MUSIC 1600- Test 4 by eab
music; sports
The development of _____ and _____ was similar in the 1980s.
middle-class families; college
The members of Run D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys were all from _____ in NYC; all attended _____.
white; appropriation
The most successful crossover artists have usually been _____, raising questions of _____.
2006, 16
debut album "Taylor swift" was released in _ when tswift was _
from financially successful/supportive fam from Penn moved w parents to Nashville to start country music career at 14
describe background of Tswift
-sonic power pf alt rock guitar driven, heavy distortion -halfway (2:07), new sonic atmosphere. heavily reverb
describe elements of bodysnatchers
sense of unease, helplessness, dissatisfaction ("I felt stupid and contagious/Here we are now, entertain us") distrust of consumer culture, entertainment industry
describe lyrics of SLTS
alienation, powerless, feeling of being trapped in own body a metaphor for musicians' relationship with big record labels?
describe lyrics of bodysnatchers
Prince had parents from Louisiana, mixed-race heritage, identified as African American; both musicians. They eventually divorced; unstable home.
describe prince's parents/family background
yes
did price's parent's relationship correlate to his music?
-world of music available at fingertips for free -near death of record industry -young musicians can't earn $$ for thorough records, making musical careers much more difficult
effects of P2P sharing
country pop instrumentation dialect lyrical content swifts country appearance
elements of "Taylor swift" album include?
synth pop style (throwback to 1980s?) digital beat influenced by hip hop grooves straightforward verse-chorus form (w bridge)
elements of blank space include
Compton, ca
epicenter of west coast rap of 1990s
Kenny Rogers
example of country pop from late 70s-80s
went from margins center: becomes most profitable sub-genre of hip hop by mid 1990s.
explain gangsta rap's popularity transformation
sometimes improvisional fast rhymes with syncopation rhyming often based on "toasting" (verbal bragging)
explain how MCs would rap over break beats
use of CDs Digital audio tape (DAT)
explain how in the mid 1980s, recorded audio went more digital
success
from 2006-2016, swift had vast _ on country and mainstream pop charts
easier borrowing of pre-recorded music through *digital sampling*
record industry going more digital lead to what?
crossover (country pop)
since 1970s, country singers have had _____ success on mainstream pop charts
verse-chorus form clear melody (even if it screamed) verses are quiet, chorus loud
what were the diff elements of smells like teenage spirit?
-use of drum machine rather than human drummer -use of scratching -rapped verses -visual aspects of video
what were the hip hop aspects of 1986 version of walk this way?
slower speed, often with laid back feel often samples from 1970s funk musician George Clinton (P-Funk)
Describe G-Funk musical style
rhythmically creative rap delivery (syncopation) distinctive style word play (double meanings) heavy use of slang (understandable to some, not others) gangsta bragging, reference to cop killing, drug dealing, etc.
Describe the song "who am I (whats my name)
Snoop Doggy Dogg; Eminem
Dr. Dre's protégés include _____ & _____.
disco; funk
Early hip-hop DJs used existing _____ & _____ records to create a new kind of music.
morally; artists
Rhetorical Question: Can music affect us _____? if yes, what responsibilities of _____?
lifestyle; social reality
Rhetorical Question: Was gangsta rap a celebration of gangsta _____ or reflection of _____?
East Coast; West Coast; Tupac Shakur; Notorious BIG
Rivalry between _____ & _____ gangsta rappers in the mid 1990s led to murder of _____ & _____.
hardcore punk; conventional pop
Smells like teenage spirit blended intensity and timbres of ____ with elects of ___ songwriting
breakbeats
Some DJs and MCs started rapping over ______:
1950s; record label
Sylvia Robinson had been a successful musician since the _____ and was a _____ owner.
grammy award for album of the year; 3
1989 won what and yielded how many #1 hits?
outsider; authenticity; commercialism
Alternative music is sometimes linked to _____ status, claims to _____, and anti-_____.
"Good Times"; Sugarhill Gang
An example of musical borrowing in hip hop is "Rapper's Delight' (1979): studio musicians play Chic's _____ behind _____.
different styles
As the popularity grew, hip hop splintered into _____ (like rock in the 1970s).
Def Jam records; Russell Simmons; Rick Rubin; rock; rap
Both Run D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys albums were on new label _____ (founder _____); both produced by _____. Both albums also had a blend of _____ & _____ (sometimes called "rap rock").
Radiohead
British rockbound who released first album in 1992 blended punk-influenced rock with experimental sounds. experimented with new models of distribution
sampled; sonic collage
By the late 1980s, hip hop often ____ from dozens of older records, creating a _____ of past music.
1980s
Celebrity has long been tied to popular music success, but the _____ produce a new kind of superstar.
turntables
DJs didn't just play records, they modified, combined, and changed them using _____ as instruments.
Prince
_____ was an extremely talented musician on multiple instruments.
album version
"I" single is diff than
NYC
"Rapper's Delight" popularized rapping beyond _____.
Chic's "Good Times"
"Rapper's Delight" was based on groove from _____. This led to a lawsuit.
synthesizer (keyboard instrument); Roland 808, digital drum machine
"The Message" and other music was made largely with what kind of new technology?
social criticism; ghetto-life, crime, racism
"The Message" was an early example of _____ in hip-hop. Lyrics depict bleakness of _____, danger of _____, and _____.
music video
"When Doves Cry" had a popular _____ with ties to the film Purple Rain.
psychological; the influence of parents on their children: his parents' troubled marriage ties to Prince's relationship troubles as an adult.
"When Doves Cry" has _____ lyrics. What were they about?
synthesizers; digital sequences
"When Doves Cry" used what new technology to create different effects.
George Clinton; Atomic Dog
"Who Am I (What's My Name)?" based heavily in sampled music of _____, who gets co-author credit. Ex: Clinton's song _____.
collaborations
"Who Am I (What's My Name)?" contains references to Snoop's earlier _____ with Dr. Dre.
rap delivery
"Who Am I (What's My Name)?" had a rhythmically creative _____ (syncopation); distinctive style.
Max Martin and Shellback
"blank space" was produced by?
Taylor swift, 2014
"blank space" was recorded by?when?
Taylor Swift, Max Martin, and Shellback
"blank space" was written by?
racial; Rodney King
Gangsta Rap led to public arguments at a time of rising _____ tensions in U.S. (content of _____ beating).
Sylvia Robinson
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five also worked with _____.
black; latino
Hip-hop and rap began with _____ & _____ DJs spinning in public at parks, block parties, community centers, etc.
South Bronx, NYC; neighborhood music
Hip-hop and rap originated in _____ as _____.
opportunities; economically depressed
In the beginning of hip-hop and rap there were very few _____ and it was _____.
record company over rights.
In the early 1990s, what did prince struggle with?
hip hop "crossover";
In the mis 1980s, what helped to draw wider base of listeners for hip hop, including young white listeners (=more $)?
artistically exploratory; ambitious
Kendricks albums are?
rappers
MCs were _____ in early hip-hop.
1981
MTV (MusicTV) launched in _____.
dozens of hits
Max Martin and Shellback are responsible for __ in 2000s, 2010s
manipulation of funk, disco records by DJs.
Musical borrowing in hip hop started with?
"alt-"
Nearly every genre of pop music has had an _____ version since the 1990s.
write; produce; instruments
Prince does everything: _____, _____, and play all _____ in "when doves cry"
Minneapolis
Prince grew up in _____.
sexually charged
Prince had a _____ image and lyrics that led to *controversy*.
released
Prince recorded a LOT of music, most of which has never been _____.
Little Richard
Prince was compared to _____ because of their flamboyancy (both were open of their sexuality).
Musicology
Prince's career revives in 2004 with #1 album _____.
Aerosmith
_____ was a popular hard rock group of the 1970s, but by the mid 1980s, their popularity was fading.
few
The music industry emphasizes just a _____ stars in the 1980s: Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc.
"Rapper's Delight"; "The Message"
The success of _____ (1979) & _____ (1982) expands reach of hip hop beyond NYC.
two dozen hit songs & 9 albums in top 10
What did Prince achieve from 1982-92?
style of gangsta rap developed by Dr Dre (earlier in group N.W.A) based in Los Angelos
What is G-Funk and what are its origins?
"Something new of something old"
What is the basis of most music?
powerful marketing; videos, movies, interviews, advertisements, stadium concert tours, etc.
What kind of marketing had a lot to do with the production of celebrities?
funk, post disco dance music, hard rock guitar, blend of black-derived influences with heavy metal electric guitar and dance style
What kind of music style does "when doves cry" incorporate?
Breakin' (1984)
What movie helped to mainstream hip hop music, dancing, fashion?
Prince Rogers Nelson
What was Prince's full name?
African American styles, including soul and funk also 1980s "synth pop" and hard rock (music that was associated with white people. This was controversial because he had one foot in/ one foot out of white/black music).
What was Prince's music influenced by?
DJs & MCs
What were the 2 musical parts of hip hop?
in 2016 from fentanyl overdose
When did prince die, and how?
1990s
When was the era of grunge rock?
Sugarhill Gang; 1979
Who recorded "Rapper's Delight"? and when?
Run D.M.C. with Aerosmith; 1986
Who recorded "walk this way"? when?
Rahki
Who was "I" the single version produced by?
kendrick lamar (2014)
Who was "I" the single version recorded by? when?
kendrick Lamar, Isley brothers, rahki
Who was "I" the single version written by?
Joe Perry & Steven Tyler; 1975
Who wrote "Walk this way"? when?
-verses are close to rap -rhythm influenced by funk
Why was the original version of walk this way a natural fit for a rap-rock remake?
gen x
____ was the focus of movies, independent and mainstream in 1990s
Countermovements; "alternative"; "indie"
_____ (like earlier punk rock & progressive country) continued to grow in the 1980s & 1990s. _____ ( & _____) became most common word to describe countermovements.
MCs
_____ began as hosts of large dance parties with DJs.
Criticism; gangsta rap
_____ is not new in popular music, but _____ brought it to a new level.
Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) parental advisory explicit lyrics
_____ led *congressional hearings in 1985* about what was appropriate to sing about in songs (violence, sexuality). Instead of changing the lyrics, they put _____ on albums that identified the lyrics as explicit.
Aerosmith; 1975
_____ originally wrote and recorded "Walk This Way" in _____.
grunge rock
_____ originated in the mid 1980s as a regional style, but became the best known type of alt rock in the 1990s
Dr. Dre (Snoop's mentor)
_____ produced "Who Am I (What's My Name)?".
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five; Melle Mel
_____ was an influential hip-hop group who formed in 1979 and was active for 5 years. This group included _____. They also worked with Sylvia Robinson.
Purple Rain; Warner Entertainment; MTV
_____ was the 1984 semi-biographical film starring Prince. elaborate marketing by _____ with _____.
Prince; 1984
_____ wrote, produced, and recorded "When Doves Cry" in _____.
mainstream hip hop; MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice; authentic
_____: aimed toward broad mainstream commercial success (ex: _____). This lead to backlash (not "_____" enough).
"in rainbows"
album released in 2007 by radio head independently online
herself
all of Taylor swifts songs were written or co-written by
has social trauma and "survivors guilt" exposed and inspired by gait of 1990s hip hop, esp Tupac shakur
background on kendrick
purple rain soundtrack
bestselling album of 1984: long tradition of music/film tie-ins
Gen X
born between baby boomers and millennials, between mid 1960s and mid 1980s Stereotype: distrustful of authority, apathetic about future, anxious, and unmotivated (slackers)
to pimp a butterfly (2015)
concept album about personal transformation and growth. themes of self interrogation: insecurity, depression: not usual hip hop subjects
Neo-traditional country f 80s, 90s (George strait). (like progressive country of 1970s)
counter movement against country pop
too commercial? too optimistic?too soft? gangs making heart symbol
criticism about "I; what does album pic symbolize?
provoking fans, trying to shock new followers (even wore dresses)
how did nirvana act out?
3.... but they were influential on other bands
how many full length albums did nirvana have from 1987-1994?
aspects of jazz, spoken word, poetry. multiple "voices"- who is the real KL
how was to pimp a butterfly stylistically experimental?
fast rise; overtly political
kendrick had a ___ to fame and critical acclaim as new voice of hip hop. he was ___ (conscious hip hop)
relationship
lyrics of blank space continue swift's career-long focus on her own ______, but now *satirizing media stereotype*
Nirvana
most commercially successful grunge band who brought grunge into mainstream.
legally and artistically
musical borrowing was controversial both ___ and ___
Washington state, kurt Cobain
nirvana was a grunge band from _ fronted by _
outsiders
nirvana's popular success upset their identity of themselves as __
Nevermind (1991)
nirvana's second album, ___, broke into mainstream, drawing national attention to grunge
1989 (2014)
overtime, swift's country elements of music and appearance gradually disappeared. what was her "first official pop album" acc to swift?
Napster in 1999
peer to peer (p2p) sharing began with a website called __ in __. others followed. lots of couples litigation; most sites closed or went underground, but piracy persists
Sylvia Robinson; the mother of hip-hop
produced rapper's delight and is known as "mother of hip hop"
"Rapper's Delight"
the first big hip-hop/rap record.
my lifetime
the scope of technological change during ___ ____ is greater than any since the 1910s-20s.
that lady (1973) by the Isley brothers
the song "I" borrows from funk song _ by _
social criticism; BLM ("Alright")
to pimp a butterfly has themes of _ linked to _ movement
mainstream pop (80s) ex. kenny rogers rock (90s) ex. garth brooks hip hop (2000s) ex. Jason aldean
trends in country pop since 1970s include borrowings from
its a subversive version of a high school pep rally
video of SLTS reflects alternative vision how?
ragtime, the blues, jazz, r&b, (---> rock n roll)
what are some earlier examples of crossovers?
auto-biographical lyrics; on her romantic life; draws in audience of same age
what are swifts lyrics usually about
intense, anguished style of singing/screaming bleak lyrics: anxiety, apathy, depression, cynicism about the future (*liked by media to Gen X*)
what are the vocals/ lyrics like in grunge rock?
-how recordings are made -how recordings reach us and what form they take -how we hear recordings -how we pay for recordings, if we do
what categories do our technological changes fall into?
1993-2000: changes name to symbol. "Artist formerly known as prince"
what did prince do to combat the record company?
masters of ceremonies
what does "MCs" stand for?
break dancing, graffiti art, new fashions
what else does hip hop culture consist of besides music?
urban cowboy
what film in 1980 pushed mainstream embrace of country pop music?
he struggled with depression, heroin addiction committed suicide in 1994 at age 27
what happened to Kurt Cobain?
Conscious hip hop; Public Enemy
what hip hop is based on political or social issues, including race (sometimes controversial)? give an example
electric guitar with timbre altered through heavy electric distribution
what instruments are common in grunge rock?
pride, self-affirmation in the face of adversity video: dancing in the face of a disaster
what is "I" about? what happens in the music video?
a style of alt rock from Pacific NW, especially Seattle. draws from pun rock and heavy metal, hard rock.
what is grunge rock?
-paradox is that music is actually mass mediated to people (act of manipulation) -teens come to feel the they identify with what singer is saying
what is the paradox of identifying with celebrities and how did it promote the production of celebrities?
he had comic videos
what is the snoop paradox?
Gangsta Rap; N.W.A.
what kind of rap was tied to criminal lifestyle, and was originally on the fringe (not mainstream)? give an example
-users could pay however much or little they wanted -reflects unsettled state of music dissemination in early 21st century
what was diff about "in rainbows" album
loudest critic of industry resented record company control, profits abandoned his name in protest
what was prince's relationship with the music industry in the 1990s?
-file sharing almost killed the record industry -but a new enemy emerged:piracy -prince became loudest critic of piracy and artists giving away music for free
what was prince's relationship with the music industry in the 2000s?
-revitalized Aerosmith's career -epitome of a "crossover" hit - introduced several aspects of hip hop
what was so special about the 1986 version of walk this way?
1986; Beastie boys: lisenced to ill (7 mill records sold) Run DMC: Raising Hell (3 mill records sold)
when did bestie boys and run dmc both have extremely successful albums? what were they?
no bass
when doves cry has an unusual feature:
long and short
when doves cry was released two versions:
1987, kendrick Lamar dukeworth, raised in Compton, CA
when was Kendrick born; full name; and where did he grow up
Snoop Doggy Dogg; 1993
who recorded "Who Am I (What's My Name)?", when?
grandmasterflash and the furious five in 1982
who recorded the message? when?
Beastie Boys; Run D.M.C.
who were two pivotal groups in the popularizing of hip hop?
Sylvia Robinson, Ed Fletcher, & Melle Mel
who wrote "The Message"?
George Clinton, Gary Shider, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and David Spradley
who wrote "Who Am I (What's My Name)?".
radiohead; 2007
who wrote and recorded "bodysnatchers" and when?
Nirvana 1991
who wrote and recorded "smells like teenage spirit" and when?
due to lyrics, intentionally sloppy clothing
why did gen x become associated with grunge music in media?
