You Shook Me All Night Long
Sunday, 01 September 2013 10:55 | Written by bluesever | 
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You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC's mammoth power chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the '70s. In its own way, it was a reaction against the pompous art rock and lumbering arena rock of the early '70s. AC/DC's rock was minimalist -- no matter how huge and bludgeoning their guitar chords were, there was a clear sense of space and restraint. Combined with Bon Scott's larynx-shredding vocals, the band spawned countless imitators over the next two decades and...
AC/DC's mammoth power chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the '70s. In its own way, it was a reaction against the pompous art rock and lumbering arena rock of the early '70s. AC/DC's rock was minimalist -- no matter how huge and bludgeoning their guitar chords were, there was a clear sense of space and restraint. Combined with Bon Scott's larynx-shredding vocals, the band spawned countless imitators over the next two decades and...
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Rachmaninov’s Vocalise
Sunday, 18 August 2013 13:13 | Written by bluesever |
Rachmaninov’s Vocalise
“Vocalise” just means it’s a thing for a human voice, a vocal piece. It needs that name because, being for the voice, it is obviously some sort of song, but in this case it has no words at all, so all the artistry is in the shape of the vocal line. There are no words to give you hints about what feelings it addresses, what sort of thing you ought to be emoting about while it is going on. Rachmaninov - Vocalise Vocalise dates back to the mid-18th... Ne Me Quitte Pas (If You Go Away)
Tuesday, 16 July 2013 19:17 | Written by bluelover |
Ne Me Quitte Pas (If You Go Away)
"Ne me quitte pas" is a Jacques Brel's most beautiful song and is also his most successful. Belgian French-speaker author-composer Jacques Brel created and performed a catalog of literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that brought him a large, devoted following in France. With a strong power of expression in his lyrics many consider him a poet as well. Ne Me Quitte Pas (If You Go Away) Jacques Brel was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium, a small city... |
Canned Heat Blues
Sunday, 28 July 2013 21:49 | Written by bluesever |
Canned Heat Blues Canned Heat: Slang term for Sterno, a commercial jellied alcohol used to heat food, typically placed beneath metal pans on a banquet or buffet line. "Canned Heat" referred to any one of a number of concoctions based on alcohol found in shoe polish, cooking fuel, etc. Early Mississippi Delta bluesman Tommy Johnson is said to have drank "canned heat," and wrote his song "Canned Heat Blues" about the nasty stuff. Canned Heat Blues Johnson wails his sorrow of alcohol... Last Updated (Sunday, 28 July 2013 22:02) Scorpions - When the Smoke Is Going Down
Monday, 01 July 2013 15:15 | Written by bluesever |
Scorpions - When the Smoke Is Going Down
By the early 1980s, rock 'n' roll music had been through many phases. Emerging from folk and pop music, it went through experimental, psychedelic phases that were popular during the 1960s, and became heavier and more technical in the 1970s with the first wave of heavy metal and the emergence or punk and progressive rock. Heavy music was underground, and was rather unconventional. However, the early 1980s proved how hard rock and heavy metal could be... |
