Historic Context
The Seventies saw massive inflation world wide mainly caused by the Oil Crisis in the Middle East. The oil crisis was caused when Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), announced that they would no longer ship
petroleum to nations that had supported Israel in its conflict with Syria and Egypt . It
was also announced that the price for Oil would increase drastically.
The biggest impact was on European Economies.
In the 1970s also, the Vietnam War ended and the Cold War got colder.
After nearly 10 years of war, allied forces pulled out of Vietnam.
With the continuing Cold War between the East and West, the arms race continued with each side trying to find the ultimate weapon.
The 70s were the start in many ways of the Electronics and digital revolution.
The decade saw Digital Technology for the first time in consumer products, including the
first calculator.
It also saw the beginning of the Home Computer, due to Intel creating the first cheap microprocessor.
As people realized the power of these new home computers, a new use was found and that was the beginning of the video game .
Another significant factor in the 70s was the growth in women's rights and women's
role in society, including the ability to decide when and if they wished to have
children ( partly through the availability of the contraceptive pill ).
STYLES
Disco: Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, horns, electric piano, synthesizers, and electric rhythm guitars.
Funk: Funk music is a style of dance music that evolved from the Black R&B, soul, and jazz scenes in the mid-1960s.
Smooth jazz: Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s.
Jazz fusion: This style combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues.
Soul music: It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
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