MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Radical Action, Vibrato, Masculinity
29 Mar 2020
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Loud volume: power chords, blues, rock, and classical origins, distortion, heavy drumming, virtuosic guitar, elements of shock, religious symbolism, misogyny, death, violence, evil. First to use noise and distortion to an extreme terrified critics and listeners with their barrage of noise. Progressive rock: psychedelic rock and harder sounds of the late 1960s inspire heavier rock, artists merge classical music with rock. Long, epic songs: thunderous drumming, often two sets, virtuosic electric guitar solos, evocative imagery; use of ancient mythology, references to outer space; long journeys, electronic sounds, manipulation of timbre, high male voice. Progressive rock artists: pink floyd, king crimson, yes. Listening: rush, beneath, between, behind (1975: verse-chorus form, heavy syncopation against duple meter. Starts with guitar riff: guitar, bass, drums playing same rhythm. Strident, harsh timbre in voice: vibrato at ends of phrases. Full sound created by crashing cymbals: bass and drum locked together. Last verse uses different rhythm; drums anchored in duple meter.
