Abstract:As an important genre of modern pop music, rock music embraces a splendid status in the history of music. Although rock music originated from the west and then  was introduced to China, it conveyed totally different cultural kernel in Chinese and Western countries. The paper compares rock music of the west and that of China, and discusses how the rock and roll culture affects people's social values. Through comparative analysis, the paper also tries to illuminate the similarities and differences of mental states that Chinese and Western rock music delivers under different social backgrounds, which allows people to understand the culture reflected in rock music. At the starting phase, rock music appeared with the rebellion consciousness. Thus, in order to study the real rock music history and the spiritual kernel, analyzing the rebellious characteristics is a good starting point or a foothold. And the best carriers of the kernel of rock music culture are the main rock bands and rock celebrities. On the other hand, independence is the pillar of its rebellion. This paper describes the origin of the rock music, the form of rock music, and the influence of rock spirit and analyzes the similarities and differences of Chinese rock music and western rock and roll. Actually as a borrowed genre, rock music is very unique in China. It is different from its western counterparts.

Key Words: rock music , Chinese rock, Western rock, rock music culture，spiritual essence

摘要:作为现代流行音乐的重要流派之一,摇滚乐在音乐史上留下了浓墨重彩的一笔。虽然摇滚乐诞生于西方、后传入中国,但其在中国和西方所承载的文化内核是不同的。本文试对中西方摇滚乐文化内核进行比较，即摇滚乐文化对人们社会价值观取向的影响。旨在通过对比分析法对不同社会背景下中西方摇滚乐所传达的精神状态存在的异同进行挖掘，并对其进行对比和比较，以加深对摇滚乐文化的了解。仿佛从摇滚乐甫一出世就带着反叛的色彩，所以如果要真正深入研究摇滚乐的历史文化及精神内核的话，其反叛特性就是一个恰当的切入点与落脚点。而这一研究的最佳载体则是主要的摇滚乐队以及摇滚先锋。这个具有反叛精神的音乐也有其独立的一面。本文将对其独立性与反叛性进行剖析与着色。

本文通过阐述摇滚乐的起源，摇滚乐表现形式，以及摇滚乐对人们精神层次的影响，分析了中国摇滚乐与西方摇滚乐的异同。实际上摇滚乐在中国处于一种非常特殊的地位，是中国音乐史上一个不可或缺且独具特色的力量。

关键词：摇滚乐，中国摇滚，西方摇滚，摇滚乐文化，精神内核