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next to you

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punk rock energy

simple instrumentation

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roxanne

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proto-reggae verse

rock chorus

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cant stand losing you

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extended song form

proto-reggae elements

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message in a bottle

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metrical ambiguity

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bring on the night

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rhythmic fakeout

mature reggae

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dont stand so close to me

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metric shift

controversial lyrics

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behind my camel

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adventurous melody/chorus

possible displaced reggae beat

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every little thing she does is magic

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piano texture

half-speed verse

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invisible sun

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brooding electric keyboard sound

serious, political lyrics

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hungry for you

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refrains with french text

saxophone riffs

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synchronicity I

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woordy complex text

straight-ahead rock style

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every breath you take

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chorus-based form

slow rock ballad

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king of pain

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changing musical features

formal play

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murder by numbers

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opening rhythmic fadeout

jazz-rock song

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what are the six characteristics of punk rock?

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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

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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?

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emotional

logical

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what individual project did each member of the Police engage in during their time off from each other in 1982?

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Sting → pursued acting career and had minor solo hit

Stewart Copeland → composed musical scores

Andy Summers → recorded first album with robert fripp

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what three combined features were replaced or “out” with new wave?

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Long songs, extensive solos

Hippie topics (big ideas, sexuality)

Distorted, bent-string guitar solos and soaring synthesizer lines

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what 5 bands did the Police travel with for their August 5, 1977 concert?

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Eddie and the hot rods

The clash

The damned

The jam

The maniacs

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which 4 songs from our class did the Police perform at their 1980 LA concert?

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Roxanne

Message in a bottle

Can’t stand losing you

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