Discussing Pink Floyd and The Wall Rock Opera Pink Floyd’s "the Wall" is arguably one of the most intriguing and imaginative albums in the history of rock music. Since its release in 1979‚ and the subsequent movie of 1982‚ the Wall has become synonymous with‚ if not the very definition of‚ the term "concept album." Aurally explosive on record and visually explosive on the screen‚ the Wall traces the life of the fictional protagonist‚ Pink Floyd‚ from his boyhood days in war-torn
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Four young Englishmen added a word to the worlds vocabulary in the 1960s. A word that became synonymous with the 1960s‚ especially with the music of that time that word was of course the Beatles the Beatles became the most famous popular music group of the twentieth century and have held the loyalty of many fans into the present century The Beatles were popular in Liverpool England and in Hamburg Germany before they came to America on tour and became world famous Liverpool and Hamburg loved the four
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Bob Dylan is maybe one of the most famous rock n’ roll writer/singer in the 1970’s to the 1980’s. His songs were‚ considered by the public‚ really good‚ and some of the best. But unfortunately some kids have never heard of him in their life. Bob Dylan wrote and composed songs that changed the world of music with cultural rock n’ roll‚ creating a passion for music that was loved by many. Bob Dylan’s passion for music started when “he began writing poems at the age of ten”(galegroup.com). Then he
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Punk Rock developed sometime between 1974 and 1976 in the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music‚ punk rock bands were far from your typical mainstream 1970’s rock. Punk bands typically use short or fast-paced songs‚ with tough and sharp melodies and singing styles‚ simple composition‚ and mostly political‚ anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic. Many bands self-produced recordings and distributed them
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from decades ago-- like that from The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix and Bach-- show what music types and styles were and still are popular. It also shows how music evolved throughout history‚ from slave hymns and classical music to blues and jazz to rock and roll and rap. Both paintings and music survive to give visual and verbal stances to add on to the “normal” oral history that historians use to find out what went on in the human historical past (although verbal/musical history is fairly new on the historical
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I can’t tell what values or concepts influenced the Beatles base on the book I read from the fans’-eye view‚ but anyway it doesn’t really matter in my case. The music and the composers‚ singers‚ musicians are the ones that influences the Beatles. But the question is « who influenced the band that itself influenced and still is influenting pretty much everybody in the music industry? » Well‚ thanks to my father and a certain web site (in my credits)‚ I have answers for you! First‚ it is important
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Chuck Berry’s career is one full of power‚ hope‚ rock and roll‚ sex‚ and despair. All of these attributes go hand in hand with a real musician. Chuck’s early life was rare for most afro American men in the 1940’s. He was middle class; his mother was a principal and his father was a contractor and a deacon for a community church in St. Louis. With this type of upbringing it allowed him to persue music. However‚ with all this it did not prevent him from getting into trouble‚ while he was still in highschool
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energetic dancing! The most popular style of music in the 60’s was ‘roots rock’. Roots rock combined elements of folk music‚ blues‚ country and rock ’n’ roll. There were many popular artists like the Beatles‚ the Rolling Stones‚ The Who‚ Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. What was it like in the 70’s? How did it develop; and into what? In the 70’s‚ people listened to many different kinds of music. There was mostly soft rock‚ and the pumping beat of disco music‚ but later in
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Tour Description Experience one the most delicious traditional forms of Southern American cuisine: BBQ aka Bar-B-Que. An array of meats which have been rubbed‚ slow grilled over mesquite wood and at first bite pure happiness bursting onto your tastebuds! This paired with the rhythm of classic southern music; featuring Blues from Memphis‚ Tennessee‚ Jazz from New Orleans‚ Louisiana and and Hip-Hop from Atlanta‚ Georgia. History The South is full of its own unique cultures‚ architecture with influences
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Morgan doCurral Professor Krugman Theater Rocks 11/1/15 Electric Guitars in Rockabilly Rockabilly is one of the oldest styles of rock and roll. It blends rock and roll with the music genre of bluegrass and country music‚ with the rhythm of blues music. It can be known for “hillbilly” music‚ but with the influence it has on today’s music‚ it would not be labeled for “hillbillies”‚ and yet it had the beat of swing. In the book‚ “The Appearance of the Electric Bass Guitar: A Rockabilly Perspective”
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