M6L1: Glam Rock

​Glam Rock

How would you describe the "Me" decade?

How does focusing on "Me" differ from the 1960s?

Word Cloud

What comes to mind when you hear the word "glamorous"?

• Analyze popular recording groups and artists, their musical achievements, their impact on the "Me" Decade and their influence on the ability to ignore issues of the day.

• Illustrate the influence of music on popular trends, fashion, entertainment, and media in the 1970s.

• Use music videos and information from the lesson to help critically think about the culture of the 1970s.

Learning Intentions

Let's Review

Multiple Choice

Glam rock is generally framed between which years?

• 1965–1969

• 1968–1975

• 1970–1974

• 1975–1980

Multiple Choice

Glam rock was predominantly (most) popular in which country?

• United States

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST describes glam rock?

• Music focused on political protest and social reform

• A combination of music, fashion, and personal expression

• A blend of folk music and acoustic storytelling

• A genre focused on stripped-down realism

Multiple Choice

Glam rock differed from the hippie movement because glam rock artists primarily wanted to:

• Escape reality through theatrical performance

• Return to traditional gender roles

• Promote peace and protest war

• Change the political system

Multiple Choice

After its decline, glam rock influenced all of the following genres EXCEPT:

• Punk rock

• Disco

• Gothic rock

• Classical music

Glam rock artists focused more on escaping reality than changing it.
Do you think this made glam rock less meaningful than the protest music of the 1960s, or meaningful in a different way? Explain.