15 Aug Rock Music
22. Yet another dimension of Hip-hop culture (represented by bands such as Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, Us3, Digable Planets, and Gang Starr member-Guru) is known as Jazz-Rap. Somewhat more even-tempered than their hard-core, inner-city colleagues, these groups express their culture by mixing in samples of Sonny Rollins, the Crusaders, Donald Byrd, and others. As you listen to the following four selections, describe the musical activity.
a) Jettin’ – Digable Planets (Butterfly, Ladybug, and Doodlebug)
b) Introduction – Guru
c) Loungin’ – Guru with Donald Byrd on Trumpet and Piano
d) Transit Ride – Guru with Branford Marsalis on Alto and Soprano Saxophones.
23. Always on the cutting edge of greatness fulfilled, the late Miles Davis, (1926-1991) didn’t leave us until he fused his jazz-rock approach with hip-hop. His final album appropriately called Doo-Bop, was released posthumously in 1993. Listen and describe the musical activity as it unfolds here.
Miles Davis – Doo-Bop
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25. Click below to view, listen, and describe what you see and hear in a live 1992 performance of Even Flow by Pearl Jam.
Even Flow – Pearl Jam live in Seattle, WA in 1992
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26. Click below to view, listen, and describe what you see and hear in the 1992 video recording of Lithium by Nirvana.
Lithium – Nirvana from the Nevermind album (1992)
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27. Click below to listen and describe the musical and lyrical activity in Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill from 1993.
Rebel Girl – Bikini Kill from the 1993 album Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
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28. Click below to listen and describe the musical and lyrical activity in I Want To Be Your Joey Ramone by Sleater-Kinney from 1996.
I Want To Be Your Joey Ramone – Sleater-Kinney from their second album, Call The Doctor – released in 1996
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29. Click below to listen and describe the musical and lyrical activity in Call The Doctor by Sleater-Kinney from 1996.
Call The Doctor – The title track of Sleater-Kinney’s second album (1996)
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30. Click below to listen and describe the musical activity (instruments noticed, genre, mood conveyed, etc.) in I’m The Man Who Loves You by Wilco from their 2001 album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
I’m The Man Who Loves You – Wilco from their 2001 album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
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31. Click below to listen and describe the musical activity (instruments noticed, genre, mood conveyed, lyric content/meaning, etc.) in Kool Thing by Sonic Youth from their 1990 album, Goo.
Kool Thing by Sonic Youth from their 1990 album, Goo
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Airbag – Radiohead - from their third studio album titled, OK Computer (1997)
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32. listen and describe the musical activity (instruments noticed, genre, mood conveyed, etc.) in Airbag by Radiohead.
Airbag – Radiohead - from their third studio album titled, OK Computer (1997)
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