It‘s this change that affects the listener emotionally.īach, for example, often composed for the harpsichord, an instrument of modest sound production, but he wrote with dynamic range in mind. Truly great music has dynamic range: by that I mean there‘s a change that may move from a quiet sound to a loud sound, from a moderate sound to an immoderate sound, from diminuendo gradually (or suddenly) working its way to crescendo. And that works for party music, dance music, protest music, and the usual narrow range of emotions. Most rock and pop music is recorded at one level, and it‘s meant to be played at one level – usually that means loud. The song is more than lovely it is a masterpiece of dynamics. It‘s a deceptively quiet number, with Buddy singing rather softly and straight ahead, without his usual hiccupped would-be Elvis manner. The tune features Buddy strumming his guitar, Jerry Allison on brushed cymbals and triangle, and Joe Mauldin on bass. The song is called ‘Well Alright’ and if you don’t know it, we recommend it highly as an essential track. For the flip side, he made one of the greatest recordings ever made by a pop/rock singer, one that deserves study, acclaim, and yes, envy. He had a surefire hit when he recorded ‘Heartbeat’, a younglovetruelove number that was mainstream pop. It was a racket, a carefully planned scheme run by record companies and the backroom boys. Get 3 or 4 hits in a row and you could issue an album called “Greatest Hits of - or “Best of “etc. If the A side was a vocal, they‘d show off their instrumental skills on the B side. Why not stretch it out and double the sales?Ī few groups used the B side of a single to demonstrate other facets of their talents. Many pop careers in the ’50s and ’60s lasted only a couple of years. After all, a single was short-lived, perhaps 2-3 months at most, and then there would be a call for another hit. They were often looked at as throwaways, since there was no percentage in putting out two great sides on a 45 rpm single. Take their voices off, and it‘s Buddy Holly.” ~ John Mellencamp “Listen to the songs on the first three Beatles albums.
0 kommentar(er)
