Highest scored questions
2,285 questions
12
votes
1
answer
60k
views
Do the lyrics a the beginning of Rock of Ages by Def Leppard mean anything?
At the beginning of the song Rock of Ages, there are four words muttered that sound like gibberish that are:
Gunter, glieben, glauchen, globen
Do these words actually mean anything?
Dom♦
- 4,219
12
votes
2
answers
558
views
Why was Dave Mustaine fired from Metallica?
I know Dave was in Metallica at first and wrote many of the songs on Kill 'em All and Ride the Lightning. The thing is, they were great, so why was he fired? I heard he had a bit of a drinking problem,...
12
votes
2
answers
246
views
What are the top three recording studios of all time in terms of having sold the most songs?
There are a lot of famous recording studios, but which of them can claim responsibility for producing output that has resulted in the most song sales? (That is, all sales including as single releases ...
user16
12
votes
1
answer
7k
views
Anyone know why the riff at the start of 'Eye of the Tiger' has weird timing?
Does anyone know why eye of the tiger has a weird timing in the intro riff but doesn't have this in the outro?
Basically the repeat(bars 9-12 with timing change at bar 10) is delayed by an 8th ...
AbstractDissonance
12
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Who is Hozier's goddess?
In Hozier's Take Me To Church, there is this line:
To keep the Goddess on my side
source
The word "goddess" doesn't appear in the lyrics besides that, while the word "god" does appear, in the ...
- 311
12
votes
2
answers
8k
views
Turntables: Direct Drive vs Belt Driven, what are the differences, pros, and cons?
Turntables come in many flavors. One of the main decisions to make when buying one is choosing between a direct drive and a belt driven mechanism.
What are the differences between them? Which are the ...
- 4,312
12
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Meaning of non-English singing from Diablo 2 [closed]
I've been playing Diablo 2 enough to memorize its soundtrack, and I've heard this distinct singing from it in more than one other composition. But it's not in any language I can recognize, and I don't ...
- 231
12
votes
1
answer
9k
views
Is V in Morse code • • • − because the main theme of Beethoven's V Symphony is short-short-short-long? [closed]
I am reading Craig Wright's Listening to Music. On page 222, he states:
No wonder that during World War II (1939-1945) both sides, Fascists as well as Allied, used the music of [Beethoven's fifth] ...
- 231
12
votes
1
answer
2k
views
The "right here, right now" sample in "Right Here, Right Now"
In Fatboy Slim’s Right Here, Right Now, the lyrics contain repetitions of "right here, right now", spoken by a woman.
This sample seems to be taken from the movie Strange Days, where Angela Bassett ...
- 3,448
12
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Is there any *objective* genre-like categorization of musical works?
I’m looking for objective criteria for classifying musical works.
Formal metadata (like artist, title, length, publication date, language etc.) doesn’t help in saying something about the actual kind ...
- 3,448
12
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Lead guitarist in Hotel California?
Both Don Felder and Joe Walsh are credited as "lead guitarist" in the Eagle's song, Hotel California. Who played the long guitar solo at the end?
- 301
12
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Longest known live version of Dazed and Confused?
At worst this is a finite list, but does anyone know how long the longest known live version of Dazed and Confused ran, and from which date? There are a heck of a lot of bootlegs out there to cull ...
- 7,139
12
votes
1
answer
190
views
What song has been sampled the most (ended up in the most other released tracks)?
Being a drum and bass and hip hop fan, I'm quite familiar with the Amen Break
and Funky Drummer.
Is one of these the most sampled sound of all time (in terms of then being incorporated into other ...
user16
12
votes
1
answer
250
views
Does aging affect our taste in music?
When I was in school I was fan of pop music as I grow up I found Rock more interesting. Later I found myself more in hiphop which end into trance,techno and electronic music in college days. Now I ...
- 241
12
votes
1
answer
6k
views
Why is the word "blue" so commonly used everywhere in Jazz: from lyrics, song titles, to record label names?
John Coltrane's "Blue Train", Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue", the record label "Blue Note". The list goes on and on. What's the reason behind the word "blue" and the Jazz genre being so closely tied?
- 4,312
12
votes
1
answer
395
views
Can the "Concept Album" be tracked back to a single release?
Barring anything theater-based (like Classical, Opera and Broadway), can anyone tell me which was the first true "concept album"? Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" held a concept throughout it, ...
- 7,139
12
votes
1
answer
440
views
What is the oldest still running music festival?
What is the oldest still running music festival? 1970 - Pinkpop festival is at least a start, but I'm sure there are older ones.
- 2,267
12
votes
2
answers
194
views
What does Son House mean when he refers to "jumping" with regard to the blues?
Here is a link to a three-minute clip from a documentary from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival where the blues singer and guitarist Son House talks about the nature of the blues.
Here is the URL to the ...
- 1,893
12
votes
1
answer
8k
views
In Svefn-g-englar by Sigur Rós, what is "Tjú"?
For years I've been a fan of the song from their second album, Ágætis byrjun. When I look for the English translation, everything is translated, except for the "chorus":
I'm back
Inside of you
...
- 339
12
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Is it possible to discover where a vinyl record was physically pressed?
Do you know if it is possible, from the cover/back-cover or from the vinyl itself, to understand where a vinyl has been pressed?
I know on the vinyl are engraved the serial number/barcode, but I don'...
- 804
12
votes
5
answers
14k
views
How did the song "Plush" by Stone Temple Pilots get its name?
I've always wondered how the song "Plush" got its name. The lyrics themselves don't contain the word "Plush" nor do the lyrics and music make me think "Plush" is an appropriate song title. So why is ...
Dom♦
- 4,219
12
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Records with longest Billboard chart success
According to Wikipedia, The Dark Side of the Moon “topped the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for one week and remained in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988” – that’s 15 years on the ...
- 1,095
12
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Who are the people referenced in "You Don't Belong" by Bad Religion?
The song "You Don't Belong" by Bad Religion obviously references the SoCal punk scene they were a part of. In it, a number of people are mentioned by name.
missy was a teen blue video star,
...
- 571
12
votes
1
answer
595
views
Musical difference between "Chicago blues" and "Detroit blues"
When hearing a song for the first time, how can I tell whether it is Chicago blues or Detroit blues?
Chicago blues and Detroit blues each have their own article on Wikipedia, the latter saying that ...
- 564
12
votes
1
answer
888
views
Why do we associate different types of music with different behaviour?
Why is it that we associate metal and dubstep, for example, with aggressive behaviour, and we associate classical music with calm behavior? Is it based on superstition, or is there something else ...
12
votes
2
answers
7k
views
Term for PA music before a concert starts
I have been to a number of rock concerts. By and large, during the time before the show starts, music is typically played on the PA system. For rock concerts, the PA music is usually the same genre, ...
12
votes
2
answers
113
views
Multi-channels for audio standard
The audio format commonly found for CD's (and older LP's as well) is the classic stereo (two channels: left & right).
For the video, the standards was stereo in the begining (perhaps mono even) ...
- 221
12
votes
1
answer
166
views
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - John Peel version [closed]
Originally, Vivian Stanshall of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band performed the 'narration' on part one of Tubular Bells.
I recall a remix version, created I think for the BBC on one of the Tubular Bells ...
- 3,234
12
votes
1
answer
199
views
Who recorded Rusty Dusty Blues for the first time?
The song Rusty Dusty Blues has been sung by many blues musicians. For example, BB King has recorded this song. I also have Jimmy Rushing (with Count Basie Orchestra) version from 1943, I believe. I ...
- 1,893
12
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Mods vs Rockers - who won?
I've heard a lot about Mods vs Rockers in the '60s. But can either side reasonably claim to have 'won', either overall or in any of the significant individual 'battles', e.g. the 'Battle of Brighton'?
user16
12
votes
1
answer
215
views
What to look for when buying a turntable?
RPMs, drive, pitch control, cartridge, stylus, etc; someone new to the vinyl world can easily get overwhelmed with options when trying to buy a new turntable.
When buying a turntable for music ...
- 4,312
12
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Panther sequence in Black or White by Michael Jackson
Why did Michael Jackson decide to end the Black or White music video (which otherwise talked about peace, love, fearlessness and harmony) with a black panther turning into Jackson and wrecking stuff?
- 324
12
votes
1
answer
408
views
Why doesn't Buckethead play live shows any more?
According to Buckethead's Wikipedia page, he played his last live on December 2012 and hasn't played anywhere since. His own tour page doesn't have any info on any upcoming events.
Do we know why he ...
- 3,005
12
votes
1
answer
145
views
What is the work rota for a typical musical show?
A long running theater production of a musical in London or New York often has shows most nights and periodic matinees which when added to continuous rehearsals would add up to a staggering working ...
- 171
12
votes
2
answers
282
views
"Corn Cob Blues" - real story?
There’s a song by John Hartford called "Corn Cob Blues", from a 1967 album.
The song’s about a cowboy singer promoting the wedding of a member of his backing crew, and the thoughts of the groom ...
- 4,298
12
votes
2
answers
15k
views
Are the lyrics of Yoko Kanno's "Moon" gibberish or intelligible?
Are the lyrics of Yoko Kanno’s song Moon meaningless (as in using pseudowords, gibberish, scat singing or similar), or are the lyrics in some kind of language?
Maybe a fictional language constructed ...
- 3,448
12
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Who voiced the racist cop on NWA's 'F*ck tha Police'?
In the original song there is the mock trial of a racist cop
"That's a lie. That's a Goddamn lie!"
etc at about 4:53.
I don't think that these lines are recorded by any of the NWA members (Ice ...
12
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Origin of the rimshot
This might be a bit too obscure, but you never know what other people know, so...
Anyone know the origin of the rimshot, as used to emphasize a joke? You know, like the representation here:
- 7,139
12
votes
9
answers
5k
views
Progressive Rock song, c.2002, "girl with brown hair" "standing there in my dream" [closed]
I heard this song on 99.7 KY in 2001 or 2002, when I was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It was on a Sunday. I contacted the station and have a list of all the songs played from 2002-2003, but ...
- 269
12
votes
0
answers
346
views
Who is the third featured singer on "Side Effects" by Parliament?
For years I've been unable to figure out who the third featured singer on "Side Effects", off Parliament's Chocolate City album is. He doesn't sound like any singer within the P-Funk crew ...
- 4,345
12
votes
5
answers
6k
views
Is there a canonical answer as to why Ozzy Osbourne won't sing any Dio-era Black Sabbath songs in concert?
I have never heard of Ozzy doing a Dio-era song live in Black Sabbath. IMO, some of their best material is on Heaven & Hell and The Mob Rules.
Has anyone in Black Sabbath ever said why they don't ...
- 7,139
11
votes
11
answers
10k
views
Longest-running artist in music history?
If you google information about longest running bands, there seem to be conflicting accounts, like U2, ZZ Top, Rolling Stones, etc, which depend on the criteria used (no gaps, same members, etc). ...
- 334
11
votes
4
answers
972
views
Studies about stereotypes' accuracy of different genre listeners
We all have in mind when we think of a typical metal listener a person wearing black clothes, long haired, with big black boots and etc. For almost each genre, there exist stereotypes of the typical ...
- 213
11
votes
5
answers
11k
views
How can the blues be linked to hip hop / rap music?
I've seen / read many things about black music, especially the Negro spiritual, blues, rhythm'n'blues, rock'n'roll, etc.
And 99% of what I've heard or read says that the rap music descends from blues,...
- 539
11
votes
2
answers
18k
views
Main difference between Soul/Funk/R&B
Why every time I search for albums on Funk or Soul, for example in music apple, most of the albums that are supposed to be funk as labeled as soul/R&B?? What makes these three genres different? ...
- 1,893
11
votes
1
answer
366
views
Where is this "overused" piece of ending originated from? [duplicate]
Here it is:
Here's an example video, jump straight to the end (at 11:07).
It is literally heard everywhere, mostly used as an improvisation, e.g. to add a fun and humorous twist in any piece of ...
Yudhi G.
11
votes
4
answers
6k
views
Who is the artist of a song?
When a song has performer A, composer B, and lyricist C, who is the artist of this song?
Is this decided by rules not based on the creative process, e.g., by producers? Or is the artist the party ...
- 3,448
11
votes
4
answers
63k
views
What is Bass and Treble?
Can someone please explain the difference of bass and treble as if to someone with no background knowledge in music? Every time I ask I someone, they always answer as if I'm already an expert on music....
- 113
11
votes
2
answers
9k
views
What is the difference between Cool Jazz and Bebop?
As I understand, Cool Jazz is a post Bebop style of Jazz. What makes Cool Jazz different than Bebop? Also, What are some albums that you can recommend on cool Jazz besides Miles' Birth of the cool?
- 365
11
votes
5
answers
116k
views
What is Meaning of "Aerials" by System of a Down song and music video?
This is one of my favorite songs. I listened to this thousand times, watched video several times but still cannot get the connection.
What is the background story of this song?
How the Music Video ...
- 269