Elvis was a huge American icon. Elvis introduced rock 'n' roll music to his time period, so if he didn't become as known as he was we wouldn't have some of the musical names we have
Susie Pummill Mr. Michael Mitchell 6123-82553-HIST 1302 8 Aug 2012 Rock and Roll: Musical Genre and American Lifestyle Rock and Roll isn’t just about a musical genre; it’s about a lifestyle. Rock Music shapes what is the American popular society’s viewpoint and belief system, not only in its inception beginning in the 1950s, but also now in the 21st century. Its musical message highlights different eras’, political times, and challenges of the moment. Cultural attitudes and opinions on every aspect of life including, racism, war, politics, and economy, are the focus of this sound. With every decade evolving this musical art with new unique styles, and many subcategories of the genre, Rock is the most popular kind of music, and
Bruce Springsteen Bruce was one of the most popular American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Bruce was known as “The Boss” by his fans, and to them he was the most dynamic and energetic performers in rock music. His songs contain a traditional rock ‘n’ roll theme that involves youth’s desire for independence and love of cars. Bruce’s best songs deal with economic and political issues going on during his time, and these depressing issues is what made Bruce on of the greatest. Bruce was born 1949 in Freehold, New Jersey.
“We were just the spokesmen for a generation”, answered Paul McCartney when asked about his thoughts on the roles of rock music in the 1960’s (Szatmary 97), “I try to use my music to move these people to act”, said legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix when asked about the motives of his music (Jimi). Both these men were very aware of the influence they held as Rock musicians, and acted upon that knowledge as is evident in their lyrics. There were many other musicians at the time that found themselves in the same position. The position where their music had more value to it than just entertainment, where it could actually bring about change. Rock music brought about the cultural revolutions of the sixties and seventies.
The Hidden Truth of “Christian Rock” “Does the sound of the music make the music bad? If the lyrics promote a good message then does it matter what the sound of the music is? Or if melody of music is prominent and plays main role and define type of music?” Music can be classified by different categories and genres. One of the ways we can categorize music is as Christian and non-Christian. Many Christians claim that metal and rock music cannot be Christian.
Pop culture very much exemplifies the language of my generation. As this is the language of my generation, communication that is couched in this obviously would have more meaning to me and impact on me. According to Eriksonian principles, teenagers need to explore and experiment with the world around them in order to understand the self in relation to that world. Successful identity formation depends on an individual’s ability to resolve issues involving relationships, popular culture, religion, political views, education, sexuality, substance abuse, rebellion, and career choices. The quotation by Paglia - in contrast to the work by Erikson as quoted above - suggests that popular culture produces a certain type of individual who develops a pseudo-identity reinforced by pop culture rather than a unique identity.
After the trial, the anti-payola statute was passed under which payola became a misdemeanor, penalty by up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison. Getting radio play would allow the songs to reach its expected audience and help launch the artist’s career. This practice also helped small and independent labels break the stronghold of the music industry by major labels. To better understand what was behind the Payola scandal in the 1950’s, let me discuss a little history about the radio industry. In the 1930’s and 1940’s, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) thrived on the sales of sheet music and recordings of Tin Pan Alley songs, the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the U.S. at the time, but the creation of radio in the 1940’s was geared toward recorded music and things started to change in the industry.
Juvenile Crime Statistics After a decade of growth, the incidence of violent crime in America suddenly began to drop in the mid-1990s. Criminologists propose various reasons for the sudden turnaround in violent crime. Explanations include a strong economy, changing demographics, changes in the market for illegal drugs and the use of firearms, expanded imprisonment, policing innovations, and a growing cultural intolerance for violent behavior. Regardless of which explanation one favors, it is clear that previous increases as well as recent decreases in violent crime were disproportionately generated by the nation’s youth. Criminal behavior has always been more prevalent among young people.
One of the most profound differences is the way both types of music came about. Rock and roll started back in the early 60’s. It was a time when the Vietnam War had just begun. Steppenwolf, The Beetles, and The Doors all were sending out soulful messages through their music. They were singing about war, drugs, and love instead of war.
The post industrial revolution has contributed to economic change which is associated with changes found in demographics, work and education. These, in turn, link to changes in families (Starbuck, 2010). Following World War II, childbearing rates increased dramatically. As a result of the baby boom, this partially increased divorce rates and crime as the majority of teenagers and young adults were most likely to get divorced and involve themselves in delinquent acts. Both skills and industrial habits, such as punctuality and discipline were stressed as being important in order to prepare the young to live in a democratic, industrializing nation (Starbuck, 2010).