Rock And Roll Music Influence On Society

As stated by the legends of the iconic band ACDC, “it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll”. These words serve as a summation of the music that plagued a generation and became more than a new genre of music loved by so many people and hated by even more. The rough and wild world of Rock and Roll music was the pretext for the changes in society that were much needed during the time of its birth and throughout its entire rein of its popularity, spanning from 1951 to the present day. As with any period of evolution and change, Rock and Roll was met with widespread dislike and outrage before the acceptance of the music and culture outweighed the rejection, but contrary to popular belief, rock music was not a just a source of negative influence on its fans and society. In early 1950s the world was beginning to settle from mass chaos caused by World War II and creeping into the pandemonium of the civil rights movement and the creation of a new outlook on life. At the center of this newly forming view was a new discovery in music called Rock and Roll. …show more content…
Nothing can compare with the “classics” of rock. No music of the present rock genre even compares to the stylings of the artists that played during the 1970s-1980s. Though they share common traits such as being widely disliked and stereotyped, rock music has diminished from its former electrifying glory into something society could handle. Even though it arguably opened up the door for true freedom in society, rock has been stifled at every turn since its birth in the 1950s (McKeen). Thus resulting in the somewhat dull and mediocre songs and creations that are now called rock and rock