MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The Beach Boys, British Band, Concept Album
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Listening test - no surprise listening p. 268-269 (box. 8. 2) electrical guitar. La story brian wilson, celebrate the greatest american rock band. Performer, writer, arranger and producer (multi talent guy) He was involve in the group as a performer. Model after spector (loved him so much) He is a performer (enjoy and like) do everything. He said he was the second generation of rock n roll. Mythologized california (important in this beach boys) 1964 the show sullivan show significant (74 million people are watching, Focus on one member of the group to take the control (different than the beach boy, they are like equal distribution) In that century people look for change and beatles are in the right timing. Maybe you have a hard day at work. Everything turns good when you are home (comfort feeling) Pet sound, released 1966, the first concept album (a narrator ties into) 19 century the song cycle set poetry into a cycle to tell a story.