- 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?
- 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”?
Thursday, March 05, 2015
History of Rock n Roll Lesson 3/5/15
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