Rock N’Roll is here to stay

November 23, 2006 at 8:11 pm · Filed under Roba

I love Rock N’Roll. Seriously, I do, I actually think it’s my favorite music genre, so when I heard that we were going to learn to rock and roll in my dancing class I got quite excited. I mean, besides the fact that I love it, I’m a LOT more likely to rock and roll in Amman than actually waltz (ha, waltz in Amman).

Then I discovered that his inspiration for Rock N’Roll isn’t John Jett or AC/DC, but rather, Micheal Jackson at the peak of his Thriller moonwalking career or John Travolta in shaking struttin’ his stuff in Grease.

Damn it.






  • http://www.muoffaq.qabbani.net MQabbani

    Rock ,
    well try to listen to Modern Rock style it Funny and feel it ROCK
    There’s a band called System.Of.A.Down … started in 98 and have 5 albums most famous ” Mesmerize 2005 ”

    They called it modem Rock , it’s not the usual Rock just in middle of crazy ROCK they switch to something else Dam they ROCK .. Listen to them and u will know the feel
    no need to learn just listen it’s learn u …. ;)

    \m/

    regard’s

  • mohammad

    HELLL YEAAAAHHHHHHH , ROCK ON , as the great acdc said once : ROCK N ROLL AIN’T NOISE POLLTION , rock N roll is here to stay , hehehe , i got to excited , sorry but rock seems to have a weird effect on me , hehe . and dear MQabbani , system of a down isn’t “rock” , it’s nu metal and it sucks

  • http://www.muoffaq.qabbani.net MQabbani

    hey Sir Mohammad,

    your right , it’s in Metal categorize but its type of Rock ,
    and In February of 2006, System Of A Down won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for “B.Y.O.B.” in Mesmerize 2005 album” , any way just the point that’s all ROCK… , and music in art type , each one test it in his own way … :)

    any way its nice to meet : )

  • tommy

    Michael Jackson? Michael Jackson is hip-hop or R&B. He is not rock in any serious sense. It is true that early rock had its origins mostly in blues music (and, to a lesser extent, country), but Michael Jackson? John Travolta in Grease? You’ve got to be kidding me.

    Introduce him to some Alice in Chains, Slayer, or Metallica or even just some Rolling Stones, George Thorogood, Chris Isaak, Eagles, or Pink Floyd.

  • Odeh

    Inspiration for rock, Joan Jett or AC/DC.. hmm.. you just threw away 30 years of rock n roll hisroty there.. Bill Haley, Frank Zappa, n Motown.. *sigh*

  • http://omernos.com/blog omar

    looooooooooooool

    ta7sheeesheh! hahahaha

    walek shu hada Roba?
    Ray7a tet3allami how to dance
    like Madee7a Kamel in a 1985 movie?
    hahaahahha, gaal Rock n Roll gaal! hahahaha

  • http://www.khuboz.com Rami

    Mohammad, SOAD suck?! 7aram 3alek! Man! They go a bit koko sometimes, but they are one of the best these days. At least their songs have a meaning and defend a cause!

  • http://andfaraway.net Roba

    Come on guys, this isn’t a debate about the characteristics of each music genres, it’s about teaching Jordanian kids to moonwalk :P

    Bas anyway, since it’s being discussed, let’s be clear that rock n’roll is NOT rock, rock is rather a sub genre of rock n’roll. So when I say “Rock N’Roll” I can mean anyone from The Bee Gees to Micheal Jackson to Queen.

    Personally, I don’t like System of a Down either. As a huge fan of the likes of Led Zeppelin, Ac/Dc, The Who, and Queen; I refer to System of a Down as sissy rock ;)

    But as MQabbani said, music is art, and each person reflects upon what he likes, and I guess I like my music loud and bangy (and not depressed).

    Tommy, yup, Micheal Jackson is R&B, but he was double-inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame so sue them :P

    Omar, lol. Tell me about it.

  • http://arabesquerhabsody.com/blog/ Ohoud

    Nice debate:D

    But the dancing didnt seems too “rocky” to me:p maybe ballroom rock:D

    p.s: then again im no dancing expert:p

  • http://www.Fatafeet.wordpress.com Ora

    Why do I get the feeling you’re enjoying this class more than you’d like to admit?