History of Rock n Roll Exam #1- Glam Rock

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When did T. Rex shorten its name?

1970 when Bolan started using electric guitar

What album of Queens was at the time the most expensive album ever produced?

A Night at the Opera

What is Reed's Satellite of Love about?

A man watching TV and thinks about the worst kind of jealousy about his unfaithful girlfriend

What were the three collaborations David Bowie and Brian Eno called?

Berlin Trilogy, Heroes, and Lodger

What was the hit single from A Night at the Opera?

Bohemian Rhapsody

Who joined Roxy Music as a technical adviser?

Brian Eno

What kinds of music did Queens album, Sheer Heart Attack experiment with?

British music hall, heavy metal, ballads, ragtime, and Caribbean

What caused Mercury to die?

Bronchial pneumonia

Who formed Roxy Music?

Bryan Ferry

How did Marc Bolan pass away?

Car accident

What kinds of music did glam rock feature?

Combinations of simple rock and roll, revivalism, show music, and art rock

Who can be heard in Reed's Satellite of Love?

David Bowie

Who offered Mott the Hoople an album?

David Bowie

Who produced Mott the Hoople's song All the Young Dudes?

David Bowie

Who was the only major glam musician that made a serious impact in the U.S.A?

David Bowie

Who co-produced Transformer with Reed?

David Bowie and Mick Ronson

Why did Brian Eno leave Roxy Music?

Differences with Ferry about the management of the group

Why did Roxy Music split up?

Drug abuse and interpersonal conflicts

Who died from New York Dolls form an overdose?

Drummer Bill Murica

Along with the Velvet Undergrounds and the Stooges, the New York Dolls were one of the first bands in what scene?

Early punk rock

What was T-Rex's best album?

Electric Warrior

How did The Velvet Underground do commerically in the late 1960s?

Failed

Other than music what is glam rock seen as?

Fashion

Who did Queen go on their final tour with?

Freddie Mercury

What is another term used for glam rock?

Glitter rock

What did Bolan's acoustic guitar and distinctive vocal style earn T. Rex a following from?

Hippy underground scene

What album was David Bowie known as Ziggy and was his first production through RCA?

Hunky Dory

When did Reed originally compose his song Satellite of Love?

In 1970 while he was still in The Velvet Underground

Who developed glam rock?

In UK by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and glitters

How was Queen's first album?

It sold very poorly

What group did Bryan Ferry audition for?

King Crimson

Who produced Roxy Music's first album Roxy Music?

King Crimson lyricist Peter Sinfield

Who is Reed married to?

Laurie Anderson

Who was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground?

Lou Reed

What did "Ziggy" (David Bowie) do after a performance In London?

Made a dramatic on stage "retirement"

Who helped manage the New York Dolls in the last few weeks together and what did he bring for them to wear on stage?

Malcolm McLaren; red leather outfits

Who formed T. Rex?

Marc Bolan

Who did "Walk on the Wild Side" speak to?

Misfits and hustler who once surrounded Andy Warhol

After breaking up with the Spiders of Mars what did Bowie want kind of style did Bowie say he shift to?

Plastic soul

What were Queen's earliest works influenced by?

Progressive rock, hard rock, and heavy metal; ventured to more radio-friendly music

What was Queen's second album and the first real testament to its characteristics?

Queen II

What did Queen's song Killer Queen retain the essence of?

Queen's trademark sound, particulary in its meticulous vocal harmonies

Who did Reed sign a recording contract and who did he record his first solo with?

RCA records; Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman

What does Mott the Hoople's song All the Way From Memphis tell a story about?

Rockstar whose guitar is shipped to Baltimore instead of Memphis

When did glam rock become unpopular?

Second half of the 1970s

What was David Bowie's first top-five entry?

Space Oddity

What did Mercury confirm he had before he died?

That he had AIDS

Who produced New York Dolls first album, New York Dolls?

Todd Rundgren

What was Reed's breakthrough album?

Transformer

What record company signed the New York Dolls?

US Mercury Records

When did David Bowie end his career?

Until he died, two days after his final album, Blackstar

What does All the Way From Memphis reflect on?

Weariness with rock n roll lifestyle and the low public opinion of rock n roll singers

What was New York Dolls big opportunity?

When Rod Steward invited them to open for him at a London concert


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