Psychedelic rock

The Grateful Dead were the movement existentialists were waiting for. The Grateful Dead, starting in San Francisco, we’re a band surrounded with free love and a large quantity of psychedelics. Their band is largest cult band around. Their fans and followings are known as Dead Heads. The Dead used their music to have people come from all over and be themselves. In choosing three different Grateful Dead performances, there is a clear diversity between the three. One performance is in response to…

-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…

of rock and roll music in Brazil came shortly after its genesis in The United States. After the release of the American film The Blackboard Jungle, a Brazilian cover of the film's featured song, “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley, was soon recorded. This American rock standard performed in Portuguese by Brazilian singer Nora Ney, and its subsequent popularity in Brazil marks the beginning moment of the country's rock music genre. ("History of Brazilian Rock Instro.") Most early rock…

progressive or art rock with a particular focus on the band Queen and their music from the 1970s. This essay will examine the development of the band and their musical characteristics with a detailed commentary on the songs “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “The Prophets Song” from the album A Night at The Opera. This essay will endeavour to identify the classical influence on rock music within this genre (Lowe, G 2014) and look at other influence on the band Queen, such as, jazz, glam and art rock.…

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…

Rolling Stones have become one of the most influential bands of all time. Many bands from the sixties are long gone, but the Rolling Stones continue to perform rock music fifty years later to this day. They have far exceeded the normal career span of any other rock band ever and continue to be very successful. The Rolling Stones are a rock band from London that formed in 1962 and are one of the bands that were part of the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones became known for their style of…

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…

Chloe Wingard Voice Your Choice Project Taylor Swift There is no denying the impact Taylor Swift has had on the music industry. Her music, songwriting, and attitude toward it all deserve a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. From her critically acclaimed lyrics to the sold-out-in-minutes World Tours, this young singer/ song-writer is making leaps and bounds in music. So far she has five studio albums that have been released every two years. The media may swarm her for her personal life but…

1965. Young aspiring British musicians were listening to the big hits from the U.S. and were becoming inspired by that music. Bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks were taking into account the new rock sound from the artists and creating their own music. A rock scene had become more common in large cities in the UK causing a massive outbreak of the culture. This caught the eye of the British community helping the aspiring British bands become more known worldwide. The…

Rock and Roll! Rock is what I’m talking about but how did this phenomenon occur? Well it started with an African American man named Chuck Berry; He combined all the Blues and Jazz, the most popular music that was going on at the time. This brought teenagers together it was no longer black and white it was just teenagers. Rock & Roll was very controversial when it was first made to the public the adults thought it was destroying the youth with how vulgar and obscene it was. A great example of…