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How do I get to the Stairway to Heaven? Introduction In 1971, Led Zeppelin released a chart topping, revolutionary song that is currently still played by many people across the globe. The song “Stairway to Heaven” off of their fourth album( Led Zeppelin IV) was almost an instant hit amongst all people of the United States, and various other countries. The song was composed by band members Jimmy Page (guitarist) and Robert Plant ( vocalist). The song is lengthy one, with a duration of roughly

Adventures In Las Vegas - Haute Grey Fox When Mr. HGF announced that he wanted to go to Las Vegas, let’s just say I was less than enthusiastic. I had never visited Las Vegas before but I envisioned “Sin City” as a place with smoke filled casinos packed with tourist trying to strike it rich and obnoxious people walking around in drunken stupors etc. Well that was not the case at all. “Sin City” was so amazing that I haven’t stopped talking about it. We arrived in Vegas at 9:00 a.m. dropped

This paper will situate hard rock in its social and historical context. The genre itself is a subgenre of rock and roll, it came about when rock n’ roll musicians became dissatisfied with the classic rock and roll and created something new. Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath are prime examples of this genres group. Hard Rock came into being as a way to communicate thoughts and ideas regarding major social and political issues of the day. Such concerns included the assassination of leaders

Thesis Edgar Allan Poe was a fictional writer that astonished readers with his many mysterious poems and his tales of horror such as “The Raven”, “Annabelle Lee”, and “The Fall of the house of Usher”. Biography Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts. (A-1) His parents were English born actors Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe Jr. (A-2) After his parents died he was raised by his godfather John Allen

Maria Orrego PSYC 2001: Cross-Cultural Psychology 13 March 2016 Measuring Intelligence Through Objective, Culturally Unbiased Testing “It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment One might dare to define intelligence as the ability to obtain and apply knowledge and skills, or as the capacity to learn, comprehend, or deal with new or difficult situation in order to adapt to or modify our environment or to process abstract thoughts. However

Psychedelic Musicians in Rock and Roll In 1967 the Beatles were in Abbey Road Studios putting the finishing touches on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. At one point Paul McCartney wandered down the corridor and heard what was then a new young band called Pink Floyd working on their hypnotic debut, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. He listened for a moment, then came rushing back. "Hey guys," he reputedly said, "There's a new band in there and they're gonna steal our thunder." With

On August 29th, 1920, Charlie “YardBird” Parker landed in this world and 34 years later he flew away. Within those 34 years, music was eternally influenced by Bird, and this influence continues to be celebrated all around the world. In 1988, Clint Eastwood and Joel Oliansky worked together to create a documentary titled “Bird” based on Charlie Parker’s life. There are many story telling techniques used within this film that aid in making it an extremely brilliant motion picture. “Bird” is very accurate

Kang Sun *20355591 Clint Rohr Jazz History 31 March. 2015 A Brief Analysis of Charlie Parker and Jazz Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was an alto saxophonist. He was born in Kansas city, Kansas On August 29, 1920 who grew up in Missouri. When he was 14, he dropped out of school because of his fascination with the diverse Kansas music. But his musical talent was just in the normal level because his thinking was far faster than his fingers. After several failures in jazz jam session, he made his mind

Music has been around for ages, it has defined events, countries, and generations. According to the British Broadcasting Channel, the first musical instruments appeared about 40,000 years ago. Caveman music has not defined so many lives, but Rock and Roll has. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the term as “Rock Music”. Urban Dictionary gives a clearer definition, “Gods gift to man on the 8th day”. Rock and Roll is a genre of music which usually incorporates electric guitar, bass, drums, and

When the majority of the population thinks of rock 'n ' roll, most tend to correlate the beginnings of the rock genre with Elvis Presley or The Beatles. However, the greater part of the start of rock 'n ' roll must be attributed to the influence of African American culture and music. The African American culture initiated and impacted so many of the first genres in music that stemmed off into be many of the genres we still listen to today. Due to racism and discrimination many “race” artists were