MUSIC 36 Chapters 11 - 15 (with True and False)
What was the first video to air on MTV?
"Video Killed the Radio Star"
Which group is cited as the earliest form of heavy metal?
Black Sabbath
Quiet Riot had a successful hit with which cover song?
Cum On Feel the Noize
Which band is fronted by singer and songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong?
Green Day
Which Michael Jackson song was a duet with Paul McCartney?
The Girl is Mine
"Buddy Holly" was the first Top-40 hit for...
Weezer
Which group recorded a cover version of the Beach Boys' "Little Honda"?
Yo La Tengo
The music of Boyz II Men strongly featured
harmonized vocal arrangements
The origins of rap music are considered to have developed
in NYC's urban black communities.
Prince's musical roots are in what style of music?
70s black pop and funk
"Master of the record" was a nickname for...
Afrika Bambaataa
The song "You Oughta Know" references which personal experience?
Angry frustration after a romantic breakup
Which group from Merge records shocked many in the music business by winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2011?
Arcade Fire
Run-DMC frequently used the opening drumbeat from "Walk This Way" by
Arrow Smith
Who was the target of VH-1
Baby Boomers
Which artist(s) re-released the song "Loser" on a major label?
Beck
Which heavy metal group was the first to reach megastar success?
Bon Jovi
AC/DC was influenced by which earlier style of music?
British Blues Rock
Which of the following groups is fronted by singer and multi-instrumentalist Christ Martin?
Cold Play
What was the main source of radio exposure for indie rock in the 1990s?
College radio stations
Which Janet Jackson album demonstrated her new image of independence and confidence?
Control
All of the following represent stylistic elements of the Dave Matthews Band EXCEPT
Country
"Karma Chameleon" is a song by which of the following groups?
Culture Club
George "Boy George" O'Dowd was the lead singer for which British band?
Culture Club
Beyoncé Knowles was formally the lead member of?
Destiny's child
Who produced Eminem's breakthrough album The Slim Shady LP?
Dr. Dre
"The Reflex" was a groundbreaking video by
Duran Duran
Which British group was the most successful of the "second British invasion"?
Duran Duran
Who began his career after winning a 1997 freestyle rap competition in Los Angeles?
Eminem
Amy Lee is a vocalist who fronts the band...
Evanescence
"Buddy Holly" served as a Top-40 hit for the Foo Fighters.
False
Although Prince wrote and produced his records, he rarely performed any of the instruments on them.
False
MTV's initial market was white teenagers in the northeast.
False
Many metal bands tried to avoid instrumental virtuosity and technically demanding instrumental performance.
False
The rise of Internet commerce had no effect on independent record stores.
False
Trading music through Napster and other peer-to-peer service was legal.
False
System of a Down is responsible for bringing the sound of the seven-string guitar into rap-rock.
Fasle
Dave Grohl fronted the group __________ after the death of Kurt Cobain.
Foo Fighters
Initially, why were most videos on MTV mainstream rock?
It appealed to MTV's audience of white teens from the Midwest.
All of the following genres are used in Beck's music EXCEPT
Jazz
Who was the winner of the first season of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
Who started his career as a rapper in the style of the early Beastie Boys?
Kid Rock
Which band brought the seven-string guitar into the rock-rap style of music?
Korn
Who led the band Nirvana as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist?
Kurt Cobain
Who achieved success as both a solo artist and a member of the group the Hot Boys?
Lil Wayne
Which singer adopted the "boy toy" image early in her career?
Madonna
All of the following groups were involved in the Nu Metal style EXCEPT
Maroon 5
Which of the following bands had an unsuccessful stint under the name Kara's Flowers?
Maroon 5
All of the following are considered "thrash metal" artists EXCEPT
Motley Crue
All of the following were part of the "new wave of British heavy metal" EXCEPT
Motley Crue
Which band wore makeup, outrageous clothes, and heavily teased hair?
Motley Crue
The most popular music file-sharing service of the early 2000s was
Napster
Nirvana's album ________________ launched the alternative rock boom in the 1990s.
Nevermind
Which R.E.M. album reached number one on both sides of the Atlantic?
Out of Time
Big Boi and André 3000 comprise the group
Outkast
"Fight the Power," which makes direct reference to the black power movement, is a single by...
Public Enemy
Which band was led by guitarist Peter Buck and vocalist Michael Stipe.
R.E.M
The Sugar Hill Gang became popular for recording which song?
Rapper's Delight
Kanye West's "Gold Digger" samples music from which artist?
Ray Charles
Def Jam Records was created by:
Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
What was the movement of feminist punk musicians in the Pacific Northwest called?
Riot grrrl
Which singer replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen?
Sammy Hagar
The song "Teen Age Riot" was iconic for which of the following bands?
Sonic Youth
Which Seattle band reached national commercial success with the release of Superunknown?
Soundgarden
Which of the following bands blended traditional Jamaican music into their songs?
Sublime
The heroes of the 1990s jam bands were primarily the Grateful Dead and
The Allman Brothers
All of the following bands emerged from the California pop punk scene EXCEPT...
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The bassist Flea played in which of the following bands?
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
All of the following are considered the early roots of the heavy metal style of music EXCEPT the...
The progressive rock use of synthesizers, like Yes.
How does Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." demonstrate his image of a working-class guy?
The song portrays the decay of American values from the perspective of a Vietnam Veteran.
All of the following are examples of jam bands EXCEPT
Third Eye Blind
Which album from the 1980's is the best-selling album in the history of the music business?
Thriller
Which classically trained female singer-songwriter reflects classical influences in her music?
Tori Amos
An MP3 is a highly compressed format that can greatly reduce the size of a music file.
True
Axl Rose is a singer for the band Guns N' Roses.
True
Bands like Lifehouse and Creed point to the emergence of Christian rock in the American mainstream during the 1990s.
True
Both Michael Jackson's and Madonna's music are often driven by a dance beat.
True
During the 2000s, independent rock was achieving record sales that regularly placed its acts at the top of the Billboard album charts.
True
During the early years of hip-hop, there were no hip-hop records; it was strictly a live affair that you had to experience in person.
True
Heavy metal developed out of the harder, more aggressive aspect of rock from the 1960s and 1970s.
True
In the early 1990s, punk music entered the mainstream.
True
In the indie world, there is a clear aversion to major labels.
True
In the late 1990s, the boom in Spanish pop was led by Rick Martin's "Livin' la Vida Loca."
True
Madonna did not write or produce many of her early hits.
True
Many country artist incorporated rock styles into their songs in the 2000s.
True
Most hip-hop in the 1990s was extremely popular with white suburban teenagers.
True
Ronald Regan's administration used Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A" as a tribute to American pride and traditional values.
True
The indie-rock movement embraced varying gender perspectives.
True
The most important rap label of the early 1980s was Sugar Hill.
True
Widespread Panic had a lot in common musically and culturally with the Allman Brothers.
True
Who is Quincy Jones?
music producer who worked with Michael Jackson
All of the following are considered benefits of the compact disc format EXCEPT the...
superior sound quality of analog recording
Megadeth is an example of:
thrash metal
Why was Bon Jovi NOT considered a heavy metal band by some?
too pop-oriented in sound.
The concept of Pop-Up Video included
videos with little on-screen factoids about music and artist
