Rock Music test 2

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Which singer-songwriter promoted fundamentalist-style Christianity on late '70s albums?

Bob Dylan

Which song is regarded as the first important garage band hit on a national level?

Louie Louie

Which of the following musicians worked with James Brown and George Clinton?

Maceo Parker

Which individual managed the Sex Pistols?

Malcolm McLaren

Off the Wall was a collaboration between:

Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones

All of the following were members of the Monkeys EXCEPT?

Neil Diamond

Which song did Phil Spector consider a failure, leading him to turn away from the music business?

River Deep, Mountain High

Which Bay Area band was commercially successful at fusing elements of funk with psychedelia?

Sly and the Family Stone

Which song by Neil Young prompted a response by Lynyrd Skynyrd in "Sweet Home Alabama?"

Southern Man

Which Led Zeppelin song features an opening section with an acoustic guitar accompanied by recorders?

Stairway to Heaven

Donald Fagen led which of the following bands?

Steely Dan

All of the following were in the group Cream EXCEPT

Steve Winwood

John Sebastian was a member of which New York-based band?

The Lovin Spoonful

Which band had a successful cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me"?

Van Halen

Despite being considered family entertainment, Sonny and Cher were also noted for: Correct!

being subversive to the establishment due to their hippie image

Jackson Browne started his career:

during the early 70's Southern California country rock scene

All of the following musical features are found in "Good Vibrations" EXCEPT

employing avante- garde techniques from classical music

How did Elton John change the model of the singer-songwriter by the latter half of the 1970s?

he employed a rock band to accompany him

The Bob Dylan song " Positively 4th street" focused on?

his anger over criticism from the folk community

The Miles Davis album Bitches Brew falls into what category or sub genre?

jazz rock fusion

Alice Cooper was known for:

live shows that drew on gruesome and ghoulish topics

All of the following are possible reasons for the disco backlash except?

mainstream acceptance of a new style of dance music

All of the following are musical characteristics of the song "California Girls" EXCEPT:

replacing drums with symphonic strings

Paul Weller was the vocalist for which UK punk band?

the Jam

Which band suggested that it was the new Beatles?

the Knack

" Funky Worm" was a novelty song by?

the Ohio Players

Which of the following artists was produced by Thom Bell?

the stylistics

"Eve of Destruction" was recorded by:

Barry McGuire

"More than a Feeling" is representative of which bands musical style?

Boston

On which Bob Dylan album did half of the songs use electric instruments?

Bringin it all back home

Both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were on which U.S. record label?

Capital

Ziggy Stardust was an alter ego for which artist?

David Bowie

The Stooges and MC5 were from?

Detroit

Stevie Nicks was a singer for which successful '70s rock band?

Fleetwood Mac

All of the following are concept albums by the WHO except?

In the Court of the Crimson King

Big Brother and the Holding Company enjoyed its greatest success backing up what singer during the Psychedelic era?

Janis Joplin

Gene Simmons is a bassist for which of the following groups?

KISS

alter ego of Jim Morrison

Lizard King

Jimi Hendrix, originally from Seattle, first found musical fame on the psychedelic scene in what major city?

London

Which Beach Boys album was released in place of SMiLE?

Smiley Smile

After his 21st birthday, which artists was given complete artistic control over his records at Motown?

Stevie Wonder

Innerversions is an album by?

Stevie Wonder

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was a trademark song for which southern rock band?

The Charlie Daniels band

Which group helped Motown break into the teen market?

The Jackson 5

Which British new-wave musician(s) blended a strong reggae influence into their music?

The Police

Aerosmith was often compared to which British band?

The Rolling Stones

Which song helped Simon and Garfunkel reemerge as successful folk-rock musicians?

The Sounds Of Silence

Which Rolling Stones album featured the band members dressed in wizard outfits in a holographic image?

Their Satanic Majesties Request

How did the Moody Blues incorporate aspects of classical music into Days of Future Past?

They composed a song suite and incorporated orchestral interludes between songs

Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the slogan of which proponent of LSD?

Timothy Leary

Which group had a horn section whose members were often guest performers on other artists recordings?

Tower of Power

Paul Revere and the Raiders received exposure from what television show?

Where the Action is

TSOP served as the theme for the?

dance show Soul Train

All of the following aspects about disco are true EXCEPT?

it was thought to be an extension of the hippie aesthetic of the psychedelic era

In addition to lyrical vocals and driving rhythms, which musical element was a feature of the " Philadelphia Sound"?

lush string arrangements

What designated Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive! a "big album"?

the album sold copies in the millions rather than the thousands

Which Beatles album was the last studio album the band completed?

Abbey Road

Why is advertising on radio necessary to keep a radio station in business?

Advertising generates revenue because listeners tune in for free

All of the following are characteristics of the singer songwriter movement EXCEPT?

arranging songs into elaborate concept albums

Which new-wave band adopted a futuristic image from '50s science fiction?

Devo

Lionel Richie was a singer and songwriter for:

Commodores

Frankie Valli was the lead vocalist for?

Four Seasons

All of the following are musical features of the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the UK" EXCEPT the song:

features an elaborate guitar solo

All of the following musical elements are found in Led Zeppelin songs EXCEPT

four part vocal harmonies

All of the following are elements of 1960s garage bands EXCEPT:

signing with major, California based record labels

Early songs by Bob Dylan focused on:

social injustices

What was an important feature of music in its role as a drug trip and in achieving a higher stateof consciousness?

songs became longer and musical sounds more ambitious

How did disco bring back the authority of the producer?

the focus was not on the artist singing but on the song and its beat

The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was held during which year?

1969

Which album by Van Morrison combined elements of folk music, jazz, classical, and improvisational experimental aspects?

Astral Weeks

Ozzy Osbourne sang lead vocals for which British band?

Black Sabbath

In 1979 an anti disco rally was held in?

Chicago

All of the following were regulars at CBGB EXCEPT:

Elvis Costello

Which of the following bands was LEAST affected by the British Invasion?

Four seasons

Victorian neighborhood in San Fran

Haight-Ashbury

Hired as security at Altamont Festival?

Hell's Angels

How does Boston's "More Than a Feeling" feature musical progressive rock touches?

It incorporates harmonized guitar parts and demonstrates classical music sensibility

The lead singer of the doors was?

Jim Morrison

All of the following were members of the Grateful Dead EXCEPT

Marty Balin

The Beach Boys' song "God Only Knows" was once called the "perfect" rock song by which individual?

Paul McCartney

Which former Beatle formed Wings?

Paul McCartney

The original lead singer of Genesis was?

Peter Gabriel

debit album by Pink Floyd

Piper at the gates

How are Foreigner's early albums influenced by progressive rock?

Prominent use of key boards

Rock's first concept album?

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart

Which artist or group was featured on the sound track for Saturday Night Fever?

The Bee Gees

Andy Warhol produced an album for which band?

The Velvet Underground

Which song firmly established the rhythmic sound of the wah-wah guitar in 1970s black pop?

The theme from Shaft

Which music venue was significant in establishing Johnny Rivers as a live act?

Whiskey a Go Go

Where did Duane Allman (of the Allman Brothers) begin his musical career?

Working as a studio musician at Fame Studios Alabama

The concept album Aqualung by Jethro Tull centers on?

a partial condemnation of society's treatment of the poor

Rush is an example of:

a progressive rock-influenced band

What is the focus of Marvin Gaye's album What's Going on?

confronting social problems of urban life

All of the following were indications of the underground psychedelic movement's growth in San Francisco EXCEPT

grateful dead being signed by a major record label

The bands Blood, Sweat& Tears and Chicago were both musically known for?

incorporating jazz rock horn sections

All of the following elements can be found in the Byrd's version of Mr. Tambourine Man EXCEPT?

rhythm and blues

Which type of music influenced the New York-based band the Rascals?

rhythm and blues

Reggae developed out of which style of Jamaican music?

rock steady

Musically the group mamas and papas is known for?

sophisticated four-part vocal harmony arrangements


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