MUCO 120 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Rock FormsII. The Problem of Labeling MusicOutline of Current Lecture I. Multiple Genre ArtistsA. John MayerB. WilcoC. OutKastCurrent Lecture Multiple Genre Artists- John Mayero He is from Connecticut, attended Burkley School of Music, and got noticed at South by Southwest. o Room for Squares and Heavier Things are two of his albums that show his sensitive style of singing. Singer and Songwriter James Taylor influenced this singing style.o Mayer is a blues-rock guitarist. He was influenced by Buddy Guy, a blues legend, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a blues-rock guitarist.- Wilcoo Wilco is a band that combined rock roots and country roots. Therefore, they are an alternative country band who has experimented with electronic sounds as well.o Several members of Wilco, including lead singer Jeff Tweedy, were originally in the band Uncle Tupelo before it split.o They used several elements from various genres of music, which are as follows: indie rock, prog rock, psychedelic rock, and electronic rock.o Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is a concept album that is considered a full work of art, not single songs with filler songs. This album contained experimentation.a. Wilco became interested in shortwave radio broadcasts.b. They were given $80,000 to work on this album.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c. However, the record company did not want to release the album because it did not contain singles. Wilco refused to alter the record. This leaked to the public, and the record company gave Wilco the rights to the record. A different branch of the same company bought the album and released it.o The Beatles experimented like Wilco, and they also had full works of art.a. The Beatles borrowed insight from Edgard Varese, the father of electronic music.- OutKasto OutKast is an Atlanta-based hip hop group consisting of high school friends André 3000 and Big Boi.o Hip hop grew of the North; therefore, Outkast made a name for southern hip hop. o They also fused their rap with pop, funk, pop, and rock.o Rosa Parks sued them because of a song on their second album.o George Clinton, a P-funk artist, was featured in several songs and influenced OutKast.o Their double album received two Grammy awards for Album of the Year. Some say that some songs sounded like Prince’s music.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a
View Full Document
Unlocking...