Welcome to The Electric Current Rundown podcast, episode number 62.

And I’m your host, Phil Defiance, and I’ll always say I’m here to encourage the spread of intriguing knowledge that could spark fires in the minds of those seeking inspiration and truly improving the world.

And what I’m gonna be talking about in this episode includes a history of music.

And then I’m gonna talk about Every James Bond Movie, Ranked, based on an article I read.

So to talk about the history of music, I’m gonna start off by saying that, well, I mean, as you can recall, if you’ve seen some of my earlier episodes, or to just give you a quick reference, I mean, I have mentioned in the past that I have done music production, something as a hobby, you know.

And so because of that, I actually did some research into the history of music because I’ve wanted to really get a better understanding of the history involved because I actually was thinking about trying to get like into becoming like a professional music producer at that time anyway.

So because of that, I did some research into the history of music.

And because of that, well, I mean, what might as well make use of that knowledge.

So well, just going right back like several hundred years, you can go right to the Medieval times.

And I mean, even before that, I’m sure there’s like other things, but I don’t know much about what it, I mean, music before that point, but really that’s like 700 years ago or like 800 years ago.

So that’s a long time, almost a millennium, right?

But okay, so seven, 800 years ago, like in the Medieval times, they had like Medieval music.

And then moving forward, I mean, because Medieval music was really, really basic, like really simplistic.

But I mean, that was what they were doing back then.

And even back then they were using, I mean, they ended up inventing things that like, were like analog, like movement tools that could actually play music.

Like that was like some of the first like machinery ever invented, like of the more modern type of eras of human history compared to the ancient eras.

But like, I mean, so that’s interesting too.

But that music though was really simplistic.

And then you move forward because there was the Renaissance.

And I mean, the Renaissance started around the 13 or 1400s.

And the Renaissance didn’t just bring like beautiful art and paintings and a change in like, strictness from religious perspectives from the governments.

It also brought a change in music where, I mean, that was where classical music really began and then it started like morphing into like better and better quality.

And like, I mean, a lot of people know about big names from those times, like Mozart and Beethoven, and of course, there’s a few others like Bach and others, right?

And so like, I mean, that classical, I mean, so it went from the medieval music to that classical music, which was a big improvement on the medieval music.

And I mean, as classical music started evolving, it got more and more complex and even better and better.

And it went from like, where it really began around like the 14 or 1400s basically or so, even more so like the 1500s, it moved forward through the centuries, all the way to like 1800s, where like it was like the only form of music that was really like really well known.

I mean, okay, then there’s also like, obviously the Chinese had their own kind of music going on and like, like parts of the Arab world also had some stuff, like, which is more, I mean, it wasn’t really like the same as classical music.

It was like their own cultural type of thing.

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But yeah, I mean, so the Chinese and the Arabs weren’t really like doing classical music.

They had their own stuff, but it was more similar to the medieval music in comparison, like the most advanced music for like centuries was really coming out of Europe with the classical music, all the way from the 1500s into the mid, I mean, around the 1800s, or even you could say 1750s.

But that was a very long time, like a quarter of a millennium, right?

Like so long that it was like the main thing that was really like music that was like complex and like really like powerful music.

And that’s like a long time, like I just said.

But, okay, then by the 1750s, 1770s or so, in the United States, things started changing.

I mean, well, Europe continued on, on its core thing about classical music, which also continues even till this day.

And even over here in North America, we do classical music too, because, I mean, obviously North America had, I mean, when it comes to the white people that came here and like settled the continent, like, I mean, yeah, of course, that history is like controversial, but I’m not trying to talk about controversial things.

I’m just saying, like, I mean, when it comes to the white culture that came here, of course, they brought the classical music here as well.

So, I mean, that continued here too.

But like, other than classical music, I mean, in the United States, by the 1750s, 1770s, like, there was like music like banjo music.

And like, I mean, that continued for about 130 years.

And I mean, that kind of music really started with black slaves.

And there was also, I mean, eventually like white people started liking it too.

And so like, I mean, some white people were doing it too.

But it really started, it had its roots with the black slaves that were doing it.

They started that kind of stuff.

And like, I mean, if you really think about it, that really was like an early foundation for what eventually like brought inspiration for what is now known as country music and rock music.

But I mean, then again, the funny thing is that’s like black people that did that from the 1770s into like about the year 1900.

Because I mean, that banjo kind of music was like the main thing in North America, especially in the United States for like 130 years.

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And then by the time it got to the 1900s, just like how the black people in America brought around like that kind of banjo type of music.

And I mean, there was also like early soul music where they were like singing and like those famous like songs of those days about wanting to be free.

So that was a major part of music history back then too.

But I mean, and that was a part of that same culture of that banjo kind of style.

And then by the year 1900, things started changing.

And that’s what really brought a rapid change.

But it only started with a spark in the around the year 1900.

Where, I mean, it may have been just slightly before 1900, but it was around 1900, maybe slightly after, but it was around 1900.

And it was like when the beginning of jazz music and blues music started.

And yeah, I mean, once that started happening, I mean, it’s actually funny too, because it’s like things, I mean, that culture, like the black people and their culture of that time, like they kind of brought back something from the past, which was an element of like, I mean, an element involved with classical music.

Because if you listen to like blues and jazz music, it does have a little bit more instruments involved than that kind of banjo music.

And it’s funny too, because banjo music is more similar to rock.

And I mean, that kind of banjo stuff, it kind of fell off for almost a half a century, all the way till when rock and roll emerged out of nowhere.

But like, I mean, that’s just an aside.

I mean, okay, so like, just keeping on that timeline.

I mean, so yeah, around 1900, there was the jazz music and blues music, which had like similar elements to even classical music, because it had more like musical elements to it.

But then again, it was different from classical music, but it was a little bit similar to it.

And of course, I mean, most people know what jazz and blues sound like.

And now, I mean, yeah, there’s Motown.

I mean, that’s like black people culture right there, because that’s like a really black area, obviously, in like, well, it’s one of the southern states.

I think Mississippi.

But either way, I’m pretty sure, or it’s around that area either way.

But like, I mean, yeah.

And then eventually from like around the year 1900, all the way till like 1930, jazz music and blues music were the big thing.

And then suddenly around 1935 or 1938, suddenly they started making a little bit of a change in what was popular.

I mean, also on top of that, there was music that was like similar to jazz and blues, like done in a white people kind of way by the 1930s.

Like you could hear that in the old movies that they were making back then, like around 1945 ish even.

But like, I mean, then around 1938 or 1940, they started making like things like boo-wop and and bebop, actually doo-wop and bebop.

And that was really like when things started to change, it was like an upgrade to jazz and blues in a way at first.

And like the reason why it was called doo-wop and bebop was because they were like going, like they were making sounds like, ooh, bop, bop, bop, bop, ooh.

You could hear it.

I mean, listen to old music from around even the 1950s, like 1958 or so.

I mean, even Elvis started in the late 50s, right?

And in some of his earliest songs, he could even hear that element right in the background, right?

That’s that same thing.

But like, yeah, so like, I mean, if you listen to some of that music, and it doesn’t have to just be Elvis, it could be quite a few other big names of that time.

You’ll hear it right there, where they were doing that background singing.

And that’s why it was called doo-wop and bebop.

But really, I mean, from, I mean, doo-wop and bebop came from jazz and blues.

And then suddenly, eventually, doo-wop and bebop became early rock and roll.

And I mean, Elvis was like around back then.

And like, he was like one of the early contributors to early rock and roll, but he wasn’t the only one.

And like, it was really him and a few others that really invented rock and roll.

Of course, I mean, it wasn’t just him.

He came from Memphis, Tennessee, and a lot of his influence came from black culture as well.

And so like, I mean, that’s also another thing.

I mean, black people actually helped invent rock and roll.

And that’s why Elvis was one of the first rock and roll artists.

I mean, back in those days when he first started, it wasn’t even known as rock and roll yet.

It didn’t really have an established name, really.

It really started having a formed, established name a little bit later, like maybe a couple of years after he started.

But like then, okay, so then rock and roll like really became a thing around the 60s, and the Beatles and others, many others started like coming out of nowhere and they were huge.

And then rock and roll was huge all the way through, like even till today, all the way from back then all the way till today.

But then like styles changed, like 70s rock was different than 60s rock, like heavy metal came out of nowhere.

But even heavy metal back then was different than heavy metal now.

And heavy metal now is even a little bit different than like 20 years ago.

But it’s like, it’s very similar when it comes to that aspect.

But like, I mean, then there’s like other things like suddenly, like around the 70s came disco music, then from disco music came like electronic music, early electronic music, like house and others, like techno.

And then also hip hop, which also came inspired out of disco elements and to the grave and rock music.

And that obviously came from black culture and same thing with electronic music.

Disco music also had a black influence too.

So like, I mean, a lot of music history, especially North America, has a long, I mean, a strong tie to black culture.

And so you got to respect that.

But either way, I mean, that’s really the history.

And then, I mean, okay, so then in the 80s, there was like hip hop doing its early old school stuff and then it morphed into what it sounded like in the 90s and it morphed to what it sounded like around the year 2000.

And ever since then, it’s really the same thing.

Like, you can hear it.

And that’s the same thing with electronic music.

I mean, similar story.

And yeah, well, I mean, it’s a similar story ever since then.

So I mean, you see what I’m saying.

And now you got it all.

You got everything I could say.

And plus, I got to end this episode real quick.

And I’m just going to finish it off with this last topic or just a quick reference to it, right, before I end it.

And then I’m going to continue on it on the next episode.

And that is Every James Bond Movie, Ranked.

And it’s based on an article I read.

And wow, this episode, I did it a lot longer than I thought I would.

But okay, when it comes to James Bond, I mean, that guy’s a legend.

I was a huge fan from when I was a kid.

I mean, that guy, the character and the stories, the movies, like they’re ridiculously good.

Like, I mean, one of the best types of movies ever made.

I mean, it’s like craziness.

Like, I always loved watching those movies and for good reason.

I mean, it’s a lot of people agree with me on that.

That’s why it’s been around for like decades now.

And I mean, the article listed off like 27 movies.

I mean, no wonder.

I mean, they made so many movies because it’s like people love that stuff, that character and the storylines involved.

But okay, so I’m going to continue on on that topic on the next episode.

And that’s the end of this episode right here of The Electric Current Rundown, episode number 62 with me, your host, Phil Defiance.

And I’ll always say that I’m here to encourage the spread of intriguing knowledge that can spark fires in the minds of those seeking inspiration and truly improving the world.

And till next time, have a good one.