Composers of heavy metal lyrics are often cited as using obscene language, ideas, and imagery in their lyrics. ... (Radziewicz 2) Lyrics of heavy metal music communicate potentially harmful health messages, which pose unprecedented threats to the health and well-being of adolescents. ... The attitudes embodied in the lyrics may also act as a catalyst for change from childhood to adulthood. ... When music lyrics are illustrated in music videos, their potential impact is magnified. Teenagers who may not "hear" or understand heavy metal lyrics cannot avoid the often-disturbing images that ...

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The guitar is palm muted at the beginning and in the parts where there are no lyrics. ... More importantly, the lyrics reflect the punk ideology of nihilism. ... The lyrics of "What's My Age Again?... The lyrics are also a celebration of immaturity and aloofness. ... - Sung in the mellow style of Hoppus, the aloofness and sarcasm are evident in the lyrics. ...

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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. ...

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How about for their lyrics, and the meaning behind them? ... What makes me enjoy AFI so much is because of their lyrics, style, and their love of fans. ... AFI's lyrics are very meaningful, and have much depth, and thought behind them. ... Listening to their lyrics plus their melody soothes me, and makes me feel better once again. ... They are a group who has amazing lyrics, style, and love of fans. ...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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The song starts out with the lyrics 'Wine is fine but whiskey's quicker/ Suicide is slow with liquor.' ... Themes of heartbreak, loss, and misery dominate the lyrics, and the music itself is resolutely downbeat - the acoustic guitars that once defined '70s-era singer/songwriters certainly resurface here, but much of the music is far more dissonant and intense, conjuring much darker atmospheres and textures.A subgenre of alternative/indie rock, noise pop is just what it says - pop music wrapped in barbed-wire kisses of feedback, dissonance, and abrasion. ... Emo lyrics are d...

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"Nothing from nowhere, I"m no one at all, radiate, and recognize one silent call as we all form one dark flame." Davey Havok is the one person in my life that I look up to. He is the lead singer from AFI. He writes all of his own music and he writes it because he likes it not because it is popul...

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The lyrics in punk music frequently contain oppositional themes, which could affect the listeners" actions depending on the theme, causing accounts of senseless violence, vandalism and even mutilation. ...

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The mainstreaming of punk-rock music is an issue that should be recognized by those who love it and by those who do not care that much for it. The "mainstreaming" of punk-rock to many is when true punk-rock bands sell themselves to larger corporations and more popular record companies just to make a...

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The term "punk" was derived in 16th century Europe as a way to address a prostitute or harlot. Centuries later, the word became commonly used prisons, used when a male prisoner was perceived to be the property of another male prisoner; forced to acquiesce to dehumanizing demands put upon him, including submission to homosexual assaults and torture. In the 1970's the word "punk" became synonymous with unconventional behaviors which were considered socially unacceptable, disrespectful of standard conservative values, and shocking and appalling to the mainstream society of the time. Intole...

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