What is the difference between Rock and Pop ??
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That's kinda like Lounge music to me:Which is this, (if either) ? ...
Humm, dunno ... from Wiki: "Soft and gentle vocalists such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Dooley Wilson, Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Jackie Gleason, Wayne Newton, Louis Prima, Sam Butera and Bobby Vinton are notable examples of lounge music."That's kinda like Lounge music to me:
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I'm in the same boat, was beginning to think I was the only one! Was my preteen years that nirvana swept in, but latched onto grunge/alternative. I burned out on it too. I like stuff that isn't too sing song, repetitive. Jazz, especially avante garde is something that fits the bill.I was in my late teens grunge kicked in and I was lucky enough to witness so many bands playing while living in the Bay Area. Name a band from that era and I likely saw them at some point in their climb from bottom to certified rock stars or reluctant stars. I'm older now and can't listen to any of them. Lots of peers into the nostalgia of it all and they just do nothing for me minus a few like Pavement, Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Radiohead to name a few.
I buy vinyl or CD's every week and I stick to new bands and albums I don't know anything about but I've read solid reviews about on Pitchfork, All About Jazz, and Album Of The Year. I like to be challenged these days and am so tired of listening to the same stuff I devoured the past 30 years.
Anyway, it's period of rock I'm burnt on--anything the past 55 years for me.
I picked those albums because, IMO, all the rock music made since stems from at least one of them.There are some good tunes there. But the above is far from representative of the genre as a whole. So I can't agree that if you don't like them, you don't like rock. You may not be that into some of the more popular or seminal rock genres or artists of the 60's and 70's. Though I think even that could be a stretch.
Feel free to disagree with me on this.
Music map is a fairly good music discovery tool. Punch in an artist you like, click on the branches to go further down the rabbit hole.
Curious site. Typed in Peter Gabriel, one of my all time favorites. Genesis of course shows on the map, but further away than Tears For Fears, Oingo Boingo, The Police and George Michael.
The Bay Area had some of the best, if not the best Thrash Metal scene: Slayer, Testament, Dark Angel, Exodus... Well, yeah, and also Metallica and Megadeth, but those are meh.I was in my late teens grunge kicked in and I was lucky enough to witness so many bands playing while living in the Bay Area. Name a band from that era and I likely saw them at some point in their climb from bottom to certified rock stars or reluctant stars. I'm older now and can't listen to any of them. Lots of peers into the nostalgia of it all and they just do nothing for me minus a few like Pavement, Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Radiohead to name a few.
I buy vinyl or CD's every week and I stick to new bands and albums I don't know anything about but I've read solid reviews about on Pitchfork, All About Jazz, and Album Of The Year. I like to be challenged these days and am so tired of listening to the same stuff I devoured the past 30 years.
Anyway, it's period of rock I'm burnt on--anything the past 55 years for me.
This is the right track IMHO. Pink Floyd doesn't have a single blues. It's called progressive rock but I don't see the musical relation with previous rock music aside from the instruments. However, many rock bands have blues themes on their repertoire and shine at them. Just like King Crimson if you want, it's just a different road, a different aesthetic code, a different purpose.Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock all at the same time. Can you separate them?
Pink Floyd is named after two old Blues/R&B Musicians in Floyd Council and Pink Anderson. And they do have some Blues influence in their early works (as Pink Floyd) that show up in several places. Admittedly, I think once Dave joined the band in place of Syd, some of the Blues influence got stronger. With that in mind, their pre-'67 sound was very much in the Blues revival style popular in England and it was Syd's own writings and their experimentation with Drugs that took them away from the R&B sound once they started recording original material.This is the right track IMHO. Pink Floyd doesn't have a single blues. It's called progressive rock but I don't see the musical relation with previous rock music aside from the instruments. However, many rock bands have blues themes on their repertoire and shine at them. Just like King Crimson if you want, it's just a different road, a different aesthetic code, a different purpose.
Edit: After some thought... Shine on your crazy diamond has something of a blues, right?
So Tina Turner is the only black rock singer you could think of and Björk the only non-native English speaker? Hmm ...
I can understand why rock is often characterised as 'white guys with guitars' ... ;-)
I love Costello and he certainly covers a lot of genres and has a few numbers that are punk-ish but IMHO he's way too polished to be "punk".Don't forget Punk Rock
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I used be disgusted, But now I'm amused, since my wings got rusted, and the angels wan'a wear my red shoes
Mark Mothersbaugh? Dude's body of work is amazing but....maybe not on my list of great singers. I know, it's not my list lol.I come a little after the boomers, so these would probably be some of the canonical rock singers of my generation....
Fiona Apple
Bjork of The Sugarcubes
Bono of U2
David Bowie
Kate Bush
David Byrne of Talking Heads
Eric Clapton
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
Brian Connolly of (The) Sweet
Alice Cooper
Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins
Chris Cornell of Soundgarden
Elvis Costello
Cy Cumin of The Fixx
Ian Curtis of Warsaw/Joy Division
Martha Davis of The Motels
Brad Delp of Boston
Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction
Peter Gabriel & Phil Collins of Genesis
Lou Gramm of Foreigner
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters
Debbie Harry of Blondie
George Harrison of The Beatles
Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders
Billy Idol
Joan Jett of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Annie Lennox of The Eurythmics
Jeff Lynne of ELO
Marilyn Manson
Shirley Manson of Garbage
Paul McCartney of The Wings/Beatles
Meatloaf
Freddie Mercury of Queen
Morrissey of The Smiths
Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo
Peter Murphy of Bauhaus
Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac
Ric Ocasek of The Cars
Sinead O'Connor
Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries
Steve Perry of Journey
Tom Petty of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, and Fred Schnieder of The B-52's
Iggy Pop of Iggy & the Stooges
Prince
Joey Ramone of The Ramones
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails
Linda Ronstadt
Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses
Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie & the Banshees
Robert Smith of The Cure
Bruce Springsteen
Paul Stanley of KISS
Rod Stewart of Faces
Sting of The Police
Michael Stipe of REM
Neil Tennant of The Pet Shop Boys
Tina Turner
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots
Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart
Thom Yorke of Radiohead
I'm leavin out the metal singers, like Ozzy, etc., and some other good alt/grunge singers. It's a start though.
Mark Mothersbaugh? Dude's body of work is amazing but....maybe not on my list of great singers. I know, it's not my list lol.
Also just off the top of my head I would suggest Roger Daltry and Janis Joplin.
What is the difference between Rock and Pop ??
Which is this, (if either) ? ...