Smells Like Teen Spirit By Paramore: Music Analysis
Music dates back in time beyond one's imagination, but gradually expand into something bigger and intellectual. People listen to music, but underestimate the true power and influences it could have on others. In today's time artist uses music as a way to send a message out into the world expressing ideas, emotions, and in many cases stories.“Music can change lives, whether you are having a good or bad day, the power of music can change one’s mood” (Jess Bowen). Nirvana and Paramore have written songs about reality and real life problems. Many of their songs stood out because it started something call a music movement. In the song Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana and Now by Paramore, the listeners can see the two different artists share similarities and also differences through the genre, meaning of the song, and the music video.
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In the early nineties, Nirvana made it from Seattle to the contemporary pop scene in 1991.
The lead singer Kurt Cobain and a close friend Krist Novoselic started the band while in high school. The band was their way out of feeling alienated by the other students in high school. In 1987 a well known Seattle label called Sub Pop jumped on the first chance they got to sign Nirvana. The underground rock population played a very important role in the band music and style. Even though the band was being recognized from people all over, the band felt like they was not getting the messages in the song through to the audience. The band decided to sell their songs to bigger and better music industry companies. In 1992 the band reached their peak of success as “Smells like teen Spirit” continued to rise in the charts. Nirvana changed the music industry, starting a movement that inspired many bands to this very day. Nirvana reign over the music industry with the help of Cobain genius musical talent until his death in
1994.
Paramore is an American rock band that started in Franklin, Tennessee in 2002. The lead singer was only 13 years old and signed to a recording label a year later. As the band begins to grow, Paramore release their first album under Fueled records. Paramore begin to tour in 2004 and as the years pasts they each experience things that they are mentioned in many songs. The band was influenced by many bands and one happened to be Nirvana. As the band members grew so did their music with more powerful meanings.
One way the listeners can see the difference and similarities between artists appears through through the genre. One of Nirvana's genres consist of Grunge originated from Seattle, Washington in the mid nineties. The instruments included electric guitar, bass guitar, drums,and vocals. Grunge became famous when Nirvana released Smells Like Teen Spirit influencing the modern rock world. The song is known for its guitar fuzz entering the borderline between heavy metal and harcore punk.
Paramore consist of many genres including pop punk and powerpop. In their song Now, it consist of a punk tempo with guitar chord changes influenced by pop melodies. The typical instruments include vocals, electric guitar, bass, drums, and a piano.Both artists song held a alternative rock genre adding synthesizers to their music. Within the transgressive lyrics the artist express a defiant attitude.
Another way listeners can see the difference and similarities between artists appears through through the meaning of the songs. For many years the song Smells Like Teen Spirit was misunderstood by the audience. After some time Cobain in a interview explain the ultimate meaning of the song. Cobain claimed that the song expressed teenage freedom but also contradicts , exaggerating the plot line within the song each time.
In Paramore’s song Now, they express the feeling of wanting to be free under dictatorship. The lead singer repeats, “Don’t try to take this from me now”! Meaning that everything that went good kept getting taken away. In a interview with the band, the lead singer Hayley mentions that through their years of becoming successful, there was always that one person that tried to break them. Both songs by each artist expressed a revolution for peace. Giving the audience a message to rebel and fight for their freedom.
In the early nineties, Nirvana made it from Seattle to the contemporary pop scene in 1991.
The lead singer Kurt Cobain and a close friend Krist Novoselic started the band while in high school. The band was their way out of feeling alienated by the other students in high school. In 1987 a well known Seattle label called Sub Pop jumped on the first chance they got to sign Nirvana. The underground rock population played a very important role in the band music and style. Even though the band was being recognized from people all over, the band felt like they was not getting the messages in the song through to the audience. The band decided to sell their songs to bigger and better music industry companies. In 1992 the band reached their peak of success as “Smells like teen Spirit” continued to rise in the charts. Nirvana changed the music industry, starting a movement that inspired many bands to this very day. Nirvana reign over the music industry with the help of Cobain genius musical talent until his death in
1994.
Paramore is an American rock band that started in Franklin, Tennessee in 2002. The lead singer was only 13 years old and signed to a recording label a year later. As the band begins to grow, Paramore release their first album under Fueled records. Paramore begin to tour in 2004 and as the years pasts they each experience things that they are mentioned in many songs. The band was influenced by many bands and one happened to be Nirvana. As the band members grew so did their music with more powerful meanings.
One way the listeners can see the difference and similarities between artists appears through through the genre. One of Nirvana's genres consist of Grunge originated from Seattle, Washington in the mid nineties. The instruments included electric guitar, bass guitar, drums,and vocals. Grunge became famous when Nirvana released Smells Like Teen Spirit influencing the modern rock world. The song is known for its guitar fuzz entering the borderline between heavy metal and harcore punk.
Paramore consist of many genres including pop punk and powerpop. In their song Now, it consist of a punk tempo with guitar chord changes influenced by pop melodies. The typical instruments include vocals, electric guitar, bass, drums, and a piano.Both artists song held a alternative rock genre adding synthesizers to their music. Within the transgressive lyrics the artist express a defiant attitude.
Another way listeners can see the difference and similarities between artists appears through through the meaning of the songs. For many years the song Smells Like Teen Spirit was misunderstood by the audience. After some time Cobain in a interview explain the ultimate meaning of the song. Cobain claimed that the song expressed teenage freedom but also contradicts , exaggerating the plot line within the song each time.
In Paramore’s song Now, they express the feeling of wanting to be free under dictatorship. The lead singer repeats, “Don’t try to take this from me now”! Meaning that everything that went good kept getting taken away. In a interview with the band, the lead singer Hayley mentions that through their years of becoming successful, there was always that one person that tried to break them. Both songs by each artist expressed a revolution for peace. Giving the audience a message to rebel and fight for their freedom.