“passacaglia” translates to street walk, a cadential interlude originally used to connect disparate pieces. It evolved throughout the centuries and most academics today will agree that a passacaglia’s defining characteristics are that its chords iterate over a ground bass and that it is frequently...
Recent cancellations by the Pixies and Elvis Costello, who cited Israeli government policies, have added to Israel's growing sense of isolation. John swiped at those artists, saying, "We do not cherry-pick our consciences," before hitting the opening chords of his 1972 hit "Crocodile Rock....
I was coming from my manager's office, walking down Seventh Avenue, and I came up with a baseline and when I got back to my apartment, I started harmonizing the piano chords. When all of us started working on it, we put some horns in there that were expressing the same ...
Steve was the first to play Anthony Hamilton’s “Pray for Me” (and often read the lyrics to his listeners before and after playing it as well). The song became one of the years most spun R&B records receiving over 50,000 radio plays across the Nation in 2012. And John Legend’s ...
and then I checked myself. This, THIS!, in the here and now, was pretty spectacular. Norman, I noticed for the first time, was playing some unusual chords. I made a mental note to remember them. His voice, one of our country’s finest and no mistake, was warm and honeyed, hitting...
I could be flexible within reason. To give you an idea, my current laptop is a wonderful, chic Sony Vaio with very decent processing power and great battery life; it cost $650 on sale. I used to want an iPad, but when I saw that I could get a computer for the same money, I nev...
Damn, it feels good to hear some power chords in hard rock again. London alt rockers Puppy crafted an eclectic, riff-intensive debut withThe Goat, shading it with everything from blast beats to pop-punk. The binding element is an unimpeachable sense of soaring hooks regardless of what over...
Reading it, I was reminded of the classic three chord recommendation: learn three chords and form a band! Why not? If this got you thinking hey maybe I should learn to play the guitar, then you might find this useful: Guitar card cheat sheet. Start with E. 🙂 BTW, I think the adv...
“Burn Down the Mission,” John dug deep into the primal chords of classic gospel as a counterpoint to Taupin lyrics that document a slave populace ready to overthrow their master. The fiery piano-led breakdown ignites on record as well as live, and the song was a centerpiece of John’s ...
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