5/6/2023 0 Comments Marquee name![]() Led Zeppelin’s unique sound was the result of their approach to playing-fundamentally-the blues rock ‘n’ roll was a secondary aesthetic for them. Musically speaking, the members of Led Zeppelin were less interested in early 1960s rock they were more into 1940s and 50s blues and the aesthetic preferences that it carried with it. What made Led Zeppelin’s music so distinguishable was, in great part, each members’ affection and admiration for, and deference to, the blues. In Led Zeppelin’s musical example, I find a good lesson for beatmakers, particularly those who attempt to interpret hip hop/rap music and beatmaking not from its own perspective and on its own foundation but from the perspective and foundation of other music traditions.Ī fellow musician and music history enthusiast once said to me that the “brilliance of Led Zeppelin was due to their firm understanding and grasp of rock ‘n’ roll.” My reply? Sure, Led Zeppelin had a great grasp of rock ‘n’ roll, but in my view, their brilliance was, above all, due to their embrace of and commitment to the Black American blues music tradition. ![]() Instead of trying to change the blues to fit rock ‘n’ roll, Led Zeppelin used the blues as their core musical influence to formulate their own sound, a sound that helped usher in a new dimension in rock ‘n’ roll in the late 1960s/early 1970s. ![]() These are the Marquee Names…Ĭonsidering the approaches that some new beatmakers are increasingly taking to hip hop/rap music and beatmaking, specifically, the approach to beatmaking through the guise of other music traditions, I can’t help but be reminded of the brilliance of Led Zeppelin. But then there are those names that are worthy of intense MusicStudy. Sure, there are many recording artists who are worthy of some level of research. In the discussion of music, numerous names are tossed around.
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