MUS 2304 Study Guide - Final Guide: Britpop, Stone Age, Stoner Rock
23 Apr 2016
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Alternative rock: underground artists with mainstream recognition, diy aesthetic, garage aesthetics, distorted guitar, de ant transgressive lyric. Grunge: stripped down style, garage band as point of departure, distorted, gritty, feedback, stripped down effect and rhythm attack of punk, strong contrasts, eg: alice in chains: rooster, eg: nirvana you know you"re right. Post-grunge: aftermath of grunge hitting the main stream ~, soound and style of grunge, angst and introspection of grunge, but more commercially mainstream, major labels, polished production, smoother sound, eg: foo ghters everlong. Stoner rock/ stoner metal: fuse blues with heavy metal doom and psychadelia, heavy bass kit, muddy distortion, long jams, eg: queens of the stone age: regular john. Industrial rock: abrasive fusion of rock and electronic music, avant-gare electronic effect with post-punk style, themes of alienation alien nation, pounding beats, dark qualities, metal qualities in riffs, eg: nine inch nails: i do not want this.
