Pop Music Exam 3 Warren Kimball

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"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


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