Exam 2 Short Response Flashcards
Describe the evolution of the Beatle’s music, including specific examples from their early, middle, later periods. Analyze the musical elements which created the change in their sound as the band developed and grew.
Early: teeny bop pop-oriented. simple and catchy music. “I wanna hold your hand”
Middle: last live performance, switched to studio recordings. more experiments, some psychedelic influence, playing around w sounds. Revolve album is ex
Late: full blown experimentation, art rock, concept albums. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band
Describe the events of the 1969 Altamont music festival, Harlem Cultural festival, Woodstock Festival
Harlem: largest turnout featruing black music like Stevie Wonder. Represented idealistic hippie culture
Woodstock: white Harlem. represented idealistic hippie culture.
Altamont: tried to re-create, but violent; black man was stabbed. Ended hippie era
The authors of your Lipscomb textbook write, “At the risk of oversimplification, this basic split in British rock [Beatles vs. Stones] is a useful model for post-1964 rock.”Write a responding essay in two parts: 1) What do the authors mean by their statement? Use specific artists and examples as you explain and illustrate their point of view. 2) Argue from your own perspective. To what extent to you believe this dichotomy is a useful way to view rock history? Where does the model fail or oversimplify? Name specific artists in your argument, and keep in mind that theirs is also an argument about musical approach, not just attitude and/or style.
Author means that the bands after ‘64 fall into two camps of rock: a beatle or a stone. good boy vs bad boy. Beatles = experimentation and nice sounds. Stones = raw power, aggressive, emotional impact
Disagree bc ppl like Jimi Hendrix and the Who are ppl who are able to combine both aspects
Starting in the mid-1960s, San Francisco became a mecca for a musical/cultural movement that profoundly affected American culture. Describe this hippie movement, including its philosophical and musical origins, and explain the role that
music and musicians played in its development. What are some of the characteristics of the music associated with this scene? What is the hippie counterculture’s continuing legacy?
Beat mvmt and psychedelic drugs.
Hippie mvmt: alternative spiritualities
individualism/distrust in authority
new attitude toward sexuality and drug use
Emphasis on theatrical live performance (Hendrix guitar playing) and improv/jam bands
It affects today’s culture: sound experimentation, touring, psychedelic sounds in music, more finding urself and spirituality
There are many subgenres of rock music that feature different stylistic elements and characteristics. Discuss 3 subgenres from class, using specific artists and their corresponding songs from lectures to explain the differences in each style. Do you
think these categories of rock subgenres are a useful way to study music today? Explain.
glam rock- David bowie, “Fame”
Southern rock- Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Sweet Home Alabama”–> southern pride, combines soul + blues + country rock
Heavy metal- Led Zeppelin, “whole lotta love”, lots of guitars and drums, operatic
prog roc: “Roundabout”. YES. synthesizers and jazz and classical influenced. long and complicated structure and chord progressions
Groups of British musicians who in the mid-1960s developed a deep appreciation for American R&B and blues music went on to affect rock music history in several different subgenres discussed in class. Explain who these artists were and how they impacted music.
Cream, Beatles, Rolling Stones
American blues from black ppl to go Britain, they have their own spin on it, and re-exported to America during British Invasion
