In the Pop Music world, there is one very specific type of music group that stands out amongst all others. This would be Boy Bands. Boy Bands have always dominated and continue to dominate the pop scene. The reasons for this are multifarious and each deserves adequate explanation. The First reason, of course, is the music itself. It has a drawing power that is significant and individual. The natural hormonal allure of the boys themselves is the second reason. The target demographic for Boy Bands is pre-teen girls, and the band’s marketer appeal to this group expertly; they groom and dress and style the boys in the band to perfection. The final reason is their performances. Boy Bands have a habit of putting on stellar, over-the-top performances. The combination of all these aspects in the perfect way produces the awe-inspiring crowd-drawing money-magnet that is the Boy Band. First, a brief history of Boy Bands: Many consider the Beach Boys to be the very first Boy Band. Formed in 1961, they are most often referred to as Surf Rock, and differed from most modern Boy Bands in that they played instruments instead of just being a vocal ensemble. They topped the charts, and are the only band to ever have had 36 of the top 40 songs at one time. The greatest correlation to modern Boy Bands The Beach Boys have is their use of dramatic vocal harmonies, also present in modern Boy Bands, of which I will speak later. The next Boy Band came many years later in 1984 with the formation of New Kids on the Block (NKOTB). They paved the way for other modern groups. Their style of singing was known as bubblegum pop, and this style became the norm for future Boy Bands as well. Their popularity began to fade in the mid-nineties when they began to be r... ... middle of paper ... ...nd draws you in, their appearance says that they’re cool, and their shows are spectacular. Their track record completely supports this information as well. Generation after generation is captured by their unique brand of musical stylings This is true to the point where it is hard to keep track of each individual Boy Band. Naturally, it is easy to keep track of bands with large gaps of time between them, such as The Beach Boys and Boyz II Men, or New Kids On the Block and The Jonas Brothers, but when the time intervals get closer together, they get harder to keep track of just by hearing their music. The solution to this is actually quite simple. If you have a problem sorting out Boy Bands, then you should listen to them all the time, to the exclusion of all else until you have it down. This concludes my academic paper on boy bands Works Cited www.wikipedia.org
Through creating such a distinctive approach to music, Rivers has developed a fan base that stands out from the mainstream crowd. For the most part, a Weezer fan has a distinct look, age, emotional status, and social status. The socially inept, clumsy nerds who sport black-rimmed glasses, and are between the ages of 17-28 are usually put under the category of being a Weezer fan. The main characteristic of th...
...many teenage girls, creating ways for different options and choices. As well, the music industry was characterized by male domination. Brought on mainly by musical influence, teen culture rebels against mainstream culture in order to produce identities that were more expressive and representative. Rock music contributed to ordering and normalizing certain codes of gender and sexual behaviour as women finally found an aesthetic and erotic niche of their own within the narrow sexual confines of rock music.
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 genre of pop rock has taken the music industry by storm, giving record companies enormous amounts of power and endless financial success along with a way to reproduce it. Owing its popularity to the “light” nature and simplistic, yet catchy melodies, pop music is one of the broadest genres. There’s no way of clearly defining parameters as to what distinguishes a pop music song from other genres. This is largely due to the genre's’ reliance on popularity. Pop music has taken many forms over the decades, keeping characteristics through each generation it passes through.
Punk rock often attains to individuals who are against the order and corruption of society and especially the music industry. As ticket prices for arena shows skyrocketed, the popularity of small underground venues with low entry prices increased. These venues are very willing to let local punk rock bands play if they can draw in a large crowd. This intimate experience sparks the thrill of playing on stage. As more of these club venues open, more up and coming musicians get a taste of the spotlight drug. When the audience of a punk rock show pick up on the performer’s adrenaline rush, they also receive a taste of it.
The Beach Boys did become quite successful, with hundreds of songs, many of them hits, and dozens of albums. Even though the Beach Boys were successful, they had their own fair share of troubles.
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Although considered the day Rock ‘n’ Roll was born, many other events in American history have given foundation to this much loved idea. Rock ‘n’ Roll is much more than just music, rather it is the movement which underlines cultural imperialism. Rock had been promoting a culture of comfort and freedom from social constraints as well. Although the style of ‘Rock music’ is easily adaptable into many different sounds, it is still thoroughly identified by its definingly amplified rhythm. The sudden worldwide popularity of rock and roll resulted in an unparalleled social impact. Rock ‘n’ Roll influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and language in a way few other social developments have equaled. The social impact is so large that rock stars are worshipped worldwide. In its early years, many adults condemned the style of music, placing a stigma on its name, and forbid their children from listening and following its ways. Many considered Rock ‘n’ Roll culture as a bad influence to all people, but as the genre aged and the now not-so-young crowds had matured, Rock was respected and
When most people hear the word the Beatles, they automatically think of the bug, but what about the best boy band the Beatles? The Beatles is composed of four men: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Star, and George Harrison. It is said that they were best boy band of the sixties, but their influence goes beyond the sixties and still continues in today’s society. The four men weren’t just a band; they became a family. They started working together as teens, and worked together until a band member died or was replaced. Fans of the Beatles weren’t just teenage girls. They were people of all ages and gender. Without a doubt, the Beatles were the best boy band ever.
Ever since I was young, music has been a big part of my life and how I express myself. Music became an extremely important part of my life during my early teen years when I truly began to change physically and mentally. I began to have new experiences with others and began the process of figuring out who I really am. Without music, I do not know how I would express myself or how I would have endured my adolescence.
One of the most influential groups of the 20th Century—the Beatles revolutionized rock and roll into what we know it as today. Not only were they great musicians, they wrote and composed each of their songs. The band proved to be popular and exciting causing mass hysteria at each of their public performances. The “Fab Four’s” talent was so great that the phenomenon was termed “Beatlemania” in Britain and eventually erupted in the United States being called the British Invasion of the Beatles (Britannica Online, 2005).
Pop culture is evident in all aspects of American society but one of the greatest influences is seen in music. Music has evolved so much since the time of the great singers like Elvis and the Beatles. This change can be attributed to advancements in technology but, in some cases, what appears to be growth has become nothing but a lack of talent and dependence on machines and a naïve American people. Many of these artists achieve their fame because of their outward appearance-usually after cosmetic surgery-and the machines that generate their voices. In his essay titled “The Soundtracking of America,” J. Bottum agrees that “western pop songs make us ‘forcibly retarded,’ because they’re so shallow and because we’re compelled to hear the same ones over and over again.” Radio stations only play the so-called “pop” songs and, therefore, we, as a culture, are subjected and even forced to like these often obnoxious tunes. The songs rarely have any merit but are supported ...
... most successful “Hot 100” artists. As of 2014, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with twenty. They have received 10 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award for Best Original Score and 15 Ivor Novello Awards. Collectively included in Time magazine’s compilation of ‘the 20th Century’s 100 most influential people’, they are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 600 million records worldwide.
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.