The 1970s in Popular Music

Question 1

Early 1970s: Growing consolidation of what? (A lot of money in very few hands)

Answer 1

Record industry

Question 2

Spread of new formats of recorded sound on tape

Answer 2

8-track tape, then cassette tape

Question 3

Cynicism about politics and society leads to what for 1950s and early rock ‘n’ roll?

Answer 3

Nostalgia

Question 4

Fragmentation of styles in what?

Answer 4

Many different streams

Question 5

Yet what plays on top hits by superstar artists?

Answer 5

AM radio