OTHER ROCK STYLES OF THE 1970’S

THE FRAGMENTATION CONTINUES

• Jazz Rock ---- Transitioning into Fusion• Art Rock ---- Transitioning into Progressive

NEW STYLES• Heavy Metal - Transitioning from British Rock• Rap - Heavy Emphasis on Rhythm over music• Disco – Transitioning from Soul, Funk, Motown

JAZZ ROCK

• Both Jazz & Rock come from similar origins• 12 Bar Blues, Rhythms, and Unschooled Musicians

• Typical Jazz musician resented Rock for 2 Reasons:• 1.) Musical

• Jazz was more complex and looked down on the simplification of Rock.

• 2.) Financial• Rock Musicians made more money

BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

• Originated in NYC in 1967

• Noted for their combination of brass and rock band instrumentation• Incorporated songs by : James Taylor, Rolling

Stones, Billie Holiday, and Erik Satie

• Musical Style:• Merged Rock, Pop, R&B/Soul Music with Big Band• Added elements of 20th Century and Jazz

• Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969)• “Spinning Wheel” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb5EBAP6zPY• “God Bless The Child” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04rClGsbWp4• “Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6f_uj6qCFM• General reception was that it was too cerebral, too

sophisticated to be called Rock• One of the first groups to perform in Caesar's

Palace, Las Vegas to sold-out audiences

CHICAGO

• Formed in Chicago, IL• Self-described as a “Rock and Roll Band with Horns”

• Began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, generating several hit ballads• 2nd only to the Beach Boys in Billboard Singles – one

of the longest-running, most successful rock groups.• Best-Selling groups of all time – 100 million records

• Chicago (1970)• “25 or 6 to 4” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E• Chicago at Carnegie Hall I, II, III, IV• “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5UxSQfq0fg

• Drastically Changed Their Sound in the 1980’s • Chicago XVI (1982)• “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k24mtCufQvc

JAZZ ROCK TO FUSION

• Fusion – A new approach to Jazz Rock with a higher influence of Jazz into Rock.

• Tower of Power(1974) – Tower of Power• “What is Hip” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAatPPEaZDA• Blow by Blow (1975) – Jeff Beck• “Thelonius” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlUpSmbXiog

• Aja (1977) – Steely Dan• “Aja” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWfQTY_K-_o

ART ROCK

• Art Rock sought to explore if the musical language of Rock could be used to create major works of art, comparable to those of the Classical tradition.

6 APPROACHES TO COMBINING CLASSICAL AND ROCK ELEMENTS

1. Quoting Classical excerpts in the midst of a Rock Song2. Using a Melody as the Basis of a Rock Song3. Create a Series of Rock Songs conceived as units in a

larger form. – Suites, Song Cycles4. Adapting a full Classical work into a Rock-Style

Performance – Form, Chords, Melodies5. Creating a work for Rock group and Classical Ensemble6. Using the musical language of Rock to create an

extended work modeled after a Classical Form

• – The Moody Blues• “In Search of The Lost Chord” (1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Ja4u8_RGQ• “A Question of Balance” –

(1970)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4v-ZMpKjE

• “Smoke On The Water” – Deep Purple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUwEIt9ez7M

• Rock Opera – Works that included Acting, Costuming, and Scenery (6)• “Jesus Christ Superstar” – Andrew Lloyd Weber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF2lwwxoQNU

FRANK ZAPPA

• Self Taught Musician – Created Music difficult to categorize• Freak Out! (1966)• “I Aint Got No Heart” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc83xT5teyw• Chunga’s Revenge (1970)• “Transylvania Boogie” -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a61Q5GUo8Vs

ART ROCK INTO PROGRESSIVE ROCK

• Pink Floyd• The Dark Side of The Moon (1973)• “Money” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpbbuaIA3Ds• Close ties to the Psychedelic Rock Trend• Synchronicity with “Wizard of Oz”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=627aciBA2E8

• The Wall (1979)

• -Elaborate Set, Including a 30 foot Wall (toppled before the end of each show)

• -Extra Singers & Instrumentalists• Concept Album – abandonment and isolation

DISCO

• Dance music containing elements of soul, funk, pop, and salsa.• Continued the drug sub-culture of the Psychedelic

Rock scene but added a sense of high fashion –celebrities, exclusive clubs – Studio 54

• The Bee Gees• Stayin’ Alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxvBPH4sArQ