Music discussion question
Answers the following questions
Concept albums
Concept albums offered a new and unique manner by which to organize and package music for sale to the listener. Do you think this was a positive change for the industry? Please explain your position.
Are concept albums still around today or was the idea vanished?
1970’s Rock influences
The 1970s saw a growing influence on rock from other seemingly unrelated genres of music such as jazz, classical and Latin styles (in the case of Santana) Bands including Deep Purple, The Who, Emerson Lake Palmers and even the Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis with his album Bitches Brew where part of this movement.
How did these influences manifest themselves in rock?
Genres
Describe the main differences of the genres below (consider musical elements). Pick a favorite and explain why you like it better than the others.
-Reggae
-Funk
-Disco
Genres
Describe the main differences of the genres below (consider musical elements). Pick a favorite and explain why you like it better than the others.
-Progressive Rock
-Jazz Rock
-Southern Rock
Black Pop success
What do you think is the reason for the success of black musicians in the 1970s?
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