Seven Best Songs Of Seven Minutes Plus

“Hey you, don’t make it bad” was unnecessary advice for aspiring musicians, but record companies also once insisted, “Don’t make it longer than three minutes.” If it exceeded much beyond that length, a song had no chance of becoming a hit. Fortunately, The Beatles shattered that theory exactly fifty years ago, when they scored a huge hit with a song that ran twice that long.

Things to Consider When Buying Your First Guitar

Buying your first guitar can seem overwhelming at first. Here are some tips you want to consider when purchasing your first guitar.

Music Gear Shopping – Understand It Better Before the Purchase

Are you planning to buy a music gear for your music loving friend? Does your studio need a brand new music gear for better sound and practising? Go through this article to know more about different music gears and tips to buy the best.

Nine Music Artists Named After Attire

Always a painful undertaking, my bi-yearly trip to pay my insurance bill did have a pleasant consequence today. A conversation with my agent about music, prompted by the tee shirt I was wearing, eased the fact that almost three thousand dollars would be deducted from my already meager savings. Since he recognized the Elvis Costello album cover on my chest, the agent told me he liked most of the early records like My Aim Is True, Armed Forces and Get Happy.

The Effect of Digital Technology in the Music Industry

Nowadays, teenagers are living constantly surrounded by technology even if the younger generation may not see it, technology has had an impact on the world as a whole. The widespread use of digital technology in the music industry has allowed consumers to reproduce digital versions of copyrighted song inexpensively with the help of many software and websites.

Songs That Mention Politicians In Their Titles

Few of us want to hear politicians, and not many want to even hear about one. Occasionally, however, hearing the name of a governing official is actually joyful, because the reference comes in a song. Here are fourteen of those, all mentioning a politician or government leader.

Eleven Hit Songs Made Into Movies

Bohemian Rhapsody is the title of the upcoming Queen biopic, named after the band’s most well-known song. Other films about music artists have used their most popular song for the title, such as Mamma Mia about Abba and “I Walk the Line” about Johnny Cash. Famous songs have also been used for titles of movie concerts by certain groups, such as Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same and The Last Waltz by the Band.

How Copying Your Favorite Guitarist Harms Your Guitar Playing

Copying your favorite guitar players does not necessarily make you a better guitarist. Some great guitar players use inferior techniques even when they are proven to be inefficient.

Debut Solo Albums From Singers Of Great Bands

Each morning the birthday section of the local newspaper prints the names of the famous people who were born on that particular day, and there is almost always a prominent musician listed among them. In some cases the editor finds it necessary to mention the band name, as the musician probably is not known to many people who might know the group. Yesterday the paper listed Steve Vai, an esteemed but not widely recognized guitarist.

Local Storm Recalls Ten Songs With Lightning In Their Titles

When the storm hit the other night, I was fortunate enough to have my mp3 player handy. The sound through my ear phones became drowned out several times, most notably when a huge tree down the street got hit by lightning. After settling my nerves, I thoughT of how ironic it would be if a song about lightning appeared on my mp3 player.

Happy Fiftieth Birthday To The Biff Rose Album Children Of Light, A Forgotten Treasure

Math equations can sometimes be used to describe certain musical performers, and the formula actually helps to identify their particular sound. Pointing out the combinations of more familiar recording artists is the next best thing to getting to hear the unknown artist with your own ears. With that in mind, take Randy Newman and connect him to Tom Paxton.

Seven Singing Siblings Who Were Never In Bands Together

Music history is rife with siblings who perform together, even if at some point they have a falling out of two along the way. Fortunately, most of the family acts have avoided publicized inner turmoil, such as the brother-sister tandem of the Carpenters, the brothers in Van Halen, and the Taylor brethren of Duran Duran. There are also a trio of brothers, the Finns, in the Eighties New Wave Band Split Enz, who has hits like “One Step Ahead” and “I Got You.

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR – 12 Months When Rock Music Reached Its Peak

The Beatles have split up, there is nothing new released by Bob Dylan and constant personnel changes have blown The Byrds and The Beach Boys off-course. So how can this be the most momentous year for rock? Here is a strong case for popular music reaching its peak in 1971.

Bassist John Deacon Is An Overlooked Component In The Success Of Queen

When the long anticipated Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody finally makes it to screens across the country, most viewers will be focused on the performance of Rami Malik in his role as Freddie Mercury. As the lead vocalist and front man, the charismatic Mercury was naturally the face of the band. Fans of that unique electric guitar that enhances most of Queen ‘s songs will no doubt be paying close attention to the performance of Gwylim Lee, who in the film will be portraying Brian May.

British Film Studios

In the 1930s and ’40s there were many studios turning out films to satisfy the hunger for the movies. Sadly, many have gone and the sites used for other purposes, such as housing estates. Elstree was the home to a number of Studios.