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Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

RoundTheBend — Fri, 4 Jan 2019 01:15:30 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 01/04/2019 06:15

Yeah man - this is easily the most interesting thread I've seen in a long time. VERY interested, especially in the pre-album era (even if 50s rock is rad) stuff because I'm barely familiar with it, so a deep dive would be rad. And like dihansse said, even if you posted once a week or something, it's still a rad endeavor.

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Thu, 3 Jan 2019 20:43:00 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 01/04/2019 01:43

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

dihansse — Thu, 3 Jan 2019 14:46:02 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 01/03/2019 19:46

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Why did I start such a thorough endeavor right before I am about to start working full-time?

🧱

This was a bad call 🤡 🤣 :lol:

just do it slowly chief, we'll be patient 😉

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Thu, 3 Jan 2019 14:30:36 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 01/03/2019 19:30

Why did I start such a thorough endeavor right before I am about to start working full-time?

🧱

This was a bad call 🤡 🤣 🤣

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 18:54:27 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/25/2018 23:54

Here's the playlist for 1950. I will write something about these songs soon, but probably not today, as it is Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIz1cPf...2&t=0s

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:17:31 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/24/2018 03:17

Well, here is the playlist for roots music. I even added in a couple of "Country & Western" songs for some added flavor. Usually I'd love to talk about the delta blues and its influence on Rock music, but I think I've done enough of that. I need to talk about some other songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjO_OK0...ZS9oqL2VCj

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:34:59 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/23/2018 23:34

If you were ever of any doubt that Rock Music is based on people stealing other people's sound, then I present to you "Rock Awhile" by Goree Carter.

1949

Link

Sounds a little similar to my man Charles Berry. Put this feather into your cap if you ever get into a discussion about the origins of rock music, because here it is.

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:18:07 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/23/2018 23:18

Doo-Wop (50's Chord Progression)

1948

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So, although I tried to seem intelligent, by introducing music theory, I have to admit that I'm not sure if this Doo-Wop song follows that chord progression I just introduced. Anyways, this is another song that some consider to be a precursor and one of the first "rock" recordings. This is definitely more on the softer side.

1955

Link

OK, so I know this one is a great example of the Doo-Wop chord progression with a little help of my friend Wiki Pedia. The rock elements are now present, and the structure has been refined further.

Now that I've got the structures out of the way, and what led to rock music, I'm ready to dive in and start rating tracks. Everything I have mentioned so far would be considered essential listening and are important to the fabric of American Rock music.

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:02:32 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/23/2018 23:02

12 Bar Blues Form Examples

1939

Link

Partly based on my own bias, and legitimate musical scholarship, I have to put in a Kansas City musician first. Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson, both from KCMO, came out with this Boogie Woogie song that introduced shouted vocals, up tempo rhythm, and a backbeat to a wider audience.

1955

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Although it took almost over a decade, I think this is the next clear musical progression for Roll em' Pete. Faster, louder, and with new instruments added to the mix, Little Richard cemented the style in the American canon of music.

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 17:52:04 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/23/2018 22:52

Jasonconfused wrote:

Sister Rosetta Tharpe will deserve some love here. Some tracks go back as far as the 30s. Maybe something like Rock Me.

Absolutely! It was cool to see her get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, I think it was.

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 17:50:29 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/23/2018 22:50

First order of business is to lay the groundwork and music theory for what is considered to be rock music, which evolved from the twelve bar blues form.

Here is an easy to understand lesson from PBS about the 12 bar blues form.

https://www.pbs.org/theblues/classroom/essays12bar.html

This would inform the verse chorus verse structure and 4/4 unsyncopated rhythm of rock music.

Less influential than the blues chord progression was the Doo Wop chord progression, sometimes referred to as the 50s chord progression, which, instead of being based on the I, IV, V chords, goes I - vi - IV - V.

Examples of these will be put into the next two posts.

Re: The Genesis of Rock Music

Jasonconfused — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 17:27:32 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 12/23/2018 22:27

Sister Rosetta Tharpe will deserve some love here. Some tracks go back as far as the 30s. Maybe something like Rock Me.

The Genesis of Rock Music

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 16:42:35 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 12/23/2018 21:42

I used to be heavily into the formative bands in rock music. Bill Haley, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, etc. (Not to mention the Rhythm and Blues music that started the the whole thing rocking and rolling in the first place.) I want to make this diary to chronicle the important musical acts that were active from 1950 to 1965, which is what I consider to be the first era of Rock music. Instead of reviewing entire albums, I will mostly be looking at individual songs and artists that are essential to the creation of the dominant 20th century genre. It won't all be "rock" gospel and blues and other roots genres will be talked about as well. Some of this will be old hat, but I am going to try and find some stuff that's not talked about quite as much. I will be going by year and collecting the pieces of music that I think are worth listening to. While this is mostly a journal for me, and this is a good place to put down my thoughts, feel free to give me some tips if you think I have missed something important.

I'm actually going to start in the 40s to try and find some even earlier stuff first. (Big Mama Thornton, Louis Jordan, etc.)