What is a heavy metal song?

"Heavy metal" must have a roaring or high-pitched voice, a lot of distorted timbre of electric guitar, and then fill the whole auditory background space with dense and fast drums and deep and powerful bass, thus forming improved rock music with high explosive power, high speed, heavy weight and strong destructiveness. Usually refers to the traditional mainstream heavy metal or heavy metal music that cannot be classified into other heavy metal genres.

Representative bands: AC/DC, Accept, Judas Pastor, Iron Lady, W.A.S.P

light music

"Light music" is a kind of music category. Figuratively speaking, it is a light weapon in music, which is roughly the same as essays, jokes and lyric poems in literature. It is light, popular, small and exquisite, easy to understand and easily accepted by people. It is in sharp contrast with large-scale art forms such as symphony, concerto, chorus and orchestra. In the folk, light music is very popular and has a wide range of social significance and spiritual functions. But in the form of light music, many works are low-level yellow. Therefore, as far as its political content is concerned, light music is good or bad, and there is progress and backwardness.

There are many kinds of light music, including ordinary life songs, lyric songs, humorous songs and satirical songs, as well as some operettas, waltzes, small orchestral overtures and serenades, as well as some orchestral sketches, movie songs and dance music.

Compared with other music forms, the style and characteristics of light music are more vivid and interesting, especially its melodies are particularly beautiful. Some symphonies, orchestras, choruses and other works often rely on harmony, orchestration, polyphony and other technical means, while light music relies on the beauty of melody. Therefore, light music requires more beautiful and brisk tunes than other music forms. A lyric song should be elegant and euphemistic; A waltz should have a clear rhythm and melodious tone, a humorous song should give people a happy infection, and a satirical song should be spicy and sharp. The unique performance characteristics of these light music have formed their own style.

Walking into a warm and romantic poetic country —— Talking about light music (1)

The "Third Power" in Music

The so-called light music is relative to classical music, that is, it is a kind of casual pop music, which is adapted and interpreted by popular pop techniques and played by small bands, with the aim of creating a warm and romantic atmosphere and a relaxed and beautiful atmosphere. As we all know, classical music has a heavy texture, a huge structure and scale, a dignified musical thought, a profound ideological connotation, and the most important feature is seriousness and solemnity. Light music, on the other hand, is light in texture, compact and simple in structure, lively and stretching in rhythm and beautiful in melody. It has no profound ideological connotation, and it doesn't want to have this connotation. It just wants to bring people relaxed and beautiful enjoyment. Its main feature is lightness and liveliness. Therefore, it is very appropriate to name this kind of music light music.

But light music is not the same as pop music with pop songs as its core. It is different from pop music, not because of its distinctive characteristics of the times and its critical awareness of society, nor because of its high aesthetic interest and relatively little commercial atmosphere. Popular pop songs will soon be out of date, but beautiful light music will last forever. Generally speaking, light music is between classical music and pop music, which is a compromise of sharp opposition between the two, and can be described as the "third force" in music. It has both classical and modern flavor, gorgeous but not gaudy, romantic but not frivolous, lyrical but not lingering, easy to understand and approachable, elegant style and extraordinary demeanor. Classical music lovers don't think it is vulgar, but pop music lovers can accept it, which can be described as appealing to both refined and popular tastes.

This feature of light music makes it widely welcomed as soon as it appears. Founded in the late 1930s, mantovani Band is a symbol of the birth of light music. The band's extremely soft, beautiful and intoxicating performance made light music quickly establish its own unique image and temperament and established its position in the field of pop music. The 1960s and 1970s were the heyday of light music, and a large number of distinctive light music bands were established one after another, such as James Hong Lin, Paul Moria, Henry Mancini, Percy Faith, Stanley Black, Bertken Pforte, Werner Miao Lei, Alfred Hauser and Frank purcell. These bands held light music concerts in Europe and America, and recorded a large number of beautiful records, which sold well all over the world. This small and exquisite music makes classical fans feel brand-new and different, just like wearing a formal suit for a long time and putting on a casual and natural casual dress. Light music is like a cool drink after pop music lovers have experienced the shock of screaming.

pop music

The so-called pop music refers to instrumental music and songs with short structure, popular content, lively form and sincere feelings, which are loved by the broad masses, widely sung or appreciated, and are popular for a while or even passed down to future generations. These music and songs are rooted in the fertile soil of public life. Therefore, it is also called "pop music".

Pop music originated from American jazz. At the beginning of the 20th century, a kind of jazz composed of multi-ethnic cultures appeared in America. This new music, with its unique way of playing (singing), refreshed the audience's eyes and ears, caused a sensation in the United States and soon spread all over Western Europe.

Today, pop music contains a wide range of contents. In terms of instrumental music, it includes colorful light music, jazz, swing dance, disco dance, tango, waltz, dance music with different styles and music of various operas.

Instrumental works in pop music have the characteristics of lively rhythm, relaxed and lively or lyrical beauty, diverse playing methods, changeable acoustics, rich colors, simple texture level and small band size, and electro-acoustic instruments are mostly used in modern works. The characteristics of vocal music works are: rich flavor of life, lyricism, humor, wide range, popular techniques, smooth tunes and easy singing; Lyrics are often written in the language of life, which is easy to understand and easily accepted and sung by the audience. Singers are mostly their own pop stars, and their vocal methods are different. They are not bound by the vocal school. When singing, their feelings are more important than singing skills, and they are dynamic, free, natural and friendly, which easily resonates with the audience. The strong accompaniment of the small band is integrated with singing. Because pop music has the above characteristics, it can be associated with the public, and it is easy to accept regardless of the level of education.

Pop music is also pop music. As a popular cultural phenomenon focusing on entertainment, the development of pop songs is closely related to the context of social development and has become a part of daily life. Especially after the 1990s, with the opening of national policies, the content forms of pop songs have become more diversified and more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Pop music in the 1990s has changed a lot, which is close to our growing background. However, pop songs are not only art, but also entertainment and spiritual sustenance. They are also realistic records reflecting people's lives, and even indicators of popular thoughts and ideologies.

The songs we are listening to now, such as singers such as Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai and May, all belong to pop music.

The main difference between pop music and other mass media is that pop music has three characteristics:

1. Pop music is a repetitive form: the theme of pop music is repetitive, and it has the ability to penetrate the listener's consciousness.

2. Pop music is largely a non-narrative form: it emphasizes the stimulation of the physical, physiological and sensory abilities of the recipients.

3. Pop music is a form of empiricism: music belongs to art rather than science, and it is an experiential experience.