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When I was asked if I wanted to go to a , I jumped at the opportunity. I had heard of the name, but I never really heard the music. I really didn't know what to expect. Someone told me that their bass player was one of the best today and that the rest of the band was just as amazing as he was. So as I made my way to the Center for the Arts, I was very excited to see what they sounded like and better yet if they were as talented as I heard. We made our way down to our seats (very good ones to I might add for buying the tickets right before we went in) and settled in, eagerly anticipating the show.
The lights dimmed and out walked the four members of the band, a bass player, a banjo player, a saxophonist and a percussionist. It was nothing like I had ever seen before; the combination of instruments was to say the least, a very unique mixture. The most amazing part of the instruments was that the percussionist played the drums on a guitar looking instrument that ran through speakers. Then they started to play and I was completely blown ...
Usually, when you know something is going to be a big success, you go for it, try your best. Not this time. At a Beck concert, everything was a big mess! It was a concert that was filled, almost all the tickets were sold. For what-ever reason that the band had, it was a really big "screw up". The problem wasn't the singing, or music playing, it was...
For any music-lover familiar with the sound of , it seem to posses a magical power that comes from inner most part of the soul. It's speak of its own way, it moves, it holds and presents a strong sense of passion as if it has been there since creation. With a symphony or opera orchestra, makes up a large portion of the solo section. is not only...
What is heavy metal music in today's society? Heavy metal music is an affirmation of the power inherent in nature and its amoral and anti-social aspects. Through viewing the aspects of what society fears, death, disease, horror, terror and war. It brings to light that which society suppresses in an attempt to find a truth beyond social mechanisms....
Many critics hailed Dave Mathews Band as, 'the impressive alternative to alternative rock.' I was definitely impressed and hooked with one song. I was mesmerized by the sounds that poured from my radio speakers. This band was different. Dave Mathews Band combined instruments rarely ever heard on the stage of rock 'n' roll. In doing this they c...
Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitarist in rock history, revolutionized the sound of rock. In 1967, the Jimi Hendrix Experience rocked the nation with their first album, Are You Experienced?. Hendrix's life was cut short by the tragedy of drugs in 1970, when he was only twenty seven years old. In these three years the sound of rock changed greatly, an...
