Ch.14 1990-1999, Widening Gaps

Who was the target of VH-1?

Baby boomers

Jagged Little Pill represents the debut album for Sarah McLachlan

False

Death Row Records was owned by:

Suge Knight

"Detroit house" music is generally referred to as:

Techno

All of the following were albums of the Beastie Boys EXCEPT:

The Score

Justin Timberlake was a member of which of the following bands?

*NSYNC

The song "You Oughta Know" references which personal experience?

Angry frustration after a romantic breakup

The album Mi Reflejo was a hit for which singer?

Christina Aguilera

All of the following are true regarding roots rockers EXCEPT they:

Continued the punk attitude of going against the status quo

All of the following represent stylistic elements of the Dave Matthews Band EXCEPT:

Country

Who of the following produced Eminem's breakthrough album The Slim Shady?

Dr. Dre

Who began his career after winning a 1997 freestyle rap competition in Los Angeles?

Eminem

"Tears in Heaven" was a hit song for which celebrated rock musician?

Eric Clapton

Experts claimed that the digital sound of CDs was inferior to the analog sound of records or tapes.

False

Notorious B.I.G. was a prominent figure in the West Coast faction of hip-hop.

False

The two most important boy bands during the late 1990s were the Backstreet Boys and Boyz II Men.

False

The concept of Pop-Up Video included:

Featuring videos with little on-screen factoids about music and artists

The New York approach to dance music is often called:

Garage

The music of Boyz II Men strongly featured:

Harmonized vocal arrangements

Classic-rock radio succeeded because:

It appealed to the same people buying CD reissues

Which individual sold album-oriented rock formats as prepackaged products?

Lee Abrams

All of the following are considered benefits of the compact disc format EXCEPT the:

Longevity of a CD

Who managed the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC?

Lou Pearlman

Larry Levan established himself in which New York-based club?

Paradise Garage

Which electronic dance album was licensed for use in commercials and movie soundtracks?

Play

The East Coast faction of gangsta rap was led by:

Puff Daddy

Who produced the PBS series The History of Rock 'n' Roll?

Quincy Jones

The year 1988 was referred to by some as the "second summer of love" because:

Rave parties fused trippy music and altered states of consciousness

Which of the following groups was led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Billy Corgan?

Smashing Pumpkins

The heroes of the 1990s jam bands were primarily the Grateful Dead and:

The Allman Brothers

Which of the following groups from rock's past did NOT experience success in the 1990s?

The Yardbirds

All of the following are examples of jam bands EXCEPT:

Third Eye Blind

Which classically trained female singer-songwriter reflects those influences in her music?

Tori Amos

Both Hootie and the Blowfish and Counting Crows made prominent references to Bob Dylan in their hit songs during the 1990s.

True

CDs were marketed to last forever with no appreciable degradation in audio fidelity.

True

In the late 1990s, the boom in Spanish pop was led by Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca."

True

Most hip-hop in the 1990s was extremely popular with white suburban teenagers.

True

The mainstream success of electronic dance music in America was driven primarily by album sales rather than singles.

True

Widespread Panic had a lot in common musically and culturally with the Allman Brothers

True

How did P.Diddy begin his career in the music industry?

Working A&R for Uptown Records