English Music in the last 50 years - PowerPoint Presentation

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English Music in the last 50 years

A selection of groups and singers from the 60s to today that have shaped the world of international musicSlide2

The Beatles

The first group we examine is extremely

famous and changed music forever. They were very modern for their time and went straight to success as soon as their first singles came out.

The band's principal members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and

Ringo

Starr. The name was chosen by

Lennon

who loved the terms in double

meaning(

beatles

meaning insect and beat at the same time). After conquering America and Europe all in a few years the Beatles released an incredible amount of singles and albums. In 1968 they selected the apple as their symbol. In 1970 they fell out, the singer Paul McCartney left and the group collapsed. The Beatles had ended their era after having been through unprecedented success for ten years.

They sang rock and pop and gave way to a whole new world of music

John Lennon became an independent hippy singer and was killed

Paul McCartney is still alive and often sings famous old singles at concerts

Ringo

Starr is also still alive but no longer performs

George Harrison died of cancer in 2001

Their main singles were :

Yesterday, Helter

Skelter

, Hey Jude, Yellow Submarine, All you need is love, Blackbird, Here comes the sun.Slide3

The BeatlesSlide4

Pink Floyd

Very famous rock band that formed in Cambridge in 1965. The group was made up of

David

Gilmour

(

guitar), Roger Waters(

bass), Nick Mason (drums), Richard Wright (keyboards) and Syd Barrett(guitar and voice). In 1968

Barret is kicked out, Waters takes charge and the gruop

immediately gains popularity. David Gillmore becomes the singer and in 1972 they start

to move towards stardom. They reach planetary

success

and in 1983

problems

start

.

The group

keeps

going

and

touring

Before breaking up for good in 1994

Main albums were Dark side of the Moon and Animals

Main single The Wall (1979)Slide5

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The Who

Born in 1964 in London. They were made up of

Pete Townshend

,

Roger Daltrey ,

John Entwistle e Keith Moon. They were at the head of

english MOD movement. They were big throughout the sixty's seventy's and eighty's but lost popularity in ninety’s . They are still alive today but are no longer as famous and many of the original components are not the same.Main successesMy generationWho’s next

Who are youSlide7

The WhoSlide8

The Clash

Formed in 1976, as a punk rock group their music included samples of

reggae,

ska

, dub, funk, rap, dance, and

rockabilly. Principal members:Joe Strummer (

1976–86), Mick Jones (1976–83), Paul Simonon (1976–86), Terry Chimes (1976, 1977, 1982–83), Nicky "Topper" Headon (1977–82

). Their music was full of meaning and attitude and it got them famous in the USA. In 2003 they were placed in the rock and roll hall of fame.Their main album was London calling ( released in 1979)Should I stay or should I goLondon callingGuns of BrixtonSlide9

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The Sex Pistols

The 

Sex Pistols

 were an English 

punk rock

 band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the 

punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and 

alternative rock musicians. The Sex Pistols originally were made up of

vocalist Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve

Jones, drummer Paul Cook

 and bassist 

Glen Matlock

. Matlock was replaced by 

Sid Vicious

 in early 1977.

They were against any kind of society

organisation

and refused to go to the ceremony when they were introduced to the rock and roll hall of fame in 2006.

Their main album was Never mind the bollocks and it came out in 1977

Anarchy in the

uk

God save the queen

White

riotSlide11

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Black SabbathVery important group born in Birmingham in 1968. They are known as the

the

fathers of metal… They are made up of

Ronnie

james

dio, Tony

iommi, Bill ward, Geezer butler. They ended their first stage of being in 1979 and some of them got back together later when main singer Ozzy Osbourne decided to start another groupMain albums and singlesblack

sabbathiron man paranoidmaster of realityelectric funeralwar pigskilling yourself to live

Sabbath bloody SabbathDie young Heaven and hell Slide13

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MotorheadAnother metal group that formed in London in 1975. They were made up of

Lemmy Kilmister

Phil

Campbell

,

Mikkey Dee.Their main albums and singles

Ace of SpadesKilled by deathOrgasmatron (album)Overkill (album)Bomber (album)Slide15

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Dragonforce

Another famous metal group which is simply much more recent than most others.

Dragonforce

formed in London in 1999 and decided to not follow the way music was going but to play strong metal music.

They are made up of

Herman Li

Sam TotmanVadim puzanovFrederic leclercqDave mackintoshMain successes:fury of the storm

trought the fire and flamesoperation ground and poundheroes of our timeseasoncry thunderSlide17

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Queen

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of

Freddie

Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals). Queen enjoyed success in the UK with their debut and its follow-up, 

Queen II

 (1974), but it was the release of 

Sheer Heart Attack

 (1974) and A Night at the Opera (1975) that gained the band international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody

", which stayed at number one in the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks.

Main Singles and albumsA Day at the Races (1976)News of the World (1977)

Jazz

 (1978)

The Game

 (1980)

Flash Gordon

 (1980)

Hot Space

 (1982)

The Works

 (1984)

A Kind of Magic

 (1986)

The Miracle

 (1989)

Innuendo

 (1991)

Made in Heaven

 (1995)Slide19

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Led Zeppelin 

Led Zeppelin were an English 

rock

 band active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. T

he

band consisted of guitarist 

Jimmy Page, singer 

Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer 

John Bonham. They are widely considered to be one of the most successful, innovative and influential rock groups in history.Their 

untitled fourth album, which features the track "Stairway to Heaven", is among the most popular and influential works in rock music, and it cemented the status of the group as "superstars".

Although they remained commercially and critically successful, in the later 1970s, the band's output and touring schedule were limited by the personal difficulties and circumstances of the members.

Led Zeppelin disbanded following Bonham's unexpected death in 1980.Slide21

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Tinie Tempah

More recently other genres have become more popular such as hip hop or rap

One of the best modern

hiphop

rappers in England at the moment is called

Tinie

Tempah. His real name is Patrick Okogwu . He comes from London and he’s been rapping since 2008. His main singles are written in the stars, Invincible, Let go and Pass out. His new album is coming out later on this year. Till I’m gone is another of his famous songs, it features wiz khalifa

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Tinchy Stryder

Hardly known rapper from London. His rap often collaborates with pop singers or

rnb

. Both pop and

rnb

are genres which have become very popular in England in the last decade. Tinchy

stryder’s main singles are:Number oneSpaceshipBright lights He works with Dappy

, another not well known rapper/singer from London.Slide25

Tinchy Stryder