Chapter 12 Listening Assignment

Because of a distribution dispute, The Troggs single "Wild Thing" was available on two competing labels. Because both pressings were taken from the identical master recording, Billboard combined the sales for both releases, making it the only single to simultaneously reach No. 1 for two companies. Listen to the Troggs song "Wild Thing," and identify which two instruments play rhythms in unison (together) in the opening chorus?

Guitar and drums

The song "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Dusty Springfield was a #1 hit in 1968, but came back to popularity through the cult film "Pulp Fiction." As you listen to the song, is it true that the drum groove (beat) in the song could be generally described as sparse and simplistic?

True

The Spencer Davis Group often played cover songs that other bands made famous and also served as one of the most in demand opening acts for other popular British rock bands. The song "Gimme Some Lovin'" was one of the Spencer Davis Group's original songs and features a catchy hook (memorable phrase or lick) in which instrument?

Bass

The Peter and Gordon song "A World Without Love" was actually a gift from Paul McCartney (he was dating Peter's sister Jane Asher) written under a pseudonym (Bernard Webb) to see if his Beatle style songs would still make the charts without his name attached. With the following three types of music coming out of England at this time, which category does this song fit?

British Pop (in the 1960s, a light easy listening music)

The song "Carrie Anne" was written by The Hollies as an ode to Marianne Faithfull (cleverly disguised as Carrie Anne instead of Marianne!) who they all claimed to be in love with. There is another unusual instrument to rock 'n' roll in this song that plays the solo. What is the instrument?

Caribbean Steel Drum

Listen to the solo section of the Troggs song "Wild Thing," and identify which unusual instrument to rock 'n' roll plays the solo. Hint...think back to elementary school music (also...some people incorrectly credit this instrument as an ocarina!)

Recorder

"As Tears Go By" was one of the first songs written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The Stones manager, Andrew Oldham, gave it to a singer he also managed named Marianne Faithfull, who released it in 1964. It was a hit for Marianne Faithfull when she was only 17 years old and she became the heartthrob of teenage boys all across England. As you listen to Marianne Faithfull's voice, how would you best describe her style?

Soft and timid

The Yardbirds became popular for the great guitarists that went through the band (Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page) and later became the vehicle for forming Led Zeppelin. This song makes use of tempo (speed) changes to add interest. How many tempo changes are there in the song "For Your Love" (only count changes after the opening tempo)?

2

The song "House of the Rising Sun" was originally a country song recorded by Roy Acuff in 1938. In the 1960s Animals blues version an organ is featured prominently, but what instrument plays the solo in the song?

Organ

The Faces were one of the most popular bands among musicians in England in the late 1960s. And, the band consisted of some great musicians such as Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart and Kenny Jones who would become famous with other British rock bands (The Rolling Stones, The Who). "Cindy Incidentally" helped establish Rod Stewart's signature voice, but also featured an instrument to start the song that hadn't led rock 'n' roll for over ten years. This instrument is...

Piano