Rock music in Poland
music genre or scene
Rock music in Poland began in the 20th century. Because Poland was a communist country at the time, the rock and punk scenes often symbolized anti-establishment attitudes.
History
1960s
After the era of Big-beat, (aka “big-bit", a Polish style of simple rock'n'roll), one of the earliest pioneers of Polish rock was Tadeusz Nalepa, a singer, guitarist and songwriter who began his career playing pop music in his group - Blackout, before turning to blues rock and changing the band's name to Breakout in 1968. Their debut album Na drugim brzegu tęcz", is often referred to as the "first Polish rock album".
Significant Big-beat artists include Czerwone Gitary, Niebiesko-Czarni, Czerwono-Czarni, Trubadurzy, and Karin Stanek.
1970s
In the 1970s, due to political pressure and censorship, few bands managed to gain commercial success or become artistically notable.
1970s artists included: Niemen, Budka Suflera, SBB, Marek Grechuta (artist on the edge of rock, usually not of that genre), Skaldowie. Breakout recorded and released their most successful album, Blues in 1971. Among these bands who achieved local success but never managed to gain international recognition despite their quality, were Grupa Stress and Nurt, which were more on the hard-rock psychedelic, progressive side.
1980s
1982 was the beginning of the "boom of rock" in Poland - featuring debuts or first success of many important bands.
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