Steel guitar

recorded somewhere in the middle of Wild Opera's recording sessions. Tim reworked it and created a lovely ballad with eerie guitar leads, warm bass and echoed piano lines. Sound-wise, it reminisces 'Smiler at 50' from ADD. 'Know That You Were Loved' is a mostly acoustic affair that brings to mind the low-key No-Man album, Together We're Stranger. Occasional lap steel touches and guitar solos embellish the stripped foundation, yet his voice is once more the focal…

It defines the object, process or thing by what it does so the mental state is the same as the function being performed, like the sound the guitar produces this would be classed as the type. The guitar itself would be the token or the physical/mental state. In essence functionalism embraces multiple realisation as there are multiple guitars or tokens that produce the same type of sounds. Again using pain as a type of mental state the same logic applies as there are multiple token brain…

The Bakersfield Sound is one of the most influential and famous sounds in the history of the country music and influenced many artists and bands worldwide. The Bakersfield Sound focused on staying true to the country music genre with loud, upbeat, hokey, and honky-tonk tunes and is considered in relation to sounds from Nashville, Tennessee. The most successful, influential, and famous country artists and musicians originated in Bakersfield, California in the late 1950’s. These artists included…

two-time Grammy nominee and one of the greatest musicians in the world today. His love and dedication to the guitar, shows why he is one of the greatest players in the world. Emmanuel’s professional career has been going on for over fifty years and he continues to play over three hundred concerts a year. It is no small fact that this man is referred to as being the greatest acoustic guitar player alive with musicians such as; Steve Vai, Chet Atkins, Martin Taylor, Eric Clapton, and even Les Paul…

ponteado style. The piece is also an allusion to his childhood memories attending guitar concerts with his father, who was an amateur guitar player. Nobre varies the main theme, indicating the improvisation of the melody, presenting complex rhythmic passages before ending the piece with a lot of energy.” Similar to Ponteio in Nobre’s Toccatina, Ponteio e Final Op. 12, Ponteado can be also described as a genre of improvised guitar music that originated in Northeast…

A few talking drums are used, such as the gang an, sakara, and shekere. These local instruments are mixed with electric guitars, an electric bass, a drum set, and an organ to create a unique sound combination. The melody draws from Western influences, while polyrhythms reflects the local music…

someone is curious about how it has become such an immensely popular genre today. When country music first hit the popular music scene in the 1930's, it was in a form known as honky tonk music. The genre was typically identified by the use of steel guitars and drums that were so popular among listeners. Although Ernest Tubb and Hank Williams were the biggest stars of the day, it was Al Dexter who coined the phrase "honky tonk" and used it in one of…

Eric Clapton In the history of music there have been many influential people. There were the greats, the ones we still play on the radio, and there were there were the ones that we still talk about because they were honestly that bad. The man I am writing about today, Eric Clapton, was one of the greats. He is a legend in the music industry and out of it. He has been an inspiration to millions of people from the United States to the United Kingdom. He has touched millions of hearts with his…

Zydeco, a blend of blues and R&B music. During the shows of Clifton Chenier and his band playing for local joints I noticed the instruments they were playing. I noticed that the band behind Chenier was playing a few common instruments such as the guitar and drums. I also noticed one person playing an uncommon instrument.…

Its rhythm is explicit, as it is something that gets your foot tapping. The piece seems to be mainly monophonic as it is Cline singing being backgrounded with an acoustic guitar, basic drums, a piano steel guitar, electric guitar, and acoustic bass (Walkin' After Midnight, n.d.). They all preformed together with a consonance sound. “Walkin’ After Midnight” is written in an ABCACA form as the chorus is sung before the verse and the bridge is sung after…