Questions tagged [rock]
For questions about the genre known as "Rock", which is characterized by a heavy guitar-driven sound. If applicable also include the appropriate band/artist.
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Did George Thorogood audition for the Rolling Stones?
Throughout the years I had heard George Thorogood auditioned for the Stones only to lose the job to Keith Richards. Not sure if it is folklore or not.
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Was this ever a song by the Byrds?
So here it is, 1970, and I get a new album by The Byrds called "The Ballad of Easy Rider." One of the songs on the album was "The Green Hills of Earth." I got excited because I ...
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Are there live versions of Bohemian Rhapsody with the prelude 'is this the real life ...'?
In the recording room version of Bohemian Rhapsody
there is a prelude:
Is this the real life?
Is it just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and ...
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Who is the real artist of this well-known cover of Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones?
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Because this is partially an ID question, which aren't allowed on this site anymore, please read this meta post before voting to close this question. (I have also already asked this question on r/...
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Mistake In Beatles song "Don't Let Me Down" Keyboard part
Don't let me down is a classic, but at minute 1:53 you can hear a tritone in the keyboard part which is an Emajor chord that is a poly-chord accidentally combining different notes to make a disgusting ...
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Where is the Mellotron on "I Am The Walrus"
Wikipedia says The Beatles' 1967 single "I Am The Walrus" Includes the famous mellotron along with it's collage of other instruments such as strings, drums, Tambourine, Electric Piano, ...
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What rhythm is taking the drummer in the middle of the Knocked Up (Kings of Leon) song?
The drummer of Kings of Leon takes various rhythms in the Knocked Up song.
He beats short and sharp blows and, in my mind, it's that who gives its signature to this song, especially in its second part....
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Glam Metal vs Hard Rock
Can anyone explain the difference between glam metal and hard rock? I found songs like Sweet Child o Mine by Guns n' Roses in wikipedia as both glam metal and hard rock but songs like Bohemian ...
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What happened to songs telling stories in our culture?
I've just heard the "Hotel California" once again. Beautiful song from Eagles...
Watched nearly 10 covers on the YouTube, some of them are really awesome. This song was really a hit at its ...
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What does "Shahdaroba" mean?
Asking about the title of Roy Orbison's 1963 song "Shahdaroba." It seems to have some tenuous Middle Eastern derivation (the song begins "Where the Nile flows...").
You might be ...
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Popular songs with samba whistle (or similar) to signal transition?
I'm looking for examples from popular music of any era where a samba whistle (either a proper apito de samba, a common coach's/referee's whistle, or something with a similar sound) is used at a point ...
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Black metal - why the enthusiasm for genrefication among fans?
In the lead up to this year's Inferno Festival I immersed myself in the numerous interviews with the bands. After about 10 or so I noticed a common thread that interviewers and fan questions tend to ...
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Who inherited the rights to Otis Blackwell's extensive song library?
I've been reading about Otis Blackwell's life, and I noticed that no one mentioned an Otis Blackwell estate or inheritors. So I'm wondering - who, if anyone, inherited rights to / his share of ...
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Have any rock bands risked their lives or done anything extreme to achieve a tone?
Especially in today's music industry, achieving all the desired effects and elements that otherwise used to depend on the performance during recording can typically be achieved in post production. One ...
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My Beloved Monster - Who is it about?
My Beloved Monster is a song that has been recorded by the US rock band Eels. It's the sixth song from their album Beautiful freak which was released in 1996. It became a hit after being included in ...
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