Rock lovers in Jeddah are on a rise. It is great music according to fans,and a lot of people have started to diginto it. Jeddah has officially become home to a great many rock bands,and it doesn’t look like any of themare quitting anytime soon. Compozia,a Jeddah based rock group, isone example. The band consists ofeight members, including the manager.They are college students whohave been through quite a struggleto get to where they are today. Their struggles include exams, societalbacklash, and negativity from others.“Passion and having fun is whatit’s all about, and nothing can stopus!” says Aqeel, lead guitarist of the band. The band, on a whole, stronglybelieves that nothing will stop themfrom being heard.
Volume, vigorous vocals, strong massive sounds, drama, solid backbeats, and extended guitar solos arewhat this large genre of music is allabout. Stereotypically, people as sumethis branch of music is intertwinedwith depression, suicide, anddeath. The contrary is what this banddefends. It’s also all about makinga change and going against thenorms, which include experimentingwith every kind of sound possible.As controversial as that may appear for a society resistant to aggressive.
“Tidal waves are coming strong because you’re trying to make a change”, says Aqeel. forms of change, Compozia are onlyan example of a nucleolus about toexplode with creative expression.The results just might be scary, yetequally exciting.
A very important view the band holds is that they are not about drugs, dying,and ending misery.
Their music has a point to it and a message. Themessage is an expression of love, andeveryday life that involves perceptions,emotions, attitudes, and simplyan expression of human behavioron a day-in day-out experience.
Rock originated in the 40’s and 50’s and has evolved ever since.
It branched out into several sub-categories such as Folk rock, Psychedelic rock, Latin rock, Punk rock, Instrumental rock, andmuch more. Today, there are hybrid genres such as Pop punk,Post-grunge, and Rap core/Rap rock.
