Abstract
This paper discusses the historical research of both Miller and Graebner rely on different macrocosmic and microcosmic approaches for understanding the rock and roll phenomenon. The paper further discusses how the Miller tends to apply a national approach to his understanding of rock and roll through fashion and musical trends, which often involves secondary sources in the media. Graebner also relies on secondary information to a certain degree, but certainly, he seeks deeper empirical data that reaches into the racial and ethnic barriers that Miller does apply.

From the Paper
"The book review being analyzed here will analyze the microcosm and macrocosm of rock and roll history within Coming of Age in Buffalo by William Graebner and Flowers in the Dustbin by James Miller. By understanding the microcosm of history within a small historical location in Graebner's history, rock and roll is not as generalized as one finds in the more national perspective of music history. While Miller often defines national trends in music and fashion in rock and roll culture, both books offer different points of view on how music history should be analyzed."

Tags:graebner, miller, music

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This paper compares the stars and music of today's rock-n-roll to the stars and music of yesterday's rock-n-roll. The paper points out that while early rock-n-roll music and its stars wrote and performed original music with social messages, today's rock-n-roll songs and performers are unoriginal and express no social consciousness.

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"As a way of setting the cultural stage for the process of comparing and contrasting newer musical groups with older rock groups - since music reflects culture in the same way literature does - it is worth taking a look to see if "The Times (have been) A-Changin," (or how much they have been changing) as Bob Dylan wrote in the Sixties. The times have changed from yesterday's consistently progressive, liberal, and into social change activities, to today's more "party-oriented" young people who espouse a more conservative brand of politics and enjoy music that tends toward the predictable and bland."

Tags:elvis, presley, sex, pistols, musical, norms, youth, culture, american, society, politics

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Over time, many musicians have shown us what good rock and roll music is all about. Musicians such as Elvis Presley (the king of rock and roll), Jim Morrison (lead singer and songwriter for the 'Doors'), and Kurt Cobain (musical genius from 'Nirvana'), are discussed in this paper to try and understand the fascination of rock and roll.

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"Kurt Cobain was the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana. He started the group with Krist Novoselic, a fellow punk rock devotee. They developed a style that became known as "Grunge Music". "It was a style that evolved as a reaction against the perceived superficiality of 1980s stadium rock and the over the top metal bands of the time" (5). Nirvana was an underground band with a devoted following. After four years of playing, the band just exploded into the mainstream. Cobain struggled with the band's success and felt the success was contradictory to their beliefs and what they stood for. The Nirvana song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", became the anthem for Generation X. (3)"

Tags:Courtney, Love, Priscilla, Beaulieu

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This is an intensive paper looking at both slang and rock music. The two have much in common and the author goes to great lengths to divulge their common threads. It's an 'All you need to know' paper looking at the history of slang, its many uses, youth subcultures and rock subcultures of the 20th - 21st century. The author includes a handy dictionary of slang terms.

From the Paper
"Slang fills a necessary niche in all languages, occupying a middle ground between the standard and informal words accepted by the general public and the special words and expressions known only to comparatively small social subgroups. It can serve as a bridge or a barrier, either helping both old and new words that have been used as "insiders' " terms by a specific group of people to enter the language of the general public or, on the other hand, preventing them from doing so. Thus, for many words, slang is a testing ground that finally proves them to be generally useful, appealing, and acceptable enough to become standard or informal. For many other words, slang is a testing ground that shows them to be too restricted in use, not as appealing as standard synonyms, or unnecessary, frivolous, faddish, or unacceptable for standard or informal speech."

Tags:rock, n, roll, gang, rebel

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This paper explores the world of punk rock in central Florida. Various interviews conducted by the author are reconstructed in the paper to tease out different definitions of what the scene means to various people and age groups in this area. It also looks at a history of punk rock from its heyday in the 1970s, in Great Britain, and how its themes of belonging and acceptance still translates to some of today's youth in the 1990s.

From the Paper
"Belonging, acceptance, and repor are a major part of punk to most individuals I interviewed; however, it was by far not the only response I received. A second view, given to me by S, a worker at Sound Idea, was that one of the most appealing aspects of punk was the energy within the scene. This section focuses on that overlying energy in punk. Punk music is loud, fast, and aggressive. Shows as Sound Idea were highly participatory- audience and band members alike ran, circle pitted, and danced across as large of a space as they could seem to niche out of the crowd. Many shows were high energy and physically taxing. However, this energy was focused, and what S was more generally referring to, I believe, is the hands on approach that seems to proliferate so many punk scenes."

Tags:class, culture, modern, modernism, post, rock, roll, sub, acceptance, youth, age, record, bands, tours, lyrics, bond, individuals

Abstract
The paper traces the history of baroque music which reached its peak in the 1700s with musicians such as Vivaldi and Bach. It then compares this music to the development of the rock music of the 1970s, identifying the audience and the culture of both periods. The paper shows the similarity between the two time periods - in each of the two, music has been an instrument to cultural change. They were important to the audience because they could socially represent themselves or expressed their emotions through them.

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"Comparatively, in the modern era, the status of music has a different status quo. If one recall the period of the 1970s, the population of America especially experienced a period of "grotesqueness" as well. The culture of American population changed from discriminatory to one of extreme liberty. Different kind of music was experienced right from rock music to reggae. The resulting is an amalgamation of different cultural tunes. One could attribute the change of attitudes of the people towards music to the cultural trends prevailing at the time."

Tags:harpsichord, sonata, concerto, lute, David, Bowie, Abba, Rolling, Stones

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This paper examines the history of blues and rock music and how modern rock and pop have devolved away from their blues origins. The writer explains how blues music was born from African rhythms and the tragic atmosphere of slavery. Music was improvised on the spot to encompass the task or event at hand, and blues music thus became a combination of an awareness of the brutality of life coupled with a consciousness of its moments of grace. The exact birth of rock music is more difficult to define and started as a mix of the raw emotion of blues, the folk ideals of country music, and the innovative style of jazz. The writer traces its evolution through the folk revolution, the British (or Beatles) revolution, the 70s and 80s, and on to the present day, where it has lost much of its immediacy, honesty and emotion.

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"The earliest form of American black music was a blend of their own African traditions and the missionary zeal of the Europeans. During the peak of the slave trade many Christian missionaries took it upon themselves to convert the African pagans into good Christians. The musical result of this was the development of what was loosely termed "Negro spirituals." This music was a combination of native African rhythms and European liturgical music. It mingled the diatonic scale of European music with the pentatonic scale of African music--a development that would mark all later black music. Spirituals were the first example of African music adapted to the social environment of the New World."

Tags:Zeppelin, music video, MTV vision musician genre freedom rebellion

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The paper discusses the history and music of the rock and roll group, AC/DC.

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"For more than three decades, the Australian rock and roll group called AC/DC has been one of the world's best-loved and hardest-rocking bands, playing to sold-out stadiums, arenas and other venues, before fans of all ages. The band is known for its uncomplicated approach to playing straight-ahead, no-frills rock and roll. The band was originally composed of Phil Rudd on drums, Brian Johnson and Bon..."

Tags:rock and roll, AC/DC

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This paper is an in-depth examination of the Blues. It begins by taking a look at the Deep South roots of the original Blues during slavery and how it began to spread north to Harlem in the late 1900s. The birth of contemporary Blues in the 1940s is detailed and it looks at some of the musicians, such as Scott Joplin who began incorporating these rhythms into their music. The next area covered is the building of the Blues, and traces the growth of different genres from the original blues. According to this author, the legacy of the blues was set, when it reached the ears of Elvis Presley, which led to the birth of rock and roll.

From the Paper
"The music that was originally known as the blues developed from a variety of hereditary and regional musical influences and practices popular among the people of the southern portion of the United States. The roots of all varieties of blues music can be traced to the southern states, particularly those that comprise the area of the nation known as the Deep South. The music originating in the hills and backwoods of Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, music that has become most commonly associated with "hillbilly" bands and rhythms, is in fact a variety of the blues genre that is often referred to as "country blues" (Pooley 86). The style and genre that is most commonly associated with the blues, however, is also commonly associated with the nation's African-American sector and stems from the "Delta blues", a form of the blues that originated among the slave populations of the antebellum south and developed alongside its country "cousin" (86). This distinct musical style and form developed from the West African rhythms and beats that were brought to America by African slaves imported during the early years of slavery, rhythms and beats that were kept alive and passed down from generation to generation by the traditional music and songs of southern slaves."

Tags:musicians, south, deep, harlem, genre, rhythm, slavery, music, american, ragtime, emancipation, style, note, rock, roll

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This paper focuses on the significance of "I Can't Explain," which was The Who's first official single, released in 1965. The paper expresses that the song captures the uplifting pop spirit of early 1960s rock and roll and remains indelible, catchy, and radio-friendly. However, the paper adds, "I Can't Explain" also exemplifies the mid-point of the decade, and is a harbinger for the heavier sounds emerging towards the end of the decade and especially those that would be developed by the English rock band. The paper notes that Although "I Can't Explain" is about falling in love, later songs by The Who took on more controversial themes; The Who audiences expected a definitively aggressive sound, even before heavier bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath hit the airwaves. The paper concludes that "I Can't Explain" occupies a curious position in rock and roll music, just like 1965 was a transitional year in history; the single represents a turning point for the band and for the era of rock music The Who represents.

From the Paper
"The Who was definitively a British Invasion band that emerged not long after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. The Who developed a wholly unique sound but one that also shared elements in common with their compatriots. "I Can't Explain" did not become a chart-topper like The Beatle's "Yesterday" and The Rolling Stones' "I Can't Get No (Satisfaction)," both of which were released the same year. Also released in 1965 included The Beach Boys' "Help Me Rhonda" and the Byrds' "Turn, Turn, Turn." The diversity of singles being released in 1965 proves that the year was a pivotal one for the rock genre."

Tags:rock-n-roll, 60's, British, Beatles