MUS 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Distortion, Virtuosity, Subculture
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1970s: bands start to adopt "heavy metal" as a generic label. The feeling that they are a part of a culture that is bigger than themselves. More diverse in terms of gender; equal number of men and women enjoy and consume heavy metal. The most important sonic quality in heavy metal. But it is not true that there were no women in metal. Moves forward from thrash metal to become "heavier" Down-tuning, emphasis on higher pitches (particularly when played very quickly), poor recording practices. Blast beats played on bass drum as fast as they can. Subjective: physical violence, enacted on individuals by individuals. Heavy metal has been connected to both subjective and objective forms of violence. Music is a mixture of standard heavy metal characteristics and middle. "authentic" metal draws musically from earlier "authentic styles" Some "inauthentic" practices can become "authentic" in later generic iterations.
