Insight on Hip Hop and Classic Rock LaToya Annette Jones COM 170 September 7, 2013 Daniel Compton Insight on Hip Hop and Classic Rock “Where words fail, music speaks.”-Hans Christian Anderson This quote by Hans Christian Anderson speaks volume. It sums music up as a whole. These two music genres shed light in areas for the young and old. A lot can relate to the experiences artist speak about. When people can’t use their own words, music says it all.
<br> The song was only the first of a long string of hits for the group to feature hard rock beats, of course with pumped up bass and the scratching of a turntable. Their success carried over to their remake of Aerosmith's classic "Walk This Way", which too became an instant classic. The record also marked the first direct collaboration between a rap group and a rock band. However, while Run DMC was a hip-hop group with heavy rock influence, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are a perfect example of the exact opposite, a rock band with distinct hip-hop overtones. <br> From as early back to the mid-eighties the Chili Peppers were trendsetters.
The term “selling out” plays a big role in the dichotomy of underground and mainstream music across all genres and I will explain more about this term further on in the essay. Consumption and commerce interface with rebellion and expression in many ways according to Wahl (1999). Historically, hip hop didn’t gain much commercial success in the mainstream until the influential act ‘Run-DMC’ made their way onto the scene. Their album ‘Raising Hell’ in 1986 was the first hip hop product to go gold in the US. As Wahl (1999) points out, this was largely due to their hit single and cover of Aerosmith’s 1975 song, ‘Walk This Way’.
The importance of The Pistols’ brief but music-changing impact has been mirrored throughout popular music history by other auteurs who had a limited musical canon of work; such as the influence of Gram Parsons on the fusion of country and rock in the early 1970’s or Robert Johnson’s sole recording in 1936 that “was to have an impact out of all proportion to its size” on a number of musical genres. For The Sex Pistols, their claim to auteurship hinges on the impact of their single recording, Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols, released in 1977. The context of their brief but incendiary existence fits one of the key essences of rock: rebellion. There has always been an anti-authoritarian challenging of the status quo, a pushing of the boundaries of taste and morality: from Elvis’ pelvis, to John being bigger than Jesus, to Public Enemy, to Marilyn Manson. The Sex Pistols’ anti-establishment stance was
Also, to be honest, during the recording, John was told what to play, although John had a lot of different interesting funky material. Be that as it may, John reveals his talent on “BSSM” record. During BSSM recording session a lot of different material was composed. From fast-funk energetic songs, such as “The Power of Equality” and “Give it Away”, to lyrical ballads, such as “Under the Bridge” and “Breaking the Girl”. “My lovely man” is song about Hillel Slovak, previous guitarist of ‘Chili Peppers and a good friend of Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary and Anthony Kiedis, who passed away because of drug addiction.
The sixties were when many artists started experimenting with different sound techniques such as distortion and playback. Among The Beatles and The Who, Jimi Hendrix was one of the pioneers in this new world of music. He was left handed but played a right handed guitar "upside down" which let him experiment more with his playing methods. The Sixties was also a great time for dance innovation with many dance fads and crazes coming into style. America and other countries were coming out of the Jive period and Rock-n-Roll was ushering in new and exciting dance moves which started the era of the Twist.
They became quite famous following the recontextualization of British and American hardcore punk musical scene. Dead Kennedy’s debut album is fast and furious. From the first note of Kill the Poor you know you’re listening to something new and exciting. The appeal of the Dead Kennedys is they don’t
The one way the Beatles changed America is that they impacted the way we visually perceive music. The Beatles were always at the forefront of the technology of music (Bluebottle). They made what they called "Promotional Films" to introduce their music. Some say that the Beatles were the first to make music videos. There is some controversy over who really made the first music video.
There is also the possibility that the sounds are completely coincidental. Does Coldplay even pay any notice to Satriani’s musical talents? How many songs nowadays sound similar? Indeed after the chord progression in question, completely different chord progressions continue to make the songs in their entireties completely different from each other. There is also the fact that Viva La Vida has lyrics while If I Could Fly is
Drugs make you drugged and psychedelics enhance your ability to see the truth or reality.” (O’Brien, 1) Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Byrds, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, The Velvet Underground, The Beach Boys, The Yardbirds, and the list goes on with bands involved in the “Psychedelic Sixties.” (1) “‘Musically people were experimenting, trying to convey that transcendent feel. Even the Stones did it, shooting off at an angle that didn't suit them,’ sums up Andy Ellison, lead vocalist with John's Children, the first band of Marc Bolan, who later fronted T. Rex. ‘It was like soul music came from white boys on acid and took on a whole different meaning.’” (O’Brien,