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Source: Steven Maxwell, 785-532-5740, smaxwell@k-state.edu.
Note to editor: This is the first in a series of news releases about the color 1xbet online casino in honor of Kansas State University's founding on Feb. 16, 1863.
News release prepared by: Greg Tammen, 785-532-2535, gtammen@k-state.edu
Monday, Feb. 7, 2011
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&1xbet online casino ;Artistically purple is a descriptive word, and I think that's why it's been adopted by some successful acts in the music world,&1xbet online casino ; said Maxwell, assistant professor of music at Kansas State University.
In 2008 Maxwell created a class about the history of rock and roll, where he teaches about the genre's evolution and its relationship to history.
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&1xbet online casino ;Metaphorically, purple was a blend between the standardized 'primary colors' introduced by mainstream society in the 1950s and mid-1960s,&1xbet online casino ; Maxwell said.
Other artists, such as Deep 1xbet online casino and Prince, adopted the color because of its ambiguity in the musical soundscape and pop culture.
Deep 1xbet online casino was one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal, Maxwell said. The group was the first rock band to record with a full Concerto orchestra, as well as the first to turn the volume to 11, a feat earning them the title of the world's loudest band by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1972.
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The album also introduced Prince's backing band. The Revolution, an apt title due to the soundtrack's revolutionary nature, Maxwell said. The album has since been seen as an avant-garde piece of work and has been named one of the greatest albums of all time by outlets like Time magazine, Rolling Stone, VH1 and others.
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