This is the third Open Dialogue post. Please use the Comments function to post a link to a video or song and tell me why you chose this piece of art and how it relates to class and/or the book.
Don't forget to include your osu name.# or your full name to receive credit.
The book talks about chuck berry as one of the early pioneers of rock and roll. He started by playing country blues and moved on to play what is known as “rockabilly”. This music influenced others like Elvis Presley. After playing for a short time with a trio called Sir Johns trio he signed with Chess Records. Probably his most famous song is “Johnny be good” this song has been covered by a multitude of artistes. The video I choose is from 1958; notice the on stage theatrics and the way he uses the guitar as a show. He was one of the first if not the first to use the guitar in that way and really let it all out on stage.
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This post is more about one of the questions from class. At one point we were asked about a band/song that moved or inspired us. At the time I wrote about the band Shinedown, and here I am posting a live performance of their song "Heroes". This song has always had deep meaning for me, and almost served as a reminder to stay true to myself and my beliefs. When I want to just sit and listen to music, I love putting on one of their first couple of albums.
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schwartz.1696
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbJqswLi3uE
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This is a video of Ozzy Osbourne's "Dreamer" which was released in 2001. In class we talked a little about his heavy metal-rock in the 1970s but mainly focused on his incoherent antics on "The Osbournes". Sometimes I feel people do not appreciate his music enough, thinking only of his bat-biting episode and reality show. When I first heard his music I was surprised at how much I liked it. The video above is one of his recent songs, showing he can still perform even in his 60's after his drug days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP4FR8oDbR0
ReplyDeleteI have posted the link above in response to the lecture we had in class about Woodstock. Woodstock was significant in many ways. It opened the door for large scale music festivals that were not previously known of. The link above is a clip from the "Country Concert" music festival that is held every year in Ft. Loramie, Oh.
It is not quite as big as Woodstock, but this festival attracts thousands of people every year. I am willing to bet that it gets just as crazy at Country Concert as it did at Woodstock. In my experience, it is not uncommon to encounter nudity, baby making, beer showers, urine showers, drugs, arrests, and hospitilizations. Without Woodstock, I don't think festivals of this scale would have been widely accepted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ5r9cizMnE
ReplyDeleteThis is "Words I Never Said" by Lupe Fiasco and it ties in perfectly from when we talked about U2 and how they write their songs about the government. Also, all throughtout the quarter we talked about controversial art and songs and this is song falls right in to that category. The lyrics are very powerful and make you think.
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I chose the video "Dear Mr. President" by Pink, because we talked often about controversial artists and subjects that artist address. In this song/video, Pink addresses multiple controversial issues and subjects from abortion, to gay rights, to poverty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgtByWlBSdA
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In class we saw the clip from Paul McCartney from the Beatles singing "Yesterday" and this clip reminded me of the remake from Boys II Men. The Beatles are discussed in the book in chapter 2, and they are known for their rock and roll style while Boys II Men sing the song with a soulful mood. Both songs are sang in a slow pace, but the version from Boys II Men has the words more drawn out, when they sing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmREdUsM5-U
ReplyDeleteThis is a link to a song called "Famous" but a rapper who goes by Curren$y. We just recently talked about hip-hop and rap in class, and, in my opinion, Curren$y is the best rapper putting out music right now. We talked a lot about the roots of hip-hop in class, and I feel like the mainstream rap that's on the radio right now is so far from this. Everything is auto tuned club banger songs. Curren$y is true hip-hop in my opinion. His flow is impeccable and his lyrics are deep, thoughtful, and meaningful.
meyer.760
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll1_SmbUDSI
ReplyDeleteAs discussed in the book, the 1970s were crazy years symbolized by violence, social change, and new art forms. The countercultures of the 60’s became mainstream. Southern traditions of music held a huge weight on 1970’s rock music. The leader in this southern influence was the Allman Brothers Band who are personally one of my favorite classic rock bands of all time. I have attached “Jessica” which is a tribute to the bands southern traditions in both blues and superior technical/improvisational skills.
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This song is Cherry Pie by Warrant. Warrant was just another glam metal band that emerged in the 1980's. This song is a little different than other metal bands of the time favoring a fast beat and multiple singers over booming deep voices. Although not lyrically astounding this song is very well known and sounds exactly like metal from the 90's should sound like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX_PhbUXGYQ&feature=fvst
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During the one of the last lectures--hip hop week, The guest speaker showed a video of KRS ONE. He has been a long time favorite of mine among rap artists. What I like about him is how smart his lyrics are. He is not known to many casual listeners, which is really a shame. In this song, he attacks the recent auto-tune fad. Many people may have heard Jay-Z do a song about the exact same thing, but I actually prefer this one. I think KRS dug much deeper into the issue and has alot more to say than Jay-Z did in his song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr9za4sy75M&feature=related
ReplyDeleteThis song is a piece that I performed this quarter with the University Band. The first piece/element in this petite symphony is Air. Air is written in a minimilistic style which is discussed in our book. If you listen closely you are bound to hear that the style of the piece is rather simple and that most of the song is played with a four note repetitive rhythm. These are both key components to minimalistic music and to follow the style of musicians like Philip Glass. I've included a link to the clarinet sheet music I played so you can also see how it sounds.
http://www.freehandmusic.com/sheet-music/elements-petite-symphony-bb-clarinet-415717
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Here is a video and a picture of a couple sculptures by Claes Oldenburg. Oldenburg, a pop artist, is famous for taking regular, everyday objects and turning them into enormous sculptures. He doesn't do anything abstract with these objects, it's just their size and randomness of placement that makes them so interesting.
dancy.10
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I chose the song Intergalactic by the beastie boys because they were one of my favorite groups when i was younger, and this song was one of my favorites. This relates to the class because the beastie boys are listed in the book as one of the influential groups in Rap who took it in a different direction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN2FrUUq-zI&feature=relmfu
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Like some of the other groups we learned about, Rise Against is definitly a group that could stir controversy. This is by far my favorite group not only for the sound of their music but also because of the words and what they mean. In today's society when it comes to music we hear about groups selling out in mainstream music, and to me Rise Against can fit the mainstream flow but I wouldn't say the are sell-outs due to the fact they speak of what they believe which a lot of artist aren't willing to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcsEop0NPGM
ReplyDeleteRecently we talked about hip hop and the guest speaker brought up the wu tang clan. I am a fan of the wu. The speaker talked about how the wu tang clan was a big fan of karate and martial arts. And in this video I posted ODB is seen doing a lot of martial arts moves.
stone.450
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQ_ftkpb18
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else LOVE the movie Crash? I own the DVD so I have seen it multiple of times. I didn't really understand everything the first time I watched it, but when we watched it in class that was around my 4th or 5th time seeing it and I can honestly say it gets better every time. The two scenes that sticks out to me more than any other are the ones when the couple gets pulled over and searched and the cop sexually assaults the man's wife. How degrading is that to women? It blows my mind. The other scene is when Sandra Bullock and her husband get the car jacked and Sandra Bullock starts saying racial comments. I feel like these are two major problems that are accurately portrayed in our society today and that is a big problem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXhy7ZsiR50
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I chose this video of Micheal Jackson doing the moonwalk for the first time for two reasons. It is motown 25th anniversary and that even though he is the king of pop his style had a huge impact on hip hop culture of today. The way that he merged motown to pop and encorperated dance as a large part of his art was important to today's hip hop music and dance.
@Boris Chudnovsy.3
ReplyDeleteI thought your interpretation on Chuck Berry was spot on. I feel that he really truely made the guitar a single piece of modern entertainment and was very detailed in how his works were copied. He would not let anyone repeat his work without perfection when it came to the guitar rifts which was really shown in a documentary that was just recently aired on TV. I can't remember the channel it was on and apologize for that, but I just wanted thought that the entertainment aspect you touched on was right on as he really prided himself as an entertainer not just a musician.
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@Stephen Van Zandbergen
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a fantastic post! I believe that he like most other artist from back when commercialization wasn't what it was all about and true expression was allowed to flow in music unrestricted publicly. I reflect on a more recent group to my age that paid tribute to arguably on of the most revered MC's in his time, Sublime and their song titled KRS-1. He truely was a staple in the stop the violence movement and influenced many! Great Post!
Eli Duffey.34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMwU30Cw5q8
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I remember in class we were talking about all of the different music from the 1960's and we watched the Beach Boys "I Get Around". So I was thinking of my favorite Beach boys song which Is "Surfin' USA which I have always enjoyed listening to since I was a kid. It always conjured up images of the beach for me which is one of my favorite places to be so naturally it was one of my favorite songs.
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This video is of Elvis in his classic Jailhouse Rock video. I decided to take a look at this video after learning the sexuality and the rebelluosness behind his dance moves from class. Although I had always known Elvis for his smooth exotic moves, I did not understand the background behind them. After watching the video, I noticed although his moves were out of character and offensive to the then norm, they didn' seem all that sexual or wild as I first perceived. I also feel that he doesn't look comfortable dancing. I am not an Elvis Buff, but he doesn't look like he wants to do it?