What is Pub rock (UK)?
{{Infobox music genre | name = Pub rock | bgcolor = crimson | color = white | stylistic_origins = [[Rock and roll]], [[garage rock]], [[British blues]], [[folk rock]], [[power pop]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[beat music|beat]], [[twelve-bar blues]] | cultural_origins = 1970s [[London]], [[Essex]], [[Manchester]] and [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] | instruments = Guitar, bass, drums, piano | popularity = [[United Kingdom]] | derivatives = [[Punk rock]], [[new wave music|new wave]] }} [[File:Duryegg.jpg|thumb|The Blockheads Live in London (1978)]] '''Pub rock''' is a [[rock music]] genre that developed in the mid-[[1970s]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]. '''Pub rock''' was a reaction against [[progressive rock|progressive]] and [[glam rock]]. Pub rock was short-lived, but it helped return live rock to small [[pub]]s and clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/482266/pub-rock|title=pub rock|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=2011-11-11}}</ref> Its basic style of playing inspired the British [[punk rock]] scene. ==Related pages== * [[Garage rock]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} ''This article contains material from the [[:en:Pub rock|English Wikipedia]].'' {{Refend}} {{music-stub}} {{Rock music}} [[Category:Rock music]]