The UK garage scene began in London in the 1990s when enterprising DJ’s such as Norris ‘Da Bass’ Windross and Karl ‘Tuff Enuff’ Brown set up after-hours parties in the capital’s pubs for clubbers reluctant to end the revelry after spending the evening at one of London’s new superclubs, such as The Ministry Of Sound. ‘We used to pitch it ...
wildly eclectic, the smooth, soulful flavours he favoured would become known as ‘garage’ – named after the club Levan ruled for 10 years, the Paradise Garage. The Garage was predominantly black and gay, like the Warehouse in Chicago, and to those who heard him, Levan was an inspirational DJ. It was widely felt that he ...
Taking their name from the meagre rehearsal facilities of its early practitioners, garage rock began in the US during the mid-1960s. The loud, fuzz-toned guitars often failed to disguise links to UK pop mentors like The Beatles, Rolling Stones and The Who. later acid rock bands such as The Electric Prunes incorporated progressive and psychedelic influences. Mostly, ...
Bass Guitar In 1951, guitar maker Leo Fender launched the first commercially available electric bass guitar, the Fender Precision. Compared to the cumbersome and often difficult-to-hear acoustic double bass, Fender offered an instrument that had many advantages. Not only was it louder because it was amplified – and more portable – it allowed for more precise intonation because ...
it’s not my revolution.’ Emma Goldman, American feminist writer Styles Disco House Acid House Tribal/Progressive House Hardcore Happy Hardcore Trance Jungle Drum’n’Bass Techno Gabba Breakbeat Big Beat UK Garage US Garage Tech-House Dance Style As it is made for dancing to, dance music is characterized by a strong, steady drum beat. It is performed mainly on electronic ...
electro all provided the basis for electronic music as it splintered into myriad categories and genres – with trance, progressive house, drum’n’bass, breaks, tech-house and UK garage all evolving from these electronic styles throughout the 1990s. Electronic music also became intertwined in the fabric of popular music as the 1990s progressed. Acts like The Prodigy and The ...
the most successful pop genres on the planet, hip hop still stands for social and musical mutiny all over the world. While in Britain it plays a large part in UK garage culture, and in Jamaica its influences are felt throughout the reggae world, in other places hip hop has developed on its own terms. France has long had a ...
Proto-Punk British Punk American Punk Arena Rock Melodic Rock Goth Rock Doom Metal Heavy Metal Speed & Thrash Metal Death Metal & Grindcore Madchester Alternative/Indie Rock Shoegazing US Underground & Garage Rock Progressive Metal Black Metal Southern Rock Jam Bands Grunge Funk Metal Riot Grrrl Nu Metal Rock Style Rock music is characterized by a heavy drum style, which provides ...
a triple-album set called Shut Up ‘N Play Yer Guitar, that featured ‘solos and nothing else’. And he continued to push his own boundaries with the rock musical Joe’s Garage Acts I, II & III (1979), Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (1982) – featuring ‘Valley Girl’, the closest he came to a hit single – ...
album, Blunderbuss, the following year. In addition to blues masters Son House and Robert Johnson, White was equally inspired by Captain Beefheart, Dylan and obscure US garage bands The Sonics, The Monks and The Rats. The White Stripes’ success initiated a new era of back-to-basics rock. White’s most famous guitar is a red and white Airline ...
(Singer-songwriter, b. 1986) London-based singer-songwriter Jamie T (Jamie Alexander Treays) fared favourably with critics since his debut in January 2007 when his frenetic, garage-cum-indie debut Panic Prevention reached No. 4 in the UK. He released second album Kings & Queens nearly three years later, which did even better. His dry and witty observational lyrics on tracks like ‘Sheila’ ...
Les Paul (1915–2009) developed a reputation in modern music beyond his status as a successful performer and guitar innovator through his pioneering work with multitrack recording. Born Lester Polsfuss in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the nine-year-old Paul first picked up the harmonica from a street musician. Soon, he was playing for money in the streets. He was attracted to electronics ...
interval, Jason Newsted (born 4 March 1963), formerly of Flotsam and Jetsam, was drafted in as a replacement and slotted into the live and studio machine. On the Garage Days Re-Visited EP (1987) tribute was loudly paid to influences like Diamond Head and Budgie. And Justice For All (1988) showed that there was musical chemistry after Burton with trademark ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1983–97, 2007–present) MBV began as a thrashy 1960s garage band and ended up redefining the sound of rock guitar on the swirling, distorting but lambently beautiful Loveless (1991). Isn’t Anything from 1988, features slightly more recognizable tunes and song forms. Vocalist/guitarist Bilinda Butcher contributed lyrics and (guitarist/vocalist) Kevin Shields the revolutionary sounds. Deb Googe (bass) ...
introduced the band featuring Mays on keyboards, Mark Egan on electric bass and Danny Gottlieb on drums). Metheny Meets The Mainstream Metheny broke into mass-market acceptance with 1979’s American Garage, a far more rock-oriented recording than the typically introspective and searching ECM fare. He achieved mainstream popularity and attained gold-record status (sales of 500,000 copies) during the 1980s ...
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