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Led Zeppelin - ANSWER- British-blues rock - referred to as the early heavy metal band - relied on extensive touring - devoted to the idea of an album - 1974 formed own label: Swan Song - 1980 John Bonham found dead from drinking, band dissolved Whole Lotta Love (FA) - ANSWERFORMAL ANALYSIS a...

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History of Rock and Roll EXAM
#1(100% Accurate)

Led Zeppelin - ANSWER- British-blues rock

- referred to as the early heavy metal band

- relied on extensive touring

- devoted to the idea of an album

- 1974 formed own label: Swan Song

- 1980 John Bonham found dead from drinking, band dissolved

Whole Lotta Love (FA) - ANSWERFORMAL ANALYSIS

album: Led Zeppelin II

genre: British blues-based rock

vocal style: semi-shouting/shouting

lyrics:

time signature: 4/4

compound: AABA

instrumentation: guitar, bass, heavy drums

Stairway to Heaven - ANSWER(Led Zeppelin IV/Runes/Four Symbols/Zoso)

- 1971

- Musically diverse album - combined mythology and folk music with hard rock riff driven music
presented in a "folky" way.

- Still used their shouting vocals



- blues-based british rock

- good mixture of their softer and harder styles - features a branching out in terms on
instrumentation - more complex - includes flutes and recorders

Kashmir - ANSWERLed Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (1975)

- double album

- for kashmir, Page recruited the Marrakech symphony to add a deeper sound

- even with the added orchestra, their music still had riff-driven instrumentation

,Deep Purple - ANSWER- Blues-based British rock

- 1970

- held the Guinness World Record as officially being the loudest band of all time

- recorded their 1971 album Fireball at a casino in Switzerland. - plans to record a follow-up album
were derailed when the venue burned down during a Frank Zappa concert

- inspired deep purple's most enduring hit song, the riff-driven smoke on the water

Smoke on the Water - ANSWERDeep Purple

british blues-based rock

album: Machine Head

- venue in Switzerland burned down and inspired this song

- appeared on their 1972 multi-platinum album Machine Head

Highway Star* - ANSWERMachine Head

- blues-based British rock

- Deep Purple

instruments: heavy drums, bass, guitar, keyboards

vocal style: screaming (shouting)

lyrics: speak of "being the best"

Black Sabbath - ANSWER- blues-based British rock

- originally called the Earth

- began writing songs that reflected their interest in mysticism, magic, and the occult

- 1970 self-titled album featured heavier sound and lyrics

- more demonic, non-mainstream

- 1971 album Master of Reality laid the foundation for heavy metal

Tritone - ANSWER- used by black sabbath

- splits the octave in half (devil's tone, sharp 4, flat 5)

Song: Black Sabbath - ANSWERBlack Sabbath

- guitar riff enters using the tritone

- lyrics represent a plea for help for a life that is spiralling out of control

- evil laugh, very repetitive

Iron Man - ANSWERParanoid

- Black Sabbath's second album

, - widely touted as the prototype of all heavy metal songs

- gothic, blues riffs as well

The Allman Brothers - ANSWERAmerican blues rock/southern rock

- prototypical southern rock band

- blended rhythm and blues with the extended solos of 60s psychedelia (long guitar solos)

- their self-titled album came out in 1969

- broke up 1976

Whipping Post (FA) - ANSWERAllman Brothers

album: The Allman Brothers

genre: southern rock

vocal style: shouting vocals

lyrics: speak of southern ideals

form: contrasting verse/chorus

time signature: 12/8 with sections of 11/8 (each major beat has 3 sub beats)

instrumentation: organ, bass, drums, guitar

Ramblin' Man - ANSWERAllman Brothers

album: Brothers and Sisters

- album was their only #1 in 1973

- southern rock

Lynyrd Skynyrd - ANSWER- southern rock

- most completely captured the national rock audience

Free Bird - ANSWERLynyrd Skynyrd

album: Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd

- writtend and recorded to honor Duane Allman (Allman Brothers) who passed away

Sweet Home Alabama * - ANSWERLynyrd Skynyrd

album: second helping

genre: southern rock

instruments: guitar, bass, piano

vocals: semi shouting (harmonized back-up)

lyrics: southern pride

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