MUAR 392 Lecture Notes - Heterosexuality, War Measures Act, Cultural Hegemony
4 Jun 2012
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Prince little red corvette (1983) dancer, perhaps to compensate for lack of virtuosic vocal ability. Emerges out of minneapolis black music scene. Uses film purple rain (1984) to create mythical autobiography to accompany his star persona. Notice opening synthesizer (probably the then relatively new digital yamaha. Dx-7) and drum machine mixed with live drums. Part of trend bringing dance-oriented music back to mainstream in early. Relies less on musical ability than on. Like michael jackson, understands early-on potential of music video as marketing tool; ability to manipulate identity foregrounds star-persona as type of performance. Musical language strongly influenced by time spent in detroit and new york dance clubs. Becomes madonna s breakthrough video and initiates the trend of highlighting her body and talent as a. Star, her look and musical style are noticeably different. What are some of the main similarities/differences between.
