Blog Post 5


            The genre of music known as disco made its inception into the world around the 1970s. For the disco era, I’m choosing Michael Jackson and his worldwide popularity for music. Not only was his choreography spot on, but his 15-minute long mini-movie, Thriller, which launched on MTV was a music and cinematic experience mixed into one that no one had even seen before let alone his choreography.


            The genre of music called dubstep is a genre of music that hasn’t been around for too, too long. When I think of dubstep, the first name to come to my head is that of Skrillex. Sonny John Moore or Skrillex, which was his stage name, rose to fame as a solo artist by producing music using electronic sounds developed by using synthesizers to create the unique type of music know today as dubstep.


            Punk music started to become popular at around the same time as disco music. One famous punk band to take note of is Green Day which consists of three musicians: Billie Joe Armstrong the singer and lead guitarist, Tre Cool the drummer, and Mike Dirnt the bass. Green Day rose to fame with the release of their successful 1992 album called Kerplunk as well as using their infectious pop-punk sound of the instruments and vocals to win over the hearts of several.


            When I hear the nineties, I always think of The Red Hot Chili Peppers and their rise to fame. The Red Hot Chili Peppers became a band around 1983. Despite some unfortunate events in the start of their career, along with the addition of some new band members, it was the funk, rap, alternative, and rock styles of their music they maintained combined with an exquisite flow to Kiedis’ lyricism that made their career take off and get them where they are today.


            Although the dubstep and electronic music genres are somewhat similar, electronic music, in my opinion, is less extreme than that of dubstep. The electronic music group known as Daft Punk immediately became widely popular in 1997 with the release of their debut album. The way they became popular was through their distinct sound, their inescapable hits, and their catchy music videos produced by auteur directors, some who later on to found success in the film industry.

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