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Post by The Lord Flasheart on Mar 18, 2017 22:21:43 GMT
The godfather of Rock n Roll Chuck Berry has passed away aged 90. Without him we would not have any Quo or many others.
(Might be in the wrong section but I think he is such a large part of Quo's history)
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Post by Tʰᵉ Wᵃˡˡ Oᶠ Dᵉᵃᵗʰ on Mar 18, 2017 22:22:34 GMT
The king of Rock n Roll has passed away.
Nooooooo.
RIP Mr. Berry. You were the father of R n R.
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Post by Xland on Mar 18, 2017 22:26:41 GMT
Just seen it on Sky News.
RIP Chuck.
Someone once said Quo was like Chuck Berry on speed!!!!!!!!
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Post by curiousgirl on Mar 18, 2017 22:28:56 GMT
Yep, sad news, even though he reached 90. Thanks Chuck Berry. RIP.
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Post by Xland on Mar 18, 2017 22:35:23 GMT
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Mar 18, 2017 22:44:23 GMT
He had a good run. RIP Chuck, thanks for everything.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 23:22:18 GMT
A life spent breaking down the barriers, musically and racially, America owes him more than it will ever realise.
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Post by noizeboyz on Mar 19, 2017 2:46:05 GMT
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Post by slowtrain7 on Mar 19, 2017 4:17:52 GMT
This is definitely the right place to talk about Chuck Berry. He had recently released a new studio album. I was talking about how amazing it was that the scoundrel was still alive. The cheeky bugger had the most wicked smile, a real charmer. Both Chuck and Johnnie Johnson are two of the most influential musicians in music's history!! I hope the story is true,that Chuck sent a telegram to Status Quo after he heard Bye Bye Johnny. Dave Edmund's version of Promised Land in '72 was great. A band from Liverpool did a good version of Roll Over Beethoven. Angus Young adopted Chuck's famous Duck Walk. Chuck Berry was The Pioneer at the crossroads of The Blues and Rockabilly. Chuck Berry is a hero to many people including me, and I think Rick Parfitt another hero of mine was influenced by Chuck Berry. It's getting difficult to see what I'm typing with the tears in my eyes.
It will be said many times in the next few days that Chuck Berry was the most influential musician, songwriter and singer of the 20th Century, his legacy will be felt forever.
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Post by Victor on Mar 19, 2017 6:57:46 GMT
When I woke up this morning, this was the first message I saw in the newspaper. Makes me a bit sad, he was my early youth hero. RIP Chuck
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Post by mm1 on Mar 19, 2017 7:30:33 GMT
The real king of Rock n Roll. R.I.P Mr Berry. And thank you for the riffs.
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Mar 19, 2017 8:01:45 GMT
The Rock World owes Chuck Berry so much. He created a stream om masterpieces. Rest in Peace mr. Berry, and thank you so much for the music! If rock'n roll had a name, it would be Chuck Berry. /John Lennon
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Post by paradiseflats on Mar 19, 2017 8:10:39 GMT
The St. Louis auteur contributed three things to rock music that no one else did: (1) An irresistible swagger, (2) a focus on the guitar riff as the primary melodic element and (3) an emphasis on songwriting as storytelling.
1) In terms of the aforementioned swagger, Berry injected a cocksure 'we know better than the adults' attitude into rock -- something his predecessors and peers hadn't yet dared to do. That youth-privileging outlook was essential in transforming rock n' roll from a musical fad into an irresistible attitude and lifestyle that infected teens and spread across America (also, it arguably paved the way for the massive generational divide of the '60s).
2) As for the focus on the guitar riff, compare Berry to his peers. The 'star' element in Elvis' Sun Sessions recordings was the performance; the best part of a Fats Domino single was the sing-able chorus and shuffling melody; Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti," while essential to the formation of rock, is an astonishing work of art because of his performance -- not because of the notes in the composition.
But Berry, however, crafted material where the riff was king. With Elvis or Richard, it's the singing that gets stuck in your brain, but with Berry, it's the guitar riff that gets played over and over in your head. It was Berry's introduction of undeniable guitar hooks into rock that steered the genre away from the ivory tickling of people like Little Richard, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis and toward simple guitar chords that were easy for teenage fans to imitate -- guitars are cheaper than pianos and easier to learn -- and impossible to get out of your head. And that was, more or less, all Berry (Bo Diddley focused on the guitar riff as well, but his otherworldly tuning techniques and sonic palettes were far stranger than Berry's; he opened up rock to a more experimental future, but his songs were too esoteric to have the same impact and ubiquity as Berry's more affable material).
Ultimately, that focus on the riff was what distinguished rock from pop and R&B and what changed the course of popular music for decades to come. From the Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix to Led Zeppelin to the Ramones, it's that guitar riff fetish that defines rock as a distinct musical form. And from about 1955-1960, Berry unleashed one unstoppable riff into the world after another via a series of iconic singles (for the newcomer, The Great Twenty-Eight collection is the best starting point).
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Post by Gaz on Mar 19, 2017 8:37:55 GMT
This is definitely the right place to talk about Chuck Berry. He had recently released a new studio album. I was talking about how amazing it was that the scoundrel was still alive. The cheeky bugger had the most wicked smile, a real charmer. Both Chuck and Johnnie Johnson are two of the most influential musicians in music's history!! I hope the story is true,that Chuck sent a telegram to Status Quo after he heard Bye Bye Johnny. Dave Edmund's version of Promised Land in '72 was great. A band from Liverpool did a good version of Roll Over Beethoven. Angus Young adopted Chuck's famous Duck Walk. Chuck Berry was The Pioneer at the crossroads of The Blues and Rockabilly. Chuck Berry is a hero to many people including me, and I think Rick Parfitt another hero of mine was influenced by Chuck Berry. It's getting difficult to see what I'm typing with the tears in my eyes. It will be said many times in the next few days that Chuck Berry was the most influential musician, songwriter and singer of the 20th Century, his legacy will be felt forever. Good post mate. Agree about the influence on the mighty Angus Young. RIP Chuck Berry.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2017 11:21:52 GMT
This is very sad news. A rock n' roll legend
RIP
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