Disco made much use of the rhythm guitar, as well as synthesizers. But much disco used an eclectic mix, like in “A Fifth of Beethoven” by Walter Murphy (a disco version of the classical masterpiece, with a much faster tempo). It was not uncommon for a disco record to have one side devoted to one song, for disco’s mission was to keep the beat constantly going and in motion.

Its style was conceived from traditional African-American genres such as R&B, funk, and soul, yet record companies would market disco for any person of any race. There were many disco stars, such as Donna Summer (“Hot Stuff”), CHIC (“Le Freak”), and The Village People (“YMCA”), whose songs are anthems of the disco era. Disco peaked with the Saturday Night Fever film, and its soundtrack made The Bee Gees into instant disco stars. Around this time, many rock and roll artists who would not normally do disco did their songs in the disco style, including the Rolling Stones, The Eagles, KISS, even Dolly Parton.

Many have said that disco has since been a “dead” genre of music that ended some time along with the seventies. Yet its use of electronic music and constant dance beat never died along with it, and its influence clearly has survived with hip hop, and even alternative.

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The beginning of classical music in the middle ages was mostly in the church as a part of worship. It developed into what is now modern classical music which includes instruments such as classical guitars.

You can enjoy the pleasures of listening to this beautiful genre of music by purchasing a classical music CD or downloading classical music.

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Metal’s style began with groups like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Some say Jimi Hendrix was one of the greatest Heavy Metal influences, due to his out-of-control use of the guitar. Heavy Metal groups would use the electric guitar completely, even the electronic distortions. It wasn’t long before there were bands such as Deep Purple, Ozzy Osborne, and Judas Priest who would do this exclusively.

Metal bands were usually not seen on the pop charts, but there were those such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, and others that had no trouble with obtaining new followers. However, certain bands of the 1980s swept the world with their stadium packing stage shows, big curly hair, and colorful clothes. Motley Crue, Poison, Van Halen, and Bon Jovi had great crossover appeal and had a long life on mainstream pop stations. A decade later, these groups would be considered sell-outs and passé, as the show Beavis and Butt-head had several bits where the two metal fans did nothing but make fun of these glam-bands.

The metal culture and clothing is quite similar to punk. Sometimes white make-up is applied, as well the big, out-of-control hair. The stereotypical clothing generally consists of a black T-shirt from a metal band concert and jeans.

Heavy Metal lyrics usually don’t hold back on saying that the world is not a nice place, and often do not give any hope. Rock and roll has received much criticism from Christian and conservative groups who say that the message is that of the devil, but none as much as Heavy Metal.

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The grunge culture started in early nineties Seattle, and was, for the most part, a relatively unnoticed movement. Nirvana was, of course, the supposed breakout leader of this new style. The hit song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” set a new precedent. This song is in the Top Ten of Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Record companies were taken by surprise by this turn of events, but quickly signed up other groups such as Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and The Offspring. Seattle and the Pacific Northwest was the new capital of this new movement in rock and roll, also known as “Seattle Sound”.

Grunge had a style and culture that was extensive as the hippies of the sixties. The long, unkept hair and “earthy clothing” were part of the fashion. Its concerts had extensive use of the mosh pit. Concerts like Lollapalooza became the grunge Woodstock. Famed comic-musician Weird Al Yankovic satirized this movement in his video for “Smelled Like Nirvanna”, where he used gargling water and kazoos as well as other random imagery to show how Nirvanna was as showy as it was deliberately random.

Most people tend to say that the grunge movement died with Nirvanna’s lead Kurt Cobain in 1994. There were other grunge bands that disbanded afterwards, but Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, the Offspring, and many others are still playing. Either way, there is no denying the influence is still obvious in many other “post grunge” groups like Third Eye Blind, Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback.

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Jazz had many influences all along the East Coast, but most will claim that its greatest stemmed from New Orleans. When Jazz first began, it was often looked down by conservatives who believed it carried a bad influence. As a result, jazz was often played in seedier places, such as bars and the like. Despite the shunning of the majority, jazz bands and clubs thrived underground. There was a change in the beginning of the 20th century when Caucasian people began to listen to big band music, and adapted African-American dance styles. Prohibition also contributed to the flourishing of jazz, due to the amount of places that opened up that would sell illegal liquor and play jazz music. Soon audience of every color opened up to jazz music, especially with the advent of radio.

One of the great jazz bandleaders of that time was Paul Whiteman, who became “The King of Jazz”. Another great name, Benny Goodman, was one of the first white bandleaders to hire black musicians, including the great Lionel Hampton. Other great names to come from this era were King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, and Duke Ellington. Jazz grew in popularity during the Depression, and it was a major player in the formation of swing in the forties.

As rock and roll progressed, many jazz artists, such as Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, and Herbie Hancock mixed the two styles into a jazz fusion. More contemporary artists, like Wynton Marsalis, have sought for pure artistry in the form. Jazz still remains an American pastime, and is alive in clubs and festivals around the world.

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