MaccaTheHack@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-27 months agoSpotify Wrapped 2023: 'Music genres are now irrelevant to fans'www.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·edit-27 months agoWorse… Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Devo, Blue Oyster Cult, Fleetwood Mac and Nickelback are all considered rock.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·7 months agoRock just means electric guitar, electric bass, and drums with a time signature 4/4 style to songs and verses chorus form.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·7 months agoThere are even plenty of rock songs in other signatures. The Beatles had a bunch of songs that were either 3/4 or both 3/4 and 4/4.
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-27 months agoThe Beatles were always experimenting, something that is rare today. A lot of amazing songs are 3/4, but it’s hard to find new music post 2000 in 3/4. https://strongsounds.com/blog/popular-songs-in-3-4-time/
Worse… Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Devo, Blue Oyster Cult, Fleetwood Mac and Nickelback are all considered rock.
Rock just means electric guitar, electric bass, and drums with a time signature 4/4 style to songs and verses chorus form.
There are even plenty of rock songs in other signatures. The Beatles had a bunch of songs that were either 3/4 or both 3/4 and 4/4.
The Beatles were always experimenting, something that is rare today.
A lot of amazing songs are 3/4, but it’s hard to find new music post 2000 in 3/4.
https://strongsounds.com/blog/popular-songs-in-3-4-time/