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On Music: the wah-wah pedalmental_floss Blog - Sep 15, 2008 All this month I’ll be looking at some of the more popular audio signal processing effects out there, which I’m sure you’ll recognize from some of the most successful songs ever recorded. Impress your friends next time … Also tagged: blogs |
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7 Songs That Show Off Flangers & Phasersmental_floss Blog - Sep 8, 2008 All this month I’ll be looking at some of the more popular audio signal processing effects out there, which I’m sure you’ll recognize from some of the most successful songs ever recorded. Impress your friends next time … |
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7 Original Recordings that Blow the Remakes Awaymental_floss Blog - Aug 20, 2008 I like me a good remake from time to time. Both Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin successfully covered Muddy Waters’ “You Shook Me,” for example. And then there’s that great Aretha Franklin remake of Otis Redding’s “Respect.” … |
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5 Legendary Keyboards (and the songs they made famous)mental_floss Blog - Aug 4, 2008 These days, there’s no distinguishing one keyboard from the next because all they really do is act as computer trigger devices. But in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and even the early 90s, keyboards and their manufacturers were … Also tagged: blogs, top story, super secret deal |
mental_floss Blog - Jul 28, 2008
Most pop songs are written in what is known as 4/4 time, meaning the quarter note is equal to one beat and there are 4 beats in every bar of music. Because of this, when a band plays in concert, you’ll often here a …
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On Music: 7 Songs with Fewer Than 35 Wordsmental_floss Blog - Jul 7, 2008 I love me a song with a lot of words in it. For example, Genesis wrote one in the 1970s called “Supper’s Ready” that has a whopping 997 words - that’s a whole lotta lyric. At the other end of the spectrum are the ones … Also tagged: blogs, super secret deal |
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On Music: 7 Songs with Less Than 35 Wordsmental_floss Blog - Jul 7, 2008 I love me a song with a lot of words in it. For example, Genesis wrote one in the 1970s called “Supper’s Ready” that has a whopping 997 words - that’s a whole lotta lyric. At the other end of the spectrum are the ones … Also tagged: blogs |
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On Music: Ferdinand Riesmental_floss Blog - Jun 19, 2008 If you’ve never heard a recording made by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, or, even more importantly, any music by composer Ferdinand Ries, you’ve been seriously deprived. Check out this wild, animated, musical roller … Also tagged: blogs |
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On Music: 6 Songs that begin with a chorusmental_floss Blog - May 15, 2008 As most of you probably know, songs are generally composed of several verses (known as the A sections), a repeating chorus (known as the B section) and often a bridge (known as the C section). In this way, the most … |
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On Music: 6 Things You Need to Know about Jean Sibeliusmental_floss Blog - Apr 28, 2008 1.Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is arguably the greatest Finnish composer there has ever been, and perhaps one of the best examples of late Romanticism you can find. 2. He started picking out melodies on the family piano … |