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| name = Dance-rock
| name = Dance-rock
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Post-disco]]|[[pop rock]]|[[post-punk]]|[[Philadelphia soul]]|[[dance music|dance]]|[[rhythm and blues]]}}
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Post-disco]]|[[pop rock]]|[[post-punk]]|[[Philadelphia soul]]|[[dance music|dance]]|[[rhythm and blues]]}}
| cultural_origins = Late 1970s – early 1980s, United States and United Kingdom
| cultural_origins = Late 1970s – early 1980s
| instruments = {{hlist|[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]]|[[bass guitar]]|[[electric guitar]]|[[drum machine]]|[[drums]]|[[synthesizer]]|[[electronic drums]]|[[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]|[[Music sequencer|sequencer]]|[[vocals]]|[[vocoder]]|[[Talk box|talkbox]]}}
| instruments = {{hlist|[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]]|[[bass guitar]]|[[electric guitar]]|[[drum machine]]|[[drums]]|[[synthesizer]]|[[electronic drums]]|[[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]|[[Music sequencer|sequencer]]|[[vocals]]|[[vocoder]]|[[Talk box|talkbox]]}}
| derivatives = {{hlist|[[Alternative dance]]|[[grebo (music)|grebo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/dudes-ludes-15-bands-named-after-drugs-arent-weed-210345 |title=Dudes on 'ludes: 15 bands named after drugs that aren't weed |last=Modell |first=Josh |publisher=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>|[[Minneapolis sound]]}}
| derivatives = {{hlist|[[Alternative dance]]|[[grebo (music)|grebo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/dudes-ludes-15-bands-named-after-drugs-arent-weed-210345 |title=Dudes on 'ludes: 15 bands named after drugs that aren't weed |last=Modell |first=Josh |date=13 October 2014 |publisher=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref>|[[Minneapolis sound]]}}
| subgenrelist =
| subgenrelist =
| subgenres =
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* [[electronic rock]]
* [[electronic rock]]
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'''Dance-rock''' is a disco/dance-infused genre of rock music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/dance-rock-ma0000012069|title=Dance-Rock Music Genre Overview|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> It is a [[post-disco]] genre connected with [[pop rock]] and [[post-punk]] with fewer [[rhythm and blues]] influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both [[punk rock|punk]] and [[disco]].<ref name=Bill/>
'''Dance-rock''' is a [[Dance music|dance]]-[[Fusion genre|infused]] genre of [[rock music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/dance-rock-ma0000012069|title=Dance-Rock Music Genre Overview|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> It is a [[post-disco]] genre connected with [[pop rock]] and [[post-punk]] with fewer [[rhythm and blues]] influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both [[punk rock|punk]] and disco.<ref name=Bill/>


Examples of early dance-rock include [[Pink Floyd]]'s [[Run Like Hell]], [[Gina X Performance|Gina X]]'s "No G.D.M.",<ref>{{cite journal|year=2002|journal=[[The Fader]]|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=Y2-fAAAAMAAJ&q=No+GDM+gina+X++post-disco+++The+Fader&dq=No+GDM+gina+X++post-disco+++The+Fader |title=The Fader, Issues 14-15|quote=[the] classic post-disco track "No GDM" by Gina X|page=38|publisher = Fader, Incorporated}}</ref> [[Russ Ballard]]'s "On the Rebound",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/barnet-dogs-mw0000855726|website=AlMusic.com|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> artists such as [[Arthur Russell (musician)|Dinosaur L]], [[Liquid Liquid]] and [[Polyrock]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Fink|first=Robert|year=2005|title=Repeating Ourselves: American Minimal Music As Cultural Practice|url=https://archive.org/details/repeatingourselv0054fink|url-access=registration|publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/repeatingourselv0054fink/page/26 26]|isbn=978-0-520-24550-1}}</ref> and the compilation album ''[[Disco Not Disco]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r560174|pure_url=yes}} |title=Disco Not Disco (2000)|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2009-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Battaglia|first=Andy|year=2008|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11055-disco-not-disco-post-punk-electro-leftfield-disco-classics-1974-1986|title=Album Reviews: ''VA - Disco Not Disco (Post-Punk, Electro & Leftfield Disco Classics)''|access-date=2009-08-13}}</ref>
Examples of early dance-rock include [[Gina X Performance|Gina X]]'s "No G.D.M.",<ref>{{cite journal|year=2002|journal=[[The Fader]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y2-fAAAAMAAJ&q=No+GDM+gina+X++post-disco+++The+Fader |title=The Fader, Issues 14-15|quote=[the] classic post-disco track "No GDM" by Gina X|page=38|publisher = Fader, Incorporated}}</ref> [[Russ Ballard]]'s "On the Rebound",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Erlewine|first1=Stephen Thomas|title=AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/barnet-dogs-mw0000855726|website=AlMusic.com|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> artists such as [[Arthur Russell (musician)|Dinosaur L]], [[Liquid Liquid]] and [[Polyrock]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Fink|first=Robert|year=2005|title=Repeating Ourselves: American Minimal Music As Cultural Practice|url=https://archive.org/details/repeatingourselv0054fink|url-access=registration|publisher=University of California Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/repeatingourselv0054fink/page/26 26]|isbn=978-0-520-24550-1}}</ref> and the compilation album ''[[Disco Not Disco]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r560174|pure_url=yes}} |title=Disco Not Disco (2000)|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=10 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Battaglia|first=Andy|year=2008|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11055-disco-not-disco-post-punk-electro-leftfield-disco-classics-1974-1986|title=Album Reviews: ''VA - Disco Not Disco (Post-Punk, Electro & Leftfield Disco Classics)''|access-date=13 August 2009}}</ref>


==Definitions==
==Definitions==
Michael Campbell, in his book ''Popular Music in America'', defines the genre as "post-punk/post-disco fusion". Campbell also cited [[Robert Christgau]], who described dance-oriented rock (or DOR) as an umbrella term used by various DJs in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Campbell|first=Michael|year=2008|title=Popular Music in America: And the Beat Goes On|publisher=Cengage Learning|page=359|isbn=978-0-495-50530-3}}</ref>
[[Michael Campbell (pianist and author)|Michael Campbell]], in his book ''Popular Music in America'', defines the genre as "post-punk/post-disco fusion". Campbell also cited [[Robert Christgau]], who described dance-oriented rock (or DOR) as an umbrella term used by various DJs in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Campbell|first=Michael|year=2008|title=Popular Music in America: And the Beat Goes On|publisher=Cengage Learning|page=359|isbn=978-0-495-50530-3}}</ref>


However, [[AllMusic]] defines "dance-rock" as 1980s and 1990s music practiced by rock musicians, influenced by [[Philadelphia soul|Philly soul]], disco and funk, fusing those styles with rock and dance. Artists like [[the Rolling Stones]], [[David Bowie]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Simple Minds]], [[INXS]], [[Eurythmics]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[the Clash]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and [[Devo]] belong, according to AllMusic, to this genre. Dance-rock embraces some experimental funk acts like [[A Certain Ratio]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]], and also mainstream musicians, for example [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], [[Billy Idol]] and [[Hall & Oates]].<ref name=Bill>{{cite magazine|date=19 Jun 1982|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=The Music Steps Beyond Disco: Where The Beat Meets The Street/Danceable Rock Generates First Bevy of Crossover Stars|issue=94|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
However, [[AllMusic]] defines "dance-rock" as 1980s and 1990s music practiced by rock musicians, influenced by [[Philadelphia soul|Philly soul]], disco and funk, fusing those styles with rock and dance. Artists like [[the Rolling Stones]], [[David Bowie]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Simple Minds]], [[INXS]], [[Eurythmics]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[the Clash]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and [[Devo]] belong, according to AllMusic, to this genre. Dance-rock embraces some experimental funk acts like [[A Certain Ratio]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]], and also mainstream musicians, for example [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], [[Billy Idol]] and [[Hall & Oates]].<ref name=Bill>{{cite magazine|date=19 June 1982|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=The Music Steps Beyond Disco: Where The Beat Meets The Street/Danceable Rock Generates First Bevy of Crossover Stars|issue=94|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Despite predictions that rock music would replace disco in the dance clubs, a mix of post-disco, post-punk and [[New wave music|new wave]] took its place instead. The first wave of artists arrived with [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[the Human League]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Tom Tom Club]] (consisting of two members from [[Talking Heads]]) and [[Devo]], followed by [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall & John Oates]], [[Thompson Twins]], [[Haircut One Hundred|Haircut 100]], [[ABC (band)|ABC]], [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Spandau Ballet]].<ref name=Bill/> The scene also produced many crossovers, including [[Kraftwerk]] getting [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] audiences with their 1981 influential album ''[[Computer World]]'', which paved the way for [[Afrika Bambaataa]]'s "[[Planet Rock (song)|Planet Rock]]"<ref>[https://www.spin.com/2012/12/kraftwerk-lawsuit-germany-planet-rock/ Kraftwerk Win Bizarre Sampling Lawsuit in Germany: ‘Planet Rock’ for All|SPIN]</ref> and [[electro (music)|electro]] in general. Reinstated interest in dance-rock and post-disco caused popularity of 12-inch singles and EPs around that era.<ref name=Bill/><ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/computer-world-japan-bonus-track-r11204 ''Computer World ''(1981)] by Krafwerk. Review. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22-12-2011.</ref>
Despite predictions that rock music would replace disco in the dance clubs, a mix of post-disco, post-punk and [[New wave music|new wave]] took its place instead. The first wave of artists arrived with [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[the Human League]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Tom Tom Club]] (consisting of two members from [[Talking Heads]]) and [[Devo]], followed by [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall & John Oates]], [[Thompson Twins]], [[Haircut One Hundred|Haircut 100]], [[ABC (band)|ABC]], [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Spandau Ballet]].<ref name=Bill/> The scene also produced many crossovers, including [[Kraftwerk]] getting [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] audiences with their 1981 influential album ''[[Computer World]]'', which paved the way for [[Afrika Bambaataa]]'s "[[Planet Rock (song)|Planet Rock]]"<ref>[https://www.spin.com/2012/12/kraftwerk-lawsuit-germany-planet-rock/ Kraftwerk Win Bizarre Sampling Lawsuit in Germany: ‘Planet Rock’ for All|SPIN]</ref> and [[electro (music)|electro]] in general. Reinstated interest in dance-rock and post-disco caused popularity of 12-inch singles and EPs around that era.<ref name=Bill/><ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/computer-world-japan-bonus-track-r11204 ''Computer World ''(1981)] by Krafwerk. Review. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 December 2011.</ref>


Key influences of the genre include [[New Romanticism|New Romantic]] [[synthpop]] acts [[Human League]] and [[Spandau Ballet]] while, according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', the pivotal record of the genre is Human League's "[[Don't You Want Me]]".
Key influences of the genre include [[New Romanticism|New Romantic]] [[synthpop]] acts [[Human League]] and [[Spandau Ballet]] while, according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', the pivotal record of the genre is Human League's "[[Don't You Want Me]]".
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
This kind of dance-rock influenced such [[alternative rock]] acts such as [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]], [[No Doubt]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Scissor Sisters]],<ref name=DanceRock>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=explore|id=style/d13748|pure_url=yes}}|title=Explore music... Genre: Dance-Rock|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=2009-08-12}}</ref> [[Young Love (band)|Young Love]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Kasabian]] and [[the Killers]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Paoletta|first=Michael|date=December 25, 2004|journal=Billboard Magazine|title=Music [Dance]: Mash-Ups, Dance-Rock Lead Breakthroughs|page=38|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
This kind of dance-rock influenced such [[alternative rock]] acts such as [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]], [[No Doubt]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Scissor Sisters]],<ref name=DanceRock>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=explore|id=style/d13748|pure_url=yes}}|title=Explore music... Genre: Dance-Rock|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=12 August 2009}}</ref> [[Young Love (band)|Young Love]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]], [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Kasabian]] and [[the Killers]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Paoletta|first=Michael|date=25 December 2004|journal=Billboard Magazine|title=Music [Dance]: Mash-Ups, Dance-Rock Lead Breakthroughs|page=38|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 23 April 2024

Dance-rock is a dance-infused genre of rock music.[2] It is a post-disco genre connected with pop rock and post-punk with fewer rhythm and blues influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both punk and disco.[3]

Examples of early dance-rock include Gina X's "No G.D.M.",[4] Russ Ballard's "On the Rebound",[5] artists such as Dinosaur L, Liquid Liquid and Polyrock,[6] and the compilation album Disco Not Disco.[7][8]

Definitions[edit]

Michael Campbell, in his book Popular Music in America, defines the genre as "post-punk/post-disco fusion". Campbell also cited Robert Christgau, who described dance-oriented rock (or DOR) as an umbrella term used by various DJs in the 1980s.[9]

However, AllMusic defines "dance-rock" as 1980s and 1990s music practiced by rock musicians, influenced by Philly soul, disco and funk, fusing those styles with rock and dance. Artists like the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Simple Minds, INXS, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, the Clash, New Order and Devo belong, according to AllMusic, to this genre. Dance-rock embraces some experimental funk acts like A Certain Ratio, Gang of Four, and also mainstream musicians, for example Robert Palmer, Billy Idol and Hall & Oates.[3]

History[edit]

Despite predictions that rock music would replace disco in the dance clubs, a mix of post-disco, post-punk and new wave took its place instead. The first wave of artists arrived with New Order, Prince, the Human League, Blondie, Tom Tom Club (consisting of two members from Talking Heads) and Devo, followed by Daryl Hall & John Oates, Thompson Twins, Haircut 100, ABC, Depeche Mode and Spandau Ballet.[3] The scene also produced many crossovers, including Kraftwerk getting R&B audiences with their 1981 influential album Computer World, which paved the way for Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock"[10] and electro in general. Reinstated interest in dance-rock and post-disco caused popularity of 12-inch singles and EPs around that era.[3][11]

Key influences of the genre include New Romantic synthpop acts Human League and Spandau Ballet while, according to Billboard, the pivotal record of the genre is Human League's "Don't You Want Me".

Arthur Baker argued that synthesizers helped to shape the new music: "I'm into synthesizers right now. The options are limitless. It cuts costs and gives you more ultimate control, but it doesn't sound made up. It still has a human feel", while the sound, composed of electronic Eurodisco influences, was generally regarded as "cold, anti-human and mechanical."[3]

Legacy[edit]

This kind of dance-rock influenced such alternative rock acts such as Garbage, No Doubt, Robbie Williams, Scissor Sisters,[12] Young Love, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian and the Killers.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Modell, Josh (13 October 2014). "Dudes on 'ludes: 15 bands named after drugs that aren't weed". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Dance-Rock Music Genre Overview". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The Music Steps Beyond Disco: Where The Beat Meets The Street/Danceable Rock Generates First Bevy of Crossover Stars". Billboard. No. 94. 19 June 1982. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "The Fader, Issues 14-15". The Fader. Fader, Incorporated: 38. 2002. [the] classic post-disco track "No GDM" by Gina X
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AlMusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ Fink, Robert (2005). Repeating Ourselves: American Minimal Music As Cultural Practice. University of California Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-520-24550-1.
  7. ^ "Disco Not Disco (2000)". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  8. ^ Battaglia, Andy (2008). "Album Reviews: VA - Disco Not Disco (Post-Punk, Electro & Leftfield Disco Classics)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  9. ^ Campbell, Michael (2008). Popular Music in America: And the Beat Goes On. Cengage Learning. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-495-50530-3.
  10. ^ Kraftwerk Win Bizarre Sampling Lawsuit in Germany: ‘Planet Rock’ for All|SPIN
  11. ^ Computer World (1981) by Krafwerk. Review. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Explore music... Genre: Dance-Rock". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  13. ^ Paoletta, Michael (25 December 2004). "Music [Dance]: Mash-Ups, Dance-Rock Lead Breakthroughs". Billboard Magazine: 38. ISSN 0006-2510.