MUS CH 9, 10, 11

Many progressive bands form the 1970s regrouped or went solo in the 80s, and often altered their progressive styles into more mainstream pop or rock sounds. Match the artist with their hit from the 1980s.

"Big Time" = Peter Gabriel "Owner of a Lonely Heart" = Yes "Sussudio" = Phil Collins

By some accounts MTV refused to play Michael Jackson's video ___ because he was black; the network relented when Jackson's label Epic threatened to pull all artists from MTV.

"Billie Jean"

While Bruce Springsteen's song ___ is a critique of American social, political, and economic issues, it is often misinterpreted as a patriotic anthem.

"Born in the U.S.A."

Kool and the Gang enjoyed increasing success thanks to both their work in crossover genres and the emergence of disco. Place these successful songs in chronological order.

"Let the Music Take Your Mind" > "Jungle Boogie" > "Celebration"

Stevie Wonder's song ___ musically and lyrically tells the story of a young man's suffering, indicting society for its faults.

"Living for the City"

Madonna had several dance-pop hits in the mid-1980s. Place the hit singles in the correct chronological order based on their release year.

"Lucky Star" "Like a Virgin" "Papa Don't Preach"

The early 1980s saw huge hits for women and all-woman bands. Match the hit single with the correct artist.

"Physical" = Olivia Newton-John "We Got the Beat" = The Go-Go's "She Bop" = Cyndi Lauper

What was the first video aired on MTV in 1981, following the promotional video format?

"Video Killed the Radio Star"

A scene devoted to dance music and Black popular music emerged in England in the early 1970s, nicknamed___

"northern soul"

Match the Fleetwood Mac hit single with the album from which it came. 1. Rumours (1977) 2. Fleetwood Mac (1975)

1. "Dreams" & "Go Your Own Way" 2. "Say You Love Me" & "Rhiannon"

New Wave music had particular musical cues that were characteristic of the genre. Match the musical ideas with the artist and song they appear in. 1. "Pump It Up," Elvis Costello and the Attractions 2. "One Way or Another," Blondie 3. "Psycho Killer," Talking Heads

1. 1960s sound, organ 2. aggressive lead vocals 3. experimental, spastic vocals

Match each singer-songwriter with their mid-1970s style of performance and/or backing ensemble. 1. influenced by gospel and rhythm and blues styles 2. piano-driven with backup rock band 3. Toured with backup band "Rolling Thunder Review"

1. Paul Simon 2. Elton John 3. Bob Dylan

Mainstream, punk, and new wave are the primary genres discussed in this chapter. The following artists were all producing music around the same time in 1978. Match each artist to the most accurate genre label for their music: 1. Punk 2. Mainstream 2. New Wave

1. Siouxsie and the Banshees 2. Boston, Heart 3. B-52s, Talking Heads

As New Wave expanded as an American outgrowth of punk music, many artists had successful singles. Match the artist with their successful hit. 1. "Psycho Killer" 2. "Call Me" 3. "My Best Friend's Girl"

1. Talking Heads 2. Blondie 3. The Cars

Although albums by Prince were successful in the rhythm and blues markets, he hit pop mainstream with the release of which album?

1999

White audiences were so unaware of Black pop in the 1970s that one of their only exposures to funk was through the artist(s) ___

Average White Band

Similar to Elton John but different than other artists, ___ created a blend of rock and pop that used the piano prominently while backed up by a rock band.

Billy Joel

In 1974, the band the Stilettoes performed at CBGB. The band was later reconfigured and renamed as what important commercially successful New York punk band?

Blondie

Writing simple songs with complex arrangements, U2 was fronted by lead singer ___ and lead guitarist ___.

Bono the Edge

Using autobiographical, narrative-driven lyrics, this artist merged guitar-driven rock style with more intimate singer-songwriter techniques, best exemplified by his third album, Born to Run (1975).

Bruce Springsteen

Place the formal sections for Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." in the correct order.

Chorus 2 > Verse 3 > Interlude > Verse 4 > Verse 5

Compare and contrast Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On" with Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" by matching each musical attribute with the appropriate song: "Living for the City"

Compound AABA form Synthesizers

As more business people realized significant money could be made with rock and searched for the "big album," what changes took place in the music industry?

Corporations (some not even in music) bought record companies. Venue sizes increased for national and international tours.

The growth of FM radio and "album-oriented rock" resulted in what changes to radio stations and the music they played?

Disc jockeys had less freedom. Shorter tracks were preferred.

Disco emerged as a subculture in the early 1970s, and became mainstream towards the end of the decade. Place the following disco-related musical events in chronological order.

Disc jockeys perform for dancers at small clubs like the Loft, Paradise Garage, 12 West. Release of hit records like "That's the Way I Like It" (KC and the Sunshine Band), and "Love's Theme" (Barry White). The release of Saturday Night Fever.

Desperate for content in the early days, MTV aired many videos of British bands, including Duran Duran and ___ that otherwise may not have made inroads in the US market.

Flock of Seagulls

In the late 1970s, the blending of blues rock and progressive rock led to commercial success for which of the following groups?

Foreigner Boston

Place the following hit rock albums in chronological order of their release year.

Frampton Comes Alive! (Peter Frampton) > Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) > The Long Run (The Eagles)

The 1991 death from AIDS of Queen's lead singer, ___ , galvanized fans to confront sexual stereotypes in music and opened the door for gay artists to come out.

Freddie Mercury

Prince might be compared to ___ he had control of his own music and satellite groups, and he carefully balanced funk, pop, and wonderfully creative ideas.

George Clinton

The Traveling Wilburys was a group of famous musicians from different bands formed in 1988. Which musicians belonged to the ensemble?

George Harrison Tom Petty Bob Dylan

Easy-rocking San Francisco band ___ enjoyed commercial success in the mid-1980s with their songs ___ and ___ , which was featured in the film Back to the Future.

Huey Lewis and the News "Hip to Be a Square" "Power of Love"

Disco, much like Motown and Brill Building traditions, placed an emphasis on producers in the creative process. One of the most famous disco producers was ___ who worked with ___.

Jacques Morali & the Village People

Match each group with the city in which they began their performance career: Jersey City, New Jersey

Kool and the Gang

Compare and contrast Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On" with Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" by matching each musical attribute with the appropriate song: "What's Goin' On"

Latin percussion Contrasting verse-chorus form

George Clinton was able to negotiate record deals for his band musicians, which included:

Maceo Parker Bootsy Collins

Tina Turner acted in several films, for which she also performed music, including Tommy and ___.

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

A strain of new traditionalism known as "Americana" was supported by artists like John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen. Each evoked imagery of and referenced their respective homes. Match each artist with his home state.

New Jersey = Bruce Springsteen Indiana = John Mellencamp

Known first as a poet, ___ teamed up with Lenny Kaye to form the first New York punk band that signed with a major record label.

Patti Smith

Michael Jackson straddled blues and pop genres and bridged white and black culture through collaborations with what popular pop and rock artists?

Paul McCartney Eddie Van Halen

As larger labels took note of opportunities of sales in Black pop, producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff created ___, backed by ___

Philadelphia International & CBS

The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) created a new tier for best selling records, called the ___ Award.

Platinum

The Bangles' hit "Manic Monday" was written by ___.

Prince

Sounds and styles on the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album influenced which of the following bands in the late 1970s?

Queen Electric Light Orchestra

Match each group with the city in which they began their performance career: Dayton, Ohio

Robert Ward and the Untouchables

Match each group with the city in which they began their performance career: San Francisco, California

Sly and the Family Stone

As progressive rock fell out of fashion in the late 1970s, what two American bands continued success in that genre?

Styx Kansas

In the early 1970s, a new genre of films (often called blaxploitation) featuring African American perspectives on urban life blended with Black pop rose to prominence. Place the following blaxploitation films in chronological order of their releases.

Sweet Sweet back's Baadasssss Song > Shaft > Superfly

While Tower of Power released their own albums, their horn section also provided backing instrumentals to popular artists such as:

The Rolling Stones Rod Stewart Elton John

While the punk scene of the UK was mostly ignored in the United States, there were several underground groups that influenced the start of punk in the United States. Which American bands influenced punk?

The Stooges MC5 The Velvet Underground

The "new traditionalism" movement of the 1980s wanted to return rock to its roots. What artist was initially lumped into new wave but then embraced the new traditionalist approach?

Tom Petty

Match the musical attribute with the correct section for the Go-Go's "We Got the Beat."

Verse = based on a one-measure drum pattern Chorus = harmonically active Solo/Interlude = "surf style" with key change

After the Beatles disbanded, Paul McCartney formed what rock band that enjoyed commercial success in the 1970s?

Wings

What characteristics apply to the "after-chorus" in Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On"?

akin to an interlude vocal improvisation

Musical characteristics of "Everyone Wants to Rule the World" Tears of Fear

arpeggios changing bass line

Select all the instruments you hear in this audio clip of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On."

backing vocals congas vibraphone

What musical characteristics are heard on Prince's "1999"?

backing vocals extended chorus contrasting verse-chorus

What musical features apply to this clip of Patti Smith's "Gloria"?

backing vocals verse section

This clip contains ___ sections. At the start of the clip, the ___ provides harmonic movement.

bridge and chorus bass guitar

Parliament's "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)" has two ___ , and, much like disco music, it uses synthesized ___

choruses & strings

What are the unique aspects of the bridge section in Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time"?

classical references meter change

In "More Than a Feeling," a contrasting verse-chorus form is repeated to form a larger structure, a ___

compound AABA form

What musical characteristics apply to Madonna's "Like a Virgin"?

compound AABA form verse in two parts

"Get Up, Stand Up" by the Wailers has what musical attributes?

consistent drum and bass groove throughout emphasis on upbeats lyrics that are political in nature

In Sly and the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)," the bass groove and harmonies are consistent throughout. What are two musical attributes that contrast with the groove and hold the listener's interest?

contrasting verse & instrumental interludes

What musical characteristics apply to "Pump it Up," by Elvis Costello and the Attractions?

contrasting verse-chorus form instrumental hook

What musical characteristics apply to Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer"?

contrasting verse-chorus form two-part form with improvisation

As record companies drove decisions in rock, a unification of style took place, with some critics calling the music ___ rock.

corporate

In addition to themes of Black power and sermon-like lyrics, James Brown's songs sometimes addressed issues of ___

drug addiction

Combining synth-pop with a must-see surrealist music video, this band charted well in the UK and the US.

eurythmics

Michael Jackson capitalized on the visual medium provided by the new video age. What aspects of Jackson's videos and his performances in them were unique and engaging?

extended videos the Moonwalk a white glove

What musical attributes apply to the song form of Peter Frampton's "Show Me the Way (Live)"?

false ending contrasting verse-chorus form

Earth, Wind, and Fire's "Shining Star" features a ___ groove, with vocal ___ and horn ___.

funk, harmonies, & solos

Rock artists of the 1970s such as Foreigner and Boston used innovations in instrumentation to merge the progressive rock style with radio-friendly songs. In addition to the core instruments of blues-based rock, what other instruments and techniques were featured?

harmonized guitars synthesizers

Listen to the following section of Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" and select the musical characteristics that apply.

horns & backing vocals

What musical characteristics apply to U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)."

introduction and coda simple verse-chorus form

What were musical characteristics that defined the "Philadelphia Sound," as created by Gamble and Huff?

lyrical vocals driving rhythm section elegant string arrangements

Match the musical characteristics and facts with the appropriate bands: Parliament

more commercial & performed in the style of the Temptations

Match the musical characteristics and facts with the appropriate bands: Funkadelic

more experimental & psychedelic rock and soul

The Police represented several different genres in their playing. Match the genre with the musical characteristic as heard in their music.

poetic lyrics and sense of agitation = rock complex rhythms = reggae hard-driving guitar = punk

Janet Jackson became a hugely successful crossover artist in the mid-to-late 1980s. What genres and styles did she successfully perform in?

pop new jack swing rhythm and blues

Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" follows a simple verse-chorus form, but it has a contrasting section called a(n) ___

pre-chorus

The section heard in this excerpt is the ___. It's called this because the lyrics ___ and end with the refrain, "Everybody wants to rule the world."

pre-chorus + refrain change in the pre-chorus

The creators of MTV considered two options for the style and content of the specialty channel, and ultimately decided to focus on ___

promotional videos made by record companies

What were some of the compositional techniques that were unique to disco (versus other contemporaneous genres, like mainstream rock, punk, or New Wave).

repetitive choruses and refrains allusions to classical music

What musical characteristics apply to the Sex Pistol's "Anarchy in the UK"?

simple verse form bridges guitar solos

The Jamaican style "rock steady" was first called what?

ska

What attributes characterize Marvin Gaye's 1971 album What's Goin' On?

social/political commentary concept album crossover singles

What visual and musical elements set the dramatic and scary scene in Michael Jackson's "Thriller"?

special effects repeating bass line spoken interlude

Motown moved to LA in the 1970s and some artists began to demand full control of their works, except ___ , whom Berry Gordy tightly controlled.

the Jackson 5

The club CBGB was home to the New York punk scene. Punk performances first began there with members of the band Television as well as ___.

the Patti Smith Group

Motown adapted to the changes in Black pop, as exemplified by ___ and their hit ___.

the Temptations "I Can't Get Next to You"

Although U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" uses a fairly simple form and metrical structure, contrast and interest are provided through ___ as engineered by producer ___.

varied and repeated guitar riffs Brian Eno

Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" has an unusual and extended song form. Place the following formal units in the order in which they first appear in the song.

verse 1 > refrain (1) > bridge > vamp > central drama

What are musical characteristics unique to the sound of rock group "Rush"?

virtuosic drumming high vocals

Listen to the following clip of "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB featuring The Three Degrees, and select the musical characteristics that apply.

vocal harmonies chorus-like layered vocal buildup

Isaac Hayes's hit "Theme from Shaft" prominently features what musical effect?

wah-wah guitar