Questions tagged [rock]
questions about the genre known as "Rock", which is characterized by a heavy guitar-driven sound
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Why did David Bowie never play any songs from Labyrinth live?
I'm a fan of David Bowie and I thought he was excellent in the 1980s movie, Labyrinth. I also liked a lot of the music from that movie, which Bowie wrote the soundtrack to. However, apparently he ...
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“Mein Herz Brennt” - Rammstein, what's the point?
I have been listening to this song for quite a while, and I always have the same question in my head:
What is happening in the video ?
Where are they, what's the story, who's that weird monster, what'...
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Which concert(s) is featured in Aerosmith's “Crazy” videoclip?
In Aerosmith's Crazy videoclip, there are several scenes of the band playing live, which appear to be from the same concert. Yet, I am unable to find a proper reference for this concert. Wikipedia in ...
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Is there a streaming music service that plays music by year or decade (esp 60s to 80s) based on what was actually popular in the decade?
I find that most “decade channels” (eg 80s Music) play music based on a retrospective notion of the decade. In that, some songs are overplayed and some songs are forgotten. I want to (re-) hear the ...
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Rock video from '00s featuring topless male artists in studio
There was a rock song that I had on my computer when I was very little. I have no idea of the band name or when they were popular. I remember little snippets of the video, none of the music. It was ...
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Secret message in “Secret messages”?
It is common knowledge, that Electric Light Orchestra managed to encode a lot of secret messages in their album "Secret Messages", usually by inverting them (you have to invert part of song to listen ...
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Meaning of BRMC's song's title (0.0770833333333333)
I've been wondering for a while about what could 0.0770833333333333 mean? It's a song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, from Beat The Devil's Tattoo album. What I figured out so far is that 0....
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Identify music video of a guy watching VHS tapes
I remember this music video (I think from Kerrang!) and it's just some guy who locks up his doors and watches a bunch of old tapes all winter.
I don't remember much, except the fact I liked it, and I ...
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Why does Axl Rose wear Jesus Christ tshirts?
Does anyone of you know why Axl Rose wears that famous Jesus Christ tshirt with "KILL YOUR IDOLS" sign on the bottom?
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Symmetry in rock music scores
This webpage is an interesting article on symmetry in the scores of J.S. Bach. Are there any examples in jazz bands or in rock/pop music? If we exclude the prob rock bands of the late '60s and early '...
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Identify the English-language rock song with the same music as the Brazilian song Olhos Coloridos?
We recently heard this song by Seu Jorge and Sandra De Sa. I am pretty sure there is an English-language song, from the 1970s maybe, with the same melody, but I just can't identify it. The ...
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I can't remember a song, whose video clip is weird
I can't remember a song, the clip of which had some mannequins without faces in place of people. Some of them, for example, represented a family at home (father, mother and son) sitting around a table....
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From where is this version of Status Quo's “Rockin' all over the World”?
When you look for Status Quo's "Rockin' all over the World" on YouTube, the first result that pops up is this, which isn't actually the version that released on the 1977 album with the same name.
The ...
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Was there any official info as to why Always Somewhere sounds like Simple Man?
As the title says, were there any reasons as to why Scorpions decided to use a similar rhythm to Lynyrd Skynyrd? When I first heard Simple Man, I thought at first it borrowed from Always Somewhere, ...
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What is the true concept behind the band ghost?
I came across the band “Ghost” recently. Their melodies and riffs are amazing. I am trying to learn more about them.
I have seen many interviews for them and in many of those ones they emphasize that ...
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What is the meaning of “special option in your car?”
The song Don't Turn Your Back, off of Blue Oyster Cult's album Fire of Unknown Origin, includes the line "You'll use that special option in your car." What does this mean?
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What genre or other singer matches the chorus of “Dream State…” by Lucy Dacus?
In the chorus of her song Dream State... Lucy Dacus sings in a deep, monotone drone over guitar, peaking with a chorus of her own voice layered over itself several times...
I know there is at least ...
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Mic stand wrapped in American flag, guitarist with happy face jacket
I have a screenshot from a music video but I cannot recall the band's name
The image is a mic stand wrapped in an American flag. A guitarist with an acoustic guitar stands behind the mic stand, ...
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Which song is very similar to “Vallecito” by John Craigie?
I just listened to this very nice ballad by John Craigie: Vallecito, which he published in April 2020. You can listen to it here:
It reminds me very clearly of another ...
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Is Deuce an Atheist?
Deuce, from Nine Lives, wrote a song called America. It has the following lyrics:
They wanna see blood,
They wanna see hate,
Like needle in your vain,
Sickness with no name,
In a world that's insane,
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Identify a pop Thai song
There was a Thai hit album released 1988. The name of the Album was a Thai fruit. It had some great songs on it. One other song was called Rock n' Roll.
I had it as a tape. The album cover was notable....
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1980s video with hot spanish rocker girl playing guitar
Had a crazy flashback to this video. It's an upbeat rock song with a 20-something guitar girl. Lyrics all in Spanish. In one scene she is playing on railroad tracks. Can't recall much else. Was ...
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Old (Rock?) song sung by a guy. Instrumental sounds similar to Jerk It Out By Caesars but slower. Lyrics contain Woah oh oh oh oh
The instrumental part sounds similar to a slower version of Jerk It Out By Caeser's Palace. It is sung by a guy. It constantly repeats: "Whoa oh oh oh oh" then lyrics that sound something like "And ...
