1969 to 1970 - what changed?

Hi



I have found a cool link to a jukebox website that plays the top 20 from every year from 1950 to 1999



here is the link:

http://upchucky.com/music-jukes/1969/pla鈥?/a>



Currently enjoying the top 20 from 1969. Before I listened to this, I played the top 20 from 1970.

I notice a distinct difference in the sound..

I am wondering why there was such a change.

The change was not incredibly fall over profound, but I can notice it.

What are peoples thoughts on this difference?

I would especially like to hear from anyone who was around at the time, but please, everyone who wishes to, give an opinion.



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kinda makes sense..
1969 to 1970 - what changed?
I was recording and playing during that transition. Probably the biggest change in the sound was the onset of Dolby systems. This is a noise reduction system in recording that took out a lot of the tape hiss you would get on older recordings, and also extended the dynamic range of the recording so you heard higher highs and lower lows. You also heard it sound cleaner than it did.



Another change was the movement from tube systems to solid state systems. They were accurate to the point of being scary. However, the warmth of the older systems, tube amps etc was lost. The recordings were clean as a whistle, but often lacked that %26quot;feeling%26quot; you heard on tube systems. They are STILL trying to figure that out.



You also had bands like YES, King Crimson, ELP and others getting more involved with MIDI digital systems, often replacing guitars and conventional keyboards with stuff that was never heard before. Again, it took some time to incorporate those things into music without overpowering it. But the line of demarcation came about right around 1970.



Finally, the times just changed. Music represented that change. The %26quot;Summer of Love%26quot; as it were was long gone, and music moved away from that. I always consider the song %26quot;Layla%26quot; to be the official death of the sixties. I know, it came out in 1970. But it signaled the end to rock and roll as I knew it then. I love the song. It's a true classic. But sometimes, it kinda makes me sad too.
1969 to 1970 - what changed?
The year
Production became better at around that time, not sure it was 1970 though seemed more like 1967 to me.
end of the beatles? im sure that changd the rock and or roll landscape irrevocably anyway
1969 was another year for me and you, another year with nothing to do. In 1970 I felt alright.



Edit: I feel bad about giving irrelevant answers, so I'll try to actually answer the question. In 1969 there was a whole lot of student unrest. People were all feeling like the world was going crazy. The music sort of reflected this. In 1970, people were feeling better. Couple this with disastourous concerts leading to people abandoning the hippie lifestyle, and you get some new music. Also, new recording technologies can drastically change music.
music... drastically
1969 had woodstock,the Moon landing even had what I think was the end of sixry's movement,the murders out in La that Charles Manson done,he was a hippy turned mad man and Rollings Stones concert in Califorina that ended in a murder.Kent State Shootings.The Music was great but too much violence durning that period of time.
Drug overdoses started happening鈥︹€?good artist started dying!
It's hard to say exactly. But this was a period where the technology for recording music was progressing at a fast pace. A great example can be heard with The Beatles where Abbey Road has a much more %26quot;modern%26quot; sort of %26quot;polished%26quot; sound to it than their previous albums. Of course Abbey Road came out in 1969, so that doesn't really fit in with your theory, except that maybe they were ahead of the curve on that?



Specifically Abbey Road was recorded on an 8 track machine while their previous albums were recorded on a 4 track. It was a whole new %26quot;cleaner%26quot; sounding console.
I know more sub-genres of rock started to develop in the 70's - not sure it was exactly 1970 though. The use of synthesizers became very popular as well.