MUSIC 1311 Exam 5
What year was the first Grammy awarded in Hip Hop?
1989
Janet Jackson became well known in popular culture first through:
Acting in TV Shows
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was notable for:
All of the Above
Which group discussed in this chapter is most obviously inspired by bands like The Ramones?
Arcade Fire
Which hard bop band leader returned to prominence in the 1980s and helped jump start the careers of musicians like Wynton Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard?
Art Blakey
What artist was partnered with Paul Simon in the early part of his career?
Art Garfunkel
Joshua Redman had tremendous crossover appeal and was a "Jazz Celebrity" in the 1990s. Proof of this is his appearance on which children's cartoon series?
Arthur
What city was considered the hub of the Alternative Rock scene, that included the B-52s and R.E.M.?
Athens, Georgia
(When Doves Cry) What typical rock/pop musical instrument is missing from the following recording?
Bass Guitar
Who of the following were NOT directly involved in the East/West Rap Beef in the 1990s?
Chuck D
Which technology took over as the dominant format in the late 1980s?
Compact Discs
Thelonious Monk is known as being an iconic jazz soloist and _____________.
Composer
Who was mentioned as a major influence to Annie Lennox as a young artist?
David Bowie
Which saxophonist is the stylistic bridge between Lester Young and Charlie Parker?
Dexter Gordon
ProTools, Logic, Cubase, and GarageBand are all examples of:
Digital Audio Workstations
Which of the following refers to the technology that manipulates grooves and allows for looping of data?
Digital Sequencer
(I Will Always Love You) What is notable about the following selection?
Dolly Parton wrote the song and makes all of the royalties from this selection.
Of the following, which member of N.W.A. is as well known for producing as well as rapping?
Dr. Dre
The Linn LM-1 is what specific type of a machine?
Drum Machine
(Run D.M.C - Rock Box) As you hit the button to play this clip, what instrument is prominently featured that was mentioned as a major influence for Darryl McDaniels (DMC)?
Electric Guitar
As mentioned in the lecture, what movie musical role did Madonna perform in that, through voice training, greatly expanded her strength and range?
Evita
What unusual place did Travis Scott perform a concert in summer 2020?
Fortnite Video Game
What pop group was Peter Gabriel a part of before he went solo?
Genesis
Which genre refers to an extreme variation of punk pioneered during the 1980s by bands like the Dead Kennedys, the Germs, Black Flag, X, and the ******** Surfers featuring riff-based songs played at fast tempos?
Hardcore
What was the reasoning behind some of the pushback to Paul Simon's Graceland album?
He recorded in South Africa during Apartheid, seemingly giving support to a racist class system.
Dexter Gordon's return to the U.S. was documented themed and documented in a recording called ____________.
Homecoming
In which nation did a riot over Metallica tickets bring about a ban on live rock concerts for three years?
Indonesia
(PSY - GANGNAM STYLE(강남스타일) M/V) What was the major significance of the following selection?
It caused the recording industry to consider video views, along with sales, to determine a song's popularity.
Pandora was different from other streaming platforms in that:
It functioned like a radio station, playing your favorite artist once in a while.
(Duran Duran - Hungry like the Wolf) What was special about this video, as mentioned in the lecture?
It helped bring a movie-type atmosphere to pop songs.
Which statement about the album Document is true?
It was R.E.M.'s first Top 10 album.
What was particularly important about Taylor Swift's album 1989?
It was Swift's official "break" with country music.
Where did Wynton Marsalis go to college?
Julliard
Which of the Young Lions started their career working with Jazz legends Woody Shaw and Miles Davis?
Kenny Garrett
(Lady - Kenny Rogers) What 1980s pop artist WROTE this selection?
Lionel Richie
What concert was mentioned in the lecture as being one of the first to involve Satellite Technology in a worldwide setting?
Live Aid
What part of the music industry has suffered the most from the issues with the Coronavirus?
Live Music Concerts and Venues
What event in 1988 was an important milestone in the development of hip-hop as a mainstream art form?
MTV's newly-launched show, Yo! MTV Raps.
Which musical device did Sonny Rollins become known for in his improvisations?
Motifs
Michael Jackson received a lot of his early musical education through his connections to:
Motown Records
Which of the Young Lions sparked a conversation in the mid 2010s about the labels we have in music and what jazz actually means?
Nicholas Payton
(Madonna - Like A Virgin) As mentioned in the lecture, what person (and former member of "Chic") is the producer for this particular song and album (of the same name)?
Nile Rodgers
Which of the following were NOT listed as members of the Recording Industry?
None of the Above
What makes Adele's career path different from her contemporaries?
Other artists generate more income from concerts than record or song sales.
(Shake Your Rump) One of the musical and lyrical ideas that the Beastie Boys mastered that is performed in the first 15 seconds of the following selection is referred to as the __________________ style.
Pass the Mic
(Tina Turner- River Deep, Mountain High (Live in London) As mentioned in the lecture, who was the other major collaborator on this particular song?
Phil Spector
What genre did the Beastie Boys start out in (with limited success)?
Punk
As mentioned in the lecture, what group's music was used without their permission on Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby"?
Queen
Which of the following folks produced the first 3 Michael Jackson solo albums (Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad)?
Quincy Jones
Queen Latifah's "U.N.I.T.Y." was a reaction to:
Rampant sexism in Hip Hop lyrics
What was the major issue with MTV in the early years, as specified in the lecture?
Rarely played African American artists.
Which of the following artists was NOT part of the Latin American Music Scene in the 1980s and 1990s?
Ray Barreto
(Night Of The Living Baseheads) What lyrical aspect, as mentioned in the lecture, was pioneered by Eric B. and Rakim, became more fully showcased by Public Enemy, and is displayed in the following clip?
Rhyme schemes that can fall on any part of the beat, at any time, and can be tripled or quadrupled
What President famously used "Born in the U.S.A." against the will of Bruce Springsteen?
Ronald Reagan
Dexter Gordon received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of a Jazz musician in which film?
Round Midnight
Which Young Lion was originally from Texas, and received significant help from Wynton Marsalis early in his career?
Roy Hargrove
Music referred to as "grunge" tends to refer to the location of _____________ and centers most often around the music of ___________________.
Seattle; Nirvana
Which statement about Ani DiFranco's life and career is NOT true?
She began performing publicly at age nineteen.
(Rhythm Is Rhythm - Strings Of Life - 1987) When the following clip starts, what instrument is used to propel the music forward to the next section?
Snare Drum
(The Message (feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee) The following recording was mentioned as one of the first to incorporate _____________ into Hip Hop?
Social Realism and Serious Issues
David Foster and Diane Warren have done well in the music industry due to their primary role as:
Songwriters
Which record label did musicians who relocated in Europe frequently record on?
Steeple Chase
Prince's ability to play a large variety of instruments and write and produce his own records harkens back to what artist covered in the previous decade?
Stevie Wonder
The primary genre of Latin American music that makes up much of Selena's musical output was:
Tejano
Which of the Young Lions would also establish himself as a composer, specifically writing film scores for Spike Lee's films in the 1990s and 2000s?
Terence Blancard
What group was Lauryn Hill a member of before going solo?
The Fugees
When you press the button to play the following clip, what is the name of the dance maneuver that is being broadcast to a large audience for the first time?
The Moonwalk
What was mentioned as an unusual element to the success of the Van Halen song "Jump"?
The extended use of synthesizers
Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "The fact that Macklemore and Lewis's album Blonde won the Grammy for best rap album in 2014 caused controversy because of the highly lauded debut album of Kendrick Lamar."
The statement is false because the album in question was The Heist, not Blonde.
Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton, which is saturated with images of sex and violence, was intended to establish a distinctive West Coast identity within hip-hop."
The statement is true.
Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Shawn Fanning's creation of Napster, an Internet-based musical file-sharing program, prompted legal action by the Recording Industry Association of America that eventually resulted in a forced shutdown of Napster."
The statement is true.
Which of the following is currently the MOST LIKELY WAY that artists make money as musicians, particularly those who have been performing for decades?
Touring
Which of the following were NOT accomplishments in Tina Turner's career?
Wrote lots of songs with songwriting partner Bernie Taupin
Beyonce's smash hit "Single Ladies" was a YouTube sensation, with over 500 billion hits to date.
false
In the early 1980s, a new subtype of dance music called "house music" was developing in Miami.
false
Norwegian producer and songwriter Tom Lagergren, who uses the nom de plume Hakuna, created a global fan base in less than a year.
false
Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio once bemoaned the band's string of number one hit singles as the reason for their eventual breakup.
false
South Korean pop star PSY scored a massive international hit with "Gangnam Style" thanks to the popular sharing feature of Twitter.
false
Which bridge did Sonny Rollins famously retreat to during his "bridge years" of the late 1950s and 1960s?
the Brooklyn Bridge/Williamsburg Bridge
Which of the following was the FIRST STEP to getting us towards streaming as the dominant form of music consumption?
the MP3
Groups like BMI, SESAC, and ASCAP are important in the music industry because:
they act as financial intermediaries between the artist and those who use their music
Bluegrass artists Ralph Stanley and Alison Krauss are both featured on the soundtrack of O Brother Where Art Thou.
true
Country artists George Strait, Toby Keith, and Alan Jackson did not make use of the traditional "hillbilly" yodeling in their music.
true
Creed promoted themselves as a rock band that dealt with Christian themes, rather than strictly a "Christian Rock" band.
true
