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1990s Metal and Alternative Extensions
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ways in which heavy metal and alternative were                  in the 1990s
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fusion of        and Rock
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you would often have a rock band, but the singer would rap the lyrics, sometimes singing some of them, sometimes                    some of them
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Rage Against the               
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helped this rap into rock transformation take hold
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Los Angeles
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blending hard-driving rock with mostly rapped vocals
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inventive guitar playing of Tom               
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the rapping coming from Zack de la Rocha
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influenced by groups like
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Faith No More
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
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in the way they used grooves in the music
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1992 Rage Against the Machine
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blueprint of what the group was going to be
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a dedication to                    causes
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1996 Evil Empire
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breakthrough, #1 in the United States
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Korn
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Bakersfield,                     
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make one of their trademarks was the 7-string electric guitar
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not the first
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used by          players to give more range under a single grip
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adds an extra base note
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adds the low sound that was a part of their music
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James Munky Shaffer
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Brian Head Welch
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they made the 7-string guitar popular
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it became a trend by the end of the 90s
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heavy, angular distortion-soaked riffs coming out of the heavy-metal tradition
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singing is often rapped, sometimes screamed
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1996 Life is             
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1998 Follow the Leader
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Limp bizkit
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Fred durst, vocals
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Wes Borland, guitar
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more 7-string and more screaming
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1997           -Dollar Bill Y'all
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1999 Significant Other
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System of a Down
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Rick Rubin
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combined elements of political engagements of Rage Against the Machine
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2001 Toxicity
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Kid Rock
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              , Michigan
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1998 Devil Without a Cause
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extends the rap rock genre
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more blues rock and country
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industrial style
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blending            and live performances
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ideas trying to be represented
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emotional
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structural
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anti-                    
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avant garde disturbing
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roots in                bands
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Trobbing               
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Cabaret Voltaire
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Skinny Puppy
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Canadian band
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Nine Inch Nails
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1994 Trent Reznor
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would bring musicians with him
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1994 The Downward             
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dark and brooding
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moody, frequent shifts in atmosphere
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as he was doing this music, was recorded in the            where Charles Manson followers killed people
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tries to pick up on the vibe of the              of that
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Marilyn Manson
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Canton, Ohio
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strong parallel to Alice Cooper
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            , scary, outrageous
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takes the name of a women, but its a man
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fascination with the grotesque
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after the middle of the 1970s Alice Cooper becomes a little bit camp and ironic
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before the middle of 1970s, Alice Cooper was one scary hombre
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Marilyn Manson is bringing all of the spookiness of Alice Cooper back
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a hint of the absurd
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when he puts the band together, he decides that every member should have the name of a              star put together with a famous serial killer
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Madonna Wayne Gacy
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an absurd engagement with the                   
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1996 Antichrist Superstar
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1998 Mechanical Animals
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outraged conservative America
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dressed like a ghoulish transvestite
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albums contained vulgar and Satanic lyrics that just begged to be banned
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the albums basically say, "Please,        me, I want to be a famous bad boy."
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and in large part he succeeded at this
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he's anti-                     in your face
1970s: Hippie Aesthetic, Corporate Rock, Disco, and Punk
British Blues-Based Bands and the Roots of Heavy Metal
American Blues Rock and Southern Rock
The Era of Progressive Rock
Jazz Rock in the 70s
Theatrical Rock: KISS, Bowie, and Alice Cooper
American Singer-Songwriters of the 70s
British and Canadian Singer-Songwriters
Country Rock's Influence on 1970s Music
Black Pop in the 1970s
Sly Stone and His Influence on Black Pop, Funk, and Psychedelic Soul
Motown in the 1970s
Philadelphia Sound and Soul Train
Blaxploitation Soundtracks
The Uniqueness of James Brown
Bob Marley and the Rise of Reggae
The Backlash Against Disco
1975-1980: The Rise of the Mega-Αlbum
Continuity Bands in the 1970s
Rock and Roll in the Second Half of the 1970s
U.S. Punk 1967-1975
1974-77: Punk in the UK
American New Wave 1977-80
British New Wave 1977-80
The Hippie Aesthetic: 1966-1980
The Rise of MTV
Michael Jackson: MTV's Unexpected Boon
Madonna as Disruptive Shock Artist
Prince and Janet Jackson
Other Groups Who Benefited from MTV
1980s New Traditionalists and New Wave
1980s New Acts, Old Styles and Blue-Eyed Soul
1970s Progressive Rock Adapts to the 80s
1980's Heavy Metal
1980s Heavy Metal and L.A. Hair Bands
1980s Ambitious Heavy Metal
The Beginning of Rap
1980s: Rap Crosses Over to Mainstream
Late 1980s Hard Core Rap
Punk Goes Hardcore
Late 80s Indie Rock Underground
1990s: The Rise of Alternative Rock
1990s Indie Rock and the Question of Selling Out
1990s Metal and Alternative Extensions
Hip-Hop in the 1990s
Classic Rock of the 1990s
1990s Jam Bands and Britpop
Female Singer-Songwriters of the 1990s
The Rise of Teen Idols in the 1990s
1990s Dance Music