history of rock n roll chapters 7-9

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What year did they break up?

1970

In the mid 70s 3 things happened that changed the course of rock history:

1. corporate conglomerates became involved in the music industry 2. the punk movement began to form 3. disco music produced to accompany dancing at large scale clubs became hugely popular

What were two psychedelic approaches to music?

1. use music to enhance the drugs you take 2. music take you on the journey itself

What were some of the important contributions of the Grateful Dead to psychedelia?

2

Who was Timothy Leary?

A Harvard professor who co-wrote "The Psychedelic Experience"

What was the Beatles last studio album?

Abbey Road

Who are several other important blues based American bands from the 70s?

Aerosmith, Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Grand Funk Railroad

Who accidentally developed the drug LSD?

Albert Hoffmann

Who are three prominent America southern rock bands?

Allman Brothers, lynryd Skynyrd

Who were a few important American singer/songwriters?

Carole King, James Taylor, Paul Simon

What band was a bridge between the radicals and the hippies?

Country Joe and the Fish

What was the name of the super group featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce?

Cream

How was disco different than funk?

Dancing

Who were 3 important glam rock artists?

David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Kiss

What British blues based band influenced the development of heavy metal?

Deep purple

Who were the two brothers in the Allman Brothers band and what instruments did they play respectively?

Duane (guitar) and Greg (piano)

What rock artist covered a Marley song that led to Marley's worldwide success?

Eric Clapton

Describe Donovan

Folk-Pacifist

Who were 4 or 5 important disco artists?

George McCrae, Van McCoy, Barry White, Florida KC and the Sunshine Band, Donna SUmmer

Who were some important Philly funk groups?

O'JAys, Billy Paul

Where was Tower of Power from and what were they known for?

Oakland based and known for hard-working funk grooves and high caliber horn section

Who were 3 other important funk groups in the 70's?

Ohio Players, Kool and the Gang, and Earth Wind and Fire

Where did the Beatles travel to study yoga?

India

Who did the soundtrack for each?

Isaac Hayes

What label signed reggae groups?

Island Records

Who was the female singer for Big Brother and the Holding Company?

Janis Joplin

Who were a couple important disco producers?

Jazques Morali and Giorgio Moroder

Who were the principle band members?

Jerry Garcia, Ron McKernan, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh Mart

Who was their guitarist?

Jimmy Paige

Who was the star of that film?

John Travolta

Who were the two important Philadelphia producers?

Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff

Who was their bass player and what style of bass playing did he invent?

Larry Graham and slap on electric bass guitar

What style did Santana introduce?

Latin Rock

What styles did War blend?

Latin styles with its rhythm and blues roots

Who was an important Jamaican producer?

Lee Perry

Who was the lead singer of the Commodores?

Lionel Richie

Where did he move to to really enter the big time?

London

What event inaugurated the London psychedelic scene?

Poets of the World and being under the influence of pot or acid.

What were the names of the two huge music festival in the US?

Pop festival and Woodstock

What style did the Moody Blues, Procol Harum, Kin Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Jethro Tull, Yes and Genesis play?

Progressive Rock

Who was the female singer for Jefferson Airplane?

Marty Balin

Who were important Jazz Fusion bands and artists?

Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, Traffic and Steely Dan

Who were a few important Canadian singer/songwriters?

Neil Young, Joni Mitchell

What are several British blues based bands?

Rolling Stones, Cream, and Yardbirds

Who were some important psychedelic bands from SF? LA? London?

SF= The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane LA= Doors, Love London= Soft Machine, Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, Cream, Jimi Hendrix Experience

How would you describe Frank Zappa's music?

Satirical lyrics, blend of jazz fusion w/ cartoonish vocals

What film shot disco onto the national stage?

Saturday Night Fever

What Beatles album is considered the first concept album and is one of the most important albums run the history of rock music?

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

What style and what instrument did Charlie Daniels play?

Southern Rock and played guitar and fiddle

What are the two most famous of those films?

Sweet Sweetbacks and Shaft

What cult film contributed hugely to the worldwide exposure of reggae?

THe Harder they Come

What style was ZZTop known for?

Texas blues

After a terrible motorcycle crash what Canadian band did Bob Dylan team up with to write and record country rock albums?

The Band

Who were a few important Country Rock bands or artists?

The Band, Creedence Clearwater, Eagles

What was his signature song?

The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Who were 5 important 70's Motown artists?

The Tempatations, Commodores Diana Ross, JAckson 5

What side of psychedelia dud the Doors emphasize?

The dark side

What radio DJ initiated the new FM format of longer tracks, back to back plays and free form formatting?

Tom Donahue

What engineer produced and recorded most of the Allman brother's albums?

Tom Dowd

Young adults of the 60s felt that the cultural values of the 50s were too focused on being "normal". True or False?

True

Who were a few important British singer/songwriters?

Van Morrison, Pat Stevens, Elton John

What happened at the UFO club?

Was the most prominent psychedelic irish pub, they relocated once

What 60s British blues band did Led Zeppelin grow out of?

Yardbirds

What was unique about the band Average White Band?

a funk band that many rock listeners knew

1960s counterculture

a hippie worldview committed to cultural change with music at the center

Who was Ken Kesey and what did he contribute to the psychedelic movement?

acid tests and wrote of marijuana and LSD

How did their label brand their music?

as if they were a rock band

Briefly describe at the music of Soft Machine

blended a passion for experimental weirdness with a penchant for the free jazz

What musical styles did Led Zeppelin blend?

blues, folk, and psychedelic

What was the City Lights Bookstore known for?

bohemian scene that celebrated the poetry of Allen Gisnberg and the prose of Jack Kerouac

Describe Van Morrison

brought styles of acoustic folk, jazz, and classical. Used to be part of the band Them then went solo

Who was George Clinton and what two bands did he lead?

he combines the approaches of JAmes Brown and Berry GOrdy to establish one of the most successful music business operations. He lead Parliaments

Why did Brian Wilson's album "SMILE" fail?

he never finished it

What were some important aspects of the band Sly and the Family Stone?

inspired a generation of funk and pop. The band stood out for its white and black musical styles but one of the few racially and sexually integrated bands

What were "blaxploitation" films?

offered a rare African American perspective on urban life

Who was Jimi Hendrix?

one of the most influential guitar players. His music displays a strong blues influence mixed with psychedelic elements and catchy lyrics and melodies. good songwriter

What did the group of friends called the "Family Dog" do around SF?

organized psychedelic dances at ballrooms

What did Ram Dass help do?

played a role in popularizing Eastern religions among hippies

What was unique about Marvin Gaye?

produced one of the first concept albums in black pop

Why did rock enthusiasts use the term "disco sucks"?

reacting to the orgins of disco in the gay community

What happened at the Middle Earth Club?

similar to UFO, little about psychedelia was underground anymore

What was the London Free School?

students could study topics such as housing problems, race relations, mental health, and law

What was something that album featured that had never been featured before?

the lyrics were printed on the album cover

Young people at this time were suspicious of what institutions?

government, schools, churches, big business, the military, and the police.

What neighborhood in SF was the center for its psychedelic scene?

Haight Ashbury

What instruments were an important and identifying characteristic of the bands Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears?

Horn section

In the 70's Barry Gordy moved Motown to LA.

cool

What is another important and influential aspect of that album?

created a new focus on the album as opposed to the single

How did "sound system" guys operate in Jamaica?

entrepreneur who assembles a powerful sound system on the back of a truck and drove it from town to town

Why was the Virginia City, Nevada bar, the Red Dog Saloon significant?

evenings of free form music

Briefly describe the music of Pink Floyd

extended improvisations, produced by playing their instruments in unconventional ways or feeding their electric guitars and keyboards through tape-echo devices

Describe Traffic

first single "paper sun". experimented with a broad range of styles

What was the focus of their music? Songwriting or virtuosity playing?

focus on traditional blues, virtuosity

What was glam rock all about?

theatrical rock, artists of indeterminate sex/ clothing and sang songs that often discussed the aspects of glam culture, including themes of science fiction, alienation...

Why did their music not lend well to studio recording?

their songs could last longer than most albums

How would you describe Steely Dan's music?

used studio musicians to provide instrumental tracks and solos. (like Zappa and other jazz rockers)

What were the "Acid Tests" about?

wanted to share the drug of LSD and use and had people pay to enter to experience this drug

Where did disco start?

was an underground style, pop began in 1977. interest of music through physical movement

What was the World Psychedelic Center about?

was the center for psychedelic music and culture

What did Bill Graham and Chet Helms have in common?

were concert and show promoters

What was unique about Stevie Wonder?

wrote, produced, and played many of the instruments on his albums. Was the leading force in African American dance music


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