Chapter 11 rock quiz

Afters Peter Gabriel left Genesis, the band's lead vocals were performed by

Phil Collins

Hall and Oates were heavy influenced by the soul tradition of what city?

Philadelphia

Prince's "1999" was produced by

Prince

Wham! included which singer who later had success as a solo artist?

George Michael

What is the primary instrument in the backing track of Madonna's "Like a Virgin"

Synthesizer

The Playful allusiions to sexuality in the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" evoke what earlier musical style

Hokum blues

artist that released singles and albums while regularly appearing on television series including Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, and Fame

Janet Jackson

AMERICAN FOOL established which artist, known for homespun, midwestern image?

John Mellencamp

Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylen

The Traveling Wilburys

Musicians head on the album THRILLER

Michael Jackson Paul McCartney Eddie Van Halen NOT: Prince

Before becoming a solo pop star, Michael Jackson recorded with the Jackson 5 for what record label

Motown

The lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A" depict a

Vietnam Veteran

Michael Bolton can be most closely associated with what style of music

blue-eyed soul

American record companies were initially hesitant to produce videos for MTV because

cable television was not widely available in the United States in the early 1980s

After their success in the 1980s, U2

continued to perform and remained an important band

in the 1980s, the Rolling Stones

continued to produce hit albums

Huey Lewis and the News

created music with an easy, wholesome sound

in the 1980s, some older progressive rock bands including Yes remained successful by

creating more accessible and radio-friendly songs

MTV's original audience consisted mainly of

midwestern teenagers

The "new traditionalists" used elements of earlier rock music in order to

return rock to what they saw as its core aesthetic values

The Go-Go's were

the first successful all-female new wave band

music video that depicted Cyndi Lauper rebelling against her parents

"Girls Just Wanna to Have Fun"

MTV debuted on August 1, 1981 with which music video?

"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles

Purple Rain was

A film and accompanying soudtrack released by Prince

AC/DC was strongly influenced by

British blues rock

Boy George was part of which group that received exposure on MTV in the 1980s

Culture Club

Before becoming a singer, Madonna was a professional

Dancer

This English band was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler

Dire Straits

Which of the following artists was part of the "second British INvasion" on MTV?

Duran Duran

"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" a number-one hit that was accompanied by a surreal music video

Eurythmics