Punk

Hello readers,
Today I am going to talk a little about punk. Punk is often said to be started by The Velvet Underground. The Velvet Underground was said to be one of the most influencial bands in the 20th century. They made a totally different music for its time. They started out as a rockband but it became more like a prepunk band. I also do believe they had a lot of influence on modern punk as a number of factors are often seen back in punk. A few examples of this are the loud lyrics and distortion sounds that are recognized in pretty much every punk song. David Bowie was also said to have a lot of infleunce on punk. However I think he had less influence on punk compared to The Velvet Underground. He did though introduce some new sounds with influences from other genres such as disco and funk that were later recognized again in the punk genre.
Besides these artists there were also other elements that helped the development of punk. One of the most prominent elements I think is just the social factor of the youth turning against society. Artists were trying out new things that were totally against the music that was already made. It containted a lot of distortion and is generally refered to as being a little choatic.
Personally though I have to say that I do not really like punk. I think it is just another way of the youth trying to do everything that is disliked by the society. I do not like the music as to me it sounds like people screaming in my ears. However I do really like the idea of showing your ideas through music in a non violent way.
Anyways that was it for this week,
See you all later!

Similairities between different artists

Hey everyone,
Over the past few decades, the world has been introduced to a large number of amazing artits. One of these artists in my opinion is James Brown. James Brown was able to combine a series of elements from among other the Blues and Gospel. This is clearly seen in his performance on the T.A.M.I Show. Which in my opinion is one of his best performances of all time. He sings a little like Ray Charles too. Especcially in his style of music. Ray Charles was a blues singer and James Brown music is a little similair to this. The music for this song also shows its similarities to the motown sound. One of the most distinctive features being the use of a melodic electric bass. One other prominent feature is the call and response style used in some parts of the song, which is both used in motown songs often as well as with gospel songs. He shows some differences though. motown was known for its use of a tamburine to accent the black beat and this is not really present in this song.
Anyways that was pretty much it for this week, see you next week readers!