Rock And Roll Concert Review Essay

This was my first rock and roll concert that I have ever attended. It was an amazing experience to witness live the energy of this genre of music. During the concert, the spontaneity in the artists’ improvisations, musical communications of the artists by their listening to each other’s instruments, the guitarist’s hair shaking and lively performance, the guitarist’s and the bassist’s jumps in the middle of the songs reflecting their musical expression, and the bassist’s impromptu singing in a song made this a unique concert. The singer, bass player, drummer, and electric guitarist were standing in the standard rock and roll stage setup with the singer in the middle, the accompaniment next to her, and the drums behind her. The audience’s added …show more content…
The strong beats of the accompaniment to the singer brought life to the music, bringing a dance-feel to it. In addition, the singer had a wide vocal range, with which she changed her pitch to a higher register in robata pieces and a medium pitch in allegro, staccato notes. What I also appreciated about the singers and the accompanying artists was that they tried to include the audience by telling us stories of how they composed some of the songs and the significances of the pieces. Learning the context made the music more relatable. For instance, in the concert one song was composed by the bass player in Swedish, showing the audience his cultural background and his heritage. In addition, another piece was a poem that the guitarist wrote to the singer for her birthday. These anecdotes allowed me to connect the movement, dynamics, tempos, and lyrics of the pieces with their meanings. Some specific songs they played during the concert were: a cover for No Diggity, a cover for the Street Light Manifesto, Ghosts, and House of the Rising