Rock music

easier to pick simply one. Music is complex yet a powerful and popular tool in self expression. Not only does it bring people together but, it can bring others to change. It is a form of art that is used just about everywhere. Where would the world be without music? Arguably, the 60’s was a time where music was beginning to be the most creative. The type of pop and rock started to evolve and other genres began to branch out from it. With this peak of creativity, music…

The Man and His Music Out of all the styles of blues genre, the most influential was the Mississippi Delta blues, also known as the Delta blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta. This style of blues was recorded from the 1920’s through the late 1930’s. The Delta blues goes way back in American history. But it is mostly referring back to the African-American history. There is not one specific person who invented the blues, African Americans were the ones who started it all. But they mostly…

The Eagles vs. Kings of Leon The musical genre of rock has developed since its general conception in the early 1950s. Modern rock bands share similar characteristics with their classic predecessors, however, they have transformed their sounds to fit present-day tastes. An example of this chain of influence comes in the form of Kings of Leon, a popular modern rock band that has been strongly influenced by the Eagles, a classic rock band. Although Kings of Leon is more adept in lyricism, the…

You walk down the Haymarket area you hear jazz music coming from the business. You go to a game in Memorial Stadium classic rock songs are coming through the loudspeakers. When you go to the gym to work out a rap song is blaring out of the speakers. Music is constantly around us. When people hear a song images pop into their heads. Music plays a key role in the sense of place. The articles Place or Space and Sacred Spaces and Tourist Places, the way images are presented, and the things I learned…

Rhapsody Final The original song I had wanted to write about was Sweet Child O Mine by Guns N Roses. After further analyses of this piece of music, I realized it would not have enough contrast for me to write multiple pages. After much thought and consideration, the new piece I chose to write about is Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody has plenty of dramatic contrasts, frequent shifts in tempo, and changes in rhythmic character from section to section. The piece was written by…

Hendrix: Life and Legacy Though Hendrix’s music career, along with his life was short lived, his legacy of being one of the greatest, if not the greatest guitar players of all time lives on along with his music. Jimi was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. His parents were Lucile and Al Hendrix. He was born Johnny Allen Hendrix, but his father changed his name to James Marshall for unknown reasons. (Biography.com, n.d.) Jimi showed an interest in music from a young age, and his…

particularly LSD and Marijuana, greatly impacted the music the Beatle produced during their era of usage. This article talked how the drugs let the musicians expand their minds beyond the normal world view, thus allowing them to open their creativity in their musical performances. Since the Beatles were not introduced to drugs until they met Bob Dylan, the article talks about if drugs actually harmed their music or was beneficial to their success in the music industry. For the Beatles, drugs…

Italian architects of the Renaissance. The term was extended to early 19th century to describe the literary style that used northern European medieval settings to suggest horror and mystery. The word was revived in 1983 as the name for a style of music and the associated youth culture. Merriam Webster describes a goth as a person who…

mostly departed from the pop-punk Pete sought out, their craft still centers around genuine catharsis. With the steps they’ve made toward pop and hip hop and away from the rock they started out with, they’ve left behind the machismo they were trying to shake from the very beginning. Maybe the hatred chased the band out of rock and the critics got what they wanted, maybe the critics outgrew the oppressive gender roles they were taught to diligently enforce, maybe there are just bigger problems…

initiative to come crawling out from this outer shell that protected me from the harsh words that this earth has to offer, and I can’t say for a second that I regret it. Through a friend, I found this not-very-well-known business called Evolution Rock School. It was a place where they would form small bands of these kids, all with the same skill level, and teach them what it’s meant to be in a band, how to play, and how to perform. This caused bonds to be created over time and bands to become…