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    Most people growing up listen to music. However, there are many different types of music from all different types of culture we can listen to. Therefore, I like to listen to country and rock music. Country music always has a song that can relate to how my day may be going, and rock music is a good motivation tool when working out. One of my favorite types of music would be rock music. I listen to rock because it is loud and it has a lot of bass. My favorite artist would be AC/DC, and they have a

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    have chosen rock as the musical genre I believe has caused a musical revolution. Rock music is a genre of music that started in the 1940s, but really started to become popular in the 1950s with bands like The Beatles, Bill Haley & His Comets, and The Everly Brothers. "The coming of rock & roll in the mid-Fifties was not merely a musical revolution but a social and generational upheaval of vast and unpredicatable scope. It also represented a major reversal in the business of popular music". (Palmer

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    The invention of rock music has not only created many new genres of music, but it has had a large impact on; Race, Religion, Fashion, Drugs, and many social causes, changing the way we think, and how we view new ideas. Rock isn’t just music, it’s a movement, a culture, a new lifestyle, and an ideology. Rock music gave people a new way to express themselves, giving them a powerful voice, a voice that can influence millions, a voice that isn’t afraid to speak out about political issues, one that isn’t

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    Rap vs. Rock maybe the most important topic of the century. Rap and rock and roll, though they are both types/genres of music are very different, in style, crowd, and the instruments that are used to record the music. The style of music is very important to because it gives it an identity. This “style” is important in new music, old music, in between music, but it is especially important in modern music because it is what defines the different types. All styles have different beats, different lyrics

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    There have been multiple artists’ who have transcended and revolutionized rock n’ roll music in a social and economic phenomena. Throughout the late twentieth century, musicians’ astonished crowds and critics with their lyrical and melodic tunes: which led to a rise of prominence for rock in American culture. Many teens and adults round role models or shining examples that spoke for them, and filled their struggled lives with a sense of hope and relief. With super-stardom comes the inevitable aspects

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    Both rock and country music have been around for a long time, but the age old question is which one is better? Everyone has their choice over which one is better. There are many pros and cons to each genre, but rock music appeals to a larger audience than country music. Therefore, rock is better than country because of its overall popularity, effect on people, and considerable variety. First of all, music has always been popular. Each genre has its own fan base. In 2014, the rock music genre sold

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    the guitar solo seems synonymous with rock and roll music, its roots are embedded in jazz and blues. Jazz is not only responsible for the birth of cool, but it also gave birth to the guitar solo. Guitars were originally acoustic. Because of their lack of volume they were rarely seen on a

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    The emergence and development of music are based on various factors, such as culture, human behavior, and communities’ beliefs and practices. In the United States, rock and roll music depended on specific events during the 1950s and 1960s. Particularly, the culture of the movie, disk jockeying, and radio among the youths influenced the popularity of rock music in the United States. As a result, it is rational to examine how some artists and music used lyrics, instruments, and forms to identify with

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    origin of Rock music took place and from. The earliest known forms of Rock music’s foundation can be traced back to the late 1940’s and into the early 1950’s. As the development of early Rock music began to surface in the 1950’s, the styles were influenced not only by the musicians of the era, but also by the culture and region. Historians and experts of music have long debated on when and where they believe the birth of Rock music took place. It has been concluded that the earliest Rock music is s to

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    rebellion and counterculture. The Folk music of the sixties was giving way to the new Rock revolution and with this came the iconic Rock Rebel. The Rock Rebel is a romanticized existential figure who revolts against social conventions in a quest to find value or a sense of freedom beyond the pre-existing conforms of society. (Camus; 1967) Through analysing, in a sociological context, the way the music industry utilized film to help create or reinvent star image of Rock icons The Beatles and The Rolling

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