Rock music genres

New wave is a genre of rock music popular from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s with ties to 1970s punk rock. New wave moved away from blues and rock and roll sounds to create pop music that incorporated disco, mod, and electronic music. Although it incorporates much of the original punk rock sound and ethos, new wave exhibits greater complexity in both music and lyrics. Common characteristics of new wave music include the use of synthesizers and electronic productions, the importance of styling and

Psychedelic Rock: The Defining Music Genre of the 1960’s “Through all of history, mankind has put psychedelic substances to use. Those substances exist to put you in touch with spirits beyond yourself, with the creator, with the creative impulse of the planet.” says Ray Manzarek, a member of the psychedelic band the Doors. The mid-to-late 60s marked a point when drugs were commonplace throughout life, and music was one of them. Psychedelic rock was often underground and was outshined by the previous

Q1: Of all the genres studied this semester, list 3 that you feel have been the most socially/politically influential over time. Back up your choices with reasons and examples? While many genres have been substantially influential over time both socially and politically, I feel that rock and roll genre, country music genre, and African-American roots genre. Rock and Roll Music Genre This genre’s popularity has in time resulted in immense influence thus greatly impacting the society in facets such

Megan Boyer American Popular Music CU MUS 115 24 Apr. 2016 Jazz vs. Rock: Focusing on the Differences in Instrumentation, Rhythm, and Difficulty Jazz emerged in New Orleans around 1900. Largely admired by the black communities at first, Jazz attracted a more diverse audience as it spread. Years later, Rock surfaced and began to take over the world. Although rock was related to Jazz early on, it quickly veered off into its own direction specifically during the post-war era. Currently, commonalities

A heavy and loud rock song for example, would not fall under my “chill” playlist. A heavy rock song would be more suitable for the “rock” playlist that I have. Songs have different characteristics, while also evoking different feelings within the those who listen. This fact hints at the concept of subclasses and super classes. For example, the genre “rock and roll” could be the super class of “punk rock,” because Rock and Roll is a fairly broad category of music and punk rock is a more specific

Humanities The purpose of this paper is to differentiate the humanities from other modes of human inquiry and expression. I will define the humanities of a cultural event of music and how music was an expression of what I know about the humanities, art, style, genius, and culture from the 60s. I will also discuss how the music of the 60s compares with other forms I know about from the same period. One of the definitions of humanities, according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is “Those

Exploring how genre is constructed, negotiated, maintained and defined. Musical genres are agreed by theorists to be very fluid categories. This hypothetical statement has been proven again and again as time has passed. What was the same rock in 1980 is not close to what is rock today. Because genre is always developing, the questions begin with who controls the reasoning behind genre. Exploring the purpose of genre, this paper will identify how genre has been constructed and defined. It will explore

Music styles of different time periods influenced the diversity of many genres. The music styles and genres of the 20th century all started from one point and continue to expand over time. The style of jazz music built the basis for rock ‘n’ roll music, and the style of rock ‘n’ roll music built the basis for pop music. Basic rhythms, inspirational lyrics, and the emotion the music style exerts all contribute to the creation of new genres. The process of evolution influenced by multiple styles created

Introduction Research Topic: Music makes up a huge part of our life and its everywhere. From the music we listen to on the radio to our favorite artist. According to Doctor Bernardi, music does have any effect on how we feel (2007). Whether it makes us happy or sad, energetic or lazy, the effects of music are observable in our everyday life. Since there is an effect of music on our mood, my investigation will be see if there is a correlation between the genre of music and the heartrate, in humans

Research Question: How can different methods of listening to music have an effect on the transmission of musical sinusoidal waves? Introduction: Music is a universal language. It is a part of culture that has been around for thousands of years, dating back to the first recorded German flutist 40,000 years ago during the Stone Age. Lyrics and sounds can be understood and interpreted independently, but it is how humans are able to take in these sounds and interpret them that is often misunderstood