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25 Greatest Songs of Led Zeppelin
With sales topping 300 million units worldwide Led Zeppelin is one of the greatest rock bands of all-time. But it's not the sales that make Led Zeppelin great. It's the music. Jimmy, Robert, John Paul and John created some of the most textured, creative, and complex music of any genre from any era. Their sound is instantly recognizable and uniquely diverse. Their songs range in topic from New Orleans drag queens to the great flood of Mississippi in 1927. Each band member brings their own trademark style which combined forms a rich and solid sound which cannot be duplicated or imitated. Led Zeppelin phenomenal success and is a one of a kind band.
By Rick Henry Christopher 4 years ago in Beat
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
A Partridge in a Pear Tree What? Most songs have a modicum of truth attached to the lyrics, utilising the life’s experience of the writer who carefully chooses parts of his or her life to whom the hearing public can relate to. Words like love; marriage; friend; hate; mother; father etc, etc. Those words are then carefully moulded around a tune that is easily repeatable and which will hopefully get everyone singing along with them. The example I shall give is, what is known as a poetic form called “cumulative verse,” which is supposed to help you remember useless, mindless twoddle.
By Gavin Mayhew4 years ago in Beat
9 Beatles songs that combine harmonic major with Ionian mode
The polyphonic structure of Western classical music distinguishes it from other musical traditions such as Indian classics where a lone melodic line is accompanied by a developed rhythm section. In contrast, polyphonic music involves the interaction between the horizontal melodic line and vertical chord structures, anticipating the listener's emotional response.
By Serg Childed4 years ago in Beat
My Lens with Fringe Mellow
I think it's super important to exercise that writers muscle because you want to know that when that great idea or concept comes to you, being able to write it down isn't going to be the hard part. I've had so many ideas and concepts that never seen the light of day simply because I wasn't practiced enough to execute them properly. Let me tell you the story of 'My Lens.'
By Fringe Mellow4 years ago in Beat
Tonight (we are young)
"People don't want to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be told something." -Nate Ruess Now that we have established that Nate probably wants us to think about his lyrics and could be saying things that are hidden under the surface, let's look at one of his most popular, yet misunderstood songs to date.
By Raine Fielder4 years ago in Beat
CTRL: SZA Has A Musical Epiphany
In an album of self-discovery, SZA preaches on the themes of body image and insecurity, femininity, and love. This album is heavy on questioning the societal norms that are placed upon women. The necessity to remain perfect at all times, being complacent or submissive in toxic relationships, and remaining sexually monogamous are all questioned in this come-to-earth album by SZA.
By Josh Herring5 years ago in Beat
America’s Favorite Pastime: Dissecting“American Pie”
I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away There are very few people who aren’t at least casually acquainted with American Pie, Don McLean’s mega-hit that topped the Billboard chart on January 15, 1972, for a four-week stay. It was the Gone with the Wind of Pop songs, clocking in at an epic 8 minutes and 38 seconds, so some radio stations only played the first half of the song upon its initial release.
By Kathy Copeland Padden5 years ago in Beat
Songs that Need to Die a Slow, Lingering Death
Before we begin, let me quickly add a disclaimer: a bad song isn’t a bad song simply because I hate it. It just means that I, personally, hate it. There, I saved you the trouble of defending crappy songs that suck.
By Kathy Copeland Padden5 years ago in Beat
