The Soul of Rock 'n' Roll - Rock, Blues, Folk andThe Soul of Rock 'n' Roll - Rock, Blues, Folk andA music blog dedicated to discussing classic rock, blues, new rock, folk and more while avoiding things like gossip and worrying about the mainstream Articles
5 Reasons to Listen to the Velvet Underground
2007-07-26 07:01:00 When I first came to the music of the Velvet Underground , I couldn’t understand why some people seemed so devoted to this band; it was certainly a cult following. Now, a few years later, other people surely look at me the same way I used to look at the others, as ... More About: Classic Rock , Experimental , Listen , Reasons
Jeff Beck has the Touch, Live in Japan: What Every Musician Should Strive F
2007-07-24 07:01:00 There are certain musicians who understand precisely the effect the smallest change can make in their musicality; it’s all about subtlety. I use the term subtle in terms of rock and roll a lot (and often in reference to sounds most people would NOT call subtle), despite the fact that describing a musical ... More About: Japan , Blues Rock , Classic Rock , Experimental , Beck
Yardbirds to Tour With Page and Beck?
2007-07-22 07:01:00 Just the other day, I caught the glimpse of what might be one of the most exciting concert announcements in a while. Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck will be reconvening with the two remaining members of the Yardbirds to tour… That sounds like one killer show. The Yardbirds may be the most influence band ... More About: Blues Rock , Classic Rock , Tour
The Legacy and Possible Rebirth of the Smashing Pumpkins: Part 3 The Rebirt
2007-07-21 07:01:00 For me, the Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands, like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, that even at their worst I found interesting and compelling enough to listen to. I’m a big fan of their first three albums of course, but can also appreciate the their new directions on Adore and even ... More About: Modern Rock , Experimental , Heavy metal , The Smashing Pumpkins , Part
The Legacy and Possible Rebirth of the Smashing Pumpkins: Part 2 The Songs
2007-07-20 07:01:00 For me, the Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands, like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, that even at their worst I found interesting and compelling enough to listen to. I’m a big fan of their first three albums of course, but can also appreciate the their new directions on Adore and even ... More About: Songs , Modern Rock , Experimental , Heavy metal , The Smashing Pumpkins
The Legacy and Possible Rebirth of the Smashing Pumpkins: Part 1 The Live S
2007-07-19 07:01:00 For me, the Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands, like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, that even at their worst I found interesting and compelling enough to listen to. I’m a big fan of their first three albums of course, but can also appreciate the their new directions on Adore and even ... More About: Modern Rock , Experimental , Heavy metal , Live , The Smashing Pumpkins
The Grinderman: Nick Cave Makes Some of the Most Visceral Rock and Roll to
2007-07-18 07:01:00 It was a few months ago when I first heard of the Grinderman , a new project from Nick Cave and a few of the members of this previous band, the Bad Seeds. It was only a slight mention in some music publication, nothing much that stood out but for some reason, the name ... More About: Rock , Modern Rock , Experimental , Roll
Tribute to the A Guitar and Musical Legend on PBS, Les Paul: Chasing Sound
2007-07-16 07:01:00 In a stroke of luck I happened to catch another great music related program on PBS last night, this time on the legendary Les Paul , called Les Paul: Chasing Sound . He is such a legend in guitar circles and with music buffs that of course I had to watch. I think most ... More About: Society , Musical , Guitar
Internet Radio Saved, At Least For Now
2007-07-15 07:01:00 In the music industry, today may have almost been known as the day the music died… or at least the day Intern et radio died… Today was supposed to be the day that significant royalty increases were supposed to go into effect for Internet radio . These royalty increases almost certainly would bankrupt many smaller ... More About: Society , Radio
Taking a Glance at Telling On Trixie: Epic Power Pop and Anthem Rock
2007-07-14 07:04:00 Although I’m a firm believer in the stripped down, dark and minimal rough edges of garage bands etc, that is definitely not a knock against arena rock and power pop. These genres are often catchy, exciting, uplifting and fun, and sometimes that exactly what we want out of rock and roll. It’s ... More About: Power , Rock , Modern Rock , Power Pop , Lance
Velvet Revolver, the Curse of the Super Group and Slow Sales
2007-07-12 07:01:00 There I was sitting at my desk working, with my headphones on as always, this time blasting the latest release from Velvet Revolver Libertad. I checked out some of the sales numbers from this album and noticed that they were barely a third of what their debut album sold in it’s initial week. ... More About: Curse , Sales , Super , Modern Rock , Heavy metal
Guitarist Series: Open Mindedness and Inspiration for the Rock and Roll Mus
2007-07-10 07:01:00 Sometimes inspiration comes from the oddest sources. The other day, I sat down to jam on guitar for a little while and thought I’d try something new and a little more progressive. I’ve been very interested in the work what some might call ?progressive guitarists? recently, especially Jeff Beck and Frank Zappa, ... More About: Inspiration , Series , Rock , Open , Roll
Live Earth Concerts All Day Today: The Day After
2007-07-08 08:21:00 Watching the Live Earth concerts yesterday for something like 8 hours, I got to say, I am absolutely thrilled that so many artists turned out to support such an important cause. Unfortunately the shear scope of these concerts prevented every moment from being shown on regular, but there were tons of great performances ... More About: Society , Concerts , Today
Live Earth Concerts All Day Today: Musicians Band Together to Raise Awarene
2007-07-07 07:02:00 In the tradition of Live Aid of 1985 and Live 8 of 2005 musicians have once again come together to help raise awareness of a worth cause in todays Live Earth concert series. There will be concerts in 9 different countries with a variety of artists all organized by the Save Our ... More About: Society , Concerts , Band , Today
Capturing Lightning in a Bottle Through Spontaneity: The Tale of the White
2007-07-06 07:01:00 Let me paint a picture for you… It’s 2002, late one night around 3 AM and you’re watching one of the backwater television stations that turns into MTV2 somewhere around midnight. A song comes on with a straight forward proto punk rock and roll riff with a video of little red and white ... More About: Philosophy , Lightning , White , Blues Rock , Modern Rock
Happy 4th of July from the Soul of Rock and Roll
2007-07-04 07:16:00 Just wishing everyone in the United States like me a happy and safe Fourth of July… Blast some American Rock and Roll , like say… Grand Funk Railroad and have a party. Take care, D.A.N. Owner/Editor - The Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll Music/Rock and Roll Blog - www.soulofrocknroll.com Owner/Editor - Sights & Sounds from the Fifth Column The Fifth Column Online ... More About: Events , Happy
The Allman Brothers Band just isn?t the Same Without Duane: Live 1970
2007-07-03 07:01:00 When you listen to classic rock, blues rock and blues it just always seems like there are so many great bands to be listening to. Back when I first started playing guitar, with my interest in these genres just starting to peak, I mentioned to another musically inclined friend of mine that I ... More About: Band , Brothers , Blues Rock , Classic Rock , Live
Rock & Roll Feature: Jefferson Airplane and the Summer of Love on their Sur
2007-07-02 07:01:00 This is the eighth in a series of Rock & Roll features I’m writing for this site. I’m a rock and roller, so this column is a way for me to feature a different album that I like, from different genres every month. As any good music fan is probably aware by this time, ... More About: Love , Summer , Feature , Classic Rock
Carnival of Rock ?n? Roll July 1, 2007
2007-07-01 07:07:00 Well, there was quite a turnout for the Carnival this month, which I’m glad to see, with lots of interesting articles from some repeat contributers as well as some new comers. Jamie over at the Altrockblog sent a great review of the latest release from Circa Surviver (a band I’ve been looking into briefly myself ... More About: Events , Rock , Rock N Roll , Roll
Once Again Inspired by the Blues Greats: Freddie King
2007-06-26 07:01:00 As someone who primarily listens to classic rock, I find that some times classic rock aficionados get too caught up in the artists that they fail to acknowledge many of the great artists who laid the groundwork. I am guilty of this far more than I’d like to admit. I would like to ... More About: Blues , Freddie , Blues Rock , King , Once
Moses Guest: Authentic Folk Rock Jam Band with Some Jazzy Style
2007-06-25 07:05:00 I must be a bit of a contradiction in my musical tastes… I like minimalism in music and believe that immense complexity can come out of simplicity, but at the same time I have a special place in my heart for jam bands like the Grateful Dead and Phish that let improvisation run wild. ... More About: Band , Rock , Style , Modern Rock , Folk
Trying to Save Internet Radio and is it Really in Jeopardy?
2007-06-24 07:01:00 In the ever changing world of the Internet , music and copyright law there is apparently a new issue: royalties paid by Internet radio stations to play the songs. A recent ruling has scheduled a drastic increase in the royalties paid by Internet Radio for July 15th 2007 that will be retro active to Jan ... More About: Society , Save
The Demise of the Record Industry through Aggressive Music Marketing
2007-06-22 07:02:00 Back when I first heard about Napster, I didn’t know what to make of it… it just seemed far to good to be true, a place where you could get music… for free??? It definitely took some getting used to, but I’d cite Napster as one of the major reasons I am as ... More About: Society , Marketing , Music , Industry , Record
The Black Keys: Hard Edged Blues Rock at its Finest
2007-06-21 07:01:00 Sometime in the not too distance past I seem to remember hearing of a band called the Black Keys… but both that memory and the reason I didn’t investigate them further at the time eludes me. The other day though, I happened upon this band again, and if I had not just splurged ... More About: Blues , Rock , Blues Rock , Modern Rock
Ringo Starr Catalog Goes Digital
2007-06-20 07:08:00 It seems that there has been yet another sign that the Beatles catalog will soon be released digitally as I just read today that Ringo’s solo catalog has been released in this format. Although perhaps not as exciting as hearing that the deal for the digital Beatles has been settled, I still think ... More About: Classic Rock , Catalog , Digital , Ringo Starr , Goes
Imagine: A Song for the Current Political and Social Climate
2007-06-19 07:00:00 Perhaps you’ve watched the news recently and caught a glimpse of the Middle East disintegrating into violence, the on going war in Iraq, tension of Iran, clashes of religion, political squabbling, teen violence, college shootings, corruption, corporate scandals, tens of thousands of people dying of hunger and AIDS, and climate change threatening to forever ... More About: Society , Social , Political , Climate , Song
Happy Fathers Day from the Soul of Rock and Roll
2007-06-17 07:01:00 Just wishing all the fathers out there a very happy fathers day. Even rock stars have fathers… lets take this day to give them the respect they deserve. Take care, D.A.N. Owner/Editor - The Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll Music/Rock and Roll Blog - www.soulofrocknroll.com Owner/Editor - Sights & Sounds from the Fifth Column The Fifth Column Online Magazine - www.fifthcolumnmagazine.com Divisions ... More About: Events , Fathers , Happy
40th Anniversary of the Monterey Pops Festival this Month
2007-06-16 07:02:00 This year, 2007, has already had a number of major anniversaries. The most obvious to come to mind being the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band just earlier this month, but there was more than just a classic Beatles album debuting in the summer of 1967. In early June of 1967 ... More About: Anniversary , Classic Rock , Festival , Experimental , Monterey
The Rolling Stones A Biggest Bang: A DVD Set Review
2007-06-15 07:04:00 Some bands have a serious shortage of concert footage in their catalog while others have a multitude available for their fans. Take the Rolling Stones … they’ve been performing now for 40+ years, which has resulted in a lot of concert footage, and recently they have made a point to release entire concerts ... More About: The Rolling Stones , Review , Classic Rock , Bang
A Look at Song and Lyric Writing part 2: 10 Personal Lyrical Favorites ? 6
More articles from this author:2007-06-14 07:01:00 This is part two in a study of song lyrics, featuring the last 5 songs I chose for examples of lyrics that have stuck in my mind and spoken to me. You can read part one here: A Look at Song and Lyric Writing Part 1: 10 Personal Lyrical Favorites 1-5 6. ?Outlaw Blues? - ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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