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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE MEMBERS |
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Marty Balin, Grace Slick & Signe Anderson: VO
Paul Kanter, Jorma Kaukonen: GTR
Jack Casady: BS
Spencer Dryden & Skip Spence: DR |
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SURREALISTIC PILLOW ALBUM TRACKS |
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Definition
*"Somebody to Love"
*"White Rabbit"
"She Has Funny Cars"
"Embryonic Journey" |
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| WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ALBUM, SURREALISTIC PILLOW? |
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- Was a key recording of the Summer of Love
- Had 2 hits: "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit"
- Psychodellic, brought them into the spotlight
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WHAT MADE THE TRACK "WHITE RABBIT" SPECIAL, AND WHERE IS IT FROM? |
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Off the 2nd Jefferson Airplane album "Surrealistic Pillow".
White Rabbit used a rhythm from Bolero by Ravel.
One of the hit songs from the album. |
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WHAT MADE THE TRACK "EMBRYONIC JOURNEY" SPECIAL, AND WHERE IS IT FROM? |
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The song Embryonic Journey is from Jefferson Airplane's 2nd album, Surrealistic Pillow.
Leo Kotte, acoustic guitarist whose genre was reinforced by the solo.
Kaukonen's acoustic solo is her tour de force.
John Fahey, contemporary guitar master and owner of Takoma Records inspired it. |
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NAME FOUR NOTABLE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ALBUMS IN ORDER OF PRODUCTION. |
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Surrealistic Pillow, '67
After Bathing at Baxter's, '68
Crown of Creation, '68
Volunteers, '69 |
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WHAT WERE SOME TRACKS OFF OF THE ALBUM AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER'S? |
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Definition
Ballad of You, Me & Pooneil
Watch Her Ride
Young Girl, Sunday Blues
Two Heads |
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WHAT MADE THE ALBUM AFTER BATHING AT BAXTERS' BY JEFFERSON AIRPLANE SIGNIFICANT? |
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- Songs were divided into "suites", the musical shift identified by logner and more experimental songs
- "Spare Chaynge" was 9 minutes long, instrumental
- Heavier than previous works
- Had the single "Ballad of You Me and Pooneil" |
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WHAT WAS THE ONE NOTABLE SONG FROM THE ALBUM "CROWN OF CREATION" BY JEFFERSON AIRPLANE? |
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"Triad", written by David Crosby. It was experimental and spoke to notions of free love, with lyrics about voyerism and wife-swapping. |
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WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE ALBUM, "VOLUNTEERS"? |
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Made fun of patriotism and mocked support of corporate America.
Band separated shortly after. |
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WHAT IS THE OVERALL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BAND SANTANA? |
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- Pioneered latin jazz-rock salsa fusion.
- Brought first hit song in spanish in the US; "Oye Como Va"
- Pioneered a distinctive and influential style of playing. |
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WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND SANTANA? |
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Definition
Carlos Santana, Neal Schon - GTR
Micheal Shrieve - DR
David Brown - BS
Gregg Rolie - VO
Jose Chepito Areas, Coke Escovedo - PERCUSSION |
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WHAT MADE SANTANA'S SOUND SIGNIFICANT? |
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Definition
- Use of timbales & congas
- polyrhythms
- African and Latin percussion and rhythms
- Santana's melodic, blues-based guitar lines |
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AT WHICH IMPORTANT 60-70'S FESTIVAL DID SANTANA PLAY? |
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Definition
One.
Woodstock, where they were recruited by Clive Davis and signed by Columbia Records. |
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WHAT WERE THREE NOTABLE ALBUMS BY SANTANA IN SUCCESSION? |
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Santana, '69
Abraxis
Santana III |
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WHAT MADE THE ALBUM ABRAXIS BY SANTANA IMPORTANT? |
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- Was the band's 2nd album
- Jazz, free improvisation
- #1 on charts
- "Black Magic Woman/Gypsy" by Fleetwood Mac, "Oye Como Va" by Tito Puente, "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts"
- Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
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Definition
They signed onto Electra Records, which had acts such as Love and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band
They wanted to become like love, but they surpassed them.
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WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE DOORS? |
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Definition
Jim Morrison : VO
Ray Manzerek: Keyboard
Robby Krieger: GTR
John Densmore: Drums |
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Term
What is the history of the "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)"?
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Definition
was set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 "Songspiel"
Classical and contemporary
Covered by the Doors
Uses the Hammer Dulcimen |
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NAME SEVEN IMPORTANT SONGS BY THE DOORS. |
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Definition
"Light my Fire" - first hit
"The End" - existentialism, raga rock
"People are Strange"
"Mack the Knife"
"Love Me Two Times" - clavient
"Touch Me"
"Riders on the Storm" - Fender Rhodes Piano |
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WHAT WERE TRADEMARK SOUNDS OF THE DOORS? |
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Definition
Minor instead of major notes for more meloncholy sounds
Similar drum solos to end the songs
Morrison's hip swinging
Solo with thirds
Tack piano in "people are strange" |
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WHAT WERE TWO ALBUMS BY THE DOORS? |
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Definition
Strange Days, which had "People are Strange"
L.A Woman, which had "Riders on the Storm" |
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WHO WERE THE MEMBERS OF THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE? |
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Definition
Jimi Hendrix: Gtr
Noel Redding: Bs
Mitch Mitchell: Dr
later on:
Billy Cox: BS |
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WHAT WERE KEY SONGS OFF "ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?" BY JIMI HENDRIX? |
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Definition
"Purple Haze" - drug references
"The Wind Cries Mary" - talking blues, dylan speech style
"Fire"
"Third Stone from the Sun" - scifi |
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WHAT WERE KEY SONGS OFF AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE? |
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2nd album
"EXP" - scifi intro, feedback, effects
"Up From The Skies" - swing, jazzier, wah wah
"Spanish Castle" -p sychodellic lyrics
"Little Wing" |
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KEY SONGS AND NOTES FROM "ELETRIC LADYLAND" BY JIMI HENDRIX? |
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3rd album
Exploring black heritage
"All Along the Watchtower" by bob dylan, compendium of guitar solo styles. 1. single note 2. slides in octaves 3. wah wah pedal
4. chord solo |
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STYLE AND HISTORY OF JIMI HENDRIX? |
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Definition
Monterey Pop Fest- performance ended with Hendrix famously setting his psychedelically painted Fender Stratocaster on fire. Toured with the Monkees.
Managed by Chaz Chandler.
Combined psychadellia with jazz, soul and rythm, as well as studio effects and dylan-esque talking blues style.
Plays fender backwards, performs crazy
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WHO WERE THE MEMBERS OF DEEP PURPLE? |
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Jon Lord (organ)
Ritchie Blackmore (guitar)
Ian Gillan (vocals) |
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THREE ALBUMS BY DEEP PURPLE? |
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Deep Purple in Rock
Fireball
Machinehead |
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WHAT WAS THE DISTINCTIVE SOUND OF DEEP PURPLE? |
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Heavier
Louder
Building momentum for heavy metal |
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HIT SONGS BY DEEP PURPLE? |
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"Smoke on the Water" - catchy riff, stratocaster from Machinehead
"Highway Star" - solo, no riff, organ based, chopan sliding cascading arpeggio in solo
"Space Truckin" - riffier than highway star
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Jimmy Paige - gtr
John Paul Jones - bs, org
Robert Plant - vo
John Bonham - drums |
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BLUES-INFLUENCED LED ZEPPE SONGS? |
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Definition
"You Need Love" by Willie Dixon
"Moby Dick"
"Lemon Song"
"When the Levee Breaks" |
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SONGS OFF LED ZEPPELIN II?
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Definition
"Whole Lotta Love"
"Lemon Song"
"Moby Dick" |
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Songs off of Led Zeppelin's debut album, Led Zepplin? |
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Definition
"Black Mountain Side" - raga rock
"You Shook Me" |
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FAMOUS 4TH LED ZEPPELIN SINGLE? |
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Definition
| Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop |
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LED ZEPPELIN'S MOST FAMOUS SONG? |
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"Stairway to Heaven", 8 minutes long, cryptic, effects, backmasking, recorders, art-rock, tolkein |
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Mythological things, Plant's traditional operatic voice, mellotron |
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