Info about Rock Music
rock music videos
Music is present in out lives just like air is. By the time that it was first listened, rock music wasn’t so popular. Parents, teachers, grandparents denounced the new music style. Rock music is the music that will never die. Pastors denounced rock music as evil, associating rock with Satan.
Although it first started with uncomplicated songs and few instruments now a variety of instruments are being used, the lyrics are highly emotional containing up to political or social themes. Even if in England the recognition of rock music was very slow, songs of the Rolling Stones and The Beatles are being listened today. The 80’s was the start of music videos. The king of this chapter is Michael Jackson with the video Thriller. Among with him is Madonna, Laurie Anderson, Prince at all gave rock a new wave of punk. Every year of rock has its leading rock bands or singers, from Elvin to Guns N’ Roses. From Metallica to David Bowie and the list continue.
We live in the millennium of fashion, of clothing, new hair styles and that affects the music implicit. The new wave of rock that is listened today is the “emocore”. The music is full of emotions and is highly appreciated by adolescents. The new wave was started by bands like: Tokyo Hotel, My Chemical Romance, Paramore (represented by the mania of Twilight saga).
The new wave is represented in majority by garage rock, post-punk. Because rock is listened and sing all around the world, traditions not only musical but also clothing tradition combine and make every country unique in sound. Band like The Killers, Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, The Vines, The Hives, The White Stripes, The Von Blondies, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rapture and so of had gained the recognition of the public and various music videos awards.
In Europe, especially in Germany metal rock continue to be listened, although for many metal is just too much. In Germany bands like Iron Maiden, Dimmu Borgir, Judas Priests. In Flames, Ozzie Osborne is playing live every year at organized festivals.
Rock music has major impact on culture, fashion, clothing and social attitude. The gender is associated with rebellion, drugs, and even now it’s rejected by the society. The rock music videos attract very hard controversies among the viewers but the adolescents love them and copy the style and follow the beliefs of their favorite rock band.