... the Beach Boys. While the album impressed the music world, it did not impress the American fans. Brian's continued drug use caused bad feelings among the band members. This continued and the release of Smiley Smile in 1967 didn't help. Brother Carl Wilson summed up the LP as "a bunt instead of a ... , headlining the Monterey Pop Festival ignited a turning point in rock and roll and according to Beach Boy Carl Wilson "we missed the boat." The band went on an extended tour of Europe where they were hugely successful and returned to the United States inspired and confident. The Beach Boys ha...

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... Bio", N/A). For them, this meant drugs, alcohol, and the beginning of several addictions. Later that year, the heavy drug use among band members caused Joe Perry to break away with a solo project ("Aerosmith Biography", N/A). Just when it seemed things couldn't get worse, on October 10, 1978, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler were injured in Philadelphia when a fan tossed a cherry bomb onstage (" ... Inductees", N/A). The following year, the band released their next album, "A Night in the Ruts" ("Band-Aerosmith Bio", N/A), which bombed. After this disappointment they waited until ... rockers a...

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... created many albums in a very short amount of time. By 1965 Beatlemania was beginning to fade a little, but they were still a ver successful band. The Beatles themselves were starting to become very frustrated playing to audiences who couldn't hear their music over the screaming fans. When their tour ended, the ... Beatles performed their last live show in 1966. They then took a well deserved hiatus before coming together again to produse "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", a reflection of the cultural values of the youth of the time. After this album another was produced, "Magical ...

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... with Jane he met an American Photographer, Linda Eastman. Paul would finally go through with the wedding, they ended up marrying not long after. The band was now in need of a new manager and after being married to Linda for several months, Paul suggested Linda's father, Lee Eastman. The ... especially John, disagreed and favoured an American businessman, Allen Klein. McCartney had been outvoted and Klein was hired thus causing the tension in the band to increase as well between Paul and John. John would soon marry Yoko Ono, who Paul disliked for many reasons. Times became very hectic ....

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... combination of rudimentary instruments such as guitars, packing case single string bass and washboards. This was the brand of music that influenced the Beatles. The band began as a small group of musicians, known as the Quarrymen, marshaled by John Lennon and his childhood friend, Pete Shotton. At one of their ... was inspired by characters in the film "The Wild Ones"", who posed as a motorcycle gang (Everett 26). The Musical Journey On 1st January, the band's manager, Brian Epstein, booked an audition for The Beatles at Decca Records. They were rejected after several weeks of auditionin...

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... was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England. His mother was a nurse. His father was a salesman and musician, who played piano in a ragtime band (Wiener, 5). Paul's mother died when he was fourteen. Paul had been around music his entire life because of his father, but didn't become interested until ... Sutcliffe on bass,and although he was a talented artist that John had met at school, he could hardly play his instrument (Wiener, 4). The new band had no name, and their early inspirations were Buddy Holly, and the Crickets. John created the name "Beatles," because "'I [John] was lookin...

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... the best music from their generation. Through examining their studio albums and interviews, I will attempt to uncover why people were so drawn to this band, and why they still leave an imprint on pop music today. I will first summarize The Beatles early years, to give a foundation for ... to Hamburg did much to toughen them. They were no longer in safe Liverpool, instead exposed to the cruel reality of being a struggling band in a foreign country. The club manager in particular gave them a hard time, always insisting that they improve their showmanship in live shows ... the greatest albu...

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... effect or unified story (http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album). The Beatles were known for having the first concept album (Lonely Hearts Club Band), however after the second song in the album, the tracks were not contributing to the one unified story. Particular well-remembered songs from the album ... the door for many rock bands to come out with provocative albums that contained drugs lyrics. Ken Kesey and the pranksters became a drug influenced rock band. Tom Wolfe wrote the novel, "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test-. The novel used basically a collection of all the notes, audio ...

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... and love, and promoting free love, smoking dope, and once again hallucinating on LSD. Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead, the Steve Miller Band, and Janis Joplin were performers that exemplified the persona of the peace and love trend. Towards the beginning of the 1970's the heavy metal trend ... as saying: "In 1971, there were only three bands that mattered- Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple." The band credited as being the first heavy metal band is usually Black Sabbath, which was led by lead singer Ozzy Osbourne. Heavy metal consisted of an extreme distortion ...

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... the group broke up, John and Paul made a new group consisting of themselves and drummer Pete Best. Eventually, Paul's friend George Harrison joined the band on guitar. They called themselves "The Silver Beetles" but eventually changed their name to just "The Beatles". Weeks later The Beatles peformed their first ... group and became their manager (Prichard 52). By this time, The Beatles had recorded two albums and were becoming very popular as the house band at a pub in Hamburg. Soon after they were discovered by Decca Records and recorded their first nationally distributed album. Sadly,...

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... them in 1964. They stayed as a strong group until 1968, after that they started going down hill and the group finally broke up in 1970. This band stood out because their music was different from everyone else. It was clean and fun; the group had a lot of enthusiasm that influenced many teens. I ... all those reasons weren't good enough to quit. Until they met a man named Maharishi. He led people into meditating and wanted the Beatles to join in. The band used meditating as a way to stay clean. In August 1967, Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager, died of a drug overdose. The Beatles used ...

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... Rock "n" Rollers. Through the sixties, the Beatles dominated the record industries all over the United States. John Lennon and Paul McCartney formed the band in 1962. The group featured modern Rock that was new and popular during the period, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney composing and doing ... were backed by George Harrison on bass guitar and Ringo Starr on drums. Following the Beatles, the Rolling Stones were the second most significant British band that became popular in the United States. These British bands instigated a return to the blues orientation of Rock 'n' Roll, although...

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... . Many others think that some musicians have a bad influence on teenagers and children. One major one was when Kurt Cobain, the singer of the band Nirvana. When Kurt committed suicide, three teenagers in Canada committed suicide in he same week. Some people felt it was to follow in his foot steps ... Beatles came out with a album called, "Yesterday and Today." The cover of the album was called the "butcher cover," which had a photo of the band wearing bloody butcher smocks, they were holding raw pieces of meat, and they were surrounded by baby dolls. These baby dolls were naked and had ei...

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... playing in small German night clubs and strip clubs where they were making very little money. Ringo Starr was playing in the same clubs with a band named Rory Storm and the Hurricanes and he became friends with the group which would end up being important later on down the line. While ... with usual girls screaming at the top of their lungs, there was also a constant chant of "Pete forever, Ringo, Never." Despite all the controversy the band faced and the constant fighting, the Beatles were gaining an immense amount of popularity in Europe. Their fame in Europe, however, was miniscule in...

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... able to tune guitars, which until then none of The Quarrymen could. Soon Paul convinced John that George Harrison should be in the band. When John was seventeen, he mother was hit by an off duty police officer while she crossed the street. Although John did ... having one or two groups come out, such as Badfinger. On January 10th 1969, after having all his songs and suggestions ignored, George Harrison quits the band; he rejoins on January 15th, 1969. On April 10th, 1970, after releasing twelve albums in seven years, The Beatles breakup. John second son, ... additionally used repetition...

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... popular music forever with their unique style sound and musical ability. If you were to ask someone that lived during the sixties what their favorite band was, they would probably tell you the Beatles. It would be uncommon to even find someone that hasn't heard of the Beatles, because ... their influence is part of so many musical aspects today. The Beatles were a band that took America by storm. To this day The Beatles still hold the record on the pop charts with five hits simultaneously occupying the top five ... like. The Beatles changed the face of popular music forever with their u...

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... Liverpool, England, playing in cellars and dive bars. Popular locally, they were discovered by record store owner Brian Epstein. (Celsi, 8) When the band became popular in the eyes of the world, the fab four members included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. As the Beatles became more popular, they also ... of the Beatles. On this cover Paul is facing away from the Beatles, indicating he is not one of them anymore. The release of the Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Album was probably the album that had the most obvious of all clues. It also proved ...

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... any of the hoard of eager crowds. Phil had never considered being lead singer though he did well, with some help from his theatrical past. The band pulled out two more albums before they realized their competition in Britain was becoming tougher as the punk bands were becoming more anarchic. Genesis began planning ... extensive tours in the United States, Europe, and Japan. in 1979 Collins nearly quit the band to save his marriage. His wife was opposed to the music business and left him. Collins would not have been able to stop her if he ... had left the band because the marriage was ro...

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... The Beatles' music between 1965 and 1968. The drug played a pivotal role in the group's studio experimentation for Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. LSD was introduced to John Lennon and George Harrison by a dentist at a dinner party who slipped a laced sugar cubes in their coffee. After that experience ... is infamous for its supposed drug references is "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". The song comes from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The title of the song, which the nouns first letters make out 'LSD', is credited to Lennon's son Julian. Julian bro...

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... media that reflects faith, one normally would not think of John Lennon, or his music, as an example of this. John Lennon was the legendary founder of the best selling band band to date, The Beatles. After his days with The Beatles, Lennon continued to make music and perhaps his most well known song "Imagine" has evoked emotions of humanity ... October 9, 1940, during WWII. Over his lifetime Lennon gained international recognition first as a musician but also as a humanitarian. Born and raised a Liverpool boy, Lennon started his first band at the age of 17, a band that would later become...

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... . Coldplay is far from your English rock bands like Radiohead; they use the instrumental combination of guitar, bass, drums, and piano, along with vocals. Coldplay is unique, unlike any other band, and Parachutes reflects the very essence of their music. Music is an expression of emotion. The lyrics in Parachutes use a lot of repetition of the same phrases; it lacks complexity ... "Best Alternative Music Album (Parachutes)" and also a nomination for "Yellow" as "Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group". In 2003, Coldplay was declared as "The Best Rock Artist and Best Band" by Rolling St...

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... "A Hard Day's Night," we get shuttled from one performance to another, dodging crowds of adoring fans, interacting with managers, running from the cops, hanging out with the band, and doing a live television show. I felt like I got to know The Beatles personally, and experienced a day far from anything most of us will ever know. ... live television broadcast, I rode along with the boys to feel the energy of what it was like to be Royalty as a member of the first "pop" band. Even their sometimes childish behavior of disappearing when there was work to be done, like answering fan mail, or...

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... that original recordings were made. During the turn of the century recording were done in room that contained a set up of about 10 or so Victrolas. The band would set up and play a song. All of the machines would record. Then the discs were replaced with blank ones and the process would be repeated. This ... by tape machines, composers and performers would not have been able to create the entirely new style of electronic music (Hoover pg. 122)." The band that truly changed the way records of the day were recorded is the Beatles. Their magnum opus "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts club ... ban...

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... focus on the lead singer, they have a lot of close ups on his face when he is singing, as he is considered to be the more important member of the band. So to conclude; the style genre of music does determine the style of the video. Rock bands focus on themselves, rap songs try to make themselves look rich and important ... song we chose was "Every me, every you" by "Placebo". It is not a typical rock band so we decided not to make it a typical rock video, with just the band playing. We also chose to do it this way as we did not have access to the band "Placebo" and it wouldn't of looked...

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... the Comets number one hit for eight weeks, and it sold 22 million copies worldwide. Haley adapted black R&B song streamlined rock and roll beat, to the music him and his band played. Another song that was a successful for the group was "Crazy, Man, Crazy"; it was the first rock and roll record to make Billboard Pop Chart. The group was owned ... Charles Hardin Holley. Holly was first interested in playing the piano, when he was 11 year old, but latter turned to playing guitar. Holly gained fame in 1957, when his band The Crickets recorded song, "that"ll Be the Day", and his hit solo "Pe...

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