I know it’s only rock and roll but i like it hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
like it hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
like it hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be speaking with Dominic Malone creator
be speaking with Dominic Malone creator
be speaking with Dominic Malone creator of the exhibit sympathy for the devil
of the exhibit sympathy for the devil
of the exhibit sympathy for the devil art and rock and roll since nineteen
art and rock and roll since nineteen
art and rock and roll since nineteen sixty seven of all the rock songs why
sixty seven of all the rock songs why
sixty seven of all the rock songs why did you choose to call this exhibit
did you choose to call this exhibit
did you choose to call this exhibit sympathy for the devil I wanted a title
sympathy for the devil I wanted a title
sympathy for the devil I wanted a title that was familiar to people a title of a
that was familiar to people a title of a
that was familiar to people a title of a song that you know people would
song that you know people would
song that you know people would understand and recognize but also a
understand and recognize but also a
understand and recognize but also a title that kind of alluded to the
title that kind of alluded to the
title that kind of alluded to the subject of the show so sympathy for the
subject of the show so sympathy for the
subject of the show so sympathy for the devil to me ludes to the fact that when
devil to me ludes to the fact that when
devil to me ludes to the fact that when rock music incorporates avant-garde
rock music incorporates avant-garde
rock music incorporates avant-garde strategies it takes a risk of looking
strategies it takes a risk of looking
strategies it takes a risk of looking pretentious or alienating their audience
pretentious or alienating their audience
pretentious or alienating their audience bike becoming perhaps too sophisticated
bike becoming perhaps too sophisticated
bike becoming perhaps too sophisticated on the flip side when when avant-garde
on the flip side when when avant-garde
on the flip side when when avant-garde art when contemporary art engages with
art when contemporary art engages with
art when contemporary art engages with rock music it risks losing sort of
rock music it risks losing sort of
rock music it risks losing sort of seriousness the history of any given
seriousness the history of any given
seriousness the history of any given culture can be learned of course through
culture can be learned of course through
culture can be learned of course through history books but also by tanking in the
history books but also by tanking in the
history books but also by tanking in the art and culture of a specific time and
art and culture of a specific time and
art and culture of a specific time and in the case of the arts and rock and
in the case of the arts and rock and
in the case of the arts and rock and roll of the 1960s onwards these media
roll of the 1960s onwards these media
roll of the 1960s onwards these media may even have had an impact on that
may even have had an impact on that
may even have had an impact on that history as well politics are very much
history as well politics are very much
history as well politics are very much being expressed in the cultural realm
being expressed in the cultural realm
being expressed in the cultural realm you had events like Woodstock that you
you had events like Woodstock that you
you had events like Woodstock that you know not only were important from a
know not only were important from a
know not only were important from a musical standpoint but also from a
musical standpoint but also from a
musical standpoint but also from a political one or even the Altamont
political one or even the Altamont
political one or even the Altamont concert of The Rolling Stones where you
concert of The Rolling Stones where you
concert of The Rolling Stones where you know the Summer of Love kind of dyes
know the Summer of Love kind of dyes
know the Summer of Love kind of dyes where you know the Hells Angels run amok
where you know the Hells Angels run amok
where you know the Hells Angels run amok and start beating up on people in the
and start beating up on people in the
and start beating up on people in the crowd and where you know this sort of
crowd and where you know this sort of
crowd and where you know this sort of promised all the sort of politicized
promised all the sort of politicized
promised all the sort of politicized promise of that moment it suddenly turns
promise of that moment it suddenly turns
promise of that moment it suddenly turns dark and I think that if you look at say
dark and I think that if you look at say
dark and I think that if you look at say similar kinds of events now they’re
similar kinds of events now they’re
similar kinds of events now they’re Saudi politicized there’s so much about
Saudi politicized there’s so much about
Saudi politicized there’s so much about a certain you know commerce they’re
a certain you know commerce they’re
a certain you know commerce they’re about you know anything you know in a
about you know anything you know in a
about you know anything you know in a way but politics but I think because
way but politics but I think because
way but politics but I think because there was such a strong youth movement
there was such a strong youth movement
there was such a strong youth movement at that time you know responding so
at that time you know responding so
at that time you know responding so strongly to you know civil rights issues
strongly to you know civil rights issues
strongly to you know civil rights issues and the Vietnam
and the Vietnam
and the Vietnam or n rock music was really kind of the
or n rock music was really kind of the
or n rock music was really kind of the soundtrack of that generation and so it
soundtrack of that generation and so it
soundtrack of that generation and so it was sort of inevitable that the two
was sort of inevitable that the two
was sort of inevitable that the two would come together and then you know
would come together and then you know
would come together and then you know the fact that rock music starts to kind
the fact that rock music starts to kind
the fact that rock music starts to kind of get involved you know kind of brings
of get involved you know kind of brings
of get involved you know kind of brings it to another dimension the political
it to another dimension the political
it to another dimension the political unrest and social awareness of the 1960s
unrest and social awareness of the 1960s
unrest and social awareness of the 1960s were inspiration to musicians and
were inspiration to musicians and
were inspiration to musicians and artists alike it was only a matter of
artists alike it was only a matter of
artists alike it was only a matter of time before these two media began to
time before these two media began to
time before these two media began to overlap I really wanted to make the show
overlap I really wanted to make the show
overlap I really wanted to make the show about the the real kind of lived overlap
about the the real kind of lived overlap
about the the real kind of lived overlap and collaborations between our art and
and collaborations between our art and
and collaborations between our art and rock music or artists and rock musicians
rock music or artists and rock musicians
rock music or artists and rock musicians and so for me that really starts with
and so for me that really starts with
and so for me that really starts with Andy Warhol Velvet Underground you
Andy Warhol Velvet Underground you
Andy Warhol Velvet Underground you actually start working together in 1966
actually start working together in 1966
actually start working together in 1966 but then released the album the velvet
but then released the album the velvet
but then released the album the velvet underground and nico in 1967 and kind of
underground and nico in 1967 and kind of
underground and nico in 1967 and kind of makes that relationship between art and
makes that relationship between art and
makes that relationship between art and rock and roll a more formal one it’s
rock and roll a more formal one it’s
rock and roll a more formal one it’s also the year that the beatles released
also the year that the beatles released
also the year that the beatles released sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band when Jimi Hendrix releases are you
Band when Jimi Hendrix releases are you
Band when Jimi Hendrix releases are you experienced when the rock music is
experienced when the rock music is
experienced when the rock music is actually being very serious and
actually being very serious and
actually being very serious and incorporating all these avant-garde
incorporating all these avant-garde
incorporating all these avant-garde musical strategies and being recognized
musical strategies and being recognized
musical strategies and being recognized by music critics and the press as as no
by music critics and the press as as no
by music critics and the press as as no longer being something that’s just like
longer being something that’s just like
longer being something that’s just like music kids dance to but it’s actually
music kids dance to but it’s actually
music kids dance to but it’s actually supposed to be taken seriously
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