Chap 10,11,12

Example of national hits by were essentially local garage bands include

"louie, Louie" By Seattle's the kingsmen - Detriot Mc5 ( white version of James Brown)

Rap techinques in 1970s

(Dj's were the stars) 1. Backspinning 2. scratching 3. punch phrasing 4.continous playing 5. Double turntables

John Lydon Aka (Johnny Rotten)

Green Teeth -Vocalist -An out of work janitor who teeth are green

Industrial

Nine inch Nails

Who is the Queen of disco ?

Donna Summer

Describe how the velvet underground were unique for their time and why they were influential to later punk bands

Was the first important new york band to adopt The lyric themes of despair, drug addiction, and violence that would later be commonly associated with punk. -During their existence, they never sold many records- they were too crude for anything more than a cult following - their influence was so great that many people who bought their records started their bands

Dubbing

- Dj's starting mix different section of music into other songs -to create even more excitement and often toasted over the top of the dub.

Describe some reasons why thriller became the best selling album of all time

- Michael Jackson teamed up with Quincy Jones who produced his songs very well - Variety of style, from heavy funk grooves - too heavy metals to light pop. - Paul Mc Cartney, who sang in duet with Michael -Jackson's vocals are also perfect, ranging from breathless and high energy.

Tell me about L.A Hardcore

- a smaller part developed in Washington DC 1. A harder Edged, darker and angrier evolution of punk 2. Counterculture associated with fashion, slam dancing, mosh pits 3. Scene centred in Los Angeles

Whitney Houston

- exploxed scence in 1985 - 1st album sold nearly 200 million

Bob Marley

- famous reggae musican -national hero to his fellow americans - lyrics were politcal, social, protest

how is hip-hop Culture defined?

- it is through rap music that the message of black life in the inner city has been transmitted. - it was a form of self-expression for the largely black and Hispanic communities of new york city's the South Bronx -it was a response to the oppressive and dismal living conditions in the inner city

How was London's pub rock scene instrumental in the development of the city's punk scene?

-A scene that developed in London in the 1970s were little known and unsigned bands were free to play original and experimental music. - In 1975, they had unemployment at more than 1 million and inflation at a record 18 percent - much British kid had no future to look forward to finishing school - Kids lost disposal income to spend

Garage bands

-A semi-professional band that typically practices in the garage or basement of a home -, with the intent of having fun and playing at an occasional dance

The stooges formed in

-Ann Arbor, Michigan after guitarist Ron Asheton and Bassist Dave Alex witnessed an electrifying performance by the Who

Andy Warhol

-Art + light show - Exploding plastic Inevitable -Album covers- peeled Banana

Hardcore Bands

-Black flag -Minor threats (formed in DC)

1980s Metal Band

-Bor Jori -Gun N' roses

Toasting is know as

-Chatter and talking -use of rhyming, interesting verbal sound, and nonsense syllables

The most prominent funk pioneers were

-George Clinton - Sly Stone and the family stone

Describe the influences on Bruce Springsteen's songwriting and E Street Band.

-Has been compared to Bob Dylan and Woodie guthriee - was a Asppring Folk singer in Greenwhich village -Hailed as the savior of rock and roll - Rose superstar status in 1984 - Springteen's music is revieted to rock's past - In 2003, his Band " E street band" kicked off a year long "Rising" tour 10 Night sold out run at new jeresy's 55,000 Giants stadium

Early rockers that influenced Punk

-Jerry lee lewis - Little Richard

The clash

-Multi-style and Genre - Most political of the English punk bands (working for change rather than discussion )

Describe a show by the Ramones

-Played simple rock and roll (four chords maximum per songs), fast, raw, energetic, and fun -Their music was intense and unrelenting -Considered by many to be the first true punk band -With a uniform of torn jeans and leather jackets - 20 min concert

Explain how rap emerged from the South Bronx in the late 1970s.

-The South Bronx was cut in half by the construction of Cross Bronx Expressway in the 1960s -More than 60,000 homes were destroyed leading to an infested city with drugs and wastes. - Dj's such as the Bronx Native Kool Herc and Grandmaster flash would spin records in innovative ways to create Excitment - the media and film like "Fort Apache, the Bronx"

Chris Blackwell

-founded in island records -Central to the rise in popularity of reggae worldwide - is a producer who signed Jimmy cliff

Why was punk so influential to rock, and why did it lose its credibility?

-it was a culture, defined by rejection of any and all convection norms of society. - its mantra was simple: shock, disrespect, disrupt, offend, and destroy anything in its path. -With its rise in popularity, punk began to split into numerous sub-genres. - rock establishment that major labels began signing groups like sex pistols, in effect making them apart rather than a rejection of the status quo.

1975- england sex pistols

-were not the first punk rock band, but they certainly were the most notorious - They had a deep impact on the future course of rock music -Were the brainchild of London clothier Malcolm Mclaren

Name four significant changes in technology in the music business in the 1980s

1. "Walkman" Portable Cassette player 2. Compact Disc 3. Midi 4. Digital sampler 5. MTV

Cultural expression in rap 1970s

1. Break Dancing 2. Graffiti Art 3. play records as a way to gain notoriety and celebrity.

Alernative rock Genere

1. Comes from D-Y-I 2.Experimenting on your own

Alernative rock charatercerstic

1. D-I-Y 2. Influence of punk, Psychedelia, hard rock 3. Garage-band Attitude

Name three reasons why there was a backlash against disco.

1. Dj Steve Dahl came up with the idea called "Disco Demolition" causing 59,000 haters to show up at the white sox Comiskey park leading to riots and destruction. 2. Casablanca Records, the leading disco label, was in serious financial trouble and Studio 54, New York's hippest discotheque, closed. 3. Fueled by homophobic and racist sentiments. Because disco was provided by many gay or black music.

"new wave" Punk Band

1. More Commerical Pop 2. Utilitzes Influence R&B, Reggae, Techno Pop 3. Synthesizers

Name four ways in which prince has carved out a unique and successful career

1. Producing ten Platinum alblums 2. Mainted complete music artstic control of his career. Such as perfomer, prodoucer and engineering 3. Merged 6 styles R&B, Jazz, Funk, Hard Rock ,punk and DIsco 4. Starred in the semi - autobiographical movie

Punk elements

1. Raw, nihilistic, D-y-I 2. G-B-D + Vocal 3. lyrics Anger, Rebellion, Desperation 4. Counter-Culture, clothes, style, Behavior 5. Non-commercial

what are Disco elements of style?

1. Relentless -every beat 2. electrified- machines/synths 3. predominant use of percussion instruments, vocal chants 4.( Dj's)- 2 turntables "continuous music" 5. 1974-radio play

Elements of funk

1. Rhythmic Groove 2. Typical instrumentation: bass, drums, guitar 3. The rawest and earthiest form of black pop to date 4. Vocalists employ shrieks, screams

Rap Charactertisics

1. Ryhthmic and rhyming spoken lyrics ( Funk, Disco) 2. use of a sampled sounds and pieces of existing songs that are repeated to create a minimalist effects. 3. Early rap (old school) included the use of scratching and back spinning of turntables. 4. Swings/ shuffle with heavy accent on the backbeat

Ska

1. Subset of reggae 2. strong, and sharp offbeat accents played on the guitar.

How did american music and jamaican reggage cross influence each other?

1. reggae is an indigenous Jamaican music that evolved in the late 1960s from native folk music and American R&B. 2. Jamaican reggae recordings began to make an after its emergence on the island. 3. By the early 1970s, rock musicians such as Johhny Nash and Paul Simmon were Co-opting reggae rhythms into their own music.

The two well known Dj's star from the bronx are?

1.Cool heric 2. Grandmaster flash

In what ways did james brown influence funk?

1.Godfather of funk 2. His work in the 1960s classified style 3. His records paved the way for other artists to also make innovative contributions to the genre.

What are the Elements of soft soul ?

1.Highly produced and orchestrated; smooth vocals 2. Medium tempo dance tunes; slow 3. Predecessor to disco and more recent romantic soul styles 4.Center of development: Philadelphia 5. Great commercial and crossover appeal

Charaterstic of punk

1.Raw, angry; Characterzied by a do-it-yourself atitude 2. Typical insturmentation: Electric guitars, bass, drums, vocalist 3. lyrics with themes of nihilism, anger, 4. Counter culture associated with clothing styles, body pins,

Burru

A drumming style adopted by and associated with Rastafarian musicians

Pogo

A form of dancing associtaed with punk rock that is charaterized by punshing, jostling, and shoving.

Soft soul or romantic soul

A highly produced and polished soul style from the early 1970s that empasized lush string and horn arrangments and smooth vocal harmonies.

Pub rock circut

A scene that developed in London in the 1970s were little known and unsigned bands were free to play original and experimental music.

Punk

A style emerging simultaneously in new york and London in the late 1970s that are characterized as -Raw, angry, nihilistic; characterized by a do it your self Attitude

Live Aid

Concerts held in London;s Wembley stadium

Farm Aid

Concerts spearheaded to benefit and draw attention to American farmers

Disco

Dance-oriented pop that incorporates... 1. synthesizers, 2. drum machines, 3. and lush orchestrations that emerged in the late 1970's

God father of punk

Iggy Pop

Bassiat Matt replacement was

John Ritchie a friend of rotten Who went by the name of Sid Vicious

" The Message"

The First rap recording to address social issues and laid the groundwork for an essenital part of rap's future development.

Mentos

The indigenous folk music of rural Jamaica dating back to the 19th century; an ancestor of reggae.

Riddim

The interwined patterns played by the bass, guitar and Drums that is a characterstic of reggae