Question one – “Are sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll really “very good indeed”? Rock and roll music ethics are usually concerned about the most important topics like equality‚ freedom‚ non – conformity and individualism. Drug abusing is a big part of the subculture that falls under rock and roll music. “Straight Edge is a movement spawned within the hardcore scene in the ’80s. Its followers have made a commitment to abstain from using drugs‚ alcohol and tobacco products.” (Cooper). Straight edge was
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Rock and Roll has influenced everyone’s life whether we like it or not. It is a style of music that has been around since the early 50’s‚ born out of a combination of Gospel‚ Blues‚ Jazz and Country music. In the early days‚ Rock and Roll was a new form of music that had a very simplistic sound which also introduced the electric guitar for the first time‚ combined with a drummer and bassist. Since then‚ it has been drastically changed and evolved into a multitude of different genres including
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Born in Lake Jackson‚ Texas on April 16‚ 1971‚ Selena Quintanilla-Perez would come to be known as the “Queen of Tejano music.” With the help of different sources to provide evidence and support to my argument‚ the aim of this paper is to examine how Tejana singer‚ Selena was able to impact those around her with her career as a musician and through the medium of music. Selena rose to success by continuously crossing over to different markets. She not only impacted her fans one by one‚ but also brought
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Music is such an essential part of humanity. For every generation is a different set of music. Some maybe strange to hear and some too noisy to understand. There are lots of kinds music‚ jazz‚ rock‚ country music‚ folk‚ classical‚ pop music and others. But the most youth oriented kind of music is pop music. Today‚ Pop music is relatively clear medium of communication of youth to its pears and surroundings. Older generations and youngsters may sometimes established conflicts with this type of music
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True King of Rock N’ Roll A few years after World War 2‚ the music genre Rock N’ Roll was created. It originated from Rhythm and Blues and Country. In the early 1950’s there was three musicians that joined the world of Rock N’ Roll. Their names were Little Richard‚ Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. They each had their own style of Rock N’ Roll. But some individuals couldn’t decide who the true king of Rock N’ Roll was. In my opinion‚ Elvis Presley was the true king of Rock N’ Roll because‚ of his
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Jackson 5. For several years‚ Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 maintained a busy tour and recording schedule‚ under the supervision of Berry Gordy and his Motown staff. Michael continued exploring more ways to branch out on his own. He teamed up with rock legend Paul McCartney for their 1982 duet‚ "The Girl Is Mine‚" which nearly reached the top of the pop charts. Michael was a musical icon for many. He was also an innocent man in the eyes of many. His musical career was extremely inspiring and seemly
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The Art of Rock and Roll by Charles Brown The book "The Art of Rock and Roll" by Charles T. Brown basically proposes methods for analyzing music and anyone who reads the books should be able to develop techniques for listening to music and making legitimate statements about it. It treats rock and roll as a serious art form and traces it cultural roots throughout the book. Chapter one discusses the elements of rock and makes four assumptions. Assumption one states that rock is a legitimate art
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We Came as Romans We Came as Romans is a heavy metal/punk band trying to spread a positive message about love and life through music. Life is hard; it’s a struggle‚ and as we grow we experience many events that can lead us down the wrong path. The meaning behind this band is to love and love one another‚ don’t let life keep you down‚ and to move on‚ growing from our experiences. Their original members are from Troy‚ Michigan‚ and were part of a previous band‚ created before We Came as Romans. Most
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an island that I know I want to travel to but I cant because the song I am hearing has me rooted in that one place but for some reason I dont mind I feel completely at ease there without a care in the world. when im listening to some faster paced rock music I feel like im running though a massive city. I can feel my feet pounding off of the pavement i can smell the exhaust from the cars that are passing me by the sound of the wind rushing through my ears is almost deafening I see the people and
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the South during the closing decades of the nineteenth century and might have had important antecedents in the cries‚ calls‚ and hollers. The blues can be traced back to the foundation of nearly all styles of music listened to today‚ such as: Jazz‚ rock‚ country‚ soul‚ R&B‚ funk‚ and even ska. They all descended from‚ or developed out of‚ or were influenced by the blues. One could almost claim that the blues has served as the backbone of many different styles and possibly even more styles can emerge
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