1980s

28 articles related to 1980s:

Music Theory

Popular songs using the Lydian mode

Canada, England, USA, Popular Song, Progressive Rock, Rock, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s
SYNTHESIZER

Plainsong: The Cure's psychedelic liturgy on the edge of the world

England, New Wave, Popular Song, Rock,
1980s

Music Theory

Deceptive cadence: chord progressions and song examples

England, New Wave, Rock, 1960s,
1980s
SONGWRITER

Twist in My Sobriety: rare oboe solo in Tanita Tikaram's best song

England, Folk, Popular Song,
1980s
Music Theory

Mixolydian mode: famous examples of the Mixolydian major scale in classical and pop music

England, Germany, Italy, USA, Concerto, Fugue, Motet, Popular Song, Raga, Renaissance, Baroque, Indian Classical, 20st Century Classical, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s
Album

Swordfishtrombones: groundbreaking instrumentation catches Tom Waits' signature sound

USA, Experimental Rock, Rock,
1980s

ELECTRIC GUITAR

Adrian Belew's spellbinding guitar tricks saturate prog music with the sounds of space

USA, Art Rock, New Wave, Progressive Rock, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
SONGWRITER

The morna: essential music of the Cape Verde archipelago reached mainland thanks to Cesária Évora's voice

Cape Verde, Morna, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s
ORCHESTRA

Mozart and Tom Waits wrote music for the glass armonica which was rumored to cause mental health damage

Austria, England, Germany, Ireland, USA, Adagio, Rock, Baroque, Classical,
1980s
1 comment
SONGWRITER

The resonance of African tribal heritage in Ali Farka Touré's guitar

Mali, Folk, World Music, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s
SYNTHESIZER

The analog synthesizers of Isao Tomita programming fresh sound for all-time classics

Japan, Ambient, Concerto, Suite, 20st Century Classical, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s
Band

The low-end sound of Morphine trio cut short by Mark Sandman's tragic death while on a stage

USA, Alternative Rock,
1980s
, 1990s
Band

Tinariwen: 40 years of nomadic desert music driven by Ibrahim Ag Alhabib's guitar

Algeria, Mali, Folk, Raï, World Music, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Band

Emotion over meaning: the enigmatic lyrics of Cocteau Twins in the languages of glossolalia

Scotland, New Wave, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s
Collaboration

Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox: the prog family who proclaimed Sunday All Over the World

England, Progressive Rock,
1980s
, 1990s
PIANO

Zawinul incited his electric piano to report the jazz weather

Austria, Jazz, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s
FILM

The necessity of undramatic humanity in Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch

Italy, Japan, USA, Soundtrack, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s
SONGWRITER

The smoky alto of Chabuca Granda elevated the Creole waltz to the international level

Peru, Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s
SONGWRITER

Voice of Wassoulou preserves the ancient roots of West Africa

Mali, Folk, Popular Song, World Music,
1980s
PIANO

Abdullah Ibrahim created his African music of peace in exile

South Africa, Jazz, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s
Contemporary Composer

North Indian classics introduced into Californian underground thanks to Terry Riley

India, USA, Ambient, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
FILM

Star Wars meets Baroque classics

USA, Film Score,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
SONGWRITER

MTV and EMI did not appreciate the concept of Kate Bush's iconic Running Up That Hill

England, Art Rock, New Wave, Popular Song,
1980s
1 comment
FILM

The Blues Brothers' greatest gamble becoming one of their most enduring hits

USA, Soundtrack, 1970s,
1980s
Collaboration

World musicians Kronos Quartet destroy the shackles of genre

USA, Lullaby, Popular Song, 1970s,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
GUITAR

The irony of Cuban love song in the work of trova-musician Compay Segundo

Cuba, Folk, Popular Song, World Music,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s
Violin

The timeless sadness of Shigeru Umebayashi

Japan, Film Score,
1980s
, 1990s, 2000s
SONGWRITER

The Snows They Melt the Soonest survives through folk tradition

England, Scotland, Folk, Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s,
1980s
, 2000s, Classical