Due to these past few years, where the Arab society has met different types of people from various countries around the world, different subcultures have emerged, stating that they will the change the stereotype idea of Arab’s to Westerners.
These Subcultures included everything from Gothic groups to Football addicts who communicate with each other on a daily basis using the most amazing creation of our time, the Internet.
However with every change there is an opposition; and opening up all of a sudden has affected the Arab society on a great level. How? Well using the example of Goths and Emo’s who have been spreading quite quickly throughout the Arab countries these subcultures have created tension and fear to the Arab society.
What is an Emo? Emo stands for Emotional, the correct term is Emotional Punk, these people are part of a group whom want to fit in with a certain group or subculture. They tend to be suicidal, wear black and listen to rock and roll. Apart from the black clothing, Emo kids can be identified through blonde or pink streaks in their hair, dark make up and plenty of piercings.
As they are creating a deviance, meaning they have created an appearance or behavior that is not accepted by the culture, values or norms of our countries in the Arab Society.
By violating certain norms and values of a culture is that these groups have created fear in households of Arab families as I mentioned people known as Emo’s tend to be suicidal and suicide is considered forbidden and unwelcomed in most religions, whether in the Arab or Western side of the world, and due to the new fashion of Emo’s Arab individual’s are carried away with the trend not knowing what it hides.
Not only has the Emo affected the Arab communities however in the following video Westerners have been affected as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUGYe3Ly0jE
Showing posts with label rock n roll. Show all posts
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Females Rock!
Because each music genre has its unique characteristics that make it easy for people to distinguish between the different types of music, rock music is no exception. When someone talks about rock music, the image of famous rock male singers instantly comes to our minds. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Nirvana, Bon Jovi, Linkin Park, etc., all of them are famous cultural objects of rock music that have a huge fanbase culture globally. Although rock music is associated mostly with male artists, a lot of female rock singers were able to print their names on the pages of music history throughout the years. You think it’s too easy to read but too hard to believe? Let’s have an example to elaborate the validity of this point.
Who doesn’t know or love the song “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” by Arrows? You may say “No one” because you’ve listened to it a zillion times, but think about this question again. Was it this version you really liked or another one—Say, the one by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts? You may choose the original song, but you’re a one in a million people who may not choose the same as your choice. Demonstrating points with numbers and statistics always maintain the validity of a point. Jett’s cover of the song was a number-one single on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles for seven weeks. However, the original version has never been a hit on any chart.
The original version by "Arrows":
The cover version, performed by "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts":
Many sociologists and music experts said that people liked Jett’s version more because she was the first female rock singer to sing a song written and sung by an all-male rock band. Furthermore, Jett was a member of the first and famous all-girl rock band The Runaways in mid-70s, where she was only 16 years old. Having people knew all that about her, she literally drew the attention of the mass media and created a new subculture: The subculture of female rockers.
"The Runaways" performing "Cherry Bomb" in Japan, 1977:
A few examples on some of the famous contemporary female rock singers are Hayley Williams (The lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Paramore), Avril Lavigne, Pink, Orianthi, Ashlee Simpson, Amy Lee (the lead vocalist of the alternative & grunge rock band Evanescence), etc.
Above: Paramore
Who doesn’t know or love the song “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” by Arrows? You may say “No one” because you’ve listened to it a zillion times, but think about this question again. Was it this version you really liked or another one—Say, the one by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts? You may choose the original song, but you’re a one in a million people who may not choose the same as your choice. Demonstrating points with numbers and statistics always maintain the validity of a point. Jett’s cover of the song was a number-one single on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles for seven weeks. However, the original version has never been a hit on any chart.
The original version by "Arrows":
The cover version, performed by "Joan Jett & the Blackhearts":
Many sociologists and music experts said that people liked Jett’s version more because she was the first female rock singer to sing a song written and sung by an all-male rock band. Furthermore, Jett was a member of the first and famous all-girl rock band The Runaways in mid-70s, where she was only 16 years old. Having people knew all that about her, she literally drew the attention of the mass media and created a new subculture: The subculture of female rockers.
"The Runaways" performing "Cherry Bomb" in Japan, 1977:
A few examples on some of the famous contemporary female rock singers are Hayley Williams (The lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Paramore), Avril Lavigne, Pink, Orianthi, Ashlee Simpson, Amy Lee (the lead vocalist of the alternative & grunge rock band Evanescence), etc.
Above: Paramore
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