The verbal content of Rock songs turned toward rebellion, social protest, sex, and drugs. ... It also turned out that sex and drugs accompanied Rock music of the sixties. Ever since many associate Rock music with drugs and sex, the assumption is not always true, although drugs and sex became very common among rock musicians and fans. ... Evident in Great Britain, performed by such bands as the Sex Pistols and the Clash, Punk Rock also quickly became popular in the United States, played by the Ramones and other American groups. ... Madonna was a rock singer of the eighties that became a sex s...

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Often when people think of punk music they still think of the eighties "down with government, beat the hell out of your neighbor and get wasted" stereotypes. Even though punk has been around a lot longer. In fact artists have probably made irreverent and rebellious statements for as long as there ha...

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SOME ARTISTS FROM THE 70"S WERE:  DAVID BOWIE  PINK FLLOYD  ELTON JOHN  MARC BOWLON  GARRY GLITTER  SWEET  SLADE  MUD  ALICE COOPER  DAVID CASSIDY  OSMONDS  JACKSON 5  BAY CITY ROLLERS  ROD STEWART  BEE GEES  EAGLES  DEEP PURPLE  BLACK SABBATH  SEX PISTOLS  IGGY POP &  CLASH ...

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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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Music is such an essential thing for life as water. What if the music didn't exist? The truth is I cannot think how horrible life would be, because life would have no meaning without melodies, which reflect your feelings and thoughts instead of using words. Music is everywhere, in your car while you...

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Punk-rock originated in the late seventies with a few breakthrough bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. ... Unlike most artists today who sing about sex, fame and money, punk-rock praises life, memorable experiences and all that life is worth. ...

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Pink Floyd's The Wall When rock music hit the US it was a relatively new thing to a majority of people. It was something fresh that got people excited in a new sound. In the late sixties and early seventies another new art form materialized. This time it was not a new style of music, it was a...

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Three Types of Music "Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul." The author of this quote was correct in presuming that music is a source for inspiration, expression, and finding cures. M...

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Even in the subgenre of punk rock, women were often treated as a novelty by the music press and cultural critics – gifting bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash with rock notoriety, while their female counterparts, such as the Runaways and Bikini Kill, sunk into obscurity. ...

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During the next few decades, censorship continues in many ways, such as in 1977, when "British punk band the Sex Pistols are initially denied visas to enter the United States for their first American tour" (Nuzum 240), and in 1989, "the RIAA releases its black and white universal parental warning sticker in early March. ...

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The Sex Pistols' producer, Malcolm McLaren printed posters to advertise his bands, and most of them were outrageous by any standard. ... These gimmicky images would push the limits of what could be considered art, and what was created purely for shock value, but many of these images were also inordinately creative, such as a cut out photograph of female breasts placed at breast height on T-shirts worn by either sex. ...

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Guitar Heroes Perhaps the most influential experience in everybody's life occurs everytime they listen to music that makes them cry, laugh, or drive a little faster down the freeway. Music, which magnifies certain emotions to express what someone feels during particular events, has been around si...

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