1970s Culture
Was the economy good or bad during the 1970s?
Bad
Would disco music be fast or slow?
Fast
True or false: Funk music featured strong rhythms with interplay between drums and prominent bass lines.
True
What's Going On?
Soul
My Girl
Motown
Were crime rates higher or lower in the 1970s?
Higher
Which of the following instruments would disco music not likely utilize?
Drums, guitar, or flute?
Flute
True or false: Horn sections never happened in funk music.
False
Stayin' Alive
Disco
The Mothership Connection
Funk
Were clubs and dancing more or less popular in the 1970s (as in the 1950s-1960s)?
More popular
True or false: Most disco songs were in 4/4 time.
True
Were people more likely to dance to funk or folk music?
Funk
Let's Stay Together
Brick House
Funk
Which of the following would you use to describe fashion in the 1970s?
Conservative or Expressive?
Expressive
True or false: The Bee Gees were a famous disco band
True.
True or false: Funk music always made sense, and was often political.
False
Get Down Tonight
Disco
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Funk
What is the term we used to describe the need for people to get away from the problems of the world in the 1970s?
Escapism (or escape)
True or false: Disco music was known for featuring bass drum on each beat. This was known as "four on the floor."
True
True or false: Funk music was written to sell as many records as possible. It was marketed like pop music to appeal to the masses.
False
Soul
I Hear a Symphony
Motown