Table of Contents
- 1 What musical style became more popular in the 1960s and 1970s?
- 2 What music did they listen to in the 1960s?
- 3 What was the new style of music that came on the scene in the 1970s?
- 4 What technology was used in music in the 1970s?
- 5 Is there such a thing as ’70s retro music?
- 6 Why did cassette tapes become so popular in the 80s?
What musical style became more popular in the 1960s and 1970s?
During the 1960s and 70s, disco music became popular internationally. Disco music is meant to be danced to or to entice listeners to get up and dance. Popular disco artists include The Bee Gees, Grace Jones, and Diana Ross. Disco was a reaction against the rock genre that was popular at the time.
What music did they listen to in the 1960s?
The 1960s saw a real flowering of popular music styles. Unlike the 1950s, in which the birth of rock and roll dominated the decade, jazz, pop, and folk music all gathered devoted listeners in the 1960s.
What was the new style of music that came on the scene in the 1970s?
Funk, Soul, R&B, Pop, Hard Rock, Soft Rock and Disco all carved out their place in the music world in the 1970s. The late 70s also witness the birth of another young music style: hip-hop. Some of the best rock n roll of all time was recorded in the 70s.
What makes 60s music unique?
The music was influenced heavily by blues rock, garage rock, and rhythm and blues. This style became associated with rebellious youth and an anti-authority demeanor, with a few acts even destroying their own instruments on stage (like The Who).
Why was music important in the 1960s?
The music of the 1960s not only revolutionized many genres and even produced some new ones, it also captured the heated spirit of the era’s political movements: opposing the Vietnam War and fighting for civil rights.
What technology was used in music in the 1970s?
Music Technology of the 1970s: A Timeline 1 Hi-Fi Cassette Decks. 2 Car Tape Decks. 3 Quad-8. 4 Portable Synthesizers. 5 Fender Rhodes Stage Piano. 6 Mellotron. 7 Large-Scale Live Sound. 8 Vocoders as Musical Instruments. 9 Wah-Wah Gets Funky. 10 Digital Delay.
Is there such a thing as ’70s retro music?
But in many ways, it was the 1970s marked the dawn of the modern era in music technology, applying and refining the developments of earlier decades while also laying the foundations of the techniques and styles that would follow. If it exists today, there’s a good chance it could be considered ’70s retro.
Why did cassette tapes become so popular in the 80s?
By the early ’80s, U.S. sales of albums on tape were beating vinyl LPs. Along with higher-fidelity technology, another reason for tapes’ gradual ascent was the automobile market, which was initially dominated by 8-tracks.
What was popular music like in the 1950s?
By the 1950s and 1960s, the technological conditions were ripe for the birth of popular music as it’s often idealized today, with AM and FM radio going mainstream, vinyl records supplanting the earlier shellac format, and multi-track recording developments clearing the way for late-’60s studio experimentation.