The Police Flashcards
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punk rock energy
simple instrumentation
roxanne
proto-reggae verse
rock chorus
cant stand losing you
extended song form
proto-reggae elements
message in a bottle
metrical ambiguity
bring on the night
rhythmic fakeout
mature reggae
dont stand so close to me
metric shift
controversial lyrics
behind my camel
adventurous melody/chorus
possible displaced reggae beat
every little thing she does is magic
piano texture
half-speed verse
invisible sun
brooding electric keyboard sound
serious, political lyrics
hungry for you
refrains with french text
saxophone riffs
synchronicity I
woordy complex text
straight-ahead rock style
every breath you take
chorus-based form
slow rock ballad
king of pain
changing musical features
formal play
murder by numbers
opening rhythmic fadeout
jazz-rock song
what are the six characteristics of punk rock?
An aggressive style rooted in anti-establishment sentiment
Loud and fast
Promoted individual freedom
“return-to-simplicity” approach
DIY aesthetic, including advertising and record cover designs
Distrust of “slickness” and virtuosity in musicians
the book Ghost in the Machine refers to which two layers of the human brain (and what they contain), and how is the analogy extended to machines?
emotional
logical
what individual project did each member of the Police engage in during their time off from each other in 1982?
Sting → pursued acting career and had minor solo hit
Stewart Copeland → composed musical scores
Andy Summers → recorded first album with robert fripp
what three combined features were replaced or “out” with new wave?
Long songs, extensive solos
Hippie topics (big ideas, sexuality)
Distorted, bent-string guitar solos and soaring synthesizer lines
what 5 bands did the Police travel with for their August 5, 1977 concert?
Eddie and the hot rods
The clash
The damned
The jam
The maniacs
which 4 songs from our class did the Police perform at their 1980 LA concert?
Roxanne
Message in a bottle
Can’t stand losing you
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