The Rocks

the dynamics of the genre known as indie/alternative rock. In the last forty or so years, indie rock has transformed…

When most people think of rock as a genre of music, their thoughts range from thinking about classic rock to heavy metal rock. Within this genre are a variety of subgenres that people know and associate as rock. Once you ask the person specifically what kind of rock they enjoy, will they then mention a subgenre. Rock started off as a specific genre, but over the years it has branched off into more specific genres, because new ones evolved from those before it. This brings up the debate of what…

The rise of rock and roll reflects the political, social and cultural changes in American society because rock and roll was started during the civil rights movement for desegregation. Rock and roll brought different races together because they were able to connect to the music. This type of music was very amazing in the 1950’s because different races were able to come together and realize that they are not that different. During this time R&B music was not as popular as it is today because…

1.What was it about the "counterculture" of Rock 'n' Roll that drove both parents and media commentators such as Jeff Greenfield to claim that "Rock 'n' Roll was vile, elemental, savage, and dripping with sex"? Our older adults living today are the generation that brought to existence the culture of sex, drugs and rock and roll. The 1960s rallying call of that generation was best exemplified by Timothy Leary's "Turn on, tune in, drop out." Today, the front wave of the counterculture generation…

city of Rock and the wall of Water. The main city that is surrounded by three walls and there is a wall that separates the city of stone and the city of Rock. The city of Rock has no walls within it. There is a wall, the third wall that can be found further than the location of the wall that separates the main city and the city of Rock, it marks the end of city. At the end of the city is the Wall of Water, which just marks the end of the city. Outside the main city walls is the City of 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…

exceptions. I do listen to new music, when it’s made by an old artist (Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, and Steely Dan are a few of my favorites that released new material this decade). People always pester me with questions asking why I only listen to dinosaur rock, and accuse me of being closed-minded. So now I’m going to answer the question “Why don’t you step out of 1975 and listen to modern music?” Because it sucks. It’s not really anybody’s fault that it sucks; most of the good ideas have…

Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music that is highly amplified and usually rhythmically simple (“hard-rock”). This genre of music exists in partnership with other forms of rock and roll, such as garage rock, psychedelic rock, punk, and grunge music. These forms of music are under the umbrella term “Hard rock” in order to distinguish them from more radio-friendly music like pop rock ("Hard Rock"). Hard rock is intensely subjective to blues music. Traditional rock and roll is influenced…

A Perspective of Rock and Roll’s Impact on Society “Rock and roll keeps you in a constant state of juvenile delinquency,” stated Eddie Spaghetti; this quote captures the essence of Rock and Roll. It speaks its truth about the influence on attitudes towards authority and implies how society reacted to the new revolution created by Rock and Roll, transforming the world into what it has become today. The music of rock and roll influenced the social and cultural beliefs of youth and threatened the…

Rock has been around for the past 60 years. It has peaked in their popularity and been almost forgotten, but has risen back up to due to an increase in consumer insight and bands willing to try different things to increase the popularity of the music. Although it has different styles, it has always had the same foundation throughout the years. Why is it called “America’s Music?” Simply because it was created in the United States. Rock is one of the most popular types of music worldwide. It has a…