Hair, Makeup, Guitar Solos , and the 80's

This week we got an intro in the start of Rock and Roll. I think it is cool how not only rock, but all of the genres of musical have originated from blues and jazz music. When we first started to listen to the early rock music it sounded jazzier than the rock music we know now. 

I feel like Rock music is a very significant genre because it is so broad and has so many mini genres in it. 

            From soft rock, to hard core screamo, there is rock music for everyone. In each decade there was a different type of rock style. The early rock was mainly pianos and other instruments like trumpets and saxophones. In class on Thursday, we read an article about the 80’s. It said how throughout the decade, the sound of rock changed, but the sound of the 80’s still remains today.

            Whether it’s a party, or a karaoke session with your friends, you will most likely come across a song from the 80’s being played as a bunch of teenagers scream the lyrics. Our generation was nowhere near born during the 80’s, but music travels, especially the 80’s. The rock movement in the 80’s seemed to be led by Europeans. When reading the article and watching the documentary, many of the popular bands who raised to power in the 80’s was mostly from European countries. From having bands from another region, could have also been a reason on the change of sound in Rock Music. 

During class we also talked about the start of MTV. This also might have played a role in the change in rock music from where it started to where it is now. With MTV, artists were able to look at other artists and jump off of their ideas. It made artists see what they liked and what they did not like about the upcoming wave of new music. 

The 80’s showed a lot and was a big part of the foundation of the music today. If you listen to certain artists, you can hear in some of their music that the 80’s have influenced them. One band that does this is the 1975. They are a British band that uses a lot of the same techniques and sounds as bands in the 80’s had. In music today, you can hear the heavy use of guitar and guitar solos, and also the electronic sounds featured in the songs. Like the article said, the 80’s will never leave us.