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@MUSC117Fall2022 Radioheads Fitter Happier exemplifies the despair felt by many due to more technology in people’s homes by the late 90s the juxtapostion of human and technological voices (102)act as an allegory to the power of over intelligent technology with humanity getting drowned in the back

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Early riot girl was able to construct their own essence of punk by stripping the identity of womanhood down to something that was malleable. Destructing the essence of femininity was the best way to subvert the sexism experienced in punk. Using punk strategies and style to do so

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Clover highlights “profoundly angry introspection” as being apart of Nirvana’s elixir to success (81) which defines their deviation from other eras of rock. Confronting oneself own issues instead of pointing them outward makes changed the structure of rock.

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@MUSC117Fall2022 Have you noticed a significant difference, in terms of the expression of counterculture, from your era as a punk performer to the young current punk community?

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Gray states that the Stinsons solo of Sixteen Blue is “a lament offered by an addict hoping his sibling can avoid pitfalls” (200). The song is an eerie representation of the bands glorification of alcohol on stage while also dealing with horrific addiction.

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Colleen recognizes the importance of cable television (34) it came to the size of their fan base. The youths love for MTV was a product of successful narrowcasting . Def Leppard is an example of MTV creating a strong cultural division amongst youth that was based on class.

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Joy Divisons music highlights elements of anti capitalism. The “space…needed room to breathe” (122), and worked better in stadium shows. This is an interesting point, as anti-capitalist beliefs and a new form of musical expression hit a wall with the effect of space on sound.

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Crowe highlights the impact of the rock industry on creativity. His experience with Scholtz shows a man of extreme stress. Crowe embodies record companies as inescapable beasts. The wish to be a simple musician (40) by Schultz is the juxtaposition between authenticity and success

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@MUSC117Fall2022 The unique construction of a punks clothes expresses the individuality that inspires one to be a punk, while participating in the “group solidarity” (104) that punk culture brought. Professional society suppresses uniqueness, and punk is an authentic reaction to this pressure.

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Big Stars success was largely helped by small rock writers who were amazed by the performance at conventions. Their obsession with Big Star was fueled not only by the band’s talent, but also by the writers feeling of inauthenticity of recent rock (38:25).

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Reynolds describes the importance of “constructed persona” (5) to the success of glam. He discusses the impact of the first PR wave of the 60s and 70s. Rocks counterculture reaction would then be to blatantly distort reality, a reaction to the subtleness that came with PR.

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Rothstein argues that an integral part to ones relationship to music is the interpreted sublimeness of such music. He describes the sublime as being an inner life experience (524) one which is heightened by the variations within music as it creates a conversation for the listener

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 The counterculture fan base centered on a rejection of authority however Gimme Shelter highlights what occurs when idols of this culture are asked to impose authorities on their fans Their authenticity that of actually living up to their image gets questioned and led to violence

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Pareles highlights the importance of timing for the Woodstock festival. If this event had occurred at another point in history, it would’ve been a disaster. However the community that was built off of pure love for music which transformed into care for each other kept people safe

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@MUSC117Fall2022 Keightley highlights how rock has become a victim of it’s own success (140), and how the authenticity that drew people on the first place, has been lost due to rock’s success aiding in the music industry’s capitalistic inner workings.

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Landau starts the reading with an explaination of the archetypes of black artists. This base is important as it highlights how Motown’s success was partly due to the watering down of their blackness. But he also highlights the success among the black community due to pure talent

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 naivety*.

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@MUSC117Fall2022 Bunzel highlights the lack of care from the intended audience (teenagers) on Dick Clark's corruption. They were blinded by their love for rock and feeling of rebellion to care if Clark was taking advantage of their naivery.

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 However as Crawford continues his explanation of the rise of Elvis, we can eventually see the erasure of black origins within rock n roll, intentionally (731). Is it possible that the creation of Elvis distracted a generation of possible civil rights supporters from blackness?

[Mia B @mdb7376]

@MUSC117Fall2022 Crawford’s point on the relationship (however preformative) between white teenage fans and racial relations (724) is a point which represents a deep connection between technological innovation and cross-cultural connection, which maybe even led to civil rights progression.