MUCO 120 lecture quizzes- Quiz 5

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This song is named after minimalist composers Terry Riley and Meher Baba.

False

While British bands such as Led Zeppelin and Cream influenced heavy metal, it was this American band that really defined the genre.

False

Alice Cooper bit the head off of a chicken on stage.

False

Alice Cooper was the first band to have action figures made in their image.

False

Bernie Taupin wrote the music for Elton John's songs.

False

Bob Dylan mentions Johnny Rotten in his song "Hey, Hey, My, My."

False

Bob Marley's song "Do the Reggae" is what gave the genre it's name

False

CBGB stood for "Can't Beat Great Bands."

False

Def Jam Records only worked with white rappers like the Beastie Boys.

False

Lynyrd Skynyrd named themselves after a blues singer who inspired them, Leonard Skinner.

False

Peter Frampton said that it became easier to write songs after having a blockbuster album because the success inspired him so much.

False

Sean was a hardcore punker.

False

The Clash wrote their song "White Riot" as a white nationalist, racist anthem.

False

The Mellotron is a digital synthesizer that early rock bands used to create orchestral sounds.

False

This is a cover of a Robert Johnson song.

False

When African-American singer Merry Clayton (who had sung on other rock songs) was asked to sing back-up on "Sweet Home Alabama," she refused because she thought the song was racist

False

"Four on the floor" refers to the kick drum playing on all four beats of the measure.

True

"Rapture" is the first example of a white artist rapping on a hit song.

True

Aerosmith was an American band that took elements of heavy metal and crossed over to a larger mainstream audience.

True

Before striking out on their own, The Band had been Dylan's backing band.

True

Bob Dylan wrote this song.

True

CBGB was in New York City.

True

Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer of this band, is American but moved to London to be part of the punk scene.

True

DJ Kool Herc was a Jamaican DJ living in the South Bronx.

True

David Bowie produced both Lou Reed and Iggy Pop's early solo albums.

True

Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's song "Beat It." This is true, so put true and you'll get credit for this one.

True

Fleetwood Mac has it's roots in the British Blues Revival.

True

Hardcore Punk often has anti-establishment lyrics.

True

In 1980, Rolling Stone Magazine declared heavy metal to be mainstream rock.

True

Island Records moved from Jamaica to London, England.

True

James Taylor recorded his first record on the Beatles' Apple Records.

True

John Doe and Exene Cervenka were a married couple.

True

Jonathan Richmam hung around with the Velvet Underground.

True

Kathleen Hannah, the lead singer of this band, would sometimes make the men go stand in the back at their shows.

True

Led Zeppelin broke the Beatles' box office record.

True

Like the punk band The Clash, the Police were heavily influenced by Reggae.

True

Malcolm McLaron formed the Sex Pistols from patrons of his store and managed the band. This is true. Put true and get credit for this question.

True

Many people connect Hip Hop to the African Griot tradition of storytelling and history keeping.

True

Neil Young sometimes played with Crosby, Stills and Nash.

True

Patti Smith was a poet before she became a punk singer.

True

Sly and the Family Stone was a racially integrated band with both men and women in it.

True

Sub Pop, Nirvana's first record label, studied how Motown did things.

True

Take a listen to "Ronnie and Neal" from The Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera to hear them try to make sense of "Sweet Home Alabama." Put true to get credit.

True

The Mothership Connection tour utilized imagery from the mostly white genre of science fiction.

True

The Riot Grrl phenomenon largely grew out of Olympia, Washington

True

The Who's "Tommy" is a rock opera.

True

The fact that progressive rock is sometimes called art rock is related to it's use of classical music elements.

True

This band had two lead guitar players.

True

This is based on a song by Willie Dixon, whom they originally gave no credit.

True

This is the first Seattle band to be signed by a major label during the grunge era.

True

This song is an example of how prog rock influenced bands who didn't generally fit that category to produce songs with prog elements.

True

Though this is an Eric Clapton song, Duane Allman came up with the main guitar riff.

True

When Gram Parsons joined the Byrds, it pushed their sound in more of a country direction.

True

While some rock bands are ultimately influenced by the disco sound, many rock artists of the 70s hated disco.

True


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