Amanda's Music Blog

Heavy Metal  To start off, many people don't know what classifies music to be heavy metal: “Heavy metal is traditionally characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound, and vigorous vocals. Heavy metal subgenres variously emphasize, alter, or omit one or more of these attributes.” There are many things that come into play when it comes to heavy metal music, especially from an early period. a lot of early-on heavy metal bands would be considered Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath, some of the music that put them on the map was released in the late 1960s when rock music started collecting more attention. In the late 1980s bands such as Nirvana and Guns N Roses became more popular mainstream heavy metal bands. Heavy metal came about and was first really used as a genre in late 1960/70s. People considered bands like The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck Group, as well as Jimi Hendrix. In my opinion, none of these bands would be classified as heavy metal, but ...

 Music & Gender  When it comes to music and gender in my opinion, I do not stereotype music when it comes to gender. Some individuals may notice a difference in what their male/female friends listen to, but I believe it all comes down to genuinely what you like, there can also be some influence from whom you surround yourself with. I think that even if you are male or female your music taste is solely based on what you like and what you enjoy listening to.    Some individuals are very easily influenced by others. In my opinion, it is seen more within the male community. If a male listens to music that is looked at as "feminine" they can be deemed as “not masculine”. You can see more within the male community males try to fit in with society's standards and norms which can cause things such as their music taste to be something they don't even enjoy. For example, if a male who is really into rock/alternative music surrounds himself with individuals who only listen ...