Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Jazz


The jazz genre is a super influential to our society. Jazz was a big thing back in the day. And was mostly brought to attention from the African American community. The smooth beat and the soothing sounds from jazz is honestly what draws me to this style. I love jazz, I always have. I don't always listen to jazz mostly because if I did I would fall asleep thanks to the soothing music but I'd honestly recommend jazz for a relaxing night at home. Jazz music is very influential on my opinion of fashion of the olden days.. When I think of jazz I imagine people sharp dressed and wearing suit carrying a saxophone and jamming out, it's a typically cool style. I honestly love Jazz it's a very calming yet it still manages to attract your attention as you listen. It's typically brass instruments that are used in jazz to create that said sound. for example saxophones, trombones, trumpets and many more. Jazz is one of my favourite genres because of its soothing sounds, the intense emotions emitting from its sound and the many cultures it has influenced by just genuinely being awesome. I'd honestly recommend listening to Jazz.


Rock



The rock genre has been around since the dawn of Elvis, the original king of rock and its stuck around ever since! A lot of people believe that rock has affected our society in negative ways which I understand, but people always seem to forget about the great ways rock has influence our society. Rock has influenced our society in the way of fashion. I personally love the rock style it portrays the whole "I'm a rebel and I've got an attitude" which I can personally relate to. Rock is composed of many sub genres including: Alternative, grunge, heavy metal.. And so many more. The genre has influenced the creation of over 50 sub genres. With all of these genres comes plenty of bands. which , creates more opportunity for people to express their true talent. Here are a few of my personal favorite bands: The pretty reckless, Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch. The Pretty Reckless is composed of Taylor Momsen (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) Ben Phillips (lead guitar and backing vocals) Mark Damon (bass) and Jamie Perkins (drums) they're one of my favorite bands because of the content they put out. The raw emotion in Taylor's voice is so apparent and raspy, she's seriously one of my favorite people to listen to. Avenged Sevenfold is another band I'm in love with. It's composed of M. Shadows (Matt sanders) who has lead vocals. Zacky vengeance (lead guitar) Synyster Gates (lead guitarist) Johnny Christ (bass) and Arin lljay (drums) I also love them because of the lead singers voice. Matt has a very deep raspy voice which I'm personally in love with. Finally, Five Finger Death punch which is composed of Ivan Moody (lead vocalist) Zoltan Bathory (lead guitarist) Darrell Roberts (guitarist) Jeremy Spencer (drummer). I love this band mostly because of  the music they produce. The intense lyrics that match the loud emotional music perfectly.  I'm obsessed with this genre mostly because of how intensely emotional it can be. It's left a big impact on our society and I hope it lives on forever. 


Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Pop


The pop genre is very popular as of lately. It has had a major influential impact on the world today. Pop music has come into full swing and its here to stay according to several different radio stations. Pop music always seems to have a catchy beat with either happy, sad, loving or dramatic lyrics which tend to shift our moods completely. Pop music is mostly used in movies whilst the scene is happy and upbeat, it sets the mood for that specific scene and it has a huge impact on the reactions of many viewers. Pop music has also had a great impact on the fashion not so much of today but more so towards the 1980's. If you look back at Madonna for example they had the big hair with the bright clothes which definitely captured our attention.  There are many bands involved in the pop music industry for example: maroon 5, Ed Sheeran, Ellie goulding.. And many more. Pop music is definitely a genre that won't be forgotten considering how many tv shows and movies that they've been featured on. Tv shows that have featured pop music are as following: the vampire diaries, pretty little liars, gossip girl and many others. Pop music has varied over theyears,sure most people think of modern artists when they think of pop but in reality pop truly got famous because of the Michael Jackson era and so many other talented artists who always seemed to stay in the spotlight even if it wasn't always a positive message that they were portraying in their songs. In conclusion, the pop genre has highly influenced our life by  changing the mood in many tv shows and movies, it has also influenced our lives by changing fashion possibly for the worst, creating a whole new era in the end and finally the pop genre truly influenced the way we feel.. When I personally listen to pop music I feel happy and giddy as if I just got the best news of my life. Pop music is an honestly great genre and I recommend everybody to listen to it if you haven't already. 


disclaimer: All bands and artists mentioned have been found on wikipedia.