What made rock‚ including Dylan different from rock and roll? Are there advantages or disadvantages to the shift? Usually most people comprehend rock and rock and roll to be the same thing; artist such as Chuck Berry‚ Elvis and Little Richard manufactured rock and roll and at the time the style of music was differing from modern music. In a historical aspect‚ Rock and roll emerged first followed by Rock evolving from rock and roll; to a certain degree the two genres of music are very closely related
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Psychedelic rock is absolutely still rock ‘n’ roll because it encompasses the free-spirited ideals of early rock greats. While under the influence of psychedelic drugs‚ artists felt as if they had entered a higher sphere of awareness. Here‚ they felt free to break out of molds and precedents which is what rock ‘n’ roll was really all about. Artists also experimented with new recording techniques and effects‚ and incorporated non-Western sources such as the instruments of Indian music. A few things
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of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States around the end of the 19th century from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers‚ shouts and chants‚ and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The blues form‚ ubiquitous in jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll is characterized by specific chord progressions‚ of which the twelve-bar blues chord progression is the most common. The blue notes that‚ for expressive purposes are sung or played flattened or gradually bent (minor 3rd to major 3rd) in relation
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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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obvious historical reason for this is because their music was new and exciting in a time of turmoil. Major events were going on like the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ the JFK assassination‚ Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech‚ etc.‚ (Pearson) and rock ‘n roll music could have been an outlet for American teens. In relation to social reasons why the Beatles and later British bands were so successful in America‚
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reason rock and roll is the way it is is because Elvis evolutionized this genre of music. Elvis Presley’s life‚ family‚ career‚ and why he is the best rock and roll singer is a very interesting story itself. Some may say that Elvis never really sang rock and roll and that he was more of a country singer. I’m not going to write this paper to try and prove anything‚ except that Elvis changed the world with his music and that is the reason he should be considered the best. Without Elvis rock and roll
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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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the spread of British rock and roll to America and other parts of the world. Another up and coming band‚ Pink Floyd‚ also emerging from the counterculture movement‚ used traditional rock and roll influences‚
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of Americans. Audio media has had a major affect and influence on the attitudes of Americans and especially today’s youth and young adults. Music and radio has given American culture its values‚ the way that jazz‚ blues‚ and R&B created rock & roll‚ music created American culture. Music appeals to young adults‚ and youth as an escape to the hard times of real life. Drawn by the explicit lyrics and beats‚ the youth always searches out for music to dance to and music to connect with. American
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influential power of rock ‘n’ roll‚ Glenn C. Altschuler‚ in his book‚ concentrates on the abrupt social change and developments in America during the 1940s to 1960s through the lens of popular music. Altschuler argues rock ‘n’ roll was a pivotal moment‚ it changed the youth culture of America and encouraged everyone to be more accepting of people of all races‚ ages and sexualities. The power of music was certainly influential and aided as a catalyst to change‚ but he grants rock ‘n’ roll too much authority
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