How Has Popular Music Changed in the Last 50 Years?
The last 50 years has seen a huge change in popular music. Not only have the most popular sounds and genres changed and developed, but the way that we access music has changed almost beyond recognition. Many of the biggest names from as far back as the 60s are still instantly recognizable today, and their influence can be heard in even the most contemporary sounding records.
In the 60s and 70s vinyl records were still the most popular format for playing the music of such iconic rock bands as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who. While heavy metal took off with Black Sabbath, and punk reached a climax with The Sex Pistols soul and reggae from the likes of Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley was also hugely popular.
The launch of MTV and CDs in the 1980s may have been as significant as the music that was made during this decade. Madonna is widely recognised as one of the most iconic female artists of all time while Michael Jackson can claim to have the highest selling record ever with his 1982 release "Thriller." Bon Jovi and The Beastie Boys are just two acts that also made waves in the 80s, amongst a host of other rock and hip hop acts.
Not since The Beatles had a British group been as commercially successful in America as the Spice Girls. Girl Power was on everybody's lips, and the likes of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were two young women that continued the trend - meanwhile, Britpop acts such as Oasis and Blur offered an alternative to this teen-friendly pop. Playing music through personal mp3 players, watching music videos online and downloading songs from the internet was perhaps a greater development of the new millennium than any single musical genius.
Despite all the changes that have occurred over the last 50 years, it is still easy to hear the influence that music from the past has on today's artists. Whether it is Amy Winehouse echoing the popular soul sound or dance songs using samples from old forgotten classics, the old and the new often live side by side.
In the 60s and 70s vinyl records were still the most popular format for playing the music of such iconic rock bands as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who. While heavy metal took off with Black Sabbath, and punk reached a climax with The Sex Pistols soul and reggae from the likes of Marvin Gaye and Bob Marley was also hugely popular.
The launch of MTV and CDs in the 1980s may have been as significant as the music that was made during this decade. Madonna is widely recognised as one of the most iconic female artists of all time while Michael Jackson can claim to have the highest selling record ever with his 1982 release "Thriller." Bon Jovi and The Beastie Boys are just two acts that also made waves in the 80s, amongst a host of other rock and hip hop acts.
Not since The Beatles had a British group been as commercially successful in America as the Spice Girls. Girl Power was on everybody's lips, and the likes of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were two young women that continued the trend - meanwhile, Britpop acts such as Oasis and Blur offered an alternative to this teen-friendly pop. Playing music through personal mp3 players, watching music videos online and downloading songs from the internet was perhaps a greater development of the new millennium than any single musical genius.
Despite all the changes that have occurred over the last 50 years, it is still easy to hear the influence that music from the past has on today's artists. Whether it is Amy Winehouse echoing the popular soul sound or dance songs using samples from old forgotten classics, the old and the new often live side by side.
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