List of episodes of the series «1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything»

What's Happening?

• User score: 8
• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 49 min.
• Episode description:
  As the unrest of the ’60s evolves into a new decade, musicians like Marvin Gaye and John Lennon become the conscience of the culture.

End of the Acid Dream

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 42 min.
• Episode description:
  Sly Stone, The Rolling Stones, and Jim Morrison retreat from the world—but there’s no escape from the growing epidemic of hard drugs.

Changes

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 47 min.
• Episode description:
  New sounds and styles emerge following The Beatles’ breakup, with Marc Bolan and Alice Cooper bringing glam to the world.

Our Time Is Now

• User score: 6.5
• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 45 min.
• Episode description:
  Carole King and Joni Mitchell smash sexist boundaries and record iconic albums. Elton John and Lou Reed explore queer music and culture.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

• User score: 8.5
• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 46 min.
• Episode description:
  America is convulsed by deep racial unrest. Curtis Mayfield, The Last Poets, and Gil Scott-Heron write about a revolution that feels imminent.

Exile

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 42 min.
• Episode description:
  Drugs, drink, and debauchery reach a devastating peak—yet Sly Stone, The Rolling Stones, and Jim Morrison produce some of their best music.

Respect

• User score: 7
• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 44 min.
• Episode description:
  James Brown, Ike and Tina Turner, and the artists at Stax Records make music on their own terms despite working in an industry rife with racism.

Starman

• User score: 6
• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 46 min.
• Episode description:
  With reggae and synthesizers on the rise, a range of artists—from Iggy Pop and Lou Reed to Alice Cooper—inspire a creative triumph.