Chapter 20&21
What Korn video won a Grammy award for best video and best editing?
"Freak on a Leash"
What song by Tool won the Grammy for best metal performance in 2001?
"Schism"
Nirvana's Nevermind took Grunge from alternative music to the mainstream primarily through what hit song?
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
What Emo song by Jimmy Eat World went to number one on Billboard's Modern Rock chart and number five on the Hot 100 chart?
"The Middle"
What song by the Kings of Leon reached number one on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock chart?
"Use Somebody"
_______________ was a number-one hit song by Kings of Leon in 2008.
"Use Somebody"
_______________ is the hit song by Coldplay that brought them worldwide success and popularity.
"Yellow"
What year did the Red Hot Chili Peppers form?
1983
What year was Nirvana's album Nevermind released?
1991
What year did Radiohead release their first album (Pablo Honey) and have a hit with the song "Creep?"
1993
Which of the following is an essential music element in Pop Punk?
A good melody
A style of music that includes Speed Metal, Rap Rock, and Nu Metal as musical elements is called _______________.
Alternative Metal
System of a Down is considered to be an _______________ band.
Alternative Metal
What 2004 album by Green Day was a concept album aimed at George W. Bush and the War in Iraq?
American Idiot
Which of the following is NOT an album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
Appetite for Destruction
The song "Girlfriend" was hit song for what Pop Punk artist?
Avril Lavigne
What artist is known is the "Pop Punk Princess?"
Avril Lavigne
_______________ grew up in Ontario, Canada admiring Shania Twain.
Avril Lavigne
What is the name of the lead singer for the band Soundgarden?
Chris Cornell
Who is the singer and main creative force in the behind Coldplay?
Chris Martin
Which of the following musical styles was NOT an influence on the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
Classical
Chris Martin is the lead singer and guitarist for the band _______________.
Coldplay
The song "Yellow" was a hit record for what British band?
Coldplay
What British Alternative band had a hit record in 2000 with the song "Yellow?"
Coldplay
Which of the following is NOT considered a Progressive Rock band?
Coldplay
Which of the following is a popular British Alternative band of the early two-thousands?
Coldplay
_______________ is known for his self-named jam band and is originally from South Africa.
Dave Matthews
Which genre is NOT connected to Garage Rock?
Disco
No Doubt's album Tragic Kingdom is a play on words referring to _______________.
Disneyland/The Magic Kingdom
Green Day won their first Grammy for Best Rock Album with the album entitled ___________.
Dookie
What is the name of Green Day's breakthrough album, which won a Grammy for Best Rock Album in 1994?
Dookie
What is the name of the lead singer for the band Pearl Jam?
Eddie Vedder
_______________ is the lead singer for the Seattle-based Grunge band Pearl Jam.
Eddie Vedder
What early Emo band was started by Ian MacKaye (formerly of Minor Threat)?
Embrace
Embrace, Sunny Day Real Estate and Jimmy Eat World are all _______________ bands.
Emo
What style of music is influenced by the energy of punk rock but more focused on individual concerns and daily life experiences?
Emo
_______________ is the style of music that developed out of hardcore Punk and focused more on personal experiences and feeling.
Emo
Avril Lavigne grew up admiring and patterning her career after Celine Dion.
False
Coldplay's breakthrough song from the year 2000 is "Red."
False
Garage Rock is always performed and recorded in garages.
False
Jam Bands are named for their love of fruit preserves.
False
Jimmy Eat World is an Emo band known for their hit song "The End."
False
No Doubt comes from Fullerton, CA.
False
Nu Metal gets its name because it combines New Wave and Heavy Metal.
False
Pop Punk is music that is less melodic than most other punk.
False
Radiohead rose to fame due to their hit song "Weirdo."
False
Rage Against the Machine performed outside the Republican National Convention in 2000.
False
The Grunge Rock scene was centered in Washington D.C.
False
Tool is a Progressive Rock band from San Francisco.
False
Which Korn album was released in 1993, entered the Billboard album charts at number one and had a top-ten hit single with the song "Freak on a Leash?"
Follow the Leader
What band did Dave Grohl start after the death of Kurt Cobain and the break-up of Nirvana?
Foo Fighters
How did the Emo band Jimmy Eat World get its name?
From a cartoon drawn the little brother of one of the members of the band
What American style of music originated as an attempt for bands to sound like live British bands of the day?
Garage Rock
_______________ is a style of music that originally tried to emulate how the British Invasion bands sounded live.
Garage Rock
What Pop Punk trio comes from Oakland, CA and is known for the song "When I Come Around?"
Green Day
Who was the main creative force behind Minor Threat, Embrace and Fugazi?
Ian MacKaye
Which of the following is true about Nu Metal?
It features extra low sounds
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about "B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down?
It is a patriotic song supporting the war in Iraq
Where did the name Kings of Leon come from?
It is a tribute to their grandfather Leon
How did the term Garage Rock get its name?
It referred to the sound of a band playing in a garage, as opposed to a recording studio
Which if the following is NOT TRUE about the 2 Tone movement in the late seventies?
It started in Ireland
The musical term ___________ refers to musicians getting together and just playing, trying out new musical ideas, and enjoying the experience whether those new ideas worked out or not.
Jam
Which of the following is not considered a jam band?
Jimmy Eat World
_______________ got their name from a cartoon drawn by the younger brother of one of the members.
Jimmy Eat World
The Followill brothers and cousin are known collectively as the band _______________.
Kings of Leon
Which band combines the influences of Garage Rock and Southern Rock?
Kings of Leon
"Freak on a Leash" is a hit song and award-winning video by the band _______________.
Korn
What Nu Metal band was able to build a large following without radio play?
Korn
Courtney Love, guitarist and singer with the band Hole, was married to singer _______________, who was found with a fatal gunshot wound.
Kurt Cobain
The band Tool formed in what city?
Los Angeles
What city did the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine come from?
Los Angeles
What is name of the lead singer of Tool?
Maynard James Keenan
What Red Hot Chili Peppers album brought them national attention?
Mother's Milk
Which of the following best describes the musical term "jam?"
Musicians getting together to play, try out new ideas, and enjoy the experience of making music
King of Leon come from what city?
Nashville
Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl were members of the band ______________.
Nirvana
What Grunge band included Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl as members?
Nirvana
What Grunge band was based in Aberdeen, WA (not Seattle)?
Nirvana
What Ska Punk band features members Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Adrian Young?
No Doubt
What Ska Punk band had a multi-million selling album called Tragic Kingdom?
No Doubt
What popular Ska Punk band came from Anaheim, CA?
No Doubt
Which band is connected to the Ska Punk movement?
No Doubt
Which style combines speed metal, funk rhythms, shouted vocals, turntables, synthesizers and traditional rock instruments?
Nu Metal
_______________ is a new style of music that developed in the Nineteen Nineties, combining elements of Speed Metal, funk, and hip-hop, featuring turntables and down-tuned instruments in addition to standard rock instrumentation.
Nu Metal
What highly influential Radiohead album did was released in 1997 and featured the hit song "Karma Police?"
OK Computer
Which of the following bands started in the eighties and ushered in the modern era of jam bands?
Phish
Punk Rock that has a melodic vocal line is called _______________.
Pop Punk
_______________ is a style of music typified by Green Day and Avril Lavigne.
Pop Punk
_____________ Rock bands combine sophisticated electronic sounds with traditional rock music and instrumentation.
Progressive
What musical genre below originated in the late sixties?
Progressive Rock
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are two of the members of what band?
Radiohead
_______________ formed in Oxford, England in 1989, but did not release their first album (Pablo Honey) until 1993.
Radiohead
Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello are members of what Rap Rock band?
Rage Against the Machine
The musical style of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine is:
Rap Rock
_______________ is a musical genre exemplified by bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine.
Rap Rock
Which of the following on NOT TRUE about Kings of Leon?
Rap is a big influence in their music
The Grunge scene was centered in what U.S. city?
Seattle
_______________ is the city considered to be the birthplace of Grunge Rock.
Seattle
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Avril Lavigne?
She was married to Kurt Cobain
2 Tone is a musical movement connected to what musical style? _______________.
Ska
No Doubt and Sublime are most connected to a musical genre known as _______________.
Ska Punk
What genre of music is influenced by the 2 Tone movement in the late seventies and the musical style and energy of bands such as the Clash?
Ska Punk
The roots of Grunge rock can be found in the music and image of the important and influential "no wave" band from New York called:
Sonic Youth
_______________ is the New York "no wave" band that had a big influence on the Grunge scene.
Sonic Youth
Which of the following bands was the first to gain a strong following in the Seattle Grunge scene?
Soundgarden
What country is Dave Matthews originally from?
South Africa
Which of the following is an Armenian-American band from California?
System of a Down
Which album by Pearl Jam featured the hit song "Jeremy?"
Ten
What jam band is known for the hit song "What Would You Say?"
The Dave Matthews Band
What band from the Bay Area is considered to be the original jam band?
The Grateful Dead
What band includes Anthony Keidis and Flea as members?
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Which is the following is true about Rage Against the Machine?
Their music expresses anger against those being oppressive The first single earned them a record contract and a spot on Lollapalooza The performed outside the Democratic National Convention in 2000
What did Nu Metal bands do to achieve extra-low sounds in their music?
They added extra, lower-sounding strings to their guitars
Which of the following is true about Alternative Metal?
They are all true
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about System of a Down?
They recorded a duet with Avril Lavigne
Which of the following is NOT an Emo band?
Tool
_______________ was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles and won a Grammy for their Progressive Rock song "Schism."
Tool
What No Doubt album featured the songs "Don't Speak" and "Spiderwebs?"
Tragic Kingdom
What is the name of the No Doubt album that sold over ten million copies?
Tragic Kingdom
Alternative Metal is a genre that includes elements of Speed Metal, Rap Rock, and Nu Metal.
True
Avril Lavigne is known as the "Pop Punk Princess."
True
Hit songs for Pearl Jam include themes of abuse and loneliness.
True
Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Slipknot are all considered to be Nu Metal bands.
True
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer in Soundgarden.
True
One of the most popular British Alternative bands today is Coldplay.
True
Radiohead is considered a Progressive rock band.
True
Radiohead's "2 = 2 = 5" comes from George Orwell's 1984.
True
Since their regrouping after the 1995 death of founding member Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead has reduced their band name to the Dead.
True
The Grateful Dead, Phish, and the Dave Matthews Band are all considered to be Jam Bands.
True
The Kings of Leon combine Garage Rock and Southern Rock.
True
The Ramones and Green Day can both be considered Pop Punk bands.
True
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine are considered to be Rap Rock bands.
True
The genre Emo was originally known as Emotional Hardcore.
True
The title of Nirvana's album Nevermind is derived from the Sex Pistol's album entitled, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.
True
The Kings of Leon named their band as a tribute to _______________.
their grandfather
