The Beatles had begun the transition from
simple pop songs to more complex musical and lyrical explorations when John Lennon entered his Dylan phase the previous summer, and this was coming to fruition in the August 1965 album Help!
Not exact matches
Key to his success was the latitude he gave the teenagers to play music they wrote themselves, The resultant «Calvary Chapel sound» was equal parts folk,
pop and light rock —
simple songs and choruses that, in the recollection of one early musician at Calvary, «sung themselves.»
Holland is increadibly unique in this era of over-produced
pop divas... her voice is heavenly and her
songs showcase her gift for
simple melodies and lyrical creativity.
The formula employed here is relatively
simple: throw in enough
pop song - and - dance numbers to please the fans of the stars and format, and inject just enough romantic angst during the story in between to set up the singing of these
songs at regular intervals.
They write short,
simple, honest rock n roll
pop songs.