Top Indie Bands
Posted by admin in Indie Music on July 31, 2011
The rocking music, the unique lyrics and lilting rhythm. This is all the more enhanced by the bass and the drums and the other instruments. This is what I think defines an indie band. A band which is more inclined towards originality and sticks to what it stands for rather than going out and out commercial while releasing their music. Indie bands represent what is explained as a means of production and distribution of independent and original underground music. But which are the top Indie bands amongst the umpteen of this type? Join me as I try to find out the top 10 best Indie bands.
Top Indie Rock Bands
The Decemberists
Colin Meloy and co. have been there for quite some time coming up with beautiful and light ballads. This band has a female singer, who sings alongside Colin Meloy, Jenee Conlee. A very creditable and perhaps worth a praise thing about this band is that in spite of getting offers from big labels, they stuck with an independent label. The Engine Driver and We Both Go Down Together both from their 2005 release “Picaresque” are worth a mention here. This is one of those really good best rocks bands playing alternative rock music.
The White Stripes
The band released its last CD in 2007 and it is one of those bands which sounds unique. According to a few of the indie rock and pop connoisseurs, the White Stripes has the potential to be touted as one of the top indie bands of the decade. The female vocalist Meg White is fantastic with her retro vocals backing Jack White, whose voice goes the screechy echo way. What gives the band a very different dimension is Meg White’s skills with drums. Fell In Love With a Girl, Seven Nation Army and Blue Orchid are the better known compositions of this band. Read the rest of this entry »
Famous Blues Guitar Players
Posted by admin in Blues Music, Guitar on July 31, 2011
They didn’t play it. They lived it. They were good men, and when they felt bad, they created Blues. These words that I scribble in black over white fail to depict the finesse they had, the emotions they displayed, and the real nuances their music owned. They’re the gods of Blues – their chords were the language they spoke, their hymns christened their names in the Blues Hall of Fame, and their guitar-play made you buy the ticket to hysteria. The story of Blues is often narrated as black culture laying the brass-tacks to an eternity of prominence and influence in the American society. Blues talks about betrayal, sadness, misfortune, and regrets. But Blues also talks about getting over the sadness, and looking forward to a brighter tomorrow. Well, that’s how the most famous Blues guitar players of all time describe the genre. Today, as I enlist those who got their names christened on the Blues Hall of Fame forever, chances are, our choices will differ. But that’s how we celebrate music – a few names I take, and a few names you suggest. This way, we pay tribute to those who transformed Blues into what it is today. To minimize controversy, the names are randomly picked. No ranking involved. Trust me.
Famous Blues Guitar Players of All Time
B.B. King
(1925 – present)
Riley B. King, better known as B.B. King, has enjoyed #3 position on the list of the ’100 greatest guitarists of all time’ presented by the Rolling Stones. Born in Indianola, Mississippi, King has been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with being awarded the National Medal of Arts, and the National Heritage Fellowship. Not to forget, B.B. King has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987 for his works and contribution to the music industry. His most famous works include ’3 O’Clock Blues’, Everyday I Have the Blues’, and ‘The Thrill is Gone’. Read the rest of this entry »