MUSIC140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Album-Oriented Rock, Yom Kippur War, Failer
2 Dec 2017
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Resigns (august, 1974: shook confidence in the political party, vietnam, the fall of siagon (april 30, 1975, us lost the war, blew the ego of the states. The rise of hard rock/heavy metal: hift to the (cid:862)hippie aestheti(cid:272)(cid:863, started by the beatles sgt. Peppers: marks shift from rock n roll to rock, moving from, singles to albums, dancing to listening, entertainers to serious muscians, fm radio aor (album oriented rock) Album, back in black (1980) has sold over 50 million copies, 2nd highest album sales in history. Strong blues influence, steady tempos, rock n roll lyrics. Musically highly technical, frequent tempo changes, instrumental sections, classical influences, heavy distortion, lyrics with alienation/loss of control. Black sabbath (heavy metal: british, (cid:862)doo(cid:373)(cid:455) (cid:373)usi(cid:272)(cid:863, madness/futility of war, (cid:862)war pigs(cid:863) ((cid:1005)9(cid:1011)(cid:1004) from the album paranoid) tempo changes. Instrumental sections: lyrics that focus on alienation, but lower level of distortion.
