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    Rock And Roll Analysis

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    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…

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    Rock And Roll Culture

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    Rock and Roll has made a big impact on the world. This type of genre is one of the most influential music’s that brought people together, but also brought them apart. Rock and Roll brought out a type of persona and a feel, in which people received when this genre was the new “big” thing. There were a few bands, such as the Beatles and The Rolling Stones that brought the true feel and meaning of Rock and Roll. The Beatles were one of the most influential bands that brought the great and unanimous…

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    Jazz-Rock History

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    Jazz-Rock has been defined as music that has combined elements of both Jazz and Rock ‘N’ Roll, and is usually performed on amplified electric instruments (Dictionary.com). Jazz-Rock is often called fusion or cross over and is accompanied by bass lines, drumming styles and Rock music (Britannica.com). It tends to put an emphasis on electric instruments and dance rhythms and in the 1960s jazz tunes began to include Rock rhythms, those elements have contrasted and enhanced each other (Britannica).…

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    Essay On Rock And Roll

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    Rock and roll is one of the genres of popular music, which originated in the 1950s in America and which was the early stage of development of rock music. It is also the dance, performed by the music of rock and roll and musical composition in the style of rock and roll. This music is fast-paced; great use of slang (mostly of Afro-Americans) and freedom of musical performance are typical for it. The main instruments are the electric guitar, bass, drums and piano. It is believed that the musical…

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    Enhancement of the message of “Rock and Roll” by Sibyl James is reached through the continuous personification of the music style throughout the entire poem. To really explain the rebellious, sexual, and reckless sense of Rock and Roll, James transforms the music into a guy of this nature. This male figure used to represent the music is not only acting recklessly, but is also coexisting with other signature American things, to show that Rock and Roll was an original concept conceived in America.…

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    Rock And Roll Analysis

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    Was Rock and Roll Responsible for Dismantling Americas Traditional Family, Sexual, and Racial Customs in the 1950s and 1960s? Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll appeared in blues songs. It then began to tradition and take off into what we know “rock n roll” in the early 1950s. Rock n Roll was a fashion of rhythm and blues, black gospel, and country-western. Dating back to as early as 1922 is when rock n roll began in blues songs. It began to tradition and take off into what we…

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    have chosen is Rock. Common instruments used in Rock music are mostly amplified instruments, like the electric guitar and electric bass. Rock also uses strong baseline and driving rhythms. Rock music, which was developed from rock ‘n’ roll, originated from the late 1940’s in the United States. It was influenced by country and blues music that started making a new sound using electric guitars and a balanced drum beat, which was a faster beat and rhythm instead of a slow one. Rock music also…

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    "Composers must come out into the open; they must fight the battle with other workers" Marc Blitzstein. Blitzstein’s The Cradle will Rock was one of the most powerful pieces of art during the Great Depression ("The Cradle Will Rock", 1). It alone transformed not only Broadway, but also the mentality of the American people during this time of labor, war, and strife. Theatre reached more people during this time than ever before. Under Franklin Delano Roosevelt 's Work Progress Administration 25…

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    The Influence Of Punk Rock

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    to voice their frustrations against racism, sexism, poverty, and police brutality. Through punk rock and hip-hop, the youth actively resist the state while establishing cultural citizenship.…

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    What Is Psychedelic Rock?

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    Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in the United States and United Kingdom. It often used new recording techniques and effects that drew on non-Western sources such the ragas and drones of Indian music. Psychedelic rock bridged the transition from early blues and folk-based rock…

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