| The genre was called the new wave genre, when | | | | development in the next decade. |
| the rock music took a new turn and after that | | | | |
| experimental rock music came into being in | | | | The 1980's were the growing period of the |
| 1980's. This was the time, when various rock | | | | underground music and thus the growth of the |
| bands started using synthesizers purposefully | | | | rock synthesizers, which resulted in |
| in modern rock music. And thus rock | | | | increased use of the synths by more and more |
| synthesizers became popular gradually since | | | | bands. Infact, many artists began to be known |
| then. But there was a time when, synthesizers | | | | as synth rock artists. This is the same |
| were doing well mainly with the pop music, | | | | period that added new style and genres to the |
| popularized by new wave leaders like Devo, | | | | rock music, such as Goth rock and new wave. |
| The Buggles, and Gary Numan. | | | | Or it can be said that it was the period that |
| | | | gave birth to new experimentations with help |
| To get hold of the rock synthesizers, it is | | | | of the synth rocks and thus experimental rock |
| essential to know the base and a bit | | | | music came into being. |
| background of it. It was Robert Moog, who | | | | |
| introduced the musician with a new world of | | | | Experimental music means a new kind of sound |
| unknown sounds with the invention of | | | | emerging out of the mixture of existing rock |
| voltage-controlled and keyboard-accessible | | | | music and the sounds from the new rock |
| synthesizer. This further also gave them idea | | | | synthesizers. The outcome of this |
| about sound production and control and thus | | | | experimentation is the album, The Residents |
| curiosities increased and it began to enter | | | | (or Meet the Residents). But somehow, it |
| the mainstream of pop music. However, the | | | | failed to please the audience at the |
| technological revolution experienced by the | | | | beginning, as they were not ready to accept |
| popular music made the performers to take | | | | anything except the traditional ones, like |
| advantage of the potentials of the | | | | the space rock, ethereal sounds, or the old |
| synthesizers. | | | | electric piano. |
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| The synthesizer once was basically used for | | | | In the next decade, i.e. 1990's, the rock |
| the same purpose as the electronic piano or | | | | synth changed its style of music. The style |
| an organ was used, just to make spacey noises | | | | that evolved was basically the combination of |
| in the background. Then came the synthesizers | | | | 80's new wave, 80's, 90's industrial music, |
| that were pushed to the front stage. This | | | | glam rock, gothic rock and heavy metal. |
| made the players dress in casual suits and | | | | However, after 2000's, the rock bands, or |
| platform shoes. However, by the early 70's, | | | | rather say synth rock bands were on the top |
| many rock groups like, Yes, Emerson, Lake and | | | | of demand list of the people. Their |
| Palmer, and Tangerine Dream etc., started | | | | experimental melodies influenced by the new |
| using the rock synthesizers explicitly due to | | | | wave music were successful in breaking the |
| its unique range of sounds. It was the | | | | myth of the masses that rock synthesizers |
| rock-based form that mainly influenced their | | | | cannot rock them. |