Woodstock Festival

In the 1960s, the emotions of citizens were quite ambivalent, ranging from joyous celebration to savagery. Feeling deprived of their civil rights, many Americans began protesting for the equal treatment of black citizens, the impediment of the war in vietnam, and the equality for women. Alongside the protests emerged the sexual revolution which included . To describe this decade emerged new types of music such as folk, different types of rock music, r&b music, and country music. The feminine…

and most importantly, the lead guitar are the main focus. This is the kind of sound that one would listen to in the car trying to get pumped up, or at an oldies rock festival. It is still very well known today and played everywhere. Setting played and plays a big role in listening to this song. It must have been amazing to be at Woodstock or another live event and listen to Hendrix play this song. With his eyes closed playing a solo. Watching his emotions during the song. Seeing how much he gets…

Rock to the Left: How Rock Music Has Influenced American Politics One universal aspect of every culture, without fail, is music; it was a part of human existence before recorded history. It provides an escape from the stress of everyday life, assists in relaxation, and offers a sense of community. It’s a part of the human experience. Every aspect of society includes music in some form—from shopping to concerts. Why? It affects people. Yamaska, Yamada, and Laukka conducted a study and concluded…

During the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet union escalated because of the political ideologies of democracy and communism. In the case of the Vietnam war the US government backed south vietnam ed by the nationalist Ngo Dinh Diem and the communist led north vietnam, two halves which claimed to be the rightful leaders. In the midst of the Vietnam war the Sixties became the essential period in both revolutionizing social norms and ending the Vietnam war. The…

Introduction Reggae as a style of modern popular music expresses feelings and opinions about life, love and religion. It was originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and rapidly arose as the country’s dominant music (Cooper, 2015). It is widely perceived as a forceful voice for the people under confrontation and struggle. As Reggae often bores the weight of politicized lyrics that addresses social and economic injustice, it helps to raise awareness about social and political issues. Among…

Boomer generation. The music movement was led by artists such as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and more (Candaele). Towards the end of the generation, “In the summer of 1969, for example, more than 400,000 young people trooped to the Woodstock music festival in upstate New York, a harmonious three days that seemed to represent the best of the peace-and-love generation” (History.com). Music was not the only new development going on in the 1960’s. The automotive industry saw something…

age of 65. I think that this is the start of a liberal society. In the 60’s, as evident by the war protests and extreme increase in the usage of marijuana, the idea of free spirit and peace was popular. Another example would be the music festival Woodstock where, for lack of a better term, hippies would gather to listen to music, have sexual relations, and partake in drugs such as weed and acid; downer drugs. Another very liberal act that was created was the National Historic Preservation…

Pink Floyd is one of those bands just like The Beatles everyone has heard of them in some way or form. A song that everyone has heard by Pink Floyd even though may not know it is the song “Money” from one of their biggest selling albums of all time “The Dark Side of the Moon”. Pink Floyd started of in London in 1964 from the ashes of a band called Sigma 6 after toying the the sound for a while eventually Pink floyd was formed and ready to go. Pink Floyd, The Media, Technology, cultural…

1968: Music As Rhetoric In Social Movements In 1968 social movements sparked rhetorical discourses which occurred in many nations and on hundreds of colleges and in communities across the United States. These rhetorical discourses ultimately changed the direction of human events. Sometimes these points of ideological protests shared views on specific issues, especially demonstrations against the Vietnam War, but each conflict was also its own local conflict. There is no evidence that any…