First Hard Rock song
 

What was the first Hard Rock song? Could it be Evil Hearted You? [1965]

1934

1954 - Pat Hare. It's a blues song but the guitar playing and tone is pretty darn heavy.

With distorted guitar, no less...


Johnny Burnette - Train Kept A Rollin' (1956)

Although, Link Wray was my first choice.

You're a moron.

It is rock and roll so that insult doesn't really discredit me.

Claiming that hard rock originated in 1934 is retarded and you are a pretentious piece of stupid ****ing ****. This is why you are worthless.

Not really when that song rocks harder than any Stones song.

This is why no one actually takes you seriously. I know people tell you that they do, but no one actually does. You are a clown. A novelty human being. You are not claiming this because you think it's true, but because it gets you attention to make outrageous claims. Please ****ing kill yourself.

Dude, take it easy on Frownland.

Did you hear it or just assume that it's wrong because of the date?

No I heard it and you're stupid.

So you don't think it's rock? All that boom bap has obviously made you deaf.

Did you read that?

I did, then I posted this.

These guys heard Link Wray and thought "what is this poseur ****?"

Yeah you're a ****ing retard. You're the guy who goes, "First punk song? **** the Kinks, Chuck Berry had punk on lock!"

Nah I'd say The Sonics so that I'd be right like how I am now.

It's good to know you're a brain dead hipster dumb ****.

So what about Run Old Jeremiah isn't rock? Ja there's no guitars but it has the energy, rhythm, and vocal styles of the genre. If you go into it expecting 1960s fare hard rock you won't find it since this is from 1934, but thinking it's not rock is just naive.

Well, Steppenwolf coined the phrase "Heavy Metal Thunder" in Born to be Wild. So that marked the beginning of the rock era and the end of the blues.

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The Who and The Kinks and The Beatles were all doing rock well before Steppenwolf.

Still haven't seen anything predating 1934 or any solid case against Run Old Jeremiah being a rock song.

Hard rock, not rock. Please get a brain transplant.

TFW that song is harder than The Kinks and MC5.

Still stands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_shout

Anything predating 1934? How about this?

1723

That is the song structure yes. That doesn't negate its status as hard rock though.

Solid choice. I would've gone Bach tbh, but that's probably a little obvious.

No no no. If you're gonna do that, this is the obvious choice:

I've long thought somebody should turn this into a heavy metal song. Would be perfect for it. The "aggressive" violin line is a natural heavy metal riff. Even the words would work great as a heavy metal song.

Actually,

Maybe something by Howlin Wolf. Smokestack Lightning probably outdates this song.

I guess you mean the first song and not when the genre was popularised.



Or maybe Dylan's Maggie's Farm from 1965 from googling around a bit. :D

HARD ROCK SONG: Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music. The electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument. Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass drum and a backbeat on snare, sometimes using cymbals for emphasis. The bass guitar works in conjunction with the drums, occasionally playing riffs, but usually providing a backing for the rhythm and lead guitars. Vocals are often growling, raspy, or involve screaming or wailing, sometimes in a high range, or even falsetto voice.

Yup. Probably the Yardbirds like the OP said.
1965

Hard rock just needs the right kind of angst.

Dick Dale and Link Wray though.

I would have just said Black Sabbath. Come on, it's got to be typified by really pumping 80's lyrics, too, like Def Leppard.

Not the earliest, but with solid rocking credentials it's worth a mention - the 1969 cover of a 1942 original:-

It just so happens that, in 1967, the Grateful Dead were considered to be a hard rock band. At least according to Harry Reasoner they were. Go to the 35-second mark:

Could it be they're breaking rocks as part of a chain gang or labourers hired to break stones for a road? In which case it would well be the first hard rock song recorded.

you are stupid.

alright, so after listening to the song, I take back calling the batlord stupid in the context i originally intended. He is still stupid. but you are stupid as well for saying that this song rocks harder than any stones song. and I Dislike the stones.

Rocking harder doesn't mean better. They still make the Stones look like Peter, Paul, and Mary.