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| A tame brand of pop folk music and traditional jazz (from New Orleans style), it was popular in England in the mid-fifties |
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Pop style
Love Songs
Driving beat/Up tempo
Four Albums |
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More acoustic/folk elements
Introspective style
Individuality more evident
Social statements
2 Albums |
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Use of studio techniques
Music more individualized
Added instrumentation
Drug influenced
Last 7 Albums |
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| John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers |
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| Known as the elder statesman of British Blues |
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The starting point for Clapton/Beck/Page
Early pioneers of psychedelic music
Known for ad hoc jams |
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| Mix of R&B with extended guitar/harmonica passages, blues 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 influence among R&B based bands |
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Among the best of the British Invasion Bands
Considered most critically acclaimed pop music songwriter of the 1960’s |
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The most staunchly English group
Known as the precursors of heavy metal and punk rock
“power chord” playing |
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Strive to be more earthy
Vulgar look
Andrew Oldham was manager
Considered dangerous alternative to the mercy beat of the Beatles
Jagger and Richards core of the group
Rougher and sexier than the Beatles |
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Drawl is like 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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| Diana Ross & The Supremes |
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One of the most important female groups in rock history
The Supremes music is the purest expression of the Motown sound |
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Fronted by 10 year old Michael
Danced like a 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
First big hit was Fingertips – part 2 (age 12)
First live recording to hit #1 in rock history
120 page contract with Motown made business history
By the 70’s was playing most of the instruments in his albums |
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Most important American contributor to the rock music
First poet of the mass media
Two distinctive time periods: acoustic and electric
Shows that folk IS rock
Fusion of country, folk, blues, rock 7 roll and poetry both ancient and new |
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| Bob Dylan Acoustic Period |
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First album, the times they are a changin, became an anthem for frustrated youth
Was his most overt protest album, gave the feeling of “dustbowl” era
With God on our Side
Delivered as a war history lesson
An anti-war song with a clear religious element |
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Illustrates wit
Music was a catalyst for the drug culture and the Vietnam war
Dylan’s electric band went on to form The Band
Set the scene for “folk-rock”
Like a Rolling Stone
Critics considered it to be Dylan’s magnum opus |
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Group that synthesized Dylan and the Beatles
Dylan’s composition: Mr. Tambourine Man
Declared to be the first folk-rock hit in rock history
Beatles’ Ticket to Ride inspired the sound and feel |
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| The San Francisco Scene – Haight-Ashbury |
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Consister of communes, starving artists, dropouts, the anti-establishment (aka existentialists)
Large community of folk musicians
The Acid Tests led by writer Ken Kesey became known as a “Happening”
Estimated there were 500-1500 bands in the SF area |
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| Psychedelic Music/San Fran Scene |
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Floating quality to the music
Eastern Indian influence (sitar) |
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Considered to be the start of the Haight/Ashbury scene
Contribution is more of a social one
Planted the seeds of the rock counterculture |
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One of the best SF bands of the 1960’s
More versatile than other SF bands
Combination of folk, blues, country and classic R
Early Airplane played some of Moby Grape’s compositions |
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Most popular of the SF bands
Leaders of the protest movement and supporters of free love |
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Great female rock voice
Represented the love-hate image of the 60’s |
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Considered to be the ultimate cult band
Never really part of the mainstream music scene
House band for the Kesey Acid Test “happenings”
Music is an eclectic blend of folk, country, and the blues
Fans known as “deadheads” |
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Great/popular musicians who all died at the age of 27
Joplin, Hendrix, Morrison, Winehouse |
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A representation of a culture and a generation (much like Dylan)
Broke the barrier for women in the music industry
Overall, her performances were fresh and sincere
Sang the blues to transcend pain
Gained national fame at the monterey Pop Festival |
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Discovered by Chaos Chandler (ex Animal band member)
Three Studio Albums
Considered the best of his work |
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| Jimi Hendrix – The Innovations |
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Redefined the guitar and the guitar performance
Able to explore and master ALL the sonic force of the instrument
Had the gift and the ability to harness the distortions
Distortion and feedback were not for gimmick |
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Atlantic’s best-selling southern soul performer
In the Midnight Hour – one of the most successful songs of soul era |
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Skillful at delivering ballads with passion
Earned a reputation as leading performer of soul ballads
His performance at the Monterey Pop Festival gained him a wider audience |
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| Art Rock (aka Classical Rock) |
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Blending of classical music with rock
References to mythology
Use off odd meters and frequent mood/tempo changes
Large percentage of art rock bands were British
Art Rock vs. Progressive Rock
Art Rock – rock music influenced by jazz styles |
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| Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed |
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| Paved the way for other art rock bands |
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Experimental “space-rock” band
Inclusion of “concrete music”
Creation of themes result in concepts on a massive scale
Syd Barrett – an important founding member
Barrett played a major role in the musical and stylistic direction of the band’s early work |
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Music combines an understanding and appreciation of
1. 20th century composers
2. Late-50’s doo-wop rock & roll
3. Social satire and stinging wit
4. Avant-garde jazz
5. Guitar-heavy rock and R&B
6. Collages of many styles
Satirist with a wicked sense of humor and absurdity |
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Considered to be the first band of heavy metal
Established the concept of album oriented rock
Stairway to Heaven was never a single |
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Along with Hendrix – expanded the sonic vocabulary of the electric guitar
Later albums move to more folk-derived material and Celtic mythology
Once a member of The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin |
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Never quite fit into the mainstream rock & roll of the late 60s and early 70s
Sowed the seeds for the punk revolution of the late 70s |
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Essentially laid the 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 1968 co-founded by John Sinclair
Aligned itself with radical politics |
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The “Godfather of Punk Music
Carried on the stage drama of Jim Morrison
Early group: The Stooges |
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Father of shock-rock
Influenced by comic book stories & RKO horror movie shows |
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Use of sing-speak vocals and gripping narratives
Helped define street savvy rock & roll |
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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 NYC |
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Returned rock & roll to the basics
Three chords and simple melody
In America, punk remained an underground sensation
In UK, it was full-scale phenomenon
Two most popular punk bands
1. The Ramones (US – NY)
2. The Sex Pistols (Great Britain) |
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Important venue for punk and new wave bands
CBGB: Country BlueGrass Blues |
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One of the original punk rockers to emerge from NYC in early/mid 70s
Often pointed to as a major influence by other subsequent punk bands
Formed the band called the Neon Boys which was later renamed Television |
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One of the most creative bands to emerge from NY’s punk scene of the mid 70s
Viewed to be the antithesis of the “happy culture” (hippies)
Back to the short hair and street clothes
Debut album was Marquee Moon |
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| Laid the groundwork for many of the guitar-based post-punk pop groups of the late 70s and 80s |
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Improvised lyrics that reflected life in NY
Combines 60s garage rock with the literary writing styles of Rimbaud, Burroughs, and Ginsberg
Referred to as the “Godmother of Punk” |
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Anticipates new wave music
A hybrid of classic rock and post-Beat poetry |
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Most popular of punk bands
“Bubble-gum punk”
Crystallized the musical ideals of the genre
Cut rock & roll down to its bare essentials
1. Four chords
2. Simple catchy melody
3. Irresistibly inane lyrics
4. Very fast tempos |
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| Punk – The British Connection |
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Brought to the UK by Malcolm McLaren
McLaren became the sex pistols manager |
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The anti-British group
Represented the young bored Brits
Rebelled against the staunch upper class |
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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
Lyrics contain gleeful snotty name-calling
Declares the royalty ineffectual and irrelevant
Poses Britain is a country in decline, ignoring the bleak times ahead |
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Important venue for punk and new wave bands
CBGB: Country BlueGrass Blues |
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One of the original punk rockers to emerge from NYC in early/mid 70s
Often pointed to as a major influence by other subsequent punk bands
Formed the band called the Neon Boys which was later renamed Television |
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One of the most creative bands to emerge from NY’s punk scene of the mid 70s
Viewed to be the antithesis of the “happy culture” (hippies)
Back to the short hair and street clothes
Debut album was Marquee Moon |
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| Laid the groundwork for many of the guitar-based post-punk pop groups of the late 70s and 80s |
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Improvised lyrics that reflected life in NY
Combines 60s garage rock with the literary writing styles of Rimbaud, Burroughs, and Ginsberg
Referred to as the “Godmother of Punk” |
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Anticipates new wave music
A hybrid of classic rock and post-Beat poetry |
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Most popular of punk bands
“Bubble-gum punk”
Crystallized the musical ideals of the genre
Cut rock & roll down to its bare essentials
1. Four chords
2. Simple catchy melody
3. Irresistibly inane lyrics
4. Very fast tempos |
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| Punk – The British Connection |
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Brought to the UK by Malcolm McLaren
McLaren became the sex pistols manager |
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The anti-British group
Represented the young bored Brits
Rebelled against the staunch upper class |
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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
Lyrics contain gleeful snotty name-calling
Declares the royalty ineffectual and irrelevant
Poses Britain is a country in decline, ignoring the bleak times ahead |
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