My New Rock Acoustic Free Song Download “The World Will Break Apart”
I was listening to an acoustic version of the song “Glycerin” by Bush and I loved the simple sound of a few chords and cool lyrics just with the acoustic guitar. So I set out to write something in that style and what came out is a song called “The World Will Break Apart”. It doesn’t sound like “Glycerin” at all, but I was just learning “Heart Shaped Box” by Nirvana, so that feel also came out when I was writing.
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The lyrics are inspired by a book by Eckhart Tolle called “The Power of Now“. “The World Will Break Apart” sounds like a negative title, but in fact it refers to letting go of the “false” world constructed by society and our own preconceived idea of ourselves. In my mind Tolle is really a modern Buddhist teacher and you can learn more about him at FreshCreation.com.
Rock Chord Progression Observations
This song reflects a growing simplicity in my writing style that has occurred over many years. In fact, I have noticed more and more modern rock songs have fewer and fewer chord progressions:
For instance, Cold Play’s Viva La Vida sounds like an orchestral masterpiece, but when I learned it I was amazed to find that the ENTIRE song is only four chords - C D G and Em. There is absolutely no variation between the verses, chorus and bridge.
Another very simple modern rock song, that was also a #1 single is “Supernova” by Oasis. Everything but the bridge is A A/G A/F# E.
This one progression style is how some people wrote in the 60s - for instance “Hey Joe” by Jimi Hendrix and “All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan. Also of course the most famous song in the world - the blues - is just one progression. The point is that one set of chord changes is inherently catchy and easy to play.
Also on my Internet music radar this week…
New Free Music Download Tools
Song Beat Player
I’ve been reading here that the latest in finding music and discovering new artists and music online is the SongBeatPlayer. It lets you listen to and record streaming radio stations, make mixtapes and download free mp3 files. The big deal about it is how simple it makes searching many music sites all at once. But you should use it at your own risk for anything other than listening.
Sounds like a great idea, however, I have to agree with songbeat.com and musically.com that it could get you into legal trouble. The software itself is not a bad thing, it’s just that it enables you to copy music that may not be allowed by the copyright holder. Indie artists like myself often give people that permission, but record labels do not as a rule.
Yahoo Music Streaming in Search Results
I think Yahoo has come up with the quickest way to stream an artist or band’s music for free. Just go to Yahoo.com search and type in the name of your favorite act. You will now get immediate streaming tracks right in your search results! Read the details and give it a try, it’s really cool. Yahoo is trying to beat Google lately.
Backstage
Also, keep an eye on the site called Backstage. They are attempting to make a business out of charging bands to give away free music in order to promote themselves. In fact if you go to the backstage site they already have some new songs available. I classify this under “things that make you go hmmm”.
