Ben's Music Blog

  Grunge Music - A History and Description Grunge music is an alternative form of rock and roll which started in the late 1980's and and 1990's. This sub-genre of music is a very unique form of rock, one of which broke out in popularity because of its rough, loud, and gritty lyrics. The sound of the genre overall is very stripped down from the classic over-produced and excess sounds of music in the 80's. The very first bands to popularize the genre included Green River and Soundgarden, which were bands that created the first hit grunge albums to break away from the hair metal that was so popular in the 80's. The Pacific Northwest soon became a hotspot for the sub-genre, and its popularity began exploding as soon as albums like Come on Down and the Deep Six Compilation came out of the Seattle area. Grunge takes a step away from the usual glamorous rock scene of the 80's, and delivers a simple sounding, angsty, and alternative view to rock music that is still popular ...

 In my opinion, gender is a factor to music which makes a difference based on many different aspects. I think that gender in relation to music has changed a lot over the years, and is arguably very progressive in our current times. But in the past among ancient cultures, gender has a more traditional role in the way music is played and perceived. For example, in old Europe, men were musicians and played the instruments. Mozart had his piano, Beethoven had his violin, but women were mostly choral singers at that time. Opera was a big thing for women then and was made up of a large female group who harmonized together, while men played instruments. Going back even farther, the Native American unit and Andean unit were great representations of how music and gender culminate. The Andean man plays the harp while the woman makes the beat while singing. Or, the Native man does the fancy dance while the women do the slow methodic dances. I think that these traditions were established over ...