i have to do a 6 - 8 page reserach paper on something that as to do with rock and roll...does any one have any good ideas. because all i can think of is the typical sex, drugs and etc...best idea gets 10 pts.
2007-01-03 16:18:07 · 11 answers · asked by orange_crush_05 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
British invasion of the 60's, what was acceptable in terms of lyrics and clips on tv now compared to the 60's, the effect of rock and roll on culture, effect of culture on rock and roll,
2007-01-03 16:22:04 · answer #1 · answered by Keith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the most influential areas of music after Elvis came from Liverpool - it was called Merseybeat and was more than just the Beatles. There were so many groups in and around the Liverpool area that you wouldn't believe it. Not all of them landed recording contracts and had hit records. The Liverpool area was such a hotbed of rock though because of the ships that docked there and the seamen would bring in the latest American records which the Merseyside groups would then put their own particular brand of interpretation to.
Another idea might be to take a look at the teen idols of the late '50's - Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Paul Anka and others. They almost ruined rock and roll.
Last idea - skiffle - British folk in the late 1950's popularized by people such as Lonnie Donegan. It never caught on here.
Good Luck - hope these help!
2007-01-04 00:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should start out with some ld rock like Elvis and the Beatles. Then start getting to my favorite band Boston and the new changes in rock and Roll. Then your in the sex and drugs age with meatloaf, Kiss, and Ozzy. Then talk about now with my chemical romance and others. Also don't forget other branches like alternative rock, soft and hard rock, metal, and sadly country rock. Oldies should be a page. Classic would be a page and a half. Drugs and sex age should be 2 and a half. Now rock should be a page, and the branch's should be about a page and a half.
Trust me, i love rock and roll!
2007-01-04 00:25:30 · answer #3 · answered by rickle91 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rock 'n' Roll got its jumpstarted with the 1956 hit "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets, when it was used in the movie "Blackboard Jungle" It was the sound that spoke directly to teens, horrified the parents, and sent the clergy up in arms: They had seen the devil, and thus the end of the world must be near.
Watch some movies about the Rock 'n' Roll pioneers, like Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presly. and learn abot the complex Black roots of Rock 'n' Roll, sung by white kids, that everybody thought were black.
Good luck on your project
2007-01-04 00:32:09 · answer #4 · answered by Dance P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start with bill haley and the comets...they were the ones who started it all...bands like black sabbath...nd iron butterfly folowed suit and took it one or maybe 5 steps up with heavy metal....then came australia's greatest legends..acdc...u can write abt the woodstock...took place in 1969...was a rock fest which went on 4 3 days.....u can do more research on that.....than u can mention all the famous bands....guns and roses..metallica..steppenwolf...deep purple ...dire straits...led zeppelin....the doors.....ccr...van halen...iron maiden...nirvana....motorhead....white stripes...sex pistols....the cure...ramones....aerosmith...smokie...scorpions..eagles....the beatles...stevie nicks...janis joplin....megadeath....the list goes on nd on..........then u can explain how the rock scene has changed...its really gone down the drain...i mean ppl hav started associating rock n roll....with jokers who put makeup...nd try to luk like aliens form mars( i specifically mean green day, blink 182, cold play nd all the other useless crap bands)....neways the last woodstock was held in 1999(its held every 30 yrs)...that shud get u started and probably get u an A grade.........best of luck
2007-01-04 01:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by irti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would get more information if you went to www.google.com and put in rock and roll and you should get information on it. One thing you should mention in your report is that rock and roll started in the 1950's and who started it like, Elvis, etc.
2007-01-04 00:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not do something along the lines of some of the most influencial people of Rock and Roll, and how there presence and work has influenced othe Genres as well
2007-01-04 00:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jon P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about where the term "rock and roll" originated... or... talk about the influence of disk jockies and what music made the charts.
2007-01-04 01:45:30 · answer #8 · answered by Blessed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you do a specific genre of rock and do a timeline with exquisent detail i did it! it was simple if you need more help add me to messenger starbursts1282011@yahoo.com
2007-01-04 00:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by deterorated wings 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might do some research on where and how it originated.
2007-01-04 00:20:13 · answer #10 · answered by Dan821 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋