Insights: Simon and Garfunkel ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, A Record of Ashes and Pain
The songs on this album are filled with heartbreak, desire and sadness, and the loss of the magic they experienced in making music together.
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Author: Brian Miller
Brian Miller is the Editor of Vivascene, which he founded in 2010. He is also an avid photographer; you can see his work at https://www.explorationsinphotography.com. Brian lives in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.
Insights: How Homer’s Odyssey Inspired Steely Dan
“Home At Last” is a restrained masterwork and as the centerpiece of the album Aja it is clearly inspired by the Ancient Greek writer Homer.
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Insights: Top 10 Reasons Why The Stones Outlasted The Beatles
Here are our top 10 reasons for the longevity of The Rolling Stones and the relatively early demise of The Beatles.
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Insights: Buddy Holly ‘Well Alright’, Master of Pop Dynamics
When the B side of a record becomes the A side: the story behind Buddy Holly’s “Well Alright”
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Insights: The Emotional Power of Musical Ear Worms
Ear worms can be pleasurable, bringing forth emotion of a sentimental or nostalgic kind. Memories of people, places and times from our past coming flooding back.
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Music Insights: The Underrated, Supremely Talented Gene Pitney
One of the most underrated figures in all of popular music, from around 1959 to 1966 Gene Pitney was one of the greats.
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