The Smashing Pumpkins have been one of the most successful bands to come out of the alternative scene of the late 1980s-early 1990s. With singer Billy Corgan’s distinctive voice as the cornerstone of their sound‚ the band has a reputation for being highly experimental with their instrumentation. Hitting it big with their albums Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness‚ their music has only gotten more creative. Corgan made history with the band’s latest undertaking‚ Teargarden by
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On March 25th‚ 1947‚ in Pinner‚ Middlesex‚ England a child was born. His name? Reginald Kenneth Dwight‚ but we know him as Elton John. Reginald was born a musician. How do I know this? Look at him! At age three Reginald began learning Piano and it really got him far when he was eleven. Reginald received a scholarship to the Royal Music Academy. Elton studied at the academy for a while. Then sometimes in the sixties Reginald began a band named "Bluesology." "Bluesology’s" main members were Reginald
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Critical Acclaim Many multi-platinum bands receive fortune and a loyal fan base but never critical acclaim‚ Fleetwood Mac and Dave Matthews band fill these shoes. Fleetwood Mac has had many member changes throughout the bands existence‚ which has had a huge impact stylistically on the band; they have gone from a bluesy sound to a more pop oriented sound. Dave Matthews Bands’ sound has changed over time due to changes in production. The sound has gone from a loose jamming sound with a lot
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ML 3534 .R64 1992* The Rolling Stone illustrated history of rock and roll‚ 3rd ed.‚ 1992. ML 3534 .P76 1992* Present tense: rock & roll culture‚ 1992. Edited by Anthony De Curtis. ML 3477 .G37 1997 cop. 2 Rockin’ out: popular music in the USA‚ 1997. Rebee Garofalo. ML 3534 .E55 1992 The seventh stream: the emergence of rock’n’roll in American popular music‚ 1992. Philip H. Ennis. ML 3534 .M37 cop. 2 The book of rock lists‚ 1981. Dave Marsh and Kevin Stein. ML 3534 .M37 1994 (Music
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oCan Paul Simon‚ Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney Have Anything in Common? Paul McCartney will be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the White House on June 2‚ 2010 by the Library of Congress. Many of his contemporary songwriters will be present for the event. Photo Credit What do Paul Simon‚ Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney have in common other than popular icons of music: the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Gershwin Prize is one of the many honors awarded by the Library
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General The 50’s was the decade that gave us the still well known and well loved music genre of Rock’n’Roll. Other than Rock’n’Roll country music‚ traditional pop‚ and rhythm and blues were the main genres of the 50’s. Rock’n’Roll Bill Haley & His Comets‚ a group that was founded in 1952‚ were some of the first to play this specific genre In 1954 the Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” became the first song ever used for a movie’s soundtrack. Is believed to be a mix of rhythm‚ blues‚ and country
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The 1950s was one of the most exciting decades for music because that is when the term rock music came in place with different types of genres including; soul‚ punk‚ rap‚ disco‚ and one of the most important rock ‘n’ roll. Frank Sinatra called rock and roll‚ ugly‚ degenerate‚ dirty and many other brutal terms. But that is not the true meaning of rock and roll. Music has and always will be a very important aspect in the development of society‚ with the release of the first Gibson guitar to many fights
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Back in 2001‚ Joseph Trohman was just another 16 year old Chicago suburb high school student stuck in a low paying job with dreams. Joe‚ as he was called by friends and family‚ had a passion‚ a passion for music. Joe could play the guitar well and had a dream to start a band. With this dream in mind‚ Joe called up a friend from another local band‚ that Joe had toured with‚ Arma Angelus and asked him to play. Pete Wentz was most noticeably the second member of an unnamed band. Peter Wentz was
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From time to time‚ people in the world are going to be able to experience two things in there lifetime. One is there opportunity to have their fifteen minutes of fame; a time in which they are recognized greatly by people for something they have done. The second is when someone is pointed out of a crowd‚ or put on the spot to do something‚ and that person suddenly develops there own stage fright. I was one of those people‚ the type that preferred to be in the background instead of in front. I
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Week 3 Individual Assignment - Rebuttal Paper BCOM/275 – Critical Thinking Patty Haynes 07/24/13 Virginia Carter The Rolling Stone magazine has recently been met with a slew of angry outbursts and boycotting for placing the well-known‚ suspected Boston Bombing Terrorist‚ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover this month. The magazine is under scrutiny not just for placing his picture on the cover‚ but for how the picture portrays the suspect. Tsarnaev’s photo is a very glamorous‚ dreamy eyed‚ tousled
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