2007-09-26 03:08:21 · 18 answers · asked by Lydster 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
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2007-09-26 03:14:29 · answer #1 · answered by hexadecadiene 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of the best music was in that era, I know cause I was there living it
Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Deep Purple
Humble Pie
Rod Stewart
Black Sabbath
Uriah Heep
Foghat
Bad Company
Journey
REO Speedwagon
Robin Trower
Queen
Foreigner
Jeff Beck
Joe Walsh
The Eagles
Elton John
Steely Dan
Doobie Brothers
James Gang
Kansas
Steve Miller Band
Thin Lizzy
Blue Oyster Cult
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Kiss
Alice Cooper
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
Van Halen
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
Nazareth
Elton John
2007-09-26 12:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by Peepaw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lydster, I think I know what you're thinking. Disco was not as big as young people today think it was. Don't get me wrong it was big, but it didn't completely rule the 70's. It was really huge maybe 2 or 3 years. But, even during that time you still had more rockers that hated disco. Disco was just popular with the night clubs and some radio stations.
Listen to the previous answerers, they're right on. Rock n Roll ruled the 70's. In my opinion, the 70's produced some of the greatest rock ever. Disco was just a footnote along the way. A tragic footnote at that. Don't forget the Shea stadium backlash against disco in '79. They made their own "Disco Inferno" by burning a pile of disco records.
In the words of Roger Daltrey "Long Live Rock!"
Actually written by Pete Townshend, though.
2007-09-26 10:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by Mello Yello 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're young , right?
It was in the 70s that groups like Led Zeplin, KISS, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, Aerosmith , Blondie,even RunDMC and some of the early hip hop came into prominence.
The thing about the 70s and and 60s before that is that the music wasn't niche'd , you'd hear a real variety of music on AM and sometimes on FM, which played mostly lp cuts.
Rock n Roll came to prominence in the early 50s , it's not something this current generation invented .
2007-09-26 10:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The biggest it has ever been. What has changed is that it was more young peoples' music then, but those fans never grew out of it, so that you now see all ages at rock gigs. With more going on, it is not as big a part of most peoples' lives as it was then, though. For instance, I am surfing the net now when I would once have been unwinding with a rock album.
2007-09-26 11:27:50 · answer #5 · answered by cdrotherham 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it was big. Yes, it was loud. Yes, it all sounded alike!
The 1970s is responsible for the ridiculous commercialization of rock music that continues to this day. Every city in the US has a 'Classic Rock' station that plays this drivel over and over until you want to jam an icepick into your ear canals to stop the noise. The music and musicians of the 70s embodied excess in every fashion: Too many drugs, too much alcohol, too much makeup, too loud and too boring! Concerts took place in huge arenas and stadiums with lousy acoustics and poor seating. Well, at least the tickets didn't cost hundreds like they do now!
It was this era of rock that turned me to fusion and jazz, which is what I prefer to this day.
2007-09-26 10:23:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 70's was the it decade for rock music...Led Zepplin, The Who, The STones were all in their prime. Groups like Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, and the Eagles broke. 1977 is considered the greatest year in music, with numerous blockbuster albums, ( Hotel California, Rumours,etc) and the emergence of Punk, the high level of disco, whether you liked it or not, and several strong debuts, including Prince!
2007-09-26 11:46:26 · answer #7 · answered by James M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only the biggest decade in rock history as far as I can see.
Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Peter Frampton,Rod Stewart, Black Sabbath, U.F.O., Uriah Heep, Foghat, Bad Company, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Robin Trower, Queen, Foreigner, Jeff Beck, Joe Walsh, The Eagles, Elton John, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, James Gang, Kansas,Steve Miller Band, Thin Lizzy, Blue Oyster Cult, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, Van Halen, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Nazareth, Elton John, etc, the list goes on....
2007-09-26 11:34:29 · answer #8 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,it was.We still had Frank Zappa,Captain Beefheart,Little Feat,Thin Lizzy,Man,Rory Gallagher,the Rolling Stones,Family,Traffic,Matching Mole,The Residents,Blue Oyster Cult,New York Dolls,Tim Buckley,the J.Geils Band,ZZ Top,David Bowie,Hawkwind,Slade,Pink Floyd,Roxy Music,War,Sensational Alex Harvey Band ,Santana,Deep Purple,Curved Air,Gong,Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs,Rose Tattoo,AC/DC,Allman Brothers Band,Lynerd Skynerd,Devo,Neil Young,even Lou Reed,and many other popular artistes of the time..sure to be included in other postees..these are are just some of my favourites..might have missed a couple...
2007-09-26 10:48:23 · answer #9 · answered by kit walker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahaha.....good one Deke!
Yes, rock was huge. Some of the best rock music came out of the 70s.......so did metal.
Band such as: The Who, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Kiss, Derek & The Dominos, Alice Cooper, Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Rush, Deep Purple, AC/DC were thriving in the 70s
2007-09-26 10:21:53 · answer #10 · answered by Dani G 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The 70s was known for rock and there were some the most famous and best rock bands around: Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Motorhead, Deep Purple etc.
2007-09-26 10:13:08 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋