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Classic Rock of the 1990s
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on January 17, 2018 (go to class or lectures)


Choose from these words to fill the blanks below:
albums, entertainment, older, bonus, behind, facts, 1982, historical, history, Bird, CD, Voodoo, Dillon, wear, 1980s, well, Beatles, four, Gabriel, Summoner, tragedy, listening, Experience, digital, generations, 1985, licensed, Napster, culture, advertising, Heaven, histories, Cleveland
the creation of rock
classic rock was created in the as a radio format
one of the most important changes in the 1980s was the transfer of technologies from analog to
from cassette tapes and vinyl records to
starts to happen in
Sony and Phillips combined forces to develop and standardize CD technology
CDs were advertised as high quality and digital so doesn't out
CD re-issuing
they tried to talk consumers into buying all the music they had on records, now on CD
this actually worked quite
they added tracks, which helped sales
repackaging songs worked well e.g. box sets with a booklet, a kind of pop musicology
this worked well until around 2000 when came along and enabled people to get music for free
radio consulting
top 40
ways to get the maximum audience in order to get maximum
Lee Abrams
credited with developing the rock format employed by hundreds of radio stations across the country, as well as co-founding XM Satellite Radio.
Fred Jacobs
first classic rock station goes on the air
by the end of the decade almost every station has a classic rock station
all songs are minutes long
the whole idea of having a format is to keep people
rockumentaries
early ones
Bob
MTV and VH-1
lead components of programming that lent itself to interest
popping up on videos
" the music" and "legends"
patterns emerged
hardly any of the music is included since that would have to be
every story follows a similar rags-to-riches pattern
humble beginnings
early success
strikes
where they are now
these things are historically flavored , not really history
1995
rock released
PBS and Time-Life
each 10 episodes
for people who are interested in the rock history
Anthology
history of the Beatles told by the Beatles
the sense that rock has a history
university courses appear
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1983 founded
1995 building in opens
2000
Seattle: Music Project
older musicians were still popular within the 1990s
The Beatles
Free as a
Real Love
added tracks of John Lennon
The Rolling Stones
1994 Lounge
Eric Clapton
1992 Unplugged
"Tears in "
Peter Gabrial
1992 Us
Santana
1999
"Smooth"
Sting
1993 Ten 's Tale
Bruce Springsteen
1995 Greatest Hits
U2
1993 Zooropa
by the mid 1990s every new release didn't just compete with other new releases, they competed with other from the 60s, 70s, and 80s
new artists had to compete with other of artists for attention, e.g. with
Paul McCartney
Eric Clapton
Peter
Bruce Springsteen
so there was a bit of layering
an interest in history
rock became something that you don't just give up when you get out of your 20s
Ideas and Concepts:
Authentic music via tonight's History of Rock and Roll class, Sting, Shape of My Heart, from the Ten Summoner's Tales, 1993:
"One of the most delicate and beautiful songs ever written by a human being. Chords in the intro and all through the song, at first glance simple yet overwhelming, full of emotions. That's what you get, when you put the influence of the classical music into good use. Simple things are often the best.
I know that the spades
are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that diamonds
mean money for this art
But that's not the shape
of my heart."
"One of the most delicate and beautiful songs ever written by a human being. Chords in the intro and all through the song, at first glance simple yet overwhelming, full of emotions. That's what you get, when you put the influence of the classical music into good use. Simple things are often the best.
I know that the spades
are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs
are weapons of war
I know that diamonds
mean money for this art
But that's not the shape
of my heart."