Glam rock

Even though I do agree with you on the fact that 80’s rock had a tremendous influence on the rainbow of music styles that we have today, there are some facts in your argument that I wish to dispute. First off, rock n’ roll was heavily popular since the 50’s; you had Chubby Checker, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and…of course…Elvis Presley. These artists are the ones that took backstreet-bar blues and turned it into the mainstream media that it is today. Without them, you would not…

-World War 2 for example, and the crisis that many people went through, which many artists in future decades used and were inspired by different social and cultural events which gave inspiration to make some of the most well known songs in classic rock in the 80’s: for example: the song “one” by Metallica- which is about a ww2 soldier that suffered in the war, another popular song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixing-To-Die-Rag”- by Joe Country and the Fish in the 60’s- which is about the conflicts in the…

TAlthough Punk Rock was a movement centralized in the late seventies and early eighties, the beginnings of punk started in Detroit, Michigan in the 1960s. The punk scene was later brought into fruition in New York city. The term ‘Punk’, initially used as an insult, was used to put a name to unskilled and loud garage bands of the sixties. The loud and anti-conformist music was a direct reaction to the peaceful and kind natured hippie movement. While the hippie movement was centered around peace…

Big hair, neon clothes, and parachute pants are some things you might about when you hear someone mention the 1980s. Nothing was understated and image became more important than ever, especially in the music world, during this decade. New music and new inventions in the 80s would change the way we listen to music forever. The creation of MTV was a big deal in the 1980s. MTV was the first television channel to only showcase music videos, the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” being the very…

Rock has been around for the past 60 years. It has peaked in their popularity and been almost forgotten, but has risen back up to due to an increase in consumer insight and bands willing to try different things to increase the popularity of the music. Although it has different styles, it has always had the same foundation throughout the years. Why is it called “America’s Music?” Simply because it was created in the United States. Rock is one of the most popular types of music worldwide. It has a…

Whether digging into glam pop songs, avant-jazz routines with punk attitude, or sophisticated garage-rock episodes, impetuous guitarist Nels Cline, a creative powerhouse in small group settings, always sounds unique and fetching. Blue Note’s Currents, Constellations marks the debut of The Nels Cline 4, a quick-witted group featuring Julian Lage on guitar, Scott Colley on bass, and Tom Rainey on drums. Both guitarist and drummer had recorded with Cline before, whereas Colley is the novelty here,…

"We Are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You" were also very popular especially for sports events (Source #2). Freddie Mercury wrote and sang Bohemian Rhapsody which was their top hit (Source #1). Mercury and his band made it to the top charts of U.S. and Britain (Source #1). Mercury also…

mostly known for their melancholy and brooding sound along with dark images. Though, the band was musically quite diverse. Throughout their reign, Bauhaus combined a variety of genres, ranging from funk to reggae. Bauhaus were influenced by glam rock, punk rock, art rock and funk that let them create earnest and gloomy music, which appealed to many…

Good rock albums have the ability to energize you. They grab listeners’ attention and make them rethink what music can be. Here are just 10 of the top rock albums of all time, which have furthered the genre and subsequent subgenres, and inspired other artists to pick up a guitar and jam. Number Ten: Fleetwood Mac, ‘Rumors’ Fleetwood Mac’s second major label album, Rumours saw the recently reformed band at their most emotionally raw. Featuring such hits as “Dreams” and “Go Your Own Way,” many…

SEX SELLS Stephanie Stergis MUS-210-220N: History of Rock Music Spring 2015 Stephanie Stergis Professor Todd Campbell MUS-210-220N 9 May 2015 Sex Sells The history of rock music is filled with sex. From the Psychedelic era in the 1960s, mainstream rock and the rise of punk in the 70s, hair bands in the 80s, to a slew of boy bands and pop princesses in the 90s and 2000s, sex appeal has always been the key to success. Sex sells and the musicians who have taken advantage of…