MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Cbgb, Flattery
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Beatles changed the economies of scale with where concerts should take. Using white guitar picks so people would see the music being played. Playing the guitar with a bow; it a gesture (theatrical performance) Fans as musicians - want to be the band. Changing colour while pointing the bow; magic wand; theatrical. Concert is the only place to connect with the band. Becomes a focal point o o o o o. Failure of counter-culture; it"s all about the individual doing the performance. Missing the in band names; the beatle, the rolling stone o. Every instance there a plural in the band name; the beatles(s), Drop the the and plural the rolling stone(s) performance themselves as a singular identity; apple, sony, ford etc. Bands that are labelled as single; coporations always present. They are rejecting the counter-culture and bands took on logos (band of the 70s) embracing the identity od individual power.
