Music

At music venues up and down the country artists are showcasing their unique sound for audiences that can range from below a hundred to above ten thousand. The sound being transmitted through amplifiers can range from rock music, with loud guitars, roaring bass and pounding drums to pop music where electronic sounds complement the singing of a famous popstar. There are also concert halls where people might enjoy classical music being performed by a professional orchestra so the sounds they hear reflect the woodwind sections, the brass, the strings and the percussion. This occurs as up to a hundred classically trained musicians present some famous works. As a result of all of these disciplines the artists themselves can be far reaching, starting with the likes of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Pixies, U2, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Muse, The Stereophonics, Guns n’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Metallica, The Cure or The Stone Roses if the music style is rock. Then there are the likes of Madonna, Leona Lewis, Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowles, Alexandra Burke, Take That, Westlife, Will Young, McFly, The Sugababes or Girls Aloud if the music style is pop.

But then there are other hugely successful musicians who don’t quite fit the mould of simple ‘rock’ or ‘pop’, like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Marley, Nick Drake and Trent Reznor, who bring genres such as folk rock, reggae and industrial into the mix. Then if it’s classical music you are after then you are likely to seek out the likes of the London Philharmonic Orchestra or the London Symphony Orchestra.

But whatever it is you seek, it is all music and the ways in which we experience it can diverge. Many of us will go about our daily routines listening to CD players, mp3 players (and walkmans) or the radio whilst some people might have vinyl record players, cassette tapes, mini discs or computer software. Then there are those that do not listen to music specifically but still hear it on television, in films, in shops, from mobile phones and from car stereos. Music is everywhere and it comes in many different packages and this will remain the case for as long as we continue.