Rock in The Revolution
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"Rock In The Revolution" is a song by Jumping Monks
Jumping Monks
The Jumping Monks are a Funk/Rock/Alternative trio band based in San Antonio, Texas.- History :The band formed around 2002 with brothers Travis and Weston Ripps and their friend Adam Jacobs...

, released as the band's first single and the first single from their album Green Apple Worms
Green Apple Worms
Green Apple Worms was the first album to be released by Jumping Monks. It was released in October 2003.- Track listing :#Rock in The Revolution#Fairytale#Green Apple Worms#Bipolar Cartoon Girl#Show Me More#Without A Fight...

. In the Ernie Ball Company best songs of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 bands this song ranked #10, despite the song not entering any other charts.

The song is about just playing rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 and enjoying it whether you're a big star or a garage band
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...

 or a listener. It is a less funkier
Funk rock
Funk rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. Its earliest incarnation was heard in the late 1960s through the mid-1970s by acts such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience , Eric Burdon and War, Trapeze, Parliament-Funkadelic, Betty Davis and Mother's Finest. The 1990s were known for acts...

 song on the album, and has heavy rapping.

The song is also about rock music's lowering popularity during the 2000s due to other genres such as hip/hop, rap, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

, and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

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