Pop rock

people of the gothic scene to express themselves. Music critic John Stickney used the phrase “gothic rock” to describe a meeting he had with Jim Morrison in a dimly lit wine-cellar in 1967. In addition, Velvet Underground with a track like "All Tomorrow's Parties", created a mesmerizing gothic-rock classic that same year. Joy Division's manager Tony Wilson described Joy Division as gothic compared to the pop mainstream. The term was later related to newer bands such as Bauhaus who had appeared…

punk subculture has become very popular amongst teenagers in the last few years. Teenagers are attending concerts of punk bands, dressing “punk rock”, and are making social media accounts dedicated to this subculture. They are known as punks. Punks choose to be in this subculture because they listen to this genre of music. They are often part of the rock and metal subcultures too. Punk music started in the 1970’s. Many punks argue whether it was The Ramones or The Sex Pistols who started punk.…

Throughout history, rock and roll has always been a male dominated genre consistently focusing on the male listener. From the beginning of this enormously popular genre, Women waited patiently to find a way and to be accepted into this “man’s world.” As years past this continued to be an issue for women as they tried to knock down those doors and even today one can argue that women continue to fight for that spot that they rightfully deserve. However, over the course of this time there have…

Like Ray Charles, Gray’s music crossed over and appealed to the pop, soul, and country listening audience. The title track peaked at number five on the Hot 100 charts. In 1973, the RIAA certified Dobie Gray’s single “Drift Away” gold for its over half a million US sales. Also in 1973, Willie Nelson recorded a few…

a few. The song “Yellow Submarine” appeared in the album Revolver in 1966, the seventh studio album they had made. The album was on the UK Album Charts for thirty-four weeks. This album was more of a turning point in the band’s history from a pop and a rock sound to more of a different type of music. In this song they use a lot of sound effects such as chains, a ship…

present in live or single session recordings, and this rigidity directly contradicts the tenets of rock and roll, which decree it an organic expression of thought. For all the applause and awe it generated, even ‘Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band’ elicited a scathing and a rather ominous review from renowned rock music critic Lester Bangs: This record had the power to almost singlehandedly destroy rock and roll … In the…

with The Sky. It had reached number one on the Top Alternative Albums Billboard that same year! Recently they came out with the album Misadventures in 2016. Which has already hit number one on so many charts. These include Top Rock Albums, Independent Albums, Top Hard Rock Albums, and Top Alternative…

promulgating and spreading far and wide during those times. This dynamic of what would be the favored form of music is perhaps the only constant thing in changing times. For the present, the tides in the music industry have never been so diverse. While pop is still dominating the charts, other genres, which were previously churning under the water, are now breaking through the surface - slowly introduced into the masses of mainstream listeners. One such example is 'deep house', a branch of…

I had "Girl On Fire" by Alicia Keys in mind, but I chose my daughter’s favorite song, “Roar” by Katy Perry. This song is her anthem, and she will make you nauseous every time she sings it at the top of her lungs. What makes this song so powerful is because of the apparent reason that it has a motivational aspect that empowers women to break the mold of female stereotypes. The idea of Katy “roaring” speaks about women who can take care of themselves without needing to be rescued, much like the…

Smiths" "provided a guitar-based alternative to the synth-pop sounds of so many other eighties U.K. bands, paving the way for the nineties Brit-pop explosion, and the Smiths’ distinct LPs are still studied by millions of sensitive types all over the world” (“The Smiths Biography”). Also, "the unmistakable sound of The Cure’s gloomy post-punk pop gave rise to Goth rock, but also, Smith’s masterful orchestration balanced his punk roots with pop sensibilities and tipped the band into the…