DO NOT COPY Page 1 of 10 [email protected] Modern Popular Music MUH2019 Professor Elyse Marerro DISCLAIMER: ANY PROFANITY IN THIS SURVIVAL GUIDE STUDY GUIDE IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VIEWS OF SURVIVAL GUIDE. Final Exam Study Guide - Classic Rock o The Altamont Speedway Free Festival (1969) The destruction of the 1960s o 1970s Radio The use of genres - Pop rock, adult contemporary, singer-songwriter, soft soul, country pop, bubble gum, disco Oldies Radio - 1950s and early 1960s o 1970s Classic Rock Music Success of festivals: Newport, Monterey, Woodstock Tailored performances to be live The classic album o Led Zeppelin: “Hey, Hey What Can I Do” Blues and folk rock led to heavy metal Jimmy Page: guitars John Berham: drummer Robert Plant: lead vocals John Paul Jones: bass “Dazed and Confused” - Glam Rock & Progressive Rock o Glam Rock Aesthetics - Androgyny - Costumes, makeup, cross-dressing Music - Classic 70s rock style - Gender-bending sounds, challenged sexuality David Bowie: “Starman” - “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” o An album - Performing the character of Ziggy Stardust - Theatrical Jobriath: “I’maman” - Openly gay o Caused him to be unsuccessful and not memorable o Progressive Rock Complexity in rock music - Highly skilled, technically complex - Form - Instrumentation o Electronic keyboards, synthesizers,, sound effects - Length - Themes - Concept albumsDO NOT COPY Page 2 of 10 [email protected] Pink Floyd: “The Great Gig in the Sky” - “Dark Side of the Moon” o Concept album o Sound effects, psychedelic blues and jazz - Dark Side of the Rainbow o Playing The Wizard of Oz and “The Dark Side of the Moon” at the same time Rush: “Working Man” - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 - “Anthem” - “YY2” o Code for a Canadian airport o Song - Heavy Metal o New Wave of British Metal Iron Maiden - Bruce Dikenson Musical Roots - Classical o Powerful and heavy o Like the classical composer Wagner - Blues & Slave Music Gender & Sexuality - The urge of teenage angst and the desire to make good music o The freedom of masculinity o Glam Metal Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Poison, Cinderella - hyper masculine, look female o Groupies Pamela Debous Started with Led Zepplin Sex, drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll o Girl Bands Girlschool Arch Enemy o Religion & Satanism Venom - Scary o Thrash Metal Metallica Slayer - Lead singer is Christian yet sing satanic songs o Black Metal Popularized in Norway - Disco o What is Disco? Disco Era: 1975-1980 From discotheque in the swing era Social/couple dancing Against album oriented rock Less importance of the band (rather producers, DJs and singers) Importance of the single (lengthy recording for use at the disco) o The Rise of Disco Latino, Black and Gay NYC communities Black popular musicDO NOT COPY Page 3 of 10 [email protected] Technology: turn tables, synthesizers Cheap to hire DJs 1970s economic recession Disco Bandwagon: The Rolling Stones, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, James Brown Hollywood: Saturday Night Fever (1977) Rejected by hard rock, punk and early metal bands - Fear of gay culture, racism, challenging masculinity o Sound of Disco An established beat Steady, medium fast tempo Repetitive song forms Straightforward themes and lyrics o Disco and the Place Clubs with nonstop music - Strict dress code, ultra-sensory experience, heavy bass pulse, flashing lights, mirrors everywhere, dance floor, people everywhere Urban communities of color Importance of the Club - 1970s recession, working class access to glamour and leisure o Studio 54 Hottest club of the time Celebrities Drug of choice: cocaine Micheal Jackson: frequented Studio 54 o Saturday Night Fever (1977) John Travolta o The Bee Gees: “Stayin’ Alive” Australian group Popular through disco Vocal harmonies Repetitive 104 BPM: same needed for CPR o Donna Summer: “I Feel Love” Powerful voice, sultry and whisper like also Giorgio Moroder: producer Disco Dive, Queen of Disco Gay community Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame 2013 o The Village People: “YMCA” Costumes of American Masculinity Greenwich Village, NYC Simple novelty songs Top selling group Part of current culture as well (weddings, dances, sports, etc.) o Disco Today: “Get Lucky” - Punk Rock o What is it? DIY: sound, fashion, attitude White male working class subculture Rebellion against mainstream o Place NYC Underground subculture Punk clubs, house parties, CBGBsDO NOT COPY Page 4 of 10 [email protected] - CBGB & OMFUG (“Country, Bluegrass, Blues, and the Music for Urban Gormandizers”) o Sound Loud, Fast, Simple Pop (I-IV-V) Sonic representation of “I don’t give a fuck” o History: Proto-Punk Bands Los Saicos: “Salvaje” (Peru) Death: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Victim” The Stooges: “I Wanna Be Your Dog” The Ramones: “Sheena is a Punk Rocker” - Not family, just friend - Middle class Queens, tough biker gang image - Catchy melodies, no guitar solos - Quick songs, only 2 minutes long - Reverse British invasion - “I Wanna Be Sedated” The Sex Pistols: “Anarchy in the UK” - American punk rock influenced England - Malcolm McLaren o “Antifashion,” boutique called Sex o Leather & rubber clothing o Not friendly to audience Johnny Rotten (singer) & Sid Vicious (bassist) - Audience: threw stuff at the band and the band threw stuff back - “God Save the Queen” - Funk o What is Funk? Late 1960s to 1970s Back to basics: music and dance Funk influenced disco o Sound of Funk Repetitive, dance-oriented rhythms Interlocking patterns Melodies Call & response Instrumentation Importance of the groove Later influenced hip-hop and funk-inspired rock o Funk & Black Consciousness Sonic representation of black consciousness (racial pride) - African Diaspora Politics: Black Panther Party, 1968 Olympics (John Carlos &
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