social impact

Rock music is music with antisocial musicality as explained repeatedly. Also the time of when, I think that rock musicians made the petition to a social problem music, and sent it out at the world, and it has had a certain influence on society not a little. I investigated how rock music would have affected society.

It may be said that a rock star has come to carry out a positive utterance to becoming remarkable from the 70s to the 80s about politics or a social problem with "overculture" promotion of rock.
With the 2nd wife Yoko-Ono actually in the 70s as a peace activist John Lennon who played an active part was also severely forbidden the utterance about the Vietnam War from the manager in the 60s, and when he said also carelessly in 65, "Now the Beatles are a popular person from Christ", even the Beatles = boycott movement took place in the United States.
However, movement of bob = Dylan etc. who continue a positive utterance has come to be taken soon also in the world of an establishment, and rock stars came to repeat positively the utterance for society and political issue solution.
An example If it mentions, George-Harrison will call to his friend's musician, will hold the Bangladesh refugee aid concert, and pole = McCartney and John-Lennon will announce the music which is opposed to the Ireland policy of Britain in 1971, Simon and Garfunkel planned the concert for U.S. Democratic Party support.
The flow of the refugee aid especially by rock developed into movement of mighty famine relief of East Africa from around 1984 through the Cambodia refugee aid concert of the last stage of the 70s which United Nations and pole = McCartney performed by taking the lead.

The rock of Ireland = a band, boomtown = Lutz (although known for the hit of "Mandy of sadness") So much leader of not having been an important figure group and bob = Geldof, A British rock = It appeals for work of the charity record for the Ethiopia refugee aid to a musician, All star = project" band = aid" (Band Aid) of the dream was formed here, and the "do they know it's Christmas" which they sang became the greatest hit song in the history of the British music world.
The musician of the United States touched off by this motion centering on Harry-Belafonte, Quincy = Jones, Lionel-Ritchie, and Michael = Jackson and others "USA <united support of artist> Fau Africa" It formed and induced the smashing success of "We are the World."
Soon, it joined together, and for African refugee relief, Philadelphia, the United States, was connected to London, a concert and a "live = aid" were held in 85, and these both dedicated a great success. [ for lengthy 12 hours ]
As a result, bob = Geldof imitated also for the Nobel Peace Prize candidate of that year temporarily.
It became clear that a lock has very much the power of also moving society here.

rock and fashion

There is strong connection in music and a fashion. I think that there are many novel fashions as if especially the rock music with antisocial musicality reflected it. I think that I will see rock music and a fashion with the current of the times this time.

In the first half of the 1950s: teddy boy

Jackets Edwardian style the strings and unconventional clothes with Thailand and hairstyle, was emblematic of 1950s bad-boy fashion.

In the late 1950s: Rockabilly

Fashion icons: Elvis Presley

Ponytail on circular skirts, Pompadour hair, leather jacket and slim jeans such as a feature, use free suit up as decoration, pastel colors and ones sense of work boots, jeans, jacket, two kinds of flow in.

 

In the early 1960s: cut the mushrooms

Beatles was worldwide and famous hairstyle names.

Since the debut of the Beatles the rolling stones also had this hairstyle.

 

 

In the late 1960s: MOD

West position, long-haired style mod named the British modern jazz-loving young man who is high is classic floral designs, unusual design and slender and long coat, and low-rise pants shirts and ties.

 

 

 

In the late 1960s: hippie

India style beads, amulets, contrary to the revered a man and woman find Indian headbands, flower hair accessories as a symbol of the primitive both and pick uniform and straight pants, track Iori, natural and ethnic tendencies had Bell bottoms.

In the early 1970s: glam

From the "glamourous English means the fascinating". Dark Akash (when a more decorative) makeup is characterized by wearing a glittering (or gaudy) costumes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the late 1970s: punk

Costumes of the London Punk rock, such as pistols （ inception, feature that is characterized by styles such as hit the rivet leather jacket and torn t-shirt and jeans, safety pins, hair bristled.

 

In the early 1980s: techno cut

Years of YMO debut, was conceived by the Honda clan as avant-garde hairstyles of 1978, inspired Mao suits and YMO's demo tape. YMO eventually Honda clan named techno cut motion to cut and call it even existed.

In the late 1980s: party rock

Long hair dyed gold (f) to wear leather clothes. Was applied makeup as well as, being referred to as glam metal from such things.

 

 

In the early 1990s: grunge

Fashion icon: Kurt Cobain

Derived from everyday clothes at that time America, became a popular and fashionable grunge rock. Open holes, frayed, slacking flannel shirt (shirts made of cotton flannel area) and Cardigan jeans and sneakers is typical.






 

In the late 1990s: ura-Harajuku fashion

Back-Harajuku fashion and style that originates from the shrine three or four yumai shop. Hip-Hop Street fashion in Japan .





 

In the late 2000s: Gothic Lolita

The abbreviation for Lolita. In other words one single genre in the Lolita fashion "category. Style that characterized a fantastic outfit reminiscent of a medieval Lady and trying to inherit the culture and tradition of the West.

rock's event

Now, rock music came to be broadly listened to by various persons. In connection with it, many events about rock music are also performed now. Since I have not participated in a rock event until now, I am very interested in it. This time, I will write about various rock events performed in Japan.

First , I introduce some events which got interested out of the rock event which exists in large numbers.It is various even if it calls it a rock event. There is a small-scale thing that it has few participation of a band, and many bands participate and there is a large-scale event performed to backing in a large-sized sponsor. Moreover, there are some events performed irregularly, and there are some events performed every year. FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL is held every year and is a large-scale rock event. It is a field music event of the maximum scale to which a musician in and outside the country （200 or more sets of ) gathers with the vast hall in Japan. In fact, in this event, the music of not only rocke but various genres, such as popular music, a Japanese drum, a jus, and folk song music, can be enjoyed. Next, the event which I would like to introduce is ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL. This event is performed in Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki. This event is performed in Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki. It is an event in which this event would also be performed in summer every year, and I would like to go most now.

Only in Japan, there are quite many rock events.What kind of influence have these events had on people or society?  In a rock event, many spectators gather in a venue from various places. Therefore, in order that a rock band and an artist with the same idea may collect a donation, it is not rare to hold an event, either.
Or there are also many events which make a ticket charge no charge and encourage people in a stricken area and which are performed for accumulating. Furthermore, many people who love music supremely in a similar manner gather in the same place, the same music is listened to, and a sense of togetherness is born by swaying the body in the same rhythm to the heart of people who are on that occasion. Thus, I think that a rock event is also a place which not only the place for which an individual merely enjoys music but a rock band and an artist ask the public, and make them notice a problem, and encourages mutually and suits. Probably, this has brought society and people very big influence.

 

Japanese artists and American artists

I think that speaking of rock music, USA, UK and accounted for under each rock history who will be main. Started, Japanese rock may was only overseas shams. But I think that have a runaway nature came fast rock Japan also proportional to American rock and deep history, on to the present day. This time I'm going to write about the difference in rock of Japan and the United States.

I think that there are mainly three differences in rock of Japan and the United States.
The difference in the first is language. I think that the difference in language is also one of the factors which a Japanese rock band cannot sell overseas. As the reason considered, most music fans are not musicians and are likely to respond most strongly to the lyrical content. If a band is singing in a language other than English, most Americans won't pay any attention. If the lyrics are in English but don't make sense or are mispronounced it sounds comical and the band won't become anything more than a novelty act.

I think that the second difference is the difference in the atmosphere of words. I feel it such that by the words of American rock's music, the same word is repeated, or the word of the similar pronunciation is put in order and it rhymes in many cases. An American rock artist's music is impressive easily and makes a　upbeat rhythm  from repeating the language he wants to tell. Moreover, I think that they can impress a strong thought of them in an audience's head by doing so.  As opposed to it , I feel it such that Japanese rock bands gives a deep meaning to words to it in many cases. In connection with it, a Japanese rock artist's music thinks that it is expressing their view of the world with a deep meaning by making a peculiar melody which makes words emphasize more rather than thinking a rhythm as important I think that this difference is related to the difference in a view to the beat and laver of music.

And the third difference is the difference in performance. I think that a Japanese rock band has a difference in singing ability or a technique too compared with an American rock band. Disposition differences, such as a difference of the physique and lung capacity, the difference of compass, etc. may have produced the difference of an American rock band and a Japanese rock band. Also about voice, as opposed to an American rock artist's powerful voice, I think that there are no people who think that a Japanese rock artist's voice is rather insensitive few.

Thus, although three main differences between the rock band of Japan and the United States or a rock artist were mentioned, there may be much difference.However, both a Japanese rock artist and an American rock artist encourage and cure me. Both have each merit.
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