Sunday, December 29, 2019
A History of The Rolling Stones
The longest-performing rock band of all time, the Rolling Stones have greatly influenced rock and roll throughout the decades. Beginning as part of the British Rock Invasion of the 1960s, the Rolling Stones quickly became the ââ¬Å"bad-boyâ⬠band with an image of sex, drugs, and wild behavior. After five decades together, the Rolling Stones have amassed eight #1 singles and ten consecutive gold albums. Dates: 1962-Present Also Known As: The Stones Original Members: Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonicaKeith Richards - guitar, backing vocalsCharlie Watts - drumsBrian Jones - guitar, harmonica, sitar, backing vocalsIan Stewart - pianoBill Wyman - bass guitar, backing vocals Current Members: Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonicaKeith Richards ââ¬â guitarCharlie Watts ââ¬â drumsRon Wood - bass guitar Overviewà The Rolling Stones were a British band, begun in the early 1960s, influenced by American rhythm and blues artists such as Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino, as well as jazz musician Miles Davis. However, the Rolling Stones eventually created their own sound by experimenting with instruments and writing rhythm and blues mixed with rock and roll. When the Beatles hit international stardom in 1963, the Rolling Stones were right on their heels. While the Beatles became known as the good-boy band (influencing pop rock), the Rolling Stones became known as the bad-boy band (influencing blues-rock, hard rock, and grunge bands). Important Friendships In the early 1950s, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were elementary-school classmates in Kent, England, until Jagger went to a different school. Nearly a decade later, their friendship was rekindled after a chance encounter at a train station in 1960. While Jagger was on his way to the London School of Economics where he was studying accounting, Richards was commuting to Sidcup Art College where he was studying graphic art. Discovering the Music Since Jagger had a couple of Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records under his arm when they met, talk quickly turned to music. They discovered that Jagger had been singing adolescent ââ¬Å"love frustrationâ⬠songs in underground clubs in London while Richards had been playing the guitar since the age of 14. The two young men once again became friends, creating a partnership that has kept the Rolling Stones together for decades. Looking for an outlet to try out their musical talent, Jagger and Richards, plus another young musician named Brian Jones, began to occasionally play in a band named Blues Incorporatedââ¬âthe first electric RB band in Britain, formed by Alexis Korner in 1961. The band embraced aspiring young musicians with an interest in this type of music, allowing them to perform in cameo appearances. This is where Jagger and Richards met Charlie Watts, who was the drummer for Blues Incorporated. Forming the Band Soon, Brian Jones decided to start his own band. To get started, Jones placed an advertisement in Jazz News on May 2, 1962, inviting musicians to audition for a new RB group. Pianist Ian ââ¬Å"Stuâ⬠Stewart was the first to respond. Then Jagger, Richards, Dick Taylor (bass guitar), and Tony Chapman (drums) joined as well. According to Richards, Jones named the band while on the phone trying to book a gig. When asked for a band name, Jones glanced down at a Muddy Waters LP, saw one of the tracks named ââ¬Å"Rollinââ¬â¢ Stone Bluesâ⬠and said, ââ¬Å"Rollinââ¬â¢ Stones.â⬠The new band, named Rollinââ¬â¢ Stones and led by Jones, played their first performance at the Marquee Club in London on July 12, 1962. The Rollinââ¬â¢ Stones soon secured a residency at the Crawdaddy Club, bringing in younger audiences who were looking for something new and exciting. This new sound, a renaissance of blues performed by young British musicians, had kids standing on the tables, rocking, dancing, and shouting to the sound of electric guitars with a provocative singer. Bill Wyman (bass guitar, backing vocals) joined in December 1962, replacing Dick Taylor who went back to college. Wyman wasnââ¬â¢t their first choice, but he had an amplifier the band desired. Charlie Watts (drums) joined the following January, replacing Tony Chapman who left for another band. The Rolling Stones Cut a Record Deal In 1963, the Rollinââ¬â¢ Stones signed with a manager named Andrew Oldham, who had been helping to promote the Beatles. Oldham saw the Rollinââ¬â¢ Stones as the ââ¬Å"anti-Beatlesâ⬠and decided to promote their bad-boy image to the press. Oldham also changed the spelling of the bandââ¬â¢s name by adding a ââ¬Å"g,â⬠making it ââ¬Å"Rolling Stonesâ⬠and changed Richardsââ¬â¢ last name to Richard (which Richard later changed back to Richards). Also in 1963, the Rolling Stones cut their first single, Chuck Berryââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Come On.â⬠The song hit #21 on the UK singles chart. The Stones appeared on the TV show, Thank Your Lucky Stars, to perform the song while wearing matching houndstooth jackets to appease television producers. Their second hit single, ââ¬Å"I Wanna Be Your Man,â⬠written by the Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo of the Beatles, reached #12 on the UK chart. Their third single, Buddy Hollyââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Not Fade Away,â⬠hit #3 on the same chart. This was their first American hit that went to #48 on the American chart. Parents Hate the Stones The press turned an eye toward the Rolling Stones, a group of brash punks upsetting the status quo by playing black music to young white audiences. A March 1964 article in the British weekly Melody Maker titled, ââ¬Å"Would You Let Your Sister Go With a Stone,â⬠created such a stir that 8,000 kids showed up at the Rolling Stonesââ¬â¢ next gig. The band decided the press was good for their popularity and thus purposely started shenanigans such as growing their hair and wearing casual, mod-style (modified) suits to receive more media attention. The Rolling Stones Roll into America Becoming too big to perform in clubs by early 1964, the Rolling Stones went on a British tour. In June 1964, the band rolled into America to perform concerts and to record at Chess Studios in Chicago as well as the Hollywood RCA Studios, where they captured the vibrant, earthy sound they desired due to better acoustics. Their American concert in San Bernardino, California, was well received by excited schoolboys and screaming schoolgirls, even without a major hit record in the States. But the Midwest concerts proved spotty because no one had heard of them. Crowds picked up again at the New York concert. Once back in Europe, the Rolling Stones released their fourth single, Bobby Womackââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Itââ¬â¢s All Over Now,â⬠which they had recorded in America at Chess Studios. A fanatical Stones cult began to form after the song hit #1 on the UK charts. It was their very first #1 hit. Jagger and Richards Start Writing Songs Oldham urged Jagger and Richards to start writing their own songs, but the duo found that writing blues was harder than they expected. Instead, they ended up writing a type of morphed blues-rock, a hybrid of blues with a heavier melody than improvisation. On their second trip to America in October 1964, the Rolling Stones performed on the Ed Sullivan TV show, changing the words to ââ¬Å"Letââ¬â¢s Spend the Night Togetherâ⬠(written by Richards and Jagger) to ââ¬Å"Letââ¬â¢s Spend Some Time Togetherâ⬠due to censorship. That same month they appeared in the concert film the T.A.M.I. Show in Santa Monica, California, with James Brown, the Supremes, Chuck Berry, and the Beach Boys. Both venues greatly improved their American exposure and Jagger began to mimic the moves of James Brown. Their Mega Hit The Rolling Stonesââ¬â¢ 1965 mega-hit, ââ¬Å"(I Canââ¬â¢t Get No) Satisfaction,â⬠with Richardsââ¬â¢ fuzz-guitar riff designed to imitate the sound of a horn section, hit #1 worldwide. Their musical attitude, a mixture of rebellion and irreverence using urgent guitars, tribal drums, forceful harmonicas, and sexually tensed vocals, seduced the young and alarmed the old. When the Rolling Stones had another #1 hit, ââ¬Å"Paint It Black,â⬠the following year, they had begun to secure their rock-star status. Although Brian Jones had started the band, the leadership of the Rolling Stones shifted to Jagger and Richards once they had proved themselves to be a strong songwriting team. Drugs, Death, and Citations By 1967, the members of the Rolling Stones were living like rock-stars, which meant they were abusing a lot of drugs. It was in that year that Richards, Jagger, and Jones were all charged with possession of drugs (and given suspended sentences). Unfortunately, Jones was not only addicted to drugs; his mental health spiraled out of control. By 1969, the rest of the band members could no longer tolerate Jones, so he left the band on June 8. Just a few weeks later, Jones drowned in his swimming pool on July 2, 1969. By the late 1960s, the Rolling Stones had become the bad boys they had once promoted themselves to be. Their concerts from this period, filled with teenagers from the growing counterculture movement (young people experimenting with communal living, music, and drugs), were raucous enough to lead to a number of citations against the Rolling Stones for causing concert violence. Jaggerââ¬â¢s Nazi goose-stepping onstage didnââ¬â¢t help. Rolling Stones Gather No Moss in the 70s, 80s, and 90s By the early 1970s, the Rolling Stones were a controversial group, banned from many countries and exiled from Britain in 1971 for not paying their taxes. The Stones fired their manager Allen Klein (who had taken over from Oldham in 1966) and started their own record label, Rolling Stones Records. The Rolling Stones continued to write and record music, mixing in punk and disco genres inspired by new band member Ron Woods. Richards was arrested in Toronto for heroin trafficking, resulting in legal limbo for 18 months; he was subsequently sentenced to perform a benefit concert for the blind. Richards then quit heroin. During the early 1980s, the band experimented with the new-wave genre, but members began to pursue solo careers due to creative differences. Jagger wanted to continue experimenting with contemporary sounds, and Richards wanted to stay rooted in blues. Ian Stewart suffered a fatal heart attack in 1985. In the late 80s, The Rolling Stones realized they were stronger together. They chose to reunite and announced a new album. By the end of the decade, the Rolling Stones were inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. In 1993, Bill Wyman announced his retirement. The Stonesââ¬â¢ Voodoo Lounge album won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1995 and prompted a world tour. Jagger and Richards agreed that their drifting in the 80s attributed to their success in the 90s. They believe that had they stayed together, they would have broken up. The Stones Keep On Rollin into the New Millennium The Rolling Stones have endured waxing and waning popularity over the decades. While band members are now in their sixties and seventies in the new millennium, they still perform, tour, and record. In 2003, Jagger was knighted to Sir Michael Jagger, causing another riff between himself and Richards, especially, according to Richards, because the bandââ¬â¢s message had always been anti-establishment. There was also a public outcry that questioned the appropriateness of knighting a former British tax exile. Documentaries regarding the bandââ¬â¢s exceptionally long and controversial career capture the counterculture movement, perfecting the technology of recording records, and flamboyantly performing to live audiences. The bandââ¬â¢s lips and tongue logo, designed by John Pasche in the 70s (a symbol of their anti-establishment message), is one of the most identifiable band icons in the world. Sources and Further Reading Booth, Stanley. The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones. New York: Vintage Books, 1985.à à Hetrick, Hans. The Rolling Stones: Pushing Rocks Boundaries. Stevens Point WI: Capstone Press, 2005.à Nelson, Murry R. The Rolling Stones: A Musical Biography.Santa Barbara CA: Greenwood, 2010.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Comparison Between John Smith and William Bradford
Analysis of A Description of New England by John Smith The author John Smith, a pilgrim who arrived to the Americas, wrote a description of the new land in his book ââ¬Å" A Description of New England â⬠. In this book Smith shows a wonderful world of vast food and pleasure. Also, William Bradford another pilgrim who arrived to Plymouth on the coast of Massachusetts, wrote a book called ââ¬Å" Of Plymouth Plantation â⬠in which he describes what really happened, how the pilgrims actually lived. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast both authors and their books. John Smith wrote about the wonderful place the New World was, on the other hand, William Bradford wrote about the realities and difficulties of the New World. In ââ¬Å" Aâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦Smithââ¬â¢s intention for his audience is that the new land is everything you can wish for without a single fight. Smith starts by describing the content and pleasure that risking your life for getting your own piece of land brings to people. He is luring his audience in by telling that it is a wonderful world of vast food and gratification. Smith wants his audience to be more of the joyful individuals who look for the good in every... In Washington Irvingââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"Rip Van Winkle,â⬠an allegorical reading can be seen. The genius of Irving shines through, in not only his representation in the story, but also in his ability to represent both sides of the hot political issues of the day. Because it was written during the revolutionary times, Irving had to cater to a mixed audience of Colonists and Tories. The readerââ¬â¢s political interest, whether British or Colonial, is mutually represented allegorically in ââ¬Å"Rip Van Winkle,â⬠depending on who is reading it. Irving uses Rip, Dame, and his setting to relate these allegorical images on both sides. 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Friday, December 13, 2019
Positive aspects of tourism Free Essays
The rise in tourism has occured for many reasons.My first example is; over the past few years an incresseing amount of people in More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCââ¬â¢S) have much more time and money to spend. Because of this, more people in MEDCââ¬â¢S can spend more time and money going on holiday. We will write a custom essay sample on Positive aspects of tourism or any similar topic only for you Order Now My second example is that transport has been made much more comfortable, cheaper and quicker to use which has made more people pursaded to travel, because lots of places in the world can now be reached easily. My third point is that Tourists might want ot learn about new cutures and other, different life styles which might incresse the amount of toursim. My fourth and final point is that most holidays come in ââ¬Å"package holidaysâ⬠or ââ¬Å"family packsâ⬠which are usally much cheaper, which will pursaded more people to go on holiday. There are many positive aspects of tourism.For instance, some Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCââ¬â¢S) see tourism as a way to make there country more devloped so that they can become a more economically developed country, this connectes to the fact that tourism can help LEDCââ¬â¢S build there education system e.g. money to build schools, money for teachers, schools, collage or university. Tourism can help LEDCââ¬â¢S medically e.g. hospitals, money for medcine and treatment, hospital equipment, doctors and nurses and the money to build hospitals. My second point is that tourism in LEDCââ¬â¢S can help more people get jobs aand get more money in the country. Another good aspect of tourism would be that; local teenagers can become independant of there families by getting jobs, and providing money for themselves. Unfortunatley, there are many negative appects of tourism as well, which include; tourists may not respect local customs trodictions, which might offened the local people and other people living in that country. Also the rules in a diffrent country or place might be diffrent to what the tourists is ued to so they might end up offemding or even brakin the law! Even though the country gets money not all of it is atually spent on the country, most of it is atually spent in hotels, which is usally owened by foreign countries. Another bad aspect is that the World Trade Reasurchers Organization (WTRO) have shown that the curren pattern of world trade is not making a diffrence. It showed that LEDCââ¬â¢S are not gettig any richer some have even shown that LEDCââ¬â¢S are getting porrer becuse of the money spent of facilites e.g tourist attractions (buildings-e.x hotels) . Another bad point is that tourusm can lead to crime rate incresses by up to a whooping 49.83% this is almost half! t he crime rate is a big issue and is some times uncontrollable. Tourism is managed in diffrent ways. Here are some examples: in Bostwana they have sustanable tourism, this provides jobs and opportunities for the people there without destroying there lifestyles or the enviroment for the future people and animals of Bostwana. They do this by letting tourist experice troditional activities e.g weaving cloth. This is sustanable and it gets more money in the country that can be put to good use e.g farming-for crops/food and there education-money can be put to schooling so more people can go to school. Another example of sustanible tourism is in Tanzania (east Africa) they have sustaible tourism as well e.g they have a national safrai park (Serengeti national park). this is sustanable because they do not harm the amimals as they are kept in wide vast open space to roam about freely, the vewier and tourists always see them from a distance, never to close to startle them. this means they are not harming the amimals in any way, so it is sustaible. In conclusion, I think tourism can be good only if it is sustanible, for example- what they are doing in Bostwana but not if it is unsustanble for example-what they are doing in a place in spain which is ruining ther beach in the end int wont be worth it.but over all i think tourism is good only if sustanible. How to cite Positive aspects of tourism, Papers
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Relevancy Of Tax Issues Regarding Of Borrowing â⬠Free Samples
Question: Discuss about the Relevancy Of Tax Issues Regarding Of Borrowing. Answer: The present case is based on the relevancy of tax issues regarding different kinds of borrowing. There are certain differences present relating to the two terms such as the borrowing and taxation respectively (Alley, Bentley and James 2014). The most common distinction regarding borrowing denotes mechanisms that allocate every person certain freedom to choose their own preferable time regarding the downward adjustment. Taxation is just a link by which an adjustment regarding the borrowing process can be done immediately. It facilitates the process of borrowing to carry on. In case of borrowing, a person could get certain alternatives. He can reduce the spending ratio and buy bonds. In this way, he can make a balance between the public debts (Hatoss 2016). The borrowing can be divided into several parts: overdrafts, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, payday loans and unregulated loans. Among these borrowing the personal loan is considered as unsecured and the others are secured in nature. In the provinces of Australia, the various types of borrowings are regulated by the tax laws. In this paper two types of borrowings are being mentioned. These are the mortgages and the personal loan. The former is the secured borrowing and the other one is the unsecured borrowing (Makin, Narayan and Narayan 2014). Certain tax issues are cropped up regarding the mortgage. Mortgage will help to reduce the tax obligation of Federal and State levels. It will also help to develop the cash flow system. In case of high-tax jurisdiction, the borrowing cost should be effective. Mortgage is a secured borrowing and therefore, the interest in mortgage is deductible if the loan proceeds to acquire developments in the property. Equity loans are attached with the term mortgage and certain tax reducibility are applicable on the mortgages and equity loan amount up to $1 million. On the other hand, personal loan is an unsecured borrowing. Personal loans are taken to meet the self demands. Certain processes are needed to receive the loan. The base of the loan is depending on the income level, the repayment capacity and the employment history of the borrower (McClure, Lanis and Govendir 2016). The imposition of the tax is depending on the loan amount. The tax benefits concept is not attached to the concept of personal borrowing, however, on certain personal loan, the income tax rate can be deducted. Proper receipt furnishing are also important to get the tax benefits. References: Alley, C., Bentley, D. and James, S., 2014. Politics and tax reform: A comparative analysis of the implementation of a broad-based consumption tax in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.RevenueLaw Journal,24(1), p.52. Hatoss, A., 2016. Lexical Borrowing in the Speech of First-Generation Hungarian Immigrants in Australia.SAGE Open,6(3), p.2158244016669552. Makin, A.J., Narayan, P.K. and Narayan, S., 2014. What expenditure does Anglosphere foreign borrowing fund?.Journal of International Money and Finance,40, pp.63-78. McClure, R., Lanis, R. and Govendir, B., 2016. Analysis of Tax Avoidance Strategies of Top Foreign Multinationals Operating in Australia: An Expose.
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