Exam 3 (first draft) Flashcards by Dominic Bolt

Punk and New Wave

peaked in late 70s

New Wave is just the artsy and experimental version of Punk music

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Ramones

made first album for $6000
known for short sets with short songs
intentionally low musical ability
first notable punk band

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Talking Heads

New Wave artists
opened for Ramones
college kids
notable songs: ‘Psycho Killer’ and ‘Life during Wartime’

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Funk

the term ‘funk’ originates from 1900’s New Orleans jazz scene
James Brown considered the father of funk

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notable funk artists of the late 70s

Sly and the Family Stone
Kool &amp; the Gang
Ohio Players
Average White Band
George Clinton (Dr. Funkenstein)

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origins of 70s hip-hop

Starts in the Bronx

Kool Herc & Grandmaster Flash were DJs who made beats and hip-hop tunes that paved the way for breakdancing

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Notable rap hits of the late 70s

“the message” by grandmaster flash and the furious five

“rapper’s delight” by the sugar hill gang

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New tech introduced in the 80s

cassettes, compact discs, walkmans, headphones, music videos, keyboard, analog and digital recording, etc etc

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early problems with MTV

too many one hit wonders
very few black artists
music tastes essentially went back in time

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Tina Turner

born Annie Mae Bullock
split from Ike in 1976
opened for Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart in early 80s
1982 album ‘Private Dancer’ her solo breakout

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Annie Lennox

one-half of the Eurythmics early in her career (Sweet dreams are made of this)
Solo style emulated David Bowie

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Eddie Van Halen

started band in the late 70s
first rock artists to dabble in pop, especially when he use the synthesiser in ‘Jump’
Played guitar on MJ’s Beat It

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first black artist to feature heavily on MTV

thriller was produced by Quincy Jones

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Bruce Springsteen

represented the working class
Born in the USA (1984) an iconic album and song
the song represented the treatment of vietnam vets

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Paul Simon

always adapted to the times as a solo artists
dabbled in gospel, reggae, and latin/african rhythms
Graceland (1986) his landmark album, and he worked on the album mostly in Johannesberg with black musicians from SA

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Broadway and Musicals in the 80s

popular music styles finally being included
old musicals have a revival
hit songs from musicals 
movie adaptations
MegaMusicals (essentially modern operas)

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Prince

played at least 27 instruments
did everything when it came to music production
purple rain the movie just as culturally impactful as the song

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types of artists in the 90s

adult contemporary divas
country 
r&amp;b
rap
alternative/hard rock
movie soundtracks

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Run DMC

first rap group to headline a national tour

most notable album ‘Raising Hell’ 1986

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Beastie Boys

started as a punk band in the early 80s
opened for Madonna and Run DMC
first big hit: Fight for your Right to Party

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Public Enemy

very politically focused
Fight the Power
Can’t Truss It
landmark album: ‘it takes a nation of millions to hold us back’

features of early 90s rap

Gangsta rap about growing up in the hood
west coast rap
mainstream media starts to take notice of its popularity

Queen Latifah

the first truly prominent female solo hip-hop artist

notable song: U.N.I.T.Y.

New tech of the 2000s

MPEG (first version of MP3)
MP3
Napster
iPod
iTunes
Youtube

Notable artists fueled by the rise of youtube

Justin Bieber Lady Gaga PSY

Notable streaming services

Pandora (the OG) spotify tidal apple music

What matters in the music industry in the 2000s

``` touring branding merchandising social media platforms licensing and publishing ```

What percentage of musician's income is from touring

86-94

Notable performing rights organisations

BMI (broadcast music inc.) ASCAP (american society of authors, composers and publishers) SESAC (society of european state authors and composers)

Notable differences between west and east coast rap

east coast was fueled by Diddy and Bad Boy Records, while west coast had Suge Knight and death row records

Which record label did Snoop and Dr Dre start with

death row, but after Tupac was killed they left to avoid a similar fate

Lauryn Hill

Began as a member of the Fugees never succumbed to rap stereotypes The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill won album of the year in 1999 but then she pretty much walked away from the rap scene

Two early techno pioneers

Derrick May (rhythm is rhythm - strings of life) Frankie Knuckles (your love)

Sonic Youth

NYC alt-rockers anti-corporation in everything they did 'the burning spear' 'bull in the heather'

Dead Kennedys

super hard punk rockers of the early 80s | 'california uber alles' about how the california govenor was like hitler

Gloria Estefan

``` Fused pop, disco and salsa only truly popular latin artist of the 80s from Cuba Worked with the Miami Sound Machine "Conga" ```

Genre of music most commonly associated with Selena

Tejano | "bidi bidi bom bom"

the Flamingos

doo wop pioneers of the 50s who just kept on touring from Chicago had many different members "I only have eyes for you"

the Kinks

From London Dave and Ray Davies - brothers and lead songwriters and singers kept putting out songs until the 90s

Earth Wind and Fire

Phillip Bailey was the lead songwriter and general leader of the group Maurice White was lead singer Formed in Chicago in '69 "getaway" "can't hide love" "let's groove"

Besides Madonna, who was the most successful female artist of the 80s

Janet Jackson

key features of Bebop

lots of improv Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie's performers became instant stars Jazz audiences became more refined This was Jazz's way of changing to stay relevant

key features of Cool Jazz

relaxed and laid back west coast jazz bebop without the pressure to be a virtuoso

notable cool jazz artists

Chet Baker Stan Getz Paul Desmond Dave Brubeck

key features of Hard Bop

soulful and groovy hard swinging and hard driving modern bebop (modern as in 50s)

notable hard bop artists

Horace Silver Art Blakey Lee Morgan Clifford Brown

Where did Miles Davis Grow up

born in Chicago scholarship to Julliard moved to NYC at the height of the bebop movement

Early beginnings in jazz for Miles Davis

hired by Charlie Parker | became a band leader in the 50s

Notable songs from Miles Davis and their albums

The Serpent's Tooth - from Collector's Items Jeru - from Birth of the Cool So What - from Kind of Blue In a Silent Way - album has same name

best selling jazz album of all time

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

How did Miles Davis react to the rise of modern music in the 60s

tried to emulate it in his records, which he did with whatever kind of music was popular until he died in 1991 'In a Silent Way' was inspired by Jimi Hendrix

Who were some key players of Miles Davis's quintet

it always changed over because they all instantly became stars and launched solo careers, which is why he kept having different quintets