Friday, August 31, 2012

This week in class we have been listening to 1950's classic rock recordings and I noted much of the music and various songs sounded very much alike with uptempo beats and the characteristic use of piano as a way to fill and add to the songs as a whole, as well the melodic use of the guitar would also sound the same as other songs yet while these songs sound alike in many ways, they each distinguish themselves from the others to give a different and unique listening experience such as with Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode and Roll Over Beethoven. I also noticed that they would often use pauses in between leaving only the guitar and maybe a quiet bass to keep rhythm and would crescendo as in Jerry Lee Lewis's Whole lotta shakin' goin on.

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