Beat Music (60s) | Evolution Of Genré

Although the 50's had a light growth in musical diversity, I think it were the 60's that lead to a stylistic explosion in the western hemisphere. Until the 50's it was quite easy to determine origin, location & nature of a genre, whereas the 60's started to become confusing with overlapping and mutually influencing genres and style-variations. In terms of this background, it seems a bit complex to get a clearer overview of what evolved and actually happened in music... Read more
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Merseybeat (UK Beatles Sound) | Evolution Of Genré

The Beatles' career is a brilliant exemplar for what went on widely. While England had an Instro-music overload, "The Beatles" and compareable groups built a counterpart, the so-called Merseybeat. You will automatically associate it with "The Beatles" once you hear it. If you love them like me, it's probably a pleasure to know that there are a lot of bands with a similar sound. However, Merseybeat started as a magazine for the Liverpool (since the late 50's the second largest pool for music besides London) music scene and later became a synonym of this specific sound... Read more
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