History of Rock midterm
The Beatles
Beatles, 1966 The Beatles album Revolver, released in the summer of 1966, opened with the George Harrison song "Taxman," which was a response to the group's enormous tax bill in England. His use of sitar on songs like "Love to You" continued his interest in Indian music. The album is an early example of psychedelic music as the group had all tried LSD by this time and were constantly thinking of new ways to create music in the studio. Paul McCartney wrote "a love letter to marijuana" as he put it with "Got to Get You into My Life" and John Lennon's songs "She Said She Said" and "I'm Only Sleeping" displayed his continued inward approach to his lyrics. Lennon has the last word on the album with the closing song "Tomorrow Never Knows," an early example of pure psychedelia which used pre-recorded tapes on various machines to create the final album version. The Beatles' reluctance to tour in support of Revolver was exacerbated by the hostility they met in the wake of John Lennon's infamous "bigger than Jesus" quote, which upset a large swath of conservative America. Lennon and the group were dismayed at the reaction. The treatment they received both at their press conference in Chicago and the tour itself was demoralizing. The Beatles, the biggest pop group in the world, found itself facing hostile protests in front of venues and less-than-friendly police departments in the cities they played. The threat they felt for their safety and even their lives was very real and security was very tight around the group. After the final show at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, in August of 1966, the Beatles decided they would never tour again and instead focus on making albums. Walter Kronkite (who people listened to the most) Discussed the Beatles (England going crazy about a certain band (Beatles)) Cliff Richards had some hits from England but not many 1964 momentum built up and curiosity, a band with a nation wrapped around its finger and they wanted to come to the United States. The Beatles- John Lennon (Vocals and guitar 1940-1980), Paul McCartney (Bass Guitar 1942), George Harrison (Lead Guitar and vocals 1943-2001), Richard Starkey→ Ringo Star (Drums and vocals 1940). All from Liverpool, England (Near Whales) Liverpool was a shipbuilding city (ignored by London) On top of the music from America. started out as a skiffle band (johnny and the moondogs then changed to the beatles) . The Quarrymen - John Leader of this group Lenin was a troublemaker as a kid, suffered trauma ( wasn't close to his mother and grew up with his aunt and saw his mother occasionally), his friend saw his mother get killed. He ended up having free reign of his youth and got into rock and roll. Young john McCartney saw Lenin at a function and asked him to join his band, hit it off because they had musical connections, both idolized buddy holly They became fast friends The group had rotating members Mccartney were neighbors and he said that Harrison was a good guitar player but always was one of the younger ones, they also needed another guitarist because Lenin was not that good 1957/58. Three members of the Beatles were already in a band before the Beatles and also before Buddy Holly died. Formed another band named the Silver Beatles but then just the Beatles Pete Best- drummer for a while Stu sutcliffe- guitar bass player- he is responsible for the name and part of getting the groups image together- For a brief moment they were called johnny and the moondogs, but then changed They were unsigned and played all over Liverpool The 1960s went to Hamburg Germany to play a standing gig- went to this jazz club and slept in the back of a jazz club ( start at 7 pm-2 am, 45 mins on 45 off and on and on) Astrid- beautiful- liked to take pictures in jazz clubs- Beatles played for a hipster jazz club, there weren't really clubs for rock and roll. Paul McCartney started a fire backstage and one of them lied about their passport and they had been deported Then moved to another club in Hamburg in 61, Sutcliffe stayed home with Astrid Lenin looked up to Sutcliff because he had the right look Beatles cavern club Brian Epstein- managed a record store- saw the Beatles and he decided to be their manager- a new title for people to hold - got the band to stop goofing off and sharpen up their look The Beatles wanted to make a record Recorded with Tony Sheridan but not just the Beatles Sept '62 "love me do" (the first song recorded) and "please please me" (newer chords and more complex with the harmonics) Their band has some little different function in it Pop music rooted in rock and roll Pop composition They were on top of American music 1 10 hour session to record their music, played live, did some vocals on top then it was done First British release "I saw her standing there" - McCartney The record was 6 covers and the rest originals "Do you wanna know a secret" - George Harrison "Twist and shout". 63 is the year of the Beatles being the Beatles, they rise to fame "From me to you" first #1 in England → begins Beatlemania #6 all-time in England Beginning of a very busy schedule until '65 Easy to work with Lennon and McCartney competition between two songwriters but also relied on each other. Over 200 Beatles songs created by the group Musicians in the '60s began taking control about what they were doing and also selling merchandise (but more in the '70s) They had a harmonica sound After the wars are when they started Rock and roll saved them Weird parenting Countrywide PTSD. This idea of a "band" inner circle Beatles sang and played everything in the US people were left to perfect singing "She loves you" - things would never be the same for the band "With the Beatles" second record, 8 months after the first record "please please me" The cover of "with the Beatles" started them also being called the fab four Stay back George Harrison- McCartney and Lennon leaders Harrison's first song on a Beatles record "don't follow me" They played roll over Beethoven and it would come back to the US Nothing happens int he music business unless it makes money Epstein found a label in America, had to sign at Capitol records- a circular building- Epstein got 40,000 dollars in promotional contracts "I want to hold your hand" January '64. February of '64 it hits #1 in the United States (before they even come to the US) February 7, 1964, they came into JFK airport (press conference) Watching the Beatles on shows and they weren't causing scandals They were funny, not arrogant "A hard days night" album "And I love her" "I'll be back" Ron Howard movie about the touring years??? Girls screaming and fangirling No such thing as big concerts until the Beatles "Help" beatles movie with a bunch locales like bahamas and norway Essex hotel to meet bob dylan- guys interested in his music- dylan gets boys stoned Overnight they became a pot smoking band Only musicians that smoked were jazz musicians Beatles start to write from a more internalized place It was secret about the group They all made decisions together And they needed to deal with being famous Existential crisis "Help!" ^- mccartney's biggest song - one of the biggest songs ever written "Yesterday". The beatles in '65 stayed away for beatlemania ( they could take someone else's music and make it their own and make it not sound like they were copying someone else) Absorb inward folk rock Stayed in the studio and blocked out the world "rubber soul" (album and song) this was their transition from beatlemania They left beatlemania because of their "newfound love for marijuana" They stayed ahead of the trends Were inspired by bob dylan to evolve "Norwegian wood" (john lennin's song) His marriage with cynthia lennin didn't last and he cheated on her Songs had a more personal nature "Wait" George harrison became interested in indian music Sitar Interest in ravi shankar Natural aspect of spiritual music in india music, fit with the concept with psychedelia Late '65 harrison and lennin used LSD. dentist put it in their tea without them knowing and he couldn't look at the world the same way Mccartney was the last holdout to LSD Gave them a whole new sense of empathy Lennin got far into lsd Lsd culture permeated "When I needed someone" Seeds of breakup of beatles was in '66, they start to change "In my life" lennon opened up. Beatles started playing things backwards on tapes. "Revolver" by the beatles Continues on "rubber soul" (continuity) More experimental Harder rocking record and less like folk music Narratives that are less clear and less clear meaning "Eleanor Rigby" Band not a fan of touring the record Lennin did a interview for dateline (british) it was exhaustive, by maury cleeve, talked about religion- people not going to church like they used to (didnt have an uproar) March '66 times were hard (burning beatles things) "burn the sin out of the beatles" August candlestick park in sanfran Armoured car- never played a ____ gig again Then focused on being a studio band "Taxman" "Im only sleeping" "Got to get you into my life" love letter for someone from paul mccartney "Tomorrow never knows" *** (different tape decks) "A day in the life"
The Beach Boys
California Sound. Three brothers, a cousin and a high school friend formed a vocal group heavily reliant on Chuck Berry's guitar style and shimmering vocal harmonies. Their songs invoked the imagery of a leisure Southern California lifestyle of surfing, girls, cruising in hot rods and teenage love. "Surfin' Safari" was an early example from 1962, while "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Surfin' U.S.A.," a remake of Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen," appeared in 1963. Brian Wilson, the group's chief songwriter and lyricist became fascinated one day when he heard the Phil Spector-produced "Be My Baby" while driving in his car. Wilson began to think more about production and began incorporating Spector's techniques, most especially his ballad "Don't Worry Baby." The song uses a drag race as sexual metaphor and was an early and important display of male vulnerability in a song. In this very macho period of American culture "Don't Worry Baby" was an example of a growing trend of more thoughtful, internalized song lyrics in rock music. The group's #1 1964 hit "I Get Around" was soon overshadowed by the arrival of The Beatles. Their runaway success caused Wilson much worry and consternation, all the more alarming since The Beatles were signed to Capitol Records, the same American label as The Beach Boys. Be the end of 1964, following a panic attack during an airplane flight, Wilson decided to no longer tour with his bandmates in order to focus on songwriting and production. The 1966 landmark album Pet Sounds would signal a huge change in the course of rock music. Beach boys "pet sounds" may of '66 One of the first art rock records Wilson Big sound Orchestra and other instruments that never appeared on a rock record before Separate from cali rock that they have heard before Operated as a producer Very different from what the beach boys usually do Wilson went through self discovery through chemicals "God only knows" "Wouldn't it be nice" Obsessed wit outdoing the beatles (rubber soul was amazing to him" Album is art Wanted continuity of rubber soul Each song a micro work of art for the whole work of songs "I just wasnt made for these times" Background becomes opaque
Cream
After his stints with The Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, one of the most popular guitarists in England, appeared in late 1966 with a brand new group called Cream, that bridged the blues, rock music, dynamic instrumental playing and unique songwriting into a sound that would influence rock music for the foreseeable future. Cream was rock's first power trio. Formed by drummer Ginger Baker with bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce and Clapton, the group brought virtuosity to rock music. All three members were considered the cream of British rock musicians, hence the name. Clapton, whose sound and approach on guitar were now fully formed, dazzled audiences with his vibrant solos and established a thick, distorted sound on his blues-based song riffs. Cream's dense sound, unique lyrics and ever-changed fashion style established them as one of the premier psychedelic bands in England. The first album Fresh Cream opened with "I Feel Free" and other songs like "NSU" and "Sleepytime" used bluesy riffs and chaotic drumming to great effect. The album's closer "Toad" was the first extended rock drum solo on record and arguably the first instance of a drummer utilizing two bass drums at once. Although Baker and Bruce hated one another, stemming from their previous musical work together, they created a rhythm section sound that would be emulated far into the future: no longer was the bassist and drummer there to just "keep time" but to play off each other and envelop the soloist (Clapton) with dynamic interplay. The second album Disraeli Gears was released in 1967 and was the record that established the group in the U.S. with songs like "Strange Brew," "Sunshine of Your Love," and the trippy, fantasy-laden "Tales of Brave Ulysses." Those songs are still in rotation on FM radio to this day. The 1968 half live, half studio double album Wheels of Fire featured a lot of extended jamming and some interesting production like the string arrangements on "As You Said" and "Deserted Cities of the Heart" which expanded the group's sound. "White Room" is the best known song, with its bolero introduction in 5/4 and classic Clapton guitar-work at the end. The band promptly broke up in November of 1968 after just three albums. Baker and Bruce were constantly fighting leaving the sensitive Clapton trapped in the middle unable to take sides or calm the two rivals. The group released the album Goodbye in early 1969, which featured the excellent song "Badge," written by Clapton and his friend George Harrison. The group would reunited in 2005 for an acclaimed tour and filmed performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Jack Bruce died in 2014 and Ginger Baker recently in 2019. Baker started with jazz Clapton created this new band All three were the best of their instrument. All about improvisation Bringing a jazz mind into them playing rock Rock- vocally and guitar driven Psychedelic rock is taking hold in england and america ( folky peaceful mellow versus loud volume driven (progressive rock) psychedelics) Audiences are getting bigger and rooms are getting larger and the volume from show is louder This only lasted for about 2 and a half years. "I feel free" song on the album "fresh cream" Clapton let his tone play for him Dynamic, looked cool, dressed cool, and played loud Intense and upfront New when it first appeared in the summer of '66 Just the musicians and their abilities Like a bar band with a bigger stage "Disraeli gears" colorful and psychedelic album color Beginning of classic rock "Sunshine of your love" - big rock noise Baker was a loud pounding drummer, does not play lightly Foundation of loudness is the drummer Band was criticized for being too long winded Wah wah pedal "tales of brave ulysses" On record the group experimented with different instrumentation "Wheels of fire" another album "schizophrenia of the group" Carlos santana- talked about seeing cream as "supersonic music" Audience shocked at audaciousness of the group Jack bruce wrote most of the songs Hated baker, alienated him Bruce managed basically the pockets of the group Group disbands in the end of 1968 Best known song "white room" starts with a beat of 5/4 time Reunion in 2005 Documentary made on baker called "beware ginger baker" Talented but self destructive Not a nice man but fascinating Character larger than life Virtuosity Rock Jamming large Play any sort of genre they wanted
Bob Dylan
Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman in 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota and began performing rock and roll music as a teenager. One of the most important moments of his early life was seeing Buddy Holly perform on the ill-fated tour that would take Holly's life in a plane crash only days later. The young Dylan recalls a moment when Holly looked right at him creating a feeling of connection that he would recall years later as one of the most important and influential moments of his young life; he knew he would make his career in music. Although Dylan liked rock and roll's energy he grew tired of its lack of seriousness. He sought a greater aesthetic and meaning lyrically that rock and roll didn't possess. He soon became attracted to folk music and specifically the music of Woody Guthrie. He eventually befriended Guthrie and spent time with him in New York in the early 60's as Guthrie was nearing death in a New York City hospital.While many were writing songs that reflected folk music's concerns with social change (complaint songs as they were referred) his were the most poetic and affecting and it is this aspect that made Dylan famous among folk's ardent followers; his lyrics were beyond anything that has appeared before and he was the most anticipated of the many singers appearing at festivals like the Newport Folk Festival. His rough-edged and unrefined voice was an acquired taste for some but was well-suited to his music's intended realism. While Bob Dylan appreciated his following and fame in folk circles he began to feel constricted by complaint songs and their limitations. Although his audience was ardently progressive in its social stance, they were reactionary in their ability to accept any changes within folk music's basic style and form. But he was dissatisfied with the lack of meaning to The Beatles' songs and even told John Lennon this during one of a number of personal encounters. Conversely, Lennon loved Dylan's music and by 1965 was at a crossroads with the group's music and eager to shift away from the Beatlemania/Mersey Beat sound, wanting to incorporate a more acoustic sound and lyrical meaning to their music. Bob Dylan wanted to reach an audience beyond the stuffiness of folk music. It is this cross-influence that would revolutionize rock in the mid 1960's. One of the single most controversial and important moments in rock music's history occurred at the Newport Folk Festival in July of 1965. It was here that Bob Dylan appeared on stage with a supporting group using electric instruments. Abandoning the acoustic format that was his audience's expectation he singlehandedly merged folk with rock and tore down the invisible wall between the two. First came Bringing it All Back Home with its half electric/half acoustic programming. But it was Highway 61 Revisited, released in the summer of 1965 and its #2 charting six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" that sealed the very essence of what an album and a song could do in terms of meaning, emotion and sound. The song was a landmark event and conveyed a different meaning and a unique emotional response for each individual listener. Bob Dylan's shift to a more electric group sound changed rock music in the following ways: Raised the content and meaning of lyrics to poetry or literature Vocally expanded popular music's range: one did not have to necessarily be a great singer to be compelling singer His music reconnected rock music with country music The shift paved the way for the development of folk rock Invented the singer/songwriter sensibility by personalizing folk music Dylan's masterpiece of this era was the double album Blonde on Blonde, released in 1966 (the first studio double album ever released). Unfortunately, he was involved in a motorcycle accident in the Shawagunk Mountains just west of New Paltz, NY and would spend many months recuperating thus stalling his career's meteoric momentum. Signed to columbia records in the '60sThe byrds (group) had a huge hit called "mr tambourine man" which bob dylan wrote "Turn turn turn". "Maggie's farm" Shift in sound He was ahead of his audience Music was compelling, it was listening music Break from the confines of the folk music Lyrics hit hard "Bringing it all home" "Highway of 1961 revisited" Unites folk and rock and opens the door to possibility that rock music can go in any direction and rock can be more meaningful and didn't need a pop voice (reinvigorated with country music) "Like a rolling stone" ambiguous and not clearly stated Six minutes at number 6 Captured imagination He never abandoned folk Permanent ramifications for the future of rock He was a guiding light into rock and enormously popular Conscientious rock listeners accepted bob dylan Real shift begins in '66 "Blonde on blonde" first double record He had a motorcycle accident and it was serious so it took him off the scene and set him back Sort of a blessing because he was a bit famous He was hanging out with a group called the band in a big pink house called "big pink" and stayed out of the public He changed the '60s
Jimi Hendrix
Fall of '66 jimi hendrix forms his group also a trio "Experience" Jimi hendrix (1942-1970)- electric guitar, noel redding- bass, mitch mitchell- drums Jimi was US born - Black, segregated music business Young jimi was a paratrooper and didn't like being in the army at all After he went to music He found a broken ukulele as a teenager He did electronic music Took blues, soul, funk and jazz improvisation plus technology that was available Went through many groups many soul groups Black owned record- MOtown Played in the chitlin circuit (bars and clubs) Rough on the go lifestyle He practiced a lot People thought he was out of his mind He thought that he was never good enough, and he didnt want criticism from ordinary nonprofessional person He was in NYC trying to get in music business, but no one would take him Played around NYC, Linda keith discovered jimi hendrix (heith richards meeting him) Early '66 Met Chas Chandler (group called the animals and played bass) he left the group to be a producer, he was from england, he knew hendrix would be a hit in england Jimi hendrix went to england and he started the "jimi hendrix experience" Put out a record "hey joe" Was a singer and guitar player "Foxy lady" Monterey pop festival- june '67 first large rock festival (san fran) The who made their first performance and so did the experience Legendary flash star and he set his guitar on fire at the end of his set "How does it feel"
The Byrds
Formed by Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn with David Crosby their peak commercial success would be short-lived (1965-66) but would create a lasting influence. The defining aspect of the group's sound was their vocal harmonies, Roger McGuinn's 12-string electric guitar with its "jangly" tone and their smash-hit renditions of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine" and Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn!" The music speaks for itself and defined the folk rock sound of the mid 1960's. Experimentation with drugs was commonplace with many groups at this time and The Byrds were no exception. Appearing in early 1966 was the song "Eight Miles High" whose title was influenced by a cross-Atlantic plane ride to England as well as their newfound chemical diversions. The guitar melody was derived from jazz saxophonist John Coltrane's composition "India." The song was banned from the radio by numerous stations over its "druggy sound" but was one of the first examples of psychedelic music that began to make headways into rock that year. from LA Took a very guitar driven sound and put it into folk one of the first examples of psychedelic music " Eight Miles High" Backwards take effects Early '66 Ahead of its time In '67 they blew up Push the boundaries for what they were already going for Tour in th UK went bad They hung out with the beatles for a little bit
The yardbirds
Made lead guitarist head of the band London band Blues scene Strict in the early period Lead guitarist- Eric Clapton - talented - electric guitar Rave ups- extended ending No one had an instrumentalist at this level Clapton is a chief influence to eddy van Halen guitar "Good morning little school girl" Mostly a rock band Clapton left after they wanted a hip song, and replaced with Jeff beck Clapton a "blues snob" "Shapes of things" "Heart full of soul" - second biggest rock hit to deliver fuzz guitar The speedy middle section with a galloping guitar Had to be seen to be understood Jimmy Page- grew up with Clapton and beck- the early '60s was a studio musician and wanted to be in a successful band. Watch his peers get famous. In 66 was tired of being overshadowed then started recording and made a lot of money Fav band the yardbirds Went to see the yardbirds and one member was so drunk he fell and the bass player quits and the band breaks up and jimmy page starts playing with them on bass guitar Late '66 lead guitar battle Similar but complementing styles Beck was a primadonna - if he didn't like the vibe he would split from the band and not perform Stayed in NY with his girlfriend one time Page then became lead guitar Page then was happy but the rest of the band was burnt out "Happening ten years time ago" "Dazed and confused" brought by jimmy page Spring of '68 broke up Shot and moved on Besides jimmy page Jimmy Page used the name "new yard birds" and created a new sound that set up the psychedelic era
Link Wray
Rock and roll in its more pure form went underground to the garages of suburbia and ever-embraced by the t-shirt and leather-clad hot-rod racing, class cutting, etc., so called 'bad kids.' "The Rumble" by instrumental electric guitar rocker Link Wray was a hold-over from 1958 that by 1960 had sold a million copies and would go on to influence almost as many bands with its fundamental influence on the future sound, look and attitude of hard rock, heavy metal and punk. The sound of that record's grating and distorted electric guitar was simple yet seductive. Above all it possessed attitude: to play music that sounded like "The Rumble" was to adopt and assert one's own rock and roll coolness. Link Wray's rock and roll influenced Southern California surf rock and his overall style is very much the prototype. The surf rock groups played melodic, instrumental, guitar-driven rock often with saxophone solos and a strict adherence to rock's "boom-TA, boom-TA TA" drum beat. (In the case of the smash hit "Wipe Out" by the Surfaris, the rollicking drum pattern was taken from Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue.")
The Kinks
came over in '64 (like the Beatles and stones)- they are also from London and they're int he blues scene and also started doing out covers Started out as Ray and Dave Davies- 2 hit songs- hardest rock of any other- "you really got me" (power chord- heavy crunchy sound, the beginning of power chord rock) -- riff-- repeating musical figure often very simple "motif" This became the way to write The riff stripped rock to its core and a different way to songwriting When the kinks first came over they wore red suits with ruffled collars Eventually abandoned The mods- kids that fought against rockers because they wore nice clothes (mods short for modernest) "You really got me", "stop your sobbing" Ray Davies was a good melodist- they had a heavy chord with a light melody "All day and all of the night" "I gotta move", "tired of waiting for you" "Kink size" album Kinks at the frontlines of psychedelia "Sunny afternoon" '66 After 66 there are no covers on the albums anymore it is ray davies lyrics Constantly on the move and when you had a break you would write another album "Waterloo sunset" Kinks got lost in the shuffle and fizzled out Weren't heavily promoted in America Came back in the early '70s A song about transgender called "Lola" The influential group in the 60's- underrated and under-discussed
Phil Spector
producer Phil Spector rose as a new force in popular music. Known for his "Wall of Sound," he specialized in recording the new hits songs of the era, especially ones by the girl groups. In the studio Spector had complete control of every aspect of the recording process and his assertiveness made him a millionaire by age 21. The Ronettes "Be My Baby" and The Crystals "Then He Kissed Me" were huge hit songs and feature heavy percussion and orchestral accompaniment. Spector wanted his records to produce a big sound out of the small speakers of the record players and car radios of the time. Often he would hire not one but six guitarists and numerous additional musicians to achieve this. His recordings are so dense it's often difficult to near impossible to hear one specific instrument from another in the background but the urgency of the vocals were always clear. The pop records Spector produced are considered sonic marvels of their time and possess immense nostalgia for the teenagers of the era.
Dick Dale
signature tremolo runs down the guitar neck, secured his name in early Sixties rock as The King of Surf Guitar and an innovator of sound and volume. Songs like "Let's Go Trippin'" and the speedy proto-punk "Misirlou" display his signature sound. Surfing by day and gigging by night, Dick Dale was reputedly so regionally popular in California he rarely toured outside of it. His career was reinvigorated in the early Nineties when "Misirlou" was used over the opening credits of the smash hit movie Pulp Fiction and the film's mostly surf rock soundtrack album helped re-popularize the genre. Dale died in 2019 at 81.
The Rolling Stones
still exist- Brian Jones- guitar (died 1969) , Keith Richards- lead guitar and rhythm, Mick Jagger- vocals, Charlie Watts- drums, Bill Wyman- bass - retired in 1992 From London The early 60s, American blues revival, Chuck Berry and Elvis Brian Jones and Keith Richards lived together and they loved blues records Ealing club- young musicians would hang out here and jam Blues --> rock and roll again and for the stones Elmore James- shake your moneymaker, dust my broom 123 45 Bo Diddley beat (who do you love by bo diddley, also hey bo diddley by bo diddley) Charlie watts- jazz professional, backward beat They started as openers Their first recordings were covers One of their first hit songs "not fade away" ( was a buddy holly song) "Carol" ( chuck berry cover) another early song First, all had matching jackets Group managed by Andrew Loog Oldham- a lot of good ideas for the band Group is described as rough and tumble The stones look "rough and tumble" Post world war 2 and a lot was destroyed Keith Richard's autobiography called "Life" Rolling stones original early, blues jam "The last time"- sets a template, riff-based songwriting Riots at shows Also, weed Beatles versus stones What makes lyrics cool is not recognizing them at face value "Play with fire" teacher called it threatening and dark (Jagger)seething and threatening (I can't get no) satisfaction Richards claims he is awake more than normal people- "lives 2 lives"- riff to this song ^, created a new sound in rock called fuzz guitar Music was seductive Raw "aftermath"--> all original songs after that "Paint it black"- harmonic minor "Under my thumb" "Mother's little helper"
