Gothic Music Vs Rap Music

As the nineteen seventies came to a close so did many of the musical styles of that decade. While some faced what seemed to be extinction others went through a sort of evolutionary process. The bands that were at the top of the heavy metal ladder during this time were such acts as Motorhead, Iron Maiden, and Tygers of Pan Tang. These groups would be just some of what the new crop of heavy metal bands would consider inspirational. This style, which is typically referred to as "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal," would fuel and empower many acts to stardom. (Marshall 3)

“Heavy Metal music's influence on society is really profound. Most people don't realize this, but Heavy Metal has spawned an entire subculture, with millions worldwide who can call themselves Heavy Metal fans. It is more than just aggressive music; it is an obsession and a way of life for a staggering amount of people” (Dunn 2008).

Music is a huge influence on many people. Rap and country music are two very popular genres of music. There are many common stereotypes that people associate with them. Both types of music are often disliked by people for various reasons. Rap music is often seen as gang related and full of violence. People think it is a negative influence. Country music is often seen as “redneck” or “hillbilly” music. Many people don’t like country music because they say it is not their type. Country is seen as much more positive. Rap and country music are two totally different styles of music and have many differences. They have a very different audience, singers, styles of music, and music videos they use for their songs.

With the release of the single “Accidental Racist,” by Brad Paisley and LL Cool J, the lines between rap music and country music officially blurred beyond recognition. Fans of country and rap music downloaded and purchased the single to see how two completely different genres would blend. Billboard statistics show that most fans appreciated Paisley and Smith’s efforts. Yet hardcore country and hip-hop fans insist that the genres are so different on the musical spectrum that no similarities could ever exist. However, current popular music is proving this to be untrue to a certain extent. While rap and country music have many similarities, they differ in terms of lyrical content, use of musical elements, and target audience.

So to look at it this way is to see that rock music is not evil in itself. But it does show that we are to look at the abuse of it and lean on the fact of the lyrics as stated earlier.

Does heavy metal music have effects on society? Many people love listening to this kind of music and they love going to concerts where these bands are playing. Going to concerts and listening to music is the whole part of the music industry. If fans did not go to concerts, then musicians would not be able to make money and be successful. Many people love listening to heavy metal music; however, some people think that it could lead to violence, depression, and self- loathing.

The style of this is more towards rap. It’s pretty obvious it’s a rap because of the way it’s worded. He discusses waking up in the hills as in Hollywood and it’s very surreal to him to how he got to being extremely famous when he was nothing before. From what I know about his background, he used to be a decently unwealthy guy from kentucky so when he went from that to being extremely rich and famous and moving to Hollywood it’s super mind blowing to him. This song is all based on how he went from nothing to something and that’s why it’s called 502 (kentucky's area code) come up. Then in the last three lines he’s talking about his friend’s who recently got famous as well. I mostly admire this song a lot because he’s just explaining his

The 1980s is known for wearing tie-dye, the start of global warming, and classic movies like the Goonies. But also developed throughout this decade was one of the most influential and popular music genres for many years to come: hip-hop. Hip-hop, or “rap” music, is a form of R&B, with rhythmic lyrics over stronger, faster, and bass booming beats. Like rock and roll, hip-hop music was born and established throughout the African-American culture. While white fans and supporters were not completely out of sight, hip-hop music aimed to attract the black culture early on. It wasn’t until the Beastie Boys that rap music was being delivered by a white group of men. Since the mid-1980s, rap music has been widely spread out to people of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and social groups. Hip-hop music has always been a popular form of debate because of its more than popular topic choices: drugs, women, and violence. Throughout the growth of hip-hop music, the growth of those against the content has also risen. While supporters argue that it is a voice for a voiceless, and a way to connect people of all types, some argue that the lyrics are too aggressive, and promote listeners to act in violent ways. Today, in 2015, hip-hop music is arguably the most popular genre of music, but the debate of the effect of its messages has also continued to grow. By evaluating the history and growth of hip-hop music, this paper aims to demonstrate that hip-hop music has a generally positive effect on

To those who have not been exposed to other genres besides mainstream music, I am hoping to give you some insight on a headbanger’s roots. With new metal bands popping up in local cities, it’s important to understand the history behind the genre. Like every other genre, heavy metal can be traced back to it’s roots, to the moment where everything changed and turned into something that will continue to affect people for years to come. It caused an uproar first in England, and then spread like wildfire to all four corners of the world. Heavy metal was a musical revolution that brought together diverse groups of people while influencing new genres, ideas, and lifestyles worldwide

First of all, Heavy Metal is not bad for you though some might say that it causes injuries. The music itself does not cause any harm to any Heavy Metal fan, it the “banging” of one's head that can cause an injury. The most common injuries are neck and head injuries. In the early '90s, a 15-year-old drummer in a small neighborhood rock band suffered an aneurysm (an excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall) in his neck from "violent head and neck motion." Only a year after surgery did he recover. Terry Balsamo, a guitarist for Evanescence,

Death metal is an extreme subgenre of music relating to heavy metal.. It is heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, “sung” with deep growling vocals and screams, minor keys, abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes and chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal are often slasher violence religion (sometimes Satanism), occultism, horror, nature, mythology, philosophy, and politics, and they may mention extreme acts such as mutilation, dissection, torture, rape, cannibalism, and necrophilia. And most, if not all death metal bands tend to cause a lot of controversy.

Donmez claims that heavy metal resonates with ‘dark ecology’ because Heavy Metal does not fear intimacy with the underprivileged, the absurd, or the subject (2014, p. 75). According to Timothy Morton, we perform or construct ‘nature’ as something pristine and wild, and we exclude dirt and pollution from it (2014, p. 75). The way artists portray heavy metal goes hand in hand with the “wildness” that comes from dark ecology. The reputation of the genre includes rampage and terror which leaves the audience with a sense of disturbance. Heavy metal lyrics mention bodily fluids, defecation, use of house-cleaning chemicals for drugs, the inhalation of toxic materials, fatal diseases, child abuse, rape, and incest(2014, p. 76). These topics are all

Hip hop music has drastically changed from the style of solely rapping about the struggles and hardships that the person endures and a style of rap which many call "gangsta rap" which was the main style of rapping which by many was seen as the only way as making it in the hip hop game. Furthermore there was a more unique style and delivery appropriated in the 90’s whereby the artists would try to have their own distinctive sound which may only sound similar to other artists who were from there coast and even then they would add their own slang. This created a broader range of topics for artists to explore since they were attempting to sound different to everybody else e.g. Artists such as Tupac Shakur who would include socially conscious lyrics which wasn't touched upon by other artists. Currently these topics are more accepted and talked about more however more artists would rather hijack a certain style and sounding music which is popular rather than create their own unique style of rap, currently most rap musicians will imitate sound coming from Atlanta Georgia as it is the most popular. A difference also between the two eras is that socially conscious artists are seen as by the majority as the better artists even though “mumble” style of rap is most popular it is more accepted amongst the consumers of the hip hop community.

Metal is known for its heavy sound of amplified impairment and long guitar solos, all in all known for having a overall LOUD sound. Metal has 3 important harmonic models, “modal scale, Tritone and Chromatic. Likewise metal is well known for using pedal points for a long period of time, all of these gives metal that unique sound. Some other things that makes metal different is that its main rhythmic figures are two- note or three- note mostly in the 8th or 16th notes. Lastly Metal songs are known for usually using longer notes such as whole notes or dotted quarter note length chords. In the past metal had a slower tempo of sixty beats per minute but now the tempo can go up to 350 beats per minute.

Music has a lot of ability to affect human emotions in special ways among the arts. Music can connect people to one another, and it can also connect people to whatever they hold sacred. Geertz wanted to know how religion function in a society. To him, religion consists of symbols that had meanings for ideas, values and lifestyles of a society. Black metal is one of those. In this, I will be discussing how Satanism came into a music genre call black metal that was started in Norway and how it is a movement and not a controversy like most people think.