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Zeppelin Guitarist Along w/ Hendrix expanded sonic vocab. of electric guitar Rarely overplayed Plant’s vocals |
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1st heavy metal band Established concept of album oriented rock “Stairway to Heaven” never a single Later albums (starting w/ L.Z. III) more folk-derived material & celtic mythology |
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Music combines an understanding/appreciation of: >20th century composers(stravinsky, stockhausen, varese) >Late ’50s doo-wop rock & roll >Social satire and stinging wit >Avant-grade jazz >Guitar-heavy rock & R&B >Collages of many styles Satirist w/ wicked sense of humor/absurdity His band: “The mothers of Invention” |
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Art Rock (aka Classical Rock) |
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Blending of classical music w/ Rock References to mythology Use of odd meters and frequent mood/tempo changes Mostly British |
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Rock influenced by jazz styles |
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Art rock viewed by the “rock purist” |
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Attempt to legitimize rock music Aimed to broaden the market of listeners of rock music Punk music was a revolt of Art Rock music Leading British Atr-Rock Bands of the 60’s/70’s: Moody Blues & Pink Floyd |
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Leading Art rock Band “Days of Future Passed” >Concept Album >Programmatic Music >Paved the way for other art rock bands |
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Experimental “space rock” band Inclusion of concrete music Creation of themes results in concepts on a massive scale Syd Barett-important founding member >Played major role in musical/stylistic direction of the band’s early work “The Piper at the gates of dawn”-debut album and only one made under Syd Barett’s leadership “Dark side of the moon”-partly inspired by Barett’s deteriorating mental state |
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British artist of Theatre rock Cross dressing resulted in Ziggy Stardust Ziggy sold in Britain, not in US b/c too mainstream Set stage for glam rock (Lou Reed, Kiss, NY dolls |
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Never quite fit into mainstream R of late 60s/early 70s Sowed the seeds for punk revolution of late 70s Early punk bands from Detroit >MC-5 >The Stooges (Iggy pop) >Alice Cooper |
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Essentially laid foundations for the emergence of punk Led by John Sinclair (leader of the infamous white panther party) |
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Far left anti-racist white American political collective founded in 68 by John Sinclair Aligned w/ radical politics |
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Godfather of punk music Carried on the stage drama of Jim Morrison Originally the stooges |
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Father of shock rock Influenced by comic book stories and RKO horror movie shows |
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The Velved Underground-NY Proto Punk |
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Known as the key touchstone to punk and new wave combination of music and art Important association w/ Andy Warhol Provided music for the exploding plastic inevitable |
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Use of sing speak vocals and gripping narratives Helped define street savvy R |
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“Walk on the wild side” by Lou Reed |
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Song received wide radio coverage, despite its touching on unusual topics Subject matter missed by the censors About a series of individuals and their journeys to NY city |
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Returned R to the basics 3 chords and a simple melody In America, Punk remained underground sensation In UK, full scale phenomenon 2 most popular punk bands: >The Ramones (US) >Sex Pistols (UK) |
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Most popular punk band Crystallized the musical ideals of the genre Cut R down to bare essentials (4 chords, simple/catchy, irresistibly insane lyrics, very fast tempos) Created something that was rooted in 60s, pre-Beatles R, and pop but sounded revolutionary. Buble-gum punk “Blitzkrieg Bop”, “Pinhead”, and “I Wanna be Sedated” |
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One of the original punk rockers to emerge from NY city in 70s Often pointed to as major influence by other subsequent punk bands Formed the band “Neon Boys” which later was renamed “Television” |
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Important venue for punk/new wave bands OMFUG-Other music for uplifting gormandizers |
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Laid groundwork for many of the guitar-based post-punk pop groups of the late 70s/80s |
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Improvised lyrics that reflected life in NY Combines 60s garage rock w/ literary writing styles of Rimbaud, Burroughs and Ginsberg Referred to as the “Godmother of Punk” |
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Anticipates new wave music Hybrid of classic rock and post-Beat poetry |
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Brought to UK by Malcolm McLaren McLared became Sex Pistols manager |
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