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

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 Song 2.  Using a Melody as the Basis of a Rock Song 3.  Create a Series of Rock Songs conceived as units in a

larger form. – Suites, Song Cycles 4.  Adapting a full Classical work into a Rock-Style

Performance – Form, Chords, Melodies 5.  Creating a work for Rock group and Classical Ensemble 6.  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