Dave Matthews Essay

     This is a true story about how 2 men, Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers, completely different from each other from and inceperable bond. The 2 men are seperated by about everything that you can think of: they come from 2 different parys of the country, one is white, one is black, 1 liked to talk, the other was shy. Pretty much the only thing they had in common was that they both were competing for the same job.

David Bowie, at 69, has shuffled off his mortal coil but leaves behind a vast corpus of spaced out movies and songs. Bowie really was a man ahead of his time, and at times so far removed from the mundane that he seemed to be from another world. The extraterrestrial was, of course, an image he sought to cultivate. But his interest in things paranormal was sincere and consistent throughout his lifetime.

Rock ‘n’ Roll began and evolved around the late 1940’s and 1950’s time frame. There were many groups that participated in the creation and origin of Rock ‘n’ Roll, however the two primary groups were rhythm and blues and country music. “The origins of rock ‘n’ roll are often described in a way that could be represented by an algebraic formula: r&b + c&w = r&r” (Garofalo & Waksman, 2016, p. 56). While the formula is rather simplistic, it ignores the many groups of individuals, social and cultural influences that impacted the formation of Rock ‘n’ Roll. As Rolling Stone’s Robert Palmer (1990) noted:

Jimi Hendrix is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of music. Although Hendrix is known for his outstanding ability to play the guitar, he is also a very famous name in Blues music. He played the acoustic guitar but is known for his outstanding ability to play the electric guitar. With songs such as Red House, Here My Train A Comin', and Born Under a Bad Sign, Hendrix is considered to be in the Chicago category and quickly made his way into the history of Blues music.

Carter landed a job on pianist Ramsey Lewis's BET Jazz show, "Bet on Jazz.” In January

1963 proved to be the beginning of the Beatles phenomenon with the release of their hit “Please Please Me”. This hit topped the British charts early in 1963 and remained there for 30 weeks (Unterberger, 2005). The Beatles continued evolving rock by adding a unique style of their own and continuously trying new ideas and adding a new flare to their music. Each of the albums showed a progression of the artists.

The band also performed "Take Me As I Am," "Wicked Soldier," "Sugar," and "Mountain." The older crowd at Summerfest seems to appreciate these 1990s bands the most, and they really are engaged throughout the entire show. Although

These concert goers enjoyed no rules, drug use, sex, and loud rock music. Some of the best known artists from this concert were; Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, Sly & the Family Stone, and Jefferson Airplane.

Pete Seeger is an extremely talented artist who is very well known for his contributions to folk music. Pete Seeger is an absolute inspiration to many people around the world today. Not only was Pete Seeger just a singer/songwriter, he was also an important political activist, the author of several dozen books, an environmentalist as well as a peace advocator. He plays a very significant role in terms of historical influences. As a man of many identities, Pete Seeger will always remain an influential individual in regards to American History. It is definitely worth discussing the many roles Pete Seeger acquired and how each of these roles assisted in impacting American History.

When historians look at history and at reasons why society changed many focus on conflicts like wars, civil rights, and poverty. However, there is so much more that over time changed America. One of the most influential subjects that helped this change was Elvis Presley. Through his music, which was influenced by black artists, he allowed white Americans to view a new group of performers. He tested social boundaries that helped him change American culture. His appearance and singing would end up changing the teenage world by introducing new trends in fashion and music. Presley was the reason why we have Rock-N-Roll. As a business and a singer, he brought America together into a new type of society; therefore he is a

“The song has to be of a certain quality for me to sing…One aspect it would have to have is that it didn’t repeat itself” (Bob Dylan). Transforming into new people throughout his life, Bob Dylan reverted to the Bible and other religious findings in his songs. Dylan is able to reveal a fulfillment from spirituality as he perceives his music as a sacred landscape. Bob Dylan brings up a theme of religion, referencing the book of Isaiah in his 1967 song “All Along the Watchtower” as he writes a story about two people at the watchtower, where the significance of life is found. Dylan’s spiritual lyrics conceived his work as a an artist through imagination and religion that creates a hallowed dwelling for him to aqurie attainment.

Had a great team and nice stay in hospital. Good curry, too!” Grohl also described that he was playing his dream gig at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg in front of over fifty thousand people when only two songs into the set, he fell off the stage, dislocating his ankle and snapping his fibula, “Without realizing the extent of my injuries, I stood up to get back onstage and crumbled like a sack of Joe Theismanns (look it up, kiddies). That shit was B-R-O-K-E.” Not one to waste a perfectly good night, Grohl had the band play some covers while he went backstage to get fixed up. There the paramedics “cut my favorite pants off (so bummed) and popped my ankle back into place,” and informed him that he would not be able to get back on stage until his ankle was cast. With the cast twenty minutes away, Grohl told Johan, his EMT, “Well, then you’re coming up there with me right now and holding it in place until they can bring the cast here. Ready?” Johan got on stage with Grohl and held his leg in place and even seemed to enjoy himself “I actually looked at him in between songs and said ‘This is pretty fun, isn’t it?’ He smiled and nodded yes,” until the cast arrived. Grohl closed the letter by promising to make it up to fans, and expressing his gratitude towards them. “You have always stood by our band, and we will always stand by you. Like I say at every show, we

Finally, State Champs (★★★★★) put on what may be the best show of their career on this, their “first proper headline tour”, according to lead singer Derek Discanio. Playing a mix of newer songs from their sophomore album as well as select favorites from their debut, State Champs brought everything they had to the stage. Taking no time between songs, the band rocked their way through a hefty 17 tracks, giving only a few short interludes for banter. However, the crowd was glad for the constant music and spent the whole night moshing, dancing, and carrying on in the best way for State Champs. As this is rumored to be their last tour before beginning work on their third album, State Champs is truly at the peak of their live

The theologian I will be examining is the rock group U2. U2, an Irish rock band formed in 1976, consists of four members, Bono, David Evans “The Edge”, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. U2 have released 14 studio albums and are one of the world's best-selling music artists in history. Some may be wondering how a rock group could be a theologian, yet once you investigate their songs you find direct references to bible verses. Bono, the lead singer, has openly talked about his spiritual life in interviews like this one where he says, “I pray to get to know the will of God, because then the prayers have more chance of coming true.” While investigating lyrics and interviews done by U2 I will be searching for their answer to “Who is God” and “What good is god for us”. Although there is confusion

In October, their eponymously titled debut album was released. Most of the reviews were positive, and optimism about the band’s future was abounding. David and Julian were thunderstruck to hear themselves called “rock’s boy geniuses”. Upon reading the review titles such as, “A Masterful Debut”, “Oblivion Arrives Full-Blown”, and “Anything But Your Usual Boy Band”, the four of them felt like they were living a dream. Julian said it was as if he’d been given the keys to the planet, while Luther and Cedric remained in a euphoric daze. Luther said he had a premonition of playing Wembley one day. David knew they’d play Wembley one day as well, but it wasn’t a premonition—it was the reality he was creating. All the doors that were once closed