Rock Exam 2 - Attendance Quiz Questions

What song that that we heard was NOT presented in a cover version in the course of the videolecture?

"Get off of my cloud"

Which of these songs DOES NOT use the 12-bar blues chord progression?

"Great Balls of Fire"

Which of these songs is based on the 12-bar blues chord progression?

"I can't turn you loose"

Which of these Drifters songs modulates (changes key) in the course of the song in order to reflect the meaning of the lyrics?

"On Broadway"

Inspired by Hinduism and Buddhism, George Harrison's song "Within You Without You" accurately conveys the core message of those religions.

False

Classical techniques that often find their way into Pop-Rock include:

all of the above

In which of the following ways did Motown resemble Tin Pan Alley and the production methods of the Brill Building?

all of the above

What's TRUE about Sam Phillips, the owner of Sun Records?

all of the above

Which of these "markers" of country music did we hear and see deployed in the rock and roll songs presented in Videolecture 10?

all of the above

Which of these figures/groups is associated with the Folk Revival?

all of the above

Which musician discussed in the videolecture did we see emphasizing the idea of the guitar as a substitute human voice?

all of the above (hendrix lewis SRV)

Which of the following references to the counterculture is NOT found in "Norwegian Wood," either in its lyrics or sound?

anti-war attitudes

Which of these is NOT a typical characteristic of hard rock?

close vocal harmony

The MAIN objection by the Folkies (e.g. supporters of the Folk Revival) about Dylan going electric was that:

electric music was associated with Rock music, which the Folkies viewed as childish and insufficiently serious.

Although the Blues revival was an outgrowth of the Folk Revival, it actually differed from the Folk Revival in its focus on African-American folk music like the blues. The Folk Revival, as exemplified by Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan (in his folk phase), was interested only in Anglo-American folk music.

false

Though starting as a blues revival band, the Rolling Stones moved with the times and by the later 60s had embraced the counter-cultural and psychedelic themes that became their trademark.

false

Among other reasons, Elvis Presley is called the "King of Rock and Roll" because of his:

flexible and eclectic vocal style.

The "Beatlemania" period of the Beatles's career lasted

from 1962 to the end of 1964

The technique used by Jerry Lee Lewis in his call and response patterning is:

glissando

What does NOT show Tin Pan Alley influence in "I want to hold your hand"?

honky tonk beat

1950s Rock and Roll differs from 1950s R&B:

in its more aggressive and rebellious tone.

While both clearly share many R&B elements, Motown and Soul can still be distinguished from one another. Generally speaking, Motown emphasizes ________________ while Soul emphasizes ______________.

none of these

The first style of music that Bob Dylan embraced was:

rock and roll

Which of these is NOT typically found in rockabilly songs?

saxophone

Tin Pan Alley influences on "Da Doo Ron Ron" include:

sophisticated studio technology

Which of the following BEST summarizes the aesthetic aims of the Beat poets?

to embrace all phenomena as part of a visionary acceptance of the universe

"Will you still love me tomorrow" resembles some of Buddy Holly's songs in its focus on vulnerable emotions and intimate, personal feelings.

true

Which of these are typically involved in creating the type of guitar distortion (also known as fuzztone) employed in hard rock?

wah effects pedal

"The Twist" was:

a dance craze that brought antagonistic segments of white society to accept rock and roll.

Which of these is NOT a way that Hard Rock reflects a blues aesthetic and blues practice?

verse/chorus structures with hooks

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Hard Rock?

Part of Hard Rock's pop orientation is to use verse/chorus structures with prominent hooks and to avoid verse/refrain blues forms .

Which of these statements is NOT true about power trios?

Their instrumentation facilitates, more than other instrumental ensembles, an ability to play the 12-bar blues chord progression.

Lyrics are an important factor in defining musical style/genre (i.e. determining what styles/genres a song draws from).

True

What cities were the early Beatles associated with before they hit the big time in London?

B and C only (liverpool and hamburg)

The "location" of Motown (also the location of Motown Records) was ______________, while Soul was headquartered in different places. Of the two chief Soul labels, Atlantic Records was located in New York City, while Stax was located in ________________.

Detroit; Memphis

Which of these artists was NOT mentioned when we played excerpts from the Beatles Anthology 1, where we hear them covering others' songs?

Elvis Presley

The act credited with establishing the rock ballad is:

Everly Brothers

The Beatles's producer was:

George Martin

Which of these R&B styles is NOT prominent in "Johnny B. Goode"?

Gospel-influenced R&B

Which of these is NOT TRUE about Buddy Holly?

He drew almost exclusively on country styles.

Although they have a great deal in common, Heavy Metal nonetheless differs from Hard Rock in which of the following ways?

Heavy Metal focuses with unusual intensity on traditional blues themes, reducing them to their essence.

Which of these is TRUE about "Mean Woman Blues"?

It draws on Boogie-Woogie with an insistent "left hand" riff and 12-bar blues chord progression.

Which of these statements about the Folk Revival is NOT true?

It resembled Old Timey Music by drawing on Anglo-American folk styles and by targeting traditional "hillbilly" markets for its record sales.

What is NOT a way that "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band" demonstrates a significant artistic seriousness?

It specifically references classical composers like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, whose music is (briefly) quoted at points.

Which of these is NOT true about Motown Records?

Motown artists included Otis Redding, the Jackson Five and George Clinton.

Whose songs did Elvis NOT cover, at least as shown in the last two videolectures?

Muddy Waters

Which of these Orbison songs discussed in the videolecture employ orchestral strings?

Only the Lonely

What's the proper historical order of the various phases of the Beatles's career?

Rock n' Roll, Beatlemania, Dylan-inspired, psychedelia, return to roots

Which of these were NOT involved in the creation and promotion of "Maybellene"?

Sam Phillips

Which of the following is TRUE about the Beatles, according to the textbook?

The Beatles reversed previous practice in the record industry by making the album, and not the single, the principal focus of attention in rock music.

Which of these is Phil Spector NOT associated with?

The Shirelles

Which of the following attitudes are characteristic ONLY of the 60s Generation Gap (i.e. NOT the 50s Generation Gap)?

The criticism of the entire social system

As shown in videolecture 11 and the previous live zoom class, there were many contributing factors to the "taming" of Rock and Roll by 1960-1. Which of these was NOT one of them?

The payola scandal prompted BMI to drop its claims to record-sale and radio-play royalties.

Which of these was NOT a consequence of 1960s studio technology?

The primary purpose of the resulting record was to boost sales of sheet-music versions of the song.

The Black pop hits we listened to in this lecture, while clearly a continuation of the Black R&B tradition from the 40s and 50s, nonetheless are striking for the absence of a shuffle rhythm. All of them, in other words, employ a rock rhythm where the basic beat is evenly subdivided (not unevenly, as with a shuffle).

True

Garage-Band Rock is a kind of DIY (do it yourself) aesthetic that purposely rejects the slick production values of Pop-Rock. It has a constant presence in Rock musical culture, and has at different points in its history emerged to shape the direction of Rock music.

true

In addition to being a virtuoso hard rock guitarist, Jimi Hendrix demonstrated his roots in R&B styles by exhibiting the kind of physical exaltation and poetry characteristic of soul music.

true

Psychedelia and the drug culture definitely reflected the countercultural emphasis on "dropping out and tuning in" (i.e. rejecting materialism and embracing an alternative consciousness). Still, they could also serve capitalism and ultimately affirm mainstream values by appealing to the consumer habits of 60s youth culture, and were in fact exploited to this end during the period.

true

The Beatles are no less and no more eclectic than most other early rock, or rock and roll, groups. What sets them apart is the seamlessness with which they combine those styles into a unique personal sound. Is this statement true or false?

true

The Folk Revival was an urban phenomenon (i.e. its advocates were generally well-educated city-dwellers). Is this statement true or false?

true