Van Halen's Influence On Renaissance Music

After that, it seemed as if there was never a moment where Eddie wasn’t without his guitar. One of his favorite things to do for hours on end was “noodle”, which was a term he used for playing around and making new sounds. One guitar player that really inspired Eddie was Tony Lommi of Black Sabbath. Van Halen toured England for the first time opening for Black Sabbath. “It wasn’t just talent and originality that separated Tony from his heavy metal and hard rock brethren; it was the backstory.”

It is hard to imagine Van Halen without thinking of their original album that copied the band’s name. They were a total party rock and roll machine in their day’s of the 80’s. From “Somebody Get Me A Doctor” to “D.O.A.”, the content on Van Halen II comes up as ruminative, which is fleshed out by instrumental shreddings of lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen and drummer Alex Van Halen. The players are free to create any familiar fuzz-tone riff, sudden bass run, cowbell clunk, and rumbling drum eruption which is known to their genre. The album named Van Halen II, is rarely cited as one of the groups best works. The recording process was completed in three weeks, this started some sonic innovation. Eddie Van Halen achieved a thick guitar sound by overloading

(Carl) ¨Eddie Van Halen changed the face of rock music and sent a generation of young guitarists into their rooms to practice¨. His tone and style brought him instant fame in the guitar world. The path of hard rock will forever change because of his contributions to the guitar world. This is a great example of how the guitar impacted music because Eddie later became one of the most famous guitarists in the world and his band “Van Halen” would become the biggest rock band in the world. The 21 year old Eddie Van Halen started a guitar revolution and many more young guitarists followed in his footsteps. That generation brought in some of the greatest guitarists that rock music has ever seen, and Van Halen started it

There are certain musicians that come along that shift a culture, attitude, or future musicians. Another musician that went on influence future generations and considered one of the greatest guitar players in the world is Eddie Van Halen.

Essay No. 2, Topic 4 In every generation there are certain individuals who shine far brighter than others and far surpass the talents of the everyman. A theory exists that some of these individuals would have outshined others no matter when or where they were born in history, whereas some were born at just the right time to rise to their potential and at any other point in time would have lived as an ordinary person. Through his outstanding musicianship and technical skills involving rock music and sound experimentation, I will argue that Jimi Hendrix fits the latter of the two theories. He was born at a time when music was becoming more experimental than ever before and the behavior and ideals of the counterculture, his demographic audience,

For thousands of years, music has been influencing people in extraordinary ways. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band should not be mistaken as an ordinary album. Without a doubt, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an incredibly innovative album, stands as the most influential album of all time; it stands as a true masterpiece. People all around, especially artists, were influenced greatly by the innovations the album brought to the world of music. Many people have said that from the moment they heard the first track of the album, it was life changing. Like the first falling domino tile of a domino show, June 1, 1967, would mark the start of the influence of many generations of music to come. The album helped popularize concept albums, in which songs are connected to a theme, which would inspire many musicians to do the same. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was a psychedelic rock album; a manifestation of life in the 1960’s. This genre of rock is home to the work of numerous artists who were influenced by the album’s use of this style of rock. The hours of work put into by the Beatles to create this album surpassed those of any of their albums. Not only that, it altered the way music was recorded by creating their own recording techniques. Surely, these recording techniques and tactics were used by future artists in their work which then led to the creation of legendary music. Sgt. Pepper’s opened the gate to innovation; an album whose impact on

There was folk influences such as Dylan, pop influences from the Beatles, soul influences from Aretha Franklin, and even African American influences that led to Motown. These styles led to the formations and beginnings of new types of musical styles, from people who began to mix genres. People such as Jimi Hendrix began to take the already laid groundwork of the rock sound and turn it into their own, in the matter of a decade. Hendrix was best known for his amazing guitar skills, and was able to throw down mighty solos and flights. Jamerson also recreated the role of bass through Motown.

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was one of the most influential and important guitarists in rock n’ roll history; as a matter of fact Rolling Stone considers him the greatest guitarist of all time (Rolling Stone Jimi Hendrix: Bio). Hendrix was one of the most notable musicians in the 1960s due to his technical playing style and his unorthodox stage performing. Born in Seattle, he taught himself how to play guitar during his teen years. He was largely influenced by “...blues guitarists Muddy Waters and B.B. King and rockers such as Chuck Berry and Eddie Cochran” (Rolling Stone Jimi Hendrix: Bio). Hendrix had a preference towards the sound or rhythm and blues, and he would gain substantial experience playing in these music based bands in the early 1960s.

The electric guitar was important to the society by helping musicians make better and more enjoyable music for themselves and the

However the arguments put forward on the notion that the social and political context of the 1950’s was the reason behind the emergence of rock n roll is undermined by Peterson who states that the birth of Rock n roll can not be purely based and credited to the individuals mentioned above. That is not to say he is undermining their talent but instead such talent can be found on a wider scale, however only a few make the forefront.

For as long as I can remember, my dad always had his music playing. In the car, in the house, everywhere. In time, his music became my music; and it still is. Though my dad’s music taste was vast, his staple was Van Halen. Little did I know how much that band would shape me as a person. While most fans were in love with David Lee Roth, (the singer) I was all about Eddie Van Halen; the greatest guitarist in the world. The greatest because to me, he isn't just a guitarist. He’s an innovator, a genius, and one of my biggest role models. While I think all art is powerful, it’s all subjective, and to me, Eddie Van Halen is the perfect example to why art is so powerful. For he has created the passion, perseverance, and creativity that lives inside me today.

Jerry Garcia’s most obvious influences deal with music and the modern pop music band’s role. He has changed the way music is produced, the way music relates to its listeners, and how the band interacts with its fans. Jerry Garcia was the renaissance man of the 1960’s singing, writing, and playing many instruments including the acoustic, bass, and electric guitars, the banjo, and the piano, which was a revolutionary idea for the time. He and the Grateful Dead worked to successfully enable the elimination of a record company in the music world. Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead all worked together- blending different musical genres- to create new styles of music that will continue into modern day. Jerry Garcia is largely responsible for the revolution in the identity of the music artist, for the increase in popularity of the live album, for the divergence of many musicians from record companies, and for the changes in bands’ touring style and interaction with their

The first hard rock and heavy metal music was produced by the rock group called Blue Cheer somewhere around 1967. Their music was angry and had a noticeably heavy beat.. At this time, the music of the Rolling Stones, too, became harder and angry, with a negative accent. Many other groups sprang up during this period. In truth, hard drugs, mixed with psychedelics were having an effect. The world was witnessing a new phenomenon: musical groups of young men - opening doors to the psychic world through the use of drugs - were using electrified instruments to bring in a new music that was harmful to the human psyche, destructive, and angry (2).

Cliff’s first great aspect to learn from, was serving the song. Cliff Burton’s bass playing was revolutionary at the time. He preferred to ignore the so called “standard” way to play bass. His playing was wild, loud, and labeled as lead bass. But despite his ferocious playing, Cliff always played to serve the song.

     There had been none like him, and there will be none to come. Jimi Hendrix revolutionized the way guitar and music in general is played. It is rare to hear a modern guitarist play and not sense Hendrix’s influence. Jimi Hendrix was a mirror of his era in that he epitomized the “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” life style of the late 60s. Hendrix is still immensely popular today because of his unprecedented guitar style coupled with an outrageous lifestyle and stage show.