2006-10-07 17:25:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Kiss was good but they were not the first famous rock band!!!
2006-10-07 17:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by Damned fan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty hard to say, because the term is so nebulous.
But the genre probably pre-dates the 70s.
For the roots, I'd go back to late 60s British acts - Cream, The Who, Zep, even the Kinks (there are prototype power-chord type songs in their early work!) The Beatles' 'Helter Skelter' was written as a direct response to The Who's increasingly heavy late 60s sound. Black Sabbath were a step later in the story, but played an important early role.
Importantly, none of these guys would have described their music as 'hard rock' - blues-rock, maybe. And that's all it was, in terms of chord progression and stuff - heavy, distorted blues. (See how the Yardbirds of Jimmy Page made a transition into Zep.)
KISS were influenced by all these bands, and had a glam-rock influence as well from artists like Bolan and Bowie.
2006-10-08 00:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Iron Butterfly and Cream were famous in the mid to late 1960s. Kiss got famous in the 70s.
2006-10-08 00:59:33 · answer #3 · answered by beachgirlkandy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say The Who were probally the first famous hard rock band. Then it would be Led Zepplin. Kiss came before ACDC though ;-)
2006-10-08 00:28:41 · answer #4 · answered by Army Of Machines (Wi-Semper-Fi)! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No- Black Sabbath and Led Zepellin- it depends what you call hard rock- Cream was famous before them. And just for good measure AC/DC is NOT older than KISS!
2006-10-08 03:54:01 · answer #5 · answered by mike j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No dude. MC5. Late 1960's band- total rebellion- loud ******* music... Not well known in the mainstream- Iggy Pop wanted to be these guys, same with Black Sabbath. MC5 use to tear apart their sets when they where done... Like The Who and Nirvana did... Awesome stuff, and they didn't need to hide behind wimpy makeup. Check em out!
2006-10-08 00:46:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are older bands, but aren't they awesome? I have seen them 3 times. In college (with make up) then again in the late 80's (sans make up) and again with my daughter (once again with make up).
2006-10-08 00:37:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Try Black Sabbath, or Led Zeppelin
2006-10-08 00:57:52 · answer #8 · answered by Cabana C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kinks!
2006-10-08 00:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by emilystartsfires 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, kiss came out around 1971-1972, so as far i know they would be, acdc came out around 1974 i belive.
2006-10-08 04:38:26 · answer #10 · answered by lump275 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋