Exam 3 (first draft) Flashcards
Punk and New Wave
peaked in late 70s
New Wave is just the artsy and experimental version of Punk music
Ramones
made first album for $6000
known for short sets with short songs
intentionally low musical ability
first notable punk band
Talking Heads
New Wave artists
opened for Ramones
college kids
notable songs: ‘Psycho Killer’ and ‘Life during Wartime’
Funk
the term ‘funk’ originates from 1900’s New Orleans jazz scene
James Brown considered the father of funk
notable funk artists of the late 70s
Sly and the Family Stone Kool & the Gang Ohio Players Average White Band George Clinton (Dr. Funkenstein)
origins of 70s hip-hop
Starts in the Bronx
Kool Herc & Grandmaster Flash were DJs who made beats and hip-hop tunes that paved the way for breakdancing
Notable rap hits of the late 70s
“the message” by grandmaster flash and the furious five
“rapper’s delight” by the sugar hill gang
New tech introduced in the 80s
cassettes, compact discs, walkmans, headphones, music videos, keyboard, analog and digital recording, etc etc
early problems with MTV
too many one hit wonders
very few black artists
music tastes essentially went back in time
Tina Turner
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
Annie Lennox
one-half of the Eurythmics early in her career (Sweet dreams are made of this)
Solo style emulated David Bowie
Eddie Van Halen
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
MJ
first black artist to feature heavily on MTV
thriller was produced by Quincy Jones
Bruce Springsteen
represented the working class
Born in the USA (1984) an iconic album and song
the song represented the treatment of vietnam vets
Paul Simon
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
Broadway and Musicals in the 80s
popular music styles finally being included old musicals have a revival hit songs from musicals movie adaptations MegaMusicals (essentially modern operas)
Prince
played at least 27 instruments
did everything when it came to music production
purple rain the movie just as culturally impactful as the song
types of artists in the 90s
adult contemporary divas country r&b rap alternative/hard rock movie soundtracks
Run DMC
first rap group to headline a national tour
most notable album ‘Raising Hell’ 1986
Beastie Boys
started as a punk band in the early 80s
opened for Madonna and Run DMC
first big hit: Fight for your Right to Party
Public Enemy
very politically focused
Fight the Power
Can’t Truss It
landmark album: ‘it takes a nation of millions to hold us back’
features of early 90s rap
Gangsta rap about growing up in the hood
west coast rap
mainstream media starts to take notice of its popularity
Queen Latifah
the first truly prominent female solo hip-hop artist
notable song: U.N.I.T.Y.
New tech of the 2000s
MPEG (first version of MP3) MP3 Napster iPod iTunes Youtube
Notable artists fueled by the rise of youtube
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
PSY
Notable streaming services
Pandora (the OG)
spotify
tidal
apple music
What matters in the music industry in the 2000s
touring branding merchandising social media platforms licensing and publishing
What percentage of musician’s income is from touring
86-94
Notable performing rights organisations
BMI (broadcast music inc.)
ASCAP (american society of authors, composers and publishers)
SESAC (society of european state authors and composers)
Notable differences between west and east coast rap
east coast was fueled by Diddy and Bad Boy Records, while west coast had Suge Knight and death row records
Which record label did Snoop and Dr Dre start with
death row, but after Tupac was killed they left to avoid a similar fate
Lauryn Hill
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
Two early techno pioneers
Derrick May (rhythm is rhythm - strings of life)
Frankie Knuckles (your love)
Sonic Youth
NYC alt-rockers
anti-corporation in everything they did
‘the burning spear’
‘bull in the heather’
Dead Kennedys
super hard punk rockers of the early 80s
‘california uber alles’ about how the california govenor was like hitler
Gloria Estefan
Fused pop, disco and salsa only truly popular latin artist of the 80s from Cuba Worked with the Miami Sound Machine "Conga"
Genre of music most commonly associated with Selena
Tejano
“bidi bidi bom bom”
the Flamingos
doo wop pioneers of the 50s who just kept on touring
from Chicago
had many different members
“I only have eyes for you”
the Kinks
From London
Dave and Ray Davies - brothers and lead songwriters and singers
kept putting out songs until the 90s
Earth Wind and Fire
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”
Besides Madonna, who was the most successful female artist of the 80s
Janet Jackson
key features of Bebop
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
key features of Cool Jazz
relaxed and laid back
west coast jazz
bebop without the pressure to be a virtuoso
notable cool jazz artists
Chet Baker
Stan Getz
Paul Desmond
Dave Brubeck
key features of Hard Bop
soulful and groovy
hard swinging and hard driving
modern bebop (modern as in 50s)
notable hard bop artists
Horace Silver
Art Blakey
Lee Morgan
Clifford Brown
Where did Miles Davis Grow up
born in Chicago
scholarship to Julliard
moved to NYC at the height of the bebop movement
Early beginnings in jazz for Miles Davis
hired by Charlie Parker
became a band leader in the 50s
Notable songs from Miles Davis and their albums
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
best selling jazz album of all time
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
How did Miles Davis react to the rise of modern music in the 60s
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
Who were some key players of Miles Davis’s quintet
it always changed over because they all instantly became stars and launched solo careers, which is why he kept having different quintets
