Rock music is a large, overarching genre of music that originated in the 1950’s. This form of music was heavily influenced by blues and R&B music in the sense of rhythmical style. Jazz and classical music also have strong influences in rock music, as the upbeat time signatures of jazz and technicality of classical music can be found within the genre. As far as instrumentation goes, the use of the electric guitar is key, and is largely infused with rhythmic, upbeat drum patterns, and driving basslines. Time signatures are mainly 4/4 in a typical rock song, however this can change based on the specific sub genre of music. For example, certain genres like progressive rock, and progressive metal can change up time signatures multiple times during …show more content…
After they released the first album, success followed as they soon released their sophomore album “Killers” which built on the technical aspects of their first album, and had overall better production quality as a whole. After the release of “Killers”, the original vocalist Paul Di’anno, known for his punkish vocals left the band after having suffered alcohol and cocaine abuse problems. The current vocalist, Bruce Dickinson, introduced a much more impressive, operatic style of vocals. Just another year after Maiden’s last attempt, they released possibly one of the most genre defining records of the decade, “The Number of the Beast.” This record, controversially titled, brought droves of fans to the band, however also drove some away. This album also benefited significantly from the new vocalists’ prowess, after members of the band felt that Paul could not keep up with the band’s technicality and ability to perform. The point is, releasing such an album only stood to prove the mentality that Heavy Metal doesn’t care. Maiden didn’t care if they offended people, they made good music and they knew it. Just one more year later, another album, “Piece of Mind” was released, only getting the band even more commercial success- and without any substantial airtime on the radio. The fan-favorite “Powerslave” was released in 1984, and this marked the potential success the band was to have, as they began the 331 day World Slavery Tour after the release of this record, playing 187 shows in upwards of 25 countries. Maiden has influenced countless bands, including Megadeth, Metallica, and many more with frontman of Megadeth, Dave Mustaine, citing the greatness of Iron Maiden on multiple