Chapter 10a Topic

Album Oriented Radio (AOR) represents a major shift in strategy for rock music in general. In spite of this focus on "big album" sales, some of the most popular rock music of the 70's comes during this time period, including albums like Rumours, Hotel California, and artists such as Queen, Rush, Heart, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seeger, Boston, Foreigner, Kansas, ELO and Journey. What is your position on the involvement of corporations in art? Elaborate. Does it affect your opinion of these artists or music?

Chapter 10a Listening Quiz

Answer the questions to both examples for full credit. 100 words maximum.

1. "Show Me the Way" by Peter Frampton is from the first "big album" sales-wise,Frampton Comes Alive. Given his background, how is this a departure from his previous band experience? What instrumentation is used that sounds new in this recording? How does his vocal delivery correspond to the lyrical content?

2. "More Than a Feeling" by Boston is an example of blending blues-rock with progressive rock. How does the instrumentation add to the ebb and flow of the song? Where do believe the "hook" of the song begins? Elaborate.

Government Assignment

This weeks topic is about our Civil Liberties. The liberties promised to us in the Bill of Rights. To be able to join in the discussion, you will need to watch the Robert Greenwald documentary called "Unconstitutional." The movie provides compelling video footage shows US citizens, from law-abiding store clerks to a US Olympian, who have been the victims of unconstitutional policies established under the Patriot Act.

After watching the video, post a short analysis of the movie, as well as a brief discussion of one of the constitutional liberties you saw breached in the movie. Do you think that these violations of our rights are justified? How is this movie still relevant?