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Get prepared for the upcoming final exam with this comprehensive study session. The session will cover topics from chapters 8 & 9, as well as potentially a small part of chapter 10. Review sheets for specific details can be found.
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Friendly Warning # 1:Multi-Chapter Test (# 4) Covers most of Chapters 8 & 9(and maybe a small part of 10?)(see Review Sheets for specifics)Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Friendly Warning # 2 Final Exam Thursday, 28 April 201610:00 am – 12:50 pmComprehensive “Study Session” for reviewing your own tests TBA (27 Apr ‘16)
Chapter 9 “Good Vibrations” :American Pop and the British Invasion, the 1960s
Chapter 9 (outline) The Early 1960s: Dance music and “Teenage Symphonies” Berry Gordy and Motown Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys The Beatles, the British Invasion, and the American Response [Nothing else covered in this chapter]
The Beatles (c. 1962-4) The Beatles - Please Please Me (2009 Mono Remaster) (UK top 10)(US – did not chart)(text book LG, p. 306-11) The Beatles Love Me Do (BBC Pop Go The Beatles June 1,1963) (UK # 17) The Beatles- She Loves You (1963 Live) – YouTube(UK # 1) The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/9/64 (US # 1, late 1963) (Note the haircuts and suits)
Beatles Movies A Hard Day's Night Official Remastered Trailer (2014) - The Beatles Movie HD A Hard Days Night - Funny Moments It's been a Hard Day's Night - Beatles (text book LG, p. 308-9) The Beatles Help! The Trailer The Beatles At Home, From The Film Help! The Beatles - Help Lyrics A Hard Day’s Night (1964) Help! (1965)
Influences on Beatles’ Sound “Skiffle” – general “jangly” sound- Lonnie Donegan - Puttin' On the Style US Rock ‘n Roll / Rockabilly – Elvis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, etc. 12-bar blues or basic song forms Chuck Berry guitar strum Fuzz tone – Ventures, also Les Paul Brill Building – lyrics & song forms Vocal harmonies – girl groups, Everly Bros., etc
Beatles Lyrics See: THE BEATLES lyrics for all words Early Examples (1963/64)- Beatles Top 5 #1: She Loves You Lyrics- The Beatles - I want to hold your hand (inglés y español) “Yesterday” (Album: Help!, 1965) - THE BEATLES LYRICS – Yesterday- The Beatles -Yesterday lyrics (text book LG, p. 308-9) “Eleanor Rigby” (Album: Revolver, 1966) - THE BEATLES LYRICS - Eleanor Rigby- BonsTempos - Eleanor Rigby Cartoon (text book LG, p. 309-11)
The Beatles (mid-career) The Beatles (1966) “Beatlemania” (August 1966 – Last stadium concert)- The Beatles at Shea Stadium – YouTube- The Beatles - Help! *RARE FOOTAGE SHEA STADIUM* (1965) HQ Revolver (1966 album) Beginning of “studio” sound More complex “composition” Album-length works Impossible to (re)create inlive performance Exs. of “studio” works- Tomorrow Never Knows (Revolver, 1966)- The Beatles - A Day In The Life(Sgt. Pepper’s, 1967)
NO MATERIAL AFTER THIS SLIDE IS REQUIRED, BUT….. POTENTIAL EXTRA CREDIT ON TEST # 4
Other British Bands “The British Invasion” (1964-66) Beatles “imitators”- “good boy” image- clean-cut image, shaven, uniform suits, etc.- “mop tops” (Beatles haircuts, bangs) Brian Epstein (NEMS Enterprises) managed- Gerry & the Pacemakers- Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas (Lennon/McCartney songs)- Cilla Black (Lennon/McCarney covers)- The Remo Four (Liverpool) Some successful British acts (1st US appearance, c. 1964)- Chad & Jeremy (7 Top 40 hits, 1965-66)- Peter and Gordon (“A World Without Love,” US # 1, 1964)- Manfred Mann (“Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” US/UK/Can # 1)- Petula Clark (“Downtown”, UK # 2, US/Can # 1, 1965)
Gerry & the Pacemakers Formed in Liverpool, 1959 “Mersey Beat” (after river) 1st 3 records top UK chart Decline in 1965, disband in following year (1966) Examples- YouTube - Gerry and The Pacemakers (“How Do You Do It”) (1963 Debut, UK # 1)- Gerry & The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey (1965) – YouTube(UK # 8, US # 6, 1965)
Dave Clark 5 Dave Clark – drummerleader & manager (1957) “Tottenham Sound”- North London- sax & keyboard 1st British group to hit US charts after Beatles “cleaner than the Beatles” 17 Ed Sullivan appearances Faded after 1967 Examples- Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over (original video 1963) (US # 6, 1964)- Catch Us If You Can Dave Clark Five {Stereo} (1965 movie theme)
Herman’s Hermits R&B band turned to pop Non-threatening image(teenybopper appeal) Few UK hits after 1964 Peter Noone –affects British “accent” for US audiences Top US pop act (1965) Example- YouTube - Hermans Hermits - Mrs. Brown you've got a lovely daughter 1965 (US # 1) “Herman”(Peter Noone)
Freddie and the Dreamers 1963-65 Mersey Beat band(from Manchester) Freddie Garrity (5’3”)-former milkman- comedian, frontman Examples- Freddie & the Dreamers I'm Telling You Know (UK # 2, US # 1)- Do The Freddie (1965 Dance Craze) “... a plentitude of talentlessidiocy ... a triumph of rock as cretinous swill, and as suchshould be not only respected,but given their place in history.”(Rock critic Lester Bangs, 1980)
The Hollies Manchester (formed 1962) “squeaky clean” image Only one UK # 1 Limited US success, but… 29 hits on charts in 1960s Considered “third group”(after Beatles & Rolling Stones) Examples- The Hollies - Bus Stop (US # 5)- YouTube - The Hollies - Carrie Anne (US # 9)
Blues-Based British Bands Not the clean-cut Beatles’ image See as “Bad Boys” & non-conformists Sound : American (Electric/Chicago) Blues- but not the 12-bar form (only occasionally)- pitch-bending, distortion, “blue notes”- Blues vocals (style of Muddy Waters, Elmore James) London “Blues Revival” @ Ealing Club (c. 1962) Major names include : Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton,John Mayall, John McLaughlin, Stevie Winwood, et al.(also Mick Jagger & Keith Richards)
The Animals Alan Price R & B Combo Joined by Eric Burden (1963) “Animals” on stage To London (1964) UK tour w/ Chuck Berry US appearances (1964-65) Disbanded Sept. 1966 Example- ♫ The Animals ♪ House Of The Rising Sun (Live 1964) ♫ Video & Audio Remastered HD - YouTube
The Rolling Stones Formed 1962- Bryan Jones- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards- Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts Name from Muddy Waters’ tune “Rollin’ Stone” R&B mixed w/ Rock ‘n Roll Crawdaddy’s (London Club) Scruffy “Bad Boy” image Slow US success (c. 1965)
The Rolling StonesExamples Rolling Stones The Last Time 1965 The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Official Lyric Video) Rolling Stones LIVE - "Let's Spend The Night Together" - on TOTP, '67 – YouTube
The Kinks Ray & Dave Davies, Pete Quaife, Mick Avory (1964) Rock ‘n Roll into….. Hard Rock Distorted Guitar sound Peter Townshend: “The Kinks were much more quintessentially English. I always think that Ray Davies should one day be Poet Laureate. He invented a new kind of poetry and a new kind of language for pop writing that influenced me from the very, very, very beginning.” EX. the kinks- you really got me - YouTube
Spencer Davis Group Birmingham (1963) Steve Winwood (b. 1948), vocals & Hammond B-3 Organ Example- Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin' (1966) 1967 – Winwood quits to form Traffic
The Yardbirds Backup band in London R&B scene Sept. 1963 – follow Rolling Stones as “house band” at Crawdaddy’s (mediocre success) Oct. 1963 – Eric Clapton hired as lead guitar (2nd from left) 1964 debut album – Five Live Yardbirds (modest success) 1965 tour w/ Sonny Boy Williamson: “Those English kids want to play the blues so bad—and they play the blues so bad.”
TheYardbirds(cont’d) “For Your Love” (1965)- studio musicians play most of the session, so…. Clapton quits the band, but…. Jeff Beck (left) & Jimmy Page (2nd left) join. Examples:- The Yardbirds - For Your Love – YouTube- YouTube - The Yardbirds - Heart Full Of Soul
The Who Formed 1964 (was a “trad” band, played R&B, Country) Popular w/ “Mods”(London “moderns”) 1st smashed guitar (Sept 64) :makes destruction of instruments a stage trademark Pop Singles very successful The Who Sell Out(Concept Album 1967) Tommy(rock “opera”1968)
The Who 1965 1st release The Who- I Can`t Explain - YouTube(influence of the Kinks) 1967 release (US # 9)- YouTube - the Who- I can see for miles(rarely performed live)
Chapter 10 “Blowin’ In the Wind” :Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and the Rise of Rock, 1960s
BASICS in later 1960s • Country Music outside the Pop Mainstream- Okie From Muskogee by Merle Haggard • Mainstreaming of Black Styles- R&B into “Soul”- Statement of Black Pride & Politics • Urban Folk Music- Meets Rock and Goes Electric- Protest and Contemporary Politics
Ray Charles : “The Genius” • GA sharecropper’s son • Blind by age 7 • FL School for Deaf & Blind • R&B mixed w/ Gospel- “testifying” (religious)- secular topics (often sexual)- shouts, groans, call & response • EX.- Ray Charles - What'd I Say LIVE (1954)- Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind (LIVE) HD (1960) 1930-2004
“King of Soul” • Born Mississippi- son of Baptist Minister (w/ 8 children)- Gospel singer from about age of nine • The Soul Stirrers (founded 1926, Texas)- leading Gospel Quartet- Cooke joins c. 1940- The Soul Stirrers Featuring Sam Cooke - He'll Make A Way – YouTube (C.1954) • Move to Popular (“Sweet Soul”)- first recordings under pseudonyms- Sam Cooke You send me Original (1957 # 1on Pop and R&B)- SAM COOKE- "CHAIN GANG" – YouTube (1960 # 2 on Pop)- Sam Cooke Twistin' the Night Away lyrics (1962 # 9 Pop and # 1 R&B) • Posthumous Release- Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video) (1965 R&B # 9)- “Anthem” of the Civil Rights Movement Sam Cooke(1931-64)
James Brown (1933-2006) • The Fabulous Flames (1953-61)- YouTube - James Brown & The Famous Flames Try Me 1958 Federal 12337 • James Brown Show Band (1965)- JAMES BROWN Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (complete version)- James Brown - I Feel Good (rare) • 5 April 1968 (MLK assassination)- YouTube - The Night James Brown Saved Boston 8/1-YouTube - The Night James Brown Saved Boston 8/4 (watch first) • Heading toward “Funk” (1968)james brown,say it loud i'm black and i'm proud “Hardest working man in show business” “Godfather of Soul”
Aretha Franklin (b. 1942) • “Queen of Soul” • Daughter of Minister • Church Vocal Experience- Aretha Franklin - Precious Lord (Part 1 & 2) - 7″ - 1960 • Lady Soul (1968)- Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul - 7″ EP 33 RPM - 1968 • Otis Redding’s “Respect”- Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967] (Original Version)
Friendly Warning # 1:Multi-Chapter Test (# 4) Covers most of Chapters 8 & 9(and maybe a small part of 10?)(see Review Sheets for specifics)Tuesday, 26 April 2016