Video Review and Analysis: in the groove

The video represents the idea of difference in music of black and white artists. Other things also mentioned in the video are Black pop, Rock, blues, country and also jazz.

Sixties gave rise to a numerous amount of different groups and bands. A great example can be Coaster and Beatles. The last one was the group which made a revolution by its music in Rock N’ R&B, moreover being really good in their lyrics.

In addition, the band made a huge step by mixing different styles. They did such step by using common instrument in uncommon styles for their usage: instruments as violin and cello got their own place in the music of Beatles, and stringed instruments were used in the R&B music.

The appearance of girls’ band was also mentioned in the video. The example which was given is a girls group The Ronettes. They are popular particularly for such song as “Party Light” as well as for “Will you still love me tomorrow”, which was in a Top10 during the whole year.

Another point to be underlined is the rise of the electronic guitars’ popularity as well as the electronic effects with can be put on the music. One of those who turned the mainstream was Dick Dale, a famous guitar player. His sound effect is called “surfing”. This sound is a kind of surfing sounds with the distortion. Later this style was mixed with mid-east scale and became quite popular.

Other creators of changes in music were five boys from the group “The Beach Boys” mostly famous for their song “Be My Baby” which remains on the year’s Top10. The special feature of their music is that they don’t use a background but use their own voices to create the music

One of the most important things which were introduced in the video was information about influence of Dick Dylan, who created a new style for guitar pattern. This couldn’t be unnoticed and affected everyone who plays on the guitar.