... to be considered rock. Rock music is commonly judged by what people have seen from a small minority of rock's diverse reach. The majority of parents and other adults are especially quick to pick out these small examples. They assume from what they have observed, that rock is negatively influential on Adolescents. However, not all rock has bad attributes associated with it ... know that It takes much concentration to produce a consistent, good sounding piece of music. There are two parts to the music, the notes and the beat. The guitarist and the lead singer are responsible for playing o...

• Word Count: 467
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... interview caused promoters to cancel 16 of the band's 19 tour dates amid newspaper headlines of "The Filth and the Fury" and "Never Mind the Morals or Standards, the Only Notes That Matter Come in Wads." Even Steve Jones" own mother bans him from their house. Without an album the band schedules a European tour, where they gain more popularity due to ... Sex Pistols" first album, "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols," released in October of 1977 with tracks such as "Anarchy in the U.K." and "God Save the Queen" became a quick target for the British censors. It became the #1 a...

• Word Count: 794
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... straight from the heart. An example is from their 2003 cd release "Sing the Sorrow": "I kissed you at the apex of the maelstrom, and asked you to accompany me in a quick fall, but you made me realize that my ticket wasn't for two. I rode alone." This is my all-time favorite lyric from Davey Havok, their lead singer. I honestly don't know ... why, maybe it's the way he speaks it in amongst the beautiful notes in the background. Simply listening to their cd for a few minutes will get you hooked to the infectious choruses, and subdued verses of Davey Havok, with accompaniment from the fell...

• Word Count: 983
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... has helped punk-rock to stay the way it is and has for so long. It is not often played on the radio and most people do not enjoy the quick guitar rifts, heavy drums, and scratchy, fast vocals, but to many this is what punk-rock is and what it should remain to be. Punk-rock, like all music, is ... past time. This is a problem that many should consider before punk music in its true form is erased from everyone's minds, like an eraser sweeping across a chalkboard previously full of notes. The origin of this issue is still fresh and can be prevented now only if people educate themselves to ...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School