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- 2. CULTURE & THEMES Freedomthemes Drugs, sex, & Rock n’ Roll Sexual freedom and promiscuity were a big theme of this decade and the music reflected this.
- 3. DRUGS, SEX &ROCK N’ ROLL This is an after party in the movie, Almost Famous
- 4. FOR THE LOVEOF MUSIC William’s sister Anita tells him to look under his bed, it will change his life. He finds her entire record collection, thus starting his love of music and his Interest in becoming a journalist for Creem Magazine and Rolling Stone Magazine.
- 5. FADS & FASHION Lavalamps Mood rings Smiley Faces Rubik’s cube
- 6. FADS & FASHIONCONTINUED Just about everyone had a station wagon, including William’s mom in the movie.
- 7. FASHION The fashion influenceof the Sixties hippies was mainstreamed in the Seventies, as men sported shoulder length hair and non-traditional clothing. • Bellbottom pants • Hip huggers • Colorful patches • Hot pants • Platform shoes, clogs • T-shirts • Gyspsy dresses • Knits and denims were the fabric of choice • Leisure suits for men • Micro, mini and maxi skirts and dresses
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- 10. FASHION CONTINUED Plaid wasreally in style in the 70s
- 11. EVENTS & PEOPLE Presidents:Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974) Gerald Ford (1974-1977) Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) Roe vs. Wade Mention was made to women who didn’t use birth control. Sapphire (bandaid) comments how the new girls are not really fans, seeing as they don't love the music, are only into sex without birth control. Vietnam war
- 12. MUSIC By the 1970s“rock & roll” had become nearly meaningless. The Beatles broke up and Elvis Presley died. These were two major influences of its time. Pop music was made up a multitude of styles: Soft rock, hard rock, country rock, folk rock, punk rock, shock rock and disco. Rock music was “big business.” Great bands of this time included Alice Cooper, the Eagles, Aerosmith, the Bee Gees, Billy Joel, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, and the Who, just to name a few. The opening song in the movie was Alvin and the Chipmunks. Although they came about i the 60s they were still popular in the 70s with 30 million records sold.
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- 17. TECHNOLOGY Technology was startingto Grow in the 70s, like Apple.
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- 19. WORKS CITED Crow, Cameron.Almost Famous. Directed by Cameron Crowe. 2000. Gillis, C. 1970-1979. Lone Star College-Kingwood Library. 1999. http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade70.html (accessed August 2014). Goessl, Leigh. Impact the culture and music of the 1970s had on society. November 2007. http://www.entertainmentscene360.com/index.php/impact-the- culture-and-music-of-the-1970s-had-on-society-48546/ (accessed August 2014). IMDb. Almost Famous. 2000.