Thursday, April 21, 2011

Songwriting Therapy 101: Using Music to Heal

Since it first hit the scene in the 1950s, rock and roll has taken many unexpected turns in style and substance. Along with those turns, the gear that rock bands used naturally had to change as well. In some cases, it was the development of new gear that spawned new forms of rock and roll. For instance, who in the 1950s could have predicted the way synthesized music and the instruments that create it would impact popular music? But rockabilly music started out simple and for the most part it remains simple today. And that simplicity requires relatively simple musical gear. Modern rockabilly cats might use a few more tricks to create their sound than the original pioneers did, but still the setup remains pretty simple.

Oskar Kokoschka
Bathroom Christmas decoration
Richard Cheney
Milton Avery
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