Why did Punk Rock begin in the 1970s? The nineteen seventies was an era of experimental and reactionary creation (Larkin‚ 1997‚ p339). The mid seventies marked the coming of a new genre of music; Punk Rock. Disco was dead and a fresh form of rebellion was born with Punk Rock exploding onto the U.S and English music scenes with attitudes and aesthetics reminiscent of American 1950s Rock and Roll (Larkin‚ 1997‚ p339). “The utopian idealism of the sixties had been drained off‚ leaving a bitter residue
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Imagine hearing the opening guitar riff to one of the hit songs by the world’s most dangerous band. Watching the Duff‚ King of Beers‚ McKagan or Slash jumping around on stage. Maybe even Axl Rose hitting those high pitched screams as he dances across the stage. Where are you watching? Maybe from the crowd‚ perhaps in the audience‚ or from home on T.V. Try watching it from the side stage‚ nervously waiting for your band’s turn to take the stage. It’s nerve racking! What if you mess up and sing the
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The picture that comes immediately to mind when I think of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil comes from the television. I can still picture the band on the stage at the Fox Theatre - the spastic rhythmic movements of the gawky bald vocalist‚ Peter Garrett‚ dominating the stage during the Blue Sky Mining tour‚ backed by the Hunters & Collector’s horn section on the band’s breakthrough hit "Beds Are Burning" - but I can’t erase the other image from my memory. In the aftermath of the wreck of
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As I stand amongst the throngs of people in my carefully chosen spot I close my eyes and take a moment to breathe in the greatness that will be this rock concert. As the stench of burnt out cigarettes and stale spilt beer entangle in my nostrils they mix with the unmistakable reek of fresh vomit from the guy in front of me. I look down to him from my perch and see he has curled himself into the fetal position‚ looking like a tiny helpless child‚ dressed in stained black jeans two sizes to tight
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If we will talk about these two legendary songs by AC/DC and Led Zeppelin‚ we can predict that Stairway to heaven is literary better‚ simply because of that specific band called Led Zeppelin. That outstanding band had and still has several iconic performers such as Robert Plant‚ Jimmy Page and John Bonham. AC/DC is one of the classical and the best bands in that genre of music‚ we simply can’t argue about that because of at least Angus Young’s divine charismatic nature and professionalism. Despite
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Weezer is a well-known alternative rock‚ power pop‚ pop punk band that many people have come to love and enjoy since their formation in 1992. The band has a history of changing their sound throughout their career; from pop to rock and back again between albums‚ Weezer flirts with different genres of music to create a sound unique to the band. Through all of this‚ Weezer consistently seems to choose a distinct genre to correspond to each individual album‚ helping the band to develop a large fan base
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Salacious Rock Star Scandal Background Details Whilst touring America for the second time around in 1969‚ the four members of Led Zeppelin were taking residence at Seattle’s Edgewater Inn‚ a common favourite within the musician crowd as guests could fish from their rooms. Richard Cole (tour manager) and Bonzo (the drummer‚ John Bonham) were fishing from Richard’s room and they were persistently being bothered by female groupies‚ but the two fishermen were too involved in their catches than the
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Led Zeppelin "Stairway To Heaven" Song Analysis I thought I’d analyze Led Zeppelin’s iconic "Stairway To Heaven" in honor of the anniversary of the band’s Led Zeppelin 4 album‚ which was released 40 years ago this week. The song was voted #3 in 2000 by VH1 on their list of the "100 Greatest Rock Songs." It was the most requested song on FM radio stations in the United States in the 1970s‚ despite never having been released as a single. This apparently was a decision made by the band’s manager‚ Peter
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Maggie May‚ written by Rod Stewart‚ is a classic rock song that tells the story of a young man who was convinced to skip town with the girl of his dreams named Maggie. Now that he’s left‚ he realized what he is missing out on back home and he blames her for making him leave but he loves her too much to abandon her. This story is told through the different music conventions that help tell the story‚ not through words‚ but through sound. For example‚ the form of the song is split up into four repeating
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Feature Article Slut Dungeon “Slut Dungeon” is the nick name of the club called Cellar. Cellar is one of the notorious biggest clubs in Morgantown‚ WV. This is a place for people who want to have fun. Although‚ we must be 18 to get in‚ it gives people the opportunity to relax. People always have an idea of club is a bad place that young people come to drink and destroy themselves‚ but I think it also has other meaning to young people like us. I have met with the promoter of Cellar to allow us
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