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C O U R S E L E C T U R E The Rise of Teen Idols in the 1990s Notes taken on June 2, 2018 by Edward Tanguay |
some of the things we see happening in the 90s remind us of things that have happened before in the history of rock music
idols that specifically appeal to a teen audience, especially teen girls
signed to the Motown label
Michael Jackson had left Motown
returned to earlier styles of music
influenced by New Addition, New Kids on the Block
Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
slow dance numbers, a make out song
goes back to old values of harmony singing
Lou Pearlman put two together
based in Orlando, Florida
Quit Playing Games with my Heart
were jealous that Lou Pearlman was not spending time on them
God Must Have Spent a Little More Time On You
2000 No Strings Attached
goal was to get young girls to scream
UK group with a girl band
Posh, Sporty, Scary, Baby, Ginger
look at the machinery that is making this go, much like:
1999 Baby One More Time
had been in the Mickey Mouse club
even guys who hated the music like to watch them
2000 Oops I did it again
singer-song-writers would have said about these teen idols
almost soft-porn stripper mentality
it was objectifying women
exactly what the singer-song-writers were trying to get away from
two approaches to imagining of a female artists
a certain amount of tension between the two of them