1. Rock of the 1970’s Folk, Disco, Guitar Rock and everything in between

2. Led Zeppelin  English Band – Formed in 1968  Members:  Jimmy Page – Guitar  Robert Plant – Vocal  John Paul Jones – Bass, Keyboards  John Bonham – drums  All were professionals before coming together as a band

3. Led Zeppelin  Toured a lot in their early years.  Band name origin  Phrase meaning something that isn’t very successful  Spelling altered intentionally  Considered by many to the be originators of “heavy metal” music.

4. Led Zeppelin  Massive popularity in the mid- 1970’s  1 st Album – Led Zeppelin  2 nd & 3 rd albums were also self- titled  4 th album did not have a title.  Wanted to prove that they were so popular that they didn’t need to advertise their work.  Sold 23 million copies  In 1980 Bonham died  Group dispanded

5. Led Zeppelin  Songs to know:  Black Dog  http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vVHMrO-z0Og&ob=av2n http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=vVHMrO-z0Og&ob=av2n  Stairway to Heaven  http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=w9TGj2jrJk8 http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=w9TGj2jrJk8

6. KISS  American hard rock band  Formed in New York City in 1973.  Members:  Paul Stanley – vocals and rhythm guitar  Gene Simmons – vocals and bass guitar  Ace Frehley – vocals and lead guitar  Peter Criss - drums

7. KISS  First tour was in 1974  Their first three albums did not do well  Gained notoriety and popularity for their live shows  Released two live albums, both of which did very well

8. KISS  Controversial band  Many felt that they had Satanic themes in their music and shows  Make-up and clothes were outlandish  Height of their popularity was in the mid-1970’s  Continued to record and tour without the make-up in the 1980’s

9. KISS  Songs to know:  Detroit Rock City  http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=jFcrKx9sw4s http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=jFcrKx9sw4s  Rock –n- Roll All Night  http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=e__9l6B5WJE http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=e__9l6B5WJE

10. Foreigner  American and English band members  Formed in the mid-70’s and their first album was released in 1977  Self-titled  Sold 4 million copies a  Stayed in the top 20 for a year

11. Foreigner  Second Album – Double Vision  Sold 5 million copies  Had several #1 songs  Group continued to record through the 80’s and early 90’s  Had many member line- up’s over the year.

12. Foreigner  Songs to Know:  Hot Blooded  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=5c1m2BAg 2Sc http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=5c1m2BAg 2Sc  Juke Box Hero  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=9M0PIBXka Gs http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=9M0PIBXka Gs  Cold as Ice  http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=g_1XdSqB QUg http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=g_1XdSqB QUg