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Rock & roll’s global evolution has produced countless iterations that carry the core identity of the form while grounding it in distinct local creative contexts, and the sound Misunderstood, credited to Bon Jovi and originating from the Philippines, sits within that long, ongoing lineage of transnational rock practice that has shaped the genre’s existence for its entire modern lifespan. From the earliest days of rock & roll’s spread beyond the geographic spaces where it first coalesced as a popular form, artists across every inhabited continent have taken up the genre’s framework to create work that speaks to their own creative priorities, expanding what the form can hold and who it can center, while retaining the core categorization that connects their work to the wider global community of rock & roll creators and audiences.
