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The song that announced rock music could be art was
"Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles
Rihanna's sung chorus is part of the success of
"Love the Way you lie"
The song that became the anthem of the 1990s was
"Smells like teen spirit"
CDs, MIDI and sequencers are digital technologies that emerged in the
1980s
"32 Flavors" was recorded by
Ani Di Franco
The independent artist who started their own record label and has had continued success with it is
Ani DiFranco
"The Girl from Ipanema" was written by
Antonio Carlos Jobim
The instrument featured in "All I Want" is the
Appalachian dulcimer
The founder of Motown records is
Berry Gordy
"Rock Around the Clock" was recorded by
Bill Haley and His Comets
The artist whose lyrics and singing style transformed popular music forever is
Bob Dylan
The blend of West Coast jazz and Brazilian rhythms is called
Bossa Nova
The style of "The Girl from Ipanema" is
Bossa Nova
The producer that enhanced U2s music while preserving their distinctive sound was
Brian Eno
The style of "9 to 5" is
Country Pop
The artist most associated with Glam Rock or Glitter Rock is
David Bowie
The artist most responsible for introducing black music to white America is
Elvis Presley
"A Hard Day's Night" begins the way most songs do.
False
"All I Want" is an example of the Philadelphia sound
False
"Jailhouse Rock" was recorded by Buddy Holly.
False
"Respect" was recorded by James Brown
False
"Sign O' The Times" is a typical formulaic pop song
False
"The Twist" was not an important song
False
Bob Dylan's fans easily accepted his switch to electric guitar
False
Jimi Hendrix was mainly known for his songwriting
False
Ray Charles primarily recorded country music.
False
Ska was developed in Puerto Rico
False
The Beatles style remained the same throughout their career
False
The most important aspect of Electronica is the vocals
False
The music of Earth, Wind and Fire was fusion of reggae and rock
False
The style of "Born in the USA" is grunge.
False
The style of music that came into popular music through jazz but eventually came to identify a particularly rhythmic strain of black music is
Funk
The style of "California Love" is
Gangsta Rap
The mastermind behind the bands Parliament and Funkadelic was
George Clinton
The passionate, raw, powerful blues-based female singer to emerge from San Francisco in the 1960s was
Janis Joplin
The singer-songwriter best known for expanding the lyrical world of confessional songwriting is
Joni Mitchell
The rock producer(s) that developed the Coaster was
Leiber and Stoller
The industry standard that allows electronic instruments to communicate with one another and a computer is called
MIDI
The formula of combining a simple, catchy melody with trendy sounds and rhythms and skillful production can be said about the music of:
Madonna
The Motown classic "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" was recorded by
Marvin Gaye
"Southside" was recorded by
Moby
The style of "Come See About Me" is
Motown
Elements of funk, punk, hard rock, disco, black and white pop and more can be heard in the music of
Prince
The music of Patti Smith is
Punk
The producer who worked with Michael Jackson on his most successful albums was
Quincy Jones
The band that brought alternative music into the mainstream was
REM
"The Harder They Come" is an example of
Reggae
The accordian and the bajo sexto are the 2 most characteristic instruments of
Tejano music
The rise of Country Rock music was led by
The Eagles
The O'Jays music is an example of
The Philadelphia sound
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" was recorded by
The Shirelles
The most popular female group of the 1960s were
The Supremes
"I Get Around" was recorded by
The beach boys
"God Save the Queen" was written and recorded by
The sex pistols
"No Me Dejes de Querer" is an example of
Tropical Latin music
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" begins with a memorable guitar riff
True
"1 Million Bottlebags" was recorded by Public Enemy
True
"California Love" features a very melodic chorus
True
"Jailhouse Rock" uses stop-time in the verses
True
"Paranoid Android" demands the listener to engage with the song in more than a casual way
True
"The Harder They Come" was recorded by Jimmy Cliff
True
"The Message" makes a strong political statement
True
"Y.M.C.A" was the biggest hit for The Village People and was quintessential disco
True
Among the major influences on Punk in New York were The Velvet Underground and the New York Dolls
True
Aretha Franklin's vocal style is a blend of gospel and blues
True
Berry Gordy's goal was to create the first black pop style to appeal to both black and white audiences.
True
Break dancing, rap and graffiti are all part of Hip-Hop culture
True
Donna Summer was an exception to the fact that singers were relatively unimportant and interchangeable on Disco records
True
Eddie van Halen raised the bar for guitarists with his breathtaking virtuosity
True
George Martin produced the Beatles
True
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were among the first to elevate record production to an art
True
Jimmy Page was the guitarist of Led Zeppelin
True
Little Richard's performance style influenced Mick Jagger, Elton John, David Bowie and many others
True
More than any other artist, Ray Charles was responsible for the synthesis of blues and gospel.
True
Rap crossed over to the mainstream with Run D.M.C.'s version of "Walk This Way"
True
Rap+Melody equals crossover success
True
Singers like Grace Slick and Janis Joplin redefined the role of women in rock
True
Stevie Wonder was one of the first musicians to develop a sound based almost completely on synthesizers
True
The audio CD was introduced in the 1980s.
True
The best known Afropop singers are Youssou N'Dour and Angelique Kidjo
True
The best selling recording artist and one of the top live acts of the 1970s was Elton John
True
The edge of punk, strong bass lines of funk, distorted guitar sounds of hard rock, and rap-like vocals describes the music of The Red Hot Chili Peppers
True
The music video is an essential component of pop success
True
The practice of accepting some sort of bribery in exchange for guaranteed radio airplay is called payola
True
The pursuit of studio perfection is just one of the qualities that distinguishes the music of Steely Dan
True
The talking Heads were considered to be a New Wave band
True
The ultimate folk rock band, in whose songs the power of the words is matched by the power of the music is
U2
The umbrella term used to describe a large family of rock-related, punk inspired styles is
alternative
The first significant electronic style to emerge in popular music was
ambient music
In the 1960s the term "soul" was used to describe
black popular music
The steady thud of a bass drum on every beat and multiple layers of synthesized percussion sounds describes
disco
The style of "Young Blood" is
doo-wop
The umbrella term for a large variety of styles including house, techno and trance is called
electronica
"The Message" presents an upbeat view of life in the ghetto
false
1980s Heavy Metal music used much less distortion and added more vocal sections
false
In 1980s pop, synthesizers lost their appeal and were infrequently used
false
The Rolling Stones music was mainly influenced by Surf music
false
The music video to "Thriller" played little part in its success
false
Nirvana's particular brand of alternative music came to be called
grunge
A drum pattern or bass line that gets repeated and combined with other sounds to form the background of a song is called a
loop
"Young Blood" is sung by a
male vocal group
A group of songs connected by musical interludes is a
medley
The lyrics of "Born in the USA"
paint a brutal portrait of a vietnam war veteran
"toasting" is a direct forerunner of
rap
The emphasis of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is on the
rhythm
Taylor Swift's music has much in common with
singer-songwriters of the early 1970s
The style of music associated with southern California is
surf music
Most of the sounds of the 1970s came from the
synthesizer
The instrument that represented cutting edge technology in the 1970s and is still popular today was the
synthesizer
The most obvious consequence of music videos and MTV was
the increased emphasis on the look of an act to be a factor for success
The defiance of Nashville's calculated commercialism in the early 1970s led to
the outlaw movement
"Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes" feature Ladysmith Black Mambazo
true
Flaco Jimenez plays the accordian
true
House music and Techno emerged in the 1980s
true
Linda Rondstadt sang on "El Puente Roto"
true
Malcolm McLaren formed and managed the Sex Pistol but did not play in the band
true
Punk songs were typically short, loud, fast, and raw sounding
true
Sly and the family Stone played the key role in the transition from Soul to Funk
true
The most political of the rap acts to emerge during the 1980s was Public Enemy
true
The song responsible for Metallica's radio success made few concessions to mainstream rock in lyrics, music or lengh
true
Toasting is a direct forerunner of rap
true
The form of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" is
verse/chorus
The form of "Johnny B. Goode" is
verse/chorus
One of the distinctive qualities of "I Get Around" is the
vocal sound and vocal arrangement
The instrumentation of Eleanor Rigby is
vocals and strings