Essays on Rock Music

Harry Styles released his self-titled album in 2017, almost two years after the hiatus of the boy band One Direction. The album’s songs were very different from what was expected from someone who came out of a boy band that mostly sang pop music. Instead,...

Analyze how the Grateful Dead influenced American History in terms of the Counterculture movement, musical innovations, and the Deadhead Culture from 1965 to modern day. How was the Grateful Dead a response and influencer to the social and political events of the 1960’s in the...

Cage the Elephant made a huge success when releasing their song “Ain’t no rest for the wicked” in 2008. The band is an American Indie Rock band from Kentucky, formed in 2006. This song focuses on the social issues that exist because of how flawed...

Most people who go into the music industry don’t come out successful, but there’s sometimes people that break out and become icons of a generation. One of those people is Kurt Cobain; he’s important because he influenced rock music and its multiple subgenres. Cobain was...

R. E. M. was an American rock band who formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980. The band had four members, drummer Bill Perry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/back up vocalist Mike Mills and the lead singer, Michael Stipe. Through many years, R. E. M. made music...

The notion of being authentic was a central focus of Grunge artists and the underground sub-culture, as their principles of non conformity were based off a reaction to the insincere “Hair Metal” music popular in the 80s. Firstly, to identify what is authentic to grunge,...

A Night at the Opera is the third album by British band Queen and arguably sits as one of the best album throughout the band’s career, earning it a platinum record. The name of the album, later explained by Brian May was inspired by a...