I have an addictive personality. When I start to like something, describing it as an obsession would be a definite understatement. When I was a little kid, for example, I had around 50 Bratz dolls including houses, cars, busses, and even a high school. As I got older, I had that same fixation, but instead of dolls, it was with musicians. My first of two obsessions would be Green day. After a couple of years went by, I changed to Blink 182 and it has been so ever since. The other day I was thinking about how big of a transformation it really was. To an average person, these two bands have very little in common besides the obvious number of band members and the general genre. Although Green day and Blink 182 has different career inclinations, fans, and personalities, they are both very serious about their music.
Green day started way back in 1989 as a garage band centered around Berkeley California. Their third studio album and top seller Dookie came out in 1994 and sold over 20 million copies with 5 hit singles. Later on, in 2003, it even was ranked number 193 on the Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Until the album Warning, more specifically the single Minority 6 years later, they had little to no success. Many had thought Green day to have already left the scene, but in 2004 they released the album American Idiot. This album charted in 27 countries and even peaked at number one in 19 of them, including the United States, with a total of 5 successful singles. To this day they still continue to make popular albums. Over time they started evolving to please the time period and this is probably the main reason behind the many hits that followed the release of American Idiot. Their fans, on t...
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...hits have very important messages for the public very alike Green Day.
Imagine if every band in the world was the same. Green Day and Blink 182 are definitely not. Green Day had a very tough time following in the footsteps of their huge hit album while Blink 182 used their success as fuel to start off their career. They both have huge fan bases but unlike Green Day’s, Blink 182 doesn’t have the loyalty it deserves. Humor is very important in show business and Blink 182 has enough to last a lifetime and could probably afford to give some to their fellow punk band Green Day. At the end of the day when we compare all of the differences these two bands have, there will be one massive similarity. These two bands love what they do and take their music very serious no matter what form it is in. They accomplished what almost everyone accomplished, their dream.
The program hidden Ingredient to a phenomenon success has shown not only long Jeopardy after their Predecessor, yet, it built a reflected type of look at differing identity, lifestyle and fashion, as the instrument demand viewer to stop and pay attention to a different music arrangement this program has, and now in comparison to “American Bandstand,” it would out due its competitor in our home and on a network station. However, this would remind us that dreams and hard work do pay off for the professions. Don Cornelius, (Soul Train) found its way in our homes, and the show serenaded Americans. Yet, the ideal held many glued to the TV and has similarity to the Dick Clark, (American Bandstand), but has a difference in target technique approach
The symbols and language used in “Battle Royal” allow readers to understand the concept of being black in America; fighting for equality. Symbols such as the white blindfold, stripper, and battle itself all give a suggestion about how the unnamed protagonist felt, but more importantly, Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” depicts the difficult struggles facing the black man in what’s supposed to be a post-slavery era.
I'm in the band. No, scratch that; I'm more than just in the band. I am the band. Unless, of course, that makes me sound conceited. In which case, I describe myself as an integral component to the marching band. The band would never be the same without me! I admit it: I'm a band nerd, a music nut, and a clarinet geek. You can describe me with whatever phrase you want. Regardless of how you look at it, I'll always be a band geek, and I'm proud of it!
Since the early twentieth century, the role of music contests and festivals has been integral to the growth and development of school band programs, and parallel to this role has been the discussion of the function of competition in these events. In a study of the first national band tournament Holz (1960) asserted that “[The contest] provided the occasion and the reason for the merging of musical, educational, and commercial efforts in a common cause – the simultaneous democratization and artistic improvement of instrumental music in schools”. Joseph E. Maddy, the first full time Supervisor of Music in Rochester, New York, spoke favorably of the early band contests; “The radical changes in instrument manufacturing, band publications, and improved performance standards which occurred would have taken one hundred years had it not been for the contest movement” (Fonder, 1983). Despite the positive responses from Holz and Maddy, Birge (1966) reported, “ Early in the contest movement educators felt that the intensely competitive factor lessened the educational value of the events”. Music educators of this period were also critical of the (1) contest format, (2) eligibility requirements, (3) adjudication procedures, and (4) the emphasis on “winning” (Payne, 1997). The positive and negative traits of these early band contests have been reported by many (Burdett, 1985; Moore. 1972; Hansen, 2004; Holz, 1960; Humphreys, 1981; Whitehill, 1969; Yarberry, 1979), but the role of competition and contests continues to divide the music profession philosophically and serve as a catalyst for debate when discussing their place in music education.
Over Linkin Park’s entire career, they have won over sixty awards ("Linkin Park Awards."). Their success was kick started by their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which contained massive radio hits (Leahey). Linkin Park went through many changes in order to get to where they are now. The band was eventually signed to Warner Bros and proved to be worth the investment. There are numerous ways to determine the quality and worth of a band and their success. Although Linkin Park faces few alternative-metal rivals, they can easily be considered the best rock band of the 2000s due to their numerous awards their substantial amount of sales.
Van Halen took heavy metal to new heights. After more than two decades of playing sold-out concert halls, selling millions of albums and enduring various lineup changes and solo projects, Van Halen is recognized as one of the most resilient and successful rock bands to emerge from the 1970s and continue into the 1980’s. Eddie and Alex Van Halen were raised in Pasadena, the children of Dutch immigrants who immigrated to California in 1967. The Van Halen brothers grew up taking classical piano lessons. Eddie played guitar and Alex played the drums as teenagers. In 1974, they hooked up with David Lee Roth (vocals) and Michael Anthony (bass), while gigging around town in their band Mammoth. Within a few years, they had become one of the most popular bands on the Los Angeles scene. Fans packed L.A.'s smoky rock clubs to check out Eddie's unconventional guitar riffs and Roth's over-the-top showmanship.
In conclusion I feel authenticity in rock music has a huge part to play and although it is a very snobby culture of "we will like you until we've had enough" its still personal to every person and they have a choice to decide who fits into their perfect music world.
The famous British rock band became very popular with the young social groups that took part in the hippie movement. They began dedicating their songs to change.
Led Zeppelin appeared in the music scene, setting the new tone for a harder rock. Led Zeppelin reached new heights of commercial and critical success that made them one of the most influential groups of the era. Black Sabbath and Deep Purple transformed Led Zeppelin’s new style into a “heavier metal” rock. These bands later influenced other bands such as Judas Priest and Motörhead, which eventually started the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the 1980s.
The Song “American Idiot” by Green Day uses techniques to engage the audience to interoperate the issues. Green day through their style of music convey issues such as the medias over powering effect on society, greed and the division of the United States of American over political issues. Green Day’s negative stance on the issues through these techniques conveys the audience to agree with the main issues being focused.
One of my favourite bands of all time is Nirvana, because this was the first rock band I started listening to at the age of twelve and this established my taste of music until nowadays. However, they had a big influence on their contemporary pop-rock musical industry in the early nineties, as well. Despite the fact that they released only three studio albums in seven years, Nirvana is often regarded as one of the most influential, effective and remarkable rock bands of the century.
Is the cover a good thing or a bad thing? Are there any cover songs that you have heard and have grown to like more than the original? Perhaps there are songs that you have heard and have later come to the realization that it is indeed a cover song. This is the case for me. However, my feelings on cover songs vary depending on the particular instance. I think the cover is a good thing now days. There are many new songs that I have heard and have later realized that it is a cover song. I probably would have never heard the original song if it wasn’t covered. On the other hand, in the 50s when rock and roll was building a foundation for itself, I believe that cover songs were a bad thing.
In conclusion I must point out that it was very hard for me to pick just one style of music or just two bands. There are so many other styles of music I enjoy listening to and numerous artists that I totally appreciate. I could probably write forever naming all the musicians and different styles of music I enjoy.