MUSC 2150 Study Guide - Final Guide: John Mcvie, Lindsey Buckingham, Bernie Leadon
3 Feb 2019
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Unit 11- rock subversion: punk and the new wave vs. mtv. Shifts in the music industry: the advent of aor and corporate rock (p 375-390): Fm radio goes from late 1960s free form to aor. Album oriented rock (aor) was when radio stations were given standardized playlists from record labels featuring their rock artists (usually one or two songs); was developed by tom donahue in san francisco. Advertsiting for the radio stations; 1970s corporations started to buy radio stations. Corporate rock : only caring about the financials and making a profit and having aor take over. Show me the way: the advent of the big album . 1970s: record companies experienced a transformation: rock was making more money then what they have predicted. Big album : album sells over a million copies (riaa- plantinum ) example: peter. Concerts had also changed: bigger venues like stadiums and sports arena; national and international tours; attendences records broken.
