MUSC 323 Quiz 2 Flashcards
Alan Freed: Who was he and what did he do for rock n roll
Freed was the first radio guy and concert producer who frequently played and promoted “rock and roll” on mainstream radio in the early 1950s.
Promoted mixed gatherings, no segregation, teen dancing on TV.
Character: would take bribes, cheat, beg for cowriting on songs and stream them more than others to make more in royalties.
What were some of the musical elements of rock n roll?
-Typically in 4/4 time signature
-Backbeat was used: A snare, clap, or high pitch percussion on beats 2 and 4
-Call + Response: Audience participations, or would sing and then play on the guitar as if the guitar was replying
-Power Chords: 2 note chords, just simplified versions of the chords we are used to.
What were some of the moral panics as a reaction to 50s rock?
Anti-Rock and Roll Propaganda Vid:
-Believe contributing to delinquency
-Thought the music did something to you when you sing it, feel evil
-Thought the beat was brought to US by communists
-Obscenity and vulgarity of rock saying makes white people black
Eminem:
-Marshall mathers LP, had extremely vulgar, messages that endorse hatred.
-Hates many things about people
Role of Rosetta Tharpe in Early Rock:
-Main popularizer of the electric guitar
-Originated in pop gospel
-Overnight success
-Called the godmother of rock
-Changed view on women playing guitar
Role of Big Mama Thorton in Early Rock:
-Influenced the music scene by helping shape the sound and the style of “texas blues”
-She became so iconic and had such iconic songs that her song “houndog” was covered by Elvis, and again by Doja Cat.
What were the swinging 60s?
-Youth movement emphasizing the new and modern.
-Period of optimism and a cultural revolution.
-Lots of modular clothing
-Clothing models skyrocketed
-Races began to intermingle
-Baby boomers grew up in this era.
-Greater degree of social activism.
What is a concept album and what was the first one?
A concept album is an album where its tracks hold a larger purpose in meaning collectively than they do individually.
The first concept album was said to be The beach boys Pet Sounds
Who is Ravi Shankar and why is he relevant to 60s rock bands?
He played a role in assisting mainly Western Based artisits branch into Indian music and instruments and polularizing their use in orchestra
His main instrument was the Sitar and is noted to be used on a few Beatles songs as well as on a few Beach Boys tracks.
Name 3 Rock Subgenres and their representative bands
Rockabilly: Elvis
Pop-Punk: Green Day
Metal: Metallica
Grunge: Nirvana
How does the electric Guitar work?
-Has a solid body, metal strings, behind which there is a magnet, then a coil which is called a pickup.
-Striking the string creates dispursement of air molecules is the sound we pick up.
-Because magnetized, flux creates an electric field and current into the pickup on the guitar.
-From here the guitar is plugged into an amp, and then a speaker.
What is “race music”?
Race music is music that is popular or played by Black People, especially jazz and blues.
People called Elvis a black singer in a white body.
Where did the rock and roll name originate?
Trixie Smith was the first one to use the words rock and roll as a lyric and as a double entendre, for both dancing as well as sexual activity.
Later Allen freed would go on to popularize the term and so called genre.
Where did the Folk revivial take place and what was its significance?
Greenwich Village in NYC particularly in the 50s and 60s was a hub for the folk revival, played a crucial role in further folk development.
-Prominent folk musicians like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Woodie Guthrie gained recognition through their performances in this neighbourhood.
