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Exam 3 (first draft) Flashcards

1
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Punk and New Wave

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peaked in late 70s

New Wave is just the artsy and experimental version of Punk music

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Ramones

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made first album for $6000
known for short sets with short songs
intentionally low musical ability
first notable punk band

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Talking Heads

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New Wave artists
opened for Ramones
college kids
notable songs: ‘Psycho Killer’ and ‘Life during Wartime’

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Funk

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the term ‘funk’ originates from 1900’s New Orleans jazz scene
James Brown considered the father of funk

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notable funk artists of the late 70s

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Sly and the Family Stone
Kool & the Gang
Ohio Players
Average White Band
George Clinton (Dr. Funkenstein)
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origins of 70s hip-hop

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Starts in the Bronx

Kool Herc & Grandmaster Flash were DJs who made beats and hip-hop tunes that paved the way for breakdancing

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Notable rap hits of the late 70s

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“the message” by grandmaster flash and the furious five

“rapper’s delight” by the sugar hill gang

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New tech introduced in the 80s

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cassettes, compact discs, walkmans, headphones, music videos, keyboard, analog and digital recording, etc etc

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early problems with MTV

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too many one hit wonders
very few black artists
music tastes essentially went back in time

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Tina Turner

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born Annie Mae Bullock
split from Ike in 1976
opened for Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart in early 80s
1982 album ‘Private Dancer’ her solo breakout

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Annie Lennox

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one-half of the Eurythmics early in her career (Sweet dreams are made of this)
Solo style emulated David Bowie

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Eddie Van Halen

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started band in the late 70s
first rock artists to dabble in pop, especially when he use the synthesiser in ‘Jump’
Played guitar on MJ’s Beat It

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MJ

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first black artist to feature heavily on MTV

thriller was produced by Quincy Jones

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Bruce Springsteen

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represented the working class
Born in the USA (1984) an iconic album and song
the song represented the treatment of vietnam vets

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Paul Simon

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always adapted to the times as a solo artists
dabbled in gospel, reggae, and latin/african rhythms
Graceland (1986) his landmark album, and he worked on the album mostly in Johannesberg with black musicians from SA

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Broadway and Musicals in the 80s

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popular music styles finally being included
old musicals have a revival
hit songs from musicals 
movie adaptations
MegaMusicals (essentially modern operas)
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Prince

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played at least 27 instruments
did everything when it came to music production
purple rain the movie just as culturally impactful as the song

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types of artists in the 90s

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adult contemporary divas
country 
r&b
rap
alternative/hard rock
movie soundtracks
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Run DMC

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first rap group to headline a national tour

most notable album ‘Raising Hell’ 1986

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Beastie Boys

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started as a punk band in the early 80s
opened for Madonna and Run DMC
first big hit: Fight for your Right to Party

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Public Enemy

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very politically focused
Fight the Power
Can’t Truss It
landmark album: ‘it takes a nation of millions to hold us back’

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features of early 90s rap

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Gangsta rap about growing up in the hood
west coast rap
mainstream media starts to take notice of its popularity

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Queen Latifah

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the first truly prominent female solo hip-hop artist

notable song: U.N.I.T.Y.

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New tech of the 2000s

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MPEG (first version of MP3)
MP3
Napster
iPod
iTunes
Youtube
25
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Notable artists fueled by the rise of youtube

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Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
PSY

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Notable streaming services

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Pandora (the OG)
spotify
tidal
apple music

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What matters in the music industry in the 2000s

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touring
branding
merchandising
social media
platforms
licensing and publishing
28
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What percentage of musician’s income is from touring

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86-94

29
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Notable performing rights organisations

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BMI (broadcast music inc.)
ASCAP (american society of authors, composers and publishers)
SESAC (society of european state authors and composers)

30
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Notable differences between west and east coast rap

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east coast was fueled by Diddy and Bad Boy Records, while west coast had Suge Knight and death row records

31
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Which record label did Snoop and Dr Dre start with

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death row, but after Tupac was killed they left to avoid a similar fate

32
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Lauryn Hill

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Began as a member of the Fugees
never succumbed to rap stereotypes
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill won album of the year in 1999 but then she pretty much walked away from the rap scene

33
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Two early techno pioneers

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Derrick May (rhythm is rhythm - strings of life)

Frankie Knuckles (your love)

34
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Sonic Youth

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NYC alt-rockers
anti-corporation in everything they did
‘the burning spear’
‘bull in the heather’

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Dead Kennedys

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super hard punk rockers of the early 80s

‘california uber alles’ about how the california govenor was like hitler

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Gloria Estefan

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Fused pop, disco and salsa
only truly popular latin artist of the 80s
from Cuba
Worked with the Miami Sound Machine
"Conga"
37
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Genre of music most commonly associated with Selena

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Tejano

“bidi bidi bom bom”

38
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the Flamingos

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doo wop pioneers of the 50s who just kept on touring
from Chicago
had many different members
“I only have eyes for you”

39
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the Kinks

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From London
Dave and Ray Davies - brothers and lead songwriters and singers
kept putting out songs until the 90s

40
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Earth Wind and Fire

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Phillip Bailey was the lead songwriter and general leader of the group
Maurice White was lead singer
Formed in Chicago in ‘69
“getaway” “can’t hide love” “let’s groove”

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Besides Madonna, who was the most successful female artist of the 80s

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Janet Jackson

42
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key features of Bebop

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lots of improv
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie’s performers became instant stars
Jazz audiences became more refined
This was Jazz’s way of changing to stay relevant

43
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key features of Cool Jazz

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relaxed and laid back
west coast jazz
bebop without the pressure to be a virtuoso

44
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notable cool jazz artists

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Chet Baker
Stan Getz
Paul Desmond
Dave Brubeck

45
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key features of Hard Bop

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soulful and groovy
hard swinging and hard driving
modern bebop (modern as in 50s)

46
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notable hard bop artists

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Horace Silver
Art Blakey
Lee Morgan
Clifford Brown

47
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Where did Miles Davis Grow up

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born in Chicago
scholarship to Julliard
moved to NYC at the height of the bebop movement

48
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Early beginnings in jazz for Miles Davis

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hired by Charlie Parker

became a band leader in the 50s

49
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Notable songs from Miles Davis and their albums

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The Serpent’s Tooth - from Collector’s Items
Jeru - from Birth of the Cool
So What - from Kind of Blue
In a Silent Way - album has same name

50
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best selling jazz album of all time

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Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

51
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How did Miles Davis react to the rise of modern music in the 60s

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tried to emulate it in his records, which he did with whatever kind of music was popular until he died in 1991

‘In a Silent Way’ was inspired by Jimi Hendrix

52
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Who were some key players of Miles Davis’s quintet

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it always changed over because they all instantly became stars and launched solo careers, which is why he kept having different quintets

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