30s/40s
This genre was the most popular musical genre in the 30s and 40s. This genre is said to be the origin of Rock and Roll music, and possesses two sub-genres: Swing and Big Band
What is Jazz?
This famous musician said, "Rhythm and Blues had a baby, and it's name is Rock and Roll!"
Who is Little Richard?
This form of music distribution flourished in the 70s. Too early for the CD, so it must be...
What is vinyl record?
This TV network aired on August 1st 1981.
What is MTV?
Grunge and Pop Punk are 90s sub-genres of what Genre of Rock music?
Alternative Rock
African American blues paired with Speed and Electricity.
What is the fundamental formula of Rock and Roll?
The increase of this "musical factor" allowed Rock and Roll to continually progress over the years. It helped with music distribution, variety of sub-genres, and making more energetic music!
What is technology?
This genre is the main genre of the 70s. While it is not considered a subgenre of Rock and Roll, it definitely has soul, jazz and blues influence!
What is Disco?
This concert, headlined by Queen, raised money for the Ethiopian Famine Relief Fund and took place at Wembley Stadium in London.
What is Live Aid?
If the walkman is a portable cassette player, the Discman was a portable....
What is CD player?
Artists did not care for the poor treatment of society at the time, and wanted to speak on it. This mentality was a driving force and PILLAR of the creation of Rock and Roll music.
What is Apathetic to Negative Sentiments?
Music during the 60s began having more of a societal connection and influence over lyricism. Popular political movements during the time, influenced the music to have a hippie/free love vibe and break from societal norms. What subgenre of R&R began to arise during the 60s?
What is folk music?
Continuing on the legacy of the 60s (lyrically) by adding heavier guitar riffs and a higher decibel of sound, this sub genre was created!
What is Punk Rock?
Introduced in the 80s, this visual style of music distribution was used to help symbolize the message of each artists music.
What is a music video?
Known for cross-genre improvisation and extended live jams, these bands rely on ticket and album sales rather than radio airplay.
What are Jam Bands?
Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra are all a certain type of technical singer. These singers use specific microphones to pick up their lower register frequencies.
What are crooners?
The availability of records, access to television, and the movement of political and societal change unified the masses much more than, Jazz alone, could. Because of this, what arose within society during the 50s?
What is Moral Panic?
The Beatles broke up, No More Woodstock, and the deaths of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix are all connected due to their influence on this particular musical shift.
What is "Marking the end of an era" (70s)?
The 70s and the 80s created 2 different types of "Rock Star Looks". If 70s brought Go Go Boots, Sparkly Pantsuits, and afros...the 80s brought:
What is Studded Boots, Animal Print, and Teased Hair?
Rap Core, Rap Metal, Nu Metal, and Industrial Metal are all sub-genres of this Rock Genre created in the 80s. They use Rap influenced lyricism and musicality with this genres underlying instrumentals.
What is Heavy Metal Rock?
This style of guitar was released in the 40s and named the Les Paul.
What is a solid body electric guitar?
Self contained bands started due to the British Invasion that began in the 60s. This allowed artists to have total control over their message, sound and production. This is the biggest factor that allowed these self contained bands to produce fully on their own.
What is "no major label influence"?
Progressive Rock was a popular genre of the decade, it combined rock music with these other genres to make an experimental sound.
What are classical and opera?
These four bands were known to preserve the showmanship of Rock and Roll in the 80s! They pioneered thrash metal, and were considered the Big Four.
Who are Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth?
What is commercialization?