Music Over many years, Americans and people around the world have been persuaded by music. Many people use bands as their role models. People have even started movements as a result of certain bands. Also, the basic understanding of music types has changed. As a result, music has played a majo...
He is now known as Bob Dylan, the incredibly famous Rock musician who influenced the music world with his lyrics. ... His lyrics reached out to his listeners. They could relate to his lyrics and stories. People did not pay attention to the instruments, they read into the lyrics. ...
However, it does not need to have explicit lyrics or excessive noise to be considered rock. ... Explicit lyrics and excessive screaming are not necessarily needed for a song to be considered rock music. ... The vast majority of those things contain neither explicit lyrics nor excessive screaming in them, which contribute little if not take away from the value of the song. ... And the music does not need to contain explicit lyrics and excessive shouting to be considered rock. ...
Incubus has a singer with an intelligent voice who writes great lyrics and has meaningful things to say. ... Incubus's last album was around the time that Brandon had broken up with his girlfriend so a lot of the lyrics were about his break up. ... Manson gives a dark evil side to rock music with lyrics about death and suicide. Creepy tunes and disturbing lyrics is what you can expect from this band. ... Although he does talk about death in his lyrics it is not directed at anyone it is just the way he expresses himself. ...
The lyrics invite listeners to dance and have a good time no matter how bad things get. ... These lyrics suggest that even if you're all alone in a jail cell, you can always dance with the wooden chair you're sitting on! ... " The structure is constant but the lyrics represent an ABABBABAB format with the verse repeated twice after the first chorus. ... Legalize It simply alternates between the verse and chorus lyrics creating a hypnotic feel or 'stoned' feel. ... Legalize It is a brilliant example of how music can be used to emphasize lyrics and vise-versa. ...
I find the piece profound, as it succeeds in illustrating 3 different atmospheric moods without using lyrics, and this demonstrates to me the excellence of the composer. ... • I give this song a profundity value of 7 out of 10 as it has some significant meaning in the lyrics. ... - The music and the lyrics slightly contrast as the music is somewhat uplifting, especially in the intro, however the lyrics are quite sad. ...
Many of the song lyrics condone sex and violence making it appealing to the youth. In the videos, artists are trying to act out many of the lyrics that are played and this results in seeing lots of girls wearing practically no clothing. ... They have to dress like them, try and sing the lyrics to songs and dance. ...
The lyrics were simple and catchy, themed around love, loss of love and teenage rebellion. ... Through all of his music, one aspect that made him popular is his lyrics. Bob Dylan's lyrics are very well known. ... Many groups, among them Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, tried to approximate in music the aural experience of drugs, producing long, repetitive songs with odd lyrics. ... The music was filled with contempt for previous styles; its fast-tempoed songs, usually propelled by electric guitar, featured irreverent lyrics often obscured by the music. ...
It introduced new beats and sounds, profound lyrics, and innovative styles and fads. ... Within the next twenty years, the world would soon be shaken by the explicit lyrics and beats that belonged to an arising genre called Rap. ... Raps like NWA's "Gangsta Gangsta" with lyrics; "To a kid looking up to me, life ain't nothin' but bitches and money" appalled many listeners with its profoundness and explicitness. ... As Rap's controversial subjects and lyrics continued to escalate, its immense popularity soared to the top of billboard charts. ... Punk-rock lyrics introduce...
The lyrics are very short, consisting of only 5 lines placed in the middle of the instrumentals, and our sung by Pink on a balcony in a Nazi-like setting. ... Ironically, the lyrics at this point change from love to danger as Pink is shown floating in a pool. ... The lyrics of the song go on to tell about a overprotective mother who teaches her child to build walls around himself so he wont get hurt. ... The lyrics to "Comfortably Numb," were one of the few written by band member David Gilmore. ... Lyrics of this double meaning nature were used by many artists at first to hide things from ...
Some music is even composed with just guitar and no lyrics. ... Southern music such as country is loved by many people because of its lyrics and repetition of sound. ... Music does not always need lyrics either. ... They perform all instrumental shows that are amazing to people who can enjoy music without even needing to hear lyrics. ...
From the earliest forms of tempo, rhythm, and lyrics spring forth the synthesized mass we know today. ... Of course, natural rebellion had kicked in, and so I took the punk rock route, thankfully it didn't last long, as the tired lyrics were all too much to bear. ...
It says that punk rock is rock music marked by loud, insistent music and aggressive, often abusive or violent lyrics. ... And punk rock that I listen to is not insistent, or abusive, and it doesn't have violent lyrics. ... The efforts to benefit society that are made by punk music extend beyond lyrics. ...
Two bands that I have been interested in are the "Newsboys" and "Paul Wilbur". They both sing about the same thing; however, the way they convey their message in their music is very different . This is done both stylistically as bands and expressed differently in their lyrics. Both the Newsboys a...
Phil Collins, the British drummer/singer/song writer from the British rock group Genesis, has added very much to the music world through his heart grabbing lyrics and original musical sounds. ... Collins plays both the drums and keyboards with equal authority, as well as singing his own lyrics with a glossy texture and suspense. ...
1. Kurt Cobain For our modern day hero we used th... Kurt Cobain For our modern day hero we used the singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain from the band Nirvana. This punk Seattle band moved almost mainstream almost overnight. Nirvana caught on fast and changed rock and roll music forever and molde...
Simple Plan is one of the greatest bands ever. They cover all the bases, such as problems kids like me face every day, catchy music that a lot of people would appreciate, and a surprisingly large (for a punk band that is) zest for life. In this paper, I will discuss this band and the reasons it is s...
Before the 1960s pop music consisted of boy bands with kind gentle lyrics that were "family friendly". ... Their lyrics when from the happy love songs like "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Lennon/McCartney), to the more direct "Let it Be" (Lennon/McCartney). ...
He further describes how he has not given a full line-by-line explanation of his lyrics, in part, because much of it is illogical in nature. He has stated that they lyrics are "beyond analysis; they"re poetry." ... In the lyrics, "Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry," the dry levee is a metaphor for rock music being (figuratively) sucked dry. ... (Note; in the hard copy version I received in class, the line reads, "Plant a flower on the grass," however, I use the version of the lyrics posted on Don McLean's official UK website at www.don-mclean.com.) ...
Dionysian Music A song or melody that is to be considered Dionysian must embody some or all of five defined descriptions. These are triumphism, mythology, minimalism, cacophony, and grain of voice. "Don't Fear the Reaper," by Blue Oyster Cult, is a reasonably Dionysian musical piece. This song em...
My favorite song in the whole world would have to be "Hey Lover" from LL Cool J's 1995 album titled, "Mr. Smith." The song is a pleasant collaboration of Mr. Smith and Boyz II Men. I love the way the song immediately grabs you on the opening note of the jazzy guitar. Followed by the melo...
Many bands within this style of music, such as Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead, tried to simulate, in music, the aural experience of psychedelic drugs, producing long, repetitive, occasionally delicate songs with surreal lyrics. ... For example, "to the lyrics of teenage love and adolescent concerns were added social commentary, glorification of drugs and free-association poetry" (Groliers Encyclopaedia). ... Its fast-tempo songs, usually propelled by electric guitar, featured irreverent lyrics often obscured by the music itself, and Heavy Metal, which was similar to Acid Rock, ...
My favorite genres of music are very different than most people would think. Though I like rock and roll as much as anyone, I love any kind of music with a blues or jazz sound. I think that this is because I love the way that the singers sound. You can feel their intensity in the music and ton...
When looking intellectually at songs of the rock and roll genre, it is rare for a song to stand up under close scrutiny. Many songs of said genre are little more than a catchy riff overly repeated and inane lyrics about relationships. When looking for a song that has been truly orchestrated the fi...
