Defining moments in music

metal overlord

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What do you think are the most difining moments in music? Could be from any genre, or anything like that.


Mine would be:

Los Angeles, 1981. A man called James H. read the newspaper.

^^
Meaning a young James Hetfield was reading the newspaper and say "Drummer willing to do anything to be in a band".
And that drummer, was Mr. Lars Ulrich.



Also

When Geezer Butler saw the hooded ghostley figure at the end of his bed on that faithful Sunday evening.

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Thats how they got the name "Black Sabbath"
 
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When gregorian chant was invented in the Middle Ages. Basically set the precedent of all music to follow. Or how about when religion was invented, cause thats what spurred the beginning of music.
 
The invention of the electric guitar.
 
Hmmm....

How about 1300 ish. The "Tabor" was invented with a single snare strand. Sick back beats soon followed...lol
 
The first time humans discovered they could sing and actually sang, perhaps before they started to speak...Another defining moment is when the first musical instrument was devised.

...which was...the drum. ; )
 
When Gene Krupa helped create a 20" floor tom and helped bring drumming into the forefront.
 
When John Bonham did the bass drum triplets in good times bad times.

When Neil Peart did that Last 2 bar Fill in YYZ during the drum/bass trade off solos.
 
When DW made the Double Bass Pedals =)...Hi everybody im new here
 
I'd say when Charlie Parker figured out how to reharmonize "Cherokee." Pretty defining, that.
 
F. M. Radio
The British Invasion
Midnight Special
Don Kirshners Rock Concerts
California Jam - when Ritchie Blackmore smashed the Camera with his Strat!
Woodstock
Beatles at Shea Stadium
and there's more....
 
When a young Kenny G first picked up the saxaphone... the rest, as they say, is history.
 
Beethoven wirting the Ninth Symphony while deaf

Slaves are allowed to play music in Congo Square, New Orleans

The emergence of Louis Armstrong, America's most important singular musician

The Benny Goodman Orchestra (with Krupa) plays the Palomar Ballroom

Charlie Parker and Dizzy create bebop

Elvis goes on Ed Sullivan

The Beatles on Ed Sullivan

MTV (I mention this as defining, not good)

The ability to share music via downloading
 
Pythagoras, around 400 B.C.

Very true. One person, one simple discovery that led to Western melodic organization. He found that if you cut the vibrating length of string in half, the sound waves doubled in frequency, the basis for the octave. Not a huge mystery and someone was bound to have discovered it eventually (maybe Eastern musicians did and thought little of it) but that was clearly a defining moment.
 
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