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| features of psychedelic music (because of LSD): |
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1. De-chronizing: wandering feeling
2. De-personalizing: collective improvisation (jams)
3. Dynamization: things are put in motion. warped, distorted, music flows, melts |
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| 3 Musical Signifiers for psychedelic Music: |
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1.European avante-garde music
"A Day in the Life"
de-chronization (the freak-out)
2. Avante garde jazz: John Coltrane (not actually on drugs though?)
3.Indian Music
"Love you Too" Beatles
notes and time not done the way western music i |
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| Big Brother and the Holding Company |
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"Ball and Chain"
starts out like Blues, then psychedelic |
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Roots in Jug Band
"Viola Lee Blues" |
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offshoot of psychedelic
intellectual, album oriented
structured forms, contrasts, sections, mathematical and composed
"art rock"
classical music influence
Sgt. Pep's, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, The Pretty Things |
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Offshoot of psychedelic
theatrical, crossdressing part
David Bowie |
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Weirdo
alternative hard/soft rock
"Space Oddity" "Ziggy Stardust" |
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1929: hillbilly music
white appropriation of black style |
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faster, more impressive style
string band
straight rhythm
yodeling
'Mule Skinner Blues"
evokes old america, but they're commerical |
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Bakersfield sound
bass, fiddle, acoustic and electric guitar
"they're gonna put me in the movies" |
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Bakersfield Sound
"Okie From Muskogee" |
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#1 Love songs 1961-62
white ethnic appeal: many different languages in "My Melody of Love"
sounds like 50s music
"Beer Barrel Polka" "Mr. Lonely" |
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| Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions |
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associated with gospel sound/collective identity
"Keep on PUshing" "we're a winner"
"choice of colors": "we shall overcome" melody, against black power identity
"don't worry, if there's a hell below, we're all gonna go": failure of collective identity, funk |
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repeating riff
tribal drums
syncopated |
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"We Can Be Together"
psychedelic
"break down the wall" from Black Panther's slogan "up against the wall motherf*****" |
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