History of Rock Exam 3
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
