History of Rock Music ch 8 and 9

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the Mamas and the Papas

"Monday, Monday"; known for their strong four part multi-tracked vocals and their good time hippie look

Carly Simon

"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"; role model for women rethinking their status in society

Carole King

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; her album one 4 grammies

Top labels

Columbia/CBS, RCA Victor, United Artists- MGM, Capitol-EMI, MCA and Warner Comm.

the Troubadour

LA nightclub for folk music; where networking was done

KISS

Paul Stanely, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Freshley; KISS army=loyal fan base; tv broadcast KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

Fleetwood Mac

Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks; "Rumors" won the Album of he Year Grammy and sold 40 million copies

Buffalo Springfield

Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Jim Messina; "For What It's Worth"

Aerosmith

Steve Tyler, Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton; "Toys in the Attic" album with hit single "Walk This Way"

Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright; "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" debut album was experimental psychedelic epic; epic rock opera album "The Wall"

James Taylor

album "Sweet Baby James" was his breakthrough album with autobiographical song "Fire and Rain"

Simon and Garfunkel

appearance on American Bandstand; "The Sound of Silence"; pop-oriented melodies with intelligent, relevant lyrics appealing to wide audience

glam rock

artists utilized flamboyant fashions and assaults on sexual conventions

Lynyrd Skynyrd

band name mocked their gym teacher; "Sweet Home Alabama"; plane crash killed Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and Gaine's sister

Alice Cooper

bizarre original songs, ghoulish mascara, and odd clothes like see through pants, stage theatrics; "School's Out" hit

Allman Brothers Band

blues, boogie, R&B, country, and jazz; Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Berry Oakley; Oakley killed in a motorcycle accident

King Crimson

brainchild Robert Fripp; "In the Court of the Crimson King" was an epic, symphonic effort that mapped out the future direction of art rock

Queen

breakthrough with "A Night at the Opera" album with opera spoof "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Judas Priest

closeted gay Rob Halford wore leather and studs look in 1977 that led the band to take off

country rock

country music combined with pedal steel guitars, two-beat rhythm and twangy vocals with rock

art rock

electric mix of rock styles incorporating high culture, classical and jazz, into a rock context

Van Halen

emerged from the Sunset Strip with Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen born in Holland

Black Sabbath

fixated on occult, low sonorities, distortion, and bone-crunching volume; "Paranoid" album;

Gram Parsons

formed International Submarine Band; joined the Byrds; joined Flying Burrito Brothers

Duane Allman

formed the Allman Brothers Band, killed in a motorcycle accident

Elton John

glam rocker; 29 studio and 4 live albums; sold 70 million albums in the US; in Rock and Roll hall of fame

David Bowie

glam rocker; alter ego was bisexual alien rock star Ziggy Stardust

southern rock

harder-edged than country rock, blues oriented, lyrics identified with imagery of the South; had multiple guitarists and drummers

Led Zepplin

influences from the blues, hillbilly, folk, classical, funk, and reggae; evolved out of the Yardbirds; "Whole Lotta Love"; notorious for offstage behavior like trashing hotel rooms; 1980 Bonham died at Page's home after a drinking binge

Deep Purple

influences of classical, blues, distortion, and high volume; "Concerto for Group and Orchestra" album

mellotron

keyboard instrument that can play sounds of violins, cellos, flutes etc.

heavy metal

lyrical themes of evil, death and darkness influences form classical music and virtuoso lad guitarists

The Band

mix of folk, blues, country, classical and rock; evolved into the Hawks; recorded the Basement Tapes with Bob Dylan; documentary The Last Walz

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

most influential folk rock band; "Deja Vu" album includes acoustic folk, rock, country, and pop; song "Ohio" inspired by the Kent State massacre

The Eagles

one of the most successful rock bands; wanted to look good, sing good, and write good;went gold within a year and a half; 150 million album sold, 3 diamond LPs, 5 #1 single, and 5 Grammies

mini-moog

portable electronic music synthesizer

the Byrds

recreated "Mr. Tambourine Man"; led by Jim McGuinn who used the Rickenbacker electric 12-string guitar; defined the folk rock style; first rock group to pay at the Grand Ole Opry

fragmentation

rock music being split into different types

Gram Parsons

singer & songwriter who revamped the Byrds into country/rock

folk rock

socially relevant lyrics, strumming guitars and a softer manner with the electric instruments of rock

singer/songwriter

solo singer/composers who sang person, confessional lyrics and soft, soothing music

Joni Mitchell

stunning Nordic looks and soprano voice; album "Blue" has songs about painful confessions, sometimes humorous lyrics

Yes

superior muscianship, high three-part vocal harmonies and indicate and complex compositions; top albums "Fragile" and "Close to the Edge" with song "Roundabout"

Laurel Canyon

the mountainous wooded area north of West Hollywood where rock artists lived

Marc Bolan

veteran of London's mod scene with pretty looks and fashion sense; "Electric Warriors" is a pioneering album of glam

Van Morrison

wrote enigmatic song stories to poignant love songs to enduring Top 10 classics; styles included folk, jazz, soul and the blues; "Brown Eyed Girl"


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