MUSI 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: British Blues, Virtuosity, Keyboard Instrument
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Consumer friendly songs of today are on average 3 mins. More complex structure than your radio friendly predictable verse chorus songs. Has a jazzy rhythm, the section of 1 2 3 4 rhythm is elevated. Virtuosity - distinguishing feature, above the rest. Lyrics are obscure, hard to make out. Invites interpretation, investigation, thought (no clear cut answer) British blues revival: led zeppelin, the yardbirds, the rolling stones. Rediscovered american blues when it was on the decline in usa. Experimentation, huge part of the culture mid 60"s. Forging the history, writing their history as they write they music. No resources available in 60"s to learn guitar online, prodigy, provide a model. Dresscode: anti uniform, long hair, colourful clothes, anything that wasn"t mainstream. Membership into the counterculture, upsetting to the establishment. Loud, unpredictable, jazz + blues and blending into other types of music. Rock hallmark, all over the place stylistically, mixing of musical styles and culture.
