Series
The History of Norwegian Rock Music
Documentary
«Norsk Rocks Historie» is a Norwegian documentary series about the history of rock'n'roll music in Norway.
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Seasons & episodes
The history of rock'n'roll music in Norway.
- 11958–1960: Rock’n'roll19 Sept 2004 · 30mAmerican 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?
- 21960–1964: Shadowstida26 Sept 2004 · 30mInspired by The Shadows, shadows bands spring up across the country in the sixties. And the parent generation calls their music barbed-wire music.
- 31964–1967: Beatgrupper3 Oct 2004 · 30mSurrounded 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.
- 41966–1969: Rhythm’n & psykedelia10 Oct 2004 · 30mAs the generational conflict intensifies, a rawer and bolder pop music emerges: Rhythm and blues.
- 51969–1977: Fra viserock til rock på norsk17 Oct 2004 · 30mThroughout the 60s, only the schlager singers sing in Norwegian. Then the Norwegian singer-songwriter wave emerges.
- 61971–1977: Progressiv rock24 Oct 2004 · 30mIn the 70s, people begin in earnest to buy records. The record companies smell money, and the artists dream of breaking through abroad.
- 71977-1980: Punk31 Oct 2004 · 30mWith 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.
- 81980-tallet7 Nov 2004 · 30mIn the 80s, the record market explodes, also in Norway. But it’s pop that sells, not rock.
- 9De fire store14 Nov 2004 · 30mEven 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.
- 10Nummer 1 i USA21 Nov 2004 · 30mNorwegian rock and pop musicians have always dreamed of making it abroad. Finally, it happens: A-ha goes to the top in the USA.
- 11Rockens nisjer28 Nov 2004 · 30mIn the 90s, rock’s niches grow large enough to embrace narrow genres, and Norwegian techno, black metal, and world music conquer Europe.
- 12Veien videre5 Dec 2004 · 30mAt the turn of the millennium, many new artists have risen to prominence. They chart their own course for pop and rock.
Details
- Created by
- Arvid Esperø, Per Kristian Olsen
- First aired
- 19 Sept 2004
- Last aired
- 5 Dec 2004
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NRK1
- Episodes
- 12
- Votes
- 4 on TMDB
Cast
Per Kristian OlsenNarrator
