In its most pure essence, what began as a requisition to record a symphony turned into an architectural masterpiece project of a new genre of music: Progressive Rock. When The Moody Blues were asked to record a symphony of Dvorak, they were astonished; however, they were also immensely interested into expanding their own creative …
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ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS: A NIGHT IN TUNISIA πΊπ·
Tonality, improvisation, impeccable intuition, and a giant virtuosity of musicians and artists is what ranks this album with a level of originality and uniqueness that does not exist on any other jazz recording. Art Blakey captures each artist in his most splendid wardrobe of musical notation and elegance of professionalism; and it is all …
METALLICA: “KILL’EM ALL” THE CORONATION OF SPEED METAL πΈ
This is the coronation of a new era in Heavy Metal, spiked with the bloodshed of fire breathing bass chords, thumping and smashed-in-your-face guitar vapor, and angry and dizzy drumheads that explode with commanding and refulgent sound. Metallica was transformed, instantly, into a maddening orchestra of destructive acoustics and rebellious, albeit confident lyrics that …
JIMI HENDRIX: “ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?” THE COSMOLOGY OF GUITAR SYNCHRONICITY πΈ
In the year 1967, Music carved water out of the sky, with a little magic and a lot of guitar. The rock genre was sculpting a new name that was replete with commercial sound, a new form of expansive amplification called STEREO, and sound recording procedures that would make Beethoven lament in a corner …