Rock and Roll 

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        During the period of Rock and Roll history from 1970 to 1975 we see a continuation of the hard rock/heavy metal which began in the late 1960’s. Led Zeppelin became one of the pioneers of heavy metal with their songs that relied heavily on a loud guitar riff. Songs such as "Heartbreaker" and "Whole Lotta Love" are some of the pioneering songs for heavy metal. The original line-up of Led Zeppelin included Robert Plant on vocals, Jimmy Page with his Gibson Les Paul guitar, John Paul Jones on keyboards and also playing his loud, heavy base riffs on his Fender Precision bass, and the drummer John Bonham who was known for his amazing drum fills and solos during performances.

 
       During this period we also see a continuation of the hard rock from 1960’s into the 1960’s with the band The Who. The Who were known widely as the best live Rock and Roll band to see and sold out to packed houses. The Who remain as the loudest band ever which was at a show in 1976 and is still  in the Guiness Book of World Records. The original lineup included Roger Daltrey on vocals, Pete Townshend with his Rickenbacker guitar and also on vocals, John Entwistle on bass guitar, and the energetic Keith Moon on drums. The Who were revolutionaries in the hard rock sound that carried into the 1970’s. Pete Townshends discovery of feedback in the mid 1960’s was revolutionary and was included on their second single, "Anyway, Anyhow,Anywhere". Another innovator in the group was Keith Moon, who used a Premier drum kit and was known as rock’s most exciting, innovative drummers. He was one of rock’s first drummer’s to use a double bass and a large number of cymbals for his drum kit. Keith Moon not only used a large drum kit, he also used all his equipment whereas other less talented drummers did not.

Original line-up of Black Sabbath.