Re: There's a difference between "rock" and "rock 'n' roll"

Posted by John Mc on 3/2/2012, 8:07 am, in reply to "There's a difference between "rock" and "rock 'n' roll""
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My rule of thumb is that if you can find a fairly straightforward connection between a piece of rock music and 50s rock music, then it's rock and roll. Otherwise it's just rock music (or another derivation thereof). So yes, Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" is absolutely rock and roll. Most Velvet Underground is rock and roll. "21st Century Schizoid Man" isn't rock and roll by a long shot; most of its more frenzied aspects are owed to John Coltrane more than anything.

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Message Thread Just now started looking at some of the reader comments this month - Nolol 3/1/2012, 1:06 pm Yes, because the first name that leaps to mind when you speak of rock'n'roll is Syd Barrett (nt) - Mod Lang 3/1/2012, 2:48 pm Why not? - Trung 3/2/2012, 12:53 am There's a difference between "rock" and "rock 'n' roll" - Nolol 3/2/2012, 1:33 am Re: There's a difference between "rock" and "rock 'n' roll" - Trung 3/2/2012, 1:50 am why isn't "Red" considered a rock and roll album? (nt) - Trung 3/2/2012, 1:51 am Re: There's a difference between "rock" and "rock 'n' roll" - John Mc 3/2/2012, 8:07 am This (nt) - Nolol 3/2/2012, 12:10 pm Re: There's a difference between "rock" and "rock 'n' roll" - Trung 3/2/2012, 4:51 pm po-tay-to po-tah-to - Howard the Duck 3/3/2012, 12:57 am ELP: You gotta see the show It's a dynamo, You gotta see the show It's rock and roll - Trung 3/4/2012, 4:56 pm Re: ELP: You gotta see the show It's a dynamo, You gotta see the show It's rock and roll - John Mc 3/4/2012, 6:34 pm Re: Just now started looking at some of the reader comments this month - John Mc 3/1/2012, 4:18 pm Fear not - Nolol 3/1/2012, 4:23 pm If you never read the background to Barrett's story, his solo album aren't that weird or crazy - Trung 3/3/2012, 11:31 pm agreed, but ... - John Mc 3/4/2012, 11:51 am « Back to index

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