MUS CH 14-12
There were an estimated ________ to ________ bands in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s. Choose two:
1500, 500
The music of heavy metal band __________, featuring at one time lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, was the alternative to good time party rock with themes of anger and aggression.
Black Sabbath
New Jersey rocker __________ represents quintessential mainstream rock and roll with his hard rocking band, raw unsophisticated voice and working class lyrics.
Bruce Springsteen
The song For What It's Worth by __________ was one of the most representative sounds of the 1960s. Written by Stephen Stills during the aftermath of the infamous Sunset Strip riots of 1966-1967, it was commonly labeled as a protest song.
Buffalo Springfield
Later Led Zeppelin albums (starting with Led Zeppelin III) move to more folk-derived material and __________ mythology.
Celtic
The Byrds' song __________ was heralded as the first drug tune and led 60's music to the psychedelic period - aka "Acid Rock".
Eight Miles High
British power trio Cream, featuring __________ on guitar, were blues based. They, along with Led Zeppelin, provided the roots of heavy metal.
Eric Clapton
A key philosophy of the Haight-Ashbury hippies was __________. This philosophy became entrenched in the university curriculum by the early 1960s. It gave students a language to question the complacent assumptions of American society.
Existentialism
_____, lead singer for Jefferson Airplane, had a great female rock voice. She represented the love-hate image of the 60's.
Grace Slick
Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen is one of the premier __________ in rock.
Guitarists
The Heavy Metal style includes: (choose five)
High speed guitar solos, Rebellious lyrics, Distorted guitars, Screaming vocals, Loud volume
Iconic rock singer __________ was a representation of a culture and a generation much like Dylan who broke the barriers for women in the music industry. Overall, her performances were fresh and sincere; she sang the blues to transcend pain.
Janis Joplin
______ was/were the most popular of the San Francisco bands. They were leaders of the protest movement and supporters of free love.
Jefferson Airplane
_________, of The Doors, influenced rockers such as Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson and is looked at as one of the fathers of contemporary rock. He attempted to marry rock with poetry.
Jim Morrison
Iconic rocker ___________ redefined the guitar and guitar performance. He was able to explore and master ALL the sonic force of the instrument and had the gift and the ability to harness the distortions and feedback and not use them as a gimmick.
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin guitarist __________ along with Hendrix - expanded the sonic vocabulary of the electric guitar.
Jimmy Page
Heavy metal band ___________ played with a pure heavy metal style and used Alice Cooper inspired theatrics and make-up.
Kiss
_________,is/are considered to be the first heavy metal band
Led Zeppelin
Southern rock band __________ followed in the Allman Brother's footsteps. They took the blues based music of the Allman Brothers and added a harder rock sound.
Lynard Skynard
Modern heavy metal band __________'s music is an archetypal representative of the heavy metal style. Their music features pounding distorted low guitar riffs, an insistent heavy beat, lightning fast guitar solos and gloomy lyrics.
Metallica
_________ was/were one of the best San Francisco bands of the 1960's. They were more versatile than other San Francisco bands. Their music was a combination of folk, blues, country and classic R&R.
Moby Grape
The Byrds' version of Bob Dylan's composition __________ was declared to be the first folk-rock hit in rock history.
Mr. Tambourine Man
The __________ rock music of the San Francisco scene had a floating quality and an Eastern Indian influence with the sitar.
Psychedelic
British hard rocker __________ started his own band Faces in 1970. His hoarse, raspy voice was just right for blues shouting.
Rod Stewart
The Allman Brothers were from Nashville and represented a new approach to American hard rock-__________.
Southern Rock
Led Zeppelin established the concept of album oriented rock; for example their hit song __________ was never released as a single.
Stairway to Heaven
_________ was the keyboard player and lead singer for the R&B rooted band Traffic. His Ray Charles influenced vocals helped him dominate the British hard rock super group Blind Faith
Steve Winwood
San Francisco band __________ are considered to be the ultimate cult band. They were never really part of the mainstream music scene. Their music is an eclectic blend of folk, country and blues. Their fans are known as "Deadheads".
The Greatful Dead
Hard rock in the 70s represented an offshoot of British blues bands. Hard rock bands from ___________ were mostly southern based and also relied on the blues heavily.
The U.S
