Hard rock Styx helped further cement heavy rock in the Midwest as a form of stadium rock. In 1978, Van Halen emerged from the Los Angeles music scene with a sound based around the skills of lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen. He popularised a guitar-playing technique of two-handed hammer-ons and pull-offs called tapping, showcased on the song "Eruption" from the album "Van Halen", which was highly influential in re-establishing hard rock as a popular genre after the punk and disco explosion, while also redefining and elevating the role of electric guitar. The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes
Hard Rock, Arizona units, of which 28 were occupied and 13 were vacant. Hard Rock, Arizona Hard Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 94 at the 2010 census. Hard Rock is located at (36.030914, −110.504842). According to the United States Geological Survey, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. As of the 2010 census, there were 94 people residing in the CDP: 43 male and 51 female. 37 were 19 years old or younger, 20 were ages 20–34, 17 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 9 were