Her collaborators would play chords while Adele improvised melodiesand lyrics, sometimes in a single burst. "It's impossible to question whyshe's where she is once you sit down with her to write a song," saysJesso. "She was the first introduction I had to somebody who could singwords on...
I end this story with a three-paragraph tribute to my mother named “She Was There,” that helped inspire my lyrics. “SHE WAS THERE” I was an adult in my early 20s. Suddenly, I felt like a baby again, with the flu. I was home alone and I could barely move. “I’ll be fine...
We've got some big ones on deck, with the likes ofIn This Moment,Dirty Honey,Within Temptation,Spiritbox,Dokken,The Struts,Ministry,Bad Wolves,Rival Sons,Steven Wilson,Taking Back Sundayall looking forward to releasing new music. It's shaping up to be an incredibly busy fall, and it keeps...
There are no ballads or acoustic moments; instead, what Metallica deliver is 77 minutes of new riffs, dark lyrics and one of the heaviest bass and drum combinations we've heard in decades. It's relentless from start to finish, and that's why 72 Seasons is already one of the best ...
“My entire thing was that there is one guitar player, so Mark [Hoppus, bass] and I both tried to play as if we were two. I would do these arpeggio things and riffs that were half riff/half chords or something just to try and fill in the space.” ...
First it was called Alternative and there were many bands that fit into this category. It was underground music, but with hooks, lyrics, accessible vocals and good production. Everyone looked at Seattle. Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, even Green River — people bought whatever they ...
“Bette Davis Eyes” to Carnes, but she wasn’t crazy about it. When Carnes later teamed with Garay, Weiss sent her the song again. Carnes credits synthesizer player Bill Cuomo with changing the chords and turning “Bette Davis Eyes” into a hit. The single spent nine weeks at No. 1 ...
But misunderstood lyrics or not,For Ladies Onlywas another characteristic slab of idiosyncratic rock from Steppenwolf, the chief talent of which was its ability to pull off big moments so casually it didn’t appear to lose its cool. This was a great approach overall, but one that stumbled whe...
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Shaw felt the lyric could be perceived as exploitative and wanted it cut. “The Monks did not agree politically on everything, so we would fight over the lyrics. In the case of that line, I was against it, I wanted it out. I didn’t like getting into the particulars of a war in ...