History of Rock 8 & 9

Which does not fit with the other three: "Candle in the Wind" "Let's Dance" "Space Oddity" "Fame"

"Candle in the Wind"

Name two important documents of the 1960s and 1970s that the Band was involved in:

- "The Last Waltz" film of a concert on Thanksgiving Day when they toured for the last time. - The Basement Tapes: informal recording sessions with Bob Dylan in their pink house

What style of music is YEs?

Art Rock

Members of this group later played in Poco, Loggins and Messina, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Buffalo Springfield

Who sings "Mr. Tambourine Man"?

The Byrds

Who's album is "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"?

The Byrds

Which does not correspond with the other three: Atom Heart Mother Animals The Wall The Yes Album

The Yes Album

Which was NOT an event from 1969 that signaled a loss of innocence?

The assassination of Robert Kennedy

Which song by the Byrds was blacklisted by many radio stations for using the word "high"? Why?

"Eight Miles High" - drug reference

This album painted a dark picture of the hedonistic lifestyle:

"Hotel California"

This Byrds album was pioneering in the country/rock field: Fifth Dimension Back to Bakersfield Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Notorious Byrd Brothers

"Sweetheart of the Rodeo"

This album was on the charts for more than 14 years

"The Dark Side of the Moon"

This song became a hit after a rock rhythm section was added:

"The Sounds of Silence"

What are some common characteristics of the music of the singer/songwriters that emerged in the 1970s?

- wrote about themselves (emotional struggles) - female voice of independence and roles in the workplace - soothing (pianos and acoustic guitars)

Who sings "For What It's Worth"?

Buffalo Springfield

This artist's father was a publishing company mogul.

Carly Simon

Which one of these artists was born in the U.S.A.: Joni Mitchell Van Morrison Carly Simon Neil Young

Carly Simon

Who sings "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"?

Carly Simon

He was a session musician who had worked with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Eric Clapton:

Duane Allman

This artist's early career was plagued by drug addiction and mental illness

James Taylor

Who sang "Free Bird"?

Lynyrd Skynyd

Who sings "Hey Schoolgirl"?

Simon and Garfunkel

Who invented fretboard tapping?

Van Halen

The Last Waltz was

a film featuring The Band

What were the three style phases of the Byrds and the important contributors to each?

*electric - signed with Columbia Records and changed name to Byrds *folk rock style - after group recorded their innovative cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" *psychedelic sound - released "Fifth Dimension" (album) with 12 string guitar solo in song: "Eight Miles High"

What style of music are the Byrds?

Folk Rock

Who's fan base is the kiss army?

Kiss

What style of music is Carly Simon?

Singer/Songwriter

What style of music is Lynyrd Skynyd?

Southern Rock

Who sings "Gloria" and "Brown Eyed Girl"?

Van Morrison

Name three important characteristics of Crosby, Stills and Nash & Young.

- 4 part harmonies - song "Deja Vu" written by each of the members has a wide variety of influences including folk, rock, country, and pop - wrote song for Kent State massacre "Ohio"

What are some of the reasons that rock began to fragment in the 1970s?

- Beatles broke up - more generations of audiences - radio and record industries - many different forms of expression accepted with rock context

Describe the culture of the record industry in the 1970s:

- have to get profit, no taking risks on bands that won't profit for sure - era for greed

The Allman Brothers were not the prototypical Southern rock band. What made them different?

- legendary onstage jamming - songs lasted 30 minutes - unique combination of blues, boogie, R&B, country and jazz

Which year was the most important year in the birth of folk rock?

1965

Willy the Heavy Metal Kid was

A character in a novel

Who sings "Toys in the Attic" with the single "Walk This Way"?

Aerosmith

What style of music is King Crimson?

Art Rock

What style of music is Pink Floyd?

Art Rock

Who sings "Iron Man"?

Black Sabbath

Who sings the album "Tapestry"?

Carole King

What style of music are the Eagles?

Corporate Rock

What style of music is Gram Parsons?

Country Rock

This band was led by the Fogarty brothers

Creedence Clearwater Revival

What band sings has 5 #2 hits including "Proud Mary" and "Fortunate Son"

Creedence Clearwater Revival

This supergroup included members who were all excellent singers and composers:

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Who's album is "Deja Vu" and has the song "Ohio"

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Who invented Ziggy Stardust?

David Bowie

Who sings "Smoke on the Water" on album Machine Head?

Deep Purple

This Byrds record was blacklisted by many radio stations for supposed drug references:

Eight Miles High

Who sang "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral?

Elton John

The Mamas and the Papas broke up after Mama Cass died of a heart attack

False

What band sings the album Rumours?

Fleetwood Mac

What style of music are Buffalo Springfield?

Folk Rock

What style of music are Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?

Folk Rock

What style of music are Simon and Garfunkel?

Folk Rock

What style of music are The Mama's and the Papas?

Folk Rock

His admission to the Byrds led them in a more country-oriented direction

Gram Parsons

This artist played in the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers.

Gram Parsons

Who formed the International Submarine Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers and wrote "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"?

Gram Parsons

What style of music is Aerosmith?

Heavy Metal

What style of music is Black Sabbath?

Heavy Metal

What style of music is Deep Purple?

Heavy Metal

What style of music is Kiss

Heavy Metal

What style of music is Led Zepplin?

Heavy Metal

What style of music is Queen?

Heavy Metal

Who sings the album "Sweet Baby James" with his most famous song: ________?

James Taylor; "Fire and Rain"

She first received attention when visiting artists heard her sing her songs while passing through Detroit:

Joni Mitchell

Who sings "Big Yellow Taxi" and what album is this on?

Joni Mitchell; Blue

Who sings "You've Got Another Thing Coming"?

Judas Priest

This band was characterized as what Hendrix would sound like if he played Bartok:

King Crimson

Who sings "In the Court of the Crimson King"?

King Crimson

Describe the significance of Laurel Canyon and other landmarks of the LA scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Laurel Canyon was a place in LA that folk artists lived. The significance of this was they performed at a night club called Troubadour.

Who sings "Whole Lotta Love" and is also from the Yardbirds?

Led Zeppelin

Who sang "Sweet Home Alabama" on the album Street Survivors?

Lynyrd Skynyd

Who sings the album "Dark Side of the Moon"?

Pink Floyd

Who's song is "Money" in 7 time?

Pink Floyd

Who's album is Night at the Opera with the songs "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Under Pressure"?

Queen

He was an early electronic music pioneer:

Robert Moog

Future members of this group appeared on American Bandstand in 1957 to perform their song "Hey Schoolgirl"

Simon and Garfunkel

This group's music was included on the soundtrack LP to the movie The Graduate:

Simon and Garfunkel

"Wednesday Morning, Three A.M" was:

Simon and Garfunkel's first album

Who sings the album "Wednesday Morning, Three AM" and what song is on that?

Simon and Garfunkel; Sound of Silence

What style of music is Carole King?

Singer/Songwriter

What style of music is James Taylor?

Singer/Songwriter

What style of music is Van Morrison?

Singer/Songwriter

what style of music is Joni Mitchell?

Singer/Songwriter

Band with brother Duane and Greg?

The Allman Brothers Band

This band had two lead guitarists and two drummers:

The Allman Brothers Band

Who sang the album "A Fillmore East" with the songs " Whipping Post" and "Statesboro Blues"?

The Allman Brothers Band

This groups sound was an eclectic mix of blues, folk, country, classical, and rock:

The Band

What band had "The Basement Tapes" and Music From Big Pink?

The Band

This group had the first certified platinum album

The Eagles

Who sang "Take It Easy"?

The Eagles

Who sings "Hotel California"

The Eagles

The song "Ohio" is about

The Kent State massacre

Who sings "California Dreaming"?

The Mamas and the Papas

He wrote the rock anthem "Gloria":

Van Morrison

Which artist is NOT associated with the beginnings of country rock? Rick Nelson Van Morrison Bob Dylan the Hawks

Van Morrison

Which is true: James Taylor and Carly Simon

Were married for a short time

The Band's last concert was held at:

Winterland Ballroom

Rick Wakeman was the keyboardist in this band

Yes

Which band was most likely to release a concept album:

Yes

Who sings "Owner of a Lonely Heart"?

Yes

Who was Link Wray?

an early electric guitar innovator

Which is NOT true of the record industry in the 1970s: a. consolidation of record labels b. the introduction of the CD fuels sales c. lavish lifestyles d. many best-selling album releases

b. the introduction of the CD fuels sales

Which item does not correspond with the other three: a. Hobbstweedle b. Led Zeppelin c. Black Sabbath d. the Yardbirds

c. Black Sabbath

what style of music is The Band?

country rock

Which is NOT a characteristic of folk rock? a. rich vocal harmonies b. prominence of strumming acoustic guitars with rock rhythm section c. lyric story lines d. solo artists with backup bands

d. solo artists with backup bands

The order of the Byrds stylistic changes

folk rock/psychedelic/country rock

"Born to Be Wild" is significant because:

it contained the first musical reference to the term heavy metal

Early synthesizer that used tape loops to reproduce the sound of symphonic instruments:

mellotron

Led Zeppelin's relationship with the rock press is best described as:

rocky

What are some differences between country rock and southern rock?

southern rock is louder and harder than country rock

Which did NOT contribute to the stylistic fragmentation of rock music in the 1970s:

the growing popularity of folk rock

The album Music from Big Pink was named after

the house the band members lived in

Three days after this, Lynyrd Skynyrd was involved in a fatal plane crash.

the release of "Street Survivors"

Bridge Over Troubled Water was Simon and Garfunkel's last album

true

The singer/songwriters reflected the 'me first' attitude of the 1970s

true