1934 was the time period when radio started playing music. Also known as the "Make believe ballroom," but trust me when I say this was much more important than your sister's "Make believe ballroom" with Reginald Teddy Bear the Fourth.
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| My terrible editing job, but then again who edits something like this? |
Music Recording and Ability to Playback
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| My prime example of this low-tech P2P Sharing is That 70's Show |
Dance Crazes
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| Shuffling on the other hand requires more work |
Though strange, dance crazes fuel the music industry. From the doo-wop to the Dougie, to Cranking That and Shuffling, dance crazes influence record sales worldwide. I can't tell you how many times I've watched Shakira's music video to try and learn to shake my hips like that (Although for masculinity sake I should say 0). Various dance crazes could determine the genre of music that becomes popular during any given week, month or year. I never learnt how to Dougie, but I taught myself how to Crank That Superman relatively easy. I love dance crazes, it gives me a reason to dance in public. Although when do I ever need a reason to dance in public?
Sound Effects
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| An example of Hollywood voice-editing |
Now when I say sound effects I don't mean the cliche laughing track on every sitcom from the 80s and 90s, or that *WHAP* sound when someone in a movie gets punched, I'm talking about engineering music, and altering it to have a certain sound, or effect. Artists like the Beatles or Jimi Hendrix were popular with their "psychadelic" sounds. And more often than not, tracks today are being altered heavily in order to sound "better," (if that's what you want to call it). The House music, techno, and electronica/dance genre relies heavily on these sound alterations. As well as certain singers and bands who use voice altering software to make their voice crispy clear and faker than a Hollywood movie set. I love house and techno music, but at some point T-Pains overexaggerated autotune gets on my nerves.
Culture
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| The emotions of a child and his cereal |
The last, but most important part of music is culture. Music has always been a shared experience between groups of people, and has ventured out into a melting pot that is, today, our world. Music can express feelings about anything, whether it be the sadness you feel that your roommate ate the last of your cereal or because you just got dumped. The few great singers left today belt out songs about a sadness that we can relate to, or a happiness that we love to feel. I personally love Andy Grammar's upbeat Pop that makes me do a little dance in between every step I take until the next song comes on. After that I just Party Rock to LMFAO till I get to class.
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