Not-so-strangely, Electric Ladyland served as an actual place, a safe harbor, a place where Rockers, Hippies, and the Counter-Culture could call home. The sounds struck spiritually-soothing chords within; 00individual was experiencing the first true excursions into Psychedelic Soul. 00individual ha...
and when I was about 15 I decided to give it a go with a song I had written. Having grown up playing piano, I always enjoyed being musical, but had never performed for the public out of fear.
“Hallelujah.” She had never performed the song for Cohen and “was excruciatingly nervous” knowing he would be in the audience. She received a standing ovation, and as the credits began to roll, she ran down the stage steps towards Leonard to offer him her reverence...
‘Helter Skelter’ was a track we did in total madness and hysterics in the studio. Sometimes you just had to shake out the jams, and with that song – Paul’s bass line and my drums – Paul started screaming and shouting and made it up on the spot. ...
Barbershop music features songs with understandable lyrics and easily singable melodies, whose tones clearly define a tonal center and imply major and minor chords and barbershop (dominant and secondary dominant) seventh chords that often resolve around the circle of fifths, while also making use of...
“Alice in the Congo†which has a fine, fat groove with some sampled voices & vinyl scratches added. Ms. Davis plays some soulful, Ramsey Davis-like piano with Julian Lage adding his own sly, sleek notes & chords. Julian Lage, who is the secret weapon of the ...
I’m very proud of the song. I had the chords and riff written and saw an old Western (I think it was Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford) where the phrase was used. Derek wrote the lyrics around that. Stephen had a work colleague who played banjo which really sets the track apart from...
Spare acoustic guitar driven production and a great melody (major-seventh chordsalwayswork) are at the forefront of Billy Dean's take on a country-folk approach. His best moments are when he lays all of his emotions on the line -- big emotions like being so in love with someone that you...
baritone chords for the song’s hook. After seeing Khaled chanting the mantra on social media ahead of his album of the same name, Fridayy resonated with the saying and felt inspired to record a hook. “I just made it off faith. No beat was there, it was just me and the piano,” ...
and Chloe’s powerful drums. The title track “Go For Broke” features harmonizing vocals by Zach and Peach, accompanied by a driving beat and gnashing guitars. Synth chords are introduced two-thirds of the way into the track, giving it a bit of a psychedelic feel. This is a great song...