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Pop singers have been the highest-charting musicians for decades, captivating audiences with hook-laden tunes and mesmerizing live performances. As pop music is an amalgam of a number of different genres, including dance, RnB, hip-hop, country and rock, many performers have crossover success within many of these titles. Here are ten of the top pop singers of all time, who have been able to transcend their varied influences to create a unique experience for listeners. Number Ten: George Michael…

Several examples of this concept can be found throughout the song. The first example of this is heard in the introduction of the song. When starting up the track, the first thing the listener hears is a melody created by the bass alongside the bass drum. The melody that is played throughout the beginning manages to drive the song into the first verse. Not only that, but this melody is quite atmospheric and mellow; cluing the listener into the…

One of the biggest postmodern examples of appropriation in visual culture is the imagery in the music industry. The music you listen to as child influences your style throughout youth; this has also historically created many different types of subcultures such as hippies, Punks and Mods, in addition, this extends to regional musical cultures. Musically the idea of appropriation is transferable, with bands & musicians taking heavy influence form the past and because of the advent of sampling; the…

Along with visual culture there co-existed the autiditory culture propagated by music and radio. Theatre and performance styles developed slowly in the 1950s but did not flourished until late in the decade. The sudden growth of the music industry can be attributed to the changing consumer tastes and an expanding market for records and live events. The record industry had a setback during the war time because of production restriction but the case suddenly improved just one year and after the…

known as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music. The top tracks of Hendrix include: “Purple Haze,” “Fire” and “The Wind Cries Mary.” 2. Kirk Hammett - certainly shaped Metallica’s sound on wildly popular songs…

Alternative music is known as a distinction from mainstream rock music. It is different due to a different, somewhat distorted, guitar sound, insubordinate lyric, and a casual, or defiant, attitude being portrayed in the music. However, there are many sub genres included in alternative music ranging from rock to soft guitar playing. The subgenres are grunge, indie pop, indie rock, reggae, electronic music, jazz, and underground music. This type of music is normally kept out of mainstream, and is…

undoubtedly, inserting older songs to their work. An example of a music supervisor using an earlier song in a film is from, Perks of Being a Wallflower. For those who may not know, Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 film by Stephen Chbosky about a socially awkward freshman in high school who befriends a quirky group of seniors. With these friends, Charlie, the young boy, discovers music, love, and friendship (The Perks, 2015). Throughout the movie, there are several older songs played that…

I recently read that Congress is adding a new national holiday and were looking for citizen input. Billie Joe Armstrong should have his own holiday, named Green Day, for having his band be very influential, helped renew interest in punk rock in the U.S., and has sung a variety of different music types that appealed to a large audience. Billie Joe Armstrong’s band was very influential to the music industry. A Times UK article states about the American band, “their influence has been all over…

made our way back to are seats just 5 minutes before we heard the first cord of angus young’s guitar begin to play “rock or bust” off their new album. With lots of bright lights, loud speakers, some fireworks, ending with cannons and their legendary song “for those about to rock we salute you” the concert was over and the entire mostly older crowd…

issues into their songs that were of greater importance to local Argentine citizens, it became an evolutionary movement that lead to more politically significant themes, such as protesting traditions at the time, and onwards to criticize the government at the time – led by Isabel Peron (Wilson 7). Take, for example, rock musician Charly Garcia – between 1972 and 1974, he had released three musical albums. In his first album, he had four songs with the theme of love, as well as two songs with a…