CMN 2180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Roger Waters, Low Culture, Bes
23 Oct 2015
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1970 77 very popular on both sides of the atlantic giving it its unique sound: elp, yes, genesis (peter gabriel), king crimson, rush, saga, rock and roll crowd mostly went out to see them, virtuosity and complexity and skill, scoring qualifications made it appreciated by those in high culture, trevor ramon: look up this composer, orchestras would become part of the tours, they weren"t intimidated because of their common knowledge, prog rock elevates the technicalities of rock and roll by stepping out of comfort zone with jazz/classical training, themes: metaphysics. Production accentuates music: not overwhelming, example of rotating stage, use of lasers, explosions that are timed (think of roger waters, mechanical props (smoke, music should have only a certain level of dry ice" effect, production could not be used to overwhelm, music above everything else, the production served the music not vice versa.
