MUS CH 12, 13
Match the 2000s technology service with its correct offering.
Music files for purchase: iTunes Store Many stations with specialized interests (e.g., one genre/band): SiriusXM Radio Personalized radio service based on user suggestions: Pandora
The birth of alternative and grunge is attributed to Seattle, but several other West Coast cities also fostered alternative rock groups. Match each group with its home city.
Hollywood = Red Hot Chili Peppers San Diego = Stone Temple Pilots San Francisco = Faith No More Seattle = Alice in Chains & Soundgarden
Using two portable turntables and a mixer, DJs used a technique called ___ where a short phrase is repeated by spinning the second record backwards.
break spinning
Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane over the Sea" is in a simple verse form, but certain aspects of the song create contrast and interest. What are some of those elements?
bridge added instruments
Beyoncé Knowles was wildly successful and had a multifaceted career in the 2000s. Match each musical venture with its description.
From 2003, this was Beyoncé's first solo album: Dangerously in Love Beyoncé starred in this 2006 motion picture: Dreamgirls Beyoncé was the lead member of this girl group before going solo: Destiny's Child
Place the following events in chronological order.
Apple launches the iTunes program. Napster is shut down. Apple launches the iTunes Store.
What music services catered to more independent artists and their fans?
Bandcamp MySpace CD Baby
The following bands are considered precursors to heavy metal. Match each band with their trademark musical characteristic that relates to later heavy metal.
Blending rock and with classical music = Deep Purple Extravagant showmanship = KISS Driving riffs, gothic imagery, extended solos = Black Sabbath
Rap and hip-hop became more forward about social consciousness in their songs, with groups like Public Enemy and ___ referring to topics like the realities of harsh urban life, Malcom X, and the Black Power Movement.
Boogie Down Productions (BDP)
Match each British heavy metal band with its album that broke through in the US.
British Steel = Judas Priest The Number of the Beast = Iron Maiden Pyromania = Def Leppard
Place the following Kanye West albums in chronological order based on their release dates.
College Dropout. My Beautiful Dark Fantasy, Yeezus
West Coast alternative bands drew influences from a variety of older styles. Match each band with the correct influential style and/or artist.
Comic irreverence, Frank Zappa = Faith No More 1970s mainstream guitar-oriented rock = Stone Temple Pilots Funk, George Clinton, Stevie Wonder = Red Hot Chili Peppers
The South was a huge market for indie music. Select the indie bands that originated in the South.
Drive-By Truckers My Morning Jacket Waxahatchee
Gangsta rap emerged through West Coast (primarily the LA area) hip-hop artists and contrasted with hip-hop created on the East Coast (primarily the New York area). Match the hip-hop artists with the correct region.
Easy Coast = The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC West Coast = N.W.A, Ice-T, Dr. Dre
Regional indie record labels were important in distributing indie rock artists. Match each label with the artist(s) it distributed.
Elliot Smith, Sleater-Kinney = Kill Rock Stars Records Yo La Tengo, Pavement = Matador Nirvana, Soundgarden = Sub pop
As exemplified by Afrika Bambaataa, "breaks" for instrumental passages gave rise to the use of ___ , where excerpts of different source recordings were used in a mix.
sampling
In the 2000s, country artist Keith Urban found success as a crossover artist on Adult Contemporary and Rock charts. Which artists had similar success in the 1990s?
Garth Brooks Shania Twain
Several bands from different genres released important early albums in 1994. Select these bands.
Green Day Korn Nine Inch Nails
Outside of the development of hardcore in major cities like DC and LA, indie artists and new styles flourished elsewhere. Match the band with its city of origin and/or style.
Indie, Massachusetts = The Pixies "No Wave," New York = Sonic Youth College Rock, Georgia = R.E.M.
How did file-sharing services like Napster impact the music industry?
Innovation in portable devices fluorished. Bands spoke out against them.
"Color Me Impressed" by the Replacements uses a contrasting verse-chorus form. Place the sections listed here in the correct order as they appear.
Introduction < verse 1 < interlude > verse 2 > instrumental bridge
Avril Lavigne and her producer Dr. Luke also worked with other pop artists, including___on her hit song "Breakaway."
Kelly Clarkson
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Kelly Clarkson Adam Levine
Match each musical characteristic with the appropriate rap-rock group.
Kid Rock = pop hooks and country rock System of a Down = political and social commentary Limp Bizkit = seven-string guitar
Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons formed Def Jam Records, which released many crossover hip-hop singles and albums that often appealed to white audiences. Which artists and singles were released by Def Jam?
LL Cool J, "I Can't Live without My Radio" Run-DMC, "Rock Box"
Which of the following bands combined alternative rock with allusions to Christian theology?
Lifehouse Creed
Still mostly white and upper middle class, some women in indie rock found success recording with bigger labels like Matador, such as ___, while some like ___ resisted labels and released on her own indie label.
Liz Phair & Ani DiFranco
Face with changes in music production and distribution, indie label___, forcing them to align with the Alternative Distribution Alliance, owned mostly by big conglomerate___.
Merge Warner Music Group
Speed metal, which used blazing guitars and fast tempos, appeared in the mid-1980s and was performed by bands like ___ and Slayer.
Metallica
The pop-oriented metal emerging from LA in the 1980s is exemplified by the band that released Shout at the Devil in 1983. Which band is this?
Mötley Crüe
The early 2000s saw the introduction of music file-sharing services that transferred and downloaded music files over the Internet. The earliest of these services included which of the following:
Napster Limewire Gnutella
Although Nirvana's tenure was brief, they had several number-one albums. Place the following albums in chronological order of their release dates.
Nevermind - In Utero - Unplugged in New York
Combining dark thoughts and moody atmospheres, ___ recorded a live album in the home where the Charles Manson murders took place.
Nine Inch Nails
Indie label Merge Records was based in ___ and recorded many popular and diverse indie group, such as Louisiana-based lo-fi band ___.
North Carolina Neutral Milk Hotel
Indie label Merge Records was based in ___and recorded many popular and diverse indie group, such as Louisiana-based lo-fi band ___.
North Carolina & Neutral Milk Hotel
Elaborate costumes, teased hair, and makeup used by some bands, such as ___, influenced the term "hair band" to describe the musical genre.
Poison
Rap-rock style combined elements of hip-hop, blues rock, and metal, as exemplified by bands like ___ and Korn
Rage Against the Machine
Place the following virtuosic metal guitarists in chronological order of their most successful performance years.
Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple < Randy Rhoads performing with Ozzy Osbourne < Yngwie Malmsteen
Place the following music festivals in chronological order according to the year they each began.
SXSW (South by Southwest), Lilith Fair, Coachella, Bonnaroo
Indie rock resisted commercialism and big labels, but the alternative scene from ___ saw some of the first and only indie bands that were signed by major labels at the time.
Seattle
Match each folk-influenced ensemble with their city or country of origin.
Seattle, WA: Head and the Heart Denver, CO: The Lumineers UK: Noah and the Whale Iceland: Of Monsters and Men
Los Angeles indie rocker Beck gained a reputation for more eclectic music, combining different styles and genres with rock. What are some of the hallmarks of this eclecticism?
Spanish lyrics rapped verses, sung choruses
Match the indie record label with its most popular artist(s).
Spoon, Arcade Fire: Merge New Found Glory: Drive-Thru Get Up Kids, Dashboard Confessional: Vagrant
As of 2022___leads streaming services with the greatest number of subscribers.
Spotify
Hip-hop began as a live-only genre, but eventually it was recorded and released as singles and albums. Which was the first single recorded and released for a larger audience?
Sugar Hill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"
Women in alternative music moved from the indie to mainstream thanks to the inspiration of feminist movements. Match the artist with her successful mainstream album.
Sun: Cat Power The Hope Six Demolition Project: PJ Harvey The Voyager: Jenny Lewis Fetch the Bolt Cutters: Fiona Apple
Match each heavy metal band with its country of origin.
Sweden = At the Gates U.S. = Metallica UK = Motörhead
Lady Gaga's fame has steadily risen since her debut album in 2008. Place the following albums in chronological order of their release dates.
The Fame, Born This Way, Artpop, Joanne, Chromatica
Although new acts were active on the touring scene, some of the highest-grossing artists were older musicians and groups who had fallen out of the mainstream. Who were some of these acts?
The Rolling Stones Elton John Fleetwood Mac
College radio and British Underground music came to prominence in the UK at the same time as in the US. What bands represented either of these genres in the UK?
The Smiths The Cure Joy Division
Select all musical characteristics that apply to Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
sensitive lyrics, followed by heavy instruments entering "power ballad"
What is true about Queen Latifah?
signed to Tommy Boy Records was nominated for a Grammy
There is ample evidence showing how rock has become an integral part of culture since the 1960s. Which of the following are examples of this?
academic research on rock mainstream news journalism covering rock
Like Stevie Wonder and Prince, this rock artist usually performed all of the instruments on his albums.
Trent Reznor
Marilyn Manson's album Antichrist Superstar made a commercial mark and was produced by ___.
Trent Reznor
Place the following sections of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" in the correct order.
Verse 1 - Interlude - Bridge - Chorus 1
Place the following formal units of Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Give it Away" in the correct order in which they appear.
Verse 1 - Verse 2 - Verse 3 - Chorus 1
In this clip you will hear the first verse and subsequent interlude from Run-DMC's "Rock Box." Match each musical characteristic to the formal section in which it appears.
Verse = 2-bar vocal phrases, continuous guitar riff Interlude = no vocals, cascading guitar melodies
Both Weezer and Foo Fighters performed a slightly lighter, accessible, and sometimes comic form of alternative rock. Match each hit song with the correct group.
Weezer = "Buddy Holly" Foo Fighters = "Big Me" and "Learn to Fly"
Ska was revived after pop punk became immensely popular. What are some of the musical characteristics of 90s ska, as exemplified by bands like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Sublime?
West Indian roots influence dancers horn sections
What musical traits are featured on "exile," by Taylor Swift (featuring Bon Iver)?
acoustic piano reverb
The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered venue doors nationwide and cancelled live performances in a significant way for the first time since___.
World War II
What media services allow users to upload their own lip-synched versions and visual interpretations of songs?
YouTube TikTok
In No Doubt's "Just a Girl," the third verse is delayed by
a fake vocal entrance
What solidified Pearl Jam as alternative, anti-commercial rockers in the 1990s?
a loss of ticket revenue a legal battle with Ticketmaster
What musical characteristics apply to this clip from Queen Latifah's "Ladies First"?
catchphrase/refrain two rappers
Thrash metal, as exemplified by bands like Slayer, demonstrated what musical characteristics?
changing (and fast) tempos mix of textures experiments with mixing genres
What musical characteristics apply to No Doubt's "Just a Girl"?
changing section lengths changing tempos
In Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" snippets of musical material return later in the song to build intensity. What are some of those reused musical materials?
church bells, timpani vocalese ("Ohhh") string figure
Despite the popularity of indie rock, much of its production and dissemination was still localized and small. What were the main sources for 1990s indie rock?
college radio stations indie festivals
Listen to the following clip from Alabama Shakes' "Hold On" and select the musical characteristics that apply.
distorted sound simple verse-chorus form
Beck's "Loser" features two interesting timbral features: a buzzy sound produced by a(n) ___ , and a pulsating guitar effect called ___.
electric sitar tremolo
What elements of technology, all related to the rise of electronic music, impacted changes in music making in the last two decades?
electronic synthesis dynamic compression cut-and-paste assembly
What musical characteristics heard in Metallica's "One" are unique and not heard in similar metal songs?
extensive use of instrumental solos large two-part form
Match the DJ technique with its correct description.
featured instrumental passages = breaks rotating the record back and forth while manipulating volume = scratching short bursts from one record while the other holds the beat = push phrasing
What musical characteristics apply to Mötley Crüe's "Shout at the Devil"?
guitar solo screaming vocals compound AABA form
What musical attributes characterize Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?
guitar solo simple verse-chorus form
Heavy metal fans, sometimes called ___, were often blue collar, and they rejected commercialism and mainstream popular music.
headbangers
What musical characteristics apply to Green Day's "When I Come Around"?
hook interludes
"Straight Edge" by Minor Threat presents a straightforward and no-frills approach to hardcore, using a ___ form and a harmonic progression common to rock, ___.
simple verse-chorus I-IV-V
Alt-country blends indie rock and pop with country styles and became popular in the mid 1990s. But not all alt-country artists sound the same: match the alt-country artist with their sound.
informal, seemingly unconcerned = Uncle Tupelo pop-country performed by a former punk musician = Ryan Adams not an alt-country artist = Sleater-Kinney
In what ways does Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly recall 1970s soul?
instrumentation record sounds
Billie Eilish and her producer and brother Finneas O'Connell use specific production techniques to create unique tracks. What are some of those techniques?
layered vocals fast dynamic shifts
Listen to the following clip from Vampire Weekend's "Holiday" and select the musical characteristics that apply.
new chord progression fragmentation
Listen to the following excerpt from Uncle Tupelo's "Screen Door" and select the musical characteristics that apply.
new harmonic progression refrain
Some indie bands moved away from intimate, lo-fi textures, such as New Jersey's Yo La Tengo. What are some musical characteristics that apply to their sound?
noise and distortion bass and drum groove
What musical traits of R.E.M's "The One I Love" deviate from typical musical norms?
only one contrasting section single-word chorus
In the present day, streaming comprises___of the annual recording industry revenue.
over 80%
What are characteristics of the "lo-fi" sound found in indie rock, as exemplified by bands like Pavement?
poor recording quality loose grooves
Hardcore developed specific styles in different cities across the country. Match the city with its musical attributes and/or themes for the hardcore music made there.
racial tolerance, intellectual debate = DC melodic foundation, ambitious harmonies = Twin Cities loud distortion, slam dancing = Los Angeles
In what ways did labels like Def Jam Records cross over from hip-hop to pop and appeal to white audiences?
releasing collaborations between hip-hop and rock artists signing non-Black rappers
Match the correct activity with its description in hip-hop culture.
rival groups competing with routines = breakdancing choosing records to play and manipulate at parties = DJing found on NYC subway cars and buildings = graffiti art
What musical characteristics are heard on Run-DMC's "Rock Box"?
rock riffs throughout simple verse form
What musical characteristics are featured in Public Enemy's "Don't Believe the Hype"?
sampled and looped drums simple verse-chorus form
Due to declining sales of physical copies of music, labels and copyright holders focused on___to bolster sales.
synchronization rights
Pop punk rose to prominence in 1994. Which bands belonged to this genre?
the Offspring Green Day
What musical attributes apply to Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Give It Away"?
three verses per A section compound AABA form (modified)
In this formal section, called the ___ section, there is a chord progression commonly called ___, even though the song is not in this style.
verse the 12-bar blues
Despite growing interest and developments in music technology and digital production, some artists preferred older and more analog forms of recording and distribution, such as___and tape decks.
vinyl
What musical characteristics are typical of Bon Jovi's music, as heard in songs like "Livin' on a Prayer" and "You Give Love a Bad Name"?
virtuosic but controlled guitar allusions to Americana
