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Tag: rock

Great Music Debates: Which is the greatest rock band of all time? Why?

I measure greatness by influence, so the answer to this question is easily The Beatles simply no other band comes close to their greatness and influence. The Beatles revolutionized pop music, rock music, how albums are recorded, how albums are made, how songs are written, etc They are by far the best selling band of […]

June 12, 2022
What exactly did Jimi Hendrix do, technically, that separated him from his rivals?

Well let me know which one of his rivals was doing these things: Opening up the Monterey Pop Festival with a rendition of Killing Floor that was twice as fast as the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ARliZIZDhg ^ this is the not the actual performance but it can be seen in the Live at Monterey DVD Setting his […]

June 7, 2022
If you could select any 4 or 5 dead musicians to form a band, which ones would you pick?

Easy one for me Songwriter – John Lennon (of the Beatles) – along with Paul, the most covered and successful songwriter in pop music history. Vocalist – Freddie Mercury (of Queen) – voted #1 rock vocalist of all time Guitarist – Jimi Hendrix – voted #1 rock guitarist of all time Bassist – John Entwistle […]

May 29, 2019