Limp Bizkit Essays

  • Cover Bands

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    are now a good thing. “Behind Blue Eyes” covered by Limp Bizkit is a song that I would have never heard had it not been covered. The Who originally recorded this song in 1971. Limp Bizkit is an alternative band that many younger people have great interest in. Many people my age are not as interested in what is now called “Classic Rock” as they are in alternative music. Therefore, this song would have never been heard if it wasn’t for Limp Bizkit. Another good example of a song that has been covered

  • Music Censorship is Not Needed

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    Music Censorship is Not Needed Marilyn Manson. Eminem. Limp Bizkit. Rammstein. All of these musical artists have been under fire in the past few years by government officials, the media, and activist groups. Supposedly, their music conveys too violent of a message. The sounds and words these artists have so carefully crafted have been targeted as the cause for violent acts, especially by young people. For example, Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold idolized German industrial

  • Media Effects

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    the Red Hot Chili Peppers, there were a few bonfires were reported. The firefighters, feeling they were under control, let these bonfires burn. Then Limp Bizkit came on, another hard-core band. In their song Breakstuff, the audience climbed a television camera tower and began ripping equipment and other electrical devices off of them. After Limp Bizkit, Rage Against the Machine, another hard-core band, played hard-core music that could have easily incited violence. When the smoke cleared away Monday

  • Crimes and Social Deviances in the 1990s

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    the transgression that takes place when the music festival turns sour. He writes about how amid the music and peaceful motto of the festival some individuals feel the need to be malicious and irregular. He goes on to tell that when the band Limp Bizkit performed the song "Break Stuff" the violence took place. There was an "unending blizzard of empty plastic water bottles sailing through the air and bouncing off skulls further down front, across the field people were ripping up the plywood

  • Korn Lyric Interpretation

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    Davis, the lead singer in the group Korn, describes the torment of his band by the sinking ship that rock has become. Pressure form the music industry can and does greatly influence artist and their songs. Many Artists such as Eminem, Manson, and Limp Bizkit have written songs about this topic specifically. Most of the lyrics in their songs are simple and can be easily deciphered. How then can such an interpretation be taken from Korn's song Freak On A Leash? This song leaves itself open to the listener

  • The Role of Trailers for Movies

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    The Role of Trailers for Movies Trailers are mainly used as marketing tools. Trailers make people aware of new movies and new movie release dates, most commonly found in the beginning of rental movies and at cinemas before the movie starts. Trailers are put

  • Multiculturalism In Music

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    Visualize in your head a rock band, and a rapper. What kind of clothes are they wearing. What lyric styles are they singing in? And what color are they? Ongoing stereotypes suggest that the rock band is a group of white musicians and the rapper would be black. However, examples from the past and present shows that these stereotypes are untrue. Music is defined as “The art of organizing tones to produce a coherent sequence of sounds to elicit an aesthetic response in a listener” (Morris, 864). This

  • Music Videos Stereotypes

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    Music videos started becoming popular and vital towards artists music careers when MTV was launched on August 1, 1981. In music videos, a popular trend that is seen throughout many genres of music, especially rap music, is the sexual objectification and representation of women. In many music videos we see, women are dehumanised and seen as an object for a man to have power over and there just for the male gaze. There are also music videos in which females objectify themselves which gains attention

  • Music Listening Report

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    got some sweet Synth tracks and stuff like that. The best thing about them, though, has got to be their Vocal Distortions. They got this cool echo-y noise added to their voice. Orgy also performs Dissention and Gender. The next group is Limp Bizkit. These guys co-starred the tour, and performed such songs as Faith, you’ve probably heard people singing this song. Its another remake, I have no idea who wrote the original or why, but it’s a cool song, "Wouldn’t it be nice, If I could touch

  • The Downfall Of Music Today

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    revolutionized rock and roll. Some of these bands are still around today but are over shadowed by the trendy pop and rap The rock and pop groups of today are primarily concerned with an image they are trying to achieve through music videos. Bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn are chief examples of groups who try to attain a hard-core image but are failing. They claim to have a large underground following but in reality they are just another MTV band that is identified by its multi-million dollar music videos

  • History of the Band Linkin Park

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    Linkin Park is a new metal band from Los Angeles, California. It has been an active band since 1996. Their labels are Warner Brothers Records and Machine Shop Recordings. The six members are Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Joseph Hahn, Brad Delson, Rob Bourdon, and Dave Farrell. Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson recorded the band's first material in 1996. The two had attended high school together, where they met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon. Mike Shinoda hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying

  • Review of the Deftone's White Pony

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    Review of the Deftone's White Pony The Deftones are a Sacramento, California based heavy/alternative metal band. The band consists of Chino Moreno (vocals), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Chi Cheng (bass) and Abe Cunningham (drums). The Deftones have built a reputation on their unique sound, which combines elements of punk, hardcore, hip hop, and heavy metal. Being the huge Deftones fan that I am, and after being subjected to the impressive media blitz preceding the release of their third album

  • Rock Music: The History Of Rock And Roll

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    You think you know rock and roll? Think again. Today I am going to tell you about the history of rock music, why it’s a popular genre, and how the Vietnam War changed rock music. Rock and roll has been around since the mid-1950s. Rock and roll has changed dramatically over the years. Some of the first rock and roll singers were Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, etc. During the years of transition during the late fifties and early sixties, music has dramatically changed over the years. From Motown music to

  • Rock And Roll: The Vietnam War Changed Rock Music

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    Music Research Essay You think you know rock and roll? Think again. Today I am going to tell you about the history of rock music, why it’s a popular genre, and how the Vietnam War changed rock music. Rock and roll has been around since the mid-1950s. Rock and roll has changed dramatically over the years. Some of the first rock and roll singers were Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, etc. During the years of transition during the late fifties and early sixties, music has dramatically changed over the years.

  • Concert at Invesco Field in Colorodo

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    Colorodo I have been to very memorable places in my life, such as the Vietnam Wall and the White House but nothing compares to the Summer Sanitarium concert in Denver, Colorado at Invesco Field. This concert was a tour put on by Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Linkin' Park, Deftones, and Mudvayne. Invesco Field at Mile High is the newly installed stadium in Denver after they got rid of the old stadium. All of the Denver Bronco home games are put on here. I would have to say that this place is the most

  • Comparison Of Hip Hop And Rap Music

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    Music has come a long way and everybody dances, listens, and sings to what we call music. In the past few years mainstream music has been overtaken by hip-hop and rap music. Though they have been criticized for its sexual lyrics and violent themes. People feel that that hip-hop music has an unhealthy focus on sexually-based themes and others feel that rap promotes violence against police officers and innocent citizens. Many artists are still making music that promotes neither of these ideas, but

  • Violence and Rock & Roll: Hand in Hand?

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    are too brutal. This violence needs to end. Even the artists that play at these shows are outraged by this aggression. Even they want to make this end. “Concerts get such a band name, because of all the [violence] and everything like that,” said Limp Bizkit (a ‘flavor-of-the-month’ band) guitarist Wes Borland. Sprains and broken bones resulting from moshing (a violent form of “dance” in which fans careen off one another) and crowd surfing (a practice in which fans are passed over head by the members

  • My Big Break

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    My Big Break I'll never forget the time I made it into my high school's variety show during my freshman year. Every student has dreams of being the most popular kid in school. I was the quiet kid in school. I never caused any trouble, I never asked questions and I never started conversations. I wanted to be popular, but I knew that I needed a new image. I always enjoyed music; I always thought the drums were cool, so I began to play the drums. I formed a band with a few of my friends in hope to

  • Music Piracy Essay

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    Introduction According to Wikipedia, digital music is the “technology that can be used to record, store, generate, manipulate and reproduce sound using audio signals.” These are embedded in a digital form. Digital music has been developed since the 1970’s and has replaced analog studio technology greatly. Digital music has led to growth of music downloads because it is simpler for a music listener to download music straight away from sites like iTunes and Google Play, instead of going out to a

  • Are You a Rebel? Or are You Just another Sheep following the Non-conformity Flock?

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    gearing up for some heavy shit, all around the world. The yuppies are putting together their silly stock option plans, the Pakistanis are aching for jihad against India, the major labels are trying harder than ever to saturate our culture with Limp Bizkit bullshit and kill Napster while they're at it. To me, it fits together like a puzzle. It's all related. This is more than a complaint about social differences. It's about human nature. Stick around; I think I can prove this. The hippie and freak