MUS 2304 Lecture Notes - Zz Top, Blues Rock, Rock Music
19 Aug 2014
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A genre o rock that emerged in the southwen u. s in the late 60s that borrows from country (honky tonk) and blues rock (specially boogie rhythms) Response to growing development of psychedelic and progressive rock. Double and triple lead guitars- more than 1 riff. Formal expansion and long jams--> the form of the piece (verse, verse, chorus), so this means this genre goes beyond that. Bands: allman brothers, lynyrd skynyrd, zz top, santana. Whipping post- the allman brothers (album: whipping post) 11/8 meter- irregular meter, feels off, on edge, or that you are missing a beat. La grange, zz top ( album: tres hombres) Based on boogie groove- used to talk about the flow of funky rhythm. Its taking this idea of rhythmic flow that will continue and continue. Other instruments can come and lock in, but they are in sync with the groove-- the same groove keeps playing thought-out the whole song.
