10 Best Rock Anthems

Rock on the grand stage.

Bruce Springsteen performs during his sold-out concert, Monday, August 5, 1985 at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The show is the first of a nine-week, 25-city tour of North America in support of his new album,
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Rock music has always had a certain size from the first time Chuck Berry invented it in the 1950's. Regardless of the music's power, there are always be a subsection of people who are the first to criticize the genre as pretentious, with songs that preached hymns of nothingness. However, the real preachers of rock and roll knew the real power behind this music.

At its core, rock is not a genre that is meant to tell people how to live their lives, but to show you the potential that you hold within yourself. It's one thing to dwell on the monotony of your life, but the draw of rock music shows listeners how to make their lives into something extraordinary. Whether it be through partying, rebellion, or just headbanging, fans use this music as a release from the struggles of life.

When everything's said and done, anthems in rock are not created by just the song but by the way it resonates with millions of people around the world. By listening to the true anthems of rock, it makes the world shine just a bit brighter than it did before.

10. Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss

When Kiss burst onto the scene in the 70's, their brand of hard rock was one of the biggest spectacles that the rock world had ever seen. With all the members using flashy stage effects and dressed in elaborate costumes and circus makeup, it was pretty easy to not take the band seriously. Once the band released the album Alive!, they found their true magic on the live stage.

"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song which has the true spirit of the genre at its core, with lyrics that are all centered around having a good time (predictably) all night long. Unlike other entries on this list, this song didn't truly unleash its full potential until its live performance. While the studio version is a standard pop-rock cut, the live version outshines it by giving a more spontaneous feel and the euphoric screams of the audience. This made fans around the world want to listen further and bring that same euphoria to their living rooms.

Before this track, Kiss were a good rock band that lacked the key element that would make them great. After unleashing their sonic assault to the people onstage, "Rock and Roll All Nite" instantaneously became a classic in rock's pantheon.

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