Notes of 「History of Rock」

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Notes of History of Rock (from the American perspective) on coursera, accompanied by the YouTube playlist.

The World Before Rock and Roll (1900-1955)

  • Mainstream pop
  • Country & Western
  • Rhythm & Blues

The Birth and First Flourishing of Rock and Roll (1955-59)

  • Before Elvis Presley
  • Elvis Presley
  • After Elvis Presley’s initial success

The Demise of Rock and the Promise of Soul (1959-63)

  • Audiences and Marketing - The Search for the Next Elvis
  • The Brill Building Approach to Pop
  • Teen Idols
  • Producers and Girl Groups
  • Sweet Soul
  • TV, Movies, and Dance Crazes
  • The Folk Revival
    • Kingston Trio
    • Peter, Paul and Mary
  • Rockabilly Popsters
  • Surf Music

The Beatles and the British Invasion (1964-66)

  • The Early 1960s in the US & UK
    • Skiffle
    • 「Trad」 Jazz
    • Blues Revivalists
  • The Rise of the Beatles
    • Formed late 1905s at Liverpool
    • Geoge Martin
  • Beatles as Students of American Pop Music
  • Beatles From Craftsmen to Artists Share
    • Authenticity in Rock
  • Blues in the UK
    • London
  • The Rolling Stones Emerge
  • The Stones in The States
    • The 「bad boys」
  • Other British Bands
    • The Beatles type
    • The Stones type
      • The Animals
    • The Kinks
    • The Who

American Responses (1965-67)

  • Dylan as the New American Songwriter
  • Dylan Goes Electric
  • Folk Rock and the Byrds
    • The Byrds
    • Simon and Garfunkel
    • The Mamas and The Papas
  • The Phil Spector Legacy
    • The Beach Boys
  • Garage Bands
  • TV Rock
    • The Monkees

Motown Pop and Southern Soul (1960-69)

  • Preamble
    • Black Pop
  • James Brown
    • The Godfather of Soul

Psychedelia (1966-69)

  • Psychedelia: The Beginning
    • LSD, Music, and the Trip
      • Mainstream vs subculture
      • Growth of the musical ambition
    • The Beginnings of the Hippie Aesthetic
      • Serious lyrics
      • Serious music
      • Virtuosity
      • Use of technology
    • Pushing the Envelope Beatles and Beach Boys
      • Sgt. Peppper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: The first concept album
  • Psychedelia in San Francisco
    • Subculture
    • Important Groups
      • The Grateful Dead
      • The Jefferson Airplane
  • Psychedelia in London
    • Underground Favs
    • Jimi Hendrix
    • Eric Clapton
  • AM and FM distinction

The Growing Rock Monster (1970-77)

  • Intro and Overview of the 1970s
    • Musically ambitious bands
  • British and American Blues Rock and Southern Rock
    • Blues Rock British Based
      • Led Zeppelin
      • Deep Purple
      • Black Sabbath
    • American Blues Rock and Southern Rock
      • Allman Brothers
      • Lynyrd Skynyrd
      • Santana
  • Progressive Rock
    • King Crimson
    • Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    • Pink Floyd
  • Jazz-Rock
  • Theatrical Rock
    • David Bowie
  • Singer-Songwriters
    • James Taylor
    • Carole King
    • Paul Simon
    • Elton John
    • Joni Mitchell
    • Neil Young
  • Country Rock
    • The Byrds
    • The Band
    • The Eagles

Black Pop, Reggae, and the Rise of Disco (1970-79)

  • Sly Stone and the Rise of Funk
  • Motown in the 1970s
    • The Temptations
  • Philadelphia Sound
    • lyrical vocals
    • driving rhythm section
    • elegant string arrangement
    • roots in sweet soul
  • Blaxploitation Soundtracks
  • James Brown, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
  • The Rise of Reggae
    • From Jameica
    • Bob Marley
  • Disco

Mainstream Rock, Punk, and New Wave (1975-79)

I Want My MTV (1980-89)

Heavy Metal, Rap, and Indie Rock (1980-89)

  • Heavy Metal
    • Heavy Metal Grows (Prototypes)
      • Black Sabbath
      • Deep Purple
      • Led Zeppelin
    • The image of heavy metal
      • Working class
      • Simple minded
    • New wave of British heavy metal
    • Los Angeles metal

  • Heavy metal ambition

  • Rap
    • Hip-hop culture
  • Punk Goes Hardcore

Alternative Rock, Rock Alternatives, and Widening Gaps (the 1990s)

  • The Rise of Alternative
  • Classic Rock
    • Rockumentaries
    • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland)
  • Female singer song-writer
    • Tori Amos
    • Sarah McLachlan
    • Jewel
    • Alanis Morissette
  • Teen Idols
    • Boyz II Man
    • Backstreet Boys
    • ‘N Sync
    • Spice Girls
    • Britney Spears
    • Christina Aguilera
  • Electronic Dance Music (Techno)