The invention of the magnetic tape is the reason that various types of sub-genres were created. This new development improved sound fidelity, made editing easier, and reduced costs. This resulted in the producing of more artists since it was much cheaper to record and had better quality. Longer playing records and faster playing records were also invented. This gave artists a variety. They could either just make singles on the fast records, or they could make long albums with a bunch of songs.
Artists, such as the Beatles, decided to generate longer songs that allowed more complex ideas and arrangements. Many new FM radios moved toward the format of “album oriented rock”. This genre stressed longer songs which, in turn, made their listeners towards albums. Many other bands began to experiment. Bob Dylan scandalized folk purists by using an electric guitar and doing rock albums.
FM radio stations and recording companies began to diversify into distinct rock formats after 1970. Different formats include: punk, glam rock, ska, reggae, rap, hip hop, grunge rock, R&B, and techno. 1960s rock is responsible for the dozens of sub-genres that have emerged since that year. Musical sub-genres, and the subcultures that enjoy them, got their expression from the continuing formation of smaller recording labels.
The introduction of the recording format wars began when the compact disc recording came out. CDs took over records, which were in turn taken over by the Internet. Rock has been the root cause to all of these amazing inventions, which give us what we have today; a fast and convenient way of getting our music of numerous genres.
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