Amanda May MU3308 Writing assignment 2 Toys in the Attic is the third album that Aerosmith, an American rock band, had created in 1975. Aerosmith worked side by side with Jack Douglas and Colombia records to get this studio album completed. Aerosmith had styles that were rooted within a blues based heavy rock. They have produced music that included R&B, pop and even heavy metal elements as well. Within the album, competing with the sounds of Led Zeppelin, both being rock bands with roots in blues style as well as competing albums in 1975 with Physical Graffiti, and even the Rolling Stones, due to in part because of the striking resemblance between Mick Jagger and Steven Tyler or the excessive use of drug to guide their songs, helped inspire …show more content…
Bull Moose Jackson can be given a source of inspiration credit for Big Ten Inch Record because he was who previously made the song famous; Aerosmith took the song and made it their own. Aerosmith’s music was not only inspired by many contributing factors, it also inspired many artists to come and that were already producing music. Van Halen was a band that was just a club-performing group that used Aerosmith songs to get their name out there. Aerosmith’s inspiration became very evident on the coming groups for hard rock or metal bands such as Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and even Cinderella. Guns N’ Roses opened Aerosmith’s 1988 tour with covering one of their popular songs Mama Kin which was one of the defining songs that helped influence Guns N’ …show more content…
The album seems to be a roller coaster of sound going from songs with a heavy rock influence such as the very first song on the album Toys in the Attic that has an upbeat tempo with lyrics that reminds listeners of someone is losing their mind to a softer ballad songs such as the very last song on the album You See Me Crying which keeps a softer slower tempo. The songs in between range in “genre” such as James Brown inspirations for Walk This Way or a blues feeling influences on Big Ten Inch
I’m here today to discuss, compare, and contrast the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, two of the best rock and roll bands from the 1960s. During the British Invasion, both of these bands had a lasting impression worldwide inspiring many of the current artists today. Although both bands are similar, they have many differences.
There was a vocal recital on October 19th, 2017 at 7:30PM, held at the performance hall in Mountain view college. Alex Longnecker, a tenor vocalist and Imre Patkai, (pianist) played a series of homophonic textured songs, some being sung in German and others in English. The Three selected songs I will be writing about are, The Lincolnshire Poacher, The Plough Boy, and Im Wunderschonen Monat Mai. This performance played a total of 24 Pieces, composed by 4 composers, being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ernest Chausson, Benjamin Britten, and Robert Schumann.
What do Clint Black, Bob Dylan, Toad the, Wet Sprocket, and Tina Turner have in common? Their music has its roots in not only the old murder ballads and the raw dance of poor southern whites, but also the blues, the hollers, and the sung of poor blacks. Black rhythm and blues and white country-western merged in such figure as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry in 1950s. Rock and roll was created by blacks and whites together as a new music filled with power and mystery.
This first song goes well with Holden because we see throughout the whole book, how Holden experiences loneliness. Holden says, “The first thing I did when I got off at Penn Station, I went into this phone booth. I felt like giving somebody a buzz” (Salinger 59) This is just one example of Holden’s loneliness. At this time he is just getting of the train realizing he has nobody to go to and nobody to talk to so he feeling like calling someone even if it’s just to talk to. n the song Talking To Myself, The lyrics say “Is anybody out there?/It feels like I'm talkin' to myself/No one seems to know my struggle/And everything I come from/Can anybody hear me?”(Eminem) This song by Eminem is a good example of Holden’s loneliness because throughout the song it
Two very influential artists of their time were Jimi Hendrix and Ritchie Valens. Many people wouldn’t consider these two artists to be similar nor have achieved the same success, however they’re paths were quite similar. Both these artists began their careers very early in their lives and were able to influence others artists along the way. Many of their songs also made the top charts. Although both their careers were short lived, both these artists left a mark in the world of music.
The song “Strangers in the Night” was composed by Bert Kaempfert and lyrics by Charles
Led Zeppelin was one of the giants of the 1970’s in hard rock. They were also one of the greatest success stories that ever played hard rock music. The group was one the more popular hard rock groups that performed in the seventies, and even had some hits in the 1960’s.
For my first song, I chose Burnin’ for You by Blue Oyster Cult. I chose this song to represent Dante’s Inferno. I chose this song because the lyrics reminded me of Dante’s Inferno. Certain lines from the song read, “Burn out the day; Burn out the night; I can’t see no reason to put up a fight; I’m living for giving the devil his due. And I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning for you,” (Roeser and Meltzer, lines 9-14).
Rolling Stones became popular rather quickly when they changed their sound of music from blues to rock and roll. They would eventually experiment with almost all types of rock music, but still never drifted too far from the blues. The Rolling Stones was like the Beatles alter ego. While The Beatles avoided singing about controversy and class distinctions, The Rolling Stones revealed them. They were seen as the “bad boys” in rock, singing about subjects considered taboo, like sex, drugs, and violence. At times, they would write songs to be honest and draw attention to subjects that were commonly avoided.
Sarah Bliss Dr. Pickett Music History IV April 16, 2016 Research Paper Danny Elfman In the world of film music you think of the big name composers; Michael Giancchino, James Horner, Howard Shore, Bernand Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, Han Zimmer, John Williams, and, my personal favorite, Danny Elfman. Daniel “Danny” Robert Elfman was born May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles into a Jewish family. His parents, Blossom, a writer and a teacher, and Milton Elfman, who was a teacher in the Air Force , raised him in a racially mixed community in the Baldwin Hills area of LA. He spent a lot of his time in the local movie theatre, adoring the music of such film composers as Herrman and Franz Waxman.
The Rolling Stones are one of the most well known hard rock bands. They have a distinctive history that separates them from other similar rock bands. Their unique sound formed the basis of rock and roll. The band had a huge influence on British music through things such as their fashion, fusion of obscure genres, and attitude. Over the course of the last fifty years, The Rolling Stones unique history, sound, and overall look still has an influence on modern British bands.
The song that I choose to do this assignment on is Fight the Power by Public Enemy. Fight the Power was written in 1989 and quickly became a street anthem for millions of youths. It reflects with issues dealing with both the Civil Rights Movement and to remind everyone that they too have Constitutional Rights. This particular song is about empowerment but also fighting the abuse of power that is given to the law enforcement agencies. It gave citizens of the U.S a more modern outlook on the many struggles that not only the African American community is up against but the other minority groups as well. The song’s message was eventually supposed to bring people together and make the world a better place, even though some teens saw it as a way
Believer Believer, the hit song from the band Imagine Dragons, is about the pain that can manifest in everyday life, and how we can not only push through it, but how we can use it to improve ourselves. It was released in early 2017 after the band’s year long hiatus in which lead singer Dan Reynolds took time to deal with his depression. He is uncoincidentally, the author of the song. Believer blends the band’s previous styles as well as a few new ones in order to appeal to fans, old and new. The song became a quick hit, making its way to #4 on the hot 100 after its release.
In 2005, the Ying Yang Twins released ‘one of the greatest rap songs about sex’, titled “Wait (The Whisper Song)”. This song hit “No. 3 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop singles chart and was nominated for best rap performance by a duo or a group” despite the fact that it is unabashedly misogynistic (Ollison 2006). This song receives incredible praise for its brilliant use of sexy whispering and apparently needs special recognition for being “simultaneously ratchet and romantic” (Gonzales 2013). The video and audio simultaneously work together to actively reinforce gendered oppression/violence and perpetuate the preconceived stereotypes of black identity in the media. “Wait” re-secures hegemonic masculinity in hip-hop, viewing black males as having
“The House That Built Me” by Miranda Lambert is a song that tells the story of a woman going back to visit her childhood home after experiencing life as an adult. The speaker discusses how she identifies her home with the memories and experiences that have molded her into the person she becomes, but she feels that something is missing from her life. She believes that going back to “the house” will help her recover her true sense of self. When my childhood home was sold, I experienced a deep sense of loss. Like the speaker in the song, I felt that I was missing pieces of myself for many years afterwards. Just as the speaker learns that it is not the tangible house that keeps her memories alive, but herself, I eventually learned that while letting go of the “house” I grew up in was difficult, I would carry the memories and experiences of growing up there within my heart.