Mainstream Rock
13 catalogued acts, formed between 1972 and 2014.
1972
First formed
1985
Median formation
2014
Latest formed
92%
Still active
Cited global influences
- The Doors2
- Eric Clapton1
- Led Zeppelin1
- Mark Knopfler1
- Pink Floyd1
- Queen1
- Deep Purple1
Counted by distinct citing acts. Explore the evidence behind each claim.
Documented localisation
- Bangla language choice8
- Political or social content5
- Folk or Baul motif3
- Religious or spiritual1
Counts of acts whose records document each mechanism — a measure of how the records were written, not of what the music does.
Acts · 13
Azam Khan & Uchcharon
Dhaka · 1972
Mainstream RockBangla Pop
Souls
Chattogram · 1972
Mainstream RockPop RockBlues Rock
Feedback
Dhaka · 1976
Mainstream RockPop RockBlues Rock
James (Nagar Baul)
Chattogram · 1977
Mainstream RockBlues RockFolk Rock
Miles
Dhaka · 1979
Mainstream RockPop Rock
Winning
Dhaka · 1983
Mainstream Rock
Renaissance
Dhaka · 1985
ReggaeJazzSoft Rock
Nova
Dhaka · 1986
Psychedelic RockProgressive RockHard Rock
Prometheus
Dhaka · 1986
Mainstream Rock
Ark
Dhaka · 1991
Mainstream RockHard Rock
LRB (Love Runs Blind)
Chattogram · 1991–2018
Mainstream RockHard RockBlues Rock
Vikings
Dhaka · 1997
Mainstream RockHard Rock
AvoidRafa
Dhaka · 2014
Hard RockProgressive MetalAlternative Rock
Raw genre tags in this strand
The tags on these acts’ records that resolve into Mainstream Rock. The strand is the analytical unit; these are what the underlying data actually says.
Alternative RockBangla PopBlues RockFolk RockHard RockJazzMainstream RockPop RockProgressive MetalProgressive RockPsychedelic RockReggaeSoft Rock
The catalogue was assembled outward from a well-documented metal core, which plausibly biases every strand comparison drawn from it. See data and methods.