THE WARRIOR WORD OCTOBER 2010

Comparing different types of music from different generations has always been amusing. Seekonkʼs own Mr. Rubin: a laid back halth teacher, and Mr. Hoogerzeil, a renowned keyboardist discuss how music ha changed from when they were in high school to current music.Mr. Rubin said that artists like Prince, Motley Crue, Van Halen, U2, Rat, Grand Master Flash and Sugarhill Gang were some of the top artists when he was in high school. Mr. Hoogerzeil described the artists to have “had an enormous effect on my generation to the point that many students identified themselves with their musical tastes and likes.” He described how there were always concerts at the Providence Civic Center, now known and the Dunkin Donuts Center, several times a week.“This was the golden age of arena concerts, and almost every one I went to was sold out,” said Mr. Hoogerzeil. “I experianced the appearance of grunge music when Nirvana released their video, Smells Like Teen Spirit in 1993.” The video introduced people to a whole new kind of music, a genre that made singing high pitched songs in skin tight leather pants no longer cool. “ It was a reaction against patriotic, money-making, materialistic 80ʼs. It reflected the confusion of a new generation who didnʼt necessarily buy ʻall was wellʼ in America at the time.” Mr. Hoogerzeil then named some songs like Every Breath You Take by The Police, With or Without You by U2 and Jump by Van Halen as some of the best music that representative of his years in high school. What is considered,

what was “old school” for these guys? Mr Rubin considered Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Kinks, and Johnny Cash. as “old school” music. Rubin said “I remember listening to Kiss on a tape recorder.” he admitted shortly after e distracted himself while singing “La la la la la Lola! Iʼm not the worldʼs most passionate guy but i know what i like!”, a part from The Kinksʼ Lola. The Kinks were just another one of the bands that were considered “old school” for him. And believe it or not, rap was not very

popular t the time, and in fact, it was just beginning to become popular. Rappers such as like Twista, Run DMC and Sir Mix-A-Lot were just beginning. “I never really liked rap”, said Mr. Rubin. “It just wasnʼt popular.” Mr Hoogerzeil said “I am not a fan of teeny bop artists like Justin Beiber. I do like some of the very heavy metal rock music that is out. I am also a fan of groups like Coldplay.I cannot bear to listen to those artists that have to sing their name at the beginning of the song, like Jason Derulo... I guess it must be because all of the artists in that genre sound exactly the same.” according to Mr Hoogerzeil he liked the music of his era better. He describes todays music as being “cold and robotic.”

“Now, I know there are very many excellent original artists out there, but the problem is they are being crowded out by the robotic sounding pop artists who all sound the same. I predict there will be reaction to this, just like in 1993 with Nirvana… and I hope we go back to our roots…real drums, real guitars, real pianos, etc…. I think American pop music is ready for a revival, and I canʼt wait for it to happen. Some people say that is what country music is today, but I think even dance music will return to its Motown/Earth Wind & Fire style roots.

BACK TO OUR ROOTSBy; Maribel Tavares

Upcoming Concerts a LupoʼsBy: Maribel Tavares

It seems that Lupoʼs Heartbreak Hotel on 79th Washington Street in Providence, Rhode Island is having some famous guests stop by. They may not be legends, but they certainly have made themselves popular among the public. Featured below are some of the many events featured at Lupoʼs; Friday, November 5th comes Michael Franti and Spearhead. Tickets are $25.00 in advance tickets and $28.00 the day of the concert. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show starts at 9 p.m.Michael Franti is a wonderful vocalist whoʼs mastered mixing folk, hip hop, punk rock, and jazz. Franti will be singing with a band called Spearhead consisting of Carl Young on bass, Dave Shul on the guitar, and Manas Itene on drums. Theyʼve gone big with their Sound Of Sunshine tour. Win tickets at MichaelFranti.com. Three song you should really listen to before you see them in concert are “Light Up Ya Lighter,” “Time To Go Home” and of course their hit “Sound of Sunshine.” Saturday, November 6th Say Anything pays a visit. Tickets are $25.00 in advance and are $29.00 the day of the

show. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30 p.m.Led by singer and guitarist Max Bemis, Say Anything is a band inspired by other bands like Fugazi and Smashing Pumpkins. Their music is along the punk lines and is known to hold strange confessions in their lyrics. Some awesome songs to listen to are “Hate Everyone,” “Baby Girl Iʼm a Blur,” and of course “Alive With The Glory Of Love.” Check them out at sayanythingmusic.com. Wednesday, November 10th A Day to Remember with Underoath arrives.Tickets are $22.50 in advance and $25.00 the day of the show. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.Known for their remakes of Kelly Clarksonʼs “Since You Been Gone” and The Frayʼs “Over My Head,” which is better known as “Cable Car” and is featured on Pop Goes Punk volume two. They are a band from Ocala, Florida and craft a unique genre of music known as “Pop-Mosh.” Their lead singer is Jeremy McKinnon, with guitarists Neil Westfall and Tom Denney, bassit Joshua Woodard and drummer Alex Shelnutt and have been together since 2003. Find out more about them at adtrrock.com.