Music 152

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The song that announced rock music could be art was

"Eleanor Rigby" by the Beatles

Rihanna's sung chorus is part of the success of

"Love the Way you lie"

The song that became the anthem of the 1990s was

"Smells like teen spirit"

CDs, MIDI and sequencers are digital technologies that emerged in the

1980s

"32 Flavors" was recorded by

Ani Di Franco

The independent artist who started their own record label and has had continued success with it is

Ani DiFranco

"The Girl from Ipanema" was written by

Antonio Carlos Jobim

The instrument featured in "All I Want" is the

Appalachian dulcimer

The founder of Motown records is

Berry Gordy

"Rock Around the Clock" was recorded by

Bill Haley and His Comets

The artist whose lyrics and singing style transformed popular music forever is

Bob Dylan

The blend of West Coast jazz and Brazilian rhythms is called

Bossa Nova

The style of "The Girl from Ipanema" is

Bossa Nova

The producer that enhanced U2s music while preserving their distinctive sound was

Brian Eno

The style of "9 to 5" is

Country Pop

The artist most associated with Glam Rock or Glitter Rock is

David Bowie

The artist most responsible for introducing black music to white America is

Elvis Presley

"A Hard Day's Night" begins the way most songs do.

False

"All I Want" is an example of the Philadelphia sound

False

"Jailhouse Rock" was recorded by Buddy Holly.

False

"Respect" was recorded by James Brown

False

"Sign O' The Times" is a typical formulaic pop song

False

"The Twist" was not an important song

False

Bob Dylan's fans easily accepted his switch to electric guitar

False

Jimi Hendrix was mainly known for his songwriting

False

Ray Charles primarily recorded country music.

False

Ska was developed in Puerto Rico

False

The Beatles style remained the same throughout their career

False

The most important aspect of Electronica is the vocals

False

The music of Earth, Wind and Fire was fusion of reggae and rock

False

The style of "Born in the USA" is grunge.

False

The style of music that came into popular music through jazz but eventually came to identify a particularly rhythmic strain of black music is

Funk

The style of "California Love" is

Gangsta Rap

The mastermind behind the bands Parliament and Funkadelic was

George Clinton

The passionate, raw, powerful blues-based female singer to emerge from San Francisco in the 1960s was

Janis Joplin

The singer-songwriter best known for expanding the lyrical world of confessional songwriting is

Joni Mitchell

The rock producer(s) that developed the Coaster was

Leiber and Stoller

The industry standard that allows electronic instruments to communicate with one another and a computer is called

MIDI

The formula of combining a simple, catchy melody with trendy sounds and rhythms and skillful production can be said about the music of:

Madonna

The Motown classic "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" was recorded by

Marvin Gaye

"Southside" was recorded by

Moby

The style of "Come See About Me" is

Motown

Elements of funk, punk, hard rock, disco, black and white pop and more can be heard in the music of

Prince

The music of Patti Smith is

Punk

The producer who worked with Michael Jackson on his most successful albums was

Quincy Jones

The band that brought alternative music into the mainstream was

REM

"The Harder They Come" is an example of

Reggae

The accordian and the bajo sexto are the 2 most characteristic instruments of

Tejano music

The rise of Country Rock music was led by

The Eagles

The O'Jays music is an example of

The Philadelphia sound

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" was recorded by

The Shirelles

The most popular female group of the 1960s were

The Supremes

"I Get Around" was recorded by

The beach boys

"God Save the Queen" was written and recorded by

The sex pistols

"No Me Dejes de Querer" is an example of

Tropical Latin music

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" begins with a memorable guitar riff

True

"1 Million Bottlebags" was recorded by Public Enemy

True

"California Love" features a very melodic chorus

True

"Jailhouse Rock" uses stop-time in the verses

True

"Paranoid Android" demands the listener to engage with the song in more than a casual way

True

"The Harder They Come" was recorded by Jimmy Cliff

True

"The Message" makes a strong political statement

True

"Y.M.C.A" was the biggest hit for The Village People and was quintessential disco

True

Among the major influences on Punk in New York were The Velvet Underground and the New York Dolls

True

Aretha Franklin's vocal style is a blend of gospel and blues

True

Berry Gordy's goal was to create the first black pop style to appeal to both black and white audiences.

True

Break dancing, rap and graffiti are all part of Hip-Hop culture

True

Donna Summer was an exception to the fact that singers were relatively unimportant and interchangeable on Disco records

True

Eddie van Halen raised the bar for guitarists with his breathtaking virtuosity

True

George Martin produced the Beatles

True

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller were among the first to elevate record production to an art

True

Jimmy Page was the guitarist of Led Zeppelin

True

Little Richard's performance style influenced Mick Jagger, Elton John, David Bowie and many others

True

More than any other artist, Ray Charles was responsible for the synthesis of blues and gospel.

True

Rap crossed over to the mainstream with Run D.M.C.'s version of "Walk This Way"

True

Rap+Melody equals crossover success

True

Singers like Grace Slick and Janis Joplin redefined the role of women in rock

True

Stevie Wonder was one of the first musicians to develop a sound based almost completely on synthesizers

True

The audio CD was introduced in the 1980s.

True

The best known Afropop singers are Youssou N'Dour and Angelique Kidjo

True

The best selling recording artist and one of the top live acts of the 1970s was Elton John

True

The edge of punk, strong bass lines of funk, distorted guitar sounds of hard rock, and rap-like vocals describes the music of The Red Hot Chili Peppers

True

The music video is an essential component of pop success

True

The practice of accepting some sort of bribery in exchange for guaranteed radio airplay is called payola

True

The pursuit of studio perfection is just one of the qualities that distinguishes the music of Steely Dan

True

The talking Heads were considered to be a New Wave band

True

The ultimate folk rock band, in whose songs the power of the words is matched by the power of the music is

U2

The umbrella term used to describe a large family of rock-related, punk inspired styles is

alternative

The first significant electronic style to emerge in popular music was

ambient music

In the 1960s the term "soul" was used to describe

black popular music

The steady thud of a bass drum on every beat and multiple layers of synthesized percussion sounds describes

disco

The style of "Young Blood" is

doo-wop

The umbrella term for a large variety of styles including house, techno and trance is called

electronica

"The Message" presents an upbeat view of life in the ghetto

false

1980s Heavy Metal music used much less distortion and added more vocal sections

false

In 1980s pop, synthesizers lost their appeal and were infrequently used

false

The Rolling Stones music was mainly influenced by Surf music

false

The music video to "Thriller" played little part in its success

false

Nirvana's particular brand of alternative music came to be called

grunge

A drum pattern or bass line that gets repeated and combined with other sounds to form the background of a song is called a

loop

"Young Blood" is sung by a

male vocal group

A group of songs connected by musical interludes is a

medley

The lyrics of "Born in the USA"

paint a brutal portrait of a vietnam war veteran

"toasting" is a direct forerunner of

rap

The emphasis of "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" is on the

rhythm

Taylor Swift's music has much in common with

singer-songwriters of the early 1970s

The style of music associated with southern California is

surf music

Most of the sounds of the 1970s came from the

synthesizer

The instrument that represented cutting edge technology in the 1970s and is still popular today was the

synthesizer

The most obvious consequence of music videos and MTV was

the increased emphasis on the look of an act to be a factor for success

The defiance of Nashville's calculated commercialism in the early 1970s led to

the outlaw movement

"Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes" feature Ladysmith Black Mambazo

true

Flaco Jimenez plays the accordian

true

House music and Techno emerged in the 1980s

true

Linda Rondstadt sang on "El Puente Roto"

true

Malcolm McLaren formed and managed the Sex Pistol but did not play in the band

true

Punk songs were typically short, loud, fast, and raw sounding

true

Sly and the family Stone played the key role in the transition from Soul to Funk

true

The most political of the rap acts to emerge during the 1980s was Public Enemy

true

The song responsible for Metallica's radio success made few concessions to mainstream rock in lyrics, music or lengh

true

Toasting is a direct forerunner of rap

true

The form of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" is

verse/chorus

The form of "Johnny B. Goode" is

verse/chorus

One of the distinctive qualities of "I Get Around" is the

vocal sound and vocal arrangement

The instrumentation of Eleanor Rigby is

vocals and strings


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