Music of the 1980s

Beyond coverage of mainstream 80s music such as hair band hard rock pop new wave and rap this compilation of essential musical artists also covers genres like classical jazz outlaw country and music theater.Popular music in the United States during the 1980s is well known for imports from abroad such as A-ha Def Leppard Falco and Men at Work as well as homegrown American rock acts such as Guns ''N Roses Huey Lewis and the News Bon Jovi and Poison. But there were many other types of genres of music that never received airplay on the radio or MTV that also experienced significant evolutions or growth in that decade.Music of the 1980s examines the key artists in specific genres of popular music: pop hard rock/heavy metal rock and country. No other reference book for students has previously explored the surprisingly diverse categories of hard rock and heavy metal music with such detail and depth. Additionally a chapter focuses on the prominent artists and composers of less-mainstream genres for specialized audiences including music theater jazz and classical music.