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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 2016 10:00 am – 12:50 pm Comprehensive
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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]
California Surf Music West Coast (Los Angeles)- Eclectic Mix of sounds- Surfing, Cars, & Girls Jan & Dean (LA boys)- Little Old Lady from Pasadena – YouTube (1964, # 3) Dick Dale and the Del Tones- high wattage amps & reverb- The Very Best of Dick Dale byDick Dale full album THE CHANTAYS Pipeline The Ventures (Seattle, WA)- Fender Guitars & studio effects- The Ventures - Walk -- Don't Run (original) - [STEREO] – YouTube (1959, # 2; 1964, # 8)- The Ventures - Wipe Out – YouTube(cover of the Surfaris’ 1963 # 2 hit)
The Beach Boys Formed 1962, So. California 3 brothers, cousin & a friend Brian Wilson – leader, composer & producer Multi-part vocal harmonies Exs.- Beach Boys - Surfin Usa HD – YouTube (1963, # 3)- The Beach Boys- California Girls (with lyrics) - YouTube (1965, # 3) - Beach Boys - Barbara Ann – YouTube(1965, # 2)
The Beach Boys Increasing use of studio sounds Brian Wilson stops touring to be “producer/composer” Pet Sounds (1966 album)- 6 band members- 5 engineers- 62 studio musicians “Good Vibrations” (1966, # 1)[see next slide] Exs.- The Beach Boys [Pet Sounds] - Sloop John B (Stereo Remaster) – YouTube (1966, # 3) - The Beach Boys God Only Knows (Lyrics via Description) (HQ) – YouTube(1966, B side, # 39)- The Beach Boys Pet Sounds Full Album HD Greatest Album of all time (maybe?) Brian Wilson
“Good Vibrations” Released 10 Oct 1966, # 1 in US & UK(# 6 on Rolling Stone top 500 greatest Rock songs) “Pocket Symphony” – non-traditional instruments Electro-Theremin (see next slide) Ex. : Beach Boys Good Vibrations – YouTube Unique form (use text book LG, p. 313-15)
Theremin & Eletro-Theremin Leo Theremin (c. 1930) How to play:Theremin Lesson One – YouTubeTheremin Lesson Two - YouTube
The Beatles(beginnings) Liverpool Skiffle Band- The Quarrymen- nucleus (Lennon, McCartney, Harrison) - Drummer (Hanton), Bass (Sutcliffe) AKA Johnny and the Moondogs, Silver Beetles, etc. Auditions for Professional management Brief tour of Scotland 1st Recording (1958)- The Quarrymen - That'll Be The Day – YouTube(cover of Buddy Holly tune)
Beatlesin Hamburg 1960 & 1962- three long dates (‘62)- 246 performances 6-hour gigs- learn everything- American rock ‘n roll (Germans liked!) Examples.- The Beatles - Red Hot (Full Version) - Live at the Star Club – YouTube- My Bonnie—The Beatles With Tony Sheridan Pete Best (drums), Harrison, Lennon, McCartney, and Sutcliffe (bass)
Liverpool:The Cavern 1961-63: 292 gigs- continuing “education” Lunchtime crowds American influences- sailors w/ records Example:- The Beatles Hippy Hippy Shake (Pop Go The Beatles September 3,1963) - YouTube
Two major influences • Brian Epstein • Record store manager • becomes Beatles’ manager (1961) • changes image and promotes band • George Martin (the “5th Beatle”) • A&R man for Parlophone (EMI) • Produces & engineers sessions • Replaces Pete Best w/ Ringo
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)