“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness‚ starving hysterical naked‚ dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of the night.” This quote from Allen Ginsberg showed the feeling of the beat era. Allen Ginsberg‚ an author‚ one of the most influential writer of beat generation followed by few others‚ who practically changed the perspective of
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relationship between both life and art is rarely denied‚ and much like history is bound to repeat itself. In chronicling rock n roll’s roots‚ inception‚ and fruition from the birth of the industry in the 1920s through its pinnacle of the 1960s. The interdependency between the music and statuses of social‚ economic‚ and political environments were always closely associated. From rock n roll’s meagre country and blues roots of the segregated south in the Mississippi Delta‚ it found its creative spark
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1. Rock and Roll has taken a variety of different forms depending on the origin of those making the music. One of the major examples is the difference between music from the UK and music from the US. This has been a major divide‚ starting with the British invasion where British acts came to the United States with a heavier bluesier tone than American bands. The divide in sound happens because artists from different regions have unique influences and that generates a very particular sound for some
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The 1950s was one of the most exciting decades for music because that is when the term rock music came in place with different types of genres including; soul‚ punk‚ rap‚ disco‚ and one of the most important rock ‘n’ roll. Frank Sinatra called rock and roll‚ ugly‚ degenerate‚ dirty and many other brutal terms. But that is not the true meaning of rock and roll. Music has and always will be a very important aspect in the development of society‚ with the release of the first Gibson guitar to many fights
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Many people throughout history have affected and influenced different styles of music in many ways. To give some examples‚ The Beatles‚ Queen and The Rolling Stones (to name a few of the many huge rock and roll bands) affected rock and roll greatly. Along the same lines we have Louis Armstrong and jazz and B.B King or Bessie Smith influencing Blues. For reggae‚ it is a name that‚ just like all the ones mentioned above‚ you have definitely heard of before. On February 6‚ 1945‚ in small town of Jamaica
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“The Beat (UP) Generation”‚ (April 2014)‚ an essay by Abby Ellin‚ establishes a worldwide discussion that generations differ from age groups such as the baby boomers‚ Gen-Xers‚ and millenniums. Ellin uses examples‚ stereotypes‚ and studies to show how other generations believe millennials to be entitled and self-absorbed. The purpose of the essay is to open a debate in order to show how the differences in generations and how critical the others are of millennials. The audience intended is for everyone
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“The Beginning of Rock ‘n’ Roll” During early January of 2000‚ Murray Horwitz‚ vice president for National Public Radio’s cultural programming‚ and producer Elizabeth Blair wanted to conduct a survey for their listeners. The NPR staff produced the works for the ballot and requested their listeners to cast a vote for “The 100 most important American works of the 20th century.” The audience was asked for suggestions of songs ranging from symphonies to pop melodies. The ballots started rolling in‚
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Globalisation‚ access and ideology have influenced the change in the consumption of Rock and Roll. In terms of popular culture‚ globalisation refers to the way that a popular culture can now be basically the same in many parts of the world‚ and that very few companies may control the production of a popular culture throughout the world. Access is the way consumers listened too‚ buy or get music. Ideology is in general usage‚ refers to the body of doctrine‚ myth and symbols of a social movement‚ a
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Sex‚ Drugs‚ and Rock and Roll The music industry in general has always faced disapproval by people for the constant innuendos to sex and drugs. Especially for rock and roll‚ the fans and even the performers would do drugs before shows and perform while intoxicated. On top of that‚ their lyrics and song titles were about sex or drugs. For example‚ lyrics from the song “Sweet Marijuana Brown” state‚ “I get no kick from cocaine‚ Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all. But‚ I get a kick out of smoking
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Rock the War and Roll With the Protest Music has been a big part of war and protest throughout history. From the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam Conflict music has played an integral part in protest and morale during war times. Many songs throughout history have been popular during war times‚ songs such as “Yankee Doodle” during the Revolutionary War‚ “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” during the Civil War‚ “Over There” during World War I and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” during World War II. .
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