ANTH398D - E thnomus icolog y

Me e ting 9 – He a vy

Oc tobe r 30, 2007

He a vy R e s ults

• Conte xtua l s a m ple s– Curre nt tre nd

• Inte rpre ta tion of re s u lts• Ic on ic ity (pa ra lle l F e ld e t a l.)• Ta lk a bout mus ic (pa ra lle ls )• Obje c tivity/s ub je c tivity• E tic (m e a s ure d)/E mic (func tiona l)

Ge nre Cla s s ific a tion

• Ta xonomy• R us s ia n dolls• “F olks onom y”• Ta g g ing ?– Me ta l m e e ts s ka m e e ts b lue g ra s s– R e c og nis e fe a ture– F us ion c u is ine

Me ta l in AllMus icGuide

• “He a vy Me ta l”– De a th , B la c k, Ch ris tia n, S pe e d, Alte rna tive ,

B ritis h , Indus tria l, R a p-, P rog re s s ive , Ne o-Cla s s ic a l, P op-, Ne w Wa ve of B ritis h He a vy, P unk, S tone r, S c a ndina via n, G oth , Doom , S ym ph onic B la c k, S ludg e , P owe r, Ha ir

• “R oc k”– De troit, R a p-, Aus s ie -, Album -, B oog ie , Are na ,

G la m , S outh e rn, Ha rd, B lue s -

R e cog nis e Ge nre

• Know it wh e n h e a r it• Na m e d g e nre s• Ke y fig ure s• Artis t/ba nd• G e nre knowle dg e (e xpe rts in P opula r

Mus ic )

Ge nre Ide ntific a tion

• Mus ic a l c h a ra c te ris tic s• R e c og nis e pe ople• In flue nc e s• Lyric s• Conte xt• Orig in

Me ta lhe a ds

• Headbangers• Ma le s• E urope a n-Am e ric a n– Living Colour

• R e la tive ly little in flue nc e "a broa d" (in "non-We s te rn")?

• Young e r g e ne ra tion?– G e ne ra tion Y a nd olde r

He a vy Indus try

• S a le s• Ch a rts• P opula rity• R e a c tion• Nos ta lg ia ?• Oppos ition to m us ic indus try• S ubve rs ion

He a vy Nois e

• Nois e a s te c h nic a l te rm– Ha rm onic s– F orm a nts– Tim bre

• Nois e a s a e s th e tic s– B ounda ry– Obs c ure funda m e nta l fre que nc y (p itc h )– Oppos e d to WAM– Am plific a tion te c h nolog y

Virtuos ity

• S kill• S pe e d• Oppos e d to mus ic a lity?• G uita r He roe s–G uita r He ro (g a m e )

• P a ra lle l to B e bop