History of Rock Exam 3

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The first hippie community

Haight Ashbury- ground zero for cultural revolution

Blue oriented groups from Britain

Kinks, the Yardbirds, and the Animals

The Hollies

Led by Graham Nash

One unique highlight of this song is the use of a piccolo trumpet solo:

Penny Lane

He was the Beatles first drummer:

Pete Best

On their first tour of the US, the Rolling Stones:

Recorded at Chess Studios

Which was NOT part of the San Francisco hippie scene:

State of the art recording studios

Eric Clapton's primary influence was:

The Blues

This group produced the first rock opera

The Who

Townshed's second rock opera

The double album, Quadrophenia

What was the Human Be In

"A Gathering of Tribes" drew 20,000 people

Acid Rock

"Anything goes," drug culture, variety of styles, from San Francisco,

This Cream song is a cover of a Robert Johnson tune:

"Crossroads"

This Doors song makes reference to the Oedipus mythology:

"The End"

This song is about an alien space commander who has come to destroy the Earth:

"Third Stone From The Sun"

The year the British Invasion really took off:

1964

What happened on May 4, 1970:

4 students were killed at Kent State University

Who were the Diggers:

A radical theater group

This album was dark and sneering, with two misogynistic songs:

Aftermath

This Grateful Dead album combines studio and live recordings:

Anthem of the Sun

Democratic Convention:

Antiwar protest and rally, bloody, Chicago police

The debut album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience:

Are You Experienced?

Ken Kesey:

Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, shared with the Merry Pranksters called "acid tests"

Timothy Leary:

Author of the Psychedelic Experience, "Turn on, tune in, drop out"

Who was Brian Epstein

Beatles Manager, made them have a upscale image

Soon after hiring Flo and Eddie, Frank Zappa:

Began employing gross and sophomoric lyrics

This album contains the song "Sympathy For the Devil":

Beggars Banquet

The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair was held in:

Bethel, NY

This band emerged from weekly jam sessions held in Haight Ashbury in 1965

Big Brother and The Holding Company

Janis Joplin

Blue singer, started at Big Brother, told she was better and left to a solo career, then to Kozmic Blues Band, then Full Tilt Boogie Band,

Which is NOT a characteristic of Revolver:

Bob Dylan wrote one of their songs

He was responsible for changing the Beatles' image:

Brian Epstein

In the early years, the "pretty boy" member of the Rolling Stones was:

Brian Jones

Who was Mersey Beat?

British bands, upbeat and joyous, simple beat

When the Rolling Stones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967 they:

Changed the words to one of their songs

George Harrison organized this charity event in 1971:

Concert of Bangladesh

Chas Chandler:

Correct convinced Jimi Hendrix to move to London in 1966

Which is true about Jim Morrison:

Correct he was arrested for exposing himself at a concert

This band performed "Feel Like I m Fixin to Die Rag" at Woodstock

Country Joe and The Fish

Lizard King

Created by Jim Morrison, shaman-like alter ego he used to incite audiences and drive the band to explosive heights

Which is NOT associated with the Grateful Dead:

Criticism for being too corporate; commercial

Duane Allman collaborated with Eric Clapton in this group:

Derek and the Dominoes

Which person was NOT influential to Frank Zappa in his youth:

Edward R. Murrow

He was raised by his grandparents after his mother abandoned him:

Eric Clapton

Which best describes the Grateful Dead's early albums:

Experimental

Although Tommy was a big seller, critics panned it as a gimmick.

False

Although progressive rock radio is often associated with San Francisco, it was actually first tried in Philadelphia

False

In the 1950s, most British rock and roll groups were actually more innovative than their American counterparts.

False

Jimi Hendrix's performance at Woodstock occurred on the final evening of the festival.

False

Rolling Stone magazine was founded in Los Angeles.

False

The Beatles early rise to fame was due in large part to the constant airplay of their records by the BBC.

False

The Jefferson Airplane played at the acid tests.

False

The Rolling Stones were the only group to perform at Altamont.

False

The San Francisco music scene in the 1960s was more commercially oriented than the Los Angeles scene.

False

Tommy was the Who's only rock opera

False

Tommy was the Who's only rock opera.

False

Whisky a Go Go

Famous on the sunset strip, female dj, the first go-go dancer,

Riot on the Sunset Strip

Fight between police and teenagers,

Two of the electric ballrooms in San Francisco were the Avalon and the:

Fillmore

Hippie:

First said in San Francisco, young people who had long hair, beads, tie die,

He often made recordings by splicing together snippets of different tapes and adding overdubs:

Frank Zappa

He spoke out against the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC):

Frank Zappa

This album could be described as a manifesto to non-conformity :

Freak Out!

His interest in Indian music and culture added to the diversity of Beatles songs:

George Harrison

The song "Layla" was inspired by:

George Harrison's wife Patti

Who was the Beatles producer

George Martin

The original name of Let It Be was:

Get Back

The lead vocalist for Jefferson Airplane

Grace Slick

Which is NOT true: before joining the Doors, Jim Morrison

Had a stable, uneventful childhood

Which is NOT true of Pete Townshend in the late 1960s:

He studied acting

Which is NOT a characteristic of The White Album:

It was originally suppose to be no over-dubs, back to basic concept

Acid Rock performers

Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Charlestons

He invented the Lizard King stage persona:

Jim Morrison

Which was NOT a part of the London blues scene in the early 1960s:

Jimi Hendrix

He was the leader of the Merry Pranksters:

Ken Kesey

The acid tests were staged by:

Ken Kesey

Acid tests:

Ken Kesey, live music by Grateful Dead, psychedelic light shows, and LSD spiked kool-aid

What was the EMI Studios

Later known as Abbey Road Studios, Beatles recorded four songs

Jim Morrison

Lead vocalist of The Doors, never sang before joining the doors,

Santana

Led by Mexican guitarist,

On this album, Phil Spector was brought in to finish production:

Let It Be

The only Beatles album that George Martin did not produce:

Let It Be

Most popular English skiffle musician

Lonnie Donegan

This Beatles album was inspired by Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters:

Magical Mystery Tour

Which does NOT describe pre-British Invasion England:

Many small independent labels

Which was a member of Jefferson Airplane:

Marty Balin

Jerry Garcia

Member of the Grateful Dead, bluegrass banjo player,

This song was recorded three days before Janis Joplin's death:

Mercedes Benz

Which is NOT true of the Altamont Festival:

Mike Jagger was seriously injured by a fan

The official cause of Brian Jones's death:

Misadventure

Jimi Hendrix made his American debut here:

Monterey Pop Festival

Rick and the Ravens were important because they:

Morphed into the doors

Frank Zappa:

Mothers of Invention, dark lyrics but used sense of humor, satire, and vulgarity,

The line, "I hope I die before I get old" is from this song:

My Generation

The Beatles appeared on this, the first worldwide satellite TV broadcast:

Our World

He helped design the Grateful Dead's innovative sound system:

Owsley Stanley

He was a classically trained trumpet player before joining the Grateful Dead:

Phil Lesh

The main character in Tommy is a(n):

Pinball Wizard

DJ Tom Donahue

Played eclectic mis of blues, R&B, Beatles and comedy, Indian ragas: Father of Free Form

Sunset Strip

Psychedelic scene, stretch of Sunset Boulevard to West Hollywood, most famous night club was Whisky a Go Go

This was the first British blues album:

R&B at the Marquee

Generally speaking, the first Rolling Stones recordings were mostly:

R&B covers

What was the first album of the psychedelic era

Revolver by the Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows

Who did the Beatles replace Pete Best with?

Richard Starkey or RINGO STARR

Birthplace of progressive rock radio

San Francisco

Focal point of the new underground culture?

San Franciso

"Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" were originally intended to be included on this album:

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band

The Beatles album that more than any other is considered a cultural milestone:

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band

The Doors:

Signed with Elektra Records

This do-it-yourself music style was popular in England in the 1950s:

Skiffle

The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS):

Staged the first large scale anti-war rally

This Jefferson Airplane album includes the song "Somebody to Love":

Surrealistic Pillow

Frank Zappa used this to explore computer-based music:

Synclavier

The British equivalent of the Southern cat was the:

Teddy Boy

Sticky Fingers is famous for:

The Andy Warhol design cover

This group's rock recording of a traditional folk song went to #1:

The Animals

This group played at the Reeperbahn many times in their formative years:

The Beatles

This band emerged from weekly jam sessions held in Haight Ashbury in 1965:

The Big Brother and the Holding Company

Which band was Janis Joplin NOT a member of:

The Charlatans

The term "Beatlemania" was coined by:

The Daily Mirror

Tom Donahue:

The Father of Free Form Progressive Rock Radio

This band had a pension fund and a health insurance plan:

The Grateful Dead

This group contained future American folk rocker Graham Nash:

The Hollies

Which was NOT a blues-oriented British Invasion group listed in the textbook:

The Hollies

This was known as "A Gathering of the Tribes":

The Human Be-In

Which name is not associated with the others:

The Kosmic Blues Band

Jefferson Airplane's first gig was here:

The Matrix Folks Club

The inspiration for the song "For What It's Worth":

The Riot of the Sunset Strip

This group briefly changed their name to identify with London's mod scene:

The Who

Which unique fact is true of the Doors:

The base parts were played by the organists left hand

Tommy is important because it is:

The first rock opera

Soon after Big Brother and the Holding Company's performance at the Monterey Pop Festival:

They signed with Columbia Records

Which is NOT true of the Beatles coming to America:

They were the first rock group to be invited to the White House

He coined the phrase, "Turn on, tune in, drop out":

Timothy Leary

The author of The Psychedelic Experience:

Timothy Leary

"Baba O'Reilly" was named for Meher Baba and minimalist composer Terry Reilly.

True

Janis Joplin left Big Brother and the Holding Company because it was assumed she needed a more talented backup band.

True

Many acid rock musicians were originally folk musicians.

True

Mick Jagger typically wrote the lyrics to Rolling Stones songs.

True

The Altamont Festival was notorious because an audience member was murdered during the performance.

True

The group Cream broke up in part because:

Two members could not get along

This album satirizes hippies:

We're Only In It For The Money

In 1967, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards all:

Were arrested on drug charges

Which is NOT correct: Jim Morrison died:

While writing his memoirs

This song was inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:

White Rabbit

In addition to "Baba O'Reilly," Who's Next contains this song:

Won't Get Fooled Again

The Charlatans

Wore cowboy outfits, acid, crude sound

Hunter S. Thompson, Greil Marcus and Cameron Crowe were all:

Writers for Rolling Stone magazine

Which is the correct Eric Clapton career path:

Yardbirds/ Blue Breakers/ Cream/ Blind Faith

What is Mods

Youth cult, London, snappy clothes, short hair, drugs that made them dance all night

Early on, the Rolling Stones decided to portray themselves as:

anit-Beatles

Generally speaking, John Lennon's songwriting was more ____________ than Paul McCartney's:

avant-garde

Who's Next:

contains two songs that use synthesizers as a foundation

Which is NOT true: LSD:

first became widely known about when troops in Vietnam began using it

One of the first gigs for the Grateful Dead:

the acid tests


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