Let There Be Rock

In the beginning
Back in nineteen fifty five
Man didn't know 'bout a rock 'n' roll show
'N all that jive
The white man had the schmaltz
The black man had the blues
No one knew what they was gonna do
But Tschaikovsky had the news, he said

Let there be light, and there was light
Let there be sound, and there was sound
Let there be drums, there was drums
Let there be guitar, there was guitar, ah
Let there be rock

And it came to pass
That rock 'n' roll was born
All across the land every rockin' band
Was blowin' up a storm
And the guitar man got famous
The business man got rich
And in every bar there was a superstar
With a seven year itch
There was fifteen million fingers
Learnin' how to play
And you could hear the fingers pickin'
And this is what they had to say

Let there be light, sound, drums, 'n guitar, ah
Let there be rock

One night in a club called the Shakin' Hand
There was a 42 decibel rockin' band
And the music was good
And the music was loud
And the singer turned and he said to the crowd

Let there be rock

A friend and I were discussing the evolution of music. what we came up with was this. It all came from the Blues. From the blues came Country and Rock. The only two that seemed to branch out and continue to live. Rock grew into many subgenres and stuck it's metaphorical roots into every possible industry and type of music we have today. Country just sat there. Not changing that much. Getting louder and more drunk. Let me go off on why Rock is superior for a second. What are all country songs about? If sang by a guy, it's about beer, chicks, God, or their family. If it's sang by a chick, it's about a guy. And what has country music given the nonreligious people or those that don't drink or don't have a relationship? Headaches from shitty music. So I say, Let There Be Rock. Because rock music has evolved, has progressed. From all around the world people have listened and translated and bettered the music. Go anywhere in the world and all the country music will sound the same. Some foreign shit came on and sounded almost exactly like a Toby Keith song (with the exception of the language barrier). But go somewhere else in the world and they'll have their own kind of Rock music not overly similar to what you listen to but just enough to be in the same genre. Example, why is it called Norwegian Black Metal? Because it's from Norway and it doesn't sound like American Black Metal. We have more of a selection in Rock than you do in Country. "Oh well Johnny Cash..." Johnny Cash was considered Rock music in his time. Another testament to our evolution through the years. I almost attacked my best friend for calling the Eagles Country music. Somebody tried bringing up the Beatles. Apparently they were rock too. But their music was shitty and insulted the genre. It's like Seperating Sci-fi from Horror. Eventually though, it all comes together. A Country Rocker. Now I don't know what you think about him, but the only station I ever hear Kid Rock's music on is a country station. Which disappoints me. I feel he has more of a rough Rock sound than country but that's just my opinion. So yeah. Song of The Day is Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. Can't believe this is the first AC/DC song on here. WOW.

Readers, what's your song of the day?