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About the Course

This course, part 2 of a 2-course sequence, examines the history of rock, primarily as it unfolded in the United States, from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. This course covers the music of Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers, Carole King, Bob Marley, the Sex Pistols, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Metallica, Run-DMC, and Nirvana, and many more artists, with an emphasis both on cultural context and on the music itself. We will also explore how developments in the music business and in technology helped shape the ways in which styles developed. Emerging out of the experimental and ambitious years of late-60s psychedelia, rock splintered into a variety of styles in the 1970s as the music business continued to expand. By the end of the decade, punk and disco had challenged the excesses of the hippie aesthetic, as rock became more commercially streamlined and radio friendly. The emergence and rise of MTV transformed pop music and propelled the careers of Michael jackson and Madonna, while heavy metal and hip hop dominated the late 1980s. Nirvana leads alt-rock's return to simplicity in the early 1990s....

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SH

Sep 29, 2020

Fascinating - really filled out my knowledge and understanding and introduced me to new music - despite having lived through much of the history. Enjoyed the laid back but informed videos.

AP

Feb 12, 2021

Continuing from Part One, the History of Rock course segues into the music scene of 70s and beyond. A thoroughly enjoyable course for anyone interested in any form of music in general.

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By Clement M

Feb 17, 2021

Thank you John, great class!

By Paul E P J

Dec 24, 2019

Enjoyable and informative.

By Juan C A E

Nov 30, 2020

Great! Excellent teacher.

By 경 김

Nov 22, 2016

really really nice

By BRYAN N E L

Jun 24, 2021

¡Grandioso curso!

By Margie E

Sep 17, 2020

Loved this course

By John W

Mar 4, 2023

Great course!!!

By Alvaro D C

Sep 3, 2021

Muy buen curso

By fei y

Nov 27, 2016

对于学习整个摇滚史真的很有帮助

By Ronald T

Jan 6, 2022

Very good.

By JUAN E G A

Jun 22, 2017

Wonderful!!

By Juan C V L

Jun 9, 2016

Maravilloso

By Sebastian R B

Jun 9, 2020

Wonderful.

By Rachel C

Dec 30, 2016

Loved it!!

By Christine G

Aug 17, 2015

Excellent!

By Randy I

Nov 15, 2020

It Rocks!

By Jesus A B S

May 30, 2017

Loved it!

By Kamil T

Nov 13, 2015

Very Good

By Blue C R

Jun 14, 2017

Amazing!

By daniel p

Jul 6, 2017

Super!

By 현석 김

Jan 11, 2018

good

By Fatih O

Jan 5, 2016

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By Paula S

Jan 11, 2021

This course was interesting but not nearly so interesting as "History of Rock, Part One. This may have more to do with my age than anything else. I grew up in the '50s and '60s.

Again, I want to say that I would have learned more if we had been tested once a week, rather than every two weeks. Since the quizzes are so heavily peppered with song titles and dates, two weeks' worth of material is just too much to remember.

Another criticism is the text that comes with the videos. I like to read them while watching the videos, to kind of cement my learning. However, this course had really bad text with the videos! Many words were translated from voice, incorrectly. If I were deaf or English were not my first language, I would have a really hard time following the written text. Now that many years have passed, is there another rock or music history class coming up from John Covach? I hope so. Thank you for the interesting course..

By Gerry A

Jul 15, 2021

I enjoyed it, but not so much as Part 1 which I really enjoyed. Presentation, difficulty, etc was all equally good, but what I found was it became more oriented toward various genres of the popular music of the times, not toward what I would personally consider "rock" music. What I had to confront was my own musical narrowmindedness (snobbishness?). I found it hard to maintain the pace and absorb the info when it got into disco, boy/girl bands, rap, hip hop, punk.... genres that I have never had interest in.

By H L C

Nov 27, 2016

I enjoyed Part Two, but not nearly as much as Part One. This change is not due to the professor or the course material; both are excellent. It is the music itself. I simply do not enjoy most of disco and pop artists like Madonna, Janet Jackson, Brittney etc. I hope I do not sound snobbish (or sound like my parents), but mentioning the Beatles and former mousketeers in the same sentence or course is laughable.