Hendrix
...to many people the first thing that comes to mind is the hippie movement. The hippie movement would only be the base for a greater movement to arise, the rise of Rock music. Even though Rock had existed for years before the 60's rock would give rise to the genres of music we listen to today such as Alternative, Metal and Progressive rock. In a sense the hippie movement consisted of "Drugs N' Rock N' Roll".
Jimmi Hendrix would be a center for this movement creating a new type of music crucial to the Hippies and today's music. Jimmi Hendrix is considered one of the originators of the modern rock movement due to his more than legendary songs of counter culture and freedom. Hendrix's songs continue to play in venues around the world.
Jimmi Hendrix is also considered one of the originators of the modern rock movement due to his more than legendary songs of counter culture and freedom. Hendrix, regarded by many as one of the greatest, was not only known for his music but for his interesting style and life. His life ended too short though and if alive today music would not be about money but about feeling.
Chapter 1: Understanding the times
Life in America has been molded by many factors including those of the hippie movement in the Sixties. With the development of new technology, a war against Communism, and an internal war against racial injustice, a change in America was sure to happen. As the children of the baby boom became young adults, they found far more discontent with the world around them. This lead to a subculture labeled as hippies that as time went one merged into a mass society. These people were upset about a war in Vietnam, skeptical of the present government and its associated authority, and searching for a place to free themselves from society's current norms, bringing the style they are known for today....
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