When discussing the Beatles‚ most people first think of the music written by Paul McCartney‚ or John Lennon. Often forgot is George Harrison‚ whose impact on the musical world is still seen today. George Harrison is an English multi-instrumental musician/songwriter‚ most well known for being lead guitarist in the Beatles. His greatest legacy in terms of his music career was his additions to the “Great Sitar Explosion”‚ where a plethora of American and British music was flooded with Indian sounds
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John Lennon was born on December 9‚ 1940 in Liverpool‚ Merseyside‚ England and went face to face with death on December 8‚ 1980 at the age of forty in New York‚ New York when Mark David a crazed fan in front of Lennon’s apartment shot Lennon several times. Unfortunately‚ in Lennon’s life story‚ death won‚ taking one of the world’s greatest pop/rock artists famous for changing the music industry as a member of the group known as the Beatles. At the age of four Lennon’s parents divorced leaving him
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Eleanor Rigby Loneliness is a reoccurring theme in all types of literature. “Eleanor Rigby‚” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney is a fine example of the theme of loneliness in poetry. The two characters in “Eleanor Rigby” are compared by their loneliness through the extensive use of symbols. The poem begins with the refrain‚ “Ah‚ look at all the lonely people.” The same refrain is used to end the poem‚ making a complete circle. This creates‚ for the
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Throughout literary history‚ color symbolism has played a prominent role in English literature; specifically‚ writers such as John Lennon and Paul McCartney to present day author‚ Michael Dorris‚ applied continental color symbolism it to their famous allegorical works Yellow Submarine and A Yellow Raft in Blue Water. Everyone needs a place of sanctuary and peace in this stressful world; the yellow submarine and the yellow raft exemplify that place of sanctuary that man continually seeks emphasized
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Looking at the influential power of rock ‘n’ roll‚ Glenn C. Altschuler‚ in his book‚ concentrates on the abrupt social change and developments in America during the 1940s to 1960s through the lens of popular music. Altschuler argues rock ‘n’ roll was a pivotal moment‚ it changed the youth culture of America and encouraged everyone to be more accepting of people of all races‚ ages and sexualities. The power of music was certainly influential and aided as a catalyst to change‚ but he grants rock ‘n’
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A specific piece of music that tempers my life is “Blackbird” by the Beatles. When I was younger‚ I first heard this song because of my brother. He introduced into the realm of the Beatles‚ and this was one of the first songs I had ever heard by them. I enjoyed everything about the song‚ from its melody to its instrumentation. Eventually‚ I started to learn guitar‚ and was able to teach myself the main loop of the song. Since then‚ it has been hard for me to pick up a guitar and not play “Blackbird”
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Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on September 18‚ 1967 and managed to reach number nine on the UK record charts. In the US however‚ it was not perceived as well and only managed to reach spot forty-one. The CD comes off weak compared to the album Smile‚ which was a much more well-constructed LP that was never released by the Beach Boys. Smiley Smile took a lot of its inspiration from Smile‚ the most notable change being that four pre-existing
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The band X Ambassadors debuted in Ithaca‚ New York‚ and is a rock band. The band’s members consist of Sam Harris (vocals‚ guitar‚ sax)‚ Casey Harris (keys)‚ who is blind‚ Noah Feldshuh (guitar)‚ and Adam Levin (drums). Sam and Casey are brothers and Casey is blind‚ but he plays the keys‚ so that is pretty impressive! Their hit song "Renegades‚" track 2 in X Ambassador’s album VHS‚ which was released on June 30‚ 2015‚ climbed the charts to number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100‚ and to number 1 on the
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Panic! At The Disco is a band that has been around for about 10 years. Panic! At The Disco is my favorite band because the have a variety of different types of music to match whatever mood you are in. Their music is fun‚ catchy‚ and a little insane‚ but personally I don’t mind. With every album their style changes one can be pure rock and the next can have a slow calming tune. This insures people won’t get tired of their music. They have also released over 50 songs. Panic! At The Disco are very
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Elton John‚ also known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight‚ was a famous English musician who always strived for greatness. John was born of his mother and father‚ Stanley and Shelia Dwight‚ on March 25‚ 1947 in Pinner‚ Middlesex‚ England. The parents of this artist had different views of his career. Johns father was in the Royal Air Force and was not supportive‚ but his mother was the one who introduced him and helped him start his career in rock music. His passion for music all started at the early age
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