a alternate rock enthusiast as he finds it to be a great outlet to enhance and influence his mood. My classmate describes music as a way for him to bring his feelings to life; in other words, he uses specific songs to capitalize on his mood and perhaps help himself cheer up or continue to dwell in his sadness. Sal told me that he finds music to be “a form of expression where [he] can cope with feelings or feel a certain way”, and he is able to live a more fulfilling
Rock music is a term that should be familiar. Originally dubbed “rock and roll” in the 1940’s and 1950’s, rock and roll is almost always fronted by an electrical guitar and heavily influenced by blues, R&B, and even country music. By the late 1960’s and early 1970’s rock and roll began to be shortened to just “rock music”, and the entire style starting branching out into other sub-genres such as punk rock, heavy metal, garage rock, hard rock, among others. The sub-genre in question however is
The band I picked to write about is Shinedown, and I think that their style is Alternative Rock that is rooted from hard rock and a little bit of a grunge sound with it also in vocals on a few of their songs. Most of their songs cover the hard rock beats and instruments in them. They don’t use a lot of electronic sounds or experimental sounds, but they do use guitar, bass, and drums. Brent Smith, the lead vocalist, has a strong voice, and his lyrics are somewhat poetic sometimes. They don’t have
The nineties were an exceptional decade for music which, unfortunately, has not been reprised to this day. The formerly mentioned decade witnessed the emergence of alternative rock music as an outlet for those who were saturated by the excesses that characterized the eighties and the lack of substance of some of its music. Accordingly, during the nineties, music audiences began to value talent over appearance, catchy rhythms, meaningless lyrics, and flashy choreographies. Moreover, throughout this
Culture of Alternative Music Culture involves our values, beliefs, morals, language, tradition, family, friends our history. Music is also our culture, we reflect and listen to it. Not everyone listens to the same type of music, we all enjoy different genres of music, however, one of the main music genres is alternative music. Alternative music has changing over time,but not everyone notices the change in the culture of music. Alternative music started as rock and roll, however, throughout the
The Importance of Localism and Non-Profit College Radio “Radio is the salvation of the world…” Non-profit college radio is, by its nature, a medium dedicated to the local community and the public interest. The media landscape in the new millennium has brought about a homogenized world of radio. Large conglomerates like Clear Channel and Infinity Broadcasting own thousands of radio stations. Clear Channel designates one programming director for a particular format in an area, giving sometimes
happen soon. Suddenly, the flickering of a projector can be heard, and thousands of people gaze towards the stage. “Hello. Welcome to the show. We are the band R.E.M. (as you know). It is great to be back in (your city name here). Are you ready to rock and roll? Great. “It lingers for a few moments, then turns to black. A dark figure meanders to the front-center of the stage. A light flicks on, coming from behind the figure, creating a silhouette. Three others walk out, each picking up an instrument
Nirvana was an American rock band formed by singer and artist Kurt Cobain and bass Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Nirvana went through many changes having added members or replacing members especially with drummers, they went through three different drummers. There was a total of ten members who had the chance to play for Nirvana, but the classic lineup of Nirvana was: Kurt Cobain who lead in vocals and guitar, Krist Novoselic who lead in bass, and Dave Grohl, who lead in drums
“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.” “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” -Kurt Cobain. Kurt Cobain was known for forming the band Nirvana. Nirvana originated in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1997. To this day, Nirvana has sold 25 million records in the United States alone and 75 million worldwide. Kurt Cobain’s impact on culture lasted throughout the 1980’s and beyond. Kurt Cobain was born February 20, 1967, right outside of Seattle, in Aberdeen
Whenever I touch one of the keys of a piano, my mind starts bringing out ideas of what songs should be played. Everything around me is blocked out and all the focus goes into playing music. When the music plays, I feel calm and focused. The only thing that gets in the way is schoolwork. I got my first exposure to music when a friend showed me a CD of a Michael Jackson concert. The passion that Michael Jackson put through his dancing and music gave me the desire to be involved in music. The only thing
of Seattle bands developed a soulful hard rock variant that was instrumental to alternative music’s early-‘90s move underground (altculture. com). Among the bands included in the definition Nirvana would be mainly the one that made this phenomenon popular. Released in 1991, Nevermind—a record by an obscure band working in a genre considered as hopelessly uncommercial—launched the grunge phenomenon and marked an era of unprecedented exposure for alternative acts. Then other bands like Pearl Jam, Stone
become know as Grunge, "originally a tounge-in cheek term for the pungent guitar noise propagated by the cultish independent label Sub Pop" ("Grunge"). This mix of 70's metal and early 80's punk blasted into mainstream America and brought the hard rock sound of the 70's back to life, but the sudden, unexpected and to some unwanted, fame and popularity would prove to much for it and like so many pop culture movements before, it would fade away under the pressure("History"). Grunge owes it's start
The book I read is called Xenocide by Orson Scott Card. This book is the third in a quartet that chronicles the life of a man called Ender and his sister Valentine. In this book, both Ender and Valentine are over 3000 years old thanks to faster-than-light-travel and Einstein’s theory of relativity. Ender is known through out the universe as Ender the Xenocide for destroying the Bugger race 3000 years earlier. His sister Valentine is equally famous for her writings under the name Demonsthes.
contributions to the music world. Grunge originated in Seattle and spread through the United States over the 1990s. It also influenced the international music scene, inspiring artists, and creating a huge world-wide fan base. The music was inspired by punk rock, but had more edgy riffs coupled with emotive, sometimes heavy lyrics. This type of music reached out to and addressed an oppressed and often abused audience. The angry musical riffs, paired with lyrics that most young Americans could relate to, or
What are the possible alternative choices Samsung has? For these outcomes, the team has chosen three possible options for alternatives (1) recall, (2) no recall or (3) delay of release. As for the aforementioned list, the group examined their values alongside the fixtures of corporate social responsibility and the consumer sovereignty test. The team analyzed the alternatives with the former under the following four criteria; economic, legal; ethical, lastly philanthropic responsibilities. For the
making a statement, which is why it 's crazy for it to become a fashion statement" (Marin, 1). However, out of this culture many alternative music artists emerged. Some of those more notable were bands like “Nirvana” and “Sound garden”. Grunge, spoke to the angry, restless and confused youth of the 90s. Canadian native Alanis Morissette, also found a place in the alternative music scene. Her song entitled “Hand in My Pocket” expressed the attitudes of the generation illuminating their duality and
“All alone is all we are”, said the front man for the grunge band “Nirvana” in one of their hit singles “All Apologies.” Kurt Donald Cobain (father, husband, and performer) lived a life full of events. As his songs contained negativity in them, he was seemed to have an unhappy life. It was because of his wistful life that he committed suicide on April of 1994. Cobain committed suicide because of his painful childhood, his drug addiction, and pressure to be famous. To begin with, Cobain was not
impacted teenagers and sent them a message that they could do or be anything with a small simple idea. NIRVANA’S MUSIC Nirvana had a specific kind of music which was new when they first became a band most people would say it was a combination of rock and punk which eventually came to a name called Grunge. This new music “Grunge” was very different from other types of music around at the time, it would combine a variety of fast/slow or high/low. Nirvana had many best selling albums and best selling
and I’m thrilled that I get the chance to write about them and their success. My rock band, Lifehouse, plays alternative rock rooted in grunge and Christian music. From the very beginning, Lifehouse have always been unique. They did not start off as what we know them as today, Lifehouse, but they started out as a Christian band called Blyss. However, in 2000, the band changed up their genre to alternative rock. Then, they started working with a major record label and finally recorded their first
History of Rock and Roll There possibly isn't an album in history that is as genre defining as Nirvana's Nevermind. Released in 1991, it single handedly was responsible for the birth of what became to be known as grunge and has gone on to sell over 10 million copies in the United States alone (Stuessy, Joe). It reached number 1 in 1991 and was the first album to bring Seattle grunge to the mainstream audience (Stuessy, Joe). Nevermind is a mix of slow, dark songs and fast paced grunge rock songs.