The History of Norwegian Rock Music

Season 1

2004 · 12 episodes · 6h 0m in all

The history of rock'n'roll music in Norway.

Episodes

1. 1

   1. 1958–1960: Rock’n'roll

   19 Sept 2004 · 30 min

   American 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?

2. 2

   2. 1960–1964: Shadowstida

   26 Sept 2004 · 30 min

   Inspired by The Shadows, shadows bands spring up across the country in the sixties. And the parent generation calls their music barbed-wire music.

3. 3

   3. 1964–1967: Beatgrupper

   3 Oct 2004 · 30 min

   Surrounded 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.

4. 4

   4. 1966–1969: Rhythm’n & psykedelia

   10 Oct 2004 · 30 min

   As the generational conflict intensifies, a rawer and bolder pop music emerges: Rhythm and blues.

5. 5

   5. 1969–1977: Fra viserock til rock på norsk

   17 Oct 2004 · 30 min

   Throughout the 60s, only the schlager singers sing in Norwegian. Then the Norwegian singer-songwriter wave emerges.

6. 6

   6. 1971–1977: Progressiv rock

   24 Oct 2004 · 30 min

   In the 70s, people begin in earnest to buy records. The record companies smell money, and the artists dream of breaking through abroad.

7. 7

   7. 1977-1980: Punk

   31 Oct 2004 · 30 min

   With 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.

8. 8

   8. 1980-tallet

   7 Nov 2004 · 30 min

   In the 80s, the record market explodes, also in Norway. But it’s pop that sells, not rock.

9. 9

   9. De fire store

   14 Nov 2004 · 30 min

   Even 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.

10. 10

    10. Nummer 1 i USA

    21 Nov 2004 · 30 min

    Norwegian rock and pop musicians have always dreamed of making it abroad. Finally, it happens: A-ha goes to the top in the USA.

11. 11

    11. Rockens nisjer

    28 Nov 2004 · 30 min

    In the 90s, rock’s niches grow large enough to embrace narrow genres, and Norwegian techno, black metal, and world music conquer Europe.

12. 12

    12. Veien videre

    5 Dec 2004 · 30 min

    At the turn of the millennium, many new artists have risen to prominence. They chart their own course for pop and rock.