1. America’s Musical Landscape 5th edition PowerPoint by Brenda Leach Towson University Part 4 A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 1970 © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

2. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19702 Mood of the 1970s Protest against the Vietnam War Riots on college campus – Kent State U. Death of 3 rockers: Jim Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison British invasion continued Rolling Stones became enormously popular in the USA

3. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19703 Singer-Songwriters Bruce Springsteen “The Boss” - Wrote songs of social relevance Album Born in the USA Philadelphia – Film from 1995 with songs by Bruce Springsteen Joni Mitchell Sang of her own experience using blues, rock and folk styles Ever-changing interests from nature to narrative to political indignation

4. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19704 Art Rock Rockers and jazz musicians collaborate and incorporate music of other styles and cultures Blood Sweat and Tears – Rock Quartet Chicago – Used some jazz elements Emerson Lake & Palmer – related jazz to classical music Moody Blues – Produced an art rock album with the London Festival Orchestra in 1967.

5. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19705 Disco Began as “discotheque” in France after World War II First American discotheques opened in America in 1960 with elitist membership requirements Led to dance crazes including the Twist, the Jerk, the Watusi 1970s – Re-launched as “disco” and became a popular dance phenomenon Film Saturday Night Live (1977)

6. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19706 Punk Born in the small New York bar, CBGB+OMFUG New York Dolls – Punk group premiered at this bar Characteristics include: Association with the art world Narrow vocal range; drone-like Rigid eighth-note rhythm throb Influence of fashion, performance art, shock value Pounding beat Heavy guitar distortion

7. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19707 Punk Bands Television – a punk band attracted to the art of Andy Warhol and the Underground Velvet, and to the jazz improvisation of John Coltrane Patti Smith – A professional writer of poetry, plays and articles. Had a vocal and delivery style intended to shock Ramones – Projected fun, spirit, raw energy

8. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19708 Grunge and New Wave Grunge – refers to a style adopted by teenagers of the 1990s – Generation X Nirvana – Grunge band led by Kurt Cobain New Wave – a philosophy of life expressed through new or progressive music Talking Heads B-52s Cars Police

9. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 19709 Electronic Dance Music Use of synthesizers and other electronic music Varied sonorities of live and recorded music 2001 – Disco and new wave underwent a dance floor revival Electronic timbres reflected everyday sounds such as phones, cash machines, alarms Also called house, techno, electro, nu new wave

10. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 197010 Hip-Hop and Rap Rap – began in the 1970s as a means of black self-expression Rap developed out of the hip-hop movement – a popular new dance style which expressed a sense of urban unrest Jamaican toasting, backspinning, scratching Rap draws on African, Afro-Caribbean and African-American rhythmic styles Vocal timbre, rhythm and inflection convey meaning

11. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 197011 Words in Rap 1980s – Rappers addressed issues of social and economic injustices “Gangsta rap” of the late 1980s. Drew condemnation from officials due to violent lyrics By contrast, some rappers produced light-hearted, playful songs which became a part of popular TV culture

12. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 197012 Contemporary Black Gospel Secular elements of gospel stirred controversy Contemporary/cross-over gospel became America’s 5 th largest musical genre Blends jazz, rock, funk, country, hip-hop styles Kirk Franklin’s Stomp – melds elements of hip-hop and gospel Shirley Caesar – featured on the soundtrack of the Disney film The Prince of Egypt (1998)

13. © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Part 4: A Diversity of Popular Musics Chapter 17: Popular Music since 197013 Sounds of the Future Electro-nu wave – a revival from the 1980s; use of machine-like sounds Techno – Futuristic sounding music featuring hard driving rhythms and sounds