day ’s pop or rock singers could fill this void. The band that could be most closely considered in the realm of the message of grunge would have been Pink Floyd. The band has always incorporated a very real and sober message in the music they have produced. Nothing else mainstream was similar in any way. That is where the story gets fascinating because the original grunge band members never intended to be mainstream. The majority of the bands created music to play at underground shows and the
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“I’d rather be hated for who I am‚ than loved for who I am not” said by Kurt Cobain‚ lead singer‚ guitarist‚ and lyricist of grunge band‚ Nirvana‚ is a reconstructed idea believed to be taken from Marilyn Monroe. Monroe has similarly stated "it’s better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you’re not." Marilyn was known to have a great interest in humanity‚ morality‚ and sanity. Kurt had quite an opposite perspective; he wanted to shelter himself from all forms of fame and popularity
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songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen‚ Washington‚ in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene‚ having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records‚ the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind‚ Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X‚ and
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of Kurt Cobain lead singer of the former band Nirvana. In his time of music he had the world in his hands. He used personal turmoil as fuel for great music. Surprisingly‚ he seemed unusually tortured by success. The author of Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana said‚ "He was a very bright‚ sweet‚ generous‚ and caring person‚ perhaps a little too sweet and sensitive for the business he was in." One of Cobain’s biggest worries was that his band had sold out. In one line of a not-so-popular
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http://www.poarchcreekindians.org/westminster/tribal_history.html The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are descendants of a segment of the original Creek Nation‚ which once covered almost all of Alabama and Georgia. Unlike many southeastern Indian tribes‚ the Poarch Creeks were not removed from their tribal lands‚ and have lived together for over 150 years. In the late 1700’s‚ the Creek Confederacy consisted of Alabama land north of current day Stockton‚ with the heart of the Creek Nation centralized
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known for drum work as the drummer for Nirvana. Nirvana was the most popular alternative band to come out of Seattle in the early 90’s. To this day‚ Nirvana’s first studio album‚ Nevermind‚ is regarded as one of the best and most important albums in rock history. To date‚ Nevermind sold more than 30 million copies. As a guitarist‚ Grohl founded the Foo Fighters in 1995 and quickly propelled the band to stardom with their first self titled studio album. The band then went to produced several more albums
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Coldplay’s sound was revolutionary in emphasizing the emotion and recognizing sympathy. Coldplay’s singer‚ Chris Martin’s expansive vocal range allows the band to bounce between all poles of alternative rock. While songs like “Yes” exemplify Chris’s natural baritone voice‚ it easily transitions into falsetto‚ as heard in “Fix You”. All members of the band have coherently played piano and keyboard‚ allowing for a classical influential rhythm. The lead guitar played by Johnny Buckland and bass played by
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From Charlie Parker to Amy Winehouse and beyond‚ countless musicians have struggled with destructive lifestyles that ultimately consume them. Using a case study of your own choice‚ discuss why popular music remains fascinated with these tragedies. Tragedies often occur in the world of music. It has seemingly become a pattern‚ over many generations and genres of music‚ for musicians to develop a negative relationship with drugs‚ alcohol and hard partying lifestyles. ‘Charlie Parker was a legendary
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culture was heightened as a result of the band Nirvana and confidence skyrocketed for new bands who didn’t think they had the tools to succeed. But what really set Nirvana apart from other bands during their time was their music and who it catered to. Nirvana’s music catered to everyone; men or women‚ young or old‚ punk fans or folk fans. This was essentially why their music was so popular. Hall then goes on to discuss the many cultural shifts that Nirvana pushed
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Dave Grohl is an American musician‚ singer and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer for the grunge band Nirvana and front man for Foo Fighters. Born David Eric Grohl on January 14‚ 1969 in Warren‚ Ohio to thankful parents Virginia Grohl and James Grohl. James and Virginia split up when Dave was just six years old‚ leaving Virginia as the primary parent to him and his older sister Lisa after the divorce. In the sudden absence of Dave’s father‚ he found himself having trouble emotionally after
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