Welcome to History of Rock, part 2! (Do you need to go back to part 1?)
Day 46*
1. Watch the video about British blues rock.
2. Print the next page of your timeline and keep it with your other pages!
Listening:
- “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin
- “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin
- “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple
- “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath
Day 47
1. Watch the video about American blues rock.
2. Add 2 British blues rock groups and 2 American blues rock or southern rock groups to your timeline.
Listening:
- “Ramblin Man” by the Allman Brothers
- “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “La Grange” by ZZ Top
- “Evil Ways” by Santana
- “Mama Told Me Not to Come” by Three Dog Night
- “I’m Your Captain, Closer to Home” by Grand Funk Railroad
- “Walk this Way” by Aerosmith
Day 48
1. Watch the video about progressive rock.
2. Add Pink Floyd to your timeline page.
Listening
- “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum
- “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- “Aqualung” by Jethro Tull
- OPTIONAL: “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd
Day 49
1. Watch the video about singer-songwriters.
2. Add two singer/songwriters to your timeline.
Listening
- “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor
- “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King
- “American Tune” by Paul Simon
- “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon
- “Cat’s in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin
- “American Pie” by Don Mclean
- “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce
Day 50
1. Watch the video about country rock in the 70s.
2. Add at least 2 country rock artists to your timeline.
Listening
- “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
- “Take it Easy” by the Eagles
- “Hotel California” by the Eagles
- “One of These Nights” by the Eagles
- “Do it Again” by Steely Dan
Day 51*
1. Open your document and add a paragraph about the ‘growing rock monster’ in the 1970s. What were some types of rock music that emerged in this time period?
2. Print the timeline for the next section.
3. Watch the video about Sly Stone and the rise of funk.
4. Add some funky artists to your new timeline page!
Listening:
- “Dance to the Music” by Sly and the Family Stone
- “Funky Worm” by Ohio Players
- “Jungle Boogie” by Kool & the Gang
- “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang
- “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire
- “What is Hip?” by Tower of Power
Day 52
1. Watch the video about Motown in the 1970s.
2. Add a couple of Motown artists to your timeline.
Listening:
- “Cloud Nine” by the Temptations
- “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by the Temptations
- “Brick House” by The Commodores
- “ABC” by the Jackson 5
- “Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough” by Michael Jackson
- “Living for the City” by Stevie Wonder
Day 53
1. Watch the video about James Brown George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.
2. Add some more artists to your timeline page.
Listening:
- “Super Bad” by James Brown
- “The Payback” by James Brown
- “(I Wanna) Testify” by The Parliaments
- “Tear the Roof Off the Sucker” by Parliament
- “Pick Up the Pieces” by Average White Band
Day 54
1. Watch the video about the rise of reggae.
2. Add Bob Marley to your timeline page.
Listening
- “I Shot the Sheriff” by Bob Marley and the Wailers
- “Get Up, Stand Up” by Bob Marley and the Wailers
- “I Shot the Sheriff” by Eric Clapton
Day 55
1. Watch the video about disco.
2. Add some disco artists to your timeline. This should probably include the BeeGees.
Listening
- “The Hustle” by Van McCoy
- “That’s the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band
- “Stayin Alive” by The BeeGees
- “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer
Day 56*
1. Watch the video about Mainstream Rock in the last half of the 1970s.
2. Print your next timeline page!
3. Add some mainstream rock artists to your timeline page.
Listening:
- “Baby I Love Your Way” by Peter Frampton
- “Life in the Fast Lane” by The Eagles
- “Black Magic Woman” by Fleetwood Mac
- “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac
- “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac
Day 57
1. Watch the video about leaner prog rock and louder singer/songwriters.
2. Add some of these artists to your timeline page! Which ones do you like best?
Listening
- “Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas
- “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas
- “Come Sail Away” by Styx
- “Tom Sawyer” by Rush
- “Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra
- “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen
- “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen
Day 58
1. Watch the video about punk in the United States up to 1975.
2. Here’s a picture of the Andy Warhol painting the teacher mentioned.
3. Add Blondie and the Ramones to your timeline!
Listening
- “Blitzkrieg Bop” by the Ramones
- “One Way or Another” by Blondie
- “Because the Night” by Patti Smith Group
- “See No Evil” by Television
Day 59
1. Watch the video about punk in the UK.
2. Add the Sex Pistols and the Clash to your timeline.
Listening
- “Anarchy in the U.K.” by the Sex Pistols
- “God Save the Queen” by the Sex Pistols
- “White Riot” by The Clash
- “Train in Vain (Stand by Me)” by The Clash
- “What Do I Get?” by The Buzzcocks
- “Going Underground” by The Jam
Day 60
1. Watch the video about New Wave music.
2. Add Tom Petty, the Cars, and at least one more artist to your timeline.
Listening
- “Heart of Glass” by Blondie
- “Take Me to the River” by Talking Heads
- “Just What I Needed” by The Cars
- “American Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- “Don’t Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by Devo
- “Rock Lobster” by The B-52’s
- “My Sharona” by The Knack
Day 61
1. Watch the video about New Wave in the UK!
2. Add Elvis Costello and The Police to your timeline page.
Listening
- “Radio, Radio” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions
- “Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions
- “Roxanne” by the Police
- “Message in a Bottle” by the Police
Day 62
1. Watch the video summarizing the music of the 1970s.
2. Open your document and add a paragraph about mainstream rock, punk, and new wave in the late half of the 1970s. You might mention famous artists from the time. Other questions to think of: what kind of attitude created the first punk music? Why was this difficult to market and sell? What new subgenre of music was created in part to make the punk attitude more marketable?
Listening
- “Layla” by Eric Clapton
- “Dream On” by Aerosmith
- “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac
- “Rock and Roll All Nite” by Kiss
- “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin
- “More Than a Feeling” by Boston
Day 63*
1. Print your next timeline page.
2. Watch the video about the rise of MTV.
3. This time we are adding significant music videos to the timeline page instead of artists. Add “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles to your timeline page!
Listening
(Since the lesson today is about music videos, it would be a good idea to watch today and not just listen!)
- “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles
- “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins
- “The Best of Times” by Styx
- “Angel of the Morning” by Juice Newton
Day 64
1. Watch more about the rise of MTV.
2. Add “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson to your timeline page.
Listening
(Since the lesson today is about music videos, it would be a good idea to watch today and not just listen!)
- “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson
- “I Ran” by A Flock of Seagulls
- “Hungry Like the Wolf” by Duran Duran
- “Rock the Casbah” by The Clash
Day 65
1. Watch the video about Michael Jackson and Madonna.
2. Add “Thriller” by Michael Jackson and “Like a Virgin” by Madonna to your timeline page.
Listening
(Since the lesson today is about music videos, it would be a good idea to watch today and not just listen!)
- “Beat It” by Michael Jackson
- “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
- “Like a Virgin” by Madonna
- “Material Girl” by Madonna
Day 66
1. Watch the video about Prince and Janet Jackson.
2. Add “Purple Rain” by Prince and “Control” by Janet Jackson to your timeline.
Listening
Day 67
1. Watch the video about MTV success stories.
2. Add a couple of videos to your timeline page.
Listening
- “I Want Candy” by Bow Wow Wow
- “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club
- “Sweet Dreams are Made of This” by the Eurythmics
- “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears
- “We Got the Beat” by the Go-Gos
- “Walk Like an Egyptian” by the Bangles
- “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper
Day 68
1. Watch the video about new traditionalists and new wave.
2. Don’t add videos today, just artists, to your timeline. Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, the Police, and U2 all belong on there.
Listening
- “Free Fallin'” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen
- “Jack and Diane” by John Mellencamp
- “Sultans of Swing” by Dire Straits
- “Every Breath You Take” by the Police
- “With or Without You” by U2
Day 69
1. Watch the video about new acts, old styles, and blue-eyed soul.
2. Add AC/DC to your timeline page, and add another artist or two of your choosing.
Listening
- “Back in Black” by AC/DC
- “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis & the News
- “Private Eyes” by Hall & Oates
- “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by Wham!
- “Faith” by George Michael
- “When a Man Loves a Woman” by Michael Bolton
Day 70
1. Watch the video about how rock dinosaurs adapted to the new era.
2. Add three groups or artists to your timeline page.
3. Open your document and add a paragraph about the rise of MTV and how it affected the music of the 80s. Points you could discuss include the idea that “video killed the radio star,” how the music video became a new art style (for example, the videos for “Thriller” and “Sledgehammer” were very different, but each pushed the idea of what a music video could be in a different direction). You might also mention artists like Michael Jackson and Madonna or artists from earlier decades that continued to make popular music.
Listening
- “Sussudio” by Phil Collins
- “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel
- “Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes
- “Heat of the Moment” by Asia
- “Jukebox Hero” by Foreigner
- “Mr. Roboto” by Styx
- “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel
Day 71*
1. Print the next page of your timeline.
2. Watch the video about the growth of heavy metal.
3. Divide your timeline page into 3 sections. Label one Heavy Metal, one Rap, and one Indie Rock. Add Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, and Def Leppard to the Heavy Metal section.
Listening
- “Neon Knights” by Black Sabbath
- “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne
- “Living after Midnight” by Judas Priest
- “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead
- “Photograph” by Def Leppard
- “Jump” by Van Halen
- “Come on Feel the Noise” by Quiet Riot
- “Dr. Feelgood” by Mötley Crüe
Day 72
1. Watch the video about Heavy Metal hitting the big time.
2. Add Bon Jovi, Guns N’ Roses, and Poison to the heavy metal section of your timeline page.
Listening
- “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi
- “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi
- “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi
- “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses
- “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses
- “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Poison
Day 73
1. Watch the video about more ambitious metal music.
2. Add Metallica and Megadeth to the Heavy Metal portion of your timeline page.
Listening
- “Seek & Destroy” by Metallica
- “One” by Metallica
- “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica
- “Enter Sandman” by Metallica
- “Symphony of Destruction” by Megadeth
Day 74
1. Watch the video about the roots of rap.
2. Take a look at this video about DJ Kool Herc’s turntables.
3. Add DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, and the Sugarhill Gang to the ‘rap’ section of your timeline page.
Listening
- “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- “The Breaks (Part 1)” by Kurtis Blow
- “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang
Day 75
1. Watch the video about rap crossing over.
2. Add LL Cool J, Run DMC, and the Beastie Boys to the rap portion of your timeline page.
Listening
- “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” by LL Cool J
- “Going Back to Cali” by LL Cool J
- “Rock Box” by Run DMC
- “Walk This Way” by Run DMC ft. Aerosmith
- “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (to Party)” by The Beastie Boys
Day 76
1. Watch the video called “CNN for Black People.”
2. Add Ice-T, N.W.A., Public Enemy, and Queen Latifah to the rap section of your timeline.
Listening
- “I’m Your Pusher” by Ice-T
- “F*** Tha Police” by N.W.A. (edited version)
- “Fight the Power” by Public Enemy
- “Ladies First” by Queen Latifah
Day 77
1. Watch the video about punk going ‘hardcore.’
2. Add Black Flag, The Minutemen, The Replacements, and Hüsker Dü to the punk portion of your timeline page.
Listening
- “Rise Above” by Black Flag
- “Corona” by the Minutemen
- “Bastards of Young” by The Replacements
- “Makes No Sense at All” by Hüsker Dü
Day 78
1. Watch the video about underground indie rock.
2. Add three bands to the “Indie Rock” section of your timeline page. One of them should be R.E.M.
3. Add a paragraph to your document about this section of music history. Don’t forget that this section includes metal, rap and indie rock. Look over the names on your timeline page. Which ones do you think you should mention?
Listening