ac209 final exam study questions

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AC209 Final Exam

1. Contrast and compare Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Wat are te stylisticdi!!erences and similarities "et#een tese t#o $enres% Were did eac style

emer$e !rom and #o #ere some o! teir primary exponents%

a. Hard Rock is a modi!ication o! classic rock and roll& essentially '(staddin$ eavier $(itar ri!!s& lo(der vocals& and "om"astic dr(ms. )ey

mesed te rock and roll #it more "l(es*rock styles. )ey $enerally ad

complex son$ !orms and armony& a #ide variety o! vocal styles& diverseinstr(mentation& and te son$ topics #ere very diverse& crossin$ a #ide

demo$rapic o! artists.

i. )e Wo& Rollin$ +tones& ,immy Hendrix& Aerosmit& AC-C

". Heavy Metal as a m(c more p(re reliance on "l(es roots& and lesssimilarity to classic rock and roll& "(t tis "l(es*style is a similarity. Wile

Hard Rock ad ints o! ,a// and oter in!l(ences& Heavy metal #as m(c

more strai$t*!or#ard& and less variant. t ad limited armonic coices&

te lead sin$er #as al#ays a$$ressive and i$*pitced& only (sed testandard po#er*ensem"le& and topics #ere almost al#ays a"o(t deat&

dark& and te occ(lt. retty m(c all "ands and !ans #ere yo(n$ #itemen.

i. Main exponents are ed 3epplin& 4lack +a""at& and later 5an

Halen and 6(ns 7n Roses.

2. isc(ss te vario(s !orms o! co(ntry m(sic #e covered8 co(ntry "l(es ala

,immy Rod$ers:& ill"illy and traditional co(ntry ala te Carter Family:&

"l(e$rass& onky tonk& te ;asville Rinestone Co#"oy so(nd& and o(tsiderco(ntry. Compare and contrast teir styles& roots& and artists.

a. ,immy Rod$ers& and is co(ntry "l(es #as pretty m(c a !olk& $(itar*driven !orm o! te "l(es. t #as all a"o(t te saped note& and alsoincl(ded !alsetto sin$in$

". )raditional co(ntry #as a "it less !olk*like& #it more re$(lar str(m

patterns and simple*strai$t !or#ard aco(stics. )ink te ori$ins o! +imonand 6ar!(nkel.

c. 4l(e$rass and ill"illy primarily re!ers to te Appalacian o!!*soot o!

traditional co(ntry. t ad te caracteristics o! traditional co(ntry& "(t a

"it more 'i$*like. t


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caracteristics similar to $ospel.

!. =(tsider Co(ntry is pretty m(c a response to te rinestone ima$e. )ey

$enerally ad a more rock style& and #ere all a"o(t "ein$ "aaad. ike teippies o! co(ntry m(sic. ess polised& "(t (s(ally more m(sically

complex.

>. Wat made Moto#n s(c a distinctive so(nd% isc(ss #at 4erry 6ordy


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#ic ad a ($e impact on te context !or listeners. +(ddenly& di$ital

recordin$ "ecomes te norm& #ic ten paved te #ay !or di$ital

distri"(tion on Cs& as #ell as direct and ceaper di$ital instr(ments& s(cas dr(m macines and syntesi/ers. o( no lon$er ad to (se analo$

syntesi/ers& #ic not only created ne# so(nds& "(t lo#ered prod(ction

costs. +yt*pop #as a direct res(lt o! tis& as sytesi/ers and dr(ms!(t(ristic so(nds created ne# and (ni(e so(nd si$nit(res. M)5 #as also

)HE place !or pop(lar m(sic distri"(tion& and paved te #ay !or te

pop(lari/ation o! m(sic videos& and artists as cele"rities and ima$e*makers& a"ove and "eyond concerts.

. (nk #as a (ni(e c(lt(ral creation in tat te Gscene co(ld not ave existed

#ito(t te m(sic. isc(ss te emer$ence o! (nk& it


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some o! tese people& descri"e teir vario(s styles& and disc(ss #y and o# teir

m(sic replaced #at ad come "e!ore it. Was tere a partic(lar o(tlook on li!e

tat !acilitated teir pop(larity& and i! so #at #as it%a. 4asically rock and roll split into a "(nc o! s("*$enres& #it one o! te

more s("d(ed "ein$ te sin$er*son$#riter. )ey essentially took te

so(nd o! rock& and so!tened it (p a "it. Addin$ more smoot& connectedmelodies& and (sin$ more traditional instr(ments s(c as aco(stic $(itar

and piano& "(t kept m(c o! te attit(de and style o! Rock.

". ,ames )aylor #as a very sootin$& almost etereal per!ormer. He ad verysimple arran$ements& "(t intricate melodies tat mana$ed to talk a"o(t

ard times in a calmin$ #ay.

c. 4illy ,oel and Elton ,on on te oter and& "asically "ro($t pop*rock to

te piano. )at said& tey too #ere slo#er*more sootin$ style son$s. Allo! te sin$er*son$#riters ad emotional and introspective messa$es and

son$ styles. )ey served a similar service as te rock*"allads come "e!ore&

"(t in a less intense manner.

d. t replaced normal rock& as it #as all a"o(t te per!ormer& and not a"o(tte a(dience. +in$er*son$#riter is all a"o(t introspection. )eir m(sic #as

more relaxed& and a"o(t Gtakin$ it easy and not #orryin$. ;ot in teippy*everytin$ is #onder!(l + #ay& "(t in te Geverytin$ is $oin$ to

"e alri$t sort o! #ay.

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