Rock N Roll Unit
Across
- 1. British rock group that was at the forefront of the "British Invasion" in the 60s
- 2. Rock subgenre that prided itself on it's acoustic instrumentation and separation from the mainstream
- 3. _________ guitars became the new standard for rock music as their sound could be amplified and modified easily
- 5. Another genre of music that combined to form early rock and roll
- 9. Artists like Elvis sparked feelings of ________ amongst teenagers, causing them to go against societal norms
- 11. Products or creations that are made to be sold. Often carries a negative connotation in the context of music
- 16. New musical invention that used primitive computers to simulate the sounds of other instruments
- 17. Folk Rock artist who won the Nobel Prize for literature, the only songwriter to do so
- 18. Major political and social movement that inspired the work of a lot of rock musicians
- 19. The ______ of rock and roll on music today is huge, as it continues to be popular among multiple generations
Down
- 1. Generation of people that were teenagers during the early days of rock and roll
- 4. One of the two genres of music that combined to form early rock and roll
- 6. Rock subgenre defined by the use of distortion effect on the electric guitar
- 7. Genre of music that Hard Rock turned into; spawned tons of it's own subgenres
- 8. Rock subgenre defined by complex instrumentals and long song lengths
- 10. Instruments/sound that does not rely on electricity to be heard
- 12. Rock subgenre named after famous Detroit Record Label that distributed exclusively music by African American artists
- 13. Rock subgenre that was heavily inspired by "drug and hippie culture" of the 60s and 70s
- 14. The British _______ occurred as many pieces of British music, tv, and other media became extremely popular in the US in the 60s
- 15. One of the most famous musicians of all time, was often censored on live tv due to his dancing