Alt-Rock Grunge Band: The 1975

The groups first album released after Jimmy Stokley’s forced departure was not one that the group enjoyed recording. All There Is was full of disco influence; a style that was being forced on many groups at the time. As a group that did not even like disco,

     A week after Kirk Hammet entered Metallica, they began to record their first album, “Kill ‘Em All”. The album was released in the fall of 1983 on Mega Force Records. At first, people had no idea of how to act when they heard Metallica. To help promote the album, Metallica did relentless touring to show that they knew the real meaning of Rock.

This book brings you on the journey of each member’s journey. Bassist Nikki Sixx lived a life revolving around girls, drugs, alcohol, and rock and roll. With having his mom arrested at age 14 and attempting to stealing his first bass guitar only to realize it was a regular electric guitar Nikki Sixx grew up challenging the laws. Guitarist Mick Mars was into music from a young age where as time progressed he started writing down all his ideas in a notebook such as there band name Mötley Crüe just in a different form. Drummer Tommy Lee grew up a more comforted childhood receiving a snare drum for Christmas buying the rest on his own later. Tommy joined the school drum line where he learned tricks and stuff to do with drumsticks and drums. After skipping school and misbehaving his parents moved and he met Vince at his new school. Vocalist Vince Neil lived the rock star life even in high school where he was a legend and already in a band. Not only does this book take you on a journey of the members but also it takes you on a journey of their struggles. Mötley Crüe struggled to become famous due to the New Wave music, which they later helped kill off at the US Festival. The band struggled even more with getting a record deal then with becoming famous. No record company wanted to sign this band of degenerates who are playing rock and metal music when what was in was New Wave. Mötley Crüe very often struggled with fights and criticism for what they look like and how they sing. Their other major fight that they constantly battled was girls, with abusive girlfriends like Honey and Bullwinkle. The band in there early days usually used women for four purposes Food, Alcohol, Drugs, and

The Eagles started out as any other band would by strumming their guitars and beating the drums in their garage of their parents house. Later, they began their real career as a backup band for Linda Ronstadt. The Eagles began as an all American Rock band in Los Angeles in 1971 by band members Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner. The Eagles, being number one in the world in the 70’s, have been given awards for their creativity and meaning in their music. “With five number-one singles, six Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, and six number one albums”(Graff), the Eagles were one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. Their music changed history in their time. Many of their songs on their number one albums got into the “Rolling Stones Top 500 Songs of All Time” list”(Graff).

“You’ve got to listen to the heavens, you got to try to understand. The greatness of their movement is just as small as it is grand.” Most young adults of my generation do not know who The Grateful Dead are, but they unknowingly dawn the apparels and slang created in the counterculture of the bands following the Deadheads. The band, The Grateful Dead, became popular in the 60s and carried out wide spread recognition and fame into the 80s. Their calming, peace-promoting music became popular because it ‘transported’ people, it took them away from whatever they were going through in their life and set them on a new path. Fans of the band

When they released the debut CD, Curb in 1997 it gave them the pus they needed to start touring. Around the1999, the band released their second CD called The State, which was released in 2000 in the US under their own, independent label. When their song Leader of Men came out it hit the top-twenty. After that it wasn't long until they signed with Roadrunner Records. Nickelback had a large following in Canada, but not in the United Stated.

With its evolving and unique sound, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the British band Queen may be one of the strangest, most inspired and least-understood songs in the history of rock. Released on October 31, 1975 in the album A Night at the Opera, “Bohemian Rhapsody” became very popular, staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks and by the end of January, had more than a million copies sold. Freddie Mercury, the sole writer of this song, never disclosed the song’s official meaning, but Brian May, the lead guitarist of the band, believes it is about his struggles in life and how he tried to get past society’s standards, for the lyrics progress through the central character’s understanding of the situations portrayed in the song. Nonetheless,

They released three albums in the nineties (Check Your Head, Ill Communication, and Hello Nasty) and a few EPs. In the 2000’s, the band released To the 5 Boroughs, The Mix Up, and their

In 1991 "five guys in Charlottesville, Va., started making joyful noise" (Waddell 1). This band would soon take over the world and change the lives of millions. This is the Dave Matthews Band. "The Internet was hardly a factor in building a fan base and the concert industry was rapidly consolidating" (Waddell 1).

Have you taken a ride on the wild side? These guys definitely have. When I talk about “these guys” I mean Mötley Crüe. Mötley Crüe is a rock and roll band that has changed the world of music. With the combination of Vince Neil (lead vocals), Nikki Sixx (bass), Mick Mars (guitar), and Tommy Lee (drums) they have been known to be one of the greatest rock bands in history.

The 6 song affair garnered critical praise to match their fierce reputation as a live band, causing the Montreal Mirror to dub them 'the rock kings from T-Dot.' The self-titled offering will be re-released April 20th, 2004 with bonus live material via Indiestructable Records/Maple/Universal in Canada and available in Europe through Dogbreath/Sound Pollution.

When people are asked “which is the most rock famous band” or “do you know any rock band”, most people answer AC/DC. Despite being one of the oldest rock bands that are still active, AC/DC is still famous and well known among generations. The band has been around for more than 40 years and has been globally recognized as one of the most influential band to the pop culture of rock and roll. The band has a history of rotating members, yet the band is able to retain its famous characteristic in the music: energetic, eccentric, and raw.

There were an estimated 1.8 million sales of the single, and at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, Panic! At the Disco won video of the year for this song and it’s music video. In 2008, the band released their second album, Pretty. Odd., and Brendon, still the lead vocalist of the band, wrote two songs on the album by himself, the first one titled, “I Have Friends in Holy Spaces,” and the second one titled, “Folkin’ Around.” During this time, Brendon also wrote a song called “New Perspective” for a movie called “Jennifer’s Body,” he was featured in several Fall Out Boy songs, such as “What a Catch, Donnie” and “20 Dollar Nose Bleed,” and he helped write a song alongside Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Cee-Lo Green, and Janelle Monae for the Coca-Cola Company called “Open Happiness.” Also in 2008, he was featured in several music videos for Fall Out Boy as well, such as the video for their song, “Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet.” Directly after the tour for Pretty. Odd. in 2009, Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker decided to depart from the band, citing creative differences. Although Brendon and drummer Spencer Smith were devastated, Brendon encouraged Spencer to stay in the band with him, and Panic! At the Disco as a duo released an album in 2011, Vices & Virtues. A song off of the

Hamburg seemed like the place that there were a lot of things going on, the five piece at the time were young and for the first time they were exposed to the world of prostitutes and gangsters. They were also being paid to play music for the first time. But it was not the Rock and Roll lifestyle, not one bit.

This outstanding album was released on May 21, 1976. The album is strictly based on Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, and Psychedelic Rock. Although the content in the songs of this album may seem hardcore, some songs consist of love and explain the relationship between a man and woman spending eternity together. This band produces songs so well written and loveable that it will bring