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What did novelist Tom Wolfe call the 1970s and why did he call it that? |
"The Me Decade," because the values among adults shifted from a communitarian and politically engaged counterculture, toward a more materialistic and conservative attitude. |
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What were the two main categories of consumers of popular music in the 1970s? |
A new generation of teens born late 1950s/early 1960s and adults 25-40 who grew up with rock 'n' roll and wanted something more mature |
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What symbolized the end of counterculture for rock fans? |
The deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison, along with the break-up of the Bealtes. |
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What was the primary source of profit for the entertainment industry in the 1970s? |
Pre-recorded tapes |
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What does your textbook call an "important exception to the general popular appeal of rock music"? |
Record sales in black communities did not suggest much interest in rock music |
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What is glam rock? |
Pioneered by David Bowie, rock that emphasized the elaborate, showy personal appearance and costuming of its practitioners |
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Briefly describe Ziggy Stargust and the Spiders from Mars |
Centered on a fictitious character whose identity is analogous to David Bowie, it is a glam rock, theatrical album derived from the imaginative and magnetic persona of this character |
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What album stayed on the charts longer than any other and who recorded it? |
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd |
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What did 1970s albums by Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone and Stevie Wonder demonstrate? |
The showed that soul and R&B albums could provide artistic coherence that transcended the 3 minute single |
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Who was the guitarist in Led Zeppelin? |
Jimmy Page
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Who was the drummer and lead singer in Led Zeppelin and what did they each contribute to heavy metal? |
John Bonham (Drummer) and his thunderous sounds, Robert Plant ad his high pitched vocals |
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Qhat influenced the lyrics of "Stairway to Heaven"? |
A book called "Magic Arts in Celtic Britain" |
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What was the most frequently requested song on FM radio during the 1970s? |
"Stairway to Heaven" |
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What is stadium rock and what is its defining characteristics? |
"Arena Rock"; Approach to music and performance designed to work well in a large venue; its grandiose in song structure, attitude and general stagecraft |
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Who were the foremost exponents of stadium rock? |
Kiss |
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What was the first widely successful "roots" rock 'n' roll nand? |
Creedance Clearwater Revival |
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Who does your textbook call the "quintessential southern rock group" and who led that group? |
The Allman Brothers, led by Duane Allman |
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What is "bottleneck" guitar playing and in what musical genre did it originate? |
The use of a bottle's neck to press down on the strings of a guitar in order to more smoothly play one chord/note to the next; Blues |
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What factors led to the rise of singer-songwriters and soft rock?
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The idea that relaxed mature musical style that focused on intimacy could still be considered rock; listeners wanted rock to relax; there was a new format called soft rock
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What Brill Building Pop Songwriter achieved great fame and success as a singer-songwriter in the 1970s? |
Carole King |
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What group epitomized the culture of Southern California in the 1970s? |
The Eagles |
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How do the Eagles serve as an example of the importance of albums over singles in the 1970s? |
Their album "Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" achieved sales of a million - went to platinum - beyond all of its hit singles taken together.
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