The 70s, in the music scene, began with the death of two true icons of 60m music Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. The music of the 70s stands out for the hippie movement, which gave rise to another more complex type of rock: symphonic rock.
Among the greatest exponents of the music of the 70s were the Genesis and Pink Floyd. Only these two bands sold millions of records and packed entire stadiums with the public.
Despite these new groups, rock, understood in a more traditional way, was still led by The Rolling Stones and The Who. Let's not forget that these two groups were favored by the separation of the Beatles.
The birth of different musical styles
They were years of start of many groups Heavy, as is the case with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Some musical talents were already being seen, such as David Bowie and T-Rex, as well as Kiss, Alice Cooper, and others.
Some names that would be mythical, like Iron Maiden and Saxon emerged with force in this decade of the 70, along with veterans Judas Priets, or New Wave Of British Heavy Metal.
The punk was also taking its first steps, with groups like the "Ramones, in the United States, and The Sex Pistols In England.
Other bands with much later repercussion came out on stage. It is the case of The Police, Duran Duran, Culture Club and Spandau Ballet. As the radio stations echoed the new musical trends, they appeared Michael Jackson, Prince or Madonna.
At the end of the 70s, a band began from this time that would become the most important in the world: U2.
The early 80's
Among the great movements of the early 80s was the one known as hard rock, somehow a simpler version of heavy which almost coincided with pop music. The essential bands of that time would be Bon Jovi, Def Leppard or Poison, their sales reached millions of records.
Moody Blues
This group from Great Britain was created in Birmingham in 1964. These were its members: Denny Lame (guitar and vocals), Mike Pinder (keyboard and vocals), Ray Thomas (flute and vocals), Clint Warwick (bass) and the Grame Edge drummer.
Among the contribution of the Moody Blues to the music of the 70s, is the use of the melotron and the flute in instrumentation. In his career they released a total of 30 albums, among which stand out "The Presente", in the year 86, "Keys of Kingdom" in 1991 and "To Our Children's Children's" in the 96. His last album was "Strange Times ”, published in 1999.
Pink Floyd
Another rock band, of British origin, with a wide impact on music 70s. His initial style consisted of adapt the psychedelic music of the late 1960s to the progressive character of the following decade.
Pink Floyd was born in London in 1965 to Roger Waters (bass), Richard Wright (keyboard) and Nick Mason (percussion). At a later point the group was joined by composer and guitarist Roger Syd Barrett.
The first works of the group were 'Arnold Layne' and 'See Emily Play', the two albums from 1967. The public was enthusiastic about the continuous chord changes of Pink Floyd's music, and its psychedelic themes.
At year 1968 Barret was replaced by David Gilmour, a renowned guitarist. More or less from that year, Pink Floyd stood out for its staging that incorporated the latest lighting techniques and sophisticated systems. to broadcast your complex sound.
His 1973 work, “Dark Side of the Moon”, Was a resounding success and spent 15 years among the lists of the best-selling albums around the world. In 1994 they published their work "The Division Bell".
Genesis
This band also emerged in England. The album that launched them to worldwide fame was "Foxtrot", in 1972. The Genesis shows were theatrical, very visual, with a Peter Gabriel accompanying his voice with animal skins, disguising himself as a flower or a plant, etc.
At year 1975 Gabriel leaves the band and his drummer, Phil Collins, is in charge of the voice. Although the band and their shows were no longer so visual, the commercial success was increasing.
Collins became a famous singer and songwriter, qualities that allowed him to lead an outstanding solo career outside of Genesis. In 1977 Génesis began a grand tour of 43 cities in the United States plus several concerts in Brazil and France.
The studio album "InvisibleTouch", Created in 1986, it sold more than five million copies.
At present, both Phil Collins as Peter Gabriel they continue their solo careers quite successfully.
Mike Oldfield
The name in reality was michael gordon oldfield. He was born on May 15, 1953 in Reading (England).
"Tubular Bells" It has gone down in history as one of the greatest pieces of music. It rose to the top of the sales charts around the world. From this work a 4-minute fragment was taken for the horror film, "The Exorcist."
In 1992, Mike Oldfield released the album Tubular Bells II. And in 1998 he released the third part of this saga: Tubular Bells III.
Deep Purple
This British rock group became famous from the beginning for cover popular music. His work "Deep purple in rock", 1970 year, it was a compilation of the best of his well-known style. In it we find the spectacular interventions of the vocalist Ian Gillan and the extraordinary Ritchie Balckmore guitar solos.
To highlight the single album “Smoke On The Water”, a classic guitar arrangement.
Elton John
From very early on, Sir Elton John began to play the piano and act alone. His 1971 single "Your Song" would be his first hit.. The talent he demonstrated as a singer of melodic and sentimental ballads became the brand of the house.
In 1976 he made statements about your sexuality, and it was a public scandal. In the early 80s he had serious problems, with bulimia, a suicide attempt, and your drug addiction. In 1983 he made his fighting ability clear with his song 'I'm Still Standing'.
Note the milestone that Elton John achieved in 1992, equaling Elvis Presley's record of being one of the top forty best-selling albums in the United States for twenty-two years in a row.
In the movie "El Rey León”, The song E 'You Feel The Love Tonight' would get the Oscar for best song that same year.
David Bowie
His real name was David Robert Jones, who changed in his youth to Bowie, eager to break into advertising and film environments.
He began performing in small venues, with amateur musicians.
His work "Space Oddity", from 1969, will get to position five on the charts.
Between 1972 and '73 a great time began for Bowie, with his works "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars ”and“ Aladdin ”Sane (1973).
Queen
Four limbs they formed one of the best British bands of all time: Freddie Mercury, Brian Harold May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. They begin in 1968, when Brian May and Tim Staffel, two students from Imperial College, created a band called “Smile”. In 70, Freddie joined the group, along with Brian and Roger, changing his last name to Mercury and they also changed the group's name to "Queen".
En In 1973, they recorded their first album, “Queen”. The songs mixed the religiosity of Freddie with the typical rock in its purest form.
In 1975 they began their first solo tour of the USA., doing two daily shows, due to the success received. That same year they also started a tour in Japan. From that year is the single "Bohemian Rhapsody", a great success. It was # 1 for nine weeks.
In 1977, the members of the fan club were gathered to participate in one of the videos, “We are the champions”, Recorded at the New London Theater. Following the recording, the group offered a free thank you concert to their fans.
In October 1977 they launched “News Of The World”And a year later“ Jazz ”. In October 1979 they released their first live album, "Live Killers."
ABBA
This well-known Swedish pop group got a spectacular number of albums sold. His name comes from the initials of each member: Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad.
His first big hit was 'Waterloo', which gave them the opportunity to represent Sweden at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. In 1976 Abba was the most popular group in Europe and they topped the charts and sales charts with titles such as 'Mamma Mia', 'Fernando' and 'Dancing Queen'.
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