Pop Music Exam 3 Warren Kimball
"A Day in the Life" is notable for its unique use of:
orchestra
The Beatles and The Beach Boys were both particularly influenced by what during the mid-1960s?
the counterculture
1970 popular music
6 record comanies contorl radio fragmentation of styles few artist
Cali in 60 vs 70
60s- free love of hippies the beach boys Youth Culture 70s- failed utopia, drugs, pessimism shifts persectives
What term best describes "Hotel California" and The Eagles later music in general?
album-oriented rock
Fast Domino
"Aint that A snake"
Meringue Haggard
"Okie from Muskogee"
Professor Longhair
"Big Cheif"
You Can't Hurry Love
1960s Motown Holland Doizer Holland The Supremes Delay of graticifcation A,B,B repeated unpredictably
In what city was Motown Records originally based?
Detroit
Nostalgia frim 50s
Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry Comeback oldies radio station movues ab era - grease
Queen of Gospel Music
Mahalia Jackson
What label was often applied to Willie Nelson's brand of country music?
Outlaw Country
The Disco Craze
Popularity of Saturday Night Fever diverse poluation incl gay men
The Beatles
best selling recording group of all time more diverse musical style all wrote songs less frequent use of studio musicians
Chic
co founded by guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers created string of disco hits
Urban Folk Music + Revival
college student react bad to rock n roll Mississippi John Hurt rediscovered new music in older styles
An album in which the songs are musically and thematically related is called a what?
concept album
Funk roots
emphasized rhythm over harmony short repeated melodies- riffs 1 or 2 chords in a song strong danceable rhythmic base +groove
According to the lecture, James Brown's music was unique for its:
focus on rhythm and groove over harmony
Bob Dylan
folk to rock reinvintation
"You Can't Hurry Love" and "Good Vibrations" are both unique with regards to their ______________________; the former uses this to delay the gratification of the chorus, while the latter has sections that are seemingly unrelated to each other.
form
Berry Gordy
founder of Motown Records in Detroit
Aretha Franklin
gospel singer signed to Indie label Atlantic virstoustic singer
Disco
grooves very repetitive no form straighforward studio musicans
Folk Muisc
oral transmission an activity not product regular working people unknown authorship
Sexual Revolution
outgrowth of counterculture challenged traditional sexual values acceptance of sex outside marriage linked to women's liberation movement and gay rights stonewall riots
What were the two most popular styles of pop music in the 1970s?
rock and disco
The eagles
rock group sold over 1 million copies Importance of ALBUMS
Soul Music
rock n roll w gospel virtousitc passonate singing vamp background singers
Rock vs. Disco
rock- comples meaniful lyrics, middle class, albums disco- repetive, simple lyruics, wealth, LGBT, singles
British Invasion
success of British groups in US Beatles Rolling Stones Beatles followed the 3 step process
1960s
teenagers of rock n roll grew up era of great social turmoil Music came to represent the zeitgest american culture
What term refers to new songs modeled after older folk styles in the 1960s?
urban folk music
What is the name of the section at the end of a song, drawn from Gospel music, in which a singer improvises over a repeated chord progression?
vamp
The lyrics of "Hotel California" can be interpreted as representing what?
A disillusionment with the ideals of the 1960s
Nashville in the 70s
country music crossover hits like Patti Page "Tennesse Waltz" Dolly Parton John Denver
The Eagles began their career performing what style of music?
country rock
3 step process
master early rock n roll style create your own version of it move beyond that style
What unusual (for the time) musical trait was shared by "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Hotel California"?
their length
Respect
1960 Soul Otis Redding Aretha Franklin Vamp outro cover song Franklins 1st No. 1
What caused many of Bob Dylan's fans to feel alienated after his 1965 Newport Folk Festival performance?
His embrace of rock and electric instruments
Brian Wilson
leader of the Beach Boys responsible for production use of studio musicans
Good Times
1970 Disco Bernad Edward Nile Rodgers Chic Melodic groovy base line rhythmic guitar accented by piano catchy groove- go on forever
Outlaw and Progressive country
influenced by honk tonk urban folk 60s counterculture
A Day in the Life
1960 rock John Lennon- verse + Paul McCartney-bridge The Beatles Arranged by George Marin influence on experimental classical music experimental form cynical lyrics unclear orchestral section
Blue eyes crying in the rain
1970 country written-Fred Rose recorded-Willie Nelson old song voice and acoustics guitar earlier recorded by Roy Acuff and Hank Willams Concept Album
Hotel Califonia
1970 Rock The Eagles extended gutar solo metaphorical lyrics and ambiguous themes of disillusionment loss of innocence 6+ min song
New York's Studio 54 was most associated with which musical style?
Disco
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
1960 Funk James Brown James Brown and Famous Flames older roots but looks to future 12 bar blues tightly knit arrangement horns/ saxophone- main riff drums, electric guitar bass- groove alternating short/long nots
Good Vibrations
1960 Rock Brian Wilson + Mike Love The Beach Boys electro thermin Atmospheric studio musicians innovative song
Like a Rolling Stone
1960 folk rock Bob Dylan Bob Dylan and studio Musicans novel structure privilege to bleak poetic imagery long song
Dolly Parton
The Porter Wagoner Show 2 No. 1 Hits Jolene + I Will Always love you
In the lecture video, I discuss which two influences on Willie Nelson's music in the 1970s?
The counterculture and urban folk music
Betty Friedan
The feminine Mystique challenges idea that women should only be fulfilled by homemaking and motherhood
Ray Charles
one fo the first artust to blend popular music with gospek
Willie Nelson
spent 60s in Nashville but was too weird Moved to Austin TX figurehead of pr=ogressive outlaw
