What is it that makes a great classic rock song so great? Is it the guitars? Is it the vocals? The drums? The bass? Actually, the answer is a collective "yes" to all of the above and you’re about to find out why. Rick Beato is a musician/producer who has released a series of videos where he breaks down some of the most iconic rock songs ever and explains why they have become an essential part of music history. With the ability to extract and isolate each instrument from the tracks Beato examines the songs verse by verse, chord by chord and instrument by instrument to demonstrate how the whole of a classic song becomes even greater than the sum of its amazing parts. So far Beato has covered legendary tracks from several i95 artists like The Police, Boston, Steely Dan, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Van Halen, Toto, Tom Petty, Soundgarden, Metallica, Alice in Chains, Rush and Stone Temple Pilots. Let's check out some of them now... Steely Dan "Kid Charlemagne": https://youtu.be/xKIC9zbSJoE Boston "Hitch A Ride": https://youtu.be/mrJ0xnXv_IQ Van Halen "Runnin' With The Devil": https://youtu.be/SwjNDhSKPk0 The Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic": https://youtu.be/ZavJLr5Otq4 Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down": https://youtu.be/d5q36bxksAk Here is a bio of Beato taken from his website rickbeato.com: Rick Beato is a musician, teacher, and father of three. Rick has worked as a writer/producer with various bands in the rock and country genres. Two albums that he produced for NeedtoBreathe – “The Outsiders” (2009) and “The Reckoning” (2012) – won Dove Awards in the Best Rock/Contemporary category. He co-wrote “Carolina” with Parmalee in 2013, which climbed to number 1 on the Billboard’s Country Music Chart. He is certified to teach grades K-12 and holds a bachelor’s in music from Ithaca College and a master’s in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is presently a member of the Board of Directors at The GLOBE Academy dual-language immersion charter school in Atlanta, GA. To view every episode of "What Makes This Song Great?" go HERE. To see more of Beato’s music video series check out his YouTube page HERE. You can listen to Eric Senich live on Saturdays from 10am to 3pm on 95.1 FM. You can also listen online by clicking here or by downloading the i95 ROCK Mobile App.

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