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The Clifford Ball
Number of Words: 943 / Number of Pages: 4
... hit
the road and embarked, on what would be a scared trip. Tom drove the van with
his brother and myself. Tim in his red Festiva with Joe and Sean, and Beau in
his blue Festiva with Alex. Stopping only to piss and re-fuel, we busted up to
Plattsburg, arriving around 6am. It was amazing to see all the VW Westvalias up
I-87 with Steal you Face, and dancing bear stickers. Once arriving, we picked a
spot to set camp (out of the Wetlands of course) We followed the lead of
crickets bouncing gently round room to a nice spot. Close to the potable water,
yet far enough from the rank smell of port-a-jons ...
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Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements And Effect On Rock And Roll
Number of Words: 2108 / Number of Pages: 8
... blues because it was rooted in
rural areas. The Blues became more main stream and popular in the 1920's
because of the recording industry coming into existence. More instruments were
added such as pianos, organs, and wind instruments.
Big Band and Rhythm and Blues stemmed from City Blues.
Rock and Roll then stemmed from Rhythm and Blues, in fact, many of the
first recorded "Rock" songs where simply white musicians re-recording Rhythm
and Blues songs originally written by black artists.
It took Bob Dylan 23 years to realize that he wanted to become a rock
musician. Bob Dylan, ...
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Instrumental History Of The Drums
Number of Words: 391 / Number of Pages: 2
... to the snare drum. It is somewhat larger in
size and it has no snares across its lower skin. This drum is played with sofft
felt covered sticks and it produces a huskier sound. While it is occasionally
used in the orchestra this type of drum is found more frequently in military
marching bands.
The largest drum in the percussion family is the bass drum. The bass drum of the
classical era, though not equiped with snares, was infact a very deep snare drum
that was set up in a horizontal position to be played. This instrument was
eventually replaced by the bass drum that is now familiar-- a large an ...
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The Difference Between Punk And Ska
Number of Words: 584 / Number of Pages: 3
... doesn’t really use distortion, they do use a sound gate that makes their guitar sound very snappy. Ska also uses a lot of unusual effects just for fun.
Punk bands have a lead guitar player, and sometimes a rhythm guitarist who backs up the lead guitarist. In ska, all the guitars make quick, snappy, upward strums and quickly palm mute the strings. All of the guitarists do the same thing, and occasionally someone will have a solo.
One of the other ways ska and punk can be identified is by the beat. In punk music, the beat of the drums is very quick, strong, and steady. Punk guitar also uses power c ...
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The History Of Jazz
Number of Words: 632 / Number of Pages: 3
... up of white musicians who copied black styles.
The New Orleans musicians discovered that audiences were eager for their music
in the cities of the North and the Midwest. In the 1920s Chicago became the
second major jazz center. White Chicago youths, such as tenor saxophonist Bud
Freeman and clarinetist Benny Goodman, were excited by the New Orleans masters
including the thrilling Louis Armstrong, who played in King Oliver's band.
The third major jazz center was New York City, and it became the most important.
In New York, pianists such as James P. Johnson created the piano style by
transforming rags ...
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2 Face Hip Hop
Number of Words: 383 / Number of Pages: 2
... felt about being an unknown artist into an artist who is well-known. He replied, “I know I lost respect. But I had to raise my daughter. I didn’t go to high school and this was all I had” (Fanatic 1).
Though, emcees such as Buck65 state their opinion about Eminem. “Eminem was a great emcee. Choosing that path made him famous and wealthy. But that path ruined his reputation. He knows that he has messed up” (Buck65 2).
In my opinion, music is what you enjoy and like. For me, the underground will always be with me. Emcees like Eminem have to do what they do. That’s how life is and can’t do a ...
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Positive Rap
Number of Words: 1292 / Number of Pages: 5
... and Suazo 141). It is widely accepted in word in the rap culture. It is even used by such female rap artists as Lil’ Kim, the self proclaimed “Queen Bitch” and DaBrat who refers to herself as the "baddest new bitch in hip hop" during her song entitled "Give It 2 You."
Many of the same people who view rap as offensive to women also say that it promotes violence. Many rappers do sing about violence, but not always to promote it. Those rappers who shun violence are not given the same amount of exposure in the media. Artists such as KRS-One have taken public stands against violence and works t ...
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2Pac Shakur
Number of Words: 528 / Number of Pages: 2
... a music studio in New York. Tupac did, however, mention this; “Thug life
to me is dead. If it's real, let somebody else represent it because I'm tired of
it.” Shakur told Vibe Magazine. “I represented it too much. I was Thug Life”(“
Associated”).
Tupac had a very promising career. His first album “2pacallyps Now” was
very successful. Not too late after that his movie “Juice” was released in 1992.
He released two more albums titled “Strictly for my Niggaz” and “Me against the
world” and two more movies “Poetic Justice” (1993) and “Above the Rim”(1994).
His last album, “All Eyes on Me” s ...
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Paul Simon: I Am A Rock
Number of Words: 573 / Number of Pages: 3
... etc. Then, in the third line of this stanza, he says "I have no need of
friendship - friendship causes pain, It's laughter and loving I disdain." He
said that he doesn't want friendship because it just causes pain, and that the
laughter and loving he hates or despises. He wants to be left alone, like it
says in the third stanza, "Hiding in my room, Safe within my tomb."
He wanted to be shielded from society. In the first line of the third
stanza, he says "I have my books and my poetry to protect me, I am shielded in
my armour" He used the books as a type of shield, to shield him from outsi ...
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