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
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- 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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