Intro to Music 8
History of Rock &
Roll
Music of the
1970s
MOVING FROM THE 60s TO THE 70s
A. Every generation of music _____TRANSFORMS__________ into another.
B. As the early rockers of the 1950s grew up, their music ______MATURED_______ along with them.
1. They lost their youthful ________INNOCENCE_________, and so did their music.
C. As the 1970s began, the focus of the music ___________CHANGED___________:
1. In the late 60s, society and its music was focused on _______SOCIAL ACTIVISM____________—
looking out for the _____VICTIMS________ of poverty, war, and discrimination.
2. In the 70s music reflected a society that was more ____________SELF-ABSORBED___________:
a. Songs became _____PERSONAL_________ again.
b. Performers sang about _________SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS__________________________.
1) The 60s generation was no longer _____TEENAGERS______, but were now __ADULTS__
c. The __________“BUSINESS”____________ of music became the center of the music world.
1) Although musicians loved making music, ______FAME______ and _____MONEY______
became more of a focus.
D. The rock music of the 1970s is considered to be the first generation of ______CLASSIC ROCK_____.
MUSIC GENRES OF THE 70s
A. ____POP AND SOFT ROCK ____________________
B. ____COUNTRY________________________________
C. ____PROGRESSIVE ROCK ________________________
D. ____HARD ROCK / HEAVY METAL_________________
E. ____SOUTHERN ROCK_________________________
F. ____FUNK__________________________________
G. ____DISCO_________________________________
H. ____PUNK_________________________
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Pop and Soft Rock
A. Soft Rock was the _____MAIN MUSIC STYLE___________ played on hit radio stations in the 1970s.
B. Soft Rock was characterized by:
1. _______ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS_______________________
2. _______GOOD MELODIES AND HARMONIES_______________
C. This type of music _______DOMINATED________ radio station airwaves in the early 70s.
D. This music style first produced the ____LOVE SONG_______, which continues to be popular today.
E. Top pop and soft rock acts:
1. _____THE CARPENTERS— “RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS” (71)____________
2. _____CHICAGO—“IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW” (76)_________________
3. _____FLEETWOOD MAC— “GO YOUR OWN WAY” (76)__________________
F. Singer-Songwriters—artists that wrote and sang ________THEIR OWN MUSIC_______________
1. ______SIMON & GARFUNKEL—“BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER” _____________
2. ______CAROLE KING—“IT’S TOO LATE“__________________________
3. ______JAMES TAYLOR—“FIRE AND RAIN” ________________________
4. ______BARRY MANILOW—“COULD IT BE MAGIC”__________________
a. Graduated from the prestigious _______JULLIARD SCHOOL OF MUSIC __________
b. Worked as a _________PIANO PLAYER__________ for other musicians
c. Wrote many ______COMMERICAL JINGLES_______ before becoming famous
5. ______ELTON JOHN—“YOUR SONG” ________________________
a. Known for his outrageous _______COSTUMES _______ and ________EYEGLASSES________
b. Wrote the _____MUSIC_____ for his songs while his songwriting partner wrote the
_______LYRICS ______
6. ______JACKSON BROWNE—DOCTOR MY EYES /ROCK ME ON THE WATER________
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Country Music
A. The ____TRADITIONAL HONKY-TONK_________ sound of country music continued into the 1970s.
B. However, some country music took on more of a _______POP MUSIC_________ sound, with:
1. ____STRINGED INSTRUMENTS__________
2. ____BACKGROUND VOCALS____________
3. ____MELLOW LEAD VOCALS____________
C. This created what we call ________”CROSSOVER HITS”__________ for a number of artists.
1. _____COUNTRY_____ songs appear on the pop charts.
2. _____POP__________ songs appear on the country charts.
D. 1970s Country music:
1. _____“(I NEVER PROMISED YOU A) ROSE GARDEN”—LYNN ANDERSON _____
2. _____“RHINESTONE COWBOY”—GLEN CAMPBELL __________
3. _____“RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD”—B.J. THOMAS _____
4. _____“TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS”—JOHN DENVER _____
Progressive Rock
A. Progressive rock has roots in two _________VERY DIFFERENT STYLES_____________ of music:
1. ____PSYCHEDELIC ROCK________________
2. ____CLASSICAL MUSIC__________________
a. Many of these musicians grew up listening to both ___ROCK____ and the ____CLASSICS___.
1) This made for an interesting ____BLEND________ of the two different types of music.
2) It is also why many of progressive rock musicians were very ________SKILLED________
at playing instruments
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B. Characteristics of Progressive Rock:
1. Large variety of __________INSTRUMENTS__________:
a. _____TYPICAL____________ rock music instruments—guitar, bass, keyboard, drums
b. _____NON-TYPICAL__________________ rock music instruments—organ, synthesizers,
orchestral instruments
2. _____COMPLEX MUSIC FORMS___________ common in classical music
3. _____LONGER________ songs
4. Used ______VISUAL EFFECTS___________ while performing live
C. Unlike disco and mainstream pop music of the time, this was written to be
__________LISTENED TO__________ and not ______DANCED TO__________
D. Progressive Rock bands:
1. ______YES—“ROUNDABOUT” (71)____________________________________
2. ______JETHRO TULL—“BOUREE” (J.S. Bach)____________________________
3. ______THE MOODY BLUES—“NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN” (68)________________
4. ______EMERSON, LAKE, & PALMER—“LUCKY MAN” (73)___________________
5. ______QUEEN—“BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” (75)___________________________________
6. ______PINK FLOYD—“BRAIN DAMAGE”_________________________________
a. From the 1973 album _________DARK SIDE OF THE MOON________________________
1) Made rock history by staying in Billboard’s Top 100 for more than ___10 YEARS____
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Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
A. As the 60s ended, _________PSYCHEDELIC_____________ music transformed into hard rock,
heavy metal, and progressive rock.
1. Because of their big fan following, these bands went from playing in small clubs and theaters to
playing in ____________SPORTS ARENAS__________.
a. Bands also began recording their concerts, which made _____LIVE ALBUMS_____ popular
B. _______HARD ROCK____________ became one of the most popular styles of rock music in the 70s.
1. Characteristics developed from 60s music:
a. ______BLUES ROCK______________________
b. ______PSYCHEDELIC ROCK________________
2. Hard rock music of the 70s:
a. ______“ROCK AND ROLL”—LED ZEPPELIN___________________
b. ______“BABA O’RILEY”—THE WHO___________________
c. ______“SMOKE ON THE WATER”—DEEP PURPLE___________________
d. ______“WALK THIS WAY”—AEROSMITH___________________
C. Heavy metal began gaining popularity in the ____70s____ and continued into the ____80s____.
1. Characteristics also developed from the _______PSYCHEDELIC MUSIC____________ of the 60s:
a. ____HEAVIER AND FASTER GUITAR RIFFS_________________________
b. ____HIGHLY AMPLIFIED DISTORTION____________________________
c. ____MASSIVE SOUND_________________________________________
d. ____OVERALL LOUDNESS______________________________________
2. Heavy metal music of the 70s:
a. ____“NO MORE MR. NICE GUY”—ALICE COOPER___________________
b. ____”PARANOID”—BLACK SABBATH (70)_________________
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Southern Rock
A. Was formed by the combination of:
1. ______ROCK MUSIC_________________
2. ______COUNTRY MUSIC______________
3. ______BLUES_______________________
B. Country rock bands and their music:
1. ____THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND—“CAN’T YOU SEE” ______________________
2. ____THE EAGLES______________________
a. ____“TAKE IT EASY” (72)__________________________________
b. ____“HEARTACHE TONIGHT” (79)__________________________
3. ____THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND___________________________
a. ____“ONE WAY OUT” (72)_______________________________
b. ____“RAMBLIN’ MAN” (73)______________________________
4. ____LYNYRD SKYNYRD________________________________
a. Named after their _______LEONARD SKINNER—HS GYM TEACHER_________________
1) Known for being tough and _____ENFORCING SCHOOL RULES___________________
2) In later years, they _________BECAME FRIENDS__________________
b. In 1977 the band was in a __________PLANE CRASH___________
1) ____6 PEOPLE DIED (lead singer, band mbr, bkup singer, asst rd mgr, pilot, copilot)__
2) Others were _______SERIOUSLY INJURED____________
c. The group then _________DISBANDED______________
d. In 1987 the band reunited with _____LEAD SINGER’S BROTHER_____ as new lead singer
e. Songs:
1) ____”SWEET HOME ALABAMA” (74)____________
2) ____”FREEBIRD” (74)________________________
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Funk
A. 1970s Funk grew out of the _____________AFRICAN-AMERICAN________________ music of the
60s and was a combination of:
1. ______SOUL__________
2. ______JAZZ___________
3. ______R&B___________
B. Funk was characterized by:
1. _____WAH-WAH___________ pedals on guitars
2. Bigger focus on _____RHYTHM_______ more than melody
a. This eventually lead to _______RAP______ music
3. _____BRASS/HORNS_________ in background
C. Funk music:
1. ____”GET ON THE GOOD FOOT”—JAMES BROWN__________________________________
2. ____“THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGIN)”—SLY & THE FAMILY STONE__________
3. ____”SUPERSTITION” (1972) or “SIR DUKE” (1977)—STEVIE WONDER__________________
4. ____“SHINING STAR”—EARTH, WIND, & FIRE (1975)_____________
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Disco
A. Disco music began becoming popular by the ______MIDDLE OF THE 1970s_________________
B. The term “disco” was shortened from the word the _____FRENCH_______ word “discothèque”
1. Definition—_______ “LIBRARY OF PHONOGRAPHIC RECORDS”____ _____________________
2. The term was used for the _____DANCE CLUBS_______ that played the music, then for the
______MUSIC ITSELF________________________
C. Originated in ______NEW YORK__________ and ________PHILADELPHIA_________
1. Produced specifically as ___________DANCE MUSIC___________
2. Created as reaction against the domination of _______ROCK MUSIC_______________
D. Characteristics:
1. ______STEADY DANCE BEAT___________________________
2. ______HEAVY BASS LINE______________________________
3. ______ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS—SYNTHESIZERS_________
4. ______RARE USE OF LEAD GUITAR____________________—Because it was used in rock music
E. Disco music:
1. ______“DIM ALL THE LIGHTS”—DONNA SUMMER_____________________________
a. _______“QUEEN OF DISCO”__________________________
2. _________“I WILL SURVIVE”—GLORIA GAYNOR____________________________________
3. _________BEE GEES___________________________
a. Three _____BROTHERS ______________from Australia
b. Hit it big in 1977 with the soundtrack from the movie ______SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER_____
1) ______”STAYIN’ ALIVE” _______________________
2) ______”NIGHT FEVER”_______________________
4. _________“MACHO MAN”—THE VILLAGE PEOPLE_________________
5. _________“FUNKYTOWN”—LIPPS INC._________________________
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Punk
A. Punk rock expressed the _____ANGER_____ of the unemployed _______BLUE-COLLAR________
workers in the London slums.
1. Expressed feelings of _____BEING FED UP__________ with everything
B. Punk was specifically created to be:
1. ____AGGRESSIVE_______________________________
2. ____ANTISOCIAL_______________________________
3. ____REBELLIOUS________________________________
4. ____PESSIMISTIC________________________________
5. ____RUDE, CRUDE, AND OFFENSIVE__________________
C. Punk distanced itself from ________MAINSTREAM________ rock music, rebelling against it.
1. Vocals were frequently ____NASAL SOUNDING________ and often just _____SHOUTED______
D. Punk eventually influenced and inspired the ____________ALTERNATIVE ROCK____________ that
was to come.
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