art rock
Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture." Art rock is an "intrinsically album-based" form, which takes "advantage of the format's capacity for longer, more complex compositions and extended instrumental explorations." The Golden Age of Rock lectures define art rock as "a piece of music in the rock idiom that is appealing more intellectually or musically, that is, not formulated along pop lines for mass consumption. Read Full BioArt rock is a term describing a subgenre of rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture." Art rock is an "intrinsically album-based" form, which takes "advantage of the format's capacity for longer, more complex compositions and extended instrumental explorations." The Golden Age of Rock lectures define art rock as "a piece of music in the rock idiom that is appealing more intellectually or musically, that is, not formulated along pop lines for mass consumption." The lectures note that it is "...usually somewhat experimental", using "a long structure with several themes like classical music" or "a suite of individual songs." Art Rock "almost always features keyboards more than guitar." As well, art rock is "not so much for dancing as for listening and it often tells a story or has a philosophical theme to the lyrics."
Allmusic states that "Progressive rock and art rock are two almost interchangeable terms describing a mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." Progressive rock eventually stuck as a label for a specific genre of rock music, while "art rock" was used to refer to a wider, more subjective and harder-to-categorize collection of bands.
Art rock may be considered "arty" through imitation of classical "art" music or literature, or simply through eclecticism. Examples of the former include Queen, The Moody Blues, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, David Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Kate Bush, The Beatles, and Love (Forever Changes) and examples of the latter include Peter Hammill, Roxy Music, Genesis and Yes.
Allmusic states that "Progressive rock and art rock are two almost interchangeable terms describing a mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." Progressive rock eventually stuck as a label for a specific genre of rock music, while "art rock" was used to refer to a wider, more subjective and harder-to-categorize collection of bands.
Art rock may be considered "arty" through imitation of classical "art" music or literature, or simply through eclecticism. Examples of the former include Queen, The Moody Blues, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, David Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Kate Bush, The Beatles, and Love (Forever Changes) and examples of the latter include Peter Hammill, Roxy Music, Genesis and Yes.
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Wake Up
Arcade Fire Lyrics
Somethin' filled up
My heart with nothin'
Someone told me not to cry
Now that I'm older
My heart's colder
And I can see that it's a lie
Children, wake up
Hold your mistake up
Before they turn the summer into dust
If the children don't grow up
Our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up
We're just a million little god's causin' rain storms
Turnin' every good thing to rust
I guess we'll just have to adjust
With my lightnin' bolts a-glowin
I can see where I am goin' to be
When the reaper he reaches and touches my hand
With my lightnin' bolts a-glowin'
I can see where I am goin'
With my lightnin' bolts a-glowin'
I can see where I am go, goin'
You better look out below
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: William Butler, Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Tim Kingsbury, Richard R Parry
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lyrics
something filled up
my heart with nothing
and someone
told me not to cry
but now that
im older
my hearts
colder
and I can
see that it's a lie
chorus
children
wake up
hold your
mistake up
before they
turn the summer into dust
if the children
dont grow up
our body's get big our
hearts get torn up
were just a million little gods causing rain storm! turning every thing good to rust
I guess well just have to adjust
chorus
with my lightning bolts a glowing
I can see where I am going to be the reaper he reaches and touches my hand
chorus
with my lightning bolts a glowing I can see where I am going
with my lightning bolts a glowing I can see where I am go going
you better look out below!
Brad Haines
walter mitty couldnt have had a better sound track
Ó Néill
@Brad Haines Cherish that moment, just wish I had a memory wipe to experience it first hand again. Certainly does!
Brad Haines
@Ó Néill it was the first movie ive heard this song in, im sure there were a couple other this song was in, but that movie specifically had an exceptionally good sound track
Ó Néill
Eh it's cliche, rolled my eyes when first heard it in the movie but I can understand that might not be the case for other people not overexposed to this song in other films
Robby
@Valentín walter mitty is my no 1 best film ever the film is underrated
gokunumberone
I heard this from where the wild things are and I loved that movie when I heard it again in that movie I was so happy !
Renato Palencia Roma
It seems that i am the only one here because of Arcade Fire
Mihaela Negritu
@Aidan Conroy I have no idea , what movies are you talking about, so , for me it's not sad 😊 !
AqibAC
Honestly, after listening so much to the Her soundtrack, I was really delighted to find out that they made this song too. Absolutely amazing, I love both.
SaucyySam _
Nope my favorite band for 2 years