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C O U R S E
History of Rock, 1970-Present
John Covach, University of Rochester
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C O U R S E L E C T U R E 1990s Metal and Alternative Extensions Notes taken on August 30, 2017 by Edward Tanguay |
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ways in which heavy metal and alternative were extended in the 1990s
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fusion of Rap and Rock
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you would often have a rock band, but the singer would rap the lyrics, sometimes singing some of them, sometimes screaming some of them
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Rage Against the Machine
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helped this rap into rock transformation take hold
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Los Angeles
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blending hard-driving rock with mostly rapped vocals
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inventive guitar playing of Tom Morello
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the rapping coming from Zack de la Rocha
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influenced by groups like
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Faith No More
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
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in the way they used grooves in the music
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1992 Rage Against the Machine
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blueprint of what the group was going to be
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a dedication to political causes
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1996 Evil Empire
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breakthrough, #1 in the United States
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Korn
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Bakersfield, California
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make one of their trademarks was the 7-string electric guitar
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not the first
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used by Jazz players to give more range under a single grip
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adds an extra base note
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adds the low sound that was a part of their music
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James Munky Shaffer
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Brian Head Welch
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they made the 7-string guitar popular
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it became a trend by the end of the 90s
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heavy, angular distortion-soaked riffs coming out of the heavy-metal tradition
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singing is often rapped, sometimes screamed
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1996 Life is Peachy
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1998 Follow the Leader
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Limp bizkit
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Fred durst, vocals
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Wes Borland, guitar
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more 7-string and more screaming
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1997 Three-Dollar Bill Y'all
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1999 Significant Other
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System of a Down
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Rick Rubin
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combined elements of political engagements of Rage Against the Machine
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2001 Toxicity
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Kid Rock
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Detroit, Michigan
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1998 Devil Without a Cause
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extends the rap rock genre
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more blues rock and country
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industrial style
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blending taped and live performances
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ideas trying to be represented
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emotional
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structural
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anti-conformity
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avant garde disturbing
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roots in British bands
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Trobbing Gristle
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Cabaret Voltaire
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Skinny Puppy
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Canadian band
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Nine Inch Nails
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1994 Trent Reznor
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would bring musicians with him
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1994 The Downward Spiral
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dark and brooding
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moody, frequent shifts in atmosphere
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as he was doing this music, was recorded in the house where Charles Manson followers killed people
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tries to pick up on the vibe of the horror of that
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Marilyn Manson
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Canton, Ohio
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strong parallel to Alice Cooper
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gothic, scary, outrageous
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takes the name of a women, but its a man
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fascination with the grotesque
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after the middle of the 1970s Alice Cooper becomes a little bit camp and ironic
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before the middle of 1970s, Alice Cooper was one scary hombre
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Marilyn Manson is bringing all of the spookiness of Alice Cooper back
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a hint of the absurd
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when he puts the band together, he decides that every member should have the name of a female star put together with a famous serial killer
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Madonna Wayne Gacy
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an absurd engagement with the grotesque
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1996 Antichrist Superstar
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1998 Mechanical Animals
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outraged conservative America
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dressed like a ghoulish transvestite
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albums contained vulgar and Satanic lyrics that just begged to be banned
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the albums basically say, "Please, ban me, I want to be a famous bad boy."
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and in large part he succeeded at this
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he's anti-conformity in your face