Music of the 70’s A Variety of Styles. What do you think of when you think of the 70s? What are 3 things that come to mind when you think of the 70s.

Music of the 70’sMusic of the 70’s

A Variety of StylesA Variety of Styles

What do you think of when What do you think of when you think of the 70s?you think of the 70s?

What are 3 things that come to mind What are 3 things that come to mind when you think of the 70s.when you think of the 70s.

FunkFunk

Blended Blended soul music, , jazz and and R&B into a into a rhythmic, , danceable new form of music. new form of music.

Funk de-emphasizes Funk de-emphasizes melody and and harmony and brings a strong and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drumsgroove of electric bass and drums

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAp7uqnUYSA&ob=av3n

Styles of Music Represented in Styles of Music Represented in the 1970’s - Funkthe 1970’s - Funk

How is this music similar and How is this music similar and different from Motown in the 50s?different from Motown in the 50s?

James BrownJames BrownSly and the Family StoneSly and the Family StoneGeorge Clinton (Funkadelic)George Clinton (Funkadelic)Kool and the GangKool and the GangEarth, Wind and Fire (Pop-Funk)Earth, Wind and Fire (Pop-Funk)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder

Music Styles of the 70’s – Progressive Rock (Characteristics Music Styles of the 70’s – Progressive Rock (Characteristics listed below)listed below)

Long songs that are structured, not improvisedLong songs that are structured, not improvised Loud and soft passages with musical crescendosLoud and soft passages with musical crescendos The use of a live symphony orchestra or The use of a live symphony orchestra or

synthesizer that sounds like stringssynthesizer that sounds like strings Extended instrumental solosExtended instrumental solos Blending of acoustic, electric, and electronic Blending of acoustic, electric, and electronic

elements to translate the emotion of a song with elements to translate the emotion of a song with multiple moodsmultiple moods

Multi-movement compositionsMulti-movement compositions

Progressive Rock GroupsProgressive Rock Groups

Led ZepplinLed Zepplin KansasKansas StyxStyx YesYes The Moody BluesThe Moody Blues Emerson, Lake and PalmerEmerson, Lake and Palmer GenesisGenesis Pink FloydPink Floyd Frank ZappaFrank Zappa

Hard Rock/Metal of the 70sHard Rock/Metal of the 70s

Hard Rock - typified by a heavy use of Hard Rock - typified by a heavy use of distorted electric guitars, , bass guitar, , drums, , and often accompanied with and often accompanied with pianos and and keyboards. .

Metal - roots in Metal - roots in blues rock and and psychedelic rock, the bands that created , the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness beats, and overall loudness

Hard Rock/MetalHard Rock/Metal

Led ZepplinLed Zepplin KissKiss AerosmithAerosmith QueenQueen Bad CompanyBad Company Blue Oyster CultBlue Oyster Cult Ozzy Osbourne/Black SabbathOzzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath Ted NugentTed Nugent Judas PriestJudas Priest AC/DCAC/DC Van HalenVan Halen

Cooperate RockCooperate Rock

a term used to describe a term used to describe rock music that utilised large arena venues, that utilised large arena venues, particularly sports venues, for concerts particularly sports venues, for concerts or series of concerts linked in tours.or series of concerts linked in tours.

often came from the often came from the hard rock, , heavy metal and and progressive rock genres, but utilised a more genres, but utilised a more commercially oriented and radio-commercially oriented and radio-friendly soundfriendly sound

Cooperate Rock Cont.Cooperate Rock Cont.

highly-produced music that included highly-produced music that included both hard rock numbers and both hard rock numbers and power ballads, both often employing , both often employing anthemic choruses anthemic choruses

Boston -Boston - Journey -Journey -

Cooperate RockCooperate Rock

BostonBostonForeignerForeignerPeter FramptonPeter FramptonHeartHeart JourneyJourneyThe Steve Miller BandThe Steve Miller BandREO Speedwagon/StyxREO Speedwagon/StyxSupertrampSupertramp

Southern Rock/American Southern Rock/American HeartlandHeartland

Southern rockSouthern rock is a subgenre of is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of , and genre of Americana. . It developed in the It developed in the Southern United States from from rock and roll, , country music, and , and blues, and is focused generally on , and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals. electric guitar and vocals.

American Heartland American Heartland Rock/SouthernRock/Southern

Lynyrd SkynyrdLynyrd SkynyrdBob Seger and the Silver Bullet BandBob Seger and the Silver Bullet BandThe J. Geils BandThe J. Geils BandZZ Top -ZZ Top -

The California Sound and Soft The California Sound and Soft RockRock

Catchy songsCatchy songsProficient musicianshipProficient musicianshipGreat vocal harmoniesGreat vocal harmoniesPop, folk, country and blues influencePop, folk, country and blues influence

California GroupsCalifornia Groups

Crosby, Stills and NashCrosby, Stills and Nash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pphVs8bF0 http://www.crosbystillsnash.com/

The EaglesThe Eagles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0CDieb4yM http://www.eaglesband.com/

Jackson BrowneJackson Browne Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GN2kpBoFs4

The Steve Miller BandThe Steve Miller Band

Country Rock from the 70sCountry Rock from the 70s

country-rock is generally used to country-rock is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians refer to the wave of rock musicians of the late 1960s and early 1970s of the late 1960s and early 1970s who began to record rock records who began to record rock records using using country themescountry themes, , vocal vocal stylesstyles and and additional additional instrumentationinstrumentation, most , most characteristically characteristically pedal steel guitar. .

Country RockCountry Rock

AmericaAmericaThe Marshall Tucker BandThe Marshall Tucker BandThe Charlie Daniels BandThe Charlie Daniels Band

On your guided question sheet, On your guided question sheet, list at least 3 elements of list at least 3 elements of Country Rock that you hear in Country Rock that you hear in “Devil Went Down To Georgia.”“Devil Went Down To Georgia.”

British Pop RockBritish Pop Rock

Popular music from England that Popular music from England that contained:contained:A combination of rock elements with A combination of rock elements with pop elementspop elementsArena rock styleArena rock styleBlues influenced rock styleBlues influenced rock styleSome extra production in the songs Some extra production in the songs like orchestra instruments and like orchestra instruments and synthesizerssynthesizers

British Pop RockBritish Pop Rock

Paul McCartney and WingsPaul McCartney and WingsElton JohnElton JohnEric ClaptonEric ClaptonRod StewartRod StewartThe Bee GeesThe Bee GeesDire StraitsDire Straits

British Pop Rock British Pop Rock PerformancesPerformances

Elton John Elton John Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneyBee GeesBee Gees

Punk RockPunk Rock

Punk rockPunk rock is a is a rock music genre that genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Australia.

Rooted in garage rock, punk rock bands Rooted in garage rock, punk rock bands avoided perceived excesses of mainstream avoided perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock.1970s rock.

Punk bands created fast, hard-edged music, Punk bands created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. establishment lyrics.

Punk RockPunk Rock

The RamonesThe Ramones The Dead BoysThe Dead Boys The DictatorsThe Dictators The CrampsThe Cramps The Sex PistolsThe Sex Pistols The ClashThe Clash

DiscoDisco

DiscoDisco is a genre of dance music. is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-Disco acts charted high during the mid-

1970s, and the genre's popularity 1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. peaked during the late 1970s.

It had its roots in clubs that catered to It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and early 1970s. early 1970s.

Disco ProblemsDisco Problems

Because disco used electronic drum Because disco used electronic drum machines, many live musicians could machines, many live musicians could not get music jobs.not get music jobs.

The rhythms were very repetitive. The rhythms were very repetitive.

DiscoDisco

Donna SummersDonna SummersGloria GaynorGloria GaynorABBAABBABarry WhiteBarry WhiteChicChicThe Village PeopleThe Village People