MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mr. Tambourine Man, Record Producer, Oldies
22 Jun 2012
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Beginning of folk rock & america"s response to folk rock. Folk-ies don"t want to be associated with rock. Week 6: performers of rock lacked authenticity and talent. They didn"t like the way it was produced: rock is about sex. Folk is about love, peace, political, old stories, not about sex. Bob dylan liked the idea of folk rock. Folk revival influence rock landscape with having thoughtful lyrics. Simple verse form: lyrics are about: calling folks hypocrites, folk is supposed to be democratic, not elitist, which is what folk have become. Elitist folks rejected electric guitar, but others liked the mix of electric guitar and folk. Return of blues through british rock inspired young musicians to try playing in their own bands: garage bands. Louie louie the kingsmen: simple verse chorus, less polished, more emotional. Rough raw sound of the oldies; seems more intimate. Guitar sound: from yardbirds, distortion, improvising from blues.
