80's Rock Music Analysis

What do you think of when you think of music during the 1980s? Do you picture the stereotypical neon colors or leg warmers mixing with loud electronic or pop music, or do you see more? Music had more of an impact than one individual would think. Along with the famous singers and bands that rose to fame, fashion styles, trends, dance moves, and new products all come with the 80s. The 1980s has forever altered how America as a whole views music because of Music Television, musical icons who rose to fame, and the trends, styles, and products that had been born.

For example, Smash Mouth writes,”i ain’t the sharpest tool in shed/ She was looking kind was looking kind of dumb with her finger in her thumb.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric describes the singer’s personality. He might not be the smartest person and people might judge him, but The singer is smart enough to make his own decisions. This is a great example of a hypole. Another examples of literary devices in the song is,”Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric is an example of personification. It’s personification because it’s giving human traits to the rules. The lyric give detailed information about the singer listening to the rules, but people make fun of him for listening to every rule. That will not stop him for doing his best.

Aging is something in life that everyone will have to face and sometimes it's tough to age and go through life events. In the song 100 Years by Five For Fighting it talks about how in one dream there are 100 years to see how life turns out. The trick is it only shows the important events throughout a life time. The singer is expressing their song by talking about how anxious the person is about seeing whats next in their life.

Changing is just a part of growing up. Everybody changes, either for the better or for the worse. 100 Years by Five For Fighting, is a song where the author thinks how life will be when he’s older. If only people would realize life is very precious and very important. Getting older is something people think is curse. They just have to live their life to the fullest, in order to be happy.

Music is an Art form that has been around since humans were created All around the world music is played in many different forms and styles. As early as the 1950 's, a new style of music was being created in the Untied States, one that forever changed the world. Not only did it bring a completely different sound, but it changed the way people acted, dressed, and even people 's lifestyles. This new style of music became known as Rock and Roll. It drew many from a one-way path to a sea of possibilities musically. Me being a music lover really enjoyed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame site. Rock and Roll have sheltered and comforted me in many times of needs. For as long as I can remember as a kid and throughout my painful adolescence years, and also as an adult, it has inspired me to appreciate the music of all kinds throughout the years.

The history of rock and roll is a rich and complex one. It has been around for a very long time and has greatly influenced American culture in many ways. Rock and roll has shaped various genres of music today and has helped create completely new ones. Not only has it created new styles of music but it has even influenced the way people dress, and dance too. It is a unique combination of various styles of music that has been melted into one just perfectly to create what we call today.

The evolution of musicals has grown and changed tremendously throughout history. They have developed into something that no one ever dreamed they would be while leaving a gigantic mark on society. Rock and roll was one of the biggest changes that happened to the musical theatre industry. Not only was this cultural change a huge impact for society but also in musicals resulting in a huge change of what the content of musicals were and will be in the future. Rock and roll began in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s and this is when it first left a lasting impression on the public and changed the musical style that was a part of the time era. Because of the rising of this popular new art form, the musical theatre industry was grabbing onto this

This essay will examine the main trends and ideologies associated with the 1980’s era and explore how these trends are reflected in one piece of music from the chosen time period. To accomplish this task, this essay will firstly analyse the prominent trends, ideologies and beliefs associated with the 1980’s era in America as this is the time period in which N.W.A rose to fame as a rap group. This essay will then introduce the rap group N.W.A and analyse their popular recording “Straight Outta Compton”, identifying and explaining the music style of the chosen song, paramusical elements and how these style elements are related to the ideologies of the particular style. This essay will then conclude by demonstrating how the chosen recording is

“Prince was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor, he served as a major figure in popular music for over three decades,” states Evita Gorgorni from Useless Daily. Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7, 1958, and died April 21, 2016. He self- taught himself to play the piano at seven, guitar at thirteen, and drums at fourteen. Prince has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, an Academy Award and sold over 100 million records worldwide. One song of his, “Kiss” was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Single, and actually won an award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The song is important because it tells of a man who is explaining his intentions with a woman. The song displays this by the instruments, lyrics, and arrangement. “Kiss” uses literary terms and is highly recommended rating almost 4 of 5 stars.

In mid 1960s the 8-track tape was invented which was popular until the late 70s. During the 70s the Cassette tape was introduced, which became popular very quickly. The 1980s saw a revolution in music technology, which was a huge upgrade in the music industry. Personal stereos enabled people to play music on cassette tapes and listen to it through headphones wherever they went. Many people began listening to music while walking, travelling on public transport or exercising. In the late 1980s, compact discs (CDs) began to replace vinyl records. CDs were lighter and smaller than vinyl records and offered a much higher quality sound.

Now without a vocalist the band had managed to grab Chester Bennington, the lead vocalist of a band everyone should be very familiar with, Linkin Park; not only did he performe with the band in May as a special guest on KRQQ’s annual Weenie Roast., but he sang lead on the band's new single "Out of Time," which was sold in May of 2013. With this new version of the band, they performed again in late May at a Benefit Concert in Los Angeles and were joined by very iconic musicians and former bandmates of Weiland, Slash and Duff McKagan. According to the band, Slash liked their decision in replacing Scott Weiland with Chester Bennington. Stone Temple Pilots released a five-track title called, High Rise in October of 2013, the title was also known

I imagine this song to be an upbeat vibe type of rock n’ roll song. I want to it have an upbeat type of song because I feel like rock n’ roll is that type of genre where people back in the 1950s would dance to and have fun listening to it at concerts. In this song, it would go along with instruments like the electric guitar, a couple of backup singers, a drummer, an electronic keyboard, a bass guitar, and possibly a saxophone. For the type of band who would sing this song, it would probably be a band like Bill Haley and the Comets. I can picture this song sounding something like Bill Haley and the Comets’ song “Rock Around the Clock” with that kind of upbeat fast tempo.

Even though one song is based off the other, both The Rolling Stones and Devo are able to beautifully capture unique essences of the song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”. The Rolling Stones released the original version of the song in 1965 while Devo’s version was released twelve years later in 1977. In the original version of the song sang by The Rolling Stones, several unique musical characteristics exist which helped establish the song as one of the most recognizable rock and roll songs in history. The title of the song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, creates an appearance of no fulfillment as the singer’s efforts will appear useless. If the title simply read, “(I Have No) Satisfaction”, it would have appeared that the writer is just unhappy with his current state of being. Instead, the title reads “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” alluding to the efforts which the writer has already tried but have proven unsuccessful. The lyrics of the song support this incredibly cynical view displayed in the title.

The Beatles- The name needs no recognition and no appraisals. Their most commercially successful single was 'Hey Jude'. It has sold an estimated eight million copies worldwide and has topped the charts in 11 countries. However, not all know certain facts about the song such as this single was originally not created as a song but was just something Paul McCartney thought about on his journey to Westbridge to meet Julian, John Lennon's son to comfort him during the divorce of his parents. Julian, then became Jude.

As the power of a song resides completely in its lyrics, it is no longer surprising that music can be healing, inspiring, or even motivating. After introducing this insight to my life, it became very rare for me to listen to any Imagine Dragons’ song without it leaving an impact on my life and my perspectives. Imagine Dragons is a rock band whose music tends to address both personal and social issues. It’s Time, one of their biggest hits and most influential songs, was written by the band’s lead singer Dan Reynolds during a difficult time in his life. “ I was not very happy with who I was, I guess, and I wanted to make some changes” says the singer in an interview with Purevolume , in which he addresses It’s Time as a poem he wrote to express