CMN 2180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Much (Tv Channel), Freddie Mercury, Hard Rock
23 Oct 2015
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Queen, triumph: from arenas to stadiums as things get commercialized, emergence of heavy metal in the 70s (not too gothic or heavy) the bands started commercializing themselves, hit song writers with prog like tendencies drew the fanbase towards a more commercial directions, prog light: conceptual density/thickness lacked the complexity, verse chorus verse, verse small bridge chorus verse, etc. for a hit song, repetition gets hits (contrary to prog rock where the listening was unexpected, reference: come sail away quintessential prog light song, came out late 77 and continued through to 90s , appears on popular tv shows, pomp rock: styx, took a very long time to build their status and sound, rolling stones referred to as a primitive yes", come sail away: rage of heavy metal but smoothness of haze, simple effective noise for the teenager with progressive thrill", aor: album oriented radio, specifically targeted white males between the ages of 13 25.
