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*** You will answer this discussion for two students.

  1. What is unusual about Emerson Lake and Palmer’s version of Pictures at an Exhibition?
  2. How did Pink Floyd use the concept album form?
  3. What was innovative about David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars?
  4. Summarize the various musical influences and styles that led to Reggae in Jamaica.
  5. Who were the principal members of the Velvet Underground? Describe the band’s musical style.
  6. Describe the musical style and the impact of the Ramones
  7. Who was Malcolm McLaren and what was his effects on punk music?
  8. How did the punk scene in England differ from that in New York?
  9. How did the punk scene in Los Angeles differ from English Punk?

New York, London, and Los Angeles produce three different sub-genres of punk.

Powerpoint slides:


Lecture Videos

(New York punk) (British punk) (LA Hardcore)

Youtube musical examples

(The Ramones “Blitzkreig Bop”) (The Ramones “Sheena is a Punk Rocker”) (The Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen”)
(Johnny Rotten interview) (Johnny Lydon interview) (Black Flag “Rise Above”)
(Henry Rollins live) (Henry Rollins rant)

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