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Timing important 1964 after JFK assasination
British resurrected the music we ignored
England’s “James Dean” counterpart – “teddy boys” |
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tame brand of pop, folk, and traditional jazz (taken from N.O. style)
Lonnie Donegan-“King of Skiffle” |
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Able to change music history through all facets (musical style, fashion, social behavior)
can be broken into 3 distinctive periods |
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Pop Style
Love Songs
Driving beat/Up tempo
First 4 albums
Lennon/McCartney not equal in writing songs
1st album took 13 hours to record |
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More acoustic/fold elements (Dylan influence)
Introspective style emerges
Individuality more evident
Social statements in songs
Next 2 albume: Help! & Rubber Soul |
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Use of studio techniques
Music more individualized
More artistic composition
Added instrumentation
Drug influenced
The “white album” title was ironically least collaborative album
Last 7 releases |
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Most staunchly (English Proper) English group of all
Known as the precursors of heavy metal and punk rock
Later known as “power chord” playing |
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Strive to be more earthly
Portrayed a vulgar look (Rough/sexy side of R)
Andrew Oldham-manager
Considered dangerous alternative to the mercybeat of the Beatles
Jagger/Richards core of group |
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Drawl like blues singer Howlin’ Wolf
Attracted to the gruff, eloquent directness of black music
White person singing black songs and flaunting it (stage presence) |
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| Diana Ross & the supremes |
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One of the most important female groups in rock history
Supremes music is purest expression of the Motown sound |
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Fronted by 10 yr. old Michael
Danced like mini James Brown
Jackson 5 transcended all race and age barriers |
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| MTV’s Flagnon on 3 “Big Bangs” of Rock |
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Elvis-Sexual liberation
Beatles-Long hair & counter coulture
“Thriller”-Pop more about how you dance & look than only how you sound |
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Motown’s premier white rock & soul band
experimental assault on the rock market
“Blue-Eyed Soul” |
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Most successful Motown artist
1st hit: Fingertips @ age 12
First live recording to hit #1 in rock history
120 page contract w/ Motown made business history (Financial control)
By 70s played most instruments on his albums |
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Most important American contributor to rock music
First poet of mass media
Two distinctive time periods: acoustic & electric
Dylan shows that folk is rock
Fusion of country, folk, blues, R&R, poetry
Music discussed in English Classes |
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1st album: “The Times They Are A-Changin'”
Most overt Protest album
Gives feeling of “dust bowl” era
“Grapes of Wrath”
This ablum became anthem for frustrated youth |
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Illustrates wit
Was catalyst for drug culture/vietnam war
His band went on to form The Band w/Robbie Robinson
Set scene for folk-rock, followed by Byrds/Buffalo Springfield
“subterranean Homesick Blues”-first top 40 hit
“Like a Rolling Stone”- magnum opus about fall from being on top |
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Group that synthesized Dylan & Beatles
Dylan’s composition: “Mr. Tamborine Man” declared 1st folk-rock hit in rock history
Beatles “Ticket to Ride” inspired the sound & feel |
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| 1st drug tune leading 60s music to psychedelic period (acid rock) |
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One of most representative sounds of the 60s
Written after infamous sunset strip riots of 66-67
Labeled as protest song |
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