Bobby's Blog for College

Harvey Phillip Spector was an American record producer, songwriter, and convicted murderer. Spector also developed something called the "Wall of Sound" which is characterised by the for its diffusion of tone colours and dense orchestral sound, which he described as a "wagnerian" approach to rock and roll. He is considered on of the most influential individuals to the pop music scene.  In this blog post i will discuss the technological context in which Spector was working, how he achieved the wall of sound, whether there are any lessons we can take from Spector and bring into the modern era, and at what degree we can separate the art from the artist. Spector had an ensemble of session musicians and was all recorded live in studio, Spector created the "Wall of Sound" with an intricate aural collage of mixed and overlayed pianos, pulsing drums, blaring trombone, a full string orchestra, chattering castanets and maracas, all played by a near endless parade of ...

The best way to practice guitar for me is to learn new songs and riffs and learn the songs all the way through and correct any mistakes as we go along. When i practise i don't usually set a time limit for myself, i just practise for as long as i like which in my opinion isn't sustainable so moving forward when i get my electric guitar i will be practising for longer periods of time approximately 1 or 2 hours of learning new songs to benefit my skills. The best things to practise are the things i struggle the most at. i find that there is no point in practising things i can easily play, instead i should challenge myself to play stuff that will help me excel. With regards to using a metronome i never use a metronome when practising but i feel like i should in the future because it will help with timing and learning more about tempo in general. Before i practise a warm is always helpful, so in case of this i usually practise the pentatonic scale starting on the 12th fret of the E ...