Ch. 12 - Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
Bon Scott (1973-1980), Brian Johnson (1980-2016, 2020-present day)
AC/DC has spanned almost 5 decades with mostly two different singers. Who are they?
Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar), Angus Young (lead guitar)
Between Malcolm and Angus Young, who played lead guitar, who played rhythm guitar?
Occult and horror.
Black Sabbath incorporated what kinds of themes into their music?
Robert Plant (singer), Jimmy Page (guitar), John Paul Jones (bass), John Bonham (drums)
Led Zeppelin had what members in the band and what instruments did they play?
Strangers in the Night
Michael Schenker was an enormous influence on many young guitar players, what was the legendary live album that he recorded with UFO?
Aerosmith
The song "Dream On" was released on the first album of what band?
Heart
What Hard Rock band was fronted by two sisters originally trained in a folk-rock background?
True.
True or False. Acoustic instruments were used in Hard Rock.
False. It has been primarily a male dominated genre.
True or False. Heavy Metal was known for having many female lead singers.
False. It was used fairly frequently. Bands like Journey, Boston, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Rush, etc.
True or False. The Keyboard was never used in hard rock.
David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar
Van Halen had a life span mainly using two different lead singers. Who were they?
Keith Moon of The Who. Moon had been getting increasingly fed up with playing in The Who. He jammed a few times with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, & John Entwistle. Moon said if they ever became a band, the would "go over like a Lead Zeppelin." Page remembered those words and use the idea for his final version of the name, Led Zeppelin.
What British rock star gave Jimmy Page the phrase Led Zeppelin which he used to name his band.
The Scorpions. Rudolph and Michael Schenker.
What German rock group was formed by two guitarist brothers? Who were the brothers?
Judas Priest
What Heavy Metal band was fronted by iconic singer Rob Halford?
AC/DC
What band came from Australian and was heavily influenced by British Heavy Metal?
The Yardbirds
What band did Jimmy Page play in prior to Led Zeppelin?
Steppenwolf
What band was the first to use the term "Heavy Metal" in a song?
Altering the tuning of the guitars and bass. Most commonly a half step lower to Eb (low 6th string).
What is Detuning referring to?
A repeating guitar or bass riff
What is an ostinato pattern?
Tough guy, studded leather and chains. Halford enters the stage riding a Harley Davidson.
What kind of image does Judas Priest portray in concert?
Ozzy Osbourne
What person's outrageous stage behavior eventually gave him rabies from biting the head off of bat?
"Born to be Wild"
What was the song title that used the term "Heavy Metal" in it?
A motorcycle
When "Heavy Metal" was mentioned in the song by Steppenwolf, what was it in reference to?
Boston
Where did Aerosmith originate?
Pasadena, California
Where did Van Halen originate?
Birmingham, England
Where was Black Sabbath from?
Tony Iommi
Who was the guitarist for Black Sabbath?
Malcolm and Angus Young
Who were the two brothers that started AC/DC?
He cut his fingertips off as a teenager. When they healed they were very sensitive. The lower tuning was easier for him to play. Less string tension.
Why did Tony Iommi tune his guitar to drop D and sometimes even to drop C?
Ann Wilson sang, Nancy Wilson played guitar.
In the band Heart, who was sang and who played guitar?
Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Nirvana, Poison, Scorpions, Pantera, Weezer, Guns N' Roses.
Name 3 artists/bands that used detuning regularly.
The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Yardbirds, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Name 3 rock groups considered early pioneers of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock.
Harmonics, slurring, & tapping with the right hand
Name 3 techniques Eddie Van Halen used to create his very innovative guitar playing?
1. Stairway to Heaven 2. Good Times, Bad Times 3. Trampled Under Foot. 4. Lemon Song 5. Immigrant Song 6. The Ocean 7. Black Dog 8. When The Levee Breaks 9. Goin' to California 10. Over the Hills. (These are all great songs. If you don't know all of them, stop your life now and go listen to them!)
Name 5 Led Zeppelin Songs.
"Hot for Teacher", "Eruption", "Mean Street", "Unchained", "Take Your Whiskey Home", "Little Dreamer", "Jamie's Crying", "Ain't Talkin' About Love", "Dancing In The Street", "You Really Got Me", "Atomic Punk". (These are all great songs. If you don't know all of them, stop your life now and go listen to them!)
Name 5 Van Halen songs.
"Breakin' the Law", "You Got Another Thing Comin", "Living After Midnight" , "Victim of Changes", "A Touch of Evil"
Name a Judas Priest song?
Ann and Nancy Wilson
Name the two people who fronted the rock band Heart?
Loud and aggressive, Distorted guitar sounds, sparing use of acoustic instruments, Power chords, male dominated genre (females absent in Heavy Metal, Bass riff and ostinato patterns.
Name three musical characteristics of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal.
"Paranoid", "Iron Man", "War Pigs", "The Wizard", "Kill Yourself to Live"
Name two Black Sabbath songs.
Steven Tyler (lead singer) and Joe Perry (lead guitar). Also Brad Whitford (rhythm/lead guitar, Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums)
Name two people in Aerosmith.
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne was the front man for what band?