"Rock of Ages": Meaning and Tune Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions What is the meaning of the hymn ''Rock of Ages''? The hymn "Rock of Ages" refers to God as a rock, an immovable constant. The metaphor refers to the all-powerful ability of God to save. ...
83. Joni Mitchell– Joni Mitchell is the queen of Laurel Canyon. A key figure of the hippie movement (she penned Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s encomium “Woodstock”), she also vilified it as a “ruse.” Mitchell is one of the great lyricists who incorporated folk, classical, and j...
The short opening track ''Down the Road'' serves well the reason of its existence, a nice rocker with a brutal organ sound and driving grooves, but the rest of the album is the real deal.The two longer tracks ''Song for America'' and ''Incomudro - Hymn to the Atman'' are two of...
This is a band that does light and shade though and one that draws from a wide palette of musical influences. There’s a change of mood and a change of pace, for example, with the semi-acoustic ‘Hawk Men Come’, the band’s powerful and moving hymn to the people of Ukraine. As w...
Greta Van Fleet prove their mastery of the instruments with high-energy blues-rock solos, inventive bass lines, groovy beats and a vocal range that could probably shatter a glass. “When the Curtain Falls” already sounds like an old school rock hymn we should al...
(EMI, 1983) When it comes to Iron Maiden’s fourth album, ‘Piece of Mind,’“The Trooper” tends to get all the credit, but there’s more here than the illustrious heavy metal hymn. The first record to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, he introduced himself with the daunting stickwork of...
(EMI, 1983) When it comes to Iron Maiden’s fourth album, ‘Piece of Mind,’“The Trooper” tends to get all the credit, but there’s more here than the illustrious heavy metal hymn. The first record to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, he introduced himself with the daunting stickwork of...
(EMI, 1983) When it comes to Iron Maiden’s fourth album, ‘Piece of Mind,’“The Trooper” tends to get all the credit, but there’s more here than the illustrious heavy metal hymn. The first record to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, he introduced himself with the daunting stickwork of...
The chirping of the crickets fade out. It gives way to a soulful hymn that gradually picks up in volume. It’s the tune of people making the best of a bad situation. I hear footsteps in the bushes behind me but I’m not startled. Instead, something strange washes over me. A cool ...
(EMI, 1983) When it comes to Iron Maiden’s fourth album, ‘Piece of Mind,’“The Trooper” tends to get all the credit, but there’s more here than the illustrious heavy metal hymn. The first record to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, he introduced himself with the daunting stickwork of...