Pop Rock Music (Influence of Style)

Maroon 5 are a band that produce Pop/Rock Music with songs such as 'Maps' and 'Moves like Jagger.' The band got together in the 90's and have so far released five albums of the pop/rock genre. With Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Micky Madden and Ryan Dusick forming the original band 'Kara's Flowers' in High School who initially produced songs of the genre 'Britpop' which is a form of alternative rock, the band have produced a variety of songs from a variety of music genres. 

Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s where it derived from the rock and roll genre. As a genre, it is very eclectic with it taking elements from various genres including urban, rock, Latin, dance and country. However, there are particular elements which define pop music and make it differ from other styles of music:

• short/medium length songs
• basic structure (verse chorus verse)
• repeated choruses
• melodic tunes
• catchy hooks

Pop music has influenced many people, however with the main demographic being adolescents and teens, it has really influenced their lives and habits in man ways. The music videos for example may influence teens to want to take dance classes, or it could affect what decision (career wise) they would want to pursue in the future. Also, teens who follow the life of the musician or artist through the internet on social mediums such as twitter and YouTube wish to emulate this which can have a good, but also adverse effect on them.

The lyrics of a pop song can also be very influential, especially over younger teenagers, for example:

• lyrics that feature violence and the encouragement of this may influence them to be violent or have rebellious tendencies
• those who listen to songs that degrade sex or are quite sexual tend to have sex at younger ages

Rock Music
Rock music is a genre of music that was commonly known as 'rock and roll' in the US during the 50s which it later developed into a range of other styles and genres over the years prior to its development. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as a part of a rock group where drums are also normally involved.  Like pop music, lyrics seem to have many romantic tendencies and references, but also other references that usually have a social or political emphasis.

Rock music has been influenced by rhythm and blues and country music from the 40s, but also drew ideas from folk, jazz and classical. However, since the evolution of rock music, there have been many sub genres, including; blues rock, folk rock, country rock, jazz-rock fusion, glam rock, heavy metal, psychedelic rock, alternative rock, rap rock, garage rock, synthpop and punk rock music.

Rock music has resulted in a massive impact on society with it influencing daily life, fashion, attitudes and language. As the demographic of rock music has matured, the music became an accepted and deeply interwoven thread in a popular culture. With it beginning in the 70s, rock songs and acts were beginning to be used in TV adverts, but also TV and film soundtracks,

In the cross-over of African American "race music" to a growing white youth audience, the popularisation of rock and roll involved both black performers reaching a white audience and white performers appropriating African American music. Rock and roll appeared at a time when racial tensions in the US were entering a new phase, starting with the beginnings of the civil rights movement for desegregation.

The rock and roll lifestyle was popularity associated with sex and drugs. Many of rock and roll's early starts were known as hard drinking, hard living characters. During the 1960s, the lifestyles of many stars became more publicly known, aided by the growth of the underground rock press. Musicians had always attracted the attention of "groupies" who spent time with and often did sexual favours for band members.

Rock music and fashion have always had some links. In the mid 60s of the UK, rivalry arose between "Mods" and "Rockers," each style had their own favoured musical acts. In the 60s, The Beatles brought mop-top haircuts, collarless blazers, and Beatle Boots into fashion. Rock musicians were also early adopters of hippie fashion and popularised such styles as long hair and the Nehru jacket. As rock music genres became more segmented, what an artist wore became as important as the music itself in defining the artist's intent and relationship to the audience. In the early 70s, glam rock became widely influential featuring glittery fashions, high heels and camp. In the late 70s, disco acts helped bring flashy urban styles to the mainstream, while punk groups began wearing mock-conservative attire, in an attempt to be as unlike mainstream rock musicians, who still favoured blue jeans and hippie-influenced clothes. Heavy metal bands in the 80s often favoured a strong visual image. For some bands, this consisted of leather or denim jackets and pants, spikes/studs and long hair. Visual image was a strong component of the glam metal movement. In the early 90s, the popularity of grunge brought in a punk influence to fashion of its own, including torn jeans, old shoes, flannel shirts, backwards baseball hats, and grew they hair against the clean-cut image that was popular at the time in heavily commercialised pop music culture. Musicians continue to be fashion icons: pop culture magazines such as 'Rolling Stone' often include fashion layouts featuring musicians as models.

Songwriters such as Pete Townshend have explored these spiritual aspects within their work. The common usage of the term "rock god" acknowledges the religious quality of the adulation some rock stars receive. Some metal bands use demonic imagery for artistic and/or entertainment purposes, though they do not worship or believe in Satan. Ozzy Osbourne is reported to be Anglican and Alice Cooper is a known born again Christian. In some cases, though, metal performers have expressed satanic views.