Music: The Band Queen In The 1970's

Rock ‘n’ roll music has widely influenced music and society and continues to do so today. Rock ‘n’ roll emerged in the 1950’s a time where whites and blacks were heavily segregated. Rock and roll music not only changed the nation’s current musical norms, but indicated the joy of the emerging youth culture of the generation. It influenced artists whether black or white to come into the mainstream music. Famous artists still remembered today also influenced rock and roll. Those pioneers helped change the musical norms and the overall history of music. White rock ‘n’ rollers helped build a ladder for black artists to come into the scene. It was certain that rock ‘n’ roll made it possible for greater acceptance, appreciation and a wider

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n ' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States. The music we know as rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the mid 1950s, even though a form of it had been on the horizon for at least a decade or so. A quarter of the American population moved during World War II, and that is what brought southern, rural, sacred and secular traditions into contact with urban-based music and its audiences. Rock and roll drew on many different styles. It derived most directly from the rhythm and blues music of the 1940s, which it developed from earlier blues, boogie-woogie, jazz and swing music. It was also influenced by gospel, country, western, and traditional folk music. With the combinations of all of these genres of music, that help to create this new style of music excited a worldwide generation of young listeners. Even though it had the attention of young listeners it started to upset the already established social, cultural and musical authorities. With this new music style coming into full affect along with new dances and people having voicing out their own opinion caused a lot of turmoil. Many people began to question this new genre of music and labeled it as the devil music while other loved it and couldn’t help but dance

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,

By the end of the 50’s and beginning of the 60’s rock had somewhat died down and become tamer. many thought it was dead until the mid 60’s. Rock & Roll had a resurgence, known as “The British Invasion”. While things had settled down in the US, England had been inspired. Groups from Britain like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles brought a fresh style, infusing British Rhythm and Blues and Jazz into what they played. This revival propelled the genre down two different paths. Many groups came onto the scene and continued to make more of the same teen-appropriate pop-style music. others pushed boundaries in an industry heavily influenced by drugs, spawning the phrase, “Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll”. The Beatles were at the center of it all, experimenting with different sounds and instruments. Their experimentations became part of a larger movement, known as psychedelic rock, which included the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd was one of the first bands to use laser lights in their concerts. What’s more psychedelic than that? Hendrix even took it a step further, creating what many call Acid Rock. Additionally, the Beatles were not just trendsetters with their music, but also with fashion, sporting hair that was abnormally long for men at the

Rock and Roll was a release from war tension in the 1960s. Many "Hippies" protested the Vietnam War. Many of these protests were met with hostile means of breaking up by our government, as was evident at Kent State in May 1970, so therefore music was one of the best ways for those in protest of the conflict to get their message across. They also wore colorful tye-dye clothing and

It began in the mid-1970s with inspiration of American artists such as KC and the Sunshine Band. European performers Leo Sayer and ABBA were also popular in Australia. The Americans and British also influenced other categories and subcategories of music like glam rock, shock rockers and punk. The

When the 1980s rolled around I was finishing university. I was still sad that my high school years were behind me and nostalgic about the music I enjoyed while growing up. During this time in Los Angeles, California started a new musical trend known as “glam rock”. It blew in with bands such as Motley Crue performing in the clubs around the city. Pretty much this kind of music was either you liked it or you didn’t care for it. However a band changed all that by showing a different side to his music that was a tender side.

Rock music had an impact on fashion. " Rockers" were people who wore motorcycle leathers In the 1960s; The Beatles brought mop-top haircuts and blazers into fashion. Rockers were willing to do the hippie fashion and popularized long hair. With rock music, what the artist wore became important almost like the music itself.

The beginning of the genre of Rock and Roll – it is not what is, in today’s culture. The start of this new and different phenomenon was in the mid-1950s (Willoughby 123). The music of Rock and Roll was meant for people who wanted their voices to be heard and who wanted to stand up for what they believed in – who thought was right and what was wrong. Rock and Roll was all about the attitude that someone had. The attitude that the Beatles had, was the attitude that people wanted to have. Also, this type of music was meant for protests to anything; in any way, also, it was a type of anarchy. Many people thought that this genre was meant for “bad” people. In reality, Rock and Roll was there for many people. It was there when they did not have a friend which, also was an escape from the world. Rock and Roll was meant for fun and to have people feel different emotions

One of the greatest genres of music Rock and Roll evolved in the United States in the late 1940’s early 1950’s. This genre was known to be a mixture of gospel, blues, jazz, western swing, and country music. There are countless altered types of rock songs which means they can use different instruments but a few common instruments are drums, bass guitar, piano, and vocals which makes it a unique genre because although it is the same genre, each rock songs uses its own instruments and it’ll still make rock and roll music. Rock and Roll was a time of change in the dance field and inspired many people in the fashion industry and to mix different types of music to achieve a certain beat and with that, new trends will start occurring in society and

Rock ‘n’ Roll started out as a combination of white hillbilly music and black rhythm and blues with an incorporation of new instruments such as the “solid-body guitar”. Rock combined both African-American communities and White communities socially and musically. With recorded music being established long before Rock ‘n’ Roll, it flourished with the radio and was created around the same time as other modern technologies. Some of Rock’s effects included the integration of completely different music styles and also the beginning of Rock radio.

However, the 1960s was considered at a stand still when it came to popular music. In 1964, when the Beatles arrived to America, everything changed. I think this was the time when Rock-n-Roll was truly reborn as Rock music. “The changing of Rock and Roll terminology is illustative. “Rock and Roll” became simply “Rock”, connoting its new heaviness (seriousness)” (Cary, pg 31) The oncoming decade allowed for new developments within rock music and as a result, soared in popularity. The British invasion, a phrase coined by Walter Cronkite while reporting the arrival of the Beatles in the USA,and American folk singers were the causes of the rapid changes in Rock music. It was British bands that altered how Rock-n-Roll was played, and at the the same time American folk singers were in the process of changing how its audience, particularly the youth, perceived it.

Would you think it’s appalling if you had a normal band and you were trying to be an influence to a genre of rock and roll, then someday you were. People like your music and without giving up, you keep trying during hard times. If you want it so bad you might actually have your dream come true. While Queen was trying was trying to get people to love them, they had a lot of disappointments and accomplishments. To how they met, came up with their band name, accomplishments, disappointments, their concert and tour experiences, and their legacy, shows they influenced the rock and roll genre. Despite the bands ups and downs, Queen was an influential band in the 1970`s, that had a unique sound, name, and

Mark Blake is a musical journalist and writer who has been writing since 1989. He has written for Q, the music magazine Mojo, The Times, and other well-known musical publications as well as written three books of his own. His book “Is This Real Life: The Untold Story of Queen” was published in 2010 by Aurum Press Limited and addresses the life of the four members of Queen while at work and within their everyday life. The book utilizes one-on-one interviews with important people in Queen’s success such as former producers and managers as well as people who had personal relationships with the four men, such as family members and previous boyfriends and girlfriends. This source will be very valuable for my paper as it is written by an expert and provides a wide variety of information pertaining to the band. It will be a useful resource in the analysis of both their road to success and the individual album News of the World as well as the dynamics that went into their achievements.

All-in-all, Queen contributed to genres such as hard rock, heavy metal, speed metal, and many others. Queen was one of the first bands to use giant lighting rigs on stage and make performances more theatrical. They were able to write “anthems” that are still prevalent in today’s world. Freddie Mercury was the first and the only rock musician known to compose, record, and perform classical opera. Operatic styling was made famous by Queen and thought to be largely part of their personal style. Many people still know and love Queen and all they music they have to