Disco

‘The Death of a Bachelor’: A visual synthesis in enjoying life. The visual text that it’s being analyzed is the album cover for ‘The Death of a Bachelor’ by Panic! at The Disco (See Appendix A). The image is a photo taken by Brendon Urie’s friend. A car is seen in the pool. However, the car is just a drawing. The car is the first thing that one focuses on since it’s a bit larger than everything else. In this cover one can see the lead singer Urie laying on the rooftop naked. Also, it…

affected people during the time period and these types of music were part of the harlem resistance till the 1950s. Throughout the 1950s and the 1960s rock ‘n Roll, Motown, Big Band, and Country were starting to become very popular.. As the 70s came along Disco, Motown, and even R&B were major genres especially because people were trying to express who they were through…

much like the 80s and many of these artists I listen to were motived or influenced by the music of the 80s. Another reason why I feel that the 80s music is so important is because this music has formed a culture that was moving forward and out of disco and it was showing that…

It is the grand gathering of musical party goers to the famed playboy mansion of LA, California. The party consists of several musicians and celebrities including Brian Hugh Warner or ''Marilyn Manson'', Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, James Euringer, Lindsey and Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero, Ray Toro, and several others. The party is set far into my future I may or may not have, in which we are celebrating the release of my very first album. The characters I have chosen, I have chosen out of…

By the end of the 70s disco and funk we dominating the charts. The genre transition back to R&B with new stars such as Michael Jackson and Prince in the mid 1980s. During the late half of the 80s Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson became popluar, and Tina Turner came back with…

centuries, Africans have instilled a keen sense of rhythm and soul into their music no matter what form it took - schoolyard double dutch rhymes, testifying, and beat poetry were all influences on rap. In the 1970’s, the airwaves were overrun with disco. The only escape for people who wanted to dance but not like idiots while doing it was the early funk movement (ex. Ohio Players with their album Honey, and Parliament with their album Gloryhallastoopid). The place: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the…

The American Dream According to the author Clark in the article “What is he American dream” explains that the American dream is able to live a better life and provide opportunities to everyone. For example, in paragraph one says “dream of land in which life should be better, richer and fuller for everyone” (1). This quote explains that whoever comes to live the American dream is able to have several opportunities. The author Clark does support her thesis in paragraph one of the…

“Impossible Year” by Panic! at the Disco is a song that has a gloomy feel to it. When I listen to this song, it makes me think about how Holden feels. The lyrics are a bit depressing and I believe that this relates a lot to Holden. “There's no sunshine this impossible year. Only black days and sky grey and clouds full of fear and storms full of sorrow that won't disappear…” is a lyric at the beginning of the song that reminds me of Holden’s negative thoughts on his life and other people. For…

Bamboo Industry was founded in Berlin, Germany in 1983, by Ingo Ito and George DIN (see Gabriel Le Mar and George DIN). They originally conceived Bamboo Industry as a pop-duo project, mixing industrial sounds with influences of traditional Asian music. After they had recorded their first demo-tapes this way, they were joined by additional musicians and the musical concept shifted to an alternative pop band of the eighties with a touch of Bamboo. The first band line-up in 1985 was: * Ingo Ito:…

Jonathan Mahler, writer of the book, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning,” discusses the political, economical, and social fall of New York in 1977. The term originated in 1972 after a documentary series episode of the same title was aired. The term became more socially recognized during the 1977 World Series game where the New York Yankees faced the Los Angles Dodgers. Helicopter camera views show video clips of actual fires during the arson breakout caused by the economic fall of the…