by Manuel Marino | Music
Photo by emilydickinsonridesabmx
It all began in 1993 when the rock band The Invictas are back - Bruce Atchison is one of my (no more available Yahoo Group) best members and he wrote this great article. Bruce is a legally blind freelance writer and the author of two books, When a Man Loves a Rabbit (Learning and Living With Bunnies) and Deliverance from Jericho (Six Years in a Blind School). The first… Pearl Jam performed before 25,000 fans at a free concert on the desert lawns of the Empire Polo Club. This laid the foundation for what would become the nation’s largest music festival, the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival.
Six years later, the Coachella Festival, commonly known as Coachella Fest, showcases the best of the music world, drawing over 60,000 guests each day for three days of simultaneous music performances on multiple stages.
Initially held in October, the festival organizers realized that the desert heat was intense during that time of year, prompting them to move it to April when the weather is more tolerable and often quite pleasant.
The performances take place in Indio, where musical legends like Madonna, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, … ...Read the rest.
“Coachella Music Festival”
by Manuel Marino | Audio, Music
Photo by ArtBrom
If you listen to rock music today, you are undoubtedly familiar with the sound of guitar effects, whether you realize it or not. In the early days of guitar effects, it was relatively easy to identify what was being used. The first widely used effect was built-in tremolo in Fender amps, which allowed early rock and roll to achieve the distinctive buzzing sound. Later, distortion pedals gave rock bands their edgy sound, and flangers allowed psychedelic rock to emerge.
These days, you’ll find that what was once avant-garde has now become commonplace. However, there is still a lot of exciting progress happening in the realm of effects combinations used in popular rock music. Guitarists are becoming more confident in creating unique and even startling sounds. If you listen to the early solos of Rage Against the Machine, you can hear the impact of a wide range of stompboxes and unconventional improvisation that leads to completely new sounds, much like how the wah pedal sounded fresh when Hendrix popularized it.
Beyond the familiar effects, there are now numerous effects that have become standard for any aspiring rock guitarist. Compression, for example, helps tidy up the overall sound, making … ...Read the rest.
“Popular Effects Used in Rock Music”
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