1960’s and 1970’s Classic Rock

Music from the 1960’s and 1970’s is much different than music of today. Classic rock was started in the 1960’s as a cause of the British invasion, which included the discovery of bands such as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. The British invasion influenced garage rock which many high school aged boys would participate in. Some examples of garage rock inspired bands are: the Yarbirds, the Animals, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, and the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Also at this time, folk rock and psychedelic rock developed from garage rock. Most psychedelic songs consisted of similar features such as a slow tempo or long guitar solos with strange riffs. Folk rock developed in the 1960’s from garage rock and psychedelic rock as “a mix of the ideologies and sounds of folk revival” (Morrison). Classic rock of the 1970’s caused America to undergo a cultural shift which included politics, drugs, and lifestyle. Everyone from this time period wanted to be a part of this cultural movement. Anyone from any walk of life could be in a garage band because they were quite easy to come across. Talent was not important to the other members. Talent was not the main reason to be in the band, it was mostly to have fun and to have a good time. For once these teens had a chance to feel successful and proud of something. Teens of this time created garage bands and folk bands. Most folk songs were clear harmonious singing and an instrument that created a high pitched metallic sound such as a tambourine or a 12-string guitar. Eventually, the artists began to evolve and branch out. Most songwriters were now singing their own songs “the singer-songwriter movement continued the mix of folk and rock elements, but the British invasion flavor was dropped, leaving a more purely American product” (Morrison). Soon after, sex became continuously more prominent. To sum it all up “sex is the main ingredient in rock music” (Egendorf). Sex played a large role in the