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The Beatles |
liverpool, england john forms quarry men 1958, meets paul who joins (name change to john and the moon dogs), george asked to join
all 3 sang and played guitar
1960s name changed to Silver Beetles
once they added a bassist and switched drummers they again switched their name to the now famous The Beatles
1960-62 they did US rock covers
when bassist Stu Surcliffe leaves, paul familiarizes himself with bass
Aug 1962, let go drummer Pete Best for Richard Starkely aka Ringo Starr |
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Cavern Club |
where the Beatles played between Feb 1961 and Aug 1963 where they met eventually manager Brian Epstein, who then got them a contract with EMI |
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George Martin |
their producer |
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Beatlemania |
synonymous with British Invasion, landed in NYC (US soil) Feb 7, 1964 "I Want to Hold Your Hand" #1 British charts for 5 weeks, entered US charts |
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Skiffle |
term used to describe sort of folk music in Britain with US jazz, blues, and folf music elements ex) quarry men |
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sitar |
guitar-like instrument of india with pear shaped body and long fretted neck; twangy, slightly out of tune sound due to prevalence of microtones ex) "Love You Too/ Revolver" (1966) George used sitar and tabla drum and "Norwegian Wood" (1965) |
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meter |
refers to how music is divided into counts, w/most common meter in rock being quadruple meter (4|4, common time) where music is divided into 4 even counts or pulses that continue to repeat throughout song |
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musique concrete |
creative manipulation (backwards, sped up, slowed down, spliced, etc..) of recorded sounds (natural or electronic) on tape ex) "Tomorrow Never Knows/Revolver" (1966) tape loops and backwards guitar |
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The Rolling Stones |
london, england singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards named after Muddy Waters song formed 1962
also og had Brian Jones on lead guitar, Bill Ivyman on bass, and Charlie Watts on drums did blues covers at first 1st US single: "Not Fade Away" (1964) Buddy Holly
"Paint It Black"(1966) and Aftermath Album ex of sitar
Brian Jones-->Mick Taylor-->Ronnie Wood |
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dulcimer |
stringed instrument where strings are usually struck with small handheld felt hammers ex) Rolling Stones' Aftermath Album |
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harpsichord |
keyboard instrument that looks like small piano, which was popular in 1700s during baroque period of music; mechanism inside plucks strings when keys are struck with fingers, giving notes short, staccato sound ex) Rolling Stones' Aftermath album |
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Merseybeat Bands |
british bands that became popular in US and all came from general area around river mersey near liverpool/manchester ex) The Hollies (1962, Allen Clark and Graham Nash) and Herman's Hermits |
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mods |
subculture in england started in late 1950s and centered around music and fashion associated w/tailor made suits, vespas, and rec amphetamine party use |
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The Kinks |
formed in 1964 northern london by brothers Ray and Dave Davies one word: wild mod following, used fuzz tone |
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fuzz tone |
distorted, blurred sound of electric guitar |
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The Who |
Pete Townshend, John Entwistle Riger Daltrey, and Keith Moon "My Generation" Monterey Pop Festival 1967 raised popularity "Tommy" (1969) first 'rock opera' mod following |
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The Yardbirds |
london 1963, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page transition from blues to pop made Eric leave and eventually join John Maya and Bluesbreakers Jeff Beck leaves in 1966, Jimmy Page becomes lead guitarist using bows on strings, experimenting w/effects like wah wah pedal and distortion fuzz box |
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hammer-on |
guitar technique where, after picking 1st note, another finger on fretted hand comes down on a string (like sm hammer) to make another note sound, without actually picking 2nd note ex) "Heart Full of Soul" (1965) The Yardbirds The Yardbirds The Yardbirds |
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Jimmy Page |
put together 'New Yardbirds' in 1968 became Led Zepplin (blues rock, heavy metal) |
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Cream |
formed in London 1966 singer Eric Clapton, drummer Ginger Baker, and bassist Jack Bruce became 1st super group and power trio |
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wah-wah pedal |
guitar effect pedal, filters high (treble) or low (bass) frequencies based on position of pedal when it's rocked back and forth; gives wah wah humanlike effect ex) "White Room" Cream (1968) 1:25 also call and response w/vocals and guitar |
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The Monkees |
created for TV, inspired by The Beatles 'A Hard Day's Night' actors included: Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones musical direction highly supervised |
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Power Pop |
developed mainly after british invasion in Britain and US as groups sought to replicate Beatles pop sound ex) The Rasberries from Cleveland, Ohio (inspired by the Beatles and The Who) and The Romantics (1977 Detroit, Michigan, also new wave think "What I like About You" with musical break and harmonica solo) |
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garage bands |
made up of amateur and or untrained musicians that rehearsed in a garage, peaked in mid 1960s, served as precursor for punk ex) Kingsmen, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Sonics |
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US Blues Revival examples |
Paul Butterfield Blues Band from Chicago, Illinois Janis Joplin from Port Arthur, Texas James 'Jimi Hendrix' Marshall from Seattle Washington |
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Jimi Hendrix (1942-70) |
taught himself guitar at 15, served in military Jimi Hendrix experience formed after meeting with Chas Chandler, the Animal's bassist, who had convinced him to go to london with him where he got him bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell |
