Forum:Rock and Roll

Yo, I was wondering, was there rock music in the Fallout universe? I mean, it is mentioned that Three Dog listened to it, and also in NV there's the King references, but there hasn't been any references to it besides these two. It could be that it never reached the popularity level it did in our world, but it could also be that ll the disks simply were destroyed and no one remembers it. And for that matter, if it was around, who would be in it? Obviously Elvis, but what about the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and others? Who existed and who didn't, and will we ever hear Rock in the Fallout universe?
 * We may never hear "rock" music as was defined in the 60s and 70s, but yes, in the 50s there was rock music, in the style of people like Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Elvis Presley, so perhaps one day there will be a Fallout with 50s-style rock and roll. YuriKaslov 18:12, March 6, 2011 (UTC)

This thread brought the following quotes to mind.--OvaltinePatrol 11:50, March 10, 2011 (UTC)
 * "Rock 'n' roll music is basically gospel or rhythm and blues, or it sprang from that. People have been adding to it, adding instruments to it, experimenting with it, but it all boils down to [that]."

- Elvis Presley
 * "Rock 'n' roll has been around for many years. It used to be called rhythm and blues."

- Elvis Presley

Heavy metal was in BoS if that's what you wanted to know. But 1950's or 1940's were the Fallout universe spun off from the real universe, I don't think that there was much rock 'n' roll music.--MetallicaFTW. 11:08, March 16, 2011 (UTC)

Obviously there was rock. Elvis was just as popular in the Fallout universe as in ours even as late just before the war as shown by the Elvis impersonators school in New Vegas 84.50.59.124 13:10, March 20, 2011 (UTC)

This is very interesting. Certainly if the King existed, one can only imagine that the Beatles, Stones, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Van Halen etc. must have existed within the Fallout world.Birchman34 17:30, March 21, 2011 (UTC)

Well, I"m not so certain about newer genres, but one could expect that there'd be at least some forms of Rock in the Fallout universe post-Elvis age. Obviously not mainstream, as that was dominated by bebop and jazz and blues, but at least some means of rock, less trashy and crappy like metal, but more hard than contemporary blues.

No post apocolaptic Nirvana then :). Levi Lauson 11:41, April 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * I wish, but probs not.

Early Beatles maybe... Silent 1 04:07, August 22, 2011 (UTC)

The Rolling Stones would be great to hear, but I doubt we'll ever get it. It's too far from the 50's sci-fi feel and theme. XxSick DemonxX 23:40, August 22, 2011 (UTC)