Classical

Classical music has had a major impact on pop culture: in movies, tv shows, modern music and fashion.Classical music has been a big part of movies and tv shows for many generations. This music sets the mood for some documentaries and movies including: war movies, kid's movies, romantic movies and sad movies. The music adds mystery, anticipation and drama to that specific scene.Classical music represents a more sophisticated for of dress, because of the more dignified music played by the classical orchestras. The need for formal wear has always been among the performers and their audience. For the women formal dresses and dress shoes were the big must have and for the men it was a fancy tuxedo and dress shoes.
most of the classical music is a repetition of generations. People are more aware of Bach, Beethoven and William Tell Overture than classical music of today. it is almost unheard of in today's world of original classical music being written and brought to major audiences. I'm sure there are some but unfortunately they are not produced or published to today's society. It's too bad that such an amazing and influential genre has to rely on music of the past when there has to be talented musicians who are left on the side lines because there doesn't seem to be a need for their work. Hopefully they won't ever have to wait to long and give up on their dreams.
Classical music is a soothing sometimes dramatic genre enjoyed by many.
Classical music has influenced today's music in the case of the musical structure, artists of today still use the same variation of the classical structure to write songs of many different genres. If there was no classical music people nowadays wouldn't actually know anything about music, and modern music wouldn't be produced.That's honestly amazing, modern music is pretty much 30% of my life. Every musical instrument used today has derived from an older classical instrument from either: strings, woodwinds,brass instruments and percussion instruments, Each of these instruments are used at specific times to emphasize the mood.

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Grunge

The grunge genre was a very popular music style in the early 1990's which was enjoyed by many. This genre started in Seattle Washington (wikipedia) which quickly went worldwide. Grunge not only influenced music but also fashion. The fashion of that time era consisted of greasy, messy hair, dark tattered clothing. The overall grungy look. People went for the "whatever..I don't care" angsty style which I personally find looks really cool if it's done properly. Grunge music consisted of up and coming artists attempting to make a name for themselves with loud sometimes meaningless music, talent wasn't always a priority. I feel as if they we're trying to convey that as long as you have spirit and you're proud of what you're doing talent isn't always necessary. That's a pretty cool message honestly. The main instruments  used in grunge were , guitars (mainly electric) and drums, which projected the raw dirty sound of the bands, The raw dirty sound is really what attracted me to the grunge genre I love when you can feel the emotions coming from the artists through not only their lyrics but their music. Here are a few of the highly known grunge bands: Alice in Chains, Bush, Nirvana, Pearl jam, Soundgarden and many more. Alice in Chains started off as a heavy metal band but transitioned into grunge once it became popular. I heard of this band thanks to my parents. I grew up listening to mostly rock music and all of it's sub-genres. I love this band and i'd recommend listening to them . Bush, was another example of a smart band who decided to transition into grunge. Nirvana,  became popular due to their unusual style, they weren't only grunge and they mixed multiples styles in one, thus appealing to many fans. they also became mainstream due to Kurt Cobain's angsty lyrics, people could relate to him very well, they felt like outsiders as well. I've listened to Nirvana the most out of any of these bands, I personally love them mostly because of the way Kurt Cobain's voice sounded. He always sounded like he was pained in some way, all of his emotions are represented in his lyrics. Pearl jam, also transitioned into grunge music but they refused to sell out, they were quite a big part of the grunge era but they didn't succumb to the norms of the music industry, they remained truthful and are still going to this day. That's honestly an amazing concept to me. Most bands end up letting the fame get to their heads and are quick to sell out but they stuck together through thick and thin.  Soundgarden, were always a part of the grunge genre, they were one of the original popular grunge bands of the era. Grunge is still very influential on the music of today because people still relate to the message of this music. Defending their principals and standing up to society being a good example. They were not afraid of going against the norm, So, in my opinion even though grunge music isn't mainstream anymore it has left some of it's influence on today's music, fashion and many aspiring artists. It's overall a great genre. 

http://rock.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/Most-Influential-Seattle-Bands.htm

Disclaimer: All bands and artists mentioned were found on wikipedia

Most information on bands such as SOUNDGARDEN, PEARL JAM, BUSH, ALICE AND CHAINS AND NIRVANA were found on wikipedia. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_grunge_bands