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978-0205772995 Chapter 1
3 Chapter 1 The Prehistory of Rock & Roll Outline I. Dispel the notion of a specific birth date and time for rock and roll II. Sheet music a. Originated as an European business b. Tin Pan Alley—a brash, New […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 10
44 Chapter 10 New Wave and Synth Pop (1977-1987) Outline I. New York a. Bands i. Blondie ii. Television iii. Talking Heads b. Record labels i. Sire Records c. Clubs i. CBGB II. Musical directions a. A break from blues […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 11
48 Chapter 11 Alternative Rock (1982-1987) Outline I. Three trajectories of alternative rock music a. Punk attitude b. College radio c. Indie Rock II. U2 a. Defined the restlessness of alternative rock b. Charismatic frontman c. The Joshua Tree i. […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 12
53 Chapter 12 American Punk: The Second Wave (1987-1994) Outline I. Seattle underground a. Sub Pop Records i. Founders, Pavitt and Poneman II. Seminal Seattle bands a. The Melvins i. Pioneered the slow, sludgy sound b. Green River i. Created […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 13
57 Chapter 13 Hip Hop and Rap (1973- ) Outline I. Hip hop culture a. Graffiti art b. Break dancing c. Rap music i. Entertainment for live parties ii. DJ iii. Emcee II. Hip hop roots a. African griots b. […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 14
63 Chapter 14 Smooth Sounds, Slick Packaging: The Persistence of Pop (1994– ) Outline I. A rock era ends a. Woodstock ‘94 i. Compare to Woodstock 1969 b. Kurt Cobain dies c. Trends since 1994 i. The persistence of pop […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 15
67 Chapter 15 Hyphenated-Rock & Explorations of the Postmodern Self (1994– ) Outline I. Neo-Progressive bands a. Radiohead b. Coldplay c. Godspeed You! Black Emperor d. Sigur Ros e. TV On the Radio II. Neo-Psychedelic bands a. The Dandy Warhols […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 2
7 Chapter 2 The “Birth” of Rock & Roll (1951-1955) Outline I. The First Rock n Roll concert event a. 1952 b. Promoter Alan Freed, deejay c. 6,000 gatecrashers i. police disperse the crowd II. First Rock and Roll Ball, […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 3
10 Chapter 3 The Establishment Strikes Back (1954-1960) Outline I. Perceived subversive elements of rock and roll a. Rock versus pop music i. Rhythmic narcosis ii. The dance craze versus crooners iii. Underground music of the lower class b. Films […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 4
13 Chapter 4 American Bandstand, Teen Idols, and Race Lines (1957-1961) Outline I. Repackage, sanitized rock and roll a. Cover versions i. Pat Boone ii. Bill Haley iii. Racial undertones iv. Authenticity II. Squeaky-clean teen idols a. Pat Boone i. […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 5
17 Chapter 5 Changin’ Times (1962-1966) Outline I. Folk music a. The color line b. Authentic versus commercial c. The protest song d. The politics of folk music i. Woody Guthrie ii. Pete Seeger iii. The Almanac Singers iv. The […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 6
21 Chapter 6 The British Invasion (1964-1966) Outline I. Musical roots in Britain a. Skiffle music i. Artist Lonnie Donegan II. The Beatles a. Liverpool, England b. The Merseybeat style c. Early success factors i. The Hamburg experience ii. The […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 7
26 Chapter 7 The Summer of Love and Psychedelic Rock (1967-1969) Outline I. The hippie movement a. West Coast Counterculture i. Drugs ii. Intense perception iii. Timothy Leary iv. Ken Kesey v. Poets and writers II. Anti war stance i. […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 8
32 Chapter 8 Sirens, Soul Singers, and Sellouts (1967-1975) Outline I. Soft rock a. James Taylor b. Carly Simon c. Carole King i. Best-seller, Tapestry II. Country rock a. The Eagles b. Linda Ronstadt i. Female rocker of the seventies […]
978-0205772995 Chapter 9
39 Chapter 9 Disco, Punk, & New Wave: Strange Bedfellows (1973-1979) Outline I. Disco a. Producers i. Gorgio Moroder b. Disco divas i. Donna Summer c. Saturday Night Fever d. The club scene i. Studio 54 II. Disco Technology a. […]
978-0205772995 Part 3
27. The Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen” was an ironic mockery of British royalty. a. True b. False (Answer: a, p. 162) 28. In addition to TV, the Sex Pistols were banned in many clubs. a. True b. False […]
978-0205772995 Part 4
57 13. Golden Age rap characterized by a calm and easy to understand delivery: a. Eric B. and Rakim b. Public Enemy c. KRS-One 14. Gangsta rap originated a. on the East Coast. b. on the West Coast. c. simultaneously […]
978-0205772995 The Common Feature Of Doo-wop Music Was
Test Item File Clifford F. Adams Adjunct Professor of Vernacular Music College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati For THINK Rock FIRST EDITION Kevin Dettmar ISBN: 02-0-57729-86 Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. 2 Table of Contents 1. The […]
Chuck Berry Performed His Famous _________ During His Guitar Solos.
21 13. The Kingston Trio received the first Best Country and Western Grammy Award. a. True b. False 14. Bob Dylan’s first album was a hit, both commercially and critically. a. True b. False (Answer: b, p. 78) 15. Bob […]