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Rock in the 70s:

Punk and New Wave. Rock in the 70s:. PUNK. Continuation of garage bands like The Kingsmen Combined with “in your face” attitude, rejection of commercial rock Rebellion against nearly all rock after early 1960s. Punk- The Beginning. Surfaces in NYC 1974-75 at club CBGB OMFUG

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Rock in the 70s:

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  1. Punk and New Wave Rock in the 70s:

  2. PUNK • Continuation of garage bands like The Kingsmen • Combined with “in your face” attitude, rejection of commercial rock • Rebellion against nearly all rock after early 1960s

  3. Punk- The Beginning • Surfaces in NYC 1974-75 at club CBGB OMFUG • Country, Blue Grass, Blues, and Other Music For Urban Gourmandizers • First punk band: New York Dolls • Modeled after English glam rockers like T. Rex, David Bowie • Performed in drag • Limited musicianship

  4. Punk - Style Rock reduced to most basic elements • Saturated eight beat - rock style beat aggressively stated by every instrument • Extremely fast tempos • Rejection of overt moves to court commercial popularity • Talent optional; passion essential

  5. The Ramones • Surf band on speed • Extremely fast tempos • Repetitive, yet catchy lyrics • Ex. Blitzkrieg Bop

  6. The Sex Pistols • English punk group, modeled after NY Dolls • Added to characteristics of Dolls, Ramones: • Nihilistic attitude • Gross antics and stage behavior • Screamed, monotonous lyrics

  7. The Sex Pistols • Lyrics, behavior calculated to offend • Songs like God Save the Queen, Anarchy in the UK banned from BBC • Tons of free publicity • Shot Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols to the top of UK charts

  8. Anarchy in the UK • Complete saturation of texture by eight beat rock rhythm • Rhythm guitar • Bass • Snare • Screamed, aggressive vocal style • Verse/refrain form • Confrontational lyrics

  9. Punk’s Demise • Burns itself out in a few years • After sparking trends in fashion, social behavior • Influence endures • Brings certain drive back into rock • Fuses with other influences to create…

  10. New Wave • Punk + other • Wide variety of styles mix well with punk • Punk + reggae • Punk + pop • Punk + art rock

  11. Punk + Reggae • Riff-based punk fuses particularly well with reggae • Political and social protest in both • Rhythmic activity in reggae, especially accented afterbeats • Exs: The Clash Elvis Costello

  12. The Clash - The Guns of Brixton • Eight-beat rhythm in drums, occasionally divides to sixteen-beat • Not saturated eight-beat • Ska afterbeats in guitar • Thin texture • Rough, unmelodic vocal style

  13. Punk + Pop • Back-to-basics feel of punk revitalized pop rock • Bright, rhythmic feel of pop works with saturated eight-beat texture • Both employ stripped down, simple textures • Exs: Blondie B-52s Elvis Costello

  14. Punk + Art Rock • Basic, stripped down textures of punk canvas for artistic elaboration • Can add • Beat-type poetry • World music • Electronic music • Or pretty much anything else • Exs: Patti Smith Devo Talking Heads

  15. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer • Thin, transparent texture • Eight-beat rhythm present as simple, continuous rhythmic pulse • “Behind the beat” feel from reggae • Nearly monotone lyric delivery

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