Folk Rock

Folk rock developed in the mid-1960s as a fusion of musical elements from folk and rock. From folk, it adopted lyrics with a serious social message, close vocal harmonising, and tuneful melodies; from rock, it took the use of electric instruments , ostinato bass lines, and a highly-emphasised backbeat. Purists were put off by this fusion: folk purists disliked the commercialism and loudness of rock, while rock purists disliked the preaching social messages of folk. However, the new musical...