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8/1/12 THE RISE OF METAL
Hide your women and children. Ozzy bites.
UNDERSTANDING THE 70’S
♈  A post-war economy
♈  Slow growth, higher unemployment
♈  Coping with change
♈  Drug addiction
♈  Civil unrest
♈  Political scandals
♈  Musical innovation
♈  Many new genres
♈  Pop: Disco, Singer-Songwriter, Glam
♈  Soul: Funk, The Soul Revival
♈  Rock: Punk, New Wave and Metal
1 8/1/12 70’S ROCK
♈  Corporate rock and big music business
♈  Studio Craft
♈  The studio as an artistic tool
♈  Multi-track studios
♈  Massive production costs
♈  New genres
♈  Heavy Metal
♈  Rock Theatre
♈  Progressive Rock
♈  Arena Rock
WHAT IS HEAVY METAL?
♈  Named after Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild”
♈  Characteristics
♈  Thundering, war-like drums
♈  Screaming vocals
♈  Distorted, riff-driven guitar
♈  Rooted in 60’s British music
♈  Cream & The Stones: drums, riffs
♈  The Yardbirds & Clapton: guitar heroes
♈  The Kinks & The Who: power chords
2 8/1/12 METAL IS BORN
Fans rejoice! Critics beware!
THE UNHOLY TRINITY
♈  Black Sabbath
♈  Ominous lyrics, sludgy evil riffs
♈  Led to Heavy Metal
♈  Led Zeppelin
♈  Psychedelic blues, folk & world
♈  Led to Hard Rock, Arena Rock
♈  Deep Purple
♈  Blues rock, classical artistry
♈  Led to Progressive Rock
3 8/1/12 BLACK SABBATH
Enter The Prince of Darkness and His Army of Evil
BLACK SABBATH
♈  A horror-loving blues act
♈  Slow, deep & ominous sound
♈  Named for a horror movie
♈  Sang of devils, evil, the occult, war
♈  1970: Self-produced album Black Sabbath
♈  Hated by critics, loved by fans
♈  The tri-tone (“The Devil’s Interval”)
♈  Down-tuned guitar
♈  Key tracks:
♈  “Black Sabbath”, Black Sabbath
♈  “Paranoid” & “Iron Man”, Paranoid
4 8/1/12 LED ZEPPELIN
The Mystics of Psychedelic Blues
LED ZEPPELIN
♈  Formed from the ashes of The Yardbirds
♈  Wide influences:
♈  Folk, Arabic & Indian Music, Blues…etc.
♈  The model for mainstream metal
♈  Sexy iconic singer, guitar hero, backstage antics
♈  Loved by fans, disliked by the press
♈  Key tracks:
♈  “Dazed & Confused”, Led Zeppelin I
♈  Led Zeppelin IV…the whole thing!
♈  “Kashmir”, Physical Graffiti
5 8/1/12 MONSTERS OF METAL
In the late 70s, the disciples of
Sabbath & Zeppelin
carry the banner into battle.
ROCK THEATRE
♈  Characteristics:
♈  Concerts as rock musicals
♈  Costumes, characters, fantasy
♈  Elaborate sets and pyro
♈  The Stars:
♈  Alice Cooper
♈  Inventor of Shock Rock
♈  KISS
♈  The business of rock
♈  Metal’s 1st live album
6 8/1/12 THE NWOBHM
♈  The New Wave of British Heavy Metal
♈  Sabbath-inspired, late 70s metal
♈  Twin guitars playing fast, intricate riffs
♈  Howling vocals on myths, the occult
♈  Bondage, denim look
♈  Major influence on 80s & 90s Thrash
♈  The Stars:
♈  Iron Maiden
♈  “The Number of the Beast”, “Run to the Hills”
♈  Motörhead
♈  “The Ace of Spades”, “Overkill”
♈  Judas Priest
♈  “Breaking the Law”, “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming”
ARENA ROCK
♈  Spectacles, built for large venues
♈  Highly produced, commercial
♈  Often accused of corporate excess
♈  Power ballads: emotional anthems
♈  A few among the many:
♈  Journey
♈  “Don’t Stop Believing”
♈  Queen
♈  “Bohemian Rhapsody”
♈  Aerosmith
♈  “Dream On”
7 8/1/12 PROGRESSIVE ROCK
♈  Prog (for short) saw rock as art
♈  Complex classical & jazz inspired forms
♈  Fantasy or abstract lyrics
♈  Early Prog experiments
♈  The Who, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple
♈  A few of the 70’s Stars:
♈  Emerson, Lake & Palmer
♈  “Karn Evil 9”
♈  King Crimson
♈  “21st Century Schizoid Man”
♈  Yes
♈  “Owner of a Lonely Heart”
WANT TO HEAR MORE?
♈  Theatrical Rock
♈  David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust and Alladin Sane
♈  NWoBHM
♈  Budgie: Budgie and Never Turn Your Back on a Friend
♈  Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder
♈  Diamondhead: Am I Evil
♈  Arena Rock
♈  Foreigner: Double Vision
♈  Styx: The Grand Illusion
♈  The Eagles: Hotel California
♈  Progressive Rock
♈  Frank Zappa: Freak Out! and Sheik Yerbouti
♈  Genesis (with Peter Gabriel): Foxtrot
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