[Ring of a bell]

I am working on a semester research paper, it is gonna be about the popular music of the 1900's (from 1900 until now, so 1900's and part of 2000's)
I am very excited.

I need ten [or more] questions from different people about the paper, that may help me research. So ask me stuff to make me think!

I will continue to update this throughout the semester, maybe post sections of the paper I have done for RC.

I am not doing this to be lazy, I am doing this so I can do as good of a job as I can.

So ask me questions.

Mods, I hope this is the right place.

[FilltheEarth]

1) Which came first, the subcultures or the music associated with them?

2) What effect did music have on politics, and how did that role change from decade to decade?

3) How did music performers end up becoming elevated to almost God-like status? Why did girls faint at Beatles' festivals?

4) Why did the Beatles succeed in the US when they hadn't really done that well in Britain?

5) Go to http://www.one-way.org and do some research there for this question: What impact did the Jesus movement of the 70's play in the current market share that christian music currently has?

6) Why do radio stations have to have a specific "format" to have a license from the FCC, when did this start, and who judges which type of music is appropriate for each "format?"

7) What has been the impact/role of the "radio announcer" as a force in the development of music in this century and its popular acceptance?

8) In what ways has secular music been used to explore themes about american spirituality?

9) How did things like folk music (Peter Paul and Mary) and heavy metal (Def Leopard) exist at the same time and why did rock become more popular in the long run than folk?

10) What is the role of indi music in the scene?

11) Why did disco and discotechs die?

12) Who is actually in control of who "makes it" and gets a record label, and how is that decision made? What are the record companies trying to achieve?

13) In other countries, like South Africa, christian music is played in secular venues. But in the US, christian music (IN GENERAL) is played only on christian stations and secular music on secular stations. Why this fierce division?

14) Regardless of what is currently popular, even young listeners very often listen to "oldies." Which genres seem to be passed from generation to generation?

15) Music as a protest mechanism against authority. Why use music?

16) emotions expressed in music ..... what emotions are most common? (depression, love, suicide, etc.)

17) How the heck did swing make a comeback?

18) Remakes: ever wonder about songs that keep getting remade over and over by various artists till you are sick of that song ?

19) Why does popular music usually feature one singer or a band, but not very often do you get to hear audience participation? (once in a while you have exceptions to this... like, Pink Floyd's "we don't need no education" you hear lots of kids singing...)

20) HOw has visualizing music (MTV) changed the type of music people produce?

21) Why do people in the south (even young people) like country music?

22) Why does a CD generally have about 10-12 songs?

OK, I'm done for now

[Ring of a bell]

Hmm. Interesting, thank you sir.

[PaidInFull]

Question 13 is not true, here in North Florida we have several mix stations, playing both. Alot of rock stations play SwitchFoot, Relient K, and the like. Alot of rap stations play KJ52 along with Eminem.