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Emo Hair Styles for Boys & Girls

2010-02-12T06:50:00.000-08:00

Emo is the newly developed fashion, regarding hair styles all the way with fashion with it's own attitude. Not willing to follow the "dress code" of others emo has developed its own way of fashion.

The 411 on this includes incredibly jet black hair with possible brighter colors such as blue, a maroon-red or a possible pink. These can be highlighted throughout the hair to give more definition and tone to the emo look. The style of the hair is usually asymmetric its Greek meaning it has lack of proportion making it look like a three year old took scissors to your hair, different shapes and length levels. A cheap box of die and some choppy scissors will help you to create your own emo hairstyle. Below are a lot of emo hair styles, which pic is your favorite?

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There is no need for concern when making your emo hairstyle, what you feel like doing goes! It's not a normal look so therefore people expect it to be all over the place and to be and over all crazy hair cut. Most emo girls and men guys to the jet black hair for their hair cut and they like the unnatural, uneven look it gives it more spunk. Even though the emo look is becoming more common, it is still an uncommon way for a hair cut. So have fun with it dye it black, chop it up and add some crazy highlights.

Emo hairstyles can be made by you, your best friend or your little brother. The style does not require a professional stylist or beautician. You can just cut the dyed hair all over in different shapes but the hair usually is always longer in the front hiding the face. You can also razor it in the back to have it spiky with the longer bangs for a weird looking hair cut. Both of these are considered an emo hairstyle. No matter what you do to your hair choppy, buzzed in the back as long as you have some uneven pieces framing the face your in the clear.

Emo hairstyles are usually spiky and shaggy a definition of how you felt at that time. It's an all over the place crazy style so use gel and hair glue to your advantage. Adding hair glue to the bangs in the front to make them straight and stiff is a must when trying to create the emo hairstyle. You can add gel to the back of your hair as well to make it stand straight out if you have the back shorter. If the back is long and shaggy just mix and match gel and hair glue to make it a crazy bold effect. Remember the more unusual and different your hair looks the better off you are.

Artickel Source : Emo Corner

Emo Music

2010-02-12T06:28:00.000-08:00

Emo music is something that is rather ambiguously defined. It can be something that has heavy punk chords and influence such as what we've heard from the Sex Pistols, but it can also be something with soft melodic characteristics like what we've heard from the Cure. This is why emo is such a hard concept to define. It is an expression of emotion in some way.

Emo music is a type of rock music but with a solid difference. Originating in the Washington DC area in the 1990s, emo (which stands for emotional hardcore) music has gained notoriety with the emergence of such bands as One Last Wish, Embrace and Fire Party. Emo music has been compared to indie rock.

Emo music also spawned a subculture which is inherently punk-rock. Teens attending emo concerts and shouting "screamo" spotted tight pants, dyed hair and ragged jeans. This style has been widely associated with the 50s-era appearances at Frank Sinatra concerts but it has been taken a step further recently. Emo adherents spot gothic looks such as faces painted chalk white and hair and nails dyed black. This "zombie" appearance, complete with Celtic crosses and jewelry has not gone without its critics.

In recent years emo music has even moved away from the punk sound and many bands are starting to adopt more electronic elements to their sound. Death Cab for Cutie is a perfect example, whose lead singer Ben Gibbard also fronts the entirely electronic project the Postal Service. Emo Music is becoming very popular among teens.

Emo music got its roots from punk rock and the infusion of indie rock. The genre developed in the early 1980’s arguably from such influences as the Cure and Sunny Day Real Estate. In the 1990’s one example of Emo bands would be Fugazi or Texas Is the Reason. Texas Is the Reason is a more indie version of Emo while Fugazi is certainly punk. While a band like Modest Mouse might easily be mistaken for an Emo band because they are punk influenced, highly emotional, and extremely fashionable, they are not Emo. The reason is that their lyrics are more metaphors than straight forwardly emotional lyrics.

Lyrics that talk about crying in despair after a death in the family are Emo. The second lyrics do not leave the listener to wonder what is being expressed. The desert could be a reference to drying out from alcohol abuse or it could be a metaphor for death or bareness. Because there are different styles of Emo music such as emocore and screamo, what is Emo music is an ambiguous definition.

Loosely defined, Emo music is music that is highly emotional and very straightforward in the expression of that emotion. However, Emo music could be as potent and raging as something like what we hear from Suicidal Tendencies. The screaming anger and aggression that comes from Suicidal Tendencies is emotional just like Cat Power, but the delivery is much different. The important overarching theme here is in potent Emotions. Some of the contributions to the Emo scene in the last ten years have come from such artists as: Further Seems Forever, the Promise Ring, Benton Falls, or Army of Ponch.

Article Source: EMO CORNER

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2010-02-12T02:26:00.000-08:00

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History Of Rock Music Indonesia

2010-02-10T22:45:00.000-08:00

Embryo born underground rock music scene in Indonesia is difficult released from the evolution of pioneer rocker rocker-70s-era as his predecessor. Call it like God Bless, Gang Pegangsaan, Gypsy (Jakarta), Giant Step, Super Kid (Bandung), Terncem (Solo), AKA / SAS (Surabaya), Bentoel (Malang) until Rawe Rontek from Banten. They are the first generation of rockers Indonesia. The term itself actually underground magazine has been used since the early era Aktuil 70 - an. The term is used magazines and music pioneer lifestyles from Bandung was to identify the bands that played loud music with a style that is more `wild 'and` extreme' for the size of his era. And to be honest, the songs played by the bands mentioned above are not the work of their own songs, but bands of foreign kinds Deep Purple, Jefferson Airplane, Black Sabbath, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Kansas, Rolling Stones to ELP . This counterproductive tradition and history his name had fragrant on the national stage. Call it like El Pamas, Grass Rock (Malang), Power Metal (Surabaya), Adi Metal Rock (Solo), Val Halla (Medan) to Roxx (Jakarta). Also log too, who gave birth to the birth of the label's first rock record in Indonesia, Logiss Records. The first product is an album labels God Bless the third, "Black Ants" was released in 1988 and sold up to 400,000 records in Indonesia.

Toward the end of the 80s era, the whole world at that time a young child is experiencing fever thrash metal music. A development of musical style that is more extreme metal more than heavy metal. Bands who became his gods include Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Megadeth, Kreator, Sodom, Anthrax to Sepultura. Most big cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Bandung, Jogjakarta, Surabaya, Malang to Bali, scene undergroundnya first born of the extreme music genre. In Jakarta alone metal community first appeared in public in early 1988. Community child metal (the term was not yet popular underground) was used to hang out at the Pid Pub, a small pub in the shopping area Pondok Indah, South Jakarta. According to Krisna J. Sadrach, frontman Sucker Head, other than hanging out, kids who hang out there by Aunt Esther, Pid Pub owner, given the opportunity to get a gig there. Every Saturday night there is usually always a live show of the new bands in the Pid Pub and most bands that carry the rock or metal music.

Bands that often hang out at the scene Pid Pub, among others Roxx (Metallica & Anthrax), Sucker Head (Kreator & Sepultura), commotion Of Resources (Exodus), Painfull Death, Rotor (Kreator), Razzle (GN'R) , husky (DRI & MOD), body, until the Alien Scream Mortus (Obituary). Some bands on the next trip much splitting into new bands. Commotion Of Resources is the embryo of sap gothic metal band, while the rough is the embryo death metal band Alien Scream lawas. In addition Oddie, Painfull Death vocalist then formed Sic Mynded industrial group in the United States with Rudi Soedjarwo (director Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?). The rotor itself was formed in 1992 after guitarist cabutnya Sucker Head, Irvan Sembiring who felt the concept of Head Sucker music was still less extreme for him.

Grunge Music

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In the mid 80's a small movement was brewing in an unlikely place, Seattle, Washington. This movement was not actually lead by Nirvana as many have said when they released "Nevermind" in September of 91 but actually went back to other Seattle bands like Melvins and Mudhoney. It was due in large part to Nirvana and Pearl Jam that the movement came to the forefront of mainstream success, a move which combined with the tragedy of Kurt Cobain's death conspired to kill the movement. While alternative music was a term for underground rock bands, Grunge bands combined guitar rock with punk and metal to give birth to a new movement. By the mid 90s the two movements combined in the eyes of the public to one big genre known as grunge. As a offshoot of this situation rock emerged and returned to the roots of the alternative movement and took the mantle of what was formerly known as alternative or college rock. Grunge moved from a local sound in Seattle through national and international venues and became a part of the musical vocabulary of most subsequent bands. Most modern musicians owe a debt of gratitude to those plaid wearing teens from Seattle. What caused this phenomenon? No one knows exactly but there are some possible causes to consider.

Seattle in the early 80s was an isolated place culturally. Major bands didn't tour Seattle, the live scene was awash with derivative bands, and it rained a lot which brings people inside together. In the words of local record producer Jack Endino, "when the weather's crappy you don't feel like going outside, you go into a basement and make a lot of noise to take out your frustration." In the mid eighties British punk began to make its presence known in Seattle. Bands formed and played small gigs they set up for themselves to an audience mostly of other bands in tiny venues or clubs. It was a friendly scene playing to entertain themselves and escape from boredom and the rain. We did mention the rain right? Lots of rain? Small independent record companies started up making handshake deals producing vinyl records which were cheap and abundant. Fanzines also helped glue the scene together and keep grunge enthusiasts informed on the new bands and shows. Jonathan Poneman and Bruce Pavitof of the famed and infamous rock record label Sub Pop began to spread beyond the north west exerting their influence on a national level. After starting with the simple goal of getting a relatively unknown local band Soundgarden on record they soon became a driving force in the movement that was quickly sweeping the nation. In November 1988 they established the "Sub Pop Singles Club" producing limited editions of singles from local bands, released monthly. It started with a thousand copies of a thoroughly unknown Nirvana's "Love Buzz/Big Cheese". Other local bands like Green River, Tad, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden put out Sub Pop singles. King Snake Roost, Lubricated Goat, Surgery, Helmet, Tar, Silverfish, Melvins, Cows, and Steel Pole Bath Tub began to be well known on the local scene and the roots of the movement began to take hold.

In 1989 British journalist Andy Catlin came to Seattle. Poneman and Pavit escorted him to a Mudhoney show. They showed him around town and the result was a big story in Britain's Melody Maker, 1989, titled "Seattle, Rock City". Suddenly the US underground was buzzing with the news about the Seattle movement. Art Chantry aptly described the upcoming months as "an explosion of subculture". Many locals bands hated the attention. In 1990 it seemed all the hype was overblown. Sub Pop had fallen on such hard times Poneman and Pavit created a T shirt in 1991 which stated bluntly "WHICH PART OF WE HAVE NO MONEY DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?"

It seemed it was much ado about nothing. Then quietly in September of 91 Nirvana's second album "Nevermind" hit the shelves. Nirvana were still a small local act from the tiny logging town of Aberdeen. No one expected much of the album. The when MTV placed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in high rotation suddenly almost overnight it became a national phenomenon which some have called the anthem of a generation. Kurt Cobain suddenly found himself as the unexpected spokesman of what was beginning to be referred to as generation X. Nirvana toured Australia and suddenly Grunge was a part of popular global culture. The merciless exploitation was not far behind. As Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam stated bluntly, "when commerce is involved, everything changes". Vanity Fair magazine did a Grunge fashion spread which appeared on the runway of 7th Avenue New York fashion shows. Chain stores advertised grunge wear for all ages. At the local level in Seattle the grunge scene was limited to gigs in local clubs, the production of fanzines, record releases on small local labels staying true to its roots and keeping the movement alive but the kids in plaid couldn't keep the corporate wolves at bay forever. Grunge was big business and artists need money like everyone else. Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana had big success on the charts and the big five wanted a piece of the action. Geffen Records purchased Nirvana's contract from Sub Pop, Alice in Chains signed with Columbia and Pearl Jam signed with Epic. Suddenly out of nowhere all the major labels descended upon Seattle looking for the "next big thing". Kurt Cobain said of Teen Spirit in his last major interview (US Rolling Stone issue 674, Jan 27, 1994), "Everyone has focused on that song so much. The reason it gets a big reaction is people have seen it on MTV a million times. It's been pounded into their brains." That was the problem. The music was being overplayed and it was only a matter of time before their was a backlash.

Once mainstream success came along local control of Grunge was gone. National magazines heralded the "new sound" and major successes like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden were in great demand. Suddenly grunge artists became big celebrities and the gossip mill wanted to know every little detail. Kim Thayil of Soundgarden was quoted saying "that's what makes pop culture so significant to all the little consumers out there, they have no interest in history or economics... they're interested more in gossip and the nature of celebrity". Suddenly grunge became embedded in the popular culture and to the artists who pioneered the movement it lost its appeal at the same time. Groups began to distance themselves from the movement. In December, of 1992, Spin magazine reported "Seattle...it's currently to the rock world what Bethlehem was to Christianity" When the New York Times called Sub Pop to get the inside scoop on "Grunge" employee Megan Jasper made up a whole series of words which were allegedly the Grunge translation of common terms. It was a total lie but was printed just the same. When the story was exposed the hypocrisy of over commercialization began to become apparent and the movement began to unravel.

Top 10 Most Influential Rock Bands In The World

2010-02-09T10:09:00.000-08:00

Contemporary rock bands owe a debt to legendary artists like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but a collection of more recent groups created the thematic and sonic blueprint that’s still being followed today. Here is a list of the most essential rock bands – if you love a current group, there’s a good chance they were influenced by at least one of these artists.

1. NIRVANA
Frontman Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic went through a series of drummers before they found their man: former Scream member Dave Grohl. With their trio in place, they recorded Nevermind, an album that went on to sell more than 25 million copies worldwide. Nirvana represent a bridge from the arena rock of the ‘70s and ‘80s to the alternative and contemporary rock of the ‘90s to the present. Any modern-day songwriter who details his personal anguish with accessible, passionate rock music is following in Cobain’s massive footprints.

2. PEARL JAM
Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder is a lethal combination of manly good looks, socially-conscious lyricist and volcanic vocalist. Embodying strength and vulnerability in equal measure, Vedder became the model for impassioned frontmen, and his booming baritone can be heard in the deliveries of everyone from Chris Daughtry to Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger. Pearl Jam’s brand of heavy, melodic rock encompasses sensitive ballads and enraged protest songs, setting the sonic framework for their contemporaries to continue exploring. Perhaps just as importantly, the band not only discuss politics in their music but also speak out for the causes they support.

3. FOO FIGHTERS
When Nirvana broke up, who would have given odds that Dave Grohl’s next band would last longer than his old one did? The longevity of the Foo Fighters can be attributed to many things, but primarily it’s due to Grohl’s skill at crafting radio-ready rock songs. Though he sports a fiery urgency reminiscent of Nirvana’s best work, Grohl injects a likable everyman quality into his material, making his lost-love laments feel like the musings of your typical Joe. Foo Fighters specialize in songs of self-reliance that pair hopeful lyrics with surging guitars and assertive drums, and their fans respond to the hard-earned optimism of Grohl’s albums.

4. SOUNDGARDEN
For years, Soundgarden worked to make their songs appropriately heavy, piling on the guitars and moody atmospherics until they formed an unbreakable spell. And with that completed, this Seattle band proceeded to take over the world with Superunknown, a majestically dark and thoughtful look at a world crumbling down because of corruption, lapsed morals, cynicism and failed interpersonal relationships. Amazingly, Superunknown managed to do all that while being exceptionally engaging at the same time, drawing strength from its willingness to confront life’s bleakness in plain terms.

5. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
This Los Angeles band battled substance abuse, death and lineup changes, but they have remained a commercial juggernaut since 1991. Of their many contributions to rock music, Red Hot Chili Peppers broke down the boundaries of what even constitutes “rock music.” Funk, punk, hard rock, pop and metal all have their say in RHCP’s songs, and the band’s albums are overstuffed with sonic ideas. And unlike many of their peers, this band, led by singer Anthony Kiedis, have embraced the sexual hedonism that powered rock ‘n’ roll’s earliest acts, bringing that lascivious spirit to the modern age.

6. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
Stone Temple Pilots were proudly out of step with their ‘90s contemporaries. Instead of focusing on tortured self-examination and grunge musicianship, STP flaunted a sensual allure in their hard rock, aiming for arena glory and introducing glam elements in their highly accessible songs. Frontman Scott Weiland came across as a mix between David Bowie’s androgynous sexuality and Jim Morrison’s lethal charisma, and Dean DeLeo’s guitar work incorporated distortion and fluidity, depending on the song. Though they entered the scene as sleazy, lounge-lizard rockers, they developed into adept craftsmen comfortable with pop ballads and moody postpunk.

7. NINE INCH NAILS
Though the fact is sometimes obscured by his band’s wall of dense, violent industrial rock, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor might be contemporary rock’s most candid songwriter, with each new album an opportunity to sneak a peek into the latest quandaries eating away at his soul. But by placing those self-doubts and feelings of alienation in bracingly dynamic hard rock songs, Reznor manages to make the personal universal, speaking for a lot of listeners struggling with internal and external stresses. And as he’s developed as an artist, he’s been more willing to look outside himself, specifically after 9/11, which has inspired angry, politically-relevant material that’s some of the strongest in his career.

8. RATM ( Rage Against The Machine )
Reviving rock’s spirit of social protest in a large way, Rage Against the Machine combined singer Zack de la Rocha’s rapped and ranted lyrics with guitarist Tom Morello’s metal-tinged riffs for combustive songs that took aim at elected officials, censorship and warmongers. Unlike bands that pretend to be edgy, RATM wielded an intimidating stage presence – their live shows felt dangerous and anarchic, and their energy suggested the fervor of a political rally. Many subsequent groups didn’t seem as interested in the messages, but that didn’t stop them from borrowing Rage’s pioneering amalgam of rap, rock and metal for their own purposes.

9. LIVE
As grunge was beginning to lose steam, Live were one of the first groups who figured out how to adapt the genre’s heaviness into a mainstream sound. Injecting spirituality into his lyrics, frontman Ed Kowalczyk projects a brooding, sensitive quality to his vocals, and his band’s music tilts toward earnest anthems. Groups like Breaking Benjamin and Daughtry have borrowed a page or two from the Live playbook when trying to emote and rock simultaneously.

10. KORN
Turning adolescent angst into disturbing songs that mixed childhood images with howling vocals, Korn are a band that use elements of metal and rock in their occasionally experimental arrangements. Dabbling in rap-rock and industrial, the group, led by singer Jonathan Davis, hit their peak with Follow the Leader, a gripping soundtrack for hating the world around you but hating yourself even more.

Alternatif Rock Music

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Alternative music was a phrase invented in early 80s describing bands which broke from the barrage of pop and hair metal and formed a new direction of more focused and honest rock. It includes many subcategories including but not limited to Grunge, Hard Rock, rock, Experimental Rock, Progressive Rock, College Rock, Gothic Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk Rock, Power Pop, Hardcore Punk, New Wave. Their only real connection in terms of roots is the English punk movement. In the early eighties alternative music was limited to a few college radio stations. In the mid 80s as it became more popular It began to take over college radio throughout the country. In the late 80s commercial stations slowly began to embrace what up till then had been known as college rock. They never sold many albums but the influence on the music community would be felt in a big way soon when the format evolved to the next stage.

The first alternative music was made in the late 60s with groups like The Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, MC5, and The Silver Apples. The trend continued through out the 70s with bands like David Bowie, T-Rex, Can, Neu, Kraftwerk, Television and The New York Dolls and combined intellectual lyrics with artistic expression. All of these groups would become building blocks in Punk rock in about 76-77. Punk rock was very important to the progression of Alternative music by returning it to a more basic and accessible format. By 80 Punk was transforming into New Wave and the tradition was passed on to a new generation.

Punk Rock Music

2010-02-09T03:35:00.000-08:00

Punk rock got its name from the slang word punk meaning rotten and worthless. It was originally used to describe simple guitar based rock of bands like The Seeds, and later on Detroit bands like The Stooges and MC5. The anti-establishment ethic of punk hit a fevered pitch in 1976 through 1980, started partially as a backlash to the hippie movement of the late 60's. Many of these bands also intended to shock mainstream society, rejecting the "peace and love" image of the prior musical rebellion of the 1960s which had degenerated, punks thought, into mellow disco culture. The fashion of the time included mohawks, body piercing with safety pins and conversion of unusual items into clothing and was very shocking to outsiders at the time. Punk rock embodied the ideals that anyone could start a punk rock band. Punk was stripped-down, three-chord music that could be played fairly easily. The lyrics introduced a new honesty of expression in matters both political and sexual freeing the artist to write in a more personal and honest way. Using cover songs as a ironic form of social commentary was a common theme among many artists. The emphasis in punk rock was placed on emotion and energy and not strictly musicianship. It's best known bands are the punk rock holy trinity of the Sex Pistols, The Damned, and The Clash who many feel are the defining bands of the genre. The roots of punk rock were dark psychedelic and garage rock, glam rock, new wave music and the unusual and sporadic style of the immortal Velvet Underground, long thought to be the originators of punk rock. Later bands incorporated punk and ska elements which were largely unknown in the rock genre.

In Britain the Sex Pistols were the first artist to receive wide acceptance. They chose antagonistic stage names like Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious to complete their transformation in to the living embodiment of punk ethic. They flatly rejected anything that symbolized hippie counterculture such as mellow music, loose-fitting clothing, or long hair. Their debut single "Anarchy in the UK" was a confrontational slap in the face to liberal politics choosing anarchy and destruction over the peace and love driven music of the 70's. Their second release "God Save the Queen" attacked British traditions so vehemently that it was banned from British airways. Despite that fact the record rose to the top of the charts in the UK and suddenly everyone was talking about the new movement going on in the England underground.

On the other side of the Atlantic The Ramones released their first album around the same time. If the Sex Pistols exemplified the British punk genre the Ramones were the American version of the same phenomenon. American punk was just as aggressive but less political and maybe a bit more alienated. The Ramones gained notoriety on the New York punk scene playing clubs like CBGB and others. Punk was largely an East coast movement until the late 70s when LA bands like Black Flag and X came along and suddenly punk became divided into the east coast and west coast genres.

The Clash formed in late 1976 inspired by The Sex Pistols. They quickly became accepted in the punk scene and there were rumblings that they might replace the Sex Pistols and leaders of the genre. Their first gig at a rehearsal studios in Camden for journalists and friends received rave reviews. Soon they were supporting The Sex Pistols on their Anarchy tour and the stage was set for them to become a large influence on the punk scene. Every show was a mixture of blood, abandon, of pure energy. By early 77 they signed to CBS and their first album The Clash was a huge success. They continued to make great music until their dissolution in the early eighties due to drug use and conflicts within the band.

Punk rock groups influenced a new generation of college bands like the Talking Heads and Devo. Slowly they began to garner the title New Wave to differentiate them from more overtly punk bands. Punk rock did not sell many records preferring to remain loyal to small labels like Stiff Records but they were a huge influence on generations to come in movements like gothic rock, industrial, hardcore punk, grunge, nu metal, thrash metal, gothic metal, and new wave among others.

Hard Rock

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Hard rock is a form of rock & roll that finds its roots in the early 1960s garage rock and draws from jazz, blues, rock and roll, and other influences like folk in the case of famed hard rock artist Led Zeppelin who's main writer and composer Jimmy Page was a famous studio musician and expert guitar player who was interested in Celtic and folk influences. These diverse influence can be clearly heard in one of the most influential albums of this style Led Zeppelin 4. Budgie, AC/DC, The Stooges, MC5, Prong, Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple are also classic examples of early hard rock.

Jimi Hendrix, one of hard rocks founding fathers may arguably be the most influential guitarist and musician of the era and possible all time. His album Electric Ladyland elevated the genre to what many consider to be its highest levels. The music hinted at the future of rock and over 30 years later it is still one of the most influential guitar albums of all times.

This genre achieved its highest popularity between 1969 and 1985 but is still alive and well in other genres in which it has been absorbed. Hard rock was a important departure from the simple blues format used by most of the early rock and roll groups. Hard Rock is a style of music that has been a springboard for many other genres including heavy metal, alternative, grunge, rock, nu metal, college rock, post rock, emo, and many other genres which have incorporated the themes and musical influences of the genre.

Songs in this genre often use pop hooks and melodies with heavy chords and pentatonic scales and can range from short radio friendly songs to long raucous songs which cover most of an album side. Jazz, Blues, and rock & roll combine within the genre and bands typically play loud and anthem driven rock although there is much variation in the genre. Punk rock, Gothic rock, heavy metal, Industrial music, funk, and fusion are all variations of music drawn from the same roots showing how differently music can be interpreted and reinvented.

Gothic Rock Music

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Gothic rock started as a offshoot of the punk movement led by groups like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, and Joy Division who created a new more introverted style of punk which focused on personal issues and ideas while paying tribute to the influence of early punk bands like The Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, The Clash, and Generation X.

Originally just an offshoot of punk gothic rock really came into its own in in 79 with the emergence of Bauhaus. One big difference between punk and goth are the personal politics. The punk movement was largely devoted to living only in the moment and using excess as a hedonistic political statement or more simply to just have fun right now. Goth is very introspective drawing from diverse elements of history and subculture like romanticism, gothic horror, art, science, the nihilist movement of Nietzsche, existential philosophy, and other academic subjects. Gothic themes largely focus on personal growth and knowledge and largely ignore outside politics although as with every generalization it has many exceptions.

Bauhaus was one of the first bands to fit the goth format. Their sound was strongly influenced by British glam acts like T-Rex, David Bowie, and others. They created quite a stir before breaking up. Some members went on to form Tones on Tail which brought a more surf rock and psychedelic flavor to the movement. Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Cure are well known for their gothic imagery but some argue only the early albums followed the gothic format. Joy Division was very influential in the genre until the death of Ian Curtis. Out of the ashes came New Order a markedly new wave band. Another strong influence is The Sisters of Mercy who created the goth dance movement.

The goth movement evolved at the same time as industrial music and the genre overlaps with the most marked difference being the more mechanized sound of industrial dance verse a more humanized goth movement. Goth music is Goth metal combining medieval Gothic music with heavy Doom metal. Goth metal often described as "beauty and the beast" because of the characteristic duets between Operatic female vocals and male death vocals. Some of the key bands in this area are Paradise Lost, Theatre of Tragedy, Tristania and Lacuna Coil.

Rock & Roll Music

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Rock-and-Roll (räk'n roll') n. first so used (1951) by Alan Freed, Cleveland disc jockey, taken from the song "My Baby Rocks Me with a Steady Roll". The use of rock, roll, rock and roll, etc., with reference to sexual intercourse, is traditional in blues, a form of popular music that evolved in the 1950's from rhythm and blues, characterized by the use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an accent on the offbeat, and youth-oriented lyrics. A form of popular music arising from and incorporating a variety of musical styles, especially rhythm and blues, country music, and gospel. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it is characterized by electronically amplified instrumentation, a heavily accented beat, and relatively simple phrase structure.

History Of Rock Music

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Rock music, where did it all begin? Believe it or not a black man who played black music, originally founded rock music in the mid 50s, this man was Chuck Berry. Rock became popular almost over night, and was accepted with open arms by the younger generations. This was largely due to younger generations who were excited by the thought of having music that expressed their rebellious streak and their desires to promote anti-conformism.

This style of music is a far cry from the modern rock music of today that has evolved over the decades and branched out into a multitude of different genres and sub-genres to create music that is more a way of life than entertainment. However, the still prominent fact that rock is a form of self-expression and non-conformist desire still remains strong even after all this time.

Rock music grew stronger and stronger with idols such as Elvis Presley, around this time many of the black rock and roll artists left the rock music scene and in their place were a host of other white rockers with a style and look all of their own.

After Elvis Presley's famous entrance, other well known rock idols and bands started popping up from everywhere, but something was lost along the way, rockers started losing sight the whole reason that rock and roll had become popular in the first place, which was non conformist and rebellious attitudes.

During this time rock, took a huge nosedive with the younger generations, who were uninterested in a mixture of country music, folk songs, and rock music. This was in the late fifties and musicians such as Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers were foremost rockers in the rock music scene.

Just as things were looking bleak, Bob Dylan entered the scene during the Vietnam War and held the heart and attention of many youth of the era with his songs of the Vietnam War and civil rights. Around this time, the Beach Boys changed the rock music scene with their new style of rock.

California had its own unique spin on rock and roll, which contained very sophisticated and vocal harmonies; this style of rock music was a change from the empathetic shouting that had first been introduced by the black musicians in the mid 50s.

In the early sixties, Britain took on a whole new aspect of rock and created a rage with bands such as the Rolling Stones and the Animals. During this era, the Yard birds also debuted and although they were in the shadows of the Rolling Stones, they were in fact the beginnings of something great, the musicians from this band were later on to revolutionize rock music all over again.

Nevertheless, it was the birth of the Beatles that created a worldwide mania and the beginning of rock music as a business was really born. Following the Beatles, the second generation of rockers were the Kinks and the Who, the Who had changed rock music forever with their mechanically amplified guitars and songs dedicated to the angry frustrated youth of the 60s

The seventies saw the death of Jimmy Hendrix, and the Doors Jim Morrison, and rock music cooled down. New bands, such as Nirvana and the Eagles, began a more peaceful revival of country music mixed with soft rock. The seventies were characterized by a quieter time in rock music.

The nineties saw the age of electronic music, and this new rage spread all over the world, and saw an era of many different genres of rock music, blended music and dance music mixed together. The 90s were also the decade of heavy metal and bands such as Guns and Roses and Metallica. This style of music split into a myriad of other sub-genres such as the funk-metal of Red-Hot-Chilli-Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More.

It is hard to believe that today's rock music began with a single black man, singing a hybrid type of the blues, and flourished over the last five decades to become not only a choice, but also a way of life.

Rock music has evolved to become an array of different styles and sub categories, which provide enjoyment for a multitude of different tastes in music. What the future holds for rock music may not be known, although it is safe to say the rock music will still be around for the next five decades.