The Blues is a musical form and genre‚ which originated in South America within the African-American communities. It originated near the end of the 19th century‚ and was rooted from spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers (which are very similar to work songs‚ but some do not have lyrics)‚ shouts and rhymes. The blues form in jazz‚ rhythm and blues and rock and roll; and each is characterised by a specific chord progression‚ the most common being the twelve bar blues. The blues notes‚ are played or
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three very important reasons. First‚ by playing his guitar he helped Michelle to get to a place where she could be comfortable with herself. Next‚ the night when Michelle went to visit Claude in his room he helped her to realize that no matter what giving in to her disease would not make anything better. Finally‚ Claude is the hero in the story because he seems to bring a certain bit of relief to the conflict of the story. By playing his guitar Claude helped Michelle to get to a place where she
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listened to the blues anyway. King’s boss gave him money so he could buy a guitar and sign up for music lessons and King quickly became a blues musician. He started to
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world over. Who was the better of the two and why? Let us first examine the similarities between the two guitar players to identify why they were compared. Both Jimi and Stevie played blues rock and were pioneers in their own time. In addition‚ both channeled their musical mastery using fender strat guitars and both used Marshall amplifiers. In addition‚ they had a similar guitar sound and obviously Stevie was heavily influenced by Jimi. Furthermore‚ they both wore flamboyant costumes and
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Juan Gris‚ a Spanish-born painter‚ made important contributions to the modern style of painting called Cubism. GrisÕs paintings were always depicting his immediate surroundings. He painted still lives composed of simple‚ everyday objects‚ portraits of friends‚ and occasionally landscapes or cityscapes. The objects in his paintings and collages are more clearly defined and richly colored than those in the works of the earlier cubists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. His attention to the object
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Friday‚ Guitar Heroes‚ a shop selling guitars‚ placed an advertisement which read ‘Special Offer: Edge Electric Guitar £10 (original price £1‚000) sold to the first 5 customers who send in their cheques.’ But on Tuesday‚ Guitar Heroes published an advertisement in the same newspaper saying that the special offer has been cancelled. Paul posted a letter responding to the advertisement and enclosing a cheque on Monday. He was one of the first five customers who sent in the cheque. Guitar Heroes received
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throughout the song. It’s also worth noting that Jimi’s guitar always has that rough‚ edgy guitar sound to it and that the drums encompass a dry quality in sound both in the drums and cymbals used and the bass has that traditional classic rock sound that chugs along throughout the track. The song itself begins by Jimi strumming alternating guitar chords with the drums shortly entering into the mix‚ followed by the entrance of the bass guitar. The instrumental intro is an enduring one in which all
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subjects; these subjects were usually adopted from the artist’s emotions‚ dreams and spirituality. Made in 1903‚ The Old Guitarist is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso. The painting depicts a hunched over old blind man with torn clothing playing a guitar on the street. At the time of The Old Guitarist’s creation a new movement called Expressionism emerged which influenced Picasso’s style as well. Picasso’s poor standard of living and the suicide of one of his closest friends influenced his style
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singer and a fuller‚ more consistent sound with guitars functioning as a rhythm instrument. Bo Diddley also uses backing vocals to create a more dynamic sound. In Three O’clock Blues‚ the guitar plays single notes one after another versus strumming multiple notes at once in the form of chords. In Three O’clock Blues‚ BB King trades roles with the guitar in a way. He sings lyrics‚ much more depressing and dark than Bo Diddley‚ but then lets his guitar as if he is responding to the vocals that were
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Toni Morrison‚ the characters in this book are constantly reminded of the adversities around them‚ by a color that appears again and again. Living as blacks in 20th century America‚ racism exists and surrounds their daily lives. The two characters‚ Guitar and Milkman‚ face many hardships; one tries to fight back by resorting to violence‚ the other tries to resist by finding his identity as a Black American. Throughout
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