The History of Norwegian Rock Music (2004)
«Norsk Rocks Historie» is a Norwegian documentary series about the history of rock'n'roll music in Norway.
- Arvid Esperø
- Per Kristian Olsen
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Episode 1 - 1958–1960: Rock’n'roll
Release Date: 2004-09-19American rock enters Norway and turns the perception of what popular music is upside down. And what really happened during the rock riots in Oslo in 1956?
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Episode 2 - 1960–1964: Shadowstida
Release Date: 2004-09-26Inspired by The Shadows, shadows bands spring up across the country in the sixties. And the parent generation calls their music barbed-wire music.
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Episode 3 - 1964–1967: Beatgrupper
Release Date: 2004-10-03Surrounded by screaming girls, parties, and scandals, the Pussycats are the first to live out what we associate with the sixties: Protest, colour, and free sex.
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Episode 4 - 1966–1969: Rhythm’n & psykedelia
Release Date: 2004-10-10As the generational conflict intensifies, a rawer and bolder pop music emerges: Rhythm and blues.
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Episode 5 - 1969–1977: Fra viserock til rock på norsk
Release Date: 2004-10-17Throughout the 60s, only the schlager singers sing in Norwegian. Then the Norwegian singer-songwriter wave emerges.
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Episode 6 - 1971–1977: Progressiv rock
Release Date: 2004-10-24In the 70s, people begin in earnest to buy records. The record companies smell money, and the artists dream of breaking through abroad.
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Episode 7 - 1977-1980: Punk
Release Date: 2004-10-31With an intense hatred of the record industry, harsh opinions that disco sucks, and an appearance that scares most people senseless, the punks take over Norway.
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Episode 8 - 1980-tallet
Release Date: 2004-11-07In the 80s, the record market explodes, also in Norway. But it’s pop that sells, not rock.
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Episode 9 - De fire store
Release Date: 2004-11-14Even though the punks try to make Norwegian a rock language, it’s only when deLillos, Raga Rockers, Jokke, and DumDum Boys enter the stage that it takes off.
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Episode 10 - Nummer 1 i USA
Release Date: 2004-11-21Norwegian rock and pop musicians have always dreamed of making it abroad. Finally, it happens: A-ha goes to the top in the USA.
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Episode 11 - Rockens nisjer
Release Date: 2004-11-28In the 90s, rock’s niches grow large enough to embrace narrow genres, and Norwegian techno, black metal, and world music conquer Europe.
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Episode 12 - Veien videre
Release Date: 2004-12-05At the turn of the millennium, many new artists have risen to prominence. They chart their own course for pop and rock.