Warpaint Influence

The groups first album released after Jimmy Stokley’s forced departure was not one that the group enjoyed recording. All There Is was full of disco influence; a style that was being forced on many groups at the time. As a group that did not even like disco,

The hippie aesthetic era was an important time in rock and roll during the late 60’s and on into the early 80’s. It was a time were rock had a sense of purpose. They sung about the issues that plagued the country. It was also a time where technology would play an important roll in the sound of music, with the advancement in recording and synthesizer technology (Covach, “The Hippie Aesthetic”). The hippie aesthetic was not immune to the advancement of music. This essay will go over three songs that represent the different aspects of this era. It’ll will review a song that is predominately hippie aesthetic, a song that is a little of both, and finally a song that has no trace of hippie aesthetic.

The goal of LSD, along with other psychedelic drugs, was to open the mind and “find a new light to look upon things” (Bacig). Many artists took this approach to their music and would drop acid before composing music. This gave the music of this era a distinct sound and without LSD, the world would not have psychedelic rock. During this time, many artists referenced LSD in their songs because of the profound effect it had on them. In order to produce the psychedelic feel, the artists would write “esoteric lyrics, often describing dreams, visions, or hallucinations” as well as use other techniques such as distorting and delaying the sound, and playing sections of the song backwards. Another important part of psychedelic rock is the influence of Indian music. Bands such as The Beatles popularized this technique of using ”exotic instruments like the sitar, the tambura, and the tabla” in their music (Psychedelic Rock).

Pink Floyd is one of the most known Psychedelic Rock bands to ever exist. They were a game changer within the music business and appeared countless times on British’s top 100 list. Most of their music including the album “The Dark Side of the Moon” had important political subject to talk about. They were apart of the British Invasion (although the band itself originated from Cambridge & London, England).

It’s no wonder that with his transformation into electric experiment, Miles lost a huge share of the loyal audience who had been following his earlier career. This new electric music dared to shed a "jazz" sound to integrate the highly charged, youthful raw power from rock and funk. Ignoring barriers, this music refuses to stay in any "proper" place. Besides being multicultural, it makes an even bigger transgression: it is often unpleasant, assaulted, harsh, macho, eerie, and seemingly formless. Just as Miles Davis’ career is a continuous progression of remaking and replenishing himself, he has moved on and left his old self in the past decade.

At their best, Beach House make music that sounds infinite. “10 Mile Stereo”, “New Year”, “Wild”, “Norway”. These songs have such a heartache to them, but also an anonymity; you could lose yourself within them for days and days. They fill a room, but make you feel so small at the same time. Truly, this group (the duo of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) has a strange and powerful talent - they’ve made some of the best music of this decade, culminating in the captivating classic Bloom. Depression Cherry, their newest record, feels like their first record to lack some sort of subtle expansion; Bloom’s dark majesty and Teen Dream’s wistful innocence built on previous records Teen Dream and Beach House. As with their previous albums, the duo have put a different spin on their sound this time around - Scally’s choice of guitar tone

Regardless of what the title advocates, Strickland actually creates something new by mixing all these diversified influences with a confessed passion for beat making. The 14-track album, produced by electric bassist Meshell Ndegeocello, begins with “Tic Toc”, which sounds and feels like a work song, displaying free-flowing saxophone phrasings and vehement words. This somewhat eloquent ritual tags along with “The Chant”, delivered at a frantic Brazilian rhythm and impeccably adorned with the resolute in/out approach of the bandleader.

The albums’ title track and its reprise bookend the album with the ending of the album on vinyl will end with a reversed loop of a conversation on the run-out groove, much like how the album starts (Rolling Stone). In turn, the widespread attention of such a conceptual album helped form the music genre “Progressive Rock.” In the early stages of the genre, the albums released by these type of bands would be built around a unified concept , while also incorporating an eccentric twist on Rock, most commonly in the form of a fluctuating time signature (“Unusual Time Signatures in Music”). The lyrics of King Crimson’s 1969 debut album In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson is laced with surreal, fantastical lyrics with an underlying theme of anti-war, while the instrumentation incorporates a strong jazz influence (Cook). This theme of anti-war can most notably be found in the album’s opening song “21st Century Schizoid Man,” which makes a blatant stab at the Vietnamese War in the lyric “Innocents raped with napalm fire” (Cook).

For thousands of years, music has been influencing people in extraordinary ways. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band should not be mistaken as an ordinary album. Without a doubt, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an incredibly innovative album, stands as the most influential album of all time; it stands as a true masterpiece. People all around, especially artists, were influenced greatly by the innovations the album brought to the world of music. Many people have said that from the moment they heard the first track of the album, it was life changing. Like the first falling domino tile of a domino show, June 1, 1967, would mark the start of the influence of many generations of music to come. The album helped popularize concept albums, in which songs are connected to a theme, which would inspire many musicians to do the same. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was a psychedelic rock album; a manifestation of life in the 1960’s. This genre of rock is home to the work of numerous artists who were influenced by the album’s use of this style of rock. The hours of work put into by the Beatles to create this album surpassed those of any of their albums. Not only that, it altered the way music was recorded by creating their own recording techniques. Surely, these recording techniques and tactics were used by future artists in their work which then led to the creation of legendary music. Sgt. Pepper’s opened the gate to innovation; an album whose impact on

Rarely does one find four individuals, all coming from various backgrounds able to gel together creating a harmonious group. Together; Domino has mastered this by honing their harmonies to near perfection, which explains the melded cohesive sound projected on their new EP “Ghost”. Having redefined their brand and sound so unique; one might say it could be comparable to a Fleetwood Mac embellished with country music.

What happens when a trip switch is tripped? The power goes out. But first, there is a whole digitally connected world out there – a world in which we can press a button and share our private thoughts, find love, and even start a revolution. With their hit song, “Tripswitch,” alternative rock band, Nothing But Thieves, perfectly captures the feeling of this dark, bright, wired, weird world we live in. The five-man band from Essex, England, took the hit single, which is the lead track on its debut album, Nothing But Thieves, to number one on the alternative songs charts in late 2015. “Tripswitch” established the band, which consists of lead vocalist Conor Mason, guitarists Joe Langridge-Brown and Philip Blake, keyboardist Dominic Craik, and James Price on drums, as one of the hottest new dance-punk bands of the past several years.

Their clothes have been reduced to mere shreds of cloth held together by strings, their lyrics have transformed into something of a more twisted, sexual nature and their suggestive dance moves have captivated audiences world wide.

Ocean Alley is an ensemble consisting of 6 musicians (guitarist/vocalist, lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, bassist, keyboardist and drummer), which was established in 2010 on the Northern Beaches, Sydney. Ocean Alley is currently touring various local pubs around Sydney and is also going to begin recording its next EP as of next month. The band encompasses elements of natural, beat driven reggae as well as various components of psychedelic rock through a large number of inspirations(Alley). This has given the band a highly diverse, unique sound of psychedelic rock/reggae fusion(Alley). This review will examine the historical context in which this band has grown from as well as the textural and structural characteristics in its live performance, as well as in comparison to its studio recordings. It will focus on the compositions of Yellow Mellow and Freedom Lover to highlight how the use of texture, density and the fusion of two genres can create a highly distinctive sound that sets them apart from other ensembles.

In chapter fifteen of Rock Music Styles: A History, author Katherine Charlton discusses the musical style of new wave. There are many new way groups in the world, but Charlton only selected some of the most notable groups. Charlton divided these notable groups by American and British nationalities. In order to give equal attention to both sides, I have chosen four primary artists to represent new wave. We will begin with the Americans.

The songs “Friends” and “Candy Store Rock” were great pieces of work by Led Zeppelin. “Friends” starts off with some chatter in the background. After that comes the acoustic guitar with some bongo drums, indicating that this song was inspired by the Africans. This folk styled music involves a lot of string, which carry a repeated, slow melody. Near the end of the song, the tempo picks up. “Candy Store Rock” is a rockabilly song, influenced by Elvis Presley. It has a fast tempo, featuring some high pitched, distorted guitar sounds. The vocals at the end have a lot of reverb. What I find interesting about these two songs is that they designate a different style of music, especially when they are both written by the same band. This shows that