British Invasion: Mods, Rockers, and Social Crosscurrents

In the late 1940s a genre of symphony known as quaver candy and array has evolved in United States. Rock and bowl which was a term originally used to refer to versed intercourse became popular in 1950s. There are two types of carry and roll, The classic rock and roll which is the simpleton one while the advanced (refers to modern) rock and roll refers to the modern medicine style. Although Beatles and Elvis Presley both(prenominal) revolutionized pop culture, the first was more popular compared to second.The Beatles is the best-selling musical be of all time in the United States which sold more than 106 cardinal albums in the U. S. alone. On the other hand, Elvis Presley only sold 77 million units in the U. S. (The Recording Industry Association of America). The Beatles and Elvis Presley shape the developing mass culture by introducing a new tailor for their listeners. The Beatles listeners reflected the periods changing tastes and behavior through the music that the Be atles had created ( motionless Fab The Beatles and their timeless influence).The roller Stones, an English band, is one of the stylishs. In terms of album sales, they were been surpassed by the Beatles. Theyve got their drab boy checks when Andrew Loog Oldham, their manager and producer, suggests setting a bad boy image to them which captured the attention of the kids and the media. They always had this bad boy images with them especially in their songs. They would pick out the more boldly sexual side of rock and roll to do the opposite of what the Beatles were doing.To them, the reflection of the Mod and the rockers is that, the rockers portray the simple rock and the Mods are those who prefer different style of music the like those bad boy images songs they are creating (The Rolling Stones). This distinction is continuously manifested by rockers today. We can often watch or hear music that have foul languages or music that was anti-government. The evolution of this kind of rock and roll affects the rock industry like African Americans do.Just like the contrariety to the African American ethnic minority group which results to the division of hoi polloi that loves African American music and the people who loves American music alone, the Mod music affect the industry by dividing the rock and roll lovers into two groups. The first group is the one who loves classical rock like the ones created by The Beatles. The second group is the one who likes bad boy rock and roll like the ones created by The Rolling Stones. References ______________. November 10, 1999.The American Recording Industry Announces its Artists of the light speed. June 6, 2007 from, Recording Industry Association of America Website http//www. riaa. com/news%5Cnewsletter%5Cpress1999%5C111099. asp Freud, Charles Paul. June 2001. Still Fab The Beatles and their timeless influence. June 6, 2007 from, FindArticles Website http//findarticles. com/p/articles/mi_m1568/is_2_33/ai_75099632 ______ ________. 1989. The Rolling Stones. June 6, 2007 from, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. Website http//www. rockhall. com/inductee/the-rolling-stones