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British Invasion
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Timing important 1964 after JFK assasination
British resurrected the music we ignored
England's "James Dean" counterpart - "teddy boys"
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Skiffle Music
Definition
tame brand of pop, folk, and traditional jazz (taken from N.O. style)
Lonnie Donegan-"King of Skiffle"
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Facts about Beatles
Definition
Able to change music history through all facets (musical style, fashion, social behavior)
can be broken into 3 distinctive periods
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Early Period Beatles Recordings
Definition
Pop Style
Love Songs
Driving beat/Up tempo
First 4 albums
Lennon/McCartney not equal in writing songs
1st album took 13 hours to record
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Middle Period Beatles
Definition
More acoustic/fold elements (Dylan influence)
Introspective style emerges
Individuality more evident
Social statements in songs
Next 2 albume: Help! & Rubber Soul
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Late Period
Definition
Use of studio techniques
Music more individualized
More artistic composition
Added instrumentation
Drug influenced
The "white album" title was ironically least collaborative album
Last 7 releases
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The Kinks
Definition
Most staunchly (English Proper) English group of all
Known as the precursors of heavy metal and punk rock
Later known as "power chord" playing
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The Rolling Stones
Definition
Strive to be more earthly
Portrayed a vulgar look (Rough/sexy side of R&R)
Andrew Oldham-manager
Considered dangerous alternative to the mercybeat of the Beatles
Jagger/Richards core of group
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Mick Jagger
Definition
Drawl like blues singer Howlin' Wolf
Attracted to the gruff, eloquent directness of black music
White person singing black songs and flaunting it (stage presence)
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Diana Ross & the supremes
Definition
One of the most important female groups in rock history
Supremes music is purest expression of the Motown sound
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Jackson 5
Definition
Fronted by 10 yr. old Michael
Danced like mini James Brown
Jackson 5 transcended all race and age barriers
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MTV's Flagnon on 3 "Big Bangs" of Rock
Definition
Elvis-Sexual liberation
Beatles-Long hair & counter coulture
"Thriller"-Pop more about how you dance & look than only how you sound
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Rare Earth
Definition
Motown's premier white rock & soul band
experimental assault on the rock market
"Blue-Eyed Soul"
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Stevie Wonder
Definition
Most successful Motown artist
1st hit: Fingertips @ age 12
First live recording to hit #1 in rock history
120 page contract w/ Motown made business history (Financial control)
By 70s played most instruments on his albums
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Bob Dylan
Definition
Most important American contributor to rock music
First poet of mass media
Two distinctive time periods: acoustic & electric
Dylan shows that folk is rock
Fusion of country, folk, blues, R&R, poetry
Music discussed in English Classes
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Dylan's Acoustic Period
Definition
1st album: "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
Most overt Protest album
Gives feeling of "dust bowl" era
"Grapes of Wrath"
This ablum became anthem for frustrated youth
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Dylan's Electric Period
Definition
Illustrates wit
Was catalyst for drug culture/vietnam war
His band went on to form The Band w/Robbie Robinson
Set scene for folk-rock, followed by Byrds/Buffalo Springfield
"subterranean Homesick Blues"-first top 40 hit
"Like a Rolling Stone"- magnum opus about fall from being on top
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The Byrds
Definition
Group that synthesized Dylan & Beatles
Dylan's composition: "Mr. Tamborine Man" declared 1st folk-rock hit in rock history
Beatles "Ticket to Ride" inspired the sound & feel
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"Eight Miles High"
Definition
1st drug tune leading 60s music to psychedelic period (acid rock)
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"For what it's worth"
Definition
One of most representative sounds of the 60s
Written after infamous sunset strip riots of 66-67
Labeled as protest song
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