music
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Music is not just a series of notes strung together, it is also a tool that can be used for good and bad. Music evokes deep emotions, a bit of music often remains with you in your mind for the rest of your life. The Nazis used music in the concentration camps, not to make…
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On this day in 1973, at a party in an apartment in the Bronx, New York, hip-hop AKA rap was born. Using two turntables and a microphone, Jamaican-born funk and soul DJ Kool Herc mixed two records together – isolating and extending the kick drum beats or “breaks” – while also making rhythmic announcements over…
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One advantage of doing these Epic Rock episodes is that I get to go back and listen to music I love, also I learn new things every time I do them. In this case, I always thought that TNT were a Finnish Rock band. I discovered today they are Norwegian. “10,000 Lovers (In One)” is…
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Episode 2 of the Soft side of Rock N Roll, is goin to be a double bill. Love Is All-Roger Glovers and Guests “Love Is All” is a 1974 pop song, credited to Roger Glover & Guests in the credits, but in reality sung by American heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio. It was featured…
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Now, I don’t want to sound like an old fogey or make the mistake my parents made by dismissing my music taste. There has always been a generational divide in musical taste, but no one can deny that the current popular music lacks quality compared to the music from days of yore. Without even listening…
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Starting off the Soft Side of Rock N Roll with a classic Rolling Stones track “Fool to Cry” The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Mick Taylor had just left the band and the Stones were left without a lead guitarist. The recording of Black and Blue acted as a sort of…
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“Worn Down Piano” is a song by the American band The Mark & Clark Band, from their album Double Take. The song was written in 1977 by twin brothers Clark and Mark Seymour. The record was produced by Ron Dante of Archies fame, and was released as a single. The song (duration 8:10) is about…
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