| The genre was called the new wave genre, when | | | | mainly influenced their development in the next |
| the rock music took a new turn and after that | | | | decade. |
| experimental rock music came into being in 1980's. | | | | The 1980's were the growing period of the |
| This was the time, when various rock bands started | | | | underground music and thus the growth of the rock |
| using synthesizers purposefully in modern rock music. | | | | synthesizers, which resulted in increased use of the |
| And thus rock synthesizers became popular gradually | | | | synths by more and more bands. Infact, many artists |
| since then. But there was a time when, synthesizers | | | | began to be known as synth rock artists. This is the |
| were doing well mainly with the pop music, | | | | same period that added new style and genres to the |
| popularized by new wave leaders like Devo, The | | | | rock music, such as Goth rock and new wave. Or it |
| Buggles, and Gary Numan. | | | | can be said that it was the period that gave birth to |
| To get hold of the rock synthesizers, it is essential to | | | | new experimentations with help of the synth rocks |
| know the base and a bit background of it. It was | | | | and thus experimental rock music came into being. |
| Robert Moog, who introduced the musician with a | | | | Experimental music means a new kind of sound |
| new world of unknown sounds with the invention of | | | | emerging out of the mixture of existing rock music |
| voltage-controlled and keyboard-accessible | | | | and the sounds from the new rock synthesizers. The |
| synthesizer. This further also gave them idea about | | | | outcome of this experimentation is the album, The |
| sound production and control and thus curiosities | | | | Residents (or Meet the Residents). But somehow, it |
| increased and it began to enter the mainstream of | | | | failed to please the audience at the beginning, as |
| pop music. However, the technological revolution | | | | they were not ready to accept anything except the |
| experienced by the popular music made the | | | | traditional ones, like the space rock, ethereal sounds, |
| performers to take advantage of the potentials of | | | | or the old electric piano. |
| the synthesizers. | | | | In the next decade, i.e. 1990's, the rock synth |
| The synthesizer once was basically used for the | | | | changed its style of music. The style that evolved |
| same purpose as the electronic piano or an organ | | | | was basically the combination of 80's new wave, |
| was used, just to make spacey noises in the | | | | 80's, 90's industrial music, glam rock, gothic rock and |
| background. Then came the synthesizers that were | | | | heavy metal. However, after 2000's, the rock bands, |
| pushed to the front stage. This made the players | | | | or rather say synth rock bands were on the top of |
| dress in casual suits and platform shoes. However, by | | | | demand list of the people. Their experimental |
| the early 70's, many rock groups like, Yes, Emerson, | | | | melodies influenced by the new wave music were |
| Lake and Palmer, and Tangerine Dream etc., started | | | | successful in breaking the myth of the masses that |
| using the rock synthesizers explicitly due to its unique | | | | rock synthesizers cannot rock them. |
| range of sounds. It was the rock-based form that | | | | |