Music 1520 Final Exam
"Back in the USA"
New York Dolls-Todd Rundgren, producer
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Nirvana
(Kurt Cobain: "Smells Like Teen Spirit") ---90s Grunge/Alternative (also Pearl Jam represents this style)
Nirvana
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana
Known for trance-like recitations of avant-garde/punk poetry
Patti Smith
"Gloria"
Patti Smith Group
Fused "World Music" into his albums of the 1980s/90s.
Paul Simon
"Every Breath You Take"
Police
"Fight the Power"
Public Enemy
("Fight The Power" [Chuck D=Carlton Ridenhour]
Public Enemy
Chuck D
Public Enemy
The most influential "Gangsta Rap" group.
Public Enemy
What style of music began in New York City at CBGB
Punk
What style of music all started in the 1970s
Punk, Disco, Reggae, Rap
Joseph Saddler's speedy "double turntable" scratch technique.
Quick Mix Theory
Producer of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album.
Quincy Jones
"Radio Song"
R.E.M. (with K.R.S.-One)
This ex-Doors keyboardist was the producer for "X"
Ray Manzurek
"Blank Generation"
Richard Hell
This punk singer is known for devising the "torn T-shirt" punk look
Richard Hell
MTV's first President.
Robert Pittman
Darryl McDaniels
Run DMC
("Rock Box"; "Walk This Way" [with Tyler/Perry of Aerosmith])
Run-D.M.C.
They introduced rap to the mainstream on MTV in 1984.
Run-D.M.C.
"Walk This Way"
Run-D.M.C./Aerosmith
Puff Daddy
Sean Combs
"God Save The Queen"
Sex Pistols-Johnny Rotten (John Lyndon)
Bassist of The Sex Pistols; murdered his girlfriend
Sid Vicious
Best-selling of just the 1970s
Stevie Wonder
"Psycho Killer"
Talking Heads-David Byrne, Brian Eno-producer
"Surfin' USA"
The Beach Boys
"Sabotage"
The Beastie Boys
The most important white rap group.
The Beastie Boys
White Rap
The Beastie Boys
"Can't Buy Me Love"
The Beatles
"I'm So Bored With The USA"
The Clash
Joe Strummer
The Clash
The most commercially-successful and influential punk group
The Clash
Lead guitarist of U2.
The Edge
"Sweet Dreams Are Made of This"
The Eurythmics
Annie Lennox
The Eurythmics
Lenny Kaye
The Patti Smith Group
Sting
The Police
"Rockaway Beach"
The Ramones
The first group to record and widely disseminate the punk style
The Ramones
"Give It Away"
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
British punkers known more for stunts/violence than for their music
The Sex Pistols
John Lydon
The Sex Pistols
Iggy Pop
The Stooges
David Byrne
The Talking Heads
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground
Richard Hell
The Voidoids
"Refugee"
Tom Petty/Heartbreakers
Ice-T
Tracy Marrow
West Coast rapper shot to death in Las Vegas.
Tupac Shakur
"Pride [In the Name of Love]"-in memory of ML King, Jr. )-Bono (Paul Hewson), The Edge (David Evans)
U2
Bono
U2
"We Are the World"
USA for Africa
David Lee Roth
Van Halen
John Doe
X
"Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"
X-John Doe, Ray Manzurek-producer
Who was the first bonafide rapper (emcee/"MC")?
"Cowboy" (Keith Wiggins)
Style of Dion and The Belmonts
'50s Doo-Wop
Style of Carl Perkins, Sam Phillips (SUN records)
'50s Rockabilly
Style of The Byrds, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (former members of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Hollies)
'60s Folk-Rock
Style of Big Brother & The Holding Co. (Janis Joplin)
'60s Psychedelic Rock
Style of James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Sam & Dave
'60s Soul
Style of The Moody Blues (forerunners to the '70s art-rock movement)
'60s orchestral rock
Style of music of The Village People "Y.M.C.A."
'70s Disco
Style of Bob Marley: "Get up, Stand up"
'70s Reggae
Style of Queen (Freddy Mercury "Bohemian Rhapsody")--
'70s arena rock
Style of Metallica
'80s "Thrash" Metal
"Planet Rock"
Afrika Bambaataa
Record company of Ahmet Ertegun, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Leiber & Stoller (songwriters)
Atlantic Records
rock-music benefit concerts of the 80s
Band Aid, Live Aid (Bob Geldof) USA For Africa ("We Are The World"-by Michael Jackson/Lionel Ritchie; Quincy Jones, producer)
"Rock Around the Clock"
Bill Haley and His Comets
"Heart of Glass" reggae/punk/MTV mix
Blondie
Deborah Harry
Blondie
Member of "The Traveling Wilburys" (with Petty/Harrison/Orbison/Lynne).
Bob Dylan
Organized the "Band Aid" and "Live Aid" concerts for African hunger relief.
Bob Geldof
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
Boy George/Culture Club
The Boss
Bruce Springsteen
"Born In the USA"
Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band
This low-class bar in New York's Bowery became the home to punk
CBGB
"Sunshine of Your Love"
Cream (Eric Clapton-who also played with The Yardbirds)
Boy George
Culture Club
"Whip It"
Devo
Gerald Casale
Devo
"Sultans of Swing"
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits
Filtering out a song's vocals with a mixing board to leave the bass/drums.
Dub
What happened in the East Coast and West Coast violence
East-coast vs. West-coast rap-related violence, Tupac Shakur (west) and Chris Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.--east coast) were both murdered in gang-style shootings.
Played lead guitar on Michael Jackson's "Beat It."
Eddie Van Halen
Best-selling musical artist from 1955-1984
Elvis Presley
Marshall Mathers
Eminem
Queen inspired what country star to want to become a performer
Garth Brooks
Billy Idol
Generation X
("The Breaks" [Kurtis Blow]; "The Message" [Melle Mel]
Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) & Furious Five
Mixture of Hardcore and Metal styles popularized in Seattle area in the late 1980s.
Grunge
Slash
Guns 'N Roses
Calypso singer who organized "USA for Africa" for Ethiopian famine relief.
Harry Belafonte
CBGB
Hilly Krystal
He wrote/performed the controversial song "Cop Killer" in 1991.
Ice-T
"The Passenger"
Iggy Pop
Singer/songwriter who organized the MUSE (anti-nuclear) events.
Jackson Browne
Shawn Carter
Jay-Z
Rock deaths in 1970-71
Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Al Wilson
Who was shot to death in New York City in 1980
John Lennon
Grandmaster Flash
Joseph Saddler
Rapper Kris Parker
KRS-ONE
"Everything I Am"
Kanye West
Dub
Kool DJ Herc
"The Breaks"
Kurtis Blow/Grandmaster Flash
Style of The Velvet Underground (Lou Reed)
Late '60s punk predecessor
The major center of the "hardcore" movement
Los Angeles
"Take a Walk on the Wild Side"
Lou Reed
"Kick Out the Jams"
MC5
What happened on Aug 1, 1981
MTV was launched
New Wave• Blondie: "Heart of Glass" (1978) Talking Heads: "Burning Down the House" (1983) The Police: "Every Breath You Take" (1983) Elvis Costello: "Radio Radio" (1980) Electro-Pop• Devo: "Whip It" (1980) Boy George and Culture Club: "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"(1982) The Go-Gos: "Our Lips Are Sealed" (1982) The Eurythmics: "Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This]" (1983) Madonna: "Like a Virgin" (1984), "Justify My Love" (1990) Wham! (featuring George Michael)"Careless Whisper" (1985) Dire Straits (withSting): "Money for Nothing" (1985) The Bangles: "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986) Metal-Pop• Van Halen: "Eruption" (1978), "Jump" (1984)• Guns N' Roses: "Sweet Child O' Mine" (1988)
MTV/New Wave Artists
This white rapper is best known for his 2012 collaboration "Same Love: with producer Ryan Lewis.
Macklemore
"Justify My Love"
Madonna
Managed both the New York Dolls and The Sex Pistols
Malcolm McLaren
Richard Hell/Television (later with The Voidoids)-"T-shirt" style adapted by who to initiate British punk fashion.
Malcolm McLaren
"The Message"
Melle Mel/Grandmaster Flash
James Hetfield
Metallica
"Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
Best-selling of just the 1980s
Michael Jackson
As of 2018, what is the biggest-selling rock album of all time
Michael Jackson's Thriller (which has sold over 60 million albums worldwide)
Record company of Berry Gordy Jr., Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder
Motown Records
"I Just Wanna Make Love To You"
Muddy Waters
