Pop After Rock Module 7 Flashcards
How did Music Videos impact pop after rock in the 80s?
Turned songs into soundtracks
Contributed to the death of the LP
Got ppl used to listening to music on bad sound systems
Tell me about pop after rock as soundtrack music?
It becomes difficult to hear a song encountered through a video without imagining the video
Tell me about pop after rock stars as motion picture (video) stars?
Music videos turned music makers into motion picture actors
Looking good became an asset to being a popular musician
How did Music Synthesis impact pop after rock in the 80s?
Synthesizers generate sound signals electronically & allow the user to variously process these signals
What was the first drum machine?
Roland’s 1980 TR-808
What is a sequencer?
An electronic device that stores sequences of pitches, harmonies, and/or rhythms and relays them to an electronic instrument
What does a sequencer allow one to do?
Program/record riffs/chord progressions using any kind of electronic sound & program when sequences change
What does MIDI stand for?
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
What is MIDI?
A standardized communications protocol & standardized set of hardware connectors that allow MIDI compatible electronic devices to interact with each other
What is Minneapolis Sound?
Prince drew on new wave/post punk in his use of synths and kicked off this sound
What is Synth Pop?
An early label given to music that used synths/electronic percussion
What is Hardcore?
Fast, technically demanding, innovative music that is punk in ethos but not punk musically
What are the Wheels of Steel?
The two turntables. Grandmaster Flash released “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” in 1982
What are independent labels?
Not financed by a major label
Exists to make a certain kind of music/set of artists/scene available
What is Indie/College Rock?
Independently produced music that would only be played on a college radio station
Rejected commercial ideals
