The Smiths
• The Gang of Four
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Genesis
• Emerson, Lake and Palmer
• Radiohead
• The Who

British rock bands are some of the very well-known and familiar rock bands in the music industry. I hope you came across some of your favorite bands while going through this article and if you have any more in mind, feel free to add them to the list!