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Rock n' roll, boy bands, jazz trios, and more; the greats, newbies, and forgotten icons who create our favorite groups.
Flute in Prog Rock: Why so Popular?
Genesis and Jethro Tull: although covering a range of styles, sounds and characters, they are united in their association with the 'progressive rock' movement. The movement, spanning mainly the 1970's, can be defined most simply by its experimentation on the rock genre. Unlike many movements which organically developed into new, yet still related, genres after their initial creation, the progressive rock known to the seventies remains a genre standing still in music history. The movement’s ephemeral nature has since attracted nostalgia-fuelled and cult-style enthusiasm even by those having not lived through the genre (including myself). The stylistically ‘undefinable’ movement was reliant on the unique experimentations of the respective artists. Every band had their sound and ever musician their unique voice, but the fact that they were following a path until then untrodden (experimentation on the fairly new genre of rock), united these artists. And while progressive rock does not have a monopoly on experimentation or progress in music, musical developments following the genre (even those still aiming for progress), nevertheless conformed to the industry’s goal for more financially exploitative and efficient works. This was mainly due to the irresistible potential of new technology. As a consequence, the raw and unfiltered sounds of 1970’s progressive rock became forever organically irreproducible (any reproduction would’ve been unauthentic and pastiche) and simply commercially unattractive or risky. In being so fearless in the search for rock’s limits, the movement offered us distinctive and eccentric sounds yet to be reproduced. Among this, was the inclusion of surprising instruments, such as the flute.
By Rita Fernandes5 years ago in Beat
The Band That Kept Me Going
I've had Spotify for a couple of years now. At the end of each year, the streaming service has a wrap up, a list of your top songs that year. In the past years these lists have been an amusing way to revisit songs, something to compare with others. My music tastes don't change that much and 2020 was no exception, but what was a little different were the stories and feelings that came with the music of 2020.
By Kayla Bruner5 years ago in Beat
My favorite punk bands
Granted punk's heyday is long behind us, I still absolutely love listening to punk music. Below are just a few of the bands that I absolutely love the most, I hope you enjoy and maybe discover some bands you've never heard about. Each one of these bands have a special place in my heart.
By Dyllon Rodillon5 years ago in Beat
Flux #5 - Radiohead
In all my years of listening to music, and with all the content that I’ve either shown someone, or someone has shown me, there’s been a continuous ‘desire’ to have validation in what you listen to - meaning, it’s nice to know someone else thinks the song you’re showing them is sick. Maybe it’s an emotional thing, where humans feel compelled to share happiness with others, or, perhaps in a bit of a more ‘egotistical’ way, people like knowing that they don’t listen to garbage. And we can go on and on about how “music is reflection of self”, and how there’s no cohesive way to state whether music is good or bad, but this concept is very interesting when discussing the discovery of music, which at Bald With Hair!, is something I love to discuss.
By Alterrain Media5 years ago in Beat
