Music 12 Unit 13: Rock and R&B After 1970

By ___, cassette sales had exceeded LP (vinyl) album sales

1982

Stevie Wonder's song "Superstition" (1972) refers to ___

A chastisement of those who would let their lives be ruled by superstitions

Steely Dan's "Peg" (1977) is about ___

A fragmentary account of a film star on the rise

"Won't Get Fooled Again" uses the sound of ___ prominently

A synthesizer

___ was the most significant trend in 1970s' radio

Album-oriented radio

Two important tape-based consumer formats emerged in the 1960s; by the 1970s, this format was the most popular

Audiocassette

Which of the following is not connected with the Philadelphia Sound?

Berry Gordy

___ was a profound influence on the singer-songwriters of the late 1960s and early 1970s through the evolving folk/country/pop fusions

Bob Dylan

Led Zeppelin heralded from ___

Britain

In the 1970s, a(n) ___ mentality took over the business side of rock

Corporate

The Philadelphia sound was supplanted by which musical style ___

Disco

ARP Instruments produced synthesizers that created a variety of ___ sounds

Electronic

According to the text, the best-selling recording artist of the 1970s was ___

Elton John

***Stevie Wonder was a huge star for Motown throughout his long and successful career

False

After a breakup of the Beatles, Paul McCartney, like the other members, contributed very little to the music world

False

Cross-marketing had been in place since the 1950s but became the business model in the 1970s

False

Joni Mitchell, popular musician of Malibu Canyon, was born and raised in California

False

One of the impressive elements of Elton John's career is how brief it was in view of his numerous hits

False

Stevie Wonder's creative genius flourished under the guidance of Motown's founder and producer, Berry Gordy

False

The O'Jays were considered a one-hit wonder with their 1972 recording of "Back Stabbers"

False

The disc jockeys gained a newfound independence in radio programming during the 1970s

False

The general trend in the music of the 70s was simplification in form and a reduction of instrumental texture

False

The typical singer-songwriter usually performed with a fully amplified rock band accompaniment

False

Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) exemplified ___

Glam rock

Cross-marketing involved ___

Having bands tour to help promote record sales

Program directors and syndicated packages began dictating 1970s' radio play. This change in roles led to ___

Homogenized radio content was the norm

Led Zeppelin's lead guitarist was ___

Jimmy Page

Which of the following was among the new female folksingers of the 1970s?

Joni Mitchell

The song "Black Dog" comes from the album ___

Led Zeppelin IV

Elton John's hit "Tiny Dancer" (1971) is from the album ___

Madman Across the Water

The word ___ summarizes the relationship to whatever happened in music in the early 1970s compared to the 1960s

More

The Who's guitarist championed the new ARP synthesizer in his group

Pete Townshend

The O'Jays are most closely associated the city of ___

Philadelphia

Gamble and Huff are associated with the record label ___

Philadelphia International

In the early 1970s, an updated pop style of Motown appeared on ___

Philadelphia International Records

According to the text, heavy metal music can be described as ___

Power and craft

In AOR (album-oriented radio), who is most responsible for songs played?

Program directors

The sound David Bowie crafted for "Hang on to Yourself" was a model for ___

Punk and new wave musicians

According to the text, the most popular black artist of the 1970s was ___

Stevie Wonder

One of the defining rhythmic characteristics of "Black Dog" was ___

Syncopation

Elton John won a Grammy for his song from ___

The Lion King

One of the first clients of Pearlman's Moog synthesizer was ___

The Who

The center of Led Zeppelin's music style is clearly ___

The blues

___ were the two driving forces behind Steely Dan

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen

"Won't Get Fooled Again" comes from the album ___

Who's Next

David Bowie's stage persona was ___

Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie's landmark album of the early 1970s was ___

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

The platinum record category, introduced by the RIAA, was awarded for ___

The sale of one million units

In their nonmusical manifestation of power, the personas of heavy metal groups such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin evoked ___

The supernatural

Glam rock combines ___ with rock

Theatrical elements (costume, makeup, etc)

Bowie emphasized both accessibility and ambiguity in Ziggy Stardust

True

Elton John collaborated with many different artists throughout his career

True

Elton John wrote music for the Disney film The Lion King

True

Glam rock is also known as glitter rock

True

In Joni Mitchell's later career (after 1974), her music changed to incorporate more jazz

True

In the 1970s, a corporate mentality took over the business side of rock

True

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page shared an interest in the occult

True

Like many song lyrics of the singer-songwriters, Joni Mitchell's "All I Want" (J. Mitchell, 1971) features self-confessional sentiments

True

Oftentimes, the rock performances of the 1970s were more about show than sound

True

Songs by Stevie Wonder often addressed social issues

True

Steely Dan's sound is a result of a very slick studio production

True

The central instrument in The Who's hit song, "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a synthesizer

True

The group Kiss epitomized the theatrical aspect of 1970s' rock

True

Unlike other Motown artists, Stevie Wonder was a "one-man recording machine" playing most of the instruments himself

True

Ziggy Stardust was not David Bowie's only guise

True