Thursday, March 05, 2015

History of Rock n Roll Lesson 3/5/15


  1. Play the first short clip from the 2008 BBC documentary Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges.  and answer the following questions. 
    • Is the sound of the song in any way similar to that of "High School”? If so, in what way(s)?
    • Does the song have a similar message to that of "High School”? In what way(s)? Be as specific as you can.
    • What happens musically in this clip? Does the sound change or develop much? How might the sound reflect what is being said in the lyrics?
    • Overall, what ideas do you think the band is trying to express in this song?
  2. Play the second short clip from the documentary Motor City's Burning, of the Stooges’ Iggy Pop explaining his musical influences, and answer:
    • What did Iggy Pop find so impressive about the machine at the Ford Rouge plant? What did it represent to him?
    • Why would a band want to imitate this sound? Would someone who feels powerful in his or her everyday life be likely to feel the need to express him or herself this way?
    • What kind of person would say -- or what kind of experiences would lead someone to want to say -- “to hell with all this finery”?
    • How did the music of the Stooges and MC5 reflect that the residents of Detroit are “tough people”?