Essays on Rock Music

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...

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,...

During the 1950’s and the 1960’s Rock and Roll had a huge impact on America and its society. Rock and roll was a very controversial at the time due to the things that were said in songs or shown in music videos. Parents were very...

When we think of rock ‘n’ roll of the 1950’s the first image that comes to our mind is: rebellious youth gathering on the dance floor and dance their heart out to the noisy, obnoxious – parent-hating-music; We think of youth sneaking out of the...

The rhythmic and melodious reverberations we hear when listening to music is a big part of our lives. During the 1950s a new genre of music arose, known as Rock and Roll. “Rock and Roll’s roots can be traced back to centuries to drum beats...

Try to imagine world without Rock and Roll. Would pop music be the same as it is right now? It has been a long road from the beginning of 20th century until now. Many different musical genres have consumed society. Every genre in every particular...

In the United States in the 1950’s, a new genre of music was beginning to emerge and effect the way we view culture and society to this day through its influence on youth and the breaking of racial barriers. It was born out of the...

The 1960s must have been an amazing and fabulous time for rock fans since it was the “Golden Age of American Rock” (Hale 2014). In this period, as the economy boomed, baby boomers became more and more self-aware and focused on issues like individual freedom...

For this paper, I chose to interview my father. He created my love for oldies and drilled an appreciation for good music in my brothers and I. When I mentioned this paper to him, he lit up with a smile and laughed. He said to...

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...