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If you were alive during the nineties or know anything about rock music then you’ve probably heard of Pearl Jam. In 1991, they were a hot, new grunge band that had experimental styles influenced by the classic rock music of their seventies predecessors. Pearl Jam took the world by storm. Immediately, their albums were hits. They were touring all over the world, living the rock star’s dream. But how have they developed as musicians? Surely they’ve made some changes over twenty five years; a few of

Journey's Faithfully is a beautifully crafted work of art in the line of classic rock. It ranges from a simple, light piano melody and drum beat to a lead guitar throughout the song where the lead guitar finishes off the song in sort of an emotional, epic fashion. There aren’t any “catchy” phrases or choruses, nothing really repeats itself lyrically except for the two lines of every chorus, which altogether makes this the farthest thing from arena rock. Keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jonathan Cain

Compare and contrast the two versions in terms of vocal style. The power in Elvis voice was incredible. He had a beautiful tone and vibrant tonality. He sang very clearly in Hound Dog and his voice was deep and warm. In comparison to Big Mama Thornton, her voice was very unique also but the difference is that she gives more texture than Elvis; she has a passionate and exuberant voice. Compare and contrast the two versions in terms of the types of instruments used and instrument timbre. In both

Albert King’s song, “Oh, Pretty Woman” begins with the guitar. The vocal does not follow the typical AAB pattern because King does not repeat the first line of lyric twice like in the AAB pattern. Instead, there is a pattern of quatrain refrain, with four lines of lyrics that are different, i.e. the quatrain, in every verse and then three lines, i.e. the refrain that repeats after each verse, “Pretty woman / What’s the matter with you / Can’t make you love me no matter what I do.” Furthermore, the

Describe entertainment and music from the 80s: The 80s had a very distinct personality to its pop culture phenomena. It was in the 80s that we saw the first mass explosion of hysteria for new toys, with the 1983 winter shortage of Cabbage Patch Dolls. One of the biggest pop culture crazes of its times, the individually named and crafted Cabbage Patch Dolls join the ranks of the dolls of each decade, reflecting the eternal power of the doll. Trivial Pursuit, a response to a few decades of mass information

structural composite materials began in the 1950s. Since those early days, it has been demonstrated that composites are lightweight, fatigue resistant and easily molded to shape. In other words, composite structures are seemingly attractive alternative to metals. Not only are composites used in the field of automotive but in all other fields such as aerospace, construction industry, and the entertainment industry. Composite materials have numerous features that led the automotive industry in using it in

Transition in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket "These are great days we're living, bros. We are jolly green giants, walking the Earth with guns. These people we wasted here today are the finest human beings we will ever know. After we rotate back to the world, we're gonna miss not having anyone around that's worth shooting." In Full Metal Jacket, Stanley Kubrick's portrayal of the Vietnam War and the US Marines is immense. His "Boys to Men" theme brought forth the transition these

Offensive Lyrics Intro Ben, a child no more than the age of eight, adores his older brother James. James is in his mid-teens and is a huge fan of rap music. One of his favorites is Eminem. Ben, wanting to be as much like his brother as possible, does everything to become a complete copy of James. Ben dresses like him, eats the same food as he does, and even tries to mimic the way he walks. Ben even tries to listen to the same music that the older brother does. He asks his mom to buy

“Heavy Metal” music Term paper 10/15/2015 Student: Robert Thoroughman MU1133 The History of Rock and Roll Instructor: Dr. Barry E. Kopetz Heavy Metal is a genre of music that is defined by Dictonary.com as an “aggressive and heavily amplified rock music, commonly performed by groups that wear spectacular or bizarre costumes”. Another definition listed is; “a type of rock music characterized by a strong beat and amplified instrumental effects, sometimes with violent, or nihilistic lyrics”

The lights dim and the audience stands up and starts screaming! All they can see is the single spotlight circling the stage floor. The screaming begins to become monstrously loud. You can feel the floor shaking as the bass player slowly enters the side of the stage. The single spotlight rests on him as he slowly starts up the band's most famous song. A second spotlight illuminates the drum player who has stealthy sneaked to the center back of the stage. He starts pumping out the most incredible