The 60's
Compare and contrast the festivals at "Woodstock" and "The Isle of Wight".
Woodstock- No concern for financial gain the goal was to experiment with new ways of living and "being":
- participants wanted to change the world-establish peace and love
- performers only one part of the "new culture"
Isle of Wight - Organizers realized that money could be made. Though they charged a small fee, the idea of "community" was over.
- audience were disillusioned by "sell out"
- performer became separate and "above" the audience (they were now "stars")
How did the role of the performer change during this time and what effect did it have
?
Performers began as part of a community that supported each other and had a common goal (new world of love). As they became "stars" they were separated from their community and lost there support and "family". This lead to drug use and death for some.
Would you say that the "experiment" of the sixties was a success or failure? Explain.
Success
- peace and love, social justice and equality (eg. end of Vietnam war, civil rights for African Americans, opposition to war in general). .
Failure
- drugs (drug seen a new "reality" and a good thing. Wrong) , sexual experimentation (didn’t make anyone happy, STD’s and abortion were by-products), authority (hippies thought that they could live together without leaders, this lead to chaos).
The 70's
Name 3 different acts from the 70's
-Elton John, Kiss, Pink Floyd etc.
Explain the approach that record companies took with new artists in the 70's
.- they were willing to take risks with experimental music. Originality was valued.
How did this change of the "mega hits" of Rumors and Frampton Comes Alive
?
These records outsold the Beatles. Recording companies realized that they could make a great deal of money by sticking to one type of artist. They stopped signing experimental bands and focused on major artists only. Corporate rock was born.
Punk
Name 3 pioneers of early "Punk
" - Iggy Pop
-New York Dolls
-Velvet Underground
Explain how the Ramon's influenced the British Punk scene
- Ramon's first album contained short, rock and roll structured songs that the British youth (who could not relate to or play the music of artists like Clapton or Pink Floyd) took as their own. The pulsating eight notes of the guitar were used by many British punks to lean how to play the guitar. The Ramon's sound then became to sound of Punk.
What were the causes of Punk short lived popularity
?
- Violence
-Completely negative attitude
-Fans became uncontrollable and extreme