Wagnerian rock

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Wagnerian rock
Stylistic origins
Cultural origins
19th Century Opera
20th Century Rock and roll
Typical instruments
Mainstream popularity Bad for Good
Fire Inc.
Holly Sherwood
Meat Loaf
Bonnie Tyler
Bat out of Hell
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Pandora's Box
Savatage
Evanescence
Rammstein
The Who

Wagnerian rock is a musical term which likely originated with Jim Steinman, who is quoted as using the phrase in the liner notes of the Meat Loaf Rock 'N Roll Hero album. The phrase is assumed to be inspired by Steinman's love for the music of Richard Wagner and Phil Spector. Amongst writers and reviewers,[1][2][3][4] the term is used to refer to a merger of twentieth century Rock & Roll and nineteenth century Opera reminiscent of Wagner's and of Spector's "Wall of Sound".

The music of several other rock artists has been referred to as Wagnerian rock, or simply Wagnerian. The word is sometimes used rather ambiguously in rock writing, referring to such things as bombast, teutonic style or fantasy lyrics. The term has been applied to music by such diverse artists as progressive heavy metal band Savatage[5]; alternative rock band Evanescence;[6][7] noted producer and songwriter Phil Spector;[8] progressive rock band King Crimson;[9] German NDH-metal band Rammstein[10]; Slovenian industrial music group Laibach; American heavy metal group Manowar; and German electronic music artist Klaus Schulze, who uses the pseudonym "Richard Wahnfried," a name derived from his interest in Richard Wagner.

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  1. ^ Crawford, Jeff. "'Old Ham' using his loaf", Messenger - Guardian, March 3, 2004. 
  2. ^ Brearley, David; Waldren, Murray; Butler, Mark; Shedden, Iain. "25 classic albums that never get played...and the 25 good reasons why not - ROCK monuments", Weekend Australian, August 9, 2003. 
  3. ^ Bat Out of Hell III review. Wisdom from the Voices of Many (March 31, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  4. ^ Guiltless Review: Streets of Fire. Guiltless Pleasures (July 23, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  5. ^ http://www.globaldomination.se/class666/savatage-streets-a-rock-opera 2007 music review
  6. ^ "The "difficult second album" is one of the cliches of rock music", International Herald Tribune, December 1, 2006. 
  7. ^ Evanescence - The Open Door review. MusicMP3.ru (September 13, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
  8. ^ "Critics' Voices", Time Magazine, December 1, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-03-15. 
  9. ^ Harrington, Richard. "King Crimson: Reign of Wagnerian Rock", Washington Post, March 20, 1992. 
  10. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6654984 Reviewer reference
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