An additional presentation that we watched was about music in the 70's. This is what I learnt from the presentation:In the 70's, North America, Europe and Oceania saw the rise of Disco. Euro Disco became more popular towards the end of the 1970's. Apart from Disco, Funk, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion and Soul remained popular for the decade. Rock Music played an important part in the Western musical scene. A new idea was introduced in the 1970's this was Reggae and from this it got a significant following. Experimental Music made a huge contribution to Electronic Music and became very popular.
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An overall view of the 70's music scene would show us various interests at the time, such as:
- People engaged in drug use and promiscuous sex.
- Extravagant fashion sense.
- Disco was one of the biggest genres with gay disco going mainstream (Studio 54, 1977).
Audiences consumed music by radio, tapes, vinyl records and live concerts. In this time there was no one breaking copyrights and passing along music for free.
Disco
In the 70's was the rise of the disco, which became one of the biggest genres of the decade. This was especially in the mid to late 1970's. Disco first appeared in dance clubs by the middle of the decade. Hits such as Van McCoy - The Hustle were played during this time.
Popular songstresses...
In North America:
With these singers they made the Disco genre popular. Decades later these women were described as the 'disco divas'.
The Bee Gees
The Sex Pistols were one of the biggest bands of the 1970's as they initiated the genre of punk. It attacked Britain's social conformity and disrespected the Monarchy (Queen). They were hailed as the 'Last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium'. The public described it as an assault, but the band denied this was their intention and insisted their true intention was to give sympathy to the working class as there was a rise in unemployment and a change in landscape.
Here is a music video by the Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen.
In the 70's was the rise of the disco, which became one of the biggest genres of the decade. This was especially in the mid to late 1970's. Disco first appeared in dance clubs by the middle of the decade. Hits such as Van McCoy - The Hustle were played during this time.
Popular songstresses...In North America:
In Europe:
The Bee Gees
The Bee Gees were brothers: Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb and they were a musical group which was founded in 1958. They had a younger brother called Andy. Andy was also a singer, but dies of a drug overdose in the 80's. Maurice and Robin were twins who produced the soundtrack for 'Saturday Night Fever' which was the best film of 1977. In the early 70's the Bee Gees became a four piece band joined again by Australian drummer Geoff Bridgford became the last non-Gibb brother to be a member of the Bee Gees.
The Sex Pistols were one of the biggest bands of the 1970's as they initiated the genre of punk. It attacked Britain's social conformity and disrespected the Monarchy (Queen). They were hailed as the 'Last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium'. The public described it as an assault, but the band denied this was their intention and insisted their true intention was to give sympathy to the working class as there was a rise in unemployment and a change in landscape.Here is a music video by the Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen.
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