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- prior to 1966, rock music was simple, fun music ...
- loud & usually fast, strong 4/4 beat (backbeat)
- silly words, uninventive melodies
- 3-chord harmonies
- usually about 2½ minutes long with repetitive formal structures
- last half of ‘67 - boundaries had been pushed back ... no limits to what
rock could do
- Beatles were influential in driving this change
- 1st satellite link TV show transmitted world-wide, as they recorded "Our
World" and performed "All You Need is Love"
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