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Ready to Rock
WARNING: This article contains ear-soothing guitar solos, very rugged men and opinionated sentences. Read if you dare.
Speaking of, let’s play a childhood game of truth or dare.
Truth: You know rock, and you like rock.
Dare: Hold a fist in the air and lift your index and pinky finger.
This may be the first article not written about house music and synthetic vibes, but I want to touch upon a genre called rock. What is it about the connection of electric guitars, amplified bass and cymbal clashes that make anybody want to whip their hair around with a fist in the air?
Rock is defined by the unexplainable feeling in your chest while standing in the middle of a crowd at a concert and the drummer is just pounding on his foot pedal. Rock is defined by a carefree performance, allowing everybody to thrash out and flop around like a fish out of water. Rock is defined by doing an air guitar solo…anywhere.
As much as a digital age our world is falling into, rock still exists and is highly prevalent in our lives. Before grunge went mainstream, rock offered music that people flocked to for a party. It presented lyrics that words just couldn’t form, and messages that wouldn’t come across. It is a form of music that is given countless rebirths, handing artists room to wiggle.