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a popular hard rock group of 1970s

Aerosmith

mid 1980s, popularity was fading

Aerosmith

became most common word to describe countermovements

Alternative

sonic power of alt-rock-guitar driven, heavy distortion; lyrics: alienation, powerlessness, feeling of being trapped in your own body-metaphor for musicians' relationship to big record labels

Body Snatchers

important to mainstreaming hip hop (music, dancing, fashion)

Breakin' (1984)- a movie

musical parts of hip hop

DJs and MCs

soul style singing on chorus; horn section; back up vocal harmonies; lyrics ridicule gangsta men and warn the women who sleep with them

Doo Wop

blends rapped verses with elements of 1950s R&B and 1960s soul

Doo Wop, Lauryn Hill

who produced Who Am I

Dr. Dre; Snoop's mentor

frequent use of samples from pioneering 1970s funk musician George Clinton

G-Funk

slower speed, often with laid-back feel

G-Funk

style of gangsta rap developed by Dr Dre

G-Funk

hip hop with lyrics based in criminal lifestyle; initially on the fringe- not mainstream

Gangsta Rap

a label attached to generation of Americans born from mid 1960s to mid 1980s

Generation X

became associated with grunge movement in the media; mostly due to disaffected lyrics and unintentionally sloppy clothing style

Generation X

described by media as distrustful of authority figures, apathetic about the future, and unmotivated

Generation X

who wrote Who Am I (What's My Name)

George Clinton, Gary Snider, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and David Spradley

who recorded The Message

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5

influential hip hop group; formed 1979, active 5yrs; DJ Grandmaster Flash and five MCs, including Melle Mel; also worked with Sylvia Robinson

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Lyrics often reflecting dark subjects: anxiety, apathy, depression, cynicism about the future

Grunge Rock

a style of alternative rock from Pacific NW, esp. Seattle

Grunge Rock

draws from punk rock and heavy metal/hard rock

Grunge Rock

originated in mid 1980s, as a regional style but became the best-known type of alternative rock in 1990s

Grunge Rock

struggled with depression, heroin addiction; committed suicide in 1994 at age of 27

Kurt Cobain

started career with the Fugees, a hip hop trio in 1990s

Lauryn Hill

who wrote and recorded Doo Wop (That Thing)

Lauryn Hill

some hip hop was aimed toward broad mainstream commercial success; led to backlash and was known as not ??? enough

M.C. hammer and Vanilla Ice; authentic

began as hosts of large dance parties with DJs

MCs (master of ceremonies)

who produced Blank Space

Max Martin and Shellback

2nd album, Nevermind broke into mainstream charts and drew national attention to grunge rock

Nirvana

grunge band from WA state fronted by singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain

Nirvana

popular success upset their identity of themselves as outsiders

Nirvana

who wrote and recorded Smells Like Teen Spirit

Nirvana, 1991

began with a website called Napster in 1999

Peer-to-peer file sharing

1982-1992: two dozen hit songs; 9 albums in top 10

Prince

who recorded Walk This Way

Run D.M.C. with Aerosmith, 1986

albums released on new Def Jam records (founder:Russell Simmons); both produced by Rick Rubin

Run-D.M.C "Raising Hell" and the Beastie Boys "Licensed to Ill"

blend rock and rap elements sometimes called "rap rock"

Run-D.M.C "Raising Hell" and the Beastie Boys "Licensed to Ill"

lyrics imply distrust of consumer culture, entertainment industry

Smells Like Teen Spirit

lyrics: sense of unease, helplessness, dissatisfaction

Smells Like Teen Spirit

who recorded Who Am I

Snoop Doggy Dogg, 1993

Dre's proteges include

Snoop Doggy Dogg; Eminem

successful musician since 1950s; record label owner

Sylvia Robinson

who produced Rapper's Delight

Sylvia Robinson

who wrote The Message

Sylvia Robinson, Ed Fletcher, and Melle Mel

lyrics depict bleakness of ghetto life, danger of crime, criticism, racism

The Message

music made largely with new technology; synthesizer (keyboard instrument), Roland 808 digital drum machine

The Message

solo album won 5 Grammy awards

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hil named after the famous book

The Miseducation of the Negro (1933)

rivalry between east coast and west coast gangsta rappers in mid 1990s led to murder of

Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.

epitome of "crossover hit"

Walk This Way

originally written and recorded in 1975 by Aerosmith, a popular hard rock group of 1970s

Walk This Way

verses are close to rap, rhythm influenced by funk

Walk This Way 1975 version

revitalized Aerosmith's career

Walk This Way 1986 version

no bass

When Doves Cry

psychological lyrics: influence of parents on their children

When doves cry

contains references to Snoop's earlier collaborations with Dre

Who Am I

based heavily in sampled music of George Clinton, who gets co-author credit

Who Am I; What's My Name

nearly every genre of popular music has had an ??? version since the 1990s

alt

american popular music is a tool for construction and ??? of listeners' identities

articulation

rock or rap-based country pop lately called

bro country

borrowing of pre-recorded music on new hip hop recordings

digital sampling

early hip hop DJs used existing ??? and ??? records to create a new kind of music

disco and funk

brought criticism in popular music to a new level

gangsta rap

includes more than music; break dancing, graffiti art, new fashions, etc

hip hop culture

In Blank Space digital beat influenced by

hip hop grooves

economically depressed; few opportunities; began with black and latino DJs spinning records in public at parks, block parties, community centers, etc

hip hop/ rap

origins in South Bronx, NYC as neighborhood music

hip hop/ rap

From 2006-2016, Taylor Swift had frequent presence on country and ??? charts

mainstream pop

american popular music is a ??? that reflects America's dynamic cultural values, social structures, and economic conditions

mirror

DJs didn't just play records they ???, ???, and ??? them

modified, combined, and changed

conscious hip hop

neo-soul

by late 1980s hip hop often sampled from dozens of ???, creating a sonic college of past music

older records

after prince became loudest critic of the industry he became loudest critic of

piracy

in mid 1980s drew a wider base of listeners including young white males and became very profitable

rap

in 1990s and since, country pop often borrows from

rock

How did Taylor Swift write her songs

she either exclusively or collaboratively wrote them all

best selling album of 1984

soundtrack of purple rain

DJs used what as instruments

turn tables

In Blank Space the lyrics are straightforward ??? form

verse-chorus

blend of funk, post-disco dance music, hard rock, guitar

when doves cry

based in political or social issues, including race. sometimes controversial

Conscious Hip Hop

use of electric guitar with timbre altered through heavy electric distortion; intense, anguished style of singing/screaming

Grunge Rock

use of drum machine, use of scratching, rapped verses, visual aspects of video

Hip Hop aspects of Walk This Way

who wrote Walk This Way

Joe Perry and Steven Tyler, 1975

early hip hop DJs

Kool Herc, Afrika Bumbaata, Grandmaster Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore)

team that wrote and produced dozens of hits in 2000s and 2010s

Max Martin and Shellback

grew up in Minneapolis, parents divorced, unstable home, extremely talented musician on multiple instruments

Prince

influenced by African American styles including soul and funk but also 1980s synth pop and hard rock

Prince

legally changes name to unpronounceable symbol because of struggles with record company over rights; career revives in 2004 with number one album Musicology

Prince

recorded a lot of music which was never released

Prince

British alt-rock band; first album 1992

Radio Head

blended punk-influenced rock with experimental soumds

Radio Head

released 2007 album "In Rainbows" independently online; users could pay however much or little they wanted

Radio Head

who wrote and recorded Body Snatchers

Radiohead

based on groove from Chic's, "Good Times" led to a lawsuit; popularized rapping beyond NYC

Rapper's Delight

first big hip hop/rap record

Rapper's Delight

members of the groups came from middle-class families in NYC; all attended college

Run-D.M.C "Raising Hell" and the Beastie Boys "Licensed to Ill"

had extreme successful albums in 1986

Run-D.M.C and the Beastie Boys

blends intensity and timbres of hardcore punk with elements of conventional pop songwriting

Smells Like Teen Spirit

conventional verse/chorus form; clear melody; verses are quiet; chorus loud

Smells Like Teen Spirit

debut album was released in 2006 when she was 16

Taylor Swift

from a financially well-off and supportive family

Taylor Swift

moved with parents to Nashville to start country music career at age 14

Taylor Swift

who wrote Blank Space

Taylor Swift, Max Martin, and Shellback

word play; heavy use of slang; gangsta bragging: references to cop killing; drug dealing

Who Am I

loudest critic of industry; represented record company control; profits; abandoned his name in protest

Prince

parents from LA, mixed race heritage, identified as African American, both musicians

Prince

who wrote, produced, and played all the instruments in When Doves Cry

Prince

continued to grow in 1980s and 1990s

countermovements

american popular music is a craft based in artistic expression and dependent upon the ??? of its matters

creativity


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