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Why do musicians play on carpets?
I oftenly see rock or metal bands playing on carpets while performing on stage or on studio.
It's nice to see, but is there a reason for these carpets? Is it for a better sound?
For an example, here's Foo Fighters live on studio ON carpets.
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What is meant by "Grandma Plays the Numbers"?
There's a song in the game Fallout 4 called Grandma Plays the Numbers. The full lyrics can be found at that link. It was written and performed by Wynonie Harris in 1949.
I'm not sure what is meant by the title. It sounds like it is probably some…
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What happened to Poe?
Poe (Ann Danielewski) had a rising music career in the late 1990s, but then she completely vanished from the public eye. I’ve heard a variety of stories about her disappearance, ranging from corporate mergers to mismanagement to financial and legal…
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Reason for ID3 "Bright colored fish"?
I noticed that ID3 has a list of types of images that can be embedded in an audio file:
The TYPE must be one of the following: OTHER, ICON, OTHER_ICON,
FRONT_COVER, BACK_COVER, LEAFLET, MEDIA, LEAD_ARTIST, ARTIST,
CONDUCTOR, BAND, COMPOSER,…
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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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What were the specifics of Prince's "$100 million contract" with Warner Bros. Records in 1992?
In 1992, Prince signed a reported $100 million contract with Warner Bros. Records. What were the specifics of this contract?
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How is song qualified for being categorized as Sufi?
In Indian/Pakistani music, there is a genre called Sufi. What is it about Sufi music that defines it as such?
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Why is Nickelback hated?
I recently heard a Nickelback song on the radio which reminded me of them doing some concert and the whole thing going viral.
People were planning to boycott their concert.
What was/is the reason so many people dislike(d) the band? I cannot…
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Why do songs sometimes get left off a movie's soundtrack?
Sometimes I'll hear a song while watching a movie, and then later when I look at the movie's soundtrack, I find out the song isn't on the soundtrack. Why are songs in a movie sometimes left off the movie's soundtrack?
As an example, the movie…
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What defines Bebop as a jazz style/subgenre?
What separates Bebop from other jazz styles and subgenres? Which new things did it brought when compared to other jazz of the era? Which are the defining elements of Bebop jazz?
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Why is the Chaconne from Bach's Partita for Violin No. 2 so widely lauded?
I recently came across a recording of Bach's Partita for Violin No. 2, the fifth movement (the Chaconne), and upon researching it further, I learnt that it is often praised as a very important composition.
From Wikipedia:
Yehudi Menuhin called the…
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Meaning of *Snow (Hey Oh)*
I'm a big fan of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and particularly the song Snow (Hey Oh) from Stadium Arcadium, however the lyrics just don't make any sense at all to me. A friend said he thought the song was about cocaine addiction, which would explain…
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Why does Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" album cover show someone spontaneously combusting?
Why does Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" album cover show someone spontaneously combusting?
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What is the first use of the 'tapping' method?
The ‘tapping’ method is an advanced guitar technique where both hands are placed on the fretboard, typically reserved for solos. Who was the first guitarist to use this method - live or otherwise?
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Weird piano chord on Police's Roxanne
On the intro of the song Police - Roxanne we can hear a weird piano chord (just before someone's laughing). The piano doesn't seem to feature elsewhere on the song.
Did they ask for a pianist to come and play just one chord? Is he credited?
Or is it…
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