Essay on The Success of Bon Jovi's Album "Slippery When Wet"

The next song I will talk about “Time”. When recording this song many unique techniques were used for the time. Alan suggested to the band the idea of using real clocks. He made stereo recordings in an antique clock shop. Using a portable tape machine he record each clock one at a time. Then he put them together on the multitrack tape by back-timeing the quarter inch originals that he had and starting that next one on time until they were all layer together. (Classic Albums: The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon)

Number Three: Their Fourth Album Holds an Interesting Distinction. Bon Jovi's fourth album, New Jersey, was actually the very first rock album to be released in the U.S.S.R. pre-Glasnost.

The Beatles are considered by many people as the beginning of rock, and their career throughout this journey lasted nearly a decade. The band was formed in 1960. Their career takes off in the U.S. in February of

Sublime’s music was highlighted by bass-driven grooves, reggae rhythms, elaborately-cadenced rhyme schemes and transitions between paces and styles throughout a given song, sometimes alternating between thrash punk, ska and reggae within the same song (see “Seed”). Their music often contains psychedelic, harmonic, minor-based or bluesy guitar solos, rhythmically-improvised bass solos or dub lines, turntable scratching and rolling drum transitions and heavy bass lines. They are known for being one of the first and most influential reggae fusion musicians. (5)

With its rip roaring beat, tactical lyrics, and powerful message this song is the anthem that Spike Lee was aiming for. It gives context to the scenes and sets the mood for the rest of the film.

The album begins with “Time of the Preacher” the story of a reverend marrying a woman who loved another. The reverend was in eternal love with the woman; he loved her more than life itself. The next song in the album “I couldn’t believe it’s true” explains that the preacher hears about his wife’s love with another man and goes home to find that she has left. So the preacher saddles up his horse and rides off. At this point the man is in a manic state although to what extent we don’t find out until the third song of the album. The third song “Blue Rock Montana” tells us the man rides into town and books a room and is having a lot of thoughts and temptations. The preacher finds his wife sitting and smiling in a bar with her new lover and overwhelmed with rage he blows their heads off. At this point in the album the man takes the horse his newly late wife was

"Softly as if I played piano in the dark / Found a way to channel my anger now to embark / The world's a stage and everybody's got to play their part," raps a manipulated sample from the Outkast song, "ATLiens", setting off the following song, "War Ready", sequentially leading up to the character's suicide. Throughout the EP, we experience the transformation of a broken man into his cocky, confident former self. Each song is filled with a combined sense of uncertainty and anxiety, a product of the expectations and covetousness imposed on him.

Fleetwood Macs album Rumors won the Grammy award in 1977. They were the best live preformed band in the 1970s. They are one of the major success stories in the 1970s (“Fleetwood Mac,” 1974). Bill Clinton's favorite band was Fleetwood Mac they performed for him in Washington (Lowe, 2015). Fleetwood Mac wrote these songs called “Over My Head” and “Say You Love Me” they hit the top of the charts in 1976 (“Fleetwood Mac,” 2006).

All was not well within the band, however. Rising tensions between Roth and the other band members were increasingly evident; on their 1984 world tour the band didn't even play on the same stage, but rather performed on four separate platforms, symbolic of the escalating rift among its members. Finally, in 1985, after taking time off to record a successful solo album (and delaying work on the follow-up to 1984) Roth parted ways with Van Halen. This group proved to be the starting point of heavy metal, starting out in the 1970’s and continuing through the first half of the 1990’s.

     The second-to-last track is appropriately titled “The End”. It is not very well known, but it is an amazing example of rock ‘n roll. Without a doubt, the best part of the song is Ringo’s amazing drum solo. George follows the drum solo with a solo of his own. “And in the end,

He said his part by saying he had nothing to do with it and how the violence that took place wasn't his fault whatsoever. Later that year the band released the last part of their trilogy with the fourth studio album titled "Holy Wood", the album reached number 13 on the billboard chart. The story of the album was that the Anti-Christ (Manson himself) telling what would happened in the future. This album had no Glam Rock whatsoever. It was one of Manson's must harsh album yet.

The 1975 is an eccentric band. Not only are they unpredictable, but they change from song to song. Each song to the men is like a piece of art. They utilize their time wisely, capturing a feel and adding poetic lyrics to tell a story. George and Matty put their critiques together and make everything happen. The controversial, fourteen year old band is not only problematic, but what will be put in history as glamourous

Weezer is a band originating from Los Angeles, California in 1992. Weezer played in many small venues, clubs, and bars when they first started. As they became more widely known in the area, they started to record tapes called “The Kitchen Tape.” This was a more efficient way for their music to be heard and passed more quickly (Erlewine). Soon after, the band sign to Geffen Records. In 1994, the band then produced their first well-constructed Album, The Blue Album.

Third and final track (technically not final if including the remix) ‘Threat of Joy’ sees Julian in playful mood, proclaiming; “you don’t have time to play with me anymore?” – but with a track as joyous as the title might suggest, who could refuse? Maybe ‘threat’ renders the title a bit harsher than it sounds, but then again there is a subtle darkness that emerges after the first couple of minutes. So essentially, we have an EP with a soaring chorus, an experimental sidestep and some darker undertones – all of which bode very well for the next step in The Strokes’ glorious sixteen-year career.

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band:” Just a quick track to introduce the album. It’s got a lot of interesting sound effects and beats going on in the background. Just a funky way to kick off the album and I’m a fan.