The “Rolling Stones”, the “Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World”, or the “Stones” are all names of which the influential bad boys of Rock ‘n’ Roll go by. The well deserved and hardly argued title of the “Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World” was first bestowed upon them in the 1960s. Although there were other Rock ‘n’ Roll bands rising to fame at this time, almost simultaneously, the Rolling Stones graciously accepted the title and carried it to the top along with them, taking no breaks from
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albums of the eighties. The opening paragraph of the article says the following: “It is to the vision and perseverance of many of these artists that we owe the roots of hip-hop, synth-pop, and most notably for this publication, alternative and indie rock. Respect is due.” The Eighties brought a lot to the table, and affected music for a number of decades due to its influence on artists in the following years. For one, it brought what is now one of the most, if not the most popular genre in modern
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Brothers in a Brutal Bind I was dead silent, the sounds of sirens grew louder and louder as police cars got closer and closer. My friends and I had been ill-advised enough to vandalize the local middle school which had expelled Clark, DeVante, and I. We wanted to show how we felt about all the rules and restrictions of school. Until, all of a sudden, right as I started to shake my can, a security guard walked out of the office and stared right into my eyes. We ran! Over tables, through classrooms
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“Luna!”, a voice called from the other side of the room. I went running to see who had called me. “Yes?”, I asked, holding a string of fall orange leaves. I was helping set up the school gym for the Thanksgiving dance. I had been helping another girl hang the strings of orange, red, and yellow leaves on the walls. “Over here. Will you help us with tape?” A guy was motioning to me to come over to him. Another girl was standing next to him. She had the roll of tape in her hands, but it was a mess
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Everyone has favorite songs. Whether it’s one or many, we all have our favorite songs. Like everyone else, I have my own. Some of my top 5 favorite songs are older than others, but they are still loving enough for me to care about them. #5 - “Party In The U.S.A” by Miley Cyrus Even though this song was popular in the late 2000’s and the early 2010’s, it reminds me of how in elementary school we spent weeks learning dance routines to many songs. After the weeks of learning, we got to go to a dance
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Welcome to the life of Neil Young. Neil has done a lot in his life, some of the things were bad and some were good. Even after Neil started his career as a musician, he still decided to do good things for other people. Neil Young has been in several bands, but none satisfied him, so he decided to go onto a solo career instead. He had some accomplishments in his life; also he did a lot of good deeds for charities and everyday people. Before Neil Young got into a big band he was in some little
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As I, yorc, stand before my humble soldiers, prepared to take the field of battle, my senses are keen as ever. I feel the dry, hot summer sun beating down on my back. Beads of sweat drip from my hair and stream down my limbs. Although my heart feels as if at any second it could burst forth from my chest, I know I must not let my brethren recognize my fear. Though death and bloodshed are surely inevitable, I am brave. For on this day, vengeance will be taken upon the Ramora tribe. As I stare amongst
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In the song, “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, the conflict of modern diseases and religion are harmful because the diseases are killing countless innocent children and people as well as having them pray for a cure until they die. A quote from the song states, “All the kids with dreams/Won’t get the chance to chase it”, (Gaye, 88-89). This shows that modern disease is killing children and they won’t achieve what they dream of achieving in life. It matters because it shows the infected children will
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Brendan Heffernan Mr. Wallace History Day rough draft 09/11/14 “Music can change the world because it can change people.” (Bono)Throughout history people have sought change through music. From opposing war to combatting racism, using the power of music for social change is an American tradition. The genre perhaps most closely associated with protest music is folk. Folk trailblazers like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger are important not only because they changed the thinking at the time, but
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Who is the king of Rock and Roll? You are probably thinking its obviously Elvis Presley, well I think differently. Would we know Elvis as the king of Rock and Roll if he was black? probably not, which is why I think Chuck Berry should be known as the king of Rock and Roll. Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley were popular during the same era. Elvis Presley was still an important influence in Rock and Roll. He made it okay for white people to like music that was originally created by African Americans. He
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