Is Rock Music Dead?

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Is rock music dead and why? It's certain types of rock music are very much alive. I've made a lot of videos with the leaders of the progressive metal movement which is guys like Tosten Abbasi from Animals is Leaders, Tim Henson who's in Polyphea. All the people know each other they all support each other and I just love it. There's a lot of extended range instruments seven strings eight strings that are used nine strings and I find it really refreshing so it's not dead it's just dead to the there's no Van Halen's anymorethere's no rock bands that are massively big all over the world are not really not many that aren't in

There is no human endeavor that does not have a theory of it — a set of ideas about what makes it work and how to do it well. Music is no exception, popular music included — there are reasons why certain keys, chord changes, and rhythmic structures have proven successful over the years. Nobody has done more to help people understand the theoretical underpinnings of popular music than today’s guest, Rick Beato. His YouTube videos dig into how songs work and what makes them great. We talk about music theory and how it contributes to our appreciation of all kinds of music.

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Rick Beato obtained a master’s degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is currently a producer and owner of Black Dog Sound Studios in Georgia, as well as host of a popular YouTube channel. He has worked as a session musician, songwriter, and lecturer at Berklee College of Music and elsewhere. He is the author of The Beato Book Interactive as well as other music-training tools.

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