MUSA1300 Lecture Notes - Turntablism, Dr. Dre, Icecube Neutrino Observatory
22 Jan 2014
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Am compared to fm: am has a long broadcast distance, fm has a short broadcast distance, by the 1970s, it becomes the more dominant broadcast band, am plays pop music, top 40 tends to be on am stations, fm plays aor (album oriented rock, plays 6 minute songs, gear toward a specific band of this music, play a specific type of format, fm becomes dominant. Arena rock: size of rock or pop concerts increase drastically, sound systems in a stadium or arena can now accommodate rock or pop music, anthemic, how are you going to generate a sense that they are actually there, create something that they can sing along too, a huge catchy hook. Glam: glam rock attributes to the spectacle of the performance, create elaborate characters or different personas, david bowie (1947, character on stage was ziggy stardust, androgynous alien that saves the audience through music, performs live as ziggy stardust, sense of eclecticism.
