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1980s Ambitious Heavy Metal
Notes taken by Edward Tanguay on October 6, 2016 (go to class or lectures)
Choose from these words to fill the blanks below:
single, shorter, important, epic, mastery, Metallica, Jethro, Extinction, seriously, electric, philosophical, Ulrich, thrash, Rhodes, Reign, popular, orientation, aesthetic, progressive, dandyism
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heavy metal bands that captured the spirit of the rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s
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took heavy metal
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wanted to do something with a sense of seriousness of purpose
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not the of the L.A. Hair Bands
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or the kind of radio-friendly, hook-oriented bands such as Guns-n-Roses, Van Halen, or Bon Jovi
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music that had substance to it
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had contrasts: light and dark
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acoustic and
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loud and soft
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major and minor chords
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building music that goes seven or eight minutes in length
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not only thinking of the radio
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blending together speed metal and metal
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Metallica
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from Los Angeles
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drummer Lars
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guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield
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Kirk Hammett
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1983 Kill 'em All
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1984 Ride the Lightning
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1986 Master of Puppets
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1988 And Justice for All
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breakthrough album
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made Metallica an band
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"One"
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large-scale, two-part form
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over seven minutes
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an piece in two parts
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serious lyrics, textual contrasts
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in the 1989 Grammy performances
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everyone thought they would get it
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winner was Tull: Crest of the Nave
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was kind of a make up of what should have happened
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was a big surprise, just had performed One
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this scandal did Metallica good in the sense of publicity
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became the founders of serious heavy metal
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Dream Theater followed
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progressive metal
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take their point of from Metallica
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Megadeth
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formed by Dave Mustaine
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was kicked out of
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1985 Killing is My Business... And Business Is Good
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1986 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
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not a lot of commercial success
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not like Metallica or Bon Jovi
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1992 Countdown to
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was a big album
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we often thing of Metallica and Megadeth together
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the closeness of the members
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the closeness of the of the music
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Anthrax
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out of New York City
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1987 Among the Living
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Slayer
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1986 in Blood
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Heavy Metal Ambition
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virtuosity instrumental playing
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we see this in Heavy Metal generally
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when the song is emphasized, the guitar solo is
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prototypes
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Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple
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Eddie Van Halen from Van Halen
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Randy from Ozzie Osbourne and Quiet Riot
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1990s alternative rock was acting against this
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hearkens back to the Hippie rock guitar solos
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many guitar players practicing 4-6 hours a day just to gain technical of the instrument
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big ideas
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concepts
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album cover art
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Ambitious Heavy Metal carried the torch for the hippy aesthetic in many ways
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also with videos
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1987 Headbangers Ball
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devoted entirely to Heavy Metal videos
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viewers could now focus on smaller groups as well as the most groups
Spelling Corrections:
harken ⇒ hearken
Ideas and Concepts:
From the high-quality-Heavy-Metal-that-still-sends-chills-down-my-spine department, via this evening's History of Rock and Roll class:
"There was a second group of heavy metal bands in the 80s, bands that captured the spirit of the progressive rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. They took heavy metal seriously and wanted to do something with a sense of seriousness of purpose, not just the dandyism of the L.A. Hair Bands with their makeup and teased hair.
These higher-quality heavy metal bands wanted to go beyond the kind of radio-friendly, hook-oriented bands such as Guns-n-Roses, Van Halen, or Bon Jovi, and produce music that had substance to it, with light and dark contrasts, both acoustic and electric guitar, loud and soft movements, major and minor chords, building music that goes seven or eight minutes in length into epic pieces that have sophisticated and philosophical lyrics blending together speed metal and thrash metal.
There was no better representative band for this genre than Metallica, and for their early fans before their 1988 And Justice for All album which launched them into mainstream stardom, there is no more representative epic song than Master of Puppets, which introduced a new level of heaviness and complexity in thrash metal, displaying atmospheric and precise execution. Hetfield's vocals had matured from the hoarse shouting of the first two albums to a deeper, in-control yet aggressive style.
Master of Puppets explores themes such as control and the abuse of power. The lyrics describe the consequences of alienation, oppression, and feelings of powerlessness, ominous yet unnamed forces of power wielding total control over helpless human subjects The lyrics were considered perceptive and harrowing, and were praised for being honest and socially conscious."
"There was a second group of heavy metal bands in the 80s, bands that captured the spirit of the progressive rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. They took heavy metal seriously and wanted to do something with a sense of seriousness of purpose, not just the dandyism of the L.A. Hair Bands with their makeup and teased hair.
These higher-quality heavy metal bands wanted to go beyond the kind of radio-friendly, hook-oriented bands such as Guns-n-Roses, Van Halen, or Bon Jovi, and produce music that had substance to it, with light and dark contrasts, both acoustic and electric guitar, loud and soft movements, major and minor chords, building music that goes seven or eight minutes in length into epic pieces that have sophisticated and philosophical lyrics blending together speed metal and thrash metal.
There was no better representative band for this genre than Metallica, and for their early fans before their 1988 And Justice for All album which launched them into mainstream stardom, there is no more representative epic song than Master of Puppets, which introduced a new level of heaviness and complexity in thrash metal, displaying atmospheric and precise execution. Hetfield's vocals had matured from the hoarse shouting of the first two albums to a deeper, in-control yet aggressive style.
Master of Puppets explores themes such as control and the abuse of power. The lyrics describe the consequences of alienation, oppression, and feelings of powerlessness, ominous yet unnamed forces of power wielding total control over helpless human subjects The lyrics were considered perceptive and harrowing, and were praised for being honest and socially conscious."
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