Imagine being a rebel without a clue. What would you do? This is what happens when Eddie “lives the life” in the song “Into The Great Wide Open” by Tom Petty. This story tells how complicated a one hit wonders life is‚ has a changing tone‚ and is very unrealistic. While Eddie was being a rock star‚ his life got pretty complicated. Eddie was eighteen‚ and moved to hollywood. He met this girl‚ and they both had tattoos. Later they moved in together. He worked at a nightclub‚ and later on his girlfriend
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Glen Ballard was born and raised in Natchez‚ Mississippi in 1953. Ballard started working with music by playing piano‚ followed by guitar‚ in his early years. He started writing songs at ten years old and was in many local rock bands by the beginning of fifth grade. Soon after he graduated he joined Elton John’s organization in L.A. in which he had such success to get him a secured professional job as a songwriter at MCA Music Publishing. As his music taste is exceedingly diverse he has worked with
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Robert Allen Zimmerman was born on May 24‚ 1941. Most people know him as the American singer/songwriter‚ Bob Dylan. He was born in Duluth‚ Minnesota‚ and he was raised in Hibbing‚ Minnesota. He was born to Jewish parents‚ Abram Zimmerman and Beatrice Stone. He had one younger brother named David. He lived in Duluth‚ Minnesota until he was six years old‚ that was when he moved to Hibbing‚ Minnesota‚ where he lived for the remainder of his childhood. As a child‚ Bob Dylan enjoyed listening to the
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John Winston Lennon was an extremely talented and very well known songwriter‚ composer‚ and recording artist in the 1960’s. Many people today still look at Lennon as an inspirational singer that put meaning into the songs he wrote. Lennon demonstrates his powerful thought in his best-selling single of his solo career “Imagine”. This song encourages listeners to imagine a world at peace and to not live a life focused on material possessions. He started off small‚ just like any other‚ and had plenty
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The song “Faithless by Default‚” off of Dark Tranquillity’s 2016 album‚ Atoma‚ is an exemplary song that serves a dual purpose. First‚ this song is meant to have an intense and steady melody coupled with a driving rhythm. This is a staple of songs that belong to the genre of melodic death metal. Secondly‚ this song is able to perpetuate the band’s ideas about religion and issues that it presents. Throughout various interviews‚ the members of the band have conveyed their distaste for religion
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John Lennon by Andy Warhol John Lennon by Andy Warhol was created in 1985 (Christies.com)‚ shortly after the Vietnam War ended in 1975 (Kennedy Hickman). John Lennon‚ who was an antiwar activist‚ was assassinated in 1981 (Wikipedia). Due to his pivotal role in the music industry‚ he was extremely influential. Andy Warhol executed his portrait of John as a tribute four years after Lennon’s death. As a medium‚ Warhol used synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on canvas (Christies.com). His
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Back in 2001‚ Joseph Trohman was just another 16 year old Chicago suburb high school student stuck in a low paying job with dreams. Joe‚ as he was called by friends and family‚ had a passion‚ a passion for music. Joe could play the guitar well and had a dream to start a band. With this dream in mind‚ Joe called up a friend from another local band‚ that Joe had toured with‚ Arma Angelus and asked him to play. Pete Wentz was most noticeably the second member of an unnamed band. Peter Wentz was
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Politicians during this time period worried more about ensuring their own financial success‚ securing votes by any means‚ granting jobs or favors in return for votes‚ and remaining popular. They were not concerned with social issues‚ but supported or crushed these issues in accordance with the decision that would benefit them personally. If politicians were judged to be good personally‚ they were automatically viewed as good politically. Changes were made for personal benefit‚ not the good of the
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"Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band‚" recorded in 1967‚ is to date the number one Rock and Roll album ever recorded. Sgt. Pepper’s is considered to be the first concept album. There are many things that brought about the creation of The Beatles most influential album. Before The Beatles began the recording process of Sgt. Pepper’s they had retired from touring. This gave the group ample time to experiment with different instruments‚ recording techniques and drugs. The album cover also sparked
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From time to time‚ people in the world are going to be able to experience two things in there lifetime. One is there opportunity to have their fifteen minutes of fame; a time in which they are recognized greatly by people for something they have done. The second is when someone is pointed out of a crowd‚ or put on the spot to do something‚ and that person suddenly develops there own stage fright. I was one of those people‚ the type that preferred to be in the background instead of in front. I
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