The Splintering of Music of the 70's and 80's

The Splintering of Musical Styles in the 1970’s

The 1970’s began with:

• The breakup of the Beatles
• The deaths of Hendrix, Joplin and Morrison

Musical Styles began to SPLINTER into various styles and Sub-Styles:

It is STILL SPINTERING TODAY…..look at all the different radio stations featuring all styles.

1. Country Rock: Marshall Tucker Band, Charlie Daniels, The Eagles
2. Folk Rock: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
3. Soft Rock: Carole King, James Taylor
4. Art Rock: Emerson Lake and Palmer, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO…….they had a full orchestra)
5. Heavy Metal: Aerosmith, Led Zeppellin
6. Glam Rock- David Bowie, Elton John, Queen, Kiss (Came about after moonwalk mission.  Movie was Rocky Horror Picture Show)
7. Fundamental Rock: Joan Jett, Pat Benetar, Eric Clapton, Bruce (the Boss) Springsteen
8. Punk Rock (from England, anti-Queen/royalty)-Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, the Ramones….hangout was CBGB’s in NYC which was torn down in 2008.

9.    Reggae: Bob Marley and the Melody Makers, The Police (w/Sting), Paul Simon, Peter Tosh

10. Jesus Music – Movies like Jesus Christ Superstar and

       Godspell  tried to put the “grooviness”  of Jesus out

       To the youths .  Doobie Brothers did “Jesus is Just

        Alright With Me”.

The style, which met with the most opposition and controversy, was:

Disco!!!

·        It was blames for the DECADENCE (evils) of the age from open lewdness to drug abuse and AIDS

·        Studio 54 in NYC was the Mecca for the trendy Disco crowd.

·        Was a fusion of Latin, Jazz, and Soul with a BACKBEAT.

·        Donna Summer started it with song, “Love to Love You Baby”.

·        Saturday Night Fever (the movie and soundtrack) was to disco what Blackboard Jungle was to early Rock and Roll 22 years before.

·        Trammps- Disco Inferno (Burn baby burn)

·        Bee Gee’s -Staying Alive, Night Fever, How Deep is Your Love, More Than A Woman

·        Village People- YMCA, Macho Man, In The Navy

FUNK was a reaction against Disco, Pop, and Motown.

·        Was a fusion of Hard Rock and Soul, sometimes with a horn section

·        Front instrument was a “poppin’ “ Bass

·        “Outerspacey” album covers with themes for unity of the future of all races. Came about at time of Star Wars

·        Early funk styles of the 60’s originated with :

1.    the Chambers Brothers –Time Has Come Today

2.    Sly and the Family Stone (Joss Stone is granddaughter)

The 70’s and 80’s Funk Stylists were:

·        George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelics (African Counterculture, slang, wild costumes, rag dredlocks, messages of world peace and maybe visitations by aliens)

·        Isaac Hayes (the voice of Chef from South Park)-theme from  the movie Shaft)

·        Rick James- Superfreak (known as Punk Funk, from Buffalo, NY)

·        Prince

·        The Commodores with Lionel Ritchie- Brick House

·        Earth Wind and Fire (had horn section)

·        Peter Brown- Do You Wanna Get Funky

·        Average White Band

·        Tower of Power(mostly horns)-What is Hip

·        The Brother Johnson-BLAM!

Pat Benatar	Bob Marley
large view Johnny Rotten	Village People
Saturday Night Fever Album	large view Studio 54 with Andy Warhol
large view Cher at Studio 54	large view Diana Ross at DJ Booth at Studio 54
large view Velvet Rope kept lots of people out of Studio 54	large view Earth Wind And Fire
large view Donna Summer Disco Diva	Rick James
large view Bruce Springsteen	Blondie
large view The Ramones	large view The Commodores
large view the Police	large view Kiss
large view David Bowie	George Clinton with his rag dreds
large view The Rocky Horror Picture Show	Carole King, Songwriter from Brill Building and soft rock artist

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