The historically crucial and turbulent era of the Vietnam War will forever be recalled and remembered as an iconic turning point in our nation’s past, marked by human rebellion against a war perceived by many as immoral in a quest for peace. The Vietnam War took many lives, and changed even more forever. Was it all worth it? The grim effects of the war pushed people to the brink. The nightmare that was the Vietnam war lead to iconic self expression that can be used as evidence we participated and fought in a war we had no place in. Music is an individual's way of expressing themselves, often in a way separate from the spoken word. Music can shape and reflect an individual’s view of the world. In the turbulent times of the Vietnam War, riddled with conflict and angst, music impacted
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This was the case for the youth of the time. Their family and peers had been drafted or guilted into a war they did not choose to partake in. The youth had been faced with their friends families hearing the news of their loved one’s passing. Confronted with irreparable anger, they chose music to express how they were feeling: one of the most dramatic effects of music's power is the induction of trance states: trance involves both motor and gross emotional, psychic and autonomic effects, culminating in profoundly altered states of consciousness. (Olteteanu)
Along with inducing a tranquil state, music has an eery way of presenting intense symbolic power (Olteteanu). When the time came for revolt, music followed suit. A brand of music popped into the air. This brand would become known as Rock n’ Roll. Unlike anything heard before,
“Rough and irreverent enough to inspire shock among older generations, rock and roll music provided both solace to soldiers in the field in Vietnam and inspiration to anti war protesters at home.”
This was the case for the youth of the time. Their family and peers had been drafted or guilted into a war they did not choose to partake in. The youth had been faced with their friends families hearing the news of their loved one’s passing. Confronted with irreparable anger, they chose music to express how they were feeling: one of the most dramatic effects of music's power is the induction of trance states: trance involves both motor and gross emotional, psychic and autonomic effects, culminating in profoundly altered states of consciousness. (Olteteanu)
Along with inducing a tranquil state, music has an eery way of presenting intense symbolic power (Olteteanu). When the time came for revolt, music followed suit. A brand of music popped into the air. This brand would become known as Rock n’ Roll. Unlike anything heard before,
“Rough and irreverent enough to inspire shock among older generations, rock and roll music provided both solace to soldiers in the field in Vietnam and inspiration to anti war protesters at home.”