Breakdown (music)
In music, a breakdown is a part of a song in which various instruments have solo parts (breaks). This may take the form of all instruments playing the verse together, and then several or all instruments individually repeating the verse as solo parts.
A breakdown is a popular musical style particularly in bluegrass, notable examples being Earl Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and Bill Monroe's "Bluegrass Breakdown".
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Quotes about breakdowns in music
[edit]- At this point in heavy-music history, the breakdown is as much a building block of metal as the thrash gallop, the blast beat and the rippin' solo. Many of the biggest and most influential bands of the last 25 years have sections in their songs that elicit violent mosh moves, and in fact there are entire subgenres dedicated to crafting the heaviest, gnarliest breakdowns imaginable.
