Blog #3- Pearl Jam

Does Pearl Jam represent the values of my generation? I think in some cases yes, but not in mine. I think that Pearl Jam can be a little depressing or a little to intense. I think that our generation is a very emotional one, and for people that fit that description, Pearl Jam does represent our generation. It fit the generation that it came out in, the 1990's, much better. That was the beginning of grundge rock and most teenager's minds and morals went along with the music they listened to, whether it be Pearl Jam, or Nirvana, or Red Hot Chilli Peppers, etc.

Our Generation

Technology. Technology is our generation's claim to fame. The birth of the internet, music playing devices, video games, televisions, and basically anything else that our generation can use easily that our grandparents cant even turn on, is ours. It is ours because no generation before has accomplished what ours has in the technology department. It is becoming easier and easier to use more complicated computer programs, just because we were brought up with it. It is becoming harder and harder for older generations to use these pieces of technology, because technology is advancing, and older generations aren't. Granted, there are exceptions to this, there will always be the old man with the ipod or the grandmother with the youtube video, but that happens in every generation. The older generation will try to stay "hip" and act like the younger generation.

Alive-Pearl Jam

Greatest Song of All Time. Alive By Pearl Jam. I started listening to it when I was a kid, mostly because my brother was so into Pearl Jam. It was all he would listen to, and because he was my older brother, I of course tried to copy him. Anyways, this has grown into my favorite song of all time.

Elvis Presley Changes America and America's Music

Elvis was the most revolutionary artist of all time. He took the black music of blues and jazz and put his own twist on it, creating rock and roll. Being a white teen, it was very odd to go into different black clubs, let alone sing black music.
His music really affected white teenage girls. For some reason, it made them go completely insane, even cry when they saw him. He taught teens that it is ok to shake your hips or dance sexually or go against the social norms in any way. That is what he taught and what rock and roll taught over the years.

Favorite Group/Artist

Not quite sure about this question. The first thing that pops into my mind was "Who Let the Dogs Out" by the Baha Men. Man that was a great song. I wonder whatever happened to the Baha men? Anyways, not sure about the significance, besides buying a whole cd just to hear that song over and over again.