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-The British resurrected the music we ignored
-England’s “James Dean” counterpart was the
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-A tame brand of pop folk music and traditional jazz (taken from the new orleans style)
-Popular in England during mid 50’s
-King of Skiffle was Lonnie Donegan |
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-Able to change musical history through musical style, social behavior and fashion.
-Three periods: Pop, Introspective, and Studio
-Lennon and McCartney composed many songs that provided other performers with hits
-Many 1sts happened in Beatles’ studio |
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| The Early Period (Beatles) |
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-Pop style and love songs
-“I want to hold your hand”
-Driving beat- up tempo
-Covered sons in Hamberg
-Four albums
-Lennon and McCarthy weren’t equal in writing their songs
-American releases are different than the British ones |
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| The Middle Period (Beatles) |
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-More acoustic/folk elements (Dylan influences)
-Introspective style emerges
-Individually more evident
-social statement in songs
-Next two albums “Help!” “Rubber Soul” |
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| The Late Period (Beatles) |
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-Studio Techniques
-Music more individualized and artistically composed
-drug influenced
-“Write Album” ironically least collaborative of all albums
-Last 7 releases: “Revolver”, “Sgt. Pepper”, “Magic Mystery Tour”, “yellow submarine”, “The Beatles (Write Album)”, “Let it Be”, “Abbey Road”. |
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-Referred to as the 5th beatle
-Producer |
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| -Respected by many drummers for his excellent timekeeping |
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-Most staunchly English group of all
-Known as precursors of heavy metal and punk rock
-Later known as “power chord” playing |
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-Strive to be more earthy
-Portrayed a vulgar look (No Uniforms)
-Andrew Oldham- manager
-Considered dangerous alternative to beatles
-Jagger and Richards are the core of the group
-Rougher and sexier than the Beatles |
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-Drawl is similar to blues singer “Howlin’ Wolf”
-attracted to the gruff, eloquent directness of black music
-White person singing black songs and flaunting it. |
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-almost entirely attributed to one man: Berry Gordy
-R&B music that passed for black and white in sound
-Perfected a gospel-pop fusion
-Formula:Repeated uses of catchy hook phrases, repetition of melodic hooks resulted in familiarity to mass public, produced the “sound of young america”, studio musicians were known as “the funk brothers”. |
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-produced a unique blend of:
a. Stock rock chord progressions
b. Gospel feel (female back up and call and response)
c. Doo-wop male vocals
d. Solid instrumental back up |
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| John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers |
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| -Known as elder statesman of British Blues |
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-Starting point for clapton/beck/page
-Early pioneers of psychedelic music
-known for ad hoc jams (called raves)
-raves: a mix of R&B with extended guitar/harmonica passages bluse with a fierce drive to the music |
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| The Animals (Eric Burdon) |
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| -Second only to the Rolling Stones in influence among R&B based bands |
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-Led by Van Morrison
-Rank THEM among best of British invasion bands
-Considered most critically acclaimed pop music songwriters of the 60’s
-Composer of rock classic “Gloria” |
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-The studio musicians who shaped motown sound
-Played on more #1 hits than the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Elvis combined.
-Documented in the movie : “Standing in the Shadows of Motown.” |
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| Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
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-Known for robinsons Beautiful Falsetto voice
-Ballads became the Miracles forte |
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| Motowns only real girl group |
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-One of Motowns most enigmatic (mysterious) and consistently popular acts
-Stage one (1963-1971)
-Stage two (1971-1984)– pensive and introspective style |
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| -Music built around lead singer Levi Stubbs |
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-The finest vocal group in 60’s soul music
-The closest to church and gospel roots |
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| Diana Ross and the Supremes |
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-One of the most important female groups in rock history
-The supreme music is the purest expression of the motown sound |
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-Fronted by 10 year old Michael (danced like miniature James Brown)
-Transcended all race and age barriers |
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-Motown’s premier white rock and soul band
-Motown’s experimental assault on the rock market
-Labeled “Blue-eyed soul” |
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-Most successful artist in Motown’s History
-1st Big hit was fingertips-Part II (age 12)
-1st live recording to hit #1 in Rock history
-120 page contract with motown made business history
-Played most of the instruments on his albums |
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-Most important American contributor to rock music
-1st poet of the mass media
-Shows that folk IS rock
-fusion of country, folk, blues, rock & roll and Poetry both ancient and new
-Lyrics have been Discussed in english classes–lyrics are deep as opposed to Beatles’ love songs |
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| Acoustic Period (Bob Dylan) |
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– “Times they are a changin’ ” was first album and anthem for frustrated youth in 1963– most overt protest album
-feeling of “dust bowl” era
-Grapes of Wrath
-With God on our side (64′)–anti-war with clear religious element |
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| Electric Period (Bob Dylan) |
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-Illustrates wit
-Music was catalyst for drug culture and vietnam war
-Band went on to form “The Band” with Robbie Robertson
-Set scene for folk-rock |
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| “Subterranean Homesick Blues” |
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-Dylans first Top 40 hit
-One of Dylan’s first electric Pieces |
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-Critics considered it Dylan’s magnum opus
-(largest composition) |
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-Critics considered it Dylan’s magnum opus
-(largest composition) |
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-group that synthesized Dylan and The Beatles
-Dylan’s composition “Mr. Tambourine Man” in 65′
-Declared to be the first folk-rock hit in rock history
-Beatles’ Ticket to Ride inspired the sound and feel |
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| -Herald as the first drug tune and led 60’s music to psychadellic period– “acid rock” |
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-One of the most representative sounds of the 1960’s
-Written by Steven Stills during aftermath of the infamous sunset strip riots (1966-1967)
-commonly labeled as a protest song
-Written by Steven Stills during the aftermath of the infamous sunset strip riots of 1966-1967 |
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| Music inspired by jazz styles |
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-blending of classical music with rock
-references to mythology
-use of odd meters and frequent moody tempo changes
-large percentage of these bands are British |
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Moody Blues
-Days of Future passed |
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-1st of what would be succession of concept albums
-programmatic music
-paved way for other art rock bands |
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-Use of sing-speak vocals and gripping narratives
-helped define street savvy rock and roll |
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| -Draws more on folk art rock style |
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| The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (67) |
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| -Pink Floyd’s debut album (only one made under syd barrett’s leadership) |
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-anti-british group
-represented young, bored brits
-rebelled against staunch upperclass |
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-Sex pistols debut single
-Touched off a social/musical firestorm
-created fear about political instability and youth running wild in the streets |
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-Sex Pistols
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-Lyrics contain gleeful snotty name-calling
-Declares royalty ineffectual and irrelevant
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-Lyrics contain gleeful snotty name-calling
-Declares royalty ineffectual and irrelevant
-Poses Britain is a country in decline ignoring bleak times ahead |
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-Became entrenched in university curriculum by early 60’s
-Gave students language to question complacent assumptions of American Society |
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-anticipates new wave music
-hbrid of classic rock and past beat poetry |
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-considered to be start of haight/ashbury scene
-contribution more of a social one
-planted seeds of rock counter culture |
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-Essentially laid the foundation for the start of punk
-Led John Sirenor (leader of infamous white panther party) |
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-Skillful at delivery ballads with passion
-earned a reputation as leading performer of soul ballads
-performance at monteray pop festival gained him a ** audience
-Died in a plane crash |
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-provides lyrics that reflected life in NY
-Godmother of punk |
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-known as key touch stone to punk/new wave– combo of music and art
-important association with andy warhol
-Provided music for exploding plastic inevitable
-theater of the absurd |
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-song received wide radio coverage despite its touching on “unusal topics”
-Subject matter was “missed” by censors
-About a series of individuals and their journeys to NY |
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-Satirist with a wicked sense of humor and absurdity
-His band- mothers of invention (66) |
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-Experimental “space rock” band
-inclusion of “concrete music”
-Creation of themes result in concepts on a massive scale
-Syd Barrett: founding member, musical and stylistic direction of the band |
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| Dark Side of the Moon (73) |
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-partly inspired by Barrett’s deteriorating mental state
-Pink floyd Album |
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| -Never quite fit into mainstream rock and roll of late 60’s and 70’s |
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-“Hey Ho! lets Go”
-The Ramones |
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| I wanna be Sedated (ramones) |
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-#48 on rolling stones top 500
-50’s and 60’s hard drive edge sound |
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-Inspired by 1932 film, “freaks”
-Gabba Gabba Hey= line from film
-Romones |
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-returning to rock and roll basics
-3 chords and simple melody
-underground sensation in the US
-Full scale phenomenon in UK |
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| -Important venue for punk bands |
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-One of the original punk rockers to emerge from NY punk scene of mid 70’s
-Major influence by subsequent punk bands
-Formed band, “Neon Boys”, later renamed television |
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-Brought country influence into R&B
-never celebrated a #1 hit on pop charts but many hits on R&B charts |
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| San Francisco’s Height/Ashbury Scene |
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-large community of folk musicians
-acid tests led by writer, ken Kesey became known as the “happening”
-500-1500 bands in the area |
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-One of the most creative bands to emerge from NY Punk scene of the 70’s
-Counter to happy/hippie culture
-Short hair and street clothes |
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-laid groundwork for many of the guitar based post punk pop groups of the late 70’s and 80’s
-Television album |
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-most popular of punk bands
-Crystallized musical ordeals of genre
-Cut rock and roll down to bare essentials:
-4 chords
– simple catchy melody
– irresistible insane funny lyrics
– very fast tempos
-Known as “Bubble Gum Punk” |
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-Lead singer of Jefferson Airplane
-Great female rock voice
-Repressed love-hate image of the 60’s |
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| Psychedelic music/ San Francisco Scene |
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-music had floating quality
-eastern indian influence (sitar) |
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-music combined understanding/appreciation
-20th century composers: starvinsky, varese, and stockhausen
-Late 50’s doo-wop rock and roll
-Social Sattire and singing wit
-avant-garde jazz
-guitar-heavy rock and r&b
-collages of many styles |
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-atlantics best-selling southern soul performers
-“in the midnight hour”- one of the most successful songs of soul era |
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-1 of the best San Francisco bands of the 60’s
-More versatile than others
-Combo of folk, blues, country and classic rock & roll
-early airplane played some of their compositions |
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| Instrumental soul-memphis |
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| -formed T.Booker and the MG’s |
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-Most popular San Francisco Band
-Leaders of protest movement and supporters of free love |
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-far left, anti-racist, white american politician collective founded in 1968
-10 founders by John Sirenor |
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-Father of shock rock
-Influenced by comic book stories and RKO honor movie show |
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| Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
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-known for robinson’s beautiful falsetto voice
-Ballads became a forte |
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-sex pistol’s debut single
-touched off a social/musical firestorm
-created fear about a political instability and youth running wild in the streets |
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-Anti-British group
-Represented young, bored Brits
-Rebelled against staunch upperclass |
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| The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (67) |
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| -Pink Floyd’s debut album( only one made under Syd Barrett’s leadership) |
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| -Draws more on folk art-rock style |
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-Use of sing-speak vocals and gripping narratives
-Helped define street savvy rock and roll |
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| Moody Blues– Days of Future Passed |
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-1st of what would be succession of concept albums
-Programmatic music
-paved way for other art rock bands |
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-Blending of classical music with rock
-References to mythology
-Use of odd meters and frequent moody tempo changes
-Large percentage of these bands are British |
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| -music influenced by jazz styles |
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-Sex Pistols
-Lyrics contain gleeful snotty name calling
-Declares royalty ineffectual and irrelevant
-Poses Britain is a country in decline, ignoring bleak times ahead |
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-became entrenched in University curriculum by early 60’s
-Gave students language to question complacent assumptions of American Society |
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-Anticipates new wave music
-Hybrid of classic rock and past beat poetry |
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-considered to be start of Height/Ashbury scene
-Contribution was more of a social one
-Planted seeds of rock counter culture |
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