history of rnr exam 3

The Situationist International

an international organization of social revolutionaries made up of avat-garde artists, intellectuals, and political theorists. it was prominenet in Euope from its formation in 1957 to its dissolution in 1972. “the spectacle” was the main message, and said that mass media is ruling over consumers, instead of the opposite.

Vivienne Westwood and Malcom McLaren believed in this theory.

Sex Pistols

Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) - vocals

Glenn Matlock - bass, worked at SEX, owned by Malcom McLaren and Viv

Steve Jones - guitar

Paul Cook - drummer

Malcom McLaren - manager that briefly worked with the New York Dolls

“Anarchy In The UK” was released in 1976 and was about the little opportunity for young people in the UK under the prime minister’s rule. the song wasn’t actually about anarchy, but about chaos.

They gained popularity from a live interview with talk show host Bill Grundy, which went haywire and caused them to cancel their tour after they began getting harassed.

“God Save The Queen” released in 1977 and featured Sid Vicious on bass

The Damned

“New Rose” was the first British punk single released in 1976

The Clash

Joe Strummer - lead vocals, guitar

Paul Simonon - bass, vocals

Mick Jones - guitar, vocals

Bernie Rhodes - manager, friend of Malcom McLaren

London Calling was released in 1979 and was a double album. It was made after they dropped Rhodes as a manager and got closer as a band. blended a multitude of styles: Rnb, reggae, punk, etc

The Jam

influenced by Mod culture which was centered on music and fashion of the 60’s

“In The City” released in 1977

Buzzcocks

pop punk

“Ever Fallen in Love” released in 1978

X-Ray Spex

Poly Styrene - vocals, songwriting. had a feminist anti-capitalist attitude.

influential to the Riot Grrrl movement

Crass

an art collective and band that promoted anarchy as a way of life and for resistance. popularized the anarcho-punk movement and education for direct action.

Steve Ignorant - vocals

Penny Rimbano - drums

Rudimentary Peni

anarcho-punk

“Rotten To The Core: released in 1983

Cockney Rejects

Oi! - a genre from the late 70s that emerged after the commercialization of punk rock. fused first wave punk rock with 60s rock. began songs with saying oi

Siouxsie & The Banshees

Siouxsie Sioux - vocals

Steven Severin - bass

both were part of the Bromley Contingent, a group of fans of the Sex Pistols which also included Billy Idol

post punk: approached music dischordantly and angular, a sort of rub against instruments with personal lyrics in a minor key for a dark feel.

The Fall

Mark E. Smith - songs, vocals

released 32 studio albums

“Rebellious Jukebox” released in 1978

The Slits

Ari Up - vocals (Johnny Rotten’s stepdaughter)

Viv Albertine - guitar

Tessa Pollitt - bass

feminist, anticapitalist ideas. anarchists in the way that they valued freedom

“Typical Girls” released in 1979 had a jamacian ska influence

Public Image Limited (PiL)

John Lydon - vocals, dischordant

Keith Lavene - guitar, post punk

Jah Wobble - bass, R&B

Jim Walker - drums, discoey

“Memories” released in 1979, complete departure from the Sex Pistols

Gang Of Four

funk elements, reminiscent of Nile Rodgers

“Contract” released in 1979, guitar is super random, lyrics speak of internal struggle

Joy Division

Ian Curtis - vocals songwriter. suffered from epilepsy, affected him a lot while touring. committed suicide after becoming overwhelmed from touring and marital problems

“Dead Souls” and “Transmission” had dark, proto-goth lyrics

“Love Will Tear Us Apart” released in 1980, last thing released by the band after Ian’s death on May 18th.

remaining band members formed New Order

The Cure

Robert Smith - vocals, guitar, songs

goth rock genre. speaks of despair

“In Between Days” released in 1985 had a happier sound but still sad lyrics

Bauhaus

classic goth band from England

“She’s In Parties”

Blondie

Deborah Harry - vocals, songs

New Wave, often performed at CBGB

“X Offender” released in 1976. 60s pop vibe

The Cars

Rick Ocasek - vocals, dispassionate approach

Ben Orr - bass

Greg Hawkes - keyboards

Elliot Easton - guitar

David Robinson - previously in The Modern Lovers

“Just What I Needed” released in 1978 follows a riff-rock, bubblegum pop vibe. perfect for accessible radioplay

The Knack

“My Sharona” went to #1 one, staued there for 6 weeks in 1979. a one hit wonder

Devo

David Bowie was supposed to produce for them, but Brian Eno ended up doing it instead.

“Whip It” released in 1980

The B-52’s

“Rock Lobster” released in 1979, was produced by Chris Blackwell who was involved in bringing reggae to England. the song had no bass, and vocals inspired by Yoko Ono

Elvis Costello

Declan McManus - vocals, guitar, songs

came from the pub rock scene in England, a break from glam rock, and a little bit before punk rock.

“Watching The Detectives” released in 1977 hit big on U.S. radios and had Huey Lewis and The News as a backing band

Go-Go’s

Beauty And The Beat was the first album written and produced by an all female band to go #1

part of the California punk scene with X and The Germs

“Our Lips Are Sealed” was more power pop, high-energy with good songwriting and vocals

XTC

Andy Partridge - vocals, guitar, songwriting

Colin Moulding - vocals, bass, songwriting

“Making Plans for Nigel” released in 1979, had a quirky drum beat

At the peak of their popularity, Andy had a mental breakdown on stage in 1982 at the beginning of their tour. they never played live again.

The Police

Sting - vocals, bass, songwriting

Andy Summers - guitar

Stewart Copeland - famous drummer

disbanded in 1986

The Germs

based in LA

Darby Crash - vocals

Pat Smear - guitar

GI album produced by Joan Jett after she left The Runaways

Pat Smear went onto achieve greater fame performing with Nirvana and The Foo Fighters

X

Exene Cervenka - vocals

Billy Zoom - guitar

John Doe - bass

produced by Ray Manzack, the keyboardist for The Doors

had amore poetic rock-a-billy sound

Black Flag

Keith Morris - vocals on song “Nervous Breakdown”. the band cycled through multiple vocalists, some being Ron Reyes, Dez Cadena, and Henry Rollins who randomly and permanently joined after seeing them live in NYC)

Greg Ginn - guitarist and songwriter. Formed SST Records to release Black Flag recordings

hardcore punk genre

“Rise Above” released in 1981 featured Henry Rollins on vocals

Circle Jerks

formed by Keith Morris after being in Black Flag

Hardcore punk

Group Sex had 14 songs but was inly 16 minutes long. shows the shortness of punk

fanzines

since radios wouldn’t play punk artists, people involved in the punk scene began making magazines to promote bands. "“Maximum RocknRoll” was a big one, and so was “Thrasher”, a skateboarding and punk one

The Minutemen

Mike Watt - bass, vocals

D. Boan - guitar, vocals

The Punch Line was released by SST Records

ended after Boan’s death in an automobile accident in December 1985

Dead Kennedys

Jello Baifra - vocals and wrote wordy lyrics with deep meaning, seen on “California Uber Alles” 1980

released music on their own label, Alternative Tentacles

Bad Brains

originally called Mind Power and based in D.C. they were inspired by the fast playing and virtuosity of the Mahavishnu Orchestra

Minor Threat

based in D.C.

Ian MacKane - vocals

Lyle Presler - guitar

had their own label, Dischord Records

their song, “Straight Edge” said that doing drugs wasn’t all that, which changed the hardcore movement

Meat Puppets

based in Pheonix, recorded music for SST Records

loved by Kurt Cobain so they were guest musicians for Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in 1993

Suicidal Tendencies

crossover thrash

“Institutionalized” is a good example of a basic punk formula. had a spoken verse in half time, a chorus in double time with faster instruments and screaming.

Rites Of Spring

post-hardcore, considered the first emo band. shifted hardcore into personal realms, sadder

on Dischord’s label in D.C.

Fugazi

Ian Mackaye - vocals, previously worked with Minor Threat

Guy Picciotto - vocals, guitar

Brendan Canty - drums, previously in Rites Of Spring

emo/posthardcore genre

Big Black

based in Chicago

Steve Albini - vocals, guitar, drum machine programming. produced Nirvana’s In Utero

Sonic Youth

sound relied heavily on the use of noise, feedback, and alternative guitar tunings

Melvins

early work was key to the development of grunge and sludge metal

big influence to Kurt Cobain

Mudhoney

formed in Seattle, signed to Sub Pop label

Mark Arm - singer

Steve Turner - guitarist

both used to be in Green River with members of Pearl Jam

Nirvana

formed in Aberdeen, Washington

Kurt Cobain - lead vocals, guitar

Chad Channing - original drummer

first album, Bleach was produced by guys from Sub Pop

Dave Grohl joins the band after Chad quits from grueling touring

Nevermind went to #1 and knocked off MJ’s Bad in 1991. the album featured Pat Smear on guitar, and he ended up touring with them for the In Utero tour.

In Utero was recorded by Steve Albini of Big Black. on the tour, Kurt ODed on roofies. Courtney found him and took him to rehab, which he escaped from. he went missing for multiple days before being found in his Seattle home dead by suicide on April 5th 1994. Kurt suffered from a lot of mental issues relating to his fast fame.

Dave Grohl forms Foo Fighters in 1994

Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder - lyrics, vocals

Stone Gossard - guitar

Jeff Ament - bass

both previously played in Green River and Mother Love Bone

“Even Flow”

L7

all female band, signed to Sub Pop

“Fast and Frightening” was produced by Butch Vig, who also produced for Nirvana and TSP

Hole

Live Through This, their first album was released a week after Courtney Love’s husband died

Riot Grrrl movement

used punk rock to talk about feminism. made a fanzine about political issues that spread throughout the country. involved Sleater-Kinney and Bikini Kill

Bikini Kill

Kathleen Hanna - lead vocalist, wrote the Riot Grrrl manifesto

lead the Riot Grrrl movement, spread fliers about it at their shows, created a fanzine, pushed girls to stand in the front at their shows

R.E.M.

came from Athens, Georgia (like the B-52’s)

Micheal Stipe - lead singer, interesting vocal style, mumbly but pretty and smooth

Violent Femmes

from Wisconsin, known for busking

“Blister In The Sun” 1983, acoustic

Hüsker Dü

from Minnesota, began as a hardcore band

drifted away from hardcore to a more melodic sound, developing an alternative rock style

Zen Arcade was released by SST Records in 1984

The Replacements

from Minnesota, competed with Husker Du, started out punky.

Paul Westerburg - vocals, guitars, songwriter

had alcohol issues, making them sloppy, ruining many opportunities and any possible success

Pixies

based in Boston

“Gigantic” released in 1988, produced by Steve Albini

Kurt Cobain, big fan of their album Dolittle and their dynamics

U2

Bono - vocals, lyrics

The Edge - guitar, vocals

Larry Mullen Jr - drums

Adam Clayton - bass

had difficulties with their deep religious beliefs and the rock n roll scene. nearly caused the band’s breakup

their album, War, knocked Thriller off of #1 in the UK

Cocteau Twins

based in Scotland

Elizabeth Fraser - vocals. interesting approach, spoke gibberish, unintelligible

proto-shoegaze

The Smiths

Morrissey - vocals, sings, controversial guy

Johnny Marr - guitar, songs

Sinead O’Connor

“Mandika” 1987

against the glamorization of MTV, got bad press from ripping up a picture of the Pope on SNL and being against playing US pledge before her show