#musical influences

[sunburnacoustic]

Bellamy describes the early days of the band as being typical of schoolkids anywhere, forming bands and playing gigs to beat the boredom of life in a small town.

At first, he just played guitar in the band, playing a combination of originals and covers. They started the band under the name Rocket Baby Dolls, and Bellamy describes them as “looking like the Cure, but sounding like Rush. Call it progressive goth.” It was mainly an instrumental band, but after winning a contentious Battle of the Bands contest and getting a good response from the judges, they began to focus more on songwriting.

“We wrote hundreds of songs,” he says, “but it wasn’t until I was 18 or 19 when I began to express myself more and be more confident to do that. I wound up as the lead singer by default. There was no one else in the town that wanted to sing.

Back then, it wasn’t really cool to sing falsetto because Nirvana and all that stuff was in. We saw Jeff Buckley do a concert, though, and he wasn’t scared to be a high-voiced male. I think that helped me open up and not be afraid to use a more expressive and emotional vocal style.”

—Matt Bellamy, on Muse's early inspirations | "Innocence And Absolution", Keyboard Magazine, June 2005

#Muse band #Muse #musicians #musical influences #inspirations #the early years #Keyboard Magazine #2005 #matt bellamy #Absolution era #Teignmouth

[interpol-nyc-documents-blog]

Interpol - What’s In My Bag? Amoeba interview Jan. 17, 2019.

Daniel put in his bag: 

- Bad Brains (ROIR sessions) (1982) “One of the best hardcore records..”

- Badlands (1973) by Malick “..it has a meditative quality to it. And I like the music too.”  Explains how he is a fan of how Martin Sheen puts on his jacket. :D

- Roy Orbison record. About the song ‘Pantomime’: “starts humbly and builds into this sweeping sort of orchestral gigantic piece.”

- Aphex Twin: Richard D. James Album (1996) “It was a big moment in electronic music.”

-PJ Harvey: To Bring You My Love (1995) “I love the minimalism yet the effectiveness of her approach to song writing on this album, and the space.”

Paul put in his bag: 

- Only God Forgives (2013) film by Refn “... such a beautiful film. Beautifully shot.”

- Liars: They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (2001) “This was a real good road companion to me (while touring TOTBL).”  “The rhythm section is so insane.”

- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) by Weir “I may or may not have been so obsessed with this film at one point, that I got a tattoo inspired from it.”

- John Frusciante: Niandra Lades And Usually Just A-Tshirt (1994) “The high points on this really influenced me as an artist..” 

Sam put in his bag:

- Hardcore Devo Vol. 2 (1991) “..really very punk rock.”

- Die Warzau: Disco Rigido (1989) About a song: “Very on the aggressive side [of dance music] so there’s not much to begin with. And that’s the beauty of it.”

-Jesu: Heart Ache/Dethroned (2010) “I think it’s just one guy with a heavy guitar and a lot of electronics.” “Total ear candy”

- Heart: Dreamboat Annie (1975) “For my baby mama.” “Ann Wilson has one of the best voices ever.”

#Interpol #Interpol Interview #interpol band #interpol quotes #paul banks #sam fogarino #daniel kessler #musical influences #film influences #badlands #bad brains #roy orbison #aphex twin #pj harvey #liars #john frusciante #only god forgives film #master and commander film #hardcore devo #die warzau #jesu band #heart band #amoeba #what's in my bag

[thisphantomlife]

I have a confession to make, when it comes to music I don’t understand genres, I can’t listen to a song and know the influences aside from something glaringly obvious, like gospel. Anything else and I’m lost. No idea.

An artist like Hozier however, someone who is very vocal about his influences, means so much to me because then I can go and look into the artists he name checks, I can listen to their work and hear how it connects to his.

I get to discover incredible Black artists I would never have heard before.

I’m not American so my exposure to Black music (that I knew was Black music) while growing up was pretty much non existent.

#hozier #musical influences #music genres #Black music #confessions

[standupcomedyhistorian]

out of curiosity, has bo every mentioned what kind of music he listens to? i feel like it's safe to assume he like phoebe-adjacent stuff to some degree but i wonder what he personally has recommended

Great question!

So his favorite band is Radiohead (it's mine too!), but he has expressed admiration for The Beatles, Animal Collective, Paul Simon, Burial, MF DOOM, Anderson .Paak, Eminem, Childish Gambino, Kanye West (obviously lol), and musical comics like Tim Minchin.

Here's a wonderful video with Elsie Fisher where they both discuss their favorite music (and the question is from Elon Musk? It's probably a parody account, but 2018 was WEIRD haha).

And here's Bo's reply in a 2013 interview where he mentions being inspired in his comedy career by Kid A:

I really like The Beatles. Obviously there’s comic songwriting like Tim Minchin and Tom Lehrer and Bill Bailey, but even people like Radiohead influenced me as much comedically as they did musically. I always loved bands who would try to change their sound radically album to album, experiment in one album and revert back in another. I didn’t really see that in comedy much. Comedy mostly just seems like album to album it’s just refining this singular voice that becomes more and more specific, peaks and then plateaus and falls off.

Seeing people like Radiohead being brave enough to put out “Kid A” would give me confidence when I was worried, “Oh man, can I do something that’s a little different? Do I need to rely on what people liked before?” I’m certainly not saying that I’ve made “Kid A” but I am saying that I had a little bit more confidence to take risks because of a lot of the musicians that I enjoy.

Finally, you can find out a lot more about Bo's musical tastes in his Reddit AMAs.

Hope this helps, and feel free to ask more questions! ✌🏼🐔

#bo burnham #answered #radiohead #kid a #there were even inside reviews that likened his masterpiece to Kid A #pretty cool #also I want that radiohead sweater lol #musical influences #favorite band #favorite music

[so-idialed-9]

"One Direction were always great. It’s me who sucked"

Sydney Telegraph Herald during Louis' Australian tour leg - read

Love this description: the most revolting man alive, Simon Cowell.

It absolutely eviscerates pretentious male music reviewers from NME, GQ, etc who made it a badge of their fragile masculinity and try-hard street cred to make fun of 1D and their fans in the most sexist terms possible.

It questions the celebrity around Harry now from the same people who booed him before and called him a villain when he's the same person, still singing WMYB from the heart, and was always talented and gorgeous.

Also I didn't mind the linked story that Kerouac is overrated.

#fuck simon cowell #the most revolting man alive #four #MITAM #1d #one direction #music industry #musical influences #7.22.22 #2022 #media #louis in australia #tabitha carvan

[freersounds]

About Freer Sounds *get together series*

A mix of Freer Sounds influences and more for Musica Stampata

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#freer sounds #mixtape #musica stampata #musical influences #Italy UK #deep house #ambient #disco #soul #vinyl #playlist #SoundCloud

[rosielindy]

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#bela fleck #abigail washburn #it’s show time #banjos #musical influences

[jasonaaronpro]

Unveiling Tyler Truth: A Musical Journey

Catch Tyler Truth on IN the Loop TV Show as he delves into his music journey, blending hip-hop with country, and his vision for the future. Don't miss out on his story of inspiration and aspiration! 🎶🌟 #TylerTruth #MusicJourney

Dive into the heart of music with Tyler Truth, an artist redefining genre boundaries. This segment of IN the Loop TV Show offers an intimate glimpse into Tyler’s creative process, his journey from discovering his singing talent to mastering the country music scene. With insights into his latest projects, including the soul-stirring album “Out the Mug” and his hit music video, witness how Tyler…

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#artist interview #community involvement #country music #future projects #hip-hop #In the Loop TV Show #music and charity #Music Journey #music video #musical influences #Out the Mug #singer-songwriter #Songwriting Process #Tyler Truth #Youtube

[dahliaduvide]

For I Am the Light (and Mine is the Only Way) All Bitches Die Lingua Ignota

#lingua ignota #musical influences #goth aesthetic

[sunburnacoustic]

It was part of the whole concept to make it mechanical. I wrote it on the piano and originally, I didn’t know how we were going to get the bass and drums to work with it. Steve Reich did that kind of really intensive, repetitive piano stuff with his piece, “In C.” I wanted to do that and then break into a really emotional thing. It’s really about that, the contrast between the two bits. The challenge was getting it to work with the bass and drums.

Matt Bellamy on writing the piano breakdown on Butterflies and Hurricanes | "Innocence And Absolution", Keyboard Magazine, June 2005

#Love the concepts this guy was reaching for honest to god #Matt Bellamy #Muse band #on inspirations #on influences #musical influences #on classical influences #and experiemental influences! #Steve Reich #butterflies and hurricanes #on songwriting #Muse quotes #2005 #Keyboard Magazine #Muse interviews #In C #I can actually see that in the few bars leading up to the breakdown! #Muse #rock bands #:) I love Muse subverting genres <3

[interpol-nyc-documents-blog]

Nirvana helped me understand that music was what I wanted to do with my life. When guidance counselors called me in and asked what my plans were, I’d say, “I want to be a rock star.”

Paul Banks in a Pitchfork interview ‘Interpol’s Paul Banks on the Music That Made Him’ Aug 22, 2018

#Interpol #interpol quotes #musical influences #paul banks #paul banks quotes

[dominozee]

My Top 5 Old School Bass Players

Rock and roll is known for its fast-paced, electrifying guitar riffs and soulful vocals, but the bass guitar is an integral part of the genre. The bass guitar provides the foundation for the music, holding down the rhythm and adding depth and groove to the sound. Here are my picks for the top 5 old school rock and roll bass players: John Paul Jones – As the bassist for Led Zeppelin, John Paul…

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#Bass Players #Groove and Rhythm #Iconic Sound #Music Legacy #Music Legends #Musical Influences #Musical Innovation #Rock and Roll #Rock Music History #Top Bassists

[transannabeth]

btw if you borrow dvds or cds from library you can rip them onto your own blanks or onto your hard drive or whatever. librarians don’t care and they won’t know if you do it or not

#not pjo #chitter chatter #library tag #when I was training as a page one librarian was showing us the music section #and was like people come in and take out a bunch of cds and rip them onto their phones and return them the next day #it’s materials moving in and out baby that’s all that matters #get yourself a library card #(not all libraries have a music and dvd/bluray section but it’s worth checking!) #(and get a library card even if you don’t use it) #(but check out your local library to see what they do offer bc there’s lots of programs and other things too) #(not every public library is perfect but you can help influence it to make it the space you want) #100

[everydaylouie]

got a concertina recently! here's a little tune i wrote for it.

#concertina #music #louie's tunes #may make a short album of irish-influenced tunes once i get better

[numbuh424]

The unstoppable, mighty hurricane and the immovable, cold, hard truth.

#death note #death note art #death note the musical #Light Yagami #L Lawliet #death note fanart #death note musical #lawlight #dn musical #digital art #elle draws #more musical art! I love u forever death note musical #been trying out new things with my rendering again lately sorry if I'm all over the place #kinda wanna talk abt the decisions that went into the movement of the text because #originally it was just supposed to be simple serif type in the empty space beside them but listening to their solos on repeat while working #really influenced it and I couldn't shake how much I wanted them to match the movement lol #esp with light like I just wanted it to be small text but hearing jeremy j belt 'HURICAAAAANE' made me go fuck it it's the mighty hurricane #*increases font size significantly*

[oh-look-another]

i'm a sucker for narrators who are like,,, part of the narrative. they're a part of the story. they may or may not be fundemantal to it, but they influence it one way or another.

#lemony snicket #asoue #a series of unfortunate events #hadestown #hadestown musical #hermes hadestown #into the woods #into the woods broadway #into the woods musical #into the woods narrator #not like #first person narrators #like #someone who has established that they are a narrator #their purpose is to narrate that particualr story #and as we move along #we can see that they have a part to play #to progress the story #whether they influenced the earlier parts of the story they tell #and the characters have to deal with the consequences #or they got dragged into it by the characters #or they are part of it #but the characters don't know #that their story is being told by said narrator #or maybe they do