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ROCK: POSTMODERNISM IN ACTION FIRST EDITION MICHAEL BARNETT Bassim Hamadeh, CEO and Publisher Kassie Graves, Director of Acquisitions Jamie Giganti, Senior Managing Editor Miguel Macias, Senior Graphic Designer Mark Combes, Senior Field Acquisitions Editor Sean Adams, Project Editor Luiz Ferreira, Senior Licensing Specialist Christian Berk, Associate Editor Joyce Lue, Interior Designer Copyright © 2017 by Cognella, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information retrieval system without the written permission of Cognella, Inc. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Cover image copyright © iStockphoto LP/Yuri_Arcurs. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-63487-509-7 (pb) / 978-1-63487-510-3 (br) CONTENTS Preface VII About the Text and Companion Website • To the Instructor • To the Student UNIT 1: DEFINITION AND PREHISTORY OF ROCK Chapter 1: Basics of Rock 3 The Golden Age of Rock (1960–1999) • Musical Characteristics • Cultural Context • The Post-WWII Economic Boom and the Growth of the Middle Class • Postmodernism • The Cold War • The Dawn of the Television and Technological Ages • The Birth and Subsequent Commercialization of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Mid–Late 1950s and Early 1960s • The Civil Rights and Subsequent Human Rights Movements • The Growing Dissent Toward Authority in the Minds of the Young • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 2: American Music Before Rock: A Brief History 21 Basic African Musical Characteristics • Basic European Musical Characteristics • The Parlor Song • The Minstrel Show • Brass Bands • Recording Technology and the Development of the Phonograph Record • Ragtime • Radio • Billboard Magazine • Tin Pan Alley, Vaudeville, Broadway, Movies, and the Reinvention of the Pop Song • Blues • Blues Basics • Hillbilly and Early Country Music • Early Jazz and the Jazz Age • Boogie-Woogie • Black Gospel Music • Symphonic Jazz, the Great Depression and the Big Band Swing Era • Socially Conscious Folk Music • American Music in the Wake of World War II • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 3: The Fifties, R&B, and Rock ‘n’ Roll 59 Cultural Context • Multitrack Recording and New Record Formats • The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) • The Changing Role of Radio and the Birth of the Disc Jockey • 1950s Popular Music • Crooners, Pop Stars, and Musicals • Honky-Tonk • Rhythm & Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and the “Indies” • Atlantic Records • Imperial Records • Specialty Records • Chess Records • Buddy Holly and the Future of Rock • A Changing Society • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics UNIT 2: THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES Chapter 4: American Rock Before 1964 97 Cultural Context • Teen Idols • Girl Groups and Phil Spector • A Producer’s Role • The Brill Building and Remnants of Tin Pan Alley • The Twist: A Rock-Oriented Dance Craze • Activist Folk Music • Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, and Surf Rock • Roy Orbison • Garage Bands • The Social Climate on the Eve of the British Invasion • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 5: The Beatles and the British Invasion 121 The Beatles’ Formation • Beatlemania and Touring Years: 1962–1966 • Landing in America • The Final Tour (and Revolver) • Psychedelia and the Studio Years: 1966–1970 • Other Important British Invasion Bands • The Rolling Stones • The Yardbirds • Eric Clapton and Cream • The Who • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 6: American Rock from 1964–1969 159 Cultural Context • Folk Rock • Dylan Rocks • Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations • Frank Zappa • Jim Morrison and The Doors • Jimi Hendrix • Music Festivals • The San Francisco Scene • The Grateful Dead • Janis Joplin and Grace Slick • Creddence Clearwater Revival • Santana • Sly and The Family Stone • The End of the Beginning • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 7: Mainstream Rock in the Seventies 187 Cultural Context • Mainstream Rock • Elton John • Billy Joel • Stevie Wonder • Carole King • James Taylor • Lennon and McCartney after The Beatles • Marvin Gaye • Paul Simon • Bruce Springsteen • Carly Simon • Linda Ronstadt • Rod Stewart • Fleetwood Mac • Queen • The Eagles • America • Parliament/Funkadelic/P-Funk • Bob Marley and Reggae • Other Developments in Pop Music • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 8: Hard Rock, Punk, and Heavy Metal in the Seventies 211 Another Word Regarding Labeling Music • Led Zeppelin • Deep Purple • Aerosmith • Lynyrd Skynyrd and Southern Rock • ZZ Top • Heart • AC/DC • Journey • Van Halen and the Guitar Solo Heard ‘Round the World • Kiss • Punk Rock • The Ramones • The Sex Pistols • Heavy Metal in the 1970s • Black Sabbath • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 9: Art Rock, Progressive Rock, and Fusion in the Seventies 241 Art Rock or Progressive Rock? • Pink Floyd • David Bowie • Genesis • Emerson, Lake & Palmer • Yes • Rush • Supertramp and Progressive Pop • Kansas and American Prog • Brand X and Fusion • The Legacy of 1970s Rock • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics IV | CONTENTS UNIT 3: THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES Chapter 10: Mainstream Rock in the Eighties 265 Cultural Context • From “Me” to “We” • AIDS/HIV • Television in the 1980s • MTV and VH1 • New Wave–Influenced Mainstream Rock in the 1980s • The Police • Talking Heads • Blondie • Duran Duran • Culture Club • Eurythmics • Billy Idol • U2 • Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Prince: Pop Rock’s Holy Trinity • Madonna • Michael Jackson • Prince • American Roots Rock in the 1980s • Bruce Springsteen • John (Cougar) Mellencamp • Rock’s Ongoing Diversification • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 11: Hard Rock in the Eighties 293 Hard Rock Around 1980 • Van Halen in the 1980s • Pat Benatar • Billy Squier • Styx • Triumph • Joan Jett & the Blackhearts • Deep Purple in the 1980s • The “Power Ballad” • Bon Jovi • The Cult • Guns N’ Roses • Hard Rock Supergroups of the 1980s • Damn Yankees • Funk Rock/Rap Rock in the 1980s • Red Hot Chili Peppers • Primus • Hard Rock and Metal • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 12: Heavy Metal in the Eighties 317 Cultural Context • Tipper Gore and the Parent’s Music Resource Center (PMRC) • Heavy Metal Vilified in Prime Time • The Moscow Music Peace Festival • The Three-Headed Metal Monster of the 1980s • Judas Priest • Motörhead • Iron Maiden • The Remarkable Life of Bruce Dickinson • Def Leppard • Ozzy Osbourne Goes Solo • Glam Metal • Mötley Crüe • Underground Thrash Metal • Metallica • Slayer • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 13: Grunge and Alternative Metal in the Nineties 351 Cultural Context • Television in the 1990s • The Internet • Generation X • Nirvana • Pearl Jam • Soundgarden • Alice in Chains • Alternative Metal • Living Colour • Faith No More • Ice-T and Body Count • Helmet • Rage Against the Machine • Korn • Sevendust • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Chapter 14: Alternative Rock in the Nineties 373 An Alternative View on Alternative as Mainstream • Jane’s Addiction • Green Day • The Smashing Pumpkins • Nine Inch Nails • The Alternative Movement and Third Wave Feminism • Tracy Chapman • Alanis Morissette • Natalie Merchant • Tori Amos • Britpop • Oasis • Radiohead • Rock at the End of the 1990s • Suggested Chapter Related Activities • Suggested Discussion Topics Conclusion: Rock Music and Culture in the Twenty-First Century 395 Digital Technology and Internet Commerce • Modern Cultural Values Bibliography and Reading List 399 Contents | V PREFACE t could easily be argued that no other type of music is more entrenched in American culture than rock. I For many people, myself included, rock music provided the soundtrack to our lives. The songs, the artists, the feeling of freedom and rebelliousness, even the look and the lingo that pervaded rock was a constant presence, a given. In other words, I have much more than an academic interest in rock music. My own relationship with rock goes as far back as anything I can remember in my life and has developed into three distinct yet overlapping roles: first (and always) as a fan, then as a practitioner (particularly a heavy metal drummer), and lastly as a scholar (which I just conceptualize as a fan who has done a lot of research). It is as all three that I offer you the material contained in these pages. Some years ago when I decided to attend college to study music composition, my nontraditional background as a heavy metal musician caused me many uncomfortable and challenging moments. Most of my professors looked down their nose at me because I was a heavy metal musician. (What business did I have trying to be a “serious” composer!?) Back then, those staunchly conventional academics simply didn’t realize what I and so many others already knew: rock is a multifaceted and deeply artistic form of expression, abounding with its own musical syntax and vibrant musicality. Thankfully,

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