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ROCK

OF THE 1960S AND 1970S

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What is rock music?

Listen to Purple Haze by Jimmy Hendrix

Write observations under the following

headings:Rhythm and metre

Harmony and tonality

Texture and melody

Timbre and dynamicsStructure and form

How would you now describe rock music?

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Psychedelic Rock

This style of rock emerged in the1960s

Listen to A Day In The Life by the

Beatlesits taken from what isconsidered to be the first psychedelicrock albumSergeant PeppersLonely Hearts Club Band

o Can you hear anything you would considerpsychedelic?

o Now listen to Paper Sun what are the elements of

psychedelia can you hear?

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Progressive Rock

Also emerged in the late 60s.

Extends songs to 15 minutes or more!

Listen to Fanfare for the Common Man byEmerson, Lake and Palmer

This uses a classical piece of music by acomposer called Copland

What elements of rock can you hear?

Now listen to On The Run by Pink Floyd and dothe listening quiz on p 71of your text book.

Progressive rock groups like psychedelic rockgroups also created concept albums one ofthe most famous is Pink Floyds The Wall allabout the walls individuals put up around

themselves.

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Hard Rock

Hard Rock emphasises the solo guitar.

It also uses different tonalitiesincluding modes

What are modes?

Hard rock also usually uses keyboards(electronic organ or synthesiser).

Listen to Child in Time by DeepPurple you can hear the modaltonality in the opening organ riff.

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PUNK ROCK

Punk developed during the mid 1970sand was a reaction against theestablishment

It saw a return to a raw sound the

simple chords and structures of rock nroll

Audiences loved the rebellious attitudesof its performers.

Listen to London Calling by The Clash can you hear the simple, repetitivechords and anti-establishment lyrics?

Punk also came with its own fashiontake a look at the photo on page 71 too.

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GLAM ROCK

Glam rock describes itself in its title!

Its performers wore outlandish costumes andvast amounts of make up and many of thethemes were about out of world topics

etherial or just about having a good time! Listen to Life on Mars by David Bowie and do

observations based on our 5 AoS.

What are the obvious differences between glam

and other types of rock? Now listen to Tiger Feet by Mud this is much

more up-beat and feel-good.

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1980s Goth and more Heavy

Metal Growing out of the punk movement,

gothic rock (or goth rock, or simplygoth) is separated from punk due toits dark and introspective, often

depressing lyrics, and keyboard-heavy backing; a far cry from punksbuzzing guitars and politically awarelyrics.

Listen toA Forest by the Cure. Can you the hearthe typical doleful, repetitive guitars and sound

effects and the vocals take a while to enter.

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A new wave of heavy metal emergedand grew in popularity at the

beginning of the 80s. Epitomised bybands such as Motrhead, IronMaiden and Def Leppard, this newtake on an established styleincorporated elements of punk,adopted a tougher sound andincreased the tempo.

This was followed later in the

decade by slightly more

accessible band such as Guns

n Roses. Listen to Sweet Child

O Mine by Guns n Roses.

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1990s Grunge and Britpop

Emerging in the mid 1980s but only gainingmajor popularity in the early 90s, the Seattlesound, or grunge, was inspired by local punkand heavy metal (particularly that of theMelvins).

It shared the characteristics of: heavily distorted guitars,

adding contrasting dynamics,

a slower tempo,

more complex harmonies,

angstfilled lyrics

a generally unkempt appearance with an understatedperformance.

Often celebrated as the first grunge recording,Touch Me Im Sickby Mudhoney features thegrunge dirty sound trademarks of snarlingvocals, energetic drumming and fuzzy guitars.

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The rise in popularity at the beginning of

the 90s was largely due to the release ofNirvanas Nevermindalbum in 1991 and

Pearl Jams Ten in the same year.

Listen to Smells Like Teen Spirit by

Nirvana

Comment on: The dynamics

The use of the guitar

The lyrics

The tonality

The structure

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Britpop was a direct reaction against theAmerican grunge type of music and the main

two bands were Oasis and Blur. There was a battle for the top in 1995 between

the two bands and people generally liked one orthe other!

It was a very British style, heavily influenced bythe Beatles and the Kinks from the 1960s.

Other bands include Suede and Pulp.

Listen to Parklife by Blur you can hear thesame repetitive riffs and British subjects youheard in the Kinks.

Oasis were much more influenced by theBeatles as this song showsDont Look Back in

Anger

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HOMEWORK

In your books research two modern rock

bands and see which 60s and 70s bands

influences them.

They may admit it or you may have to

listen to their track and find similarities

between the music

Make sure you describe how the band

was influenced