these moves are synonymous with the artists that made them famous welcome to
artists that made them famous welcome to
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down our picks for the top ten signature
down our picks for the top ten signature rock moves
for this list we’ve decided to choose
for this list we’ve decided to choose the artists that are most closely
the artists that are most closely
the artists that are most closely associated with certain rock moves or
associated with certain rock moves or
associated with certain rock moves or who popularized them and not necessarily
who popularized them and not necessarily
who popularized them and not necessarily the first rockers to perform them number
the first rockers to perform them number
the first rockers to perform them number 10
10
10 ZZ Top 360 guitar spinning it was in the
ZZ Top 360 guitar spinning it was in the
ZZ Top 360 guitar spinning it was in the video for their song legs that these
video for their song legs that these
video for their song legs that these bearded American rockers debuted their
bearded American rockers debuted their
bearded American rockers debuted their trademark spinning guitars covered in
trademark spinning guitars covered in
trademark spinning guitars covered in white sheep’s wool these custom-made
white sheep’s wool these custom-made
white sheep’s wool these custom-made game guitars made such an impact that ZZ
game guitars made such an impact that ZZ
game guitars made such an impact that ZZ Top continued to use them to display
Top continued to use them to display
Top continued to use them to display their 360-degree twirls in other videos
their 360-degree twirls in other videos
their 360-degree twirls in other videos live on stage and in pop culture come on
live on stage and in pop culture come on
live on stage and in pop culture come on let’s have some fun number 9 Axl Rose of
let’s have some fun number 9 Axl Rose of
let’s have some fun number 9 Axl Rose of Guns & Roses the snake dance
the monkeys Davy Jones may have done it
the monkeys Davy Jones may have done it before him but Axl Rose truly made the
before him but Axl Rose truly made the
before him but Axl Rose truly made the snake dance his own with his charisma
snake dance his own with his charisma
snake dance his own with his charisma and raw energy
by using sex drugs and dirty
by using sex drugs and dirty rock-and-roll the Guns N’Roses frontman
rock-and-roll the Guns N’Roses frontman
rock-and-roll the Guns N’Roses frontman brought the band’s music to another
brought the band’s music to another
brought the band’s music to another level with his swing and crooning
the dance move worked especially well
the dance move worked especially well with their power ballads and added that
with their power ballads and added that
with their power ballads and added that much more to the most dangerous band in
much more to the most dangerous band in
much more to the most dangerous band in the worlds live shows
number eight Jean Simmons of kiss tongue
number eight Jean Simmons of kiss tongue wagging amid kisses loud anthemic music
wagging amid kisses loud anthemic music
wagging amid kisses loud anthemic music eye catching costumes and onstage antics
eye catching costumes and onstage antics
eye catching costumes and onstage antics Jean Simmons made tongue wagging his
Jean Simmons made tongue wagging his
Jean Simmons made tongue wagging his signature move the unusual length of his
signature move the unusual length of his
signature move the unusual length of his appendage caught the attention of so
appendage caught the attention of so
appendage caught the attention of so many fans and groupies that story soon
many fans and groupies that story soon
many fans and groupies that story soon spreads as the demon had a cow’s tongue
spreads as the demon had a cow’s tongue
spreads as the demon had a cow’s tongue attached to his own all right so that
attached to his own all right so that
attached to his own all right so that isn’t true but there really is no one
isn’t true but there really is no one
isn’t true but there really is no one else who can do this quite like Jean
number seven Jimi Hendrix guitar with
number seven Jimi Hendrix guitar with his teeth
as the original Seattle rocker Jimi
as the original Seattle rocker Jimi Hendrix wasn’t only a musical innovator
Hendrix wasn’t only a musical innovator
Hendrix wasn’t only a musical innovator with avant-garde ideas he was also an
with avant-garde ideas he was also an
with avant-garde ideas he was also an incomparable guitarist who wasn’t afraid
incomparable guitarist who wasn’t afraid
incomparable guitarist who wasn’t afraid to show off his skills
later inspiring the likes of stevie ray
later inspiring the likes of stevie ray vaughan joe satriani and more with his
vaughan joe satriani and more with his
vaughan joe satriani and more with his theatrics the left-handed musician could
theatrics the left-handed musician could
theatrics the left-handed musician could play the instrument between his legs and
play the instrument between his legs and
play the instrument between his legs and behind his back but what’s most
behind his back but what’s most
behind his back but what’s most impressive was that he could play a mean
impressive was that he could play a mean
impressive was that he could play a mean electric guitar with his teeth
number six Angus Young of ac/dc guitar
number six Angus Young of ac/dc guitar spasms
aside from adopting Chuck Berry’s duck
aside from adopting Chuck Berry’s duck walk into a routine Angus Young jumps
walk into a routine Angus Young jumps
walk into a routine Angus Young jumps around on stage runs through the crowd
around on stage runs through the crowd
around on stage runs through the crowd and interacts with his ac/dc bandmates
and interacts with his ac/dc bandmates
and interacts with his ac/dc bandmates all while playing his guitar however his
all while playing his guitar however his
all while playing his guitar however his most striking move has got to be as
most striking move has got to be as
most striking move has got to be as spasms where Jung continues to solo
spasms where Jung continues to solo
spasms where Jung continues to solo while lying flat on the ground and
while lying flat on the ground and
while lying flat on the ground and spinning around in circles it’s not that
spinning around in circles it’s not that
spinning around in circles it’s not that easy to describe so here let him show
easy to describe so here let him show
easy to describe so here let him show you
try number five Mick Jagger of The
try number five Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones the rooster strut
The Rolling Stones explosive combination
The Rolling Stones explosive combination of rock and roll wouldn’t be the same
of rock and roll wouldn’t be the same
of rock and roll wouldn’t be the same without Mick Jagger’s expressive vocals
without Mick Jagger’s expressive vocals
without Mick Jagger’s expressive vocals and uninhibited showmanship
inspired by tina turner’ spirited dance
inspired by tina turner’ spirited dance moves jagger crafted his own onstage
moves jagger crafted his own onstage
moves jagger crafted his own onstage persona that includes incessant energy
persona that includes incessant energy
persona that includes incessant energy arm and leg movements and of course the
arm and leg movements and of course the
arm and leg movements and of course the rooster stride while you go out and do
rooster stride while you go out and do
rooster stride while you go out and do the rooster I simply put nobody’s got
the rooster I simply put nobody’s got
the rooster I simply put nobody’s got the moves like Jagger
number four Michael Jackson crotch grab
number four Michael Jackson crotch grab few people alive in the 80s will ever
few people alive in the 80s will ever
few people alive in the 80s will ever forget Michael Jackson busting out the
forget Michael Jackson busting out the
forget Michael Jackson busting out the moonwalk
moonwalk
moonwalk during Billie Jean on Motown’s 25th
during Billie Jean on Motown’s 25th
during Billie Jean on Motown’s 25th anniversary television special
but another iconic move also heavily
but another iconic move also heavily connected with MJ is the one he claimed
connected with MJ is the one he claimed
connected with MJ is the one he claimed the music compelled him to do the crotch
the music compelled him to do the crotch
the music compelled him to do the crotch grab so the King of Pop was also known
grab so the King of Pop was also known
grab so the King of Pop was also known for smooth criminals anti-gravity lean
for smooth criminals anti-gravity lean
for smooth criminals anti-gravity lean the racy reach for his groin was sure to
the racy reach for his groin was sure to
the racy reach for his groin was sure to throw audiences into a frenzy
number three P Townsend of The Who the
number three P Townsend of The Who the windmill strum
they’ll moon the loon tried scaling the
they’ll moon the loon tried scaling the spotlight with his explosive antics and
spotlight with his explosive antics and
spotlight with his explosive antics and drum destruction his bandmates also held
drum destruction his bandmates also held
drum destruction his bandmates also held their own Daltrey swung and threw his
their own Daltrey swung and threw his
their own Daltrey swung and threw his mic in time with the music
mic in time with the music
mic in time with the music while Townsend smashed guitars like
while Townsend smashed guitars like
while Townsend smashed guitars like there’s no tomorrow but it’s Townsend’s
there’s no tomorrow but it’s Townsend’s
there’s no tomorrow but it’s Townsend’s often copied windmill strum against his
often copied windmill strum against his
often copied windmill strum against his guitar strings that remains inseparable
guitar strings that remains inseparable
guitar strings that remains inseparable from the whose rebellious yet ambitious
from the whose rebellious yet ambitious
from the whose rebellious yet ambitious rock-and-roll gigs
by introducing R&B and guitar solos to
by introducing R&B and guitar solos to the genre Chuck Berry laid down the law
the genre Chuck Berry laid down the law
the genre Chuck Berry laid down the law and rock and roll
but it was the sweet little
but it was the sweet little rock-and-rollers original beats stage
rock-and-rollers original beats stage
rock-and-rollers original beats stage bravado and dance moves that set the
bravado and dance moves that set the
bravado and dance moves that set the tone for the genres growth and
tone for the genres growth and
tone for the genres growth and subsequent explosion he was particularly
subsequent explosion he was particularly
subsequent explosion he was particularly famous for the duck walk which was a one
famous for the duck walk which was a one
famous for the duck walk which was a one legged hop later adopted by a CDC’s
legged hop later adopted by a CDC’s
legged hop later adopted by a CDC’s Angus Young and still performed by Barry
Angus Young and still performed by Barry
Angus Young and still performed by Barry today
number one Elvis gyrating hips flaunting
number one Elvis gyrating hips flaunting good looks a rebellious image and
good looks a rebellious image and
good looks a rebellious image and versatile vocals and his rockabilly
versatile vocals and his rockabilly
versatile vocals and his rockabilly style Elvis had something for everybody
style Elvis had something for everybody
style Elvis had something for everybody but he wouldn’t be the king of rock and
but he wouldn’t be the king of rock and
but he wouldn’t be the king of rock and roll without his gyrating hips rumor has
roll without his gyrating hips rumor has
roll without his gyrating hips rumor has it Elvis the pelvis is sexually
it Elvis the pelvis is sexually
it Elvis the pelvis is sexually suggestive dance moves were so risque
suggestive dance moves were so risque
suggestive dance moves were so risque for the time but CBS wanted to show him
for the time but CBS wanted to show him
for the time but CBS wanted to show him only from the waist up on the Ed
only from the waist up on the Ed
only from the waist up on the Ed Sullivan Show
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