Chapter 14 Flashcards
Give information about the band The Dead Kennedys and their hit song “Holiday in Cambodia”
- Band was considered hardcore but focused around themes of human and environmental rights
- Song was satirical about privileged american kids going to work in labor camps in Cambodia- how suburban lifestyle is a false reality
SUB POP: Identify this (what is it, location, date started) and describe its importance in the Grunge scene of the 90s.
Indie record label, Seattle 1986
The first label to sign many of the popular seattle bands, Nirvana
Name 3 important groups of grunge (NOT NIRVANA), give an album or song title for each and describe what makes the group distinctive (music work, personnel, impact etc)
Soundgarden -Superunknown- 1994 album -1st grunge band on major record Alice In Chains -“Them Bones” -Began to move into metal sound with Dirt, 1992 Pearl Jam -Ten-debut studio album -Known for having intense shows, lead singer Eddie Vedder, boycotted ticketmaster for taking advantage of customer financially
NIRVANA– albums, titles, the impact of Kurt Cobain via his songs and personal background
Bleach, In Utero, Nevermind
- “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (1991)
- “Come As You Are” (1991)
- “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” (1992)
- Kurt Cobain, from WA
- Problems with drug- overdosed, suicide in 1994, homelessness, depression, chronic pain, substance abuse
- Impact on industry and music combining heavy metal and pop and musically smooth sound
GRUNGE:What issues were raised by the unexpected and staggering success of Nirvana, for both the group and the genre of Grunge.
- band did not know how to proceed with their success, overwhelmed.
- Genre had to account for the surge in popularity
LEGACY: Describe the legacy/ impact of Grunge’s emergence, success, and its focus on subject matter, in the music world of America.
- latest “musical revolution” genre to happen in the pop music industry.
- put key cultural progressive values and weighty topics into the mainstream- like Feminism, liberalism, irony, apathy, cynicism/idealism.
HEADBANGERS BALL: INFO -What is it, format, content, info years in existence (general).
- Most popular popular music show to air on MTV (8 years) 1987-95
- Influenced the popularity and rise of heavy metal music
METALLICA: Name a hit title from their 1990 album and describe the award winning video.
The Unforgiven. Enter Sandman video depicts images of a child having nightmares and images of an old man (the sandman).
Give information on the background of the rise of Chicago house music & Techno in 1980s American music
- Techno rose with the use of the synthesizer, popularized in mid 80’s
- up-tempo, repetitive, electronic dance music developed in the club scenes
- House named after the Warehouse, a popular gay dance club.
- manipulating disco records to emphasize the dance beat—the drums and bass—even more strongly. Many house recordings were purely instrumental,
Who are the Belleville Three? Name a famous tune from ‘them’ in this era of Techno.
3 men- Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson who made detroit techno sound, “Clear”-1983
Who is MOBY? (identify/special titles/years);
Brought Techno into the mainstream
“Go”- 1st american dance song 1991
What kind of interpretation could one make of his video for “Are You lost in the World like Me” ? by Moby
Smartphone/ technology addiction with other issues happening in the world
What is the ‘See the Light Tour’ (date, location, significance)
1993, first techno rave style event in the USA and Canada
Give 3 of the categories given to female stars on their journey in pop music based on her chart for the ‘career’ paths for a female star as devised in “Gender and Branding…”
“Good Girl”
“Temptress”
“Diva”
give the path of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Good Girl- country star, teenage romance
Temptress- Speak Now/Red-began to add more adult themes in songs
Exotic; Reputation calling people out
