Many of musics greatest moments hinge on shifts in technology.
Rock music undoubtedly owes its legacy to a number of factors (the relative affluence of the Baby Boom generation, the tumultuous political climate of the Cold War and remarkable advances in the field of recreational psychotropic substances, to name a few), but one element was absolutely crucial:
Rock music undoubtedly owes its legacy to a number of factors (the relative affluence of the Baby Boom generation, the tumultuous political climate of the Cold War and remarkable advances in the field of recreational psychotropic substances, to name a few), but one element was absolutely crucial:
TECHNOLOGY
Rock simply wouldn't have rocked without electric guitars, Marshall amp stacks, the Vox Box, amplifiers capable of projecting the music to the crowd, or stage effects that helped create a spectacle. Join us on a magical mystery tour through some of the greatest tech-milestone concerts, instruments and music gadgets in the history of rock music.
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