Originally Posted by guido61
oh good . . . lets' argue . . . . . . . .
We should invite the drummers among us to categorize which rhythms qualify as "rock", as opposed to jazz, country, R&B, etc. If you can include a very obvious country rhythm, why not a Bo Diddly beat? The harmonies of "Bo Diddy" are not rock, but then neither is yours.
TIMKEYS wrote:
guido61 wrote:
"rock" is, in addition to a specific kind of drum beat(s), an attitude and a feeling. If something "rocks" your musical world, then that's "rock" to you.
I'll often say a band "rocked it" when what they played had nothing much at all to do with "rock" music.Rock and modern country is very simple music for the most part. Jazz is quite complex,,, it doesnt rock, it swings and jives and grooves and achieves its mojo from departing from the standard format that is know as rock.
That's a rather strange description of jazz, Tim. The format of most jazz tunes is no more complex than the standard song form they interpret. It dervies its interest from the ability to expand the color palatte rhythmically, melodically and harmonically, but the format remains.
It does not derive anything from rock, although I can understand how someone who listens to rock might use it as a basis for comparison.
Country, is far simpler than jazz harmonically, yet seems determined to play "gotcha" with anyone who plays along. Talk about random progressions!
To describe something that moves you rhythmically as "rocking" or "swinging" or "smoking" is largely a matter of using the descriptive words of your preferred genre(s).
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