Music 129 Final
what is the long tail
"people discovered that their taste may not be as hit-bound as they thought"
Song "walk this way"
Run-DMC (with aerosmith 1986)
funk
emphasis on rhythm
hee haw
featured music and comedic skits: hillbilly buffoonery, and often, the skits were caricatures of rural life that were far removed from reality featured musicians like Buck Owens, Roy Clark, and David "Stringbean" Akeman
Reba McEntire
from Oklahoma, and she sang with a strong rural accent Starts out in the 70s with the commercial Nashville sound, then begins to record in a traditional style (new country) with acoustic instruments
early MTV format
similar to top 40 radio
Song "Blitzkreig Bop"
the ramones simple vocal melodies embraced mediocrity distorted electric guitar, bass, and drums
why did pearl jam refuse to make music videos
they wanted people to hear their music without having any specific visual images attached to the sounds.
How were Madonna, The Rolling Stones, and U2 making money in 2006?
they were on tour
micheal jackson most expensive video
thriller produced by Quincy Jones
what other song of Garth Brooks' was banned on CMT and TNN
"The Thunder Rolls" addressed a woman who reached a breaking point as the result of her husband's infidelity. In the third verse (only included in live performances and live album) the female protagonist takes revenge on her cheating husband by shooting him. In the music video for "The Thunder Rolls," Brooks opted to leave out the third verse but allude to the wife's actions in the video's imagery.
When was the Civil Rights Act passed?
1964 outlawed segregation and prohibited discrimination
When was the Voting Rights Act passed?
1965 prohibited discrimination in voting practices
when did disco become popular?
1970's Disco was largely an underground music, reserved for clubs, until the release of the film Saturday Night Fever in 1977. Discotheques, Gay clubs, Creating a sense of community through dance, Stonewall Riots most rock was consumed by listening, not by dancing. In contrast, disco was music for dancing.
saturday night fever
1977 - symbol that disco had arrived Starring John Travolta as a young man who becomes a championship dancer, Saturday Night Fever not only helped disco music as a genre reach mainstream American culture, but it and its soundtrack also made stars out of the Australian pop trio the Bee Gees.
What band's entire output was banned by Clear Channel
Against the Machne
Song "Whipping Post"
Allman Brothers 2 lead guitars, 2 drummers asymmetric meter category: southern rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTMqq6H-T74
The Velvet Underground: managed by what famous visual artist
Andy Warhol
What is the best selling debut album of all time?
Appetit for Destruction Guns N Roses - 1987
Song "Stayin Alive"
Bee Gees beats per minute: 103 cardiac compressions (cpr) infectious chorus melodies, relentless driving beats, optimized the disco era
Song "Black Sabbath"
Black Sabbath riff- based form, satanic lyrics, and use of the tri-tone
Song "Lay Lady Lay"
Bob Dylan Pedal steel guitar "makes it 'sound' country" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhzEsb2tNbI
main rapper of 'Public Enemy'
Chuck D
why did kurt cobain struggle with success
Cobain and the other members of Nirvana had a troubled relationship with success and fame. They viewed major labels and commercial success as forces of evil struggling with depression and drug addiction some saw him as a martyr for artistic vision in the face of the capitalist music industry, and others saw him as a victim of success and the inherent pressures success could bring to a musician.
Song "Parents Just Don't Understand"
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince was another humorous tale of Will Smith (the fresh prince) attempting to avoid capture by his parents
Song "What Would You Say"
Dave Matthew Band -with John Popper of Blues Traveler playing harmonica
Jam Bands
Dave Matthews Band and Blues Traveler combined many different musical styles and genres and focused on lengthy and improvisational forms.
Song "I feel Love"
Donna Summer most disco records were backed by orchestras. For "I Feel Love," Giorgio Moroder created an entirely electronic backing track. 1st synthesized orchestra instead of a live orchestra lead to techno
Song "I Love To Love You Baby"
Donna Summer (with Pete Bellotte) erotic disco (moans and groans= banned by the BBC) he told summer to record the song herself as a 12 inch single
Song "Hungry Like A Wolf"
Duran Duran filmed in Sri Lanka distorted electric guitar, bass synthesizer, drums
Song "Shining Star"
Earth, Wind, and Fire notice elements of rock and funk: verse has static harmoney with overlapping riffs chorus has many chords like a pop song or standard song end of chorus- rock solos: electric piano and guitar
funk: solo or group ?
Funk music typically featured group singing rather than singing by a soloist, which emphasized the power of the group rather than of the individual
Song "We Shall Be Free"
Garth Brooks written in response to 1992 riots
Song "Flashlight"
George Clinton and parliament funky riffs andd prominent use of synthesizer: wah-wah type sounds, low bass, electronic sounding string sounds
How and with whom did Emmylou Harris get started as a country rock singer?
Gram Perseons included her in the vocals of his 2 solo albums - GP (1972) and Greivous Angel (1973) After Parsons's abrupt death, Harris wrote "Boulder to Birmingham" (1975), which expressed her grief over the Parsons's death
Song "Welcome to the Jungle"
Guns N' Roses the bands perception of LA after arriving from a small town
how did kid rock change his style in the 2000's
In the 2000s, Kid Rock largely left rap behind and instead focused on singing the lyrics of his songs.
What band is accused of causing a young woman to commit suicide?
In the early 1970s, Black Sabbath was accused of inciting a young woman to commit suicide when their Paranoid album was found on her turntable after her death
What was the image of The Village People about?
Jacques Morali and his business partner Henri Bololo took out an ad to recruit young men: "Macho types wanted. Must dance and have a mustache." costumes according to various stereotypes of the gay men who wore fantasy costumes to Greenwich Village clubs, such as the construction worker, the cowboy, the Native American, and the leather man.
Song "Funky Drummer"
James Brown category: funk
Who in Led Zepplin wrote most of the songs
Jimmy Page wrote most of the music Robert Plant wrote most of the lyrics
Which member of Zep died in 1980? What was the result?
John Bonham, drummer, due to complications of alcohol abuse -other 3 members elected to dissolve the band
whwo had groupd MC while they were Dj
Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa
First artist signed by Def Jam Records
LL Cool J
Song "Whole Lotta Love"
Led Zepplin Album: Led Zepplin II riff based - throughout except for instrumental interlude Verse-chorus form psychedelic interlude between the second chorus and the third verse -guitar and voice panned side to side -Theremin -reverse echo
Velvet Underground characteristics
Long songs, sparse drumming, use of drones, themes of violence and nihilism
Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, and Guns N' Roses: from which city?
Los Angelas
Who and what message was "Sweet Home Alabama" written in response to?
Lynyrd Skynyrd's response to two songs recorded by Neil Young, "Southern Man ♫" and "Alabama ♫." In those songs, Young addressed issues of racism in the American South, and the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd felt that the Canadian singer-songwriter had unfairly characterized the South.
Song "Like A Prayer"
Madonna The Vatican censured the video, and Pepsi canceled an endorsement deal with Madonna in the wake of the video's controversy. features burning crosses, interracial sex, a black Jesus, and masturbation in a church pew
Song "Like A Virgin"
Madonna prompted the formation of the Parents' Resource Center
MC
Many DJs hired another person or a crew of people to speak for them, and this speaker was called an MC, or master of ceremonies. MC led to rapping
Song "Okie from Muskogee"
Merle Haggard written in response to vietnam war: patrioic american needs to be recognized
Song "Master of Puppets"
Metallica speaks to the inversion of power that occurs when a person is addicted to drugs —drugs are the person's master.
Thrash Metal
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax - the big 4 combined the heaviness of metal with the speed and agility of punk rock. Most thrash metal songs feature a virtuosic guitar solo played at high speed
Song "Beat It"
Michael Jackson featured an electric guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen.
Song "Smells like Teen Spirit"
Nirvana (from nevermind 1991) The single features Cobain's angst-ridden lyrics delivered, at various points, in screams, grows, snarls, and a near-whisper. Sections of the song alternate between distortion, clarity, and straightforward melodies.
On whose show was Dolly Parton introduced to the public? What song did she write when she left the show?
Parton joined The Porter Wagoner Show. She replaced Norma Jean Beasler (or Pretty Little Norma Jean) as Wagoner's "girl singer," but soon, she was a featured performer on the show. "I Will Always Love You " was written as tribute to Porter Wagoner when Parton left his show in order to pursue a solo career.
Song "Saddam Stop" - what misinformation did it communicate?
Pat Garrett made an erroneous connection between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
Song "Gloria: In Excelsis Deo"
Patti Smith (singer and poet), Lenny Kaye (guitarist), Ivan Krahl (bass), Richard Sohl (pianist), Jay Dee Daugherty (drummer) opens with Smith singing in a low range and accompanied only by the acoustic piano. The song builds in intensity and adds the remaining instruments.
what was Pearl Jams relationship to ticketmaster
Pearl Jam was opposed to commercialism, refusing to allow Ticketmaster to control the cost of tickets to live shows. In fact, they unsuccessfully sued Ticketmaster for unfair business practices; for years, they boycotted and refused to play in Ticketmaster venues.
Song "Fight the Power"
Public Enemy encourages listeners to fight the power because "freedom of speech is freedom or death" and "what we need is awareness, we can't get careless." mentions Elvis
Song "Killing in the Name"
Race Against the Machine inspired by 1992 Los Angelas Riots- 4 LA officers were caught on video beating an African American man, Rodney King, and were freed of all charges.
Hyrids and Genres without Defenition- LA groups
Race Against the Machine, Beck, and Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Song "How Blue"
Reba McEntire new country style (traditional acoustic instruments)
Song "Give It Away"
Red Hot Chili Peppers a sound that was crisp concise and highly structured due to less heavy metal guitar riffs, less distortion and more melodic
Song "Rappers Delight"
Rick Rubin (Sugar Hill Gang) Band= studio musicians 1st commercial rap hit- 1979
Who startec Def Jma records
Rick Rubin (producer) and Russell Simmons (manager)
Rock influenced hip-hop
Run-DMC and Beastie Boys
Who did Rubin produce
Run-DMC and Beastie Boys
What did Saddam Hussein have to do with the events of 9/11 and did he have connections to Osama bin Laden?
Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the terrorist attack on 9/11
Song "A Change is Gonna Come"
Sam Cooke compound meter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYJLT1z0jNQ
Song "Thank You"
Sly Stone notice the bass with percussion sounds and repetitive, syncopated rhythms. notice the layers of riffs and static harmony (doesn't go anywhere; basically one chord the whole time)
what funk band performed at woodstock?
Sly and the Family Stone
Song "I'm Not Ready to Make Nice"
The Dixie Chicks addressed issues, stood up for their message and spoke out against the obscenities and death threats that had been directed toward them during the last few years.
Song "Courtesy of the Red White and Blue"
Toby Keith written to support the war in Afghanistan (2002) - Iraq war started (2003) -song builds> Keith with acoustic guitar> adds instruments> builds> bells added
Song "Do the Right Thing"
Wrtten for Spike Lee- Public Enemy
was traveling soldier written before or after 9/11
after
did led zepplin release lots of singles or more albums
albums
mtv launch
august 1 1981 the massive deregulation of television broadcasting led to an expansion of cable TV services throughout the US the first 24 hour music video channel
who is flea and what does he do
bassist for Red Hot Chilli Peppers frequently used slap bass and oother techniques borrowed from funk music of the late 1960's and early 1970's
Chilli Peppers: Influence of Funk
blended funk inspired grooves, heavy metal riffs, and rap like lyrics in their music
willie nelson
born in Texas and grew up immersed in both church music and honky-tonk. he had been a clean-cut, jacket-wearing figure in Nashville, in Austin, he grew his hair long, grew a beard, and wore a headband and an earring he began hosting annual picnics: inviited traditional country musicians such as Earl Scruggs and Roy Acuff, as well as contemporary country music acts Nelson attempted to bridge the past, present, and future of country music during these events.
Sonic Youth
combined the intensity of punk rock with experimental techniques from classical music. combined the intensity of punk rock with experimental techniques from classical music.
led zepplin music style
did not identify themselves as a hard rock band. That label was applied to the group retroactively -their riff-based music, steeped in with american blues tradition, accented with weighty drumming and heavy bass are clear representation of the hard rock genre Some critics described Led Zeppelin as the first heavy metal band, but the members of the band publicly disagreed with that label. -use of distortion, riff-based music, and powerful beats are all characteristics that are present in heavy metal music.
James Brown
gospel-influenced performance style once there was a groove, Brown would write the lyrics and Band would work out breaks and stops
how was a funk groove created
guitar, bass, drums, and horns Interlocking riffs created intricate rhythmic patterns All together they created a groove
Punk: standard instrumentation
guitars, bass, drum
aesthetics of punk rock
high volume, distortion, angry lyrics, fast tempos
What did Radiohead do to sell their album OK Computer in 2000?
highlight the importance of live performance and stimulate new models for selling recorded music -radiohead allowed MP3 files of the tracks to circulate on Napster before the albums release, which heightened anticipation among the bands growing legion of fans
Natalie M. accused Toby Keith of making country music sound______________?
ignorant
Race Against the Machine
imitates sounds of hip-hop with rock instruments, especially guitar guitarist- Tom Morello
How successful was Soul Train in terms of tv music shows? Did it last long?
important avenue for increasing the visibility of African American music and culture ran from 1971 to 2006, and it is the longest running nationally syndicated program in the history of television. Every episode of Soul Train ended with the host wishing viewers "love, peace, and soul."
what is the meaning of "we shall be free" and why is this perspective unusual for a country artist?
lyrics express optimism for a world in which people are free of oppression, hunger, homophobia, racism, and religious discrimination. unusual among country songs because it was a protest song in the vein of the 1960s, and Brooks also made references to gay rights in the lyrics.
DJs
many of west indian descent Many of the most important DJs in the early days of hip-hop were of Jamaican or Caribbean descent, and they drew from the musical traditions of their heritage
punk
no interest in conforming to the rules, forms, or standards of mainstream rock music: experimental forms, graphic lyrics, unusual instruments, and unaffected delivery were influential on the musicians of the emerging punk scene.
Toby Keith criticized Natalie M. for _________________
not writing her own music
What did Radiohead do to sell their album In Rainbows when they released it in 2007?
on the release date the band made the album "available to download" on its own website. There was no price listed on the album, instead, in checkout it said the price was "up to you". price is determined by what individual consumers want to pay for it. and it's perfectly acceptable to pay nothing.
what waas the bomb squad
one of many production teams that made frequent use of sampling In the case of the Bomb Squad, nearly all of the music they sampled for Public Enemy's albums came from African American musicians, including funk artists such as James Brown and early rappers such as Kurtis Blow and the Sugar Hill Gang
Grandmaster Flash
perfected the practice of scratching- moving the record back and forth on the turntable to create a distorted, percussive sound.
MLK
promoted a message of peace and solidarity, encouraging civil disobedience and peaceful protests for African Americans to ensure that they were treated equally in all areas of society
how were NWA songs accepted in the media
references to drugs and violence, as well as the explicit lyrics, kept the music of N.W.A. off MTV and radio stations, but, thanks to word of mouth, their music still sold well. Ice Cube explained, "N.W.A. was simply coming from the heart, not trying to be rebellious or dark, just trying to do exciting music. There was a lot of gang violence in our neighborhood, so that tension got onto the record."
groove
repeated pattern created by connecting separate riffs
who founded a record label to employ black musicians?
sam cooke
sampling
sampling was the predominant technique for creating the instrumental sounds that were heard on hip-hop tracks. Using samplers such as the E-mu SP-1200 or the Akai MPC60, hip-hop producers cut, pasted, and rearranged recorded sounds to create new music over which the rappers would then deliver their lyrics
concept of disco
use of turntables and mixers instead of live bands use of djs- less expensive than band
p-funk
uses early form of rap stood for "pure, uncut funk"
