Style and Music of the 70's
The 70's had for big genres. The first was pop. Pop was popular, up beat,and it was music that didn't fit into any other category . Artists and groups of pop included The Jackson 5 and Barry Manilow. Rock and Roll was separated into three categories, soft rock, hard rock, and punk rock. Soft rock was the most accessible of the genres and often carried into other genres. Soft rock stars included Carly Simon, Tony Orlando, Olivia Newton John. Hard rock had a much harder edge than soft rock. Bands like Kiss used a lot of pyrotechnics to draw a bigger crowed. Punk rock is best defined as short, guitar heavy music that often lead to anarchy and anti-establishment. Punk rock featured popular groups like Sex Pistols, The Clash, New York Dolls. These were the styles and genres of the 70's.
Hits of the 70's
- Mandy - Barry Manilow, 1974
- ABC - Jackson 5, 1970
- You're So Vain - Carley Simon, 1972
- Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin, 1971
- Your Song - Elton John, 1970
- Dancing Queen - ABBA, 1976
Pop Culture and Trends in the 70's
A news headliner in the 70's was when President Richard Nixon was forced to resign on August 8th, 1974 as president of the United States due to imminent impeachment related to the Watergate scandal. Many trends in the 70's started including large afros, large sunglasses, and men with long sideburns. The last trend in the 70's was the new computerized and electronic games like Simon and Atari gaming system. Finally for the boys hot wheels started and for the girls barbies started up. In pop culture, Disco was a popular dance during the 1970's. John Travolta even starred in a movie about a disco competition called " Saturday Night Fever." This movie was so influential that even the Muppets and the M&M characters dressed up like Travolta. A few major inventions came out during the 70's as well. The Rubix Cube was created and was a big hit. Even today, a lot of people everywhere use the Rubix cube as a challenge. These were the trends and events in the 70's culture.
Elvis Downfall
In the late 70s Elvis let himself go by not taking care of himself. He started using drugs and becoming obese. He was doing concerts in Las Vegas, but nothing else. After not being seen for a few days,people became suspicious. Later that week Elvis was found dead in his bathroom. When Elvis died people started hearing his name come up. He became more popular and sold more songs for a short time after his death. The King of Rock's popularity is still up there today.
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