Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Rumble III

22 comments:

  1. While watching the film, I was surprised at some of the songs that contained Native American roots. For example, I had no idea that “Come and Get Your Love” had a Native American root tied into it. I really like this song and learning about it’s roots intrigued me. I also didn’t know that the Black Eyed Peas band also had a Native American origin. I loved listening to the music they made and they were one of my favorite bands. Learning about their history and how one band member had a Native American background was something I probably would not have known or found out if I didn’t watch this film. It was also interesting to learn that most blues music had a Native American influence on them. Before watching the film, I had heard of Native American music and thought to myself that I would never listen to that type of music. Watching the film opened my eyes to a whole new style of music and I really like the songs that they compose and play. Most songs are very catchy and good songs that I would have on my playlist. I never would have expected me to have a new profound respect for Native American music. After watching the film, I may start listening to more Native American musicians because they’re music has a good vibe, catchy tune, and music that I would listen to on an everyday basis.

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  2. After watching “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World,” I have come to realize how little I know about the impact on Native American culture on modern America. Ranging from the population to the music, the Native American culture in America is something that, I would say, was hidden in the American education system, displaying how America is still trying to suppress the strength of the Native American culture. Additionally, the multiple artists that have shaped the music industry said in the documentary were incredibly persuasive and looked upon because of their music despite being a minority. I think this statement has power because of the irony; Americans refuse to “hand over” America to minorities yet, historically, they have depended on them in their times of trouble.

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  3. I liked this film because it was very well made and organized. I liked how they incorporated the clips of the interviews. I was very impressed by the number of people they were able to interview for this film. There were interviews with music specialists/experts, historians, musicians, and most importantly people with indigenous blood. The film was engaging and had lots of visuals like old pictures and clips of performances and much more. There was a lot of information about specific Native American musicians as well as information on Blues, Jazz, Rock and Funk music in general. There was also a lot of history information on what life was like for the Indians during that time. Even though I’m not a fan of Rock, Jazz or Blues and I had never heard of any of the people mentioned in the film before I was very intrigued and surprised with the film. The film was able to clearly portray the contributions Native American musicians made to Rock, Soul, Blues and Jazz music. I was very surprised by the number os Native American musicians there were and was even more shocked to discover how much they influenced music and that there influence is still alive to this day. I liked how they covered each artist individually and talked about there whole life and careers and went into detail on there music style and why they were influential. It was very cool to see how many of these artist were able to incorporate there native roots and songs into there own music.

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  4. I think the idea that heavy metal and rock was influenced by Native American music and Native American artists is really interesting since native Americans are seen as people of nature, calm, graceful being and heavy metal music is anything but that. The way that bassists, guitar players, and drummers have such a large influence on the music and on the band is also interesting to me. They focused almost entirely on the musicians in the band not on the lead singer when talking about how legendary or important people were to the rock world. I think it was very fun to watch the last drummer mentioned. The narrator for this section referred to his playing as primitive and I agree that his style is very raw and energetic. He moves around and doesn’t just sit in one place, he also interacts with the crowd perfectly and makes facial expressions to go along with his loud and lively drum playing.

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  5. It was very surprising and fascinating to watch how the pain and suffering that the Indians and even Mexicans went through, translates to modern music. The very famous rockstars, folk singers, blues, and funk artists were Indian or of indigenous decent. The singing and heartbeat of the Indian drums were all supposed to be erased in history but came through stronger in music. It was very cool to see modern forms of music, like rap, to be used in a protest at the end of the film.

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  6. I thought that the film was very eye opening and touching. Everyone talk about the racism that goes on between the he blacks and the whites, and they fail to ethnic anything about the Native American. I’m glad that they made this movie to bring awareness to the rest of the world that Native Americans aren’t just an indigenous people you should have sympathy for then forget about. But, that they are people who actually made a huge impact on America especially the music. From the blues to rock and roll the native Americans have started it all and no one knew because some were ashamed to be Native American, because that is what they were taught by the rest of society. Despite this and the fact that America even tried to irradiate the race altogether the Native Americans have came through strong. They secretly taught their children about their culture at home when it was illegal to practice and because of this there are Native Americans today who can now spread awareness and teach the world about their culture, and what they contributed to America.

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  7. I thought that the Rumble Film was very interesting and I learned a lot from the film. I would have never thought that the blues had actually come from Native American Music. I thought that this music can all be referenced back to the Native Americans Music. I thought that this type of Music brought to life the issues with Native Americans and how they were not being treated well and all the issues that they all went through. Overall I thought that all people should learn about the Indians and how they culture was being stripped away from them but, they were able to perserve some of their culture through Rock and Roll and Blues music. Still people to today probably don't know where the roots of Rock and Roll and Blues Music had actually come from and the true history behind it.

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  8. I thought that Rumble was a great film. I found it interesting that the power chord originated from Link Wray and "Rumble." I also thought that it was cool that Led Zeppelin and other iconic rock bands wouldn't have their iconic sound without the early influence of Link Wray. I learned that Jimi Hendrix was part Indian, which I didn't know before hand. I also learned that Redbone is an Indian band. I also found it interesting that one of the members of the Black Eyed Peas is Indian. Overall the film was very enlightening and taught me about influential music icons that I didn't know were of Indian descent.

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  9. I liked that “Rumble” covered the often untold story of indigenous influence on the development of American music. I hadn’t hear of many of the artists to whom the documentary payed tribute, but it was interesting to hear echoes of Native American tunes reflected in their works. The many different indigenous artists interviewed for “Rumble” offered further insight into how 20th century Indian descendants viewed the representation of their heritage through music. For me, the biggest takeaway was that it’s important to understand all the cultural and historical influences that go into making something as dynamic as music.

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  10. One thing that really stood out to me from this documentary was all the different music genres that came from Native American music, including songs that I have heard before. Another thing that I found really interesting was a song that was used in the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” originated from Native American music. This opened my eyes to the fact that there are songs and music genres That are influenced by Native American music, so many people are unaware of this and they are not given any of the credit. Instead, people were trying to silence them and take their culture away. I also thought it was really interesting to see the progress of Native American music to the music we are more familiar with.

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  11. Overall, the film, “Rumble”, was very entreating and captured the essences of how rock was influenced by Indians. It was interesting knowing that many artists used the influence of other artists in their own work. I knew Native Americans experienced problems, but I did not know they experienced that many problems involving their race. In order to fix these problems, they would hold strikes or marches. By marching and standing up for what they believe in, it could possibly be the difference that could change everything. The style of music played within this film varied in beat, but they all sounded similar.

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  12. Overall, it is clear that Native Americans had huge implications on the music culture in America. Hearing the stories of all these native Americans who used their culture as their strength and were able to create some of the most iconic songs in history. I think that “rumble” By Link Wray perfectly captures this movie as Indians were able to overcome their challenges by shaking up the system similar to the impact of this song at the time of its release. I feel like it captures the deep, earthly rhythm that native Americans are known for.

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  13. After watching this movie, I have come to find a better understanding of the true significance of Native American culture and how it plays such a bigger part in the history of American music and how it progressed. What surprised me most of all is that I knew “Come and Get Your Love” by the Redbones (from Guardians of the Galaxy) and never realized how it was created by Native Americans. I found it really interesting how it is emphasized that the Indian musicians mentioned were able to make their music due to their roots and culture—something that is centered around music.

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  14. On the whole, I think that Rumble was a great insight into the contributions of Native Americans on American music. It was very clear that the history of their contributions has been written out as a result of racist beliefs against them, so I think that it’s great to get it out into the world. I was really intrigued by the overlap in African American and Native American influences on music like with jazz and blues. The film itself seems to be present it’s information respectfully, though I can’t really comment on it with certainty since I am not Native American. I thought that bringing in well known musicians to tell their stories and give first had accounts was one of the biggest strengths of the film and I hope to see more videos like this.

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  15. Before watching the film, I had absolutely no idea that Native Americans had that large of an influence on American pop-culture and music. I saw and heard so many popular songs and it was baffling to me to see the connections that the blues and funk had with Native American music. Although I knew that music was a pretty important part of Native American culture I had no idea that it bore such a large scale of importance and that helped me understand why the U.S. so heavily banned Native American music during the late 1800’s. The fact many people are unaware of popular bands like The Black Eyed Peas’ and Redbone‘s Indian roots just goes to show that the Native Americans don’t get much credit at all for their heavy cultural influence on our music.

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  16. The film, “Rumble”, really just exposed me to a whole new side of music that I had never really listened to or learned about before. It was a great experience, because it didn’t just show these songs and whatever, it went in depth into the artists lives and backgrounds and how they influenced music today and I thought that was really cool. I also enjoyed it a lot because it was talking about the major contributions that the Native Americans had in terms of music. This is something that you do not really hear about that often, and something that is really pushed to the side, and I think it was a great thing to bring it out into the open and give people that exposure. The film also did a good job of capturing the Native American culture and the struggles that they have gone through, and are still going through to this day. They are definitely a very underrepresented group and I feel like this film did a good job of sharing their stories, but also giving Native Americans a platform to speak.

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  17. I thought that “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” was a great movie and I found a lot of interesting ideas shown throughout. I did not recognize many of the artists at first, but one thing that really stuck out to me was the Black Eyed Peas band. I never knew that they had a Native American origin because all I knew them from was having great music which was even shown in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” movie. Overall, I found the movie very eye opening and it made me realize that there is a lot more music of Native American origin that I never knew. I always thought that I had one specific song interest when really, a lot of the music that I like comes from Native American origin. I also really liked how the movie talked about each of the very significant people who influenced the music industry because a lot of them I didn’t know but without them, we might not have some of the amazing music that has come out. The movie has also made me want to try to listen to more Native American musicians because they seem to have influenced some of the artists that I like today.

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  18. The film “Rumble” brought into perspective how much Native Americans influenced the music industry we all know today. Before watching this film, I didn’t know how much the Native Americans loved their music. Throughout this film, I was introduced to many talented, notable, inspirational, and influential Native American artists. To name a few, there were Link Wray, Charley Patton, Peter La Farge, Johnny Cash, Jesse Davis, and John Trudell. All of these artists came into touch with their Native American heritage. I think, that from this film, I learned the importance of putting your own identity in your music while keeping the culture alive. The artists who were successful in doing this became big influences for the evolution of blues, rock, and jazz music.

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  19. Personally, this film expanded my interest in the indigenous music and extended my knowledge of music through the variety of culture and tradition involved in music itself. This film has also taught me that the music that exists today would not have been the same without the different people and musicians involved. The culture, tradition, and history plays a considerable part in explaining the genre of music. The perseverance of Indians/ indigenous people through music conveyed the passion and the admiration they had for their specific musics and sounds. Most of the Indians have influenced the music that is being listened to today and shows incredible marks that they have made. Through Link Wray, Jesse Davis, Charlie Patton, Robbie Hawkins, Randy Castillo, any obviously many more, the celebrated hero’s amongst the community of Hispanics and indigenous people worked their way through and around the discord.

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  20. I loved this documentary because it was eye opening and I learned a lot about the origins of different music genres such as folk, blues, rock, and funk. I didn’t know the scale of the influence Native American music had on music today. The power chord is used in many of my favorite songs, but I didn’t know it was invented by Link Wray. I am glad I could learn about artists such as Stevie Salas, Jesse Ed Davis, Jimi Hendrix, and Buffy Saint-Marie. I am going to listen to more of their music.

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  21. Personally, this film expanded my interest in the indigenous music and extended my knowledge of music through the variety of culture and tradition involved in music itself. This film has also taught me that the music that exists today would not have been the same without the different people and musicians involved. The culture, tradition, and history plays a considerable part in explaining the genre of music. The perseverance of Indians/ indigenous people through music conveyed the passion and the admiration they had for their specific musics and sounds. Most of the Indians have influenced the music that is being listened to today and shows incredible marks that they have made. Through Link Wray, Jesse Davis, Charlie Patton, Robbie Hawkins, Randy Castillo, any obviously many more, the celebrated hero’s amongst the community of Hispanics and indigenous people worked their way through and around the discord.

    - Sorry I added another comment because I forgot to mention my name in the previous one.

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  22. Jase

    After watching the “Rumble,” I learned from the viewpoint of Native Americans, how
    tough life was growing up. Being Indian was looked down upon forcing people to hide their
    identities. The American government used their power to get rid of Indian heritage and to stop
    the next generation of Indians from knowing their history. I was fascinated by the ideas of how
    rock n’ roll and the blues became so popular. A commonly used instrument was the electrical
    guitar. Others stood out for their abilities to play heavy metal music. The way “rumble” was used,
    was not as a fight, but rather a way to be active. I thought it was cool to see how some of our
    modern day rap and hip hop is influenced by these heavy metal, rock, and funk artists back
    then.

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