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Questions tagged [rock]

For questions about the genre known as "Rock", which is characterized by a heavy guitar-driven sound. If applicable also include the appropriate band/artist.

Rock is a broad genre of music typically exemplified by straight ahead 2/4 or 4/4 time signatures, driven by guitars and vocals. Rock has roots in Rhythm & Blues, Folk and Jazz. There are many subgenres that may be included in Rock.

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Is it true that Jimi Hendrix didn't know music theory?

I've often heard that Jimi Hendrix didn't know anything on music theory and harmony, and he was just playing 'by ear'. Is this true or just a urban legend?
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Anyone know why the riff at the start of 'Eye of the Tiger' has weird timing?

Does anyone know why eye of the tiger has a weird timing in the intro riff but doesn't have this in the outro? Basically the repeat(bars 9-12 with timing change at bar 10) is delayed by an 8th instead of coming like it does every other time this…
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Why did David Bowie never play any songs from Labyrinth live?

I'm a fan of David Bowie and I thought he was excellent in the 1980s movie, Labyrinth. I also liked a lot of the music from that movie, which Bowie wrote the soundtrack to. However, apparently he never played any of the songs from Labyrinth live…
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First rock song to use the 3/4 time signature?

The three-four time signature is frequently used in swing music or dance music. But what was the first rock song to use this time signature?
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Why Linkin Park lost their fans in the mid?

I saw a lot of like pages in Facebook like "Linkin Park ex-fans", "Bring back the old LP", whatever. I love their songs, almost every one <3 . So any soldier here who can answer me? Why people disliked them? (after Hybrid Theory I guess)
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Who would have been the "US" Beatles if the "UK" Beatles hadn't come along, in an alternative universe?

In a recent paper "The evolution of popular music: USA 1960–2010" published on the Royal Society Open Science website, the authors claim that "... these results suggest that, even if the British did not initiate the American revolution of 1964, they…
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Looking for examples of irregular time signatures being used in post rock

Post rock and prog rock are very different, however they both share an experimental nature. Having gotten used to irregular time signatures through prog rock, I was disappointed to find that the majority of post rock artists tend towards…
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Why is a lot of Rock music focused on stuff like demons and Satan?

I have a friend who's really into Rock and Metal music. A lot of the music I see him post online, has names that seem to worship demons or Satanic beings. So, I wanted to know if the idea behind Rock music, is mainly to talk about dark or sort of…
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Who was there before The Doors?

Who was there before The Doors in terms of inspiring them, or sounding similar? I saw on the rock timeline website, there was the inception of rock music, but what I see is a lot of artists making more of happy / upbeat music, unlike The…
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How well-known are the Manic Street Preachers in the US?

I'm an expat Brit living in the US and I've always been a big fan of the Manic Street Preachers, who are a Welsh band that are generally considered one of the best British rock bands of the 90s. Their music couples catchy, hard-rock riffs with…
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Why were so many classic rock musicians born between 1945 and 1950?

There are numerous classic rock musicians, such as Don Henley, Bob Seger, and Tom Petty, who were born between 1945 and 1950, with an occasional odd bird like Roger Waters or Paul McCartney born slightly earlier (1943 and 1942). Why the cluster…
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Why have so many Grunge artists died of suicide and drug related deaths?

The Grunge genre seems plagued by tragedy, with a large number of the top performers having taken their own lives. Is there some sort of connection to explain why all of these artists of the same genre and with such similar roots all died so…
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What is the meaning of "special option in your car?"

The song Don't Turn Your Back, off of Blue Oyster Cult's album Fire of Unknown Origin, includes the line "You'll use that special option in your car." What does this mean?
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Secret message in "Secret messages"?

It is common knowledge, that Electric Light Orchestra managed to encode a lot of secret messages in their album "Secret Messages", usually by inverting them (you have to invert part of song to listen them back - for instance, beginning of first…
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What did the Kinks make to get banned on the US?

On their first tour on the US, the Kinks where banned for 6 years. I have looked up on the internet but the reasons are quite unclear. Does anyone know them?
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