BAH!!

tasha · Post by **tasha** » 10/10/2002, 1:27 pm

yes, this is OLP related. kinda sorta. lol. i have an assigment in music & society. here's the assignment:

Artist Profile

Every type of music produces an elite group of artists, those exceptionally talented-- or at least exceptionally popular-- performers and composers who somehow make a major impact on the field of music, and sometimes on society as a whole. For this assignment, you are to profile one such artist. Specifically, you may choose any performer, songwriter or composer who you believe has had a significant and lasting influence on the music and culture of his or her time. You are to present your ideas in the form of a 10 minute presentation to the class, and in a formal written summary of your findings, approx. 500 words in length.

In both you presentation and written summary, you should give an explicit thesis stating why you feel your subject should be considered a major figure in their chosen field. As well as giving a brief biographical sketch, you should also summarize, as appropriate, the major themes, influences and defining characteristics of the artist's work, and provide evidence of his or her lasting influence on music and society. Accordingly, contemporary performers are, as a rule, generally not the best choices. Particularly in the field of popular music, artists have a short shelf life, and performers who seem important at any given time have a habit of fading into obscurity with surprising speed.

so that's the assignment. the last sentence is what makes me think he wont let me do olp. i need suggestions. should i do OLP or not? each person in the class has to do someone different, and most of the good ones are taken (cobain, lennon, tupac, michael jackson for example). so if i SHOULD do olp, what suggestions do you have for my assignment? and if i should, have you got any ideas for who i should do??

THANK YOU

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 10/10/2002, 1:37 pm

Don't do OLP. They haven't made a lasting impact on the music industry, and, in a formal listing of great/influential musicians, OLP wouldn't make the cut.

Yet. :wink:

Susan · Post by **Susan** » 10/10/2002, 1:40 pm

I would recommend somebody more influencial, like John Lennon or somebody like him loved the world over.

tasha · Post by **tasha** » 10/10/2002, 1:42 pm

john lennon is taken.

most of the good people, or people that id like doing, either arent right for it or are taken.

i need mroe suggestions

Susan · Post by **Susan** » 10/10/2002, 1:44 pm

I assume you can choose a group and not just a specific person.
Um...

Rush, 54-40, The Who, The Guess Who...

Dack · Post by **Dack** » 10/10/2002, 2:43 pm

Some Ideas:

Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Madonna
Frank Zappa
Bruce Springsteen
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
Ozzie Osbourne (Black Sabbath)
Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols)
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
David Bowie
Eric Clapton
Bob Dylan
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)

Hopefully that could give you some ideas.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » 10/10/2002, 2:49 pm

*coughMikeTurnercough*

tasha · Post by **tasha** » 10/10/2002, 2:59 pm

su7an wrote:*coughMikeTurnercough*

lol, i dont think i could do that and pass.

thanks for all the suggestions dack!! those are good.. thank you

joe_canadian · Post by **joe_canadian** » 10/10/2002, 5:16 pm

What about Eddie Vedder? He's been hella influential on rock over the past decade... or so I am told :roll:

deviance101 · Post by **deviance101** » 10/10/2002, 5:53 pm

anybody got smashing pumpkins yet? nirvana? led zeppelin? pink floyd?

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 10/10/2002, 5:56 pm

well, since you cant do cobain, do the guy from the sex pystols,
unless you think Greenday would cut it, or is that too contemporary?

starseed_10 · Post by **starseed_10** » 10/10/2002, 5:57 pm

oooooo Pink Floyd's a good idea

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 10/10/2002, 6:21 pm

The Ramones, The Dead Kennedy's, maybe even Alkaline Trio. :mrgreen:

liam · Post by **liam** » 10/10/2002, 6:21 pm

YEAH PINK FLOYD THEY KICK ASS!

neoncrossing · Post by **neoncrossing** » 10/10/2002, 7:39 pm

i would say:

elvis (but he is probably taken already)
pink floyd
the ramones
bon jovi
carlos santana
the rolling stones
maybe even the tragically hip

liam · Post by **liam** » 10/10/2002, 7:40 pm

Led Zeppelin!

ArlieKoz13 · Post by **ArlieKoz13** » 10/10/2002, 8:18 pm

Oo Oo, Avril Lavigne. :roll:

Sorry.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 10/10/2002, 8:21 pm

you should be :roll:

ArlieKoz13 · Post by **ArlieKoz13** » 10/10/2002, 8:22 pm

Sarcasm..haha..

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 10/10/2002, 8:23 pm