Music FINAL REVIEW 2!!!!
All of the following bands were active in the London psychedelic scene
Pink Floyd. Soft Machine. Tomorrow. NOT The Band
What is the album award designation for the sale of one million units?
Platinum
Six functions of the Transport Control
Play, stop, pause, rewind, fast-forward, record
Which act blended new wave and reggae during the 1970s?
Police
What songwriting team wrote hits for many of Stax's recording artists?
Porter and Hayes
Prince's "1999" was produced by
Prince
What prolific artist during the 1980s wrote, produced, and performed all his or her own music?
Prince
Who became a star in the pop world after the 1982 release of his album 1999, featuring the singles "1999" and "Little Red Corvette"? Michael Jackson Prince Peter Gabriel XIncorrect choiceJoe Jackson
Prince
In 1948, WDIA in Memphis became one of the first radio stations to
Program music and advertising for the local black community
The band King Crimson is best known for what style of rock?
Progressive rock
What was the group led by Chuck D and Flavor Flav?
Public Enemy
Which act released "Don't Believe the Hype" in 1988?
Public Enemy
Which of the following statements is true of punk music in the 1970s?
Punk was based on a "do-it-yourself" aesthetic
Which of the following statements is true of punk music in the 1970s?
Punk was based on a "do-it-yourself" aesthetic.
Led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, this band combined elements of progressive rock and glam rock.
Queen
Which group, led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, combined elements of progressive rock and glam rock?
Queen
The phrases of a 12 bar blues often follow what pattern
Question question answer
Which of the following bands emerged from the Los Angeles heavy metal scene?
Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ratt
Athens, Georgia, was the home of this "college rock" band:
R.E.M.
Which band recorded "The One I Love" in 1987?
R.E.M.
Sam Phillips sold Elvis's contract to which record company?
RCA
Sam Phillips sold Elvis's contract to
RCA.
The song "Airbag" was released on OK Computer by which band?
Radiohead
Which producer made some of the first recordings of "hillbilly music"?
Ralph Peer
Which prominent record producer traveled the South and recorded many of the earliest country music performers?
Ralph Peer
Who was the record producer who traveled the South and recorded many of the earliest country music performers?
Ralph Peer
Which artist(s) did NOT release a mega-album during the late 1970s?
Ramones
Which of the following artists did NOT release a major hit album during the late 1970s?
Ramones
Which film is a classic portrayal of a tragically misunderstood teenager?
Rebel without a Cause
Which is NOT true of mainstream rock in the late 1970s?
Record companies became less conservative, taking chances on a wide variety of bands
"Give It Away" appeared on the 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik by what band?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Compressor
Reduces the loud parts of a radio signal above a certain threshold
What style is present in the introduction to "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
Reggae
During the 1980s, former members of Yes and Genesis:
Released music in a more accessible pop style
A verse is a section of song with
Repeating music and nonrepeating lyrics
The name "Tears for Fears":
Represented the group's penchant for serious topics and scream therapy
Modern metal group System of a Down sometimes incorporates rapped lyrics, and their albums have been produced by Run-DMC's producer who originally brought rap and rock together in the 1980s. Who is this producer?
Rick Rubin
Rap-rock group Limp Bizkit worked with this producer, who also produced the Run-DMC records that brought rock and rap together.
Rick Rubin
Which star of the radio and television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet recorded twenty-six Top 40 singles?
Ricky Nelson
his star of the radio and television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet recorded twenty-six Top 40 singles.
Ricky Nelson
This delta rural blues musician of the 1930s was influential on rock music later
Robert Johnson
Which performer is associated with rural (Delta) blues?
Robert Johnson
Blackboard Jungle used
Rock Around the Clock
Ex. 4 (That's All Right, Elvis Presley) is the genre
Rockabilly
What sort of guitar style appears at the end of the chorus in "My Best Friend's Girl"
Rockabilly
Match the artists with their genres: Elvis Presley, The Platters, ? ? Doo Wap, Rockabilly, Blues, ?
Rockabilly- Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly Blues- Big Turner Joe, Doo Wap- The Platters, Orioles Country- Jimmie Rodgers
Which of these British groups was best known in the United States during the psychedelic era?
Rolling Stones
His recording of "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)" demonstrates which singer's characteristic falsetto voice?
Roy Orbison
Which act released "Rock Box" in 1984?
Run-DMC
Match each artist with the appropriate genre. Rush Billy Joel The Clash The Ramones Nirvana The Police Bruce Springsteen The Cars Metallica Motley Crue Sugarhill Gang NWA Speed Metal Glam Metal British Punk Grunge Progressive Rock Singer-Songwiriter Gangsta Rap British New Wave American New Wave New Traditionalist Early Rap/Hip-Hop American Punk
Rush- Progressive Rock Billy Joel- Singer-Songwiriter The Clash- British Punk The Ramones- American Punk Nirvana- Grunge The Police- British New Wave Bruce Springsteen- New Traditionalist The Cars- American New Wave Metallica- Speed Metal Motley Crue- Glam Metal Sugarhill Gang- Early Rap/Hip-Hop NWA- Gangsta Rap
Who founded Def Jam Records?
Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin
Singers were technically more polished with Atlantic Records
Ruth Brown Big Joe Turner Clyde McPhatter Ray Charles
This person first "discovered" Elvis
Sam Phillips
Which vocal duo was loaned by Atlantic Records to Stax, where they recorded "You Don't Know Like I Know" and "Hold On, I'm Comin' "?
Sam and Dave
Which vocal duo was loaned by Atlantic Records to Stax, where they recorded "You Don't Know Like I Know" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'"?
Sam and Dave
Haight-Ashbury is a neighborhood in what city?
San Francisco
The Grateful Dead were at the center of the psychedelic music scene of what city?
San Francisco
Where was the group Sly and the Family Stone formed?
San Francisco
Haight-Ashbury is a neighborhood in
San Francisco.
Sly and the Family Stone formed in
San Francisco.
This band blended Latin rhythms with blues-influenced improvisation in songs like "Evil Ways" and "Oye Como Va."
Santana
Which band blended Latin rhythms with blues-influenced improvisation in songs like "Evil Ways" and "Oye Como Va"?
Santana
Which of the following singer-songwriters was an organizer of the festival Lilith Fair?
Sarah McLachlan
What film helped to bring disco music into the mainstream in 1977?
Saturday Night Fever
How does a scholarly approach to rock's history differ from general interest or media accounts of the subject?
Scholarly sources attempt to provide a balanced and fair account of rock.
The funk band known as the Average White Band was from
Scotland.
Many Tinpan Alley songs are in which format
Sectional verse chorus
Solo Button
Selecting different tracks to play by themselves while muting the rest
I/O settings
Settings for the source of the audio, and where the audio is going to go
Isaac Hayes wrote music for which film?
Shaft
What is Christina Aguilera known for?
She topped both the Billboard and the Latin music charts.
Before releasing several successful albums beginning with Tuesday Night Music Club, this singer worked as a backing vocalist.
Sheryl Crow
Which singer worked as a backing vocalist before releasing several successful albums beginning with Tuesday Night Music Club?
Sheryl Crow
A song that employees only versus is called what
Simple Verse Form
Rocket 88 is an example of which formal type
Simple Verse form
Who was the subject of the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man?
Sixto Rodriguez
This British style of pop music was influential on John Lennon and Jimmy Page among others
Skiffle
What band had a number-one hit in 1970 with "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"?
Sly and the Family Stone
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Corgan led this Chicago-based band that blended elements of progressive rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal.
Smashing Pumpkins
What was the Chicago-based band that blended elements of progressive rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal under the lead of guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Corgan?
Smashing Pumpkins
Instead of releasing the album SMiLE, the Beach Boys released
Smiley Smile.
Ex. 12 Title
Smoke On The Water, Deep Purple
Which lead singer of the group the Miracles took on many songwriting and production duties at Motown Records?
Smokey Robinson
Match each person with what they are most associated with. Smokey Robinson, Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton, Ahmet Ertegun, George Martin, Eric Clapton, Andrew Oldham Atlantic Records, The British Blues Revival, Stax Records, Motown Records, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles
Smokey Robinson- Motown Records Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton- Stax Records Ahmet Ertegun- Atlantic Records George Martin- The Beatles Eric Clapton- The British Blues Revival Andrew Oldham- The Rolling Stones
Who was the second rapper featured on Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"?
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Who was the second rapper featured on Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"?
Snoop Doggy Dogg (aka Snoop Dogg)
Blues musician Robert Johnson typically performed
Solo vocals with guitar self accompaniment
This band can be viewed as part of New York's noise rock scene and the "no wave" movement.
Sonic Youth
Which band can be viewed as part of both New York's noise rock scene and the "no wave" movement?
Sonic Youth
In addition to their hit singles, which artists were known for their outlandish hippie fashions?
Sonny and Cher
Chris Cornell was the lead singer for what band?
Soundgarden
Metallica's music is often called:
Speed Metal
Time Shifting
Speeding up or slowing down a region to match a desired time
How was radio before 1945 different from radio today?
Stations broadcast soap operas and employed musicians.
Before recording as a solo artist, Isaac Hayes was a songwriter and producer for what record label?
Stax
Booker T. and the MG's were the house band for which label?
Stax
Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton formed which record label?
Stax
This label partnered with Atlantic Records to bring Southern Soul music to mainstream America
Stax
Ex. 6 (In The Midnight Hour) This example uses a production technique known as the
Stax Delayed Backbeat
When a recording engineer can control whether sounds emerge from the left or the right speaker, he or she is recording in
Stereo
Which artist had a surprise number-one hit at the age of thirteen with "Fingertips, pt. 2"?
Stevie Wonder
Which artist, blind from birth, had a surprise number-one hit at the age of thirteen with "Fingertips, pt. 2"?
Stevie Wonder
Which of these bands was not from Seattle?
Stone Temple Pilots (Seattle bands: Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam)
Which of these progressive rock groups was from America?
Styx (not from America: Genesis, King Crimson, Yes)
Which band's eponymous album contained the single "What I Got"?
Sublime
This is the label that released "Rappers Delight," often cited as the first hip-hop single, in 1979.
Sugar Hill Records
Which label released "Rapper's Delight," often cited as the first hip-hop single, in 1979?
Sugar Hill Records
Before he had a string of hit records for the independent label Monument, Roy Orbison recorded for what record label?
Sun
Which record labels specialized in recording black popular music?
Sun Records, Atlantic Records, King Records
Before he had a string of hit records for the independent label Monument, Roy Orbison recorded for
Sun.
Pan Knob
Switching which channel you hear the track in
What is the primary instrument in the backing track of Madonna's "Like a Virgin"
Synthesizer
What is the primary instrument in the backing track of Madonna's "Like a Virgin"?
Synthesizer
What is the primary melodic instrument in the backing track of "Like a Virgin"?
Synthesizer
The track "Psycho Killer," with spare instrumental accompaniment and David Byrne's spastic vocal delivery, provides an example of which band's early approach?
Talking Heads
What are the first sounds in Metallica's recording of "One"?
Taped sounds of war
Early radio networks such as NBC link to stations through
Telephone lines
The death of Queen singer Freddy Mercury in 1991 helped to raise awareness in the rock community to issues surrounding:
The AIDS epidemic
Lou Pearlman managed which two vocal groups?
The Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC
After a motorcycle crash in 1966, Bob Dylan recorded extensively with this mainly Canadian group.
The Band
In 1995, the single "Free as a Bird" was released in conjunction with a documentary about what band?
The Beatles
Which was one of the first band to create short, promotional films for new releases
The Beatles
What's the name of the trio featuring Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill?
The Fugees
What film helped to bring reggae music to a wider audience in 1973?
The Harder They Come
Curtis Mayfield was a member of what Chicago-based vocal group?
The Impressions
This is the duo made up of singer-songwriters Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
The Indigo Girls
Choose the artist is an example of the "Garage Bands" that became popular in the mid 1960s
The Kingsmen
Which folk performer or group had a hit in 1959 with "Tom Dooley"?
The Kingston Trio
What television show helped to launch the careers of several 1990s teen idols, including Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears?
The New Mickey Mouse Club
Which of the following was a musical sitcom
The Partridge family
A Boston-based indie band featuring guitarist Frank Black and bassist Kim Deal
The Pixies
This 1964 book, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, connected psychedelic drugs with eastern spirituality.
The Psychedelic Experience
Which 1964 book, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, connected psychedelic drugs with Eastern spirituality?
The Psychedelic Experience
What New York group focused on short, simple songs played very fast?
The Ramones
Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?
The Ramones
Which organization presents awards for record sales?
The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Liz Phair's album Exile in Guyville is a response to an album by
The Rolling Stones.
The 1969 music festival at Altamont Speedway, viewed by many as the end of the hippie era, was organized by
The Rolling Stones.
In 1977, this band released the controversial song "God Save the Queen," the cover of which depicted the Queen with a safety pin through her face.
The Sex Pistols
Malcolm McLaren managed which band?
The Sex Pistols
This British indie band featuring vocalist Morrissey became widely popular in England, but was heard mainly on college radio in the United States.
The Smiths
Which of the following can be considered a concert film
The Tami show
This Motown group remade its sound in the 1970s, working with producer Norman Whitfield.
The Temptations
The lyrics for the song "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles refer to Eastern philosophy, specifically
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Tom Petty was part of what middle-aged super group?
The Traveling Wilburys
Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylan?
The Traveling Wilburys
Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylen
The Traveling Wilburys
Which American group influenced the international rise of punk?
The Velvet Underground
This band was led by Bob Dylan's son, Jakob Dylan.
The Wallflowers
Whose career was cut short when they were blacklisted for reportedly sympathizing with the Communist Party?
The Weavers
Examples of bands that didn't fall into either the Beatles like and Stones like categories are the Kinks and The Who Paul Revere and the Raiders Hermans Hermits Chuck Berry
The Who
Tommy was a concept album by
The Who.
Guitarist Jimmy Page played in which two blues-based bands?
The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin
Quantize
The assignment of a specific value to the measured amplitude
In simple verse chorus form
The choruses use the same music as the verses
What is true of simple verse-chorus form?
The choruses use the same music as the verses
The term meter and music refers to what
The organization of beats into measures
Musical form or formal structure refers to what
The organization of different sections in a song
What was one of Jimmy Rogers nicknames
The singing brakeman
Which describes the songs on the Rolling Stones' first six albums?
There were more cover versions than originals.
What role do the horns and synthesize strings play in steely Dan's song Josie
They "sweeten "the mix
Which of the following is true of pop covers of rhythm and blues songs in the 1950s?
They benefited mainly record companies and white performers.
What do Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis have in common?
They both offered manic piano playing and wild stage personae.
Which of these is true about teenagers after World War II?
They had their own pop culture.
What characterized Rage Against the Machine?
They incorporated rapped vocals into a hard rock context.
What is true of lo-fi recordings?
They often had an amateur quality.
Which of the following is true of Marilyn Manson?
They produced albums that included vulgar and satanic content."
How did new wave artists use earlier musical styles?
They used references to pre-psychedelic styles to reject hippie culture and critique the present
The Beatles were the most dominant band in the world during the mid-1960s. How did this unique success affect the group's musical direction?
They were able to experiment much more than other bands.
The Go-Go's and the Bangles had what in common?
They were both compromised of women
Which describes most of the number-one hits on the UK charts in 1963?
They were by British artists.
How did the Beatles' approach to writing lyrics change between 1964 and 1966?
They wrote increasingly complex lyrics.
How did the Beatles' approach to writing lyrics change between 1964 and 1966?
They wrote increasingly complex lyrics."
How many band members performed in Rush?
Three
"Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the advice of this proponent of LSD, who once taught at Harvard.
Timothy Leary
"Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the advice of which proponent of LSD who once taught at Harvard?
Timothy Leary
Many publishers in which place employed composers who wrote popular songs that primarily used a sectional verse-chorus format?
Tin Pan Alley
Ex. 15 Title
Tomorrow Never Knows
Which Beatles' song used tape loops to create an otherworldly sound?
Tomorrow Never Knows
This singer-songwriter was a piano prodigy trained at the Peabody Conservatory.
Tori Amos
Which artist released "Crucify" from her 1992 album Little Earthquakes?
Tori Amos
Which singer-songwriter was a piano prodigy trained at the Peabody Conservatory?
Tori Amos
After leaving the Spencer Davis Group, British musician Steve Winwood formed what band?
Traffic
Capitol Records was hesitant to take on the Beatles' music in the US due to previous bad track records by UK artists in America
True
Ex. 13 (The Sound Of Silence) The version of the Simon and Garfunkel song heard here did not gain much popularity. Later it was remixed and released in a popular Folk/Rock version
True
Ex. 14 (Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds) This song, recorded by Simon and Garfunkel, was originally written by Bob Dylan.
True
Ex. 3 (The Monkees) Although this is an American band the intent is to sound (and look) like a British Invasion band.
True
Most British Invasion bands fell into one of two categories; Beatles style and Rolling Stones style
True
Producer driven pop music utilized interchangeable singers; no more important to the overall sound than the guitarists or percussionists on a recording.
True
Bounce
Turning a project into a single audio file that can be burned to a CD or distributed on the internet
Mute Button
Turns off various tracks so they don't sound during playback
What instrument(s) is (are) featured in the bridge of "More Than a Feeling"?
Two Guitars playing in Harmony
What band had success with the single "Pride (In the Name of Love)" from the album The Unforgettable Fire?
U2
Brian Eno produced which of these songs?
US, "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
British groups succeeded on early MTV in part because:
Unlike American Groups, they had videos already produced
Which channel developed programming about the history of rock music?
VH-1
Which of these bands was NOT from Britain?
Van Halen (from Britain; Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Deep Purple)
Which Irish singer-songwriter first hit the charts as a member of the band Them, but demonstrated his experimental side on the 1968 album Astral Weeks?
Van Morrison
Which label released Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" in 1964?
Vee-Jay
Which is NOT true of mainstream rock in the late 1970s?
Venues for rock concerts became larger. Major corporations invested in rock radio and record labels. NOT TRUE: Record companies became less conservative, taking chances on a wide variety of bands. Bands blended and consolidated the rock styles of the early 1970s.
The lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A" depict a
Vietnam Veteran
The lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." depict a
Vietnam veteran.
"Show Me the Way" features a instrument that allows Peter Frampton to shape guitar sounds with his mouth, called a:
Voice Box
Ex. 6 (Be My Baby, The Ronettes)
Wall of sound
Which singer began recording rockabilly songs, but spent the rest of her career in country music?
Wanda Jackson
This band worked with former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon.
War
Which band worked with former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon?
War
Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat were all part of what city's hardcore scene?
Washington, D.C.
This group's Top 40 hit "Buddy Holly" combines slang associated with hip-hop and 1950s references
Weezer
Which group's Top 40 hit "Buddy Holly" combines slang associated with hip-hop and 1950s references?
Weezer
Dinosaur Jr. was from what important regional center of indie rock?
Western Massachusetts
Gene Autry is most often associated with
Western music
Bob wills and his Texas playboys are best known for what style of music
Western swing
What is the form of "In the Aeroplane over the Sea"?
What is the form of "In the Aeroplane over the Sea"?
Clipping
When the loudest sounds exceed the capacity of the system
Which groups are considered jam bands?
Widespread Panic, Phish, Blues Traveler
After Uncle Tupelo split up in 1994, Jeff Tweedy formed what band?
Wilco
Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" was based on a song by whom?
Willie Dixon
Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" was based on a song by
Willie Dixon.
Paul McCartney of the Beatles formed what new band in the 1970s?
Wings
All of the following characterized mainstream popular music in the early 1950s
Women were well represented on popularity charts, emphasis was generally on the singer, pop song lyrics tended to be wholesome and inoffensive, and teenagers and their parents listen to very similar pop Music
Like those of his idol, Bob Dylan's early lyrics addressed social injustice. Whose lyrics were the model for Dylan's early work?
Woody Guthrie's
Dylan's early lyrics addressed social injustice, and were modeled on those of his idol,
Woody Guthrie.
Which progressive rock band recorded "Roundabout"?
Yes
Which group released the iconic noise-rock albums Painful and I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One?
Yo La Tengo
MTV was originally marketed to:
Youth of the Midwestern United States
Which Texas-based band released the albums Tres Hombres and Fandango!?
ZZ Top
clock format
a DAW's main clock can show time in a variety of formats, including real time, SMPTE time, and musical time - real time is given in minutes, seconds, tenths of seconds, and hundredths of seconds - SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) is given in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames - musical time is given in bars, beats, and ticks
What type of figure is depicted in the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."?
a Vietnam veteran
By the early 1960s, Elvis Presley had
a broader appeal.
Reverb
a bunch of delays added together, echo
region
a chunk of audio that can be moved around on a track and moved between tracks - one continuous recording usually yields one region, but as soon as you stop the recording and start it again or you begin to edit the audio, different regions are formed
What did Larry Levan established himself as?
a dance DJ in New York
What was Purple Rain?
a film and accompanying soundtrack released by Prince
Purple Rain was
a film and accompanying soundtrack released by Prince.
ultrasonic
a frequency above our hearing range
infrasonic
a frequency below our hearing range
What was the profession of Aretha Franklin's father?
a prominent clergyman
Righteous Babe was
a record label founded by Ani DiFranco
What was Righteous Babe?
a record label founded by Ani DiFranco
What does the instrumentation for a big band consist of?
a rhythm section and a horn section
The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to
a severe economic recession
The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to what phenomenon?
a severe economic recession
The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to
a severe economic recession.
"Sunshine of Your Love" is largely based on which of the following?
a single riff
"Sunshine of Your Love" is largely based on
a single riff.
In addition to being a performer, Buddy Holly was influential as which of the following?
a songwriter
What was H.O.R.D.E.?
a summer tour featuring several jam bands
H.O.R.D.E. was
a summer tour featuring several jam bands.
The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" is a song portraying what?
a teenage death
The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" is a song portraying
a teenage death.
edit view
a track is represented as a horizontal strip
mix view
a track is represented as a vertical strip
What is Yngwie Malmsteen best known as?
a virtuoso metal guitarist
Yngwie Malmsteen is best known as
a virtuoso metal guitarist.
R.E.M. formed in what college town? a. Athens, Georgia b. Cambridge, Massachusetts c. Austin, Texas d. State College, Pennsylvania
a. Athens, Georgia
All of the following bands emerged from the Los Angeles heavy metal scene EXCEPT a. Def Leppard b. Quiet Riot c. Mötley Crüe d. Ratt
a. Def Leppard
Which of the following statements is true of college rock? a. It was produced by major record labels. b. College rock bands primarily played in large arenas. c. It was sponsored by large corporations. d. It was an outgrowth of hardcore.
a. It was an outgrowth of hardcore.
A track from this group's 1989 album Straight Outta Compton led to a warning letter from the FBI. a. N.W.A b. Run-DMC c. Beastie Boys d. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
a. N.W.A
What was the group led by Chuck D and Flavor Flav? a. Public Enemy b. Beastie Boys c. N.W.A d. The Sugar Hill Gang
a. Public Enemy
Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat were all part of what city's hardcore scene? a. Washington, D.C. b. Minneapolis c. Los Angeles d. New York
a. Washington D.C.
The role of the MC in early hip-hop was to a. comment on the music and talk to partygoers. b. choreograph dances. c. provide records for neighborhood parties. d. play records on custom sound systems.
a. comment on the music and talk to partygoers
The Wayne's World movies and the cartoon series Beavis and Butthead depicted stereotypes of a. heavy metal fans. b. hip-hop musicians. c. college radio DJs. d. record producers.
a. heavy metal fans
All of the following are true about hardcore music EXCEPT that a. it quickly became mainstream and appeared on national pop charts. b. it developed from 1970s punk. c. it was rooted in the DIY aesthetic. d. it was typically loud, fast, and aggressive.
a. it quickly became mainstream and appeared on national popular charts
Minnesota-based hardcore was distinctive from that of other scenes because a. it was more accessible and melodic. b. it often commented on social and political issues such as race relations and substance abuse. c. it had connections to the punk movement. d. it was loud and fast.
a. it was more accessible and melodic
Which of the following statements is true of college rock? a. It was produced by major record labels. b. College rock bands primarily played in large arenas. c. It was sponsored by large corporations. d. It was an outgrowth of hardcore.
a. it was produced by major record labels
A technique popularized by Grandmaster Flash in which the record is quickly rotated in the reverse direction and then forward to create a rhythm is called a. scratching. b. punch phrasing. c. breaking. d. sampling.
a. scratching
Yngwie Malmsteen is best known as a. a virtuoso metal guitarist. b. a session bass player. c. the lead singer of a hair band. d. a thrash metal drummer.
a. virtuoso metal guitarist
While he was performing with the band Genesis, what was Peter Gabriel known for?
acting out songs using costumes and props
While he was performing with the band Genesis, Peter Gabriel was known for
acting out songs using costumes and props.
In addition to being criticized for racism, MTV in the 1980's (and later) can be criticized for a. playing the same old AOR artists b. adding to the record industry slump c. objectifying women d. low voter turnout
adding to the record industry slump
EQ (Equalizer)
adjusts the timbre of the sound or timbral quality
During the 1960s, the Rolling Stones became popular in the United States
after the Beatles.
An instrumental solo is often introduced for contrast at what part of a song?
after the midpoint
The pop success of folk artists in the late 1950s and early 1960s is most effectively measured by looking at which?
album sales
The pop success of folk artists in the late 1950s and early 1960s is most effectively measured by looking at their
album sales.
In the context of FM radio, AOR stands for:
album-oriented rock
In the context of FM radio, what does AOR stand for?
album-oriented rock
In the context of FM radio, AOR stands for:
album-oriented rock.
What were record popularity charts created to do?
alert industry insiders to trends in the music business
How did Bill Haley adapt "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" for white audiences?
all answers shown here
How do most fans learn about the history of rock?
all answers shown here
Mixing involves which processes?
all answers shown here
Recordings Phil Spector produced typically included what attributes?
all answers shown here
The distinctive sound of Stax recordings, heard in records such as "In the Midnight Hour," was characterized by what stylistic feature?
all answers shown here
What was Jimi Hendrix known for?
all answers shown here
What was Les Paul's contribution to popular music?
all answers shown here
What was the appeal of folk music for many listeners?
all answers shown here
What was the prominent market for popular music before rock and roll emerged in 1955?
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Which mid-1960s television show targeted America's teenagers, providing wide exposure for British invasion and American acts?
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Which of the following are associated with Tin Pan Alley?
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Which of the following are true of new wave music?
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Which of the following characterizes hardcore music?
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Which of the following elements were typical of glam rock?
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Why did Chuck Berry's songs appeal to teenagers?
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EQ
allows you to adjust the amount of energy in various regions of the spectrum, thereby changing the timbral quality of the audio
solo
allows you to isolate specific tracks so that you can perform certain editing operations or fix specific problems
mute button
allows you to turn off various tracks so that they don't sound during playback
The band Uncle Tupelo is most often associated with which style?
alt-country
Fourier's Theorem
any periodic waveform can be expressed as a sum of sine waves, instruments all have spectra that can be thought of as sums of since waves
Reverb is often used to do which of these?
artificially create a room sound
Rapper Eminem
as discovered by Dr. Dre
Quantize
assigning a numeric value to each sample
Heavy metal developed out of musical communities based in a. Athens, Georgia, and Los Angeles. b. England and Los Angeles. c. Minneapolis and Athens, Georgia. d. Washington, D.C., and England.
b. England and Los Angeles
This hardcore band is perhaps best known for an infamous Saturday Night Live performance in 1981. a. The Circle Jerks b. Fear c. X d. Black Flag
b. Fear
With whom does Queen Latifah share rapping duties on "Ladies First"? a. Mary J. Blige b. Monie Love c. Sista Souljah d. Salt-N-Pepa
b. Monie Love
Rap music and hip-hop culture have their origins in what city? a. New Orleans b. New York c. San Francisco d. Chicago
b. New York
This band can be viewed as part of New York's noise rock scene and the "no wave" movement. a. The Cure b. Sonic Youth c. R.E.M. d. The Smiths
b. Sonic Youth
This is the label that released "Rappers Delight," often cited as the first hip-hop single, in 1979. a. Def Jam b. Sugar Hill Records c. Sire d. Dischord
b. Sugar Hill Records
In contrast to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones were presented as which of the following?
bad boys
What "country" instrument is featured in the Eagles' arrangement of "Take It Easy"?
banjo
The "country" instrument featured in the Eagles' arrangement of "Take It Easy" is a
banjo.
In the 1950s, pop covers of rhythm and blues songs
benefited mainly record companies and white performers.
The roots of Heavy Metal are in the music of Led Zeppelin and a. KISS b. Bon Jovi c. The Jefferson Airplane d. Black Sabbath
black
Rhythm and blues charts followed music that was directed to which group?
black urban audiences
Drawing on the increasingly cinematic sound of African American pop music in the 1970s, which new genre of film (with supporting soundtracks) rose to prominence at the beginning of the 1970s?
blaxploitation
Michael Bolton can be most closely associated with what style of music
blue-eyed soul
Michael Bolton can be most closely associated with what style of music?
blue-eyed soul
Bill Monroe is associated with which style of music?
bluegrass
The early songs in the Rolling Stones' career were primarily
blues-inspired cover songs
Live Aid was organised by this man. a. Midge Ure b. Bob Geldof c. Sting d. John Taylor
bob
This artist brought folk and rock together and is largley responsible for "inventing" Folk-Rock a. Eddie Kendricks b. George Harrison c. Bob Dylan d. Mickey Dolenz
bob dylan
Name this example. ex4-4.mp3 Don't Believe the Hype Born in the USA Like a Virgin Sledgehammer
born in usa
Lifehouse and Creed
both produced alternative rock songs alluding to Christian theology.
Pop music aimed at young teens was sometimes labeled by what term?
bubblegum music
Pop music aimed at young teens was sometimes called
bubblegum music.
n 1963, the year after the Beatles' first single was released, most of the number-one hits on the U.K. charts were
by British artists.
Who founded Def Jam Records? a. Joe and Sylvia Robinson b. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin c. LL Cool J d. Ice-T
c. Russel Simmons and Rick Rubin
The groups Poison, Warrant, Winger, Skid Row, and others that wore costumes and teased hair onstage were referred to as a. drag bands. b. spandex bands. c. hair bands. d. makeup bands.
c. hair bands
All of the following are true of the Beastie Boys EXCEPT that a. they were one of the first bands to use digital sampling technology. b. they were a popular group comprised of white rappers. c. they were originally part of the New York hardcore scene. d. they were produced by Sugar Hill Records.
c. they were originally part of the New York hardcore scene.
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
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.
Harry Belafonte's 1957 hits "Jamaica Farewell" and "Banana Boat (Day-O)" reflect an American fascination with what musical style?
calypso
Harry Belafonte's 1957 hits "Jamaica Farewell" and "Banana Boat (Day-O)" reflect an American fascination with
calypso.
This artist went from being a professional Brill Building songwriter to being one of the biggest singer-songwriters of the 1970's
carole king
This artist went from being a professional Brill Building songwriter to being one of the biggest singer-songwriters of the 1970's. a. Karen Carpenter b. Carole King c. Diana Ross d. Janis Joplin
carole king
The NYC club where band like The Ramones got their start is a. CBGB's b. The Palladium c. The Blue Note d. The Ranch Bowl
cbgb's
Non-Destructive
changing the audio output, but not the audio file itself, I.e. - reverb, delay, etc.
An important independant record label in Chicago was King Chess Sun Atlantic
chess
Which is the song section that repeats the same music and lyrics each time it is heard?
chorus
Radio consultant Fred Jacobs helped to create which format in the 1980s?
classic rock
The folk revival that began in the late 1950s can largely be attributed to the interest of which group?
college students
The folk revival that began in the late 1950s can largely be attributed to the interest of
college students.
mixer
combines signals from various sources and routes the combined output to a recording device
The role of the MC in early hip-hop was to
comment on the music and talk to partygoers.
What recording technology was first introduced in 1980?
compact discs
Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time" are both based on what song form?
compound AABA
"Roundabout" is organized in a
compound AABA form.
Steps of playback
computer digital to analog converter amp output transducer
instrument (TS) and/or RCA cable
connect devices with line level signals to preamps, mixers, or audio interfaces
XLR cable
connected to microphones and either a preamp, a mixer, or an audio interface
sawtooth wave
contains both even and odd partials, the amplitudes of the partials are inversely proportional to the partial number, bright and nasal which allows it to penetrate well when combined with other timbres
square wave
contains only the odd partials, but in greater proportion than the triangle wave so it produces a brighter sound, the amplitudes of the partials are inversely proportional to the partial number
After their success in the 1980s, U2
continued to perform and remained an important band
After their success in the 1980s, the band U2
continued to perform and remained an important band.
in the 1980s, the Rolling Stones
continued to produce hit albums
In the 1980s, the Rolling Stones
continued to produce hit albums.
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," like many early Jagger-Richards compositions, is in what form?
contrasting verse-chorus
What song form consists of verses and choruses that employ different music?
contrasting verse-chorus
volume fader and 0 dB
controls the amount of increase or decrease in volume of the audio recorded on the track - 0 dB represents no change , positive dB represents an increase in volume, and negative dB represents a decrease in volume
Sampling
converting electrical audio to data
DAC
converts a digital signal into an analog electrical signal
ADC
converts an analog electrical signal into a digital signal
transducer
converts energy from one form to another
Creedence Clearwater Revival was best known for what style of rock?
country rock
The song "Take It Easy" performed by the Eagles is best described as which style?
country rock
In the 1980s, what did some older progressive rock bands, such as Yes, do to remain successful?
create more accessible and radio-friendly songs
Huey Lewis and the News
created music with an easy, wholesome sound
Huey Lewis and the News
created music with an easy, wholesome sound.
sound waves
created when air molecules are pushed together, allowed to spring apart, and the pushed together again in a repeating pattern
in the 1980s, some older progressive rock bands including Yes remained successful by
creating more accessible and radio-friendly songs
In the 1980s, some older progressive rock bands including Yes remained successful by
creating more accessible and radio-friendly songs.
What term refers to a record holding prominent positions on more than one popularity chart (for example, the pop chart and the rhythm and blues chart) at the same time?
crossover
When a record holds a prominent position on more than one popularity chart (for example, the pop chart and the rhythm and blues chart), this is known as
crossover.
Run-DMC collaborated with members of what band on "Walk This Way"? a. The Rolling Stones b. Bon Jovi c. Foreigner d. Aerosmith
d. Aerosmith
Ronnie James Dio took over lead vocals of this British band after the departure of Ozzy Osborne. a. Quiet Riot b. Van Halen c. Mötley Crüe d. Black Sabbath
d. Black Sabbath
The hardcore band Black Flag was based in what city? a. Minneapolis b. London c. New York d. Los Angeles
d. Los Angeles
A Boston-based indie band featuring guitarist Frank Black and bassist Kim Deal a. Sonic Youth b. The Cure c. The Smiths d. The Pixies
d. The Pixies
This British indie band featuring vocalist Morrissey became widely popular in England, but was heard mainly on college radio in the United States. a. Def Leppard b. Iron Maiden c. The Cure d. The Smiths
d. The Smiths
Dinosaur Jr. was from what important regional center of indie rock? a. Southern California b. North Florida c. Northeast Ohio d. Western Massachusetts
d. Western Massachusetts
Ice-T was most closely associated with what style of rap? a. New York b. New Orleans c. East Coast d. Gangsta
d. gangsta
Metallica embraced what type of heavy metal, characterized by fast tempos and blazing guitar passages? a. hippie metal b. progressive metal c. power ballads d. speed metal
d. speed metal
Larry Levan established himself as a
dance DJ in New York.
What was Madonna's profession before she became a singer?
dancer
Before she became a singer, Madonna was a professional
dancer.
Most of the focus of American Bandstand was on which of the following?
dancing
Lossy vs. Lossless
data compression types Lossy - data is lost Lossless - data is recovered
An important record label in the early days of rap music was a. Def Jam b. Metal Blade c. RoadRunner d. Bad Boy
def jam
five time-based effects
delay, reverb, flanger, phaser, and chorus
Clipping
digital distortion, when volume color is red
Chicago rock DJ Steve Dahl led a rally against what style of music?
disco
What style were producers Jacques Morali and Giorgio Moroder associated with?
disco
Which of the following musical styles is not normally associated with Jamaica?
disco
What were the Four Seasons known for?
doo-wop style vocals
The Four Seasons were known for
doo-wop style vocals.
Rockabilly arrangements tended not to use which of these?
drums
Which three parts typically make up the rhythm section of a rock band, establishing the harmonic and rhythmic foundation?
drums, bass, and rhythm guitar
Rockabilly arrangements tended not to use
drums.
The band was "made for MTV" and was very succesful in early video work. a. Foreigner b. Carole King c. Duran Duran d. Journey
duran
I/O settings
each track will have an input assignment and an output assignment - input usually refers to the audio interface input for the source that is being recorded on a track - output usually refers to the audio interface output
What instrument is featured on the Byrds' recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man"?
electric twelve-string guitar
Which technology allowed Frank Sinatra to establish a more intricate vocal technique?
electrical amplification
The Chemical Brothers and Moby both released important albums in what style in the 1990s?
electronic dance music
The Chemical Brothers and Moby both released important albums in what style or genre in the 1990s?
electronic dance music
perception encoding
encompasses a variety of techniques that use knowledge of the human auditory system to selectively remove elements that we wouldn't hear anyways
Which tool do engineers use to adjust the tone (also called timbre) of instruments on a recording?
equalization
Although Blues music was lyrically inoffensive to middle American family values, it was shunned by major labels due to racism. True False
false
Eddie Van Halen is known for his innovative keyboard playing. True False
false
MTV fought against the Second British Invasion of the early 1980's by programming mainstream Rock acts. True False
false
MTV launched in June of 1977. True False
false
Stevie Wonder never managed to break away from his early Motown pop sound
false
Stevie Wonder never managed to break away from his early Motown pop sound. True False
false
The "Second Britsh Invasion" was due to the fact that audiences didn't want to see American videos on MTV. True False
false
The artist for this example is best described as AOR (Corporate) Rock. ex4-9.mp3 True False
false
The genre for this example is Gangsta Rap. ex4-13.mp3 True False
false
This is an example of American New Wave. ex4-11.mp3 True False
false
Throughout the 1970's FM radio maintained a free form anti-corporate format. True False
false
Woodstock was the first big Rock festival ever. True False
false
disco not a backlash false
false
ex. 3 funk (false not sly & stone)
false
ex. 8 false thank you sly and the family stone
false
The film A Hard Day's Night
features the Beatles playing themselves at the height of Beatlemania.
Peter, Paul, and Mary and the Kingston Trio are associated with what style of music?
folk
Donovan was best known for what style of music in the 1960s?
folk rock
This "new band with a proven style" blended elements of Progressive Rock, Blues Rock, and Psychedelia into their music. The Cars Peter Frampton Foreigner The Ramones
foreigner
George Clinton is best known for what musical style?
funk
What style was closely associated with black culture in the minds of both black and white listeners in the first half of the 1970s?
funk
Ice-T was most closely associated with what style of rap?
gangsta
The Kingsmen, Cannibal and the Headhunters, and ? & the Mysterians could all be categorized as what?
garage bands
The Kingsmen, Cannibal and the Headhunters, and the Mysterians could all be categorized as
garage bands.
What does the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) give an album (or single) that sells 500,000 copies?
gold certification
Before he recorded pop music, Sam Cooke primarily sang what musical style?
gospel
Before he recorded pop music, Sam Cooke sang primarily
gospel.
Nirvana and Pearl Jam represented what style of rock initially based in Seattle?
grunge
Dick Dale was famous for playing which instrument?
guitar
After World War II, teenagers
had their own pop culture.
The groups Poison, Warrant, Winger, Skid Row, and others that wore costumes and teased hair onstage were referred to as what?
hair bands
The groups Poison, Warrant, Winger, Skid Row, and others that wore costumes and teased hair onstage were referred to as
hair bands.
The Wayne's World movies and Beavis and Butthead cartoon series depicted stereotypes of whom?
heavy metal fans
The Wayne's World movies and the cartoon series Beavis and Butthead depicted stereotypes of
heavy metal fans.
Record popularity charts were created to
help industry radicals change the system.
Which of these percussion instruments usually plays the fastest pattern of notes?
high-hat cymbal
line level signal
higher than mic signals, plugged into audio interface or mixing board, produced by synthesizers, audio processing gear, and mic preamps
The term for a unifying artistic idea of the various styles and genres of the 1970's that can be traced to the late 1960's is called
hippie aesthetic
The term for a unifying artistic idea of the various styles and genres of the 1970's that can be traced to the late 1960's is called a. psychedelic expression b. artsy musica c. hippie aesthetic d. diasporic interlocution
hippie aesthetic
In 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis's career stalled due to a scandal surrounding what?
his marriage
The playful allusions to sexuality in the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" evoke what earlier musical style?
hokum blues
Within mid-century black culture, the musical tradition that poked fun at various aspects of adult relationships, mostly centered on sexual relations, was called what?
hokum blues
The distinctive sound of Stax recordings, heard in records such as "In the Midnight Hour," was characterized by all of the following
horn arrangements. a lack of backing vocals. a delayed backbeat. NO orchestral strings
What style of electronic dance music developed in Chicago?
house
Automation
how a DAW changes an effect over time I.e. volume, panning, etc.
bit depth
how many numbers are available for an amplitude measurement, since there is only a specific number of values for a given sample resolution, the ADC will have to round the true amplitude measurement to one of those values
What was the most pressing challenge facing the UK music business in the late 1950s and early 1960s?
how to place more domestic records on the British charts
The film clip of Martha and the Vandellas' song "Nowhere to Run," made for a 1965 television special, visually connected the group to its region and culture by filming where?
in a Detroit automotive factory
The Yardbirds
included several important guitarists who went on to form their own bands.
Beck
included varied stylistic influences in his records.
Rage Against the Machine
incorporated rapped vocals into a hard rock context.
The Police
incorporated reggae influences into their early style
The Police
incorporated reggae influences into their early style.
Fade
increase/decrease audio volume to avoid pops/clicks or sudden clicks in audio for DAW
The CMJ Music Marathon hosted in New York City and Austin's South by Southwest festival emerged during the 1990s as important industry events that showcased live performances of what genre?
indie rock
Nine Inch Nails is most often associated with which style?
industrial
Progressive rock was typically characterized by all of the following
influences from classical music. a focus on concept albums. spiritual or philosophical lyrics. Arrangements were not simple Did not lack instrumentation
Jimi Hendrix was known for all of the following
innovative electric guitar techniques. performing at the Monterey and Woodstock festivals. blending blues and pop styles. Died before the 80's
Between 1959 and 1962, Duane Eddy and the Ventures had a series of hits of what type?
instrumental
Duane Eddy and the Ventures had a series of hits between 1959 and 1962 that could be described as
instrumental surf.
Minnesota-based hardcore was distinctive from that of other scenes because
it was more accessible and melodic.
Radiohead's album In Rainbows was significant because
it was offered online on a pay-as-you-wish basis.
All of the following statements are true of jam bands in the 1990s
jam bands were inspired by the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers. jam bands incorporated long, improvised sections into their music. many jam bands allowed fans to record and trade live performances.
Who wrote and first recorded the song "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?
james brown
This artist was one of the first singer-songwriters to front a band
james taylor
This man helped helped sign many Southern Soul artists to the Stax/Atlantic label partnership. Mike Stoller Jerry Wexler Sam Phillips Steve Cropper
jerry
One of the first rap DJ's to use an MC was a. Kool Herc b. MC Ren c. Jam Master Jay d. ODB
kool herc
San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue was among the first to do what?
launch a successful free-form radio show on FM
San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue was among the first to
launch a successful free-form radio show on FM.
ribbon microphone
less common form of dynamic microphone, small piece of metal placed between two magnets, responds more quickly than other microphones
What did musical guests appearing on American Bandstand almost always do?
lip-synch their vocals
Which of the following was characteristic of the Mod subculture in 1960s London?
listening to ska and rhythm and blues
six filter types
low pass, high pass, low shelf, high shelf, peak filter, notch filter
Which style best describes the song "All or Nothing at All"?
mainstream pop
In 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis's career stalled due to a scandal surrounding his
marriage.
What is another word for a bar, or group of beats?
measure
pitch
measurement of sound made by your brain based on the wave's frequency, how high or low we measure a sound to be
period
measurement of the amount of time the sound wave takes to go through a compression-rarefaction cycle, measured in seconds per cycle
sample
measurement of the amplitude of the incoming waveform, done by the ADC
effect inserts
method for applying effect to the audio in a track - inserted directly into one of the tracks in the mix
auxiliary sends
method for applying effects to the audio in a track - inserted in the mix as a separate track
The artist credited with breaking the "color barrier" on MTV is a. Rick James b. Michael Jackson c. Rockwell d. Prince
michael jackson
MTV's original audience consisted mainly of
midwestern teenagers
Which group comprised MTV's original main audience?
midwestern teenagers
MTV's original audience consisted mainly of
midwestern teenagers.
Name this example. ex4-3.mp3 Feels Like The First Time Show Me The Way More Than a Feeling Pride
more than a feeling
Name this artist ex4-14.mp3 Bruce Springsteen Motorhead Motley Crue Metallica
motley crue
One band that helped pioneer the L.A. glam metal scene was a. Bon Jovi b. Metallica c. Black Flag d. Motley Crue
motley crue
digital audio workstation
multi-track recording application that allows for editing, processing, and mixing audio - can refer to the entire hardware and software system, or just the software itself that requires hardware audio inputs and outputs in order to function
record enable button
must be pressed before you record on a track, this is a safety feature that allows you to avoid accidentally recording over existing material
The online service that kicked off the file sharing/mp3 debate was a. Compuserve b. AOL c. iTunes d. Napster
napster
Which of the following played a central role in the development of a national audience for entertainment in the United States?
network radio
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty are examples of the Reformists New Traditionalists Punk movement New Wavers
new traditionalists
The band Devo is most often associated with what musical style?
new wave
sample rate
number of samples taken per second
Depending on who you ask, the following artist are either exploitative garbage, or biting commentators on law enforcement policies in L.A. a. Public Enemy b. NWA c. WASP d. Prodigy
nwa
The music video for which song depicted Cyndi Lauper rebelling against her parents?
"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
music video that depicted Cyndi Lauper rebelling against her parents
"Girls Just Wanna to Have Fun"
The music video for which song depicted Cyndi Lauper rebelling against her parents?
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
"Rapper's Delight" incorporates a rhythm track drawn from what song?
"Good Times" by Chic
The Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral reached #2 on the "Billboard 200." Which song was featured on the album?
"Hurt"
Chuck Berry's crossover hit "Maybellene" was his version of which country tune?
"Ida Red"
Which 1964 song was investigated by the FCC for profanity?
"Louie Louie"
Which is the following is NOT a song by John Mellencamp?
"Nebraska"
What 1965 song did Bob Dylan use to point his finger at the folk establishment?
"Positively 4th Street"
The earliest of these important rap recordings was:
"Rappers Delight"
What did DJ Kool Herc call the technique in which he worked two copies of the same record, extending a five-second "break" into a five-minute loop?
"The Merry-Go-Round"
What was Simon and Garfunkel's first major hit song?
"The Sounds of Silence"
What was the Beatles' song that used tape loops to create an otherworldly sound?
"Tomorrow Never Knows"
MTV debuted on August 1, 1981 with which music video?
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, with this music video:
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, with which music video?
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, with which music video?
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles"
Which song from Dookie provides a good example of how Green Day could blend the energy of guitar power-chords with a strong pop melodic sensibility?
"When I Come Around"
Federally licensed radio stations that could reach multistate regions of the country were called what?
"clear channel" stations
The Chantels, Shirelles, Crystals, Chiffons, Cookies, Dixie Cups, and Ronettes are all examples of which of the following?
"girl groups"
The tracks "Tell Laura I Love Her" and "Last Kiss" are examples of what genre?
"splatter platters"
What term did Phil Spector use to refer to songs like "Be My Baby"?
"teenage symphonies"
Compressed Audio file formats - name two
.Mp3, .Mp4
Uncompressed Audio file format - name two
.aif,.wav
Put the genres in order from when they first became popular. The earliest is #1, the latest is #4. British Invasion American Responses Folk Rock Folk
1. 2. 3. 4.
Put the following artists in order from earliest (1) to latest (4): The Beach Boys, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley
1. Judy Garland 2. Les Paul and Mary Ford 3. Elvis Presley 4. The Beach Boys
Filter types
1. Low Pass Filter 2. High Pass 3. Low Shelf Filter 4. High Shelf Filter 5. Peak Filter 6. Notch Filter
Place the artists in order from when they first became popular (earliest is #1, latest is #4). The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles
1. The Beach Boys 2. The Beatles 3. The Rolling Stones 4. The Byrds
Place these artists in order from when they first became popular. Earliest to Latest. The Yardbirds The Beach Boys Buddy Holly Carole King U2 Boston
1. buddy holly 2. the beach boys 3. the yardbirds 4. carole king 5. boston 6. u2
bit depth of CD quality audio
16 bits for each amplitude measurement with numbers ranging from 0 to 65,535
Bit Depth of CD quality audio
16bits
sample rate for CD quality audio
44.1 kHz
sample rate for DVD video
48 kHz
Sample Rate for DVD video
48kHz
psychedelic 65-70
65-70
Which film features the Beatles playing themselves at the height of Beatlemania?
A Hard Day's Night
Rhythm and blues in the postwar period was marketed to
A black listening audience
Region
A chunk of audio that can be moved around on a track and moved between tracks
Purple Rain was
A film and accompanying soudtrack released by Prince
Zulu Nation was founded by Afrika Bambaataa as:
A gang-like organization of hip-hop artists to de-emphasize crime
Digital Audio Workstation
A multi-track recording application that allows for editing, processing and mixing audio
Sample
A numerical measure of the amplitude of an incoming analog waveform some number of times every second
The instrumentation of a big band typically consists of
A rhythm section and a horn section
Record Enable Button
A safety feature that avoids accidentally recording over existing material
How is a scholarly approach to studying rock likely to differ from a general interest approach
A scholarly approach will be more objective and inclusive
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, rap music had what sort of audience?
A significant non-urban, white listenership
When studying music history, a potential downside of a "fan mentality" is
A tendency to suspend our sense of judgment
Mix View
A track represented as a vertical strip
Perception Encoding
A way to use lossy compression without a substantial loss in audio quality
The song "over the rainbow" famously sung by Judy Garland, is in what form
AABA
This song pattern follows ________ Verse Chorus Verse Bridge Chorus Verse
AABA
What form common to Tin Pan Alley sectional verses plays a central role in rock?
AABA
Which is the song form usually in a 32 bar scheme and commonly associated with mainstream pop music before rock 'n' roll
AABA
Which song form is usually in a 32-bar scheme and was commonly associated with mainstream pop music before rock and roll?
AABA
uncompressed audio file format - name two
AIFF and WAVE
Which artist sang the song "You Oughta Know" that captured the sense of anger, frustration, and outrage experienced after a romantic breakup?
ALANIS MORISETTE
During the payola scandals, there was a struggle between which two organizations that collected royalties for songwriters?
ASCAP and BMI
Which was the Nashville-based publishing firm that was important for the growth of the country and western music industry in that city?
Acuff Rose
Mixing is a process that can involve all of the following
Adding reverb, adjusting relative volume of tracks, and stereo placement. It does not include writing lyrics.
EQ
Adjusting the amount of energy in various regions of the spectrum, changing the quality of the audio
Run-DMC collaborated with members of what band on "Walk This Way"?
Aerosmith
The Zulu Nation was founded by this DJ.
Afrika Bambaataa
The Zulu Nation was founded by which DJ?
Afrika Bambaataa
And instrumental solo is often introduced for contrast at what part of the song
After the midpoint
Which celebrity DJ, who started out playing rhythm and blues records on a Cleveland radio station, was influential in bringing rock and roll into the mainstream?
Alan Freed
Al Nevins and Don Kirschner ran what music publishing firm that helped to establish the "Brill Building" approach?
Aldon Publishing
Al Nevins and Don Kirshner ran what music publishing firm that helped to establish the "Brill Building" approach?
Aldon Publishing
Who were the catalysts for the UK blues revival based in London?
Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies
Which performer explored dark themes and ended his shows in a gruesome way, even acting out his own death?
Alice Cooper"
Layne Staley was the singer for:
Alice in Chains
Which Seattle-based band was originally signed to Columbia Records as a heavy metal group?
Alice in Chains
Which of the following bands was originally signed to Columbia Records as a heavy metal group?
Alice in Chains
An American group that helped to influence the international rise of punk was:
All of the Above ( Velvet Underground, The Stooges, the MC5)
Which city was part of an important regional center of indie music in the late 1980s?
All of the Above (Amherst, Northampton, Boston)
Which guitarist was known as a virtuoso in the heavy-metal community during the 1980s?
All of the Above (Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen)
The Motown 25 celebration in Los Angeles featured a performance by:
All of the Above (Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross)
Which musician who was popular during the 1960s continued to release popular music during the late 1970s?
All of the Above (Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Steve Miller)
Black Flag's music represented the hard-core movement through its use of:
All of the Above (Rough production values, Fast tempos, Screamed profane lyrics)
What tasks did Prince perform for his recordings during the early 1980s?
All of the Above (Songwriting, Production, Performance on Multiple Instruments)
Heavy metal originated in:
All of the Above (a phrase from "Born to be wild", The writings of William Burroughs, The Music of Black Sabbath)
John Mayall, Steve Winwood, and Eric Clapton were all part of a group of British musicians that favored which influence?
American blues
John Mayall, Steve Winwood, and Eric Clapton were all part of a group of British musicians that favored
American blues.
The Washington, D.C., hardcore scene featured:
An important African-American band
Def Jam was a record company that relied mostly on the popularity of:
An impressive stable of popular artists
Sun records was
An independent label from Memphis
ADC/DAC
Analog to Digital Converter, Digital to Analog Converter
The Velvet Underground was associated with which American artist in the 1960s?
Andy Warhol
Who was an important influence on the early U.S. punk scene?
Andy Warhol
What was the name of the record label formed by the Beatles?
Apple
Which artist is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
"That's All Right (Mama)" was written by
Arthur Crudup
The song that launched the career of Elvis Presley, "That's All Right (Mama)," was written by whom?
Arthur Crudup
Reverb is often used to
Artificially create a room sound
R.E.M. formed in what college town?
Athens, Georgia
After producing her first records for Columbia, Aretha Franklin was signed by what label in 1966?
Atlantic
Ex. 11 (Respect, Aretha Franklin) This example was release on what label?
Atlantic
Stax Records licensed music to what larger company in the 1960s?
Atlantic
What was the name of the independent record label founded in New York by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson known for producing rhythm and blues records
Atlantic
Record studio kept songs were more polished—kept the singer out front
Atlantic Records
Which funk band did rock listeners likely know best during the 1970s?
Average White Band
This is the name of the record label founded by Sean Combs, known at the time as Puff Daddy.
Bad Boy
What is the name of the record label founded by Sean Combs, known at the time as Puff Daddy?
Bad Boy
Which is true of mainstream rock in the late 1970s?
Bands blended and consolidated the rock styles of the early 1970s. Major corporations invested in rock radio and record labels. Venues for rock concerts became larger.
What was the record label formed by Bert Berns with his bosses from Atlantic Records, Ahmet and Neshui Ertegun and Jerry Wexler?
Bang!
In 1963, the British press began to label the frenzy surrounding the Beatles as
Beatlemania.
Which song from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band uses taped organ sounds randomly assembled to create a kaleidoscopic aural background?
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Which musician is associated with big bands?
Benny Goodman
Where were Country Joe and the Fish most active?
Berkeley
Where were Country Joe and the Fish most active?
Berkeley, CA
This lyricist co-wrote many hits, including "Your Song," with Elton John.
Bernie Taupin
Which lyricist co-wrote many hits, including "Your Song," with Elton John?
Bernie Taupin
This man founded Motown records
Berry Gordy
Who was the founder of Motown Records?
Berry Gordy Jr.
Which singer recorded the million-selling hit "Down Hearted Blues" in 1923?
Bessie Smith
The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was held in
Bethel, NY.
Janis Joplin got her start performing with which band?
Big Brother and the Holding Company
What singer-songwriter began a series of important and popular albums during the late 1970s with the 1977 release The Stranger?
Billy Joel
Which artist's song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" discussed older forms and was musically modeled on late 1950s rock?
Billy Joel
CD Quality Audio Standards
Bit depth - 16 bit @ Sample rate - 44.1 kHz
Most writers cite the music of what band as the earliest form of heavy metal?
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osborne was the lead singer of what band?
Black Sabbath
Ronnie James Dio took over lead vocals of this British band after the departure of Ozzy Osborne.
Black Sabbath
Ronnie James Dio took over lead vocals of what British band after the departure of Ozzy Osbourne?
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osborne was the lead singer of
Black Sabbath.
Which 1950s film depicted rock musicians and fans as "hoodlums"?
Blackboard Jungle
Which film used Bill Haley's song "(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock" over the opening credits?
Blackboard Jungle
Which of the following films used Bill Haley's song "(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock" over the opening credits?
Blackboard Jungle
Which was a film from the 1950s depicting rock musicians and fans as "hoodlums"
Blackboard jungle
Debbie Harry was the lead singer of
Blondie
Debbie Harry was the lead singer of what band?
Blondie
Debbie Harry was the lead singer of
Blondie.
These two jazz-rock groups were known for arrangements that prominently feature horns.
Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago
What two jazz-rock groups were known for arrangements that prominently feature horns?
Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago
Carl Perkins's biggest hit for Sun Records was
Blue Suede Shoes."
What was the name of Alexis Korner's and Cyril Davies' influential blues revival band?
Blues Incorporated
Members of the Police were from:
Both Britain and America
What was significant about Lifehouse and Creed?
Both produced alternative rock songs alluding to Christian theology.
Which group had a hit with "End of the Road" in 1992?
Boyz II Men
Which singer began recording rockabilly songs like "Bigelow 6-200" before the age of thirteen?
Brenda Lee
Who was the manager responsible for cleaning up the Beatles' stage act and helping them secure their first recording contract?
Brian Epstein
Who was the manager responsible for cleaning up the Beatles' stage act and helping them to secure their first recording contract?
Brian Epstein
When the Rolling Stones first formed, which member was the group's creative leader?
Brian Jones
When the Rolling Stones first formed, they were led by
Brian Jones.
The recording of "Good Vibrations" was produced by whom?
Brian Wilson
The recording of "Good Vibrations" was produced by
Brian Wilson.
A re-vamped version of Tin Pan Alley using professional songwriters
Brill Building
AC/DC was strongly influenced by
British blues rock
AC/DC was strongly influenced by what musical style?
British blues rock
Between 1945 and 1963, music moved across international lines because
British listeners were fascinated with American music.
Which best explains why music moved across international lines between 1945 and 1963?
British listeners were fascinated with American music.
The group Oasis is most closely associated with which style?
Britpop
The E Street Band backed which musician?
Bruce Springsteen
This artist was very influential on later artists, primarily for the fact that he wrote his own songs in many forms.
Buddy Holly
Which artist had a band called the Crickets?
Buddy Holly
What happened on February 3, 1959, known as "The Day the Music Died"?
Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash
On February 3, 1959, known as the "The Day the Music Died,"
Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash.
What was the name of the Manhattan club that became the home of the New York punk scene?
CBGB
Which of the following was NOT an indie rock label active during the 1990s?
CMJ
Why were American record companies initially hesitant to produce videos for MTV?
Cable television was not widely available in the United States in the early 1980s."
Which song is an example of simple verse-chorus form?
Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Why did Capitol Records decline to issue the Beatles' first singles in the United States?
Capitol presumed the singles would fail because previous British artists had few hits in the United States.
Which of the following artists recorded for Sun Records?
Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash
After beginning her career behind the scenes as a songwriter, this artist became a successful performer during the 1970s with albums such as Tapestry.
Carole King
Who wrote "You've Got a Friend"?
Carole King
The song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" was performed by the Shirelles and produced by whom?
Carole King and Gerry Goffin
The song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" was performed by the Shirelles and produced by
Carole King and Gerry Goffin.
The most important record charts in the history of rock and roll in the United States were published in which of these magazines?
Cashbox and Billboard
Pitch Shifting
Changing the pitch in a region to match a desired other pitch
Which Chicago-based label, known for its electric blues and rock and roll records in the 1950s, was still active in producing black pop in the 1960s?
Chess
Important recording studio in Chicago
Chess Records
Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and John Lee Hooker are associated with which record label?
Chess Records
By the early 1950s which city was the most important center in the United States for blues music
Chicago
By the early 1950s, which city was the most important center for blues music in the United States?
Chicago
Which is the song section that repeats the same music and lyrics each time it is Heard
Chorus
"The Twist" was originally performed by Hank Ballard, but it was popularized on American Bandstand by which performer?
Chubby Checker
"The Twist" was originally performed by Hank Ballard, but it was popularized on American Bandstand by
Chubby Checker.
The instrumental accompaniments in early Beach Boys songs such as "Surfin' U.S.A." were most heavily influenced by whom?
Chuck Berry
Which artist first recorded "Johnny B. Goode"?
Chuck Berry
Which artist successfully sued for copyright infringement regarding the Beach Boys track "Surfin' U.S.A."?
Chuck Berry
Ex. LickSurfinCut (Surfin' Safari, Beach Boys) song was influenced by
Chuck Berry ("Early songs were influenced by Chuck Berry and white vocal groups like the Four Freshmen")
Ex. 13 (?) artist
Chuck Berry Jackie Brenston Big Joe Turner
The instrumental accompaniments in early Beach Boys songs such as "Surfin' U.S.A." were heavily influenced by
Chuck Berry.
The music industry marketed non politicized folk music to
College-aged youth ("During the 1950s folk music withdrew from political causes It became popular with college-age audience.")
Volume Fader and 0 dB
Controls the amount of increase and decrease in volume of the audio recorded on the track Represents no change in volume
Chuck Berry vocal style influenced by
Country and western
Masking
Covering up lower amplitude frequency components with higher ones to compress the file
This supergroup was made up of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker.
Cream
Which supergroup was made up of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker?
Cream
Crossfade
Creating a smooth transition between regions by fading out and fading back in again.
John Fogerty wrote most of the music for which artist/band?
Creedence Clearwater Revival
This country rock group included former members of Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and the Byrds.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
What country rock group included former members of Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and the Byrds?
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Boy George was part of which group that received exposure on MTV in the 1980s
Culture Club
Boy George was part of which group that received exposure on MTV in the 1980s?
Culture Club
Which guitarist and songwriter worked with the Chicago-based group the Impressions?
Curtis Mayfield
Who wrote music for the 1972 film Superfly?
Curtis Mayfield
Auxiliary Sends
Cut, copy, paste, and trim
Which musicians led the influential blues revival band Blues Incorporated?
Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner
During the 1950s, who emerged as the most important proponents of early rock and roll?
DJs
Before becoming a singer, Madonna was a professional
Dancer
Which band had an unorthodox instrumental lineup and combined elements of jazz, funk, bluegrass and the singer-songwriter movement to create memorable songs to serve as the basis for large-scale improvisation?
Dave Matthews Band
Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of what influential glam rock singer?
David Bowie
Who replaced Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd?
David Gilmour
What was the most prominent record label producing hip-hop on the West Coast?
Death Row
The song "Highway Star," often cited as influential on the development of heavy metal, was recorded by which band?
Deep Purple
All of the following bands formed in the American South
Deep Purple.
All of the following bands emerged from the Los Angeles heavy metal scene EXCEPT
Def Leppard
What are five time-based effects?
Delay Flanger effect Phaser Reverb Artificial reverb
What's the difference between Reverb and Delay?
Delay: storing the audio then playing it back underneath the undelayed signal Reverb: many delays added together
Peter Frampton was important for releasing an album that:
Depicted a live concert
Motown Records was founded in what city?
Detroit, MI
During the late 1980's, rap and metal were:
Developing on parallel paths
Which best exemplifies the new wave movement?
Devo
When the television show American Bandstand was first broadcast nationally on ABC, who was the host?
Dick Clark
Which two high-profile music industry professionals were questioned by a congressional committee during the payola investigations?
Dick Clark and Alan Freed
Paul Revere and the Raiders became musical hosts of Where the Action Is, a variety rock show created by
Dick Clark.
When the television show American Bandstand began to be broadcast nationally on ABC, the host was
Dick Clark.
DAW
Digital Audio Workstation
Sampling (or Nyquist) Theorem
Digital audio can contain no frequency that is higher than half of the sampling rate
Uncompressed Audio file format - define
Digital audio is stored in a series of 16-24 amplitude values
This English band was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits
This English band was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler.
Dire Straits
What English band was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler?
Dire Straits
Which Washington, D.C.-based label became one of the most prominent independent companies of the hardcore movement?
Dischord
Which structural pattern forms the basis of The Chords song "sh boom"
Doo-wop progression
Bessie Smith recording of which song sold more than 1 million copies
Down hearted blues
Which three parts typically make up the rhythm section of a rock band, establishing the harmonic and rhythmic foundation?
Drums, bass, and rhythm guitar
Which guitarist performs a solo on Wilson Pickett's version of the Beatles' "Hey Jude"?
Duane Allman
Which of the following artists was part of the "second British INvasion" on MTV?
Duran Duran
Which of the following artists was part of the "second British invasion" on MTV?
Duran Duran
Which progressive rock group combined rock band instruments with strings?
ELO
Which band released the number-one hit "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" with the accompanying surreal music video?
EURYTHMICS
The "three finger roll" was a banjo technique developed by
Earl Scruggs
This group was formed in Los Angeles by former Chess Records studio drummer Maurice White.
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Which group was formed in Los Angeles by former Chess Records studio drummer Maurice White?
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Chess records in Chicago was known for recording
Electric blues
All of the following can be associated with the lo-fi movement EXCEPT
Elliott Smith. Guided by Voices. Pavement. NOT Green Day
Which act's appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1977 brought national attention to the British punk scene?
Elvis Costello
Which artist or band released "Pump It Up" as a single in 1978 in the UK?
Elvis Costello
Slap-back echo was a distinctive feature on the recordings of which of the following?
Elvis Presley
Slap back echo was a distinctive feature of the recordings of
Elvis Pressley
Dr. Dre produced The Slim Shady LP by what artist?
Eminem
Heavy metal developed out of musical communities based where?
England and Los Angeles
Heavy metal developed out of musical communities based in
England and Los Angeles.
This ex-Yardbird and Cream guitarist released the hit album Unplugged in 1992.
Eric Clapton
What ex-Yardbird and Cream guitarist released the hit album Unplugged in 1992?
Eric Clapton
The music of the Village People and Donna Summer exemplifies what style?
Eurodisco
This is a style of disco exemplified by the music of the Village People and Donna Summer.
Eurodisco
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" a number-one hit that was accompanied by a surreal music video
Eurythmics
This band released "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," a number-one hit that was accompanied by a surreal music video.
Eurythmics
Ex. 10 (All I have To Do Is Dream) artist
Everly Brothers
What helped to fracture the American radio audience in the late 1960s?
FM stations began to play album-oriented rock.
Ex. 1 (Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley) was this artist's first hit
False
Ex. 12 (Over The Rainbow, Judy Garland) is an example of a Brill Building song
False
Ex. 14 (I'm Sitting On Top Of The World, Les Paul & Mary Ford)
False
Ex. 16 (That'll Be The Day, Buddy Holly) was his first break with Sun Records
False
Ex. 2 California Girls This is a Beatle type British Invasion band
False
What recording studio, owned and operated by Rick Hall, was located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama?
Fame
Ex. 7 (Blueberry Hill) artist
Fats Domino
Who was the New Orleans-based pianist and singer who had more than thirty Top 40 hits, including "Blueberry Hill"?
Fats Domino
First Wave rock and roll performers
Fats Domino Little Richard Chuck Berry Elvis Presley Jerry Lee Lewis Bill Haley Buddy Holly
Which hardcore band is perhaps best known for an infamous Saturday Night Live performance in 1981?
Fear
Which of the following artists did NOT release a major hit album during the late 1970s?
Fleetwood Mac Peter Frampton Eagles DID NOT: Ramones
Ex. 8 (Tom Dooley, The Kingston Trio) genre
Folk
Ex. 9 (Positively 4th Street, Bob Dylan) helped create the genre known as
Folk Rock
The Byrds genre
Folk Rock
Formed by guitarist Mick Jones and featuring the lead vocals of Lou Gramm, which band's tracks "Feels Like the First Time" and "Cold as Ice" quickly established them with American audiences?
Foreigner
Which group released better-selling albums during the 1970s?
Foreigner
Which singer established a new model for pop singers when s/he broke away from big bands and became a solo star and teen idol in the 1940s?
Frank Sinatra
Who established a new model for the pop-music singer?
Frank Sinatra
Who produced the album We're Only in It for the Money, a satirical take on the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
Frank Zappa
The album We're Only in It for the Money was a satirical take on the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band produced by
Frank Zappa.
Who was the lead vocalist of the Four Seasons, known for his falsetto singing?
Frankie Valli
Dance oriented television shows that were popular
From the 1950s to the 2000's
Dance-oriented television shows were popular during which of these time periods?
From the 1950s to the 2000s
Ex. 8 (Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, James Brown) Although this example falls into the Soul genre, it is really the beginning of a later genre called
Funk
Ice-T was most closely associated with what style of rap?
Gangsta
Which performers are representative of "western" music during the 1930s?
Gene Autry, Patsy Montana, Roy Rogers
"Be-Bop-a-Lula" was first recorded by whom?
Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
Which artist developed an elaborate stage show featuring a spaceship descending onto the stage from which he would emerge as a character called Dr. Funkenstein?
George Clinton
The Beatles' producer for most of their recordings was George Martin Phil Spector Berry Gordy Gerry Coffey
George Martin
Who produced the Beatles' early recordings?
George Martin
The group Wham! included what singer who later had success as a solo artist?
George Michael
Wham! included which singer who later had success as a solo artist?
George Michael
Which country developed magnetic tape during World War II?
Germany
Which track by Bob Marley and the Wailers advocated for political freedom?
Get Up, Stand Up
What is the album award designation for the sale of 500,000 units?
Gold
Which 1966 single consumed more studio time and budget allocation than any other pop single ever had before?
Good Vibrations
The song "White Rabbit" was written by this lead singer of Jefferson Airplane.
Grace Slick
The song "White Rabbit" was written by which singer of Jefferson Airplane?
Grace Slick
Fade
Gradually increasing/decreasing the volume of a region to decrease a sudden jump in amplitude at the beginning and end
Who was the lead singer of the Hollies?
Graham Nash
Which group released the album We're an American Band in 1973?
Grand Funk Railroad
Which program became the most successful barn dance radio show?
Grand Ole Opry
Which band, featuring guitarist Jerry Garcia, originally formed in the Bay Area as the Warlocks?
Grateful Dead
Dookie was the first commercially successful album for what group led by Billie Joe Amrstrong?
Green Day
Dookie was the first commercially successful album for what group led by Billie Joe Armstrong?
Green Day
Between 1960 and 1962, the Beatles made three extended trips to
Hamburg.
Though he had less than five years of success when he died at age 29, which singer and songwriter was considered country music's biggest star in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
Hank Williams
Though he had less than five years of success when he died at age 33, which singer and songwriter was considered country music's biggest star in the late 1940s and early 1950s
Hank Williams
Which singer stood for country and western music for many Americans in the early 1950s?
Hank Williams
It was fitting that George Clinton produced the second Red Hot Chili Peppers album because:
He group was very interested in 1970's funk
What was true of Beck in the 1990s?
He included varied stylistic influences in his records
How did Bob Dylan generate controversy at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965?
He played with electric instruments.
Why did Sam Phillips sell Elvis Presley's contract to RCA?
He used the money to finance the careers of other artists.
Why did Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys stop touring in 1964?
He wanted to concentrate on songwriting.
What did Sonny Bono do before creating the duo of Sonny and Cher?
He worked closely with Phil Spector.
What was the name of the band led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson?
Heart
Which song is an example of country and western music?
Hey Good Lookin'
What traditional African American form is the basis for the lyrics of "Sledgehammer"?
Hokum Blues
The Playful allusiions to sexuality in the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" evoke what earlier musical style
Hokum blues
Which songwriting team produced a string of hits for Motown between 1963 and 1967?
Holland-Dozier-Holland
Darius Rucker remade himself as a country performer after being the lead singer for which band?
Hootie and the Blowfish
Compared to big Joe Turner's original, Bill Haley's cover of the song "shake rattle and roll"
House cleaner lyrics and a different rhythmic feel
Bit Depth (Sample Resolution)
How many numbers are available for an amplitude measurement
Chuck Berry's crossover hit "Maybellene" was his version of a country tune called
Ida Red.
This Detroit-based singer's outrageous onstage antics made him a model for punk rockers.
Iggy Pop
Which Detroit-based singer's outrageous onstage antics made him a model for punk rockers?
Iggy Pop
A film clip of Martha and the Vandellas song "nowhere to run" made for a 1965 television special, visually connected the group to it's a region and culture by filming
In a Detroit automotive factory
Huey Lewis and the News achieved popularity:
In part of because of significant support from MTV
Steps of Recording
Input transducer preamp analog to digital converter computer
On albums such as In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida, what band established musical elements that would become characteristic of heavy metal?
Iron Butterfly
What band established musical elements that would become characteristic of heavy metal on albums such as In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida?
Iron Butterfly
Traffic, Cat Stevens, and Bob Marley and the Wailers were all featured on the roster of what UK-based record label?
Island Records
All of the following are true about hardcore music EXCEPT that
It developed from 1970s punk. it was typically loud, fast, and aggressive. it was rooted in the DIY aesthetic. IT DID NOT quickly became mainstream and appeared on national pop charts.
The term rock is difficult to define because
It has come to encompass a vast amount of music including diverse artists and styles
What is one reason why the term rock is difficult to define?
It has come to encompass a vast amount of music, including diverse artists and styles.
What is true of "alternative rock"?
It has roots in the hard-core scene
What is true of industrial rock?
It often blended electronic sources with live performance.
What sort of popularity did Public Enemy's single for "Don't Believe the Hype" achieve?
It placed well only on the rhythm-and-blues chart
Which of the following is NOT true of new wave music?
It remained an underground style that was only popular regionally.
Which of the following is NOT true of new wave music?
It was a tamer form of punk rock. It often referred to older styles of music. It often used irony. NOT TRUE: It remained an underground style that was only popular regionally.
Which of the following statements is true of college rock?
It was an outgrowth of hardcore.
Why was Minnesota-based hardcore distinctive from that of other scenes?
It was more accessible and melodic.
Why was Radiohead's album In Rainbows significant?
It was offered online on a pay-as-you-wish basis.
Who recorded "Rocket '88'" in 1951?
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats
The Famous Flames were the backing group for which artist?
James Brown
Which artist had a chart hit with "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" in 1968?
James Brown
Which artist started his career singing doo-wop and performing as a stand-in for Little Richard?
James Brown
Who recorded "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1" in 1965?
James Brown
Who wrote and first recorded the song "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?
James Brown
artist that released singles and albums while regularly appearing on television series including Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, and Fame
Janet Jackson
Which singer's posthumously released album Pearl became her most popular release, rising to number one in early 1971, while her version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" hit the top of the U.S. singles charts?
Janis Joplin
Which of the following singers was marketed as the "female Elvis"?
Janis Martin
Which of the following singers, signed to RCA Records just after Elvis Presley, was marketed as the "female Elvis"?
Janis Martin
Ex. 5 (Great Balls of Fire) artist
Jerry Lee Lewis
All of the following artists recorded for Sun Records
Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, NOT Buddy Holly
Which was the first important production team in rock?
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
The first important production team in rock was
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
This man helped sign many Southern Soul artists to the Stax/Atlantic label partnership
Jerry Wexler
Which Atlantic Records executive and producer played an important role in developing southern soul music in the 1960s?
Jerry Wexler
Singer and flute player Ian Anderson led what progressive rock band?
Jethro Tull
Which artist's song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" was at the top of the U.S. charts at the time of his tragic death?
Jim Croce
This lead singer of The Doors introduced an alter ego, the Lizard King.
Jim Morrison
Who was the lead singer of the Doors who also introduced an alter ego, the Lizard King?
Jim Morrison
Who were the founders of Stax Records
Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton
"Purple Haze" was recorded by which artist?
Jimi Hendrix
This artist was the last to play at Woodstock.
Jimi Hendrix
This first big (National) Country music star was the model for the Nashville "Country and Western" sound and image
Jimmie Rodgers
Who was known as the "French Elvis"?
Johnny Hallyday
Which artist gained popularity performing live shows in Los Angeles at the Whiskey-a-Go-Go, where he also made a live album?
Johnny Rivers
This Canadian singer-songwriter experimented with avant-garde and jazz styles on albums including The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Mingus.
Joni Mitchell
Which Canadian singer-songwriter experimented with avant-garde and jazz styles on albums including The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Mingus?
Joni Mitchell
This band was formed by musicians who had earlier performed with Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frank Zappa.
Journey
Which band was formed by musicians who had earlier performed with Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frank Zappa?
Journey
When was the "Summer of Love"?
June, July, and August of 1967
All four members of this blues-rock band wore theatrical costumes and makeup onstage.
KISS
Who arranged a series of psychedelic events called "acid tests"?
Ken Kesey
A series of psychedelic events called "acid tests" were arranged by
Ken Kesey.
All four members of what blues-rock band wore theatrical costumes and makeup onstage?
Kiss
Which band had a number-one hit in 1980 with "Celebration"?
Kool and the Gang
This group was known for its use of the seven-string electric guitar.
Korn
Which group was known for its use of the seven-string electric guitar?
Korn
Who founded the New York-based Red Bird music label?
Leiber and Stoller
The Red Bird music label was founded by
Leiber and Stoller.
Sarah McLachlan became a figurehead in the female singer-songwriter movement after she organized which festival devoted to music by women?
Lilith Fair
Gain Knob
Limits set so the loudest sounds never exceed the capacity of the system
The members of the Eagles met while playing in the backing band for which singer?
Linda Ronstadt
The Beatles shared a bill with which artist while working at the Star Club in Hamburg?
Little Richard
Which artist cowrote and first recorded "Tutti Frutti"?
Little Richard
Who was the artist who cowrote and first recorded the song "Tutti Frutti"?
Little Richard
Who was the first rock and roll artist to cultivate the "wild man" persona?
Little Richard
Which artists were early rock and roll performers known for their manic piano playing and wild stage personas?
Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis
All of the following artists or groups recorded for the indie label Merge Records EXCEPT
Live.
The UFO Club, which hosted psychedelic gatherings, was located in what city?
London
The UFO Club, which hosted psychedelic gatherings, was located in
London.
In the 1970s, Motown Records was run primarily from what city?
Los Angeles
Like many folk-rock groups, the Mamas and the Papas migrated from New York to which city?
Los Angeles
The hardcore band Black Flag was based in what city?
Los Angeles
Where did the members of the Beach Boys grow up?
Los Angeles
Like many folk rock groups, the Mamas and the Papas migrated from New York to
Los Angeles.
The turning point in Elvis Presley's career likely occurred during his performance on which program?
Louisiana Hayride
The album Forever Changes was recorded by what band?
Love
The album Forever Changes was recorded by
Love.
What are the six filter types?
Low pass/high pass Low shelf/high shelf Peak notch
Which southern rock band is named for a high school teacher?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Hokum blues refers to
Lyrics containing sexual double entendre
MP3
MP3 is the most well known file format that supports lossy compression
compressed audio file formats - name two
MP4 (m4a) and Ogg
"Like a Virgin" was a hit from the album of the same name by which artist?
Madonna
Which of the following groups recorded for the indie label Merge Records?
Magnetic Fields, Neutral Milk Hotel, Superchunk
A second wave of Beatles-type bands—including Herman's Hermits, Freddy and the Dreamers, and the Hollies—emerged from which city?
Manchester
All of the following artists were signed to Motown Records in the 1960s
Marth and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Marivn Gaye, NOT Ottis Redding
Which Motown artist recorded "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You," "Pride and Joy," and the duet "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"?
Marvin Gaye
Which artist recorded the concept album What's Going On?
Marvin Gaye
During the late 1980s, Guns n' Roses was:
Massively popular and commercially successful
Which of the following were indie rock labels active during the 1990s?
Matador, K Records, Kill Rock Stars
The singer from which band also sang on Santana's 1999 hit "Smooth"?
Matchbox 20
What is another word for a bar or group of beats
Measure
What was the name of the early sampling keyboard, used by the Beatles on "Strawberry Fields Forever," that employed taped sounds to produce orchestral strings, choral voices, and an ensemble of recorders?
Mellotron
Stax Records was located in what city?
Memphis
Where was Sun Records located?
Memphis
Stax Records was located in what city?
Memphis, TN
This was the North Carolina-based indie label founded by members of the group Superchunk.
Merge
What was the North Carolina-based indie label founded by members of the group Superchunk?
Merge
Which metal band released the track "One" in 1989?
Metallica
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Quincy Jones produced important albums for:
Michael Jackson
What artist had a number-one hit with "Billie Jean" in 1983?
Michael Jackson
Musicians head on the album THRILLER
Michael Jackson Paul McCartney Eddie Van Halen NOT: Prince
Which influential jazz trumpeter began fusing jazz and rock in the 1970
Miles Davis
Elvis generated controversy for gyrating his hips and dancing during the popular TV show
Milton Burley
Where was Bob Dylan originally from?
Minnesota
Minnesota-based hard core differed from Los Angeles and DC hard core because:
Minnesota bands like the Replacements created more melodic and accessible music
Which hardcore band released "Straight Edge" in 1981?
Minor Threat
With whom does Queen Latifah share rapping duties on "Ladies First"?
Monie Love
What was the first major international rock festival, held in the spring of 1967?
Monterey International Pop Festival
FM radio changed during the 1970s to become:
More Commercial
Hardcore performances, like those of the group Fear, featured a style of dancing called:
Moshing
Before becoming a solo pop star, Michael Jackson recorded with the Jackson 5 for what record label
Motown
Before he became a solo pop star, Michael Jackson recorded with the Jackson 5 for what record label?
Motown
Boyz II Men signed with which label?
Motown
Maxine Powell ran a finishing school for artists signed to which record label?
Motown
The Funk Brothers were the studio band at what label?
Motown
The Jackson 5 recorded for what record label in the early 1970s?
Motown
The Temptations recorded for which label?
Motown
The Funk Brothers were the studio band at
Motown.
The Temptations recorded for
Motown.
In relationship to the Sex Pistols, the Clash created music with a:
Much Greater Stylistic Range
A track from this group's 1989 album Straight Outta Compton led to a warning letter from the FBI.
N.W.A
Who had a hit in 1966 with "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"?
Nancy Sinatra
Which city became a center for country music recording and publishing after World War II
Nashville
Which city became the center of much professional activity in country and western music after World War II?
Nashville, TN
Which songwriter began his hit-making career at Bang! Records?
Neil Diamond
Which of the following played a central role in the development of a national audience for entertainment in United States
Network radio
This group led by Jeff Magnum recorded In the Aeroplane over the Sea, one of the most critically acclaimed indie records of the 1990s.
Neutral Milk Hotel
What group led by Jeff Magnum recorded In the Aeroplane over the Sea, one of the most critically acclaimed indie records of the 1990s?
Neutral Milk Hotel
This was the 1991 album that launched Nirvana to fame.
Nevermind
Which 1991 album launched Nirvana to fame?
Nevermind
What was the dance-based style of hip-hop and pop developed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis that created dense, stark musical textures from drum machines and samples? New Jack Swing Urban Swing Fat Back Swing XIncorrect choiceHouse
New Jack Swing
Rap music and hip-hop culture have their origins in what city?
New York
The Brill Building, which housed many music publishers, was located in what city?
New York City
Tin Pan Alley refers to a style of music, a way of doing business, and an area located in what city?
New York City
Tinpan Alley refers to a style of music, a way of doing business, and an area located in
New York City
The Brill Building, which housed many music publishers, was located in
New York City.
In 1966, the Lovin' Spoonful was based in
New York.
At which festival did Bob Dylan first "plug in"?
Newport Folk Festival
"Shout at the Devil" was written by:
Nikki Sixx
In the studio, Trent Reznor records and performs all of the parts for this group.
Nine Inch Nails
In the studio, Trent Reznor records and performs all of the parts for what group?
Nine Inch Nails
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" appeared on the 1991 album Nevermind by what band?
Nirvana
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of what band?
Nirvana
Dave Grohl was a member of which two groups?
Nirvana and Foo Fighters
Guitarist Dave Grohl was a member of which two groups?
Nirvana and Foo Fighters
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of
Nirvana.
Popularity chart positions are useful for
Obtaining general information about the changing tastes of audience
Top 40 radio is said to have started in this city
Omaha
How many different vocalists performed on "Billie Jean"?
One
Which southern soul artist made significant inroads with hippie rockers when he appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in spring 1967?
Otis Redding
Who wrote the song "Respect"?
Otis Redding
Who recorded the 1975 song "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)"?
Parliament
All of the following are names used by George Clinton for his backing musicians
Parliament. Funkadelic The Parliaments. NotThe Famous Flames
Plug-Ins
Parts of a program that perform specific functions and operate within a host application
This singer had more hits with cover songs in the late 1950's than any of his contemporaries.
Pat Boone
Which singer performed a cover of Fats Domino's "Ain't It a Shame," retitled "Ain't That a Shame," which outperformed the original on the pop charts?
Pat Boone
This New York punk star began his/her career as a poet:
Patti Smith
This punk rocker started as a poet before turning to music.
Patti Smith
Which punk rocker started as a poet before turning to music?
Patti Smith
Which band hosted the television show Where the Action Is?
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Tom and Jerry was an early name used by which duo?
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Tom and Jerry was an early name used by
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
Which of the following are associated with the lo-fi movement?
Pavement, Guided by Voices, and Elliott Smith
Which of the following bands engaged in a legal battle with Ticketmaster?
Pearl Jam
Which 1966 Beach Boys album set a new standard for record production and musical sophistication?
Pet Sounds
Which influential 1966 Beach Boys album set a new standard for record production and musical sophistication?
Pet Sounds
Who released "Show Me the Way" in 1976?
Peter Frampton
Which was the most successful folk performer or group of the 1960s?
Peter, Paul, and Mary
Afters Peter Gabriel left Genesis, the band's lead vocals were performed by
Phil Collins
Who performed lead vocals for Genesis after Peter Gabriel left?
Phil Collins"
After Peter Gabriel left Genesis, the band's lead vocals were performed by
Phil Collins.
The Beach Boys' recording of "Don't Worry Baby," produced by Brian Wilson, was modeled on "Be My Baby," which was produced by whom?
Phil Spector
The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High" were produced by whom?
Phil Spector
Wall of sound most associated with
Phil Spector
Who is credited with creating the "Wall of Sound"?
Phil Spector
The Beach Boys' recording of "Don't Worry Baby," produced by Brian Wilson, was modeled on "Be My Baby," produced by
Phil Spector.
The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High" were produced by
Phil Spector.
Hall and Oates were heavily influenced by the soul tradition of what city?
Philadelphia
Hall and Oates were heavy influenced by the soul tradition of what city?
Philadelphia
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are most closely associated with which city?
Philadelphia
This is the record label that became known as the home of the "Philadelphia sound."
Philadelphia International
What record label became known as the home of the "Philadelphia sound"?
Philadelphia International
"Chalkdust Torture" was included on the album Picture of Nectar by which band?
Phish
All of the following groups are considered jam bands
Phish. Widespread Panic. Blues Traveler.
The stage show for this band's concept album The Wall featured a wall being built on stage between the band and the audience.
Pink Floyd
The stage show for which band's concept album The Wall featured a wall being built on stage between the band and the audience?
Pink Floyd
Which band took its name from the blues even though much of its approach was more indebted to avant-garde art music?
Pink Floyd
A court ruling against rapper Biz Markie in 1991 set a precedent requiring hip-hop producers to do what?
obtain permission to use sampled sources
A court ruling against rapper Biz Markie in 1991 set a precedent requiring hip-hop producers to
obtain permission to use sampled sources.
Industrial rock
often blended electronic sources with live performance.
Lo-fi recordings
often had an amateur quality.
Top 40 radio is said to have started in this city. a. Omaha b. Chicago c. San Francisco d. New York
omaha
triangle wave
only the odd partials but at very low amplitudes after the fundamental, so it is a little bit brighter than the sine wave and more suitable as the basis of a synthetic timbre, amplitudes of the partials are inversely proportional to the square of the partial number
instrument level signal
output of a guitar or bass guitar, recorded separately from mic signals
speaker level signal
output of a power amplifier and sent to a passive speaker, higher voltage and power than any other signal
Which was the technique of sound-on-sound recording pioneered by Les Paul?
overdubbing
transient patterns
patterns in the attacks and the notes, physical property of rhythm
timbre
perceptual property related to the physical properties of the shape of the wave or the waveform and the sound's spectrum, describes the sound's character or quality
articulation
perceptual property that refers to how the loudness of the sound changes over time
This artist's successful live album started the music industry quest for the "Big Album". Peter Frampton The Allman Brothers Journey Michael Jackson
peter
amplitude
physical property of sound that is connected to loudness, determined by how much the air pressure in a compression or rarefaction deviates from the normal air pressure
audio interface
piece of hardware that expands and improves the sonic capabilities of computers
Pan
placement in stereo field, (left and right)
Bob Dylan generated controversy at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 when he
played with electric instruments.
The opening guitar solo of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" uses double stops, a technique that involves which of these?
playing two notes at the same time
The opening guitar solo of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" uses double stops, a technique that involves
playing two notes at the same time.
This group was formed in 1985 to help combat inapropriate lyrics and imagery in Rock music. a. COC b. PMRC c. RIAA d. MPAA
pmrc
Bands like Bon Jovi and Quiet Riot represent what type of metal?
pop
pan knob
positions the audio in the stereo field if the audio file has only one channel and adjusts the left-right balance if the audio file has two channels
When was bluegrass developed?
post-World War II
The Beatles' fascination with increasingly complex lyrics led them to do what on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
print the complete lyrics on the album sleeve
The "hippie aesthetic" in music is based on the idea that the rock musician should do what?
produce sophisticated music that will stand up to repeated listening
The "hippie aesthetic" in music is based on the idea that the rock musician should
produce sophisticated music that will stand up to repeated listening.
Marilyn Manson
produced albums that included vulgar and satanic content.
Jacques Morali and Giorgio Moroder were both
producers associated with disco.
Who wrote the Monkees' early songs?
professional songwriters
In the wake of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a heightened sense of concept became the hallmark of what style of rock?
progressive rock
The band King Crimson is best known for what style of rock?
progressive rock
The bands Kansas and Styx helped to revive what style of rock music in the late 1970s?
progressive rock
Aretha Franklin's father was a
prominent clergyman.
Name this artist. ex4-12.mp3 NWA Sugarhill Gang Public Enemy RUN-DMC
public enemy
Berry Gordy held weekly meetings that served as the final tests for songs, their arrangements, and their recorded sound. What were these meetings called?
quality control
The phrases of a 12-bar blues often follow what pattern?
question—question—answer
The Yardbirds developed long, improvisatory passages at the ends of songs. What did they call these improvised finales?
rave-ups
After 1972, what did the band Steely Dan focus on?
recording in the studio
Compression (Audio)
reduce the dynamic range, pop music is typically compressed, classical recording not necessarily compressed, make the louds louder, softs softer
lossy compression
reduces audio file sizes by permanently and unrecoverably eliminating some of the audio information
compressor
reduces the loud parts of an audio signal above a certain threshold, narrowing the dynamic range, and then typically boosts the entire signal so that everything is louder - primarily used in pop music
lossless compression
reduces the size of audio files in such a way that the original data can be perfectly recovered
Bob Marley is most often associated with what style of music?
reggae
compression
region of air where molecules have bee compressed together
rarefaction
region of air where molecules have been scattered away - mainly empty space
The section of a song known as a verse contains which of the following?
repeating music and nonrepeating lyrics
spectrum view
represents sound as a graph of frequency vs. amplitude, as opposed to the waveform view that is a graph of time vs. amplitude
The "new traditionalists" used elements of earlier rock music in order to
return rock to what they saw as its core aesthetic values
The "new traditionalists" used elements of earlier rock music in order to
return rock to what they saw as its core aesthetic values.
difference between reverb and delay
reverb can be though of as many delays added together
All of the following elements can be found in the Byrds' version of "Mr. Tambourine Man" EXCEPT: (the folk revival, girl groups, rhythm and blues, the British invasion)
rhythm and blues
Which style best describes the song "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"?
rhythm and blues
This Delta (rural) Blues musician of the 1930's was very influential on Rock music of the 50's and 60's. Big Joe Turner Charlie Parker Robert Johnson Bill Haley
robert johnson
Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran are associated with what style of music?
rockabilly
What are the musical roots of rhythm and blues?
rural and urban blues, gospel, a cappella vocal groups
Nyquist Theorem
sample rate should be at least double the maximum frequency 20Hz to 20kHz
Sample Rate
samples per second measured in Hertz
What is the technique popularized by Grandmaster Flash in which the record is quickly rotated in the reverse direction and then forward to create a rhythm?
scratching
A technique popularized by Grandmaster Flash in which the record is quickly rotated in the reverse direction and then forward to create a rhythm is called
scratching.
For an album to receive a "Platinum" award from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), it must
sell one million copies
What must an album do to receive a platinum certification from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA)?
sell one million copies
For an album to receive a "Platinum" award from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), it must
sell one million copies.
overtone series
sequence of frequencies above the fundamental frequency (harmonics or partials), frequency of each sound in the sequence is an integer multiple of the fundamental
gain knob
set so that the loudest sounds never exceed the capacity of the digital system
"Positively 4th Street" is constructed in what form?
simple verse
The song "Baby Love," made famous by the Supremes, is in what form?
simple verse
What is the form of "Evil Ways"?
simple verse
"Rocket '88'" is an example of which formal type?
simple verse form
What song form employs only verses?
simple verse form
Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" is in what form?
simple verse-chorus, with pre-chorus
sine wave
simplest possible waveform, having only one partial: the fundamental, pure/pale timbre
What became the focus of the music industry after the success of Frank Sinatra?
singers
Reggae developed from which two Jamaican musical styles?
ska and rock steady
This is the offbeat rhythmic pattern characteristic of ska music.
skank
What is the name of the offbeat rhythmic pattern that is characteristic of ska music?
skank
British musician Lonnie Donegan was credited with popularizing which music?
skiffle
This British style of pop music was influential on John Lennon and Jimmy Page among others. RnB Trad Skiffle Euro Pop
skiffle
The Byrds wrote
some of their own music.
In addition to being a performer, Buddy Holly was an influential
songwriter.
What is the process by which a musician records one instrumental part and then another part so that the two parts sound together when played back?
sound-on-sound recording
harmonic spectra
sounds that follow the overtone series
inharmonic spectra
sounds that have partials that do not follow the overtone series
The Allman Brothers Band was best known for what style of rock?
southern rock
white noise
spectrum whose energy is distributed equally among all the frequencies, equal energy in equal frequency bands, so white noise will have the same amount of energy at different frequencies
In their early years, Metallica embraced what type of heavy metal, characterized by fast tempos and blazing guitar passages?
speed metal
Metallica embraced what type of heavy metal, characterized by fast tempos and blazing guitar passages?
speed metal
Which of the following artists did NOT incorporate elements of glam? a. David Bowie b. Steely Dan c. KISS d. Alice Cooper
steely dan
Which describes a recording that allows an engineer to control whether instruments emerge from the left or the right speaker?
stereo
ex. 5 living for the city artist
stevie wonder
In December of 1964, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys
stopped touring.
uncompressed audio file format - define
stored as a series of 16 or 24 bit amplitude values or as 32 or 64 bit floating point amplitude values, digital audio that is used by audio editing/processing/mixing software is stored in an uncompressed file format
Delay
stored then later repeated
The Byrds' recording of the song "Mr. Tambourine Man" featured all of the following
studio musicians who played on Phil Spector's records. a twelve-string electric guitar. studio musicians who played for the Beach Boys.
What is the style of music, exemplified by artists such as Sam Cooke and the Drifters, which mixes rhythm and blues with orchestral strings?
sweet soul
Which is the style of music, exemplified by artists such as Sam Cooke and the Drifters, that mixes rhythm and blues with orchestral strings?
sweet soul
preamp
takes a small analog electrical signal and turns it into a larger analog electrical signal
What did the Beatles use to create the otherworldly sounds on "Tomorrow Never Knows"?
tape loops
In the late 1950s and early '60s, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, and Freddy Cannon were all known as what?
teen idols
In the late 1950s and early '60s, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, and Freddy Cannon were all known as
teen idols.
After World War II, the national audience for mainstream pop music migrated to what medium?
television
What 1950s technology was crucial to the rapid and broad success of rock and roll?
television
The Monkees were created by whom?
television producers
The Monkees were created by
television producers.
What are two common structural patterns in rock?
the 12-bar blues and the doo-wop progressio
"Whipping Post" is the signature song of which band?
the Allman Brothers Band
What was the name of the music festival at Altamont Speedway, viewed by many as the end of the hippie era?
the Altamont Free Concert
What blues-oriented band from Newcastle featured singer Eric Burdon?
the Animals
What was the blues-oriented band from Newcastle that featured singer Eric Burdon?
the Animals
All of the following bands were fictional groups made for television
the Archies, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution and the Banana Splits. NOT Paul Revere and the Raiders
Which of the following bands were all fictional groups made for television?
the Archies, the Banana Splits, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution
Lou Pearlman managed which two vocal groups?
the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC
After a motorcycle crash in 1966, Bob Dylan recorded extensively with which mainly Canadian group?
the Band
Who originally recorded "California Girls"?
the Beach Boys
Which rap artist/group was among the first to take advantage of digital sampling technology?
the Beastie Boys
In 1995, the single "Free as a Bird" was released in conjunction with a documentary about what band?
the Beatles
Which was one of the first bands or artists to create short, promotional films for new releases?
the Beatles
Vee-Jay released records by
the Beatles and the Four Seasons.
Whose recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man" hit the top of both the U.S. and the UK charts in 1965?
the Byrds'
Who originally recorded "Sh-Boom"?
the Chords
Which British punk band was known for frequently taking political stances in their songs?
the Clash
Which was the vocal group that recorded the "playlet" songs "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "Down in Mexico" with producers Leiber and Stoller?
the Coasters
Lionel Richie was a member of what group?
the Commodores
Buddy Holly's band, which recorded the hit "That'll Be the Day," was called
the Crickets.
Some in the music business incorrectly predicted that which group would eventually be more popular than the Beatles.
the Dave Clark Five
Which band added singer and pianist Michael McDonald and then adopted a stylistic approach that laid more emphasis on jazz influences?
the Doobie Brothers
Which group did Ben E. King perform with on recordings for Atlantic such as "There Goes My Baby"?
the Drifters
Which was the group that Ben E. King performed with on recordings for Atlantic including "There Goes My Baby"?
the Drifters
What's the name of the trio featuring Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill?
the Fugees
What was the name of the studio band at Motown?
the Funk Brothers
What was the first successful all-female new wave band?
the Go-Go's
Which band, featuring guitarist Jerry Garcia, originally formed in the Bay Area as the Warlocks?
the Grateful Dead
Which groups were the primary heroes of the 1990s jam bands?
the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band
Curtis Mayfield was a member of which Chicago-based group?
the Impressions
Who recorded "People Get Ready" in 1965?
the Impressions
Which duo was made up of singer-songwriters Amy Ray and Emily Saliers?
the Indigo Girls
Who recorded the first important national garage-band hit, "Louie Louie"?
the Kingsmen
Whose version of "Louie Louie" was investigated by the FCC for profanity?
the Kingsmen
Which British group released "You Really Got Me" in 1964?
the Kinks
Two British invasion bands that defy "Beatles-type" or "Stones-type" categorization are
the Kinks / the Who
Which band was a popular attraction at the Night Owl Coffee House in Greenwich Village?
the Lovin' Spoonful
Singer and songwriter John Phillips wrote many hits for his folk-rock group. What was that group called?
the Mamas and the Papas
In the United Kingdom, a lighthearted, driving pop feel with accents on beats 2 and 4 was called
the Mersey beat
What term was used for the lighthearted, driving pop feel with accents on beats 2 and 4 heard on "I Want to Hold Your Hand"?
the Mersey beat
Which hardcore band used "We jam econo" as their slogan?
the Minutemen
Which Boston-based indie band featured guitarist Frank Black and bassist Kim Deal?
the Pixies
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" was a single from the album Zenyatta Mondatta by what band?
the Police
Which new wave band incorporated reggae influences into their early style?
the Police
Which mainstream rock bands had roots in the new wave movement?
the Police and U2
What was the name of the band that later became the Beatles?
the Quarry Men
Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?
the Ramones
Which New York-based band emerged from rhythm and blues clubs and also opened for the Beatles in 1965?
the Rascals
Which was the New York-based band that emerged from rhythm and blues clubs that opened for the Beatles in 1965?
the Rascals
Which Minnesota band released "Color Me Impressed" in 1983?
the Replacements
Which 1960s group emerged out of the Beatles' shadow and positioned themselves as one of the most important groups to make the transition from the 1960s to the 1970s?
the Rolling Stones
Which band had a hit in 1965 with "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"?
the Rolling Stones
Which group did Andrew Loog Oldham manage and produce?
the Rolling Stones
Which rock band or artist from the 1960s released the albums Tattoo You, Undercover, and Steel Wheels in the 1980s?
the Rolling Stones
Andrew Loog Oldham managed and produced
the Rolling Stones.
"Be My Baby" was recorded by which girl group?
the Ronettes
Be My Baby" was recorded by which girl group?
the Ronettes
In 1977, which band released the controversial song "God Save the Queen," the cover of which depicted the British queen with a safety pin through her face?
the Sex Pistols
Malcolm McLaren managed which punk band?
the Sex Pistols
Whose first single was "Anarchy in the UK"?
the Sex Pistols
Which British indie band featuring vocalist Morrissey became widely popular in England but was heard mainly on college radio in the United States?
the Smiths
The summer of 1967 was known as what?
the Summer of Love
Which Motown group had a hit with "Baby Love"?
the Supremes
Which successful vocal group was formed by Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard in Detroit in 1959?
the Supremes
Which of the following were signed to Motown in the 1960s?
the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder
Which Motown group remade its sound in the 1970s while working with producer Norman Whitfield?
the Temptations
Which group had a hit in 1964 with "The Way You Do the Things You Do"?
the Temptations
Who originally recorded "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"?
the Temptations
Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylan?
the Traveling Wilburys
Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, and Tomorrow were all bands that regularly performed at what venue?
the UFO Club
During the Hamburg and Liverpool period, the Beatles often performed music with origins in which nation?
the United States
During the Hamburg and Liverpool period, the Beatles often performed music with origins in
the United States.
Which American group laid grounds in the 1960s for the international rise of punk in the next decade?
the Velvet Underground
Which three bands were influential to the development of the New York punk scene?
the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, MC5
What band was led by Jakob Dylan?
the Wallflowers
Tommy was a concept album by which band?
the Who
Which British group initially formed in 1962 as the Detours?
the Who
Which music festival took place August 15-17, 1969?
the Woodstock Music and Art Festival
Drummer Hal Blaine and bassist Carol Kaye were part of a group of Los Angeles studio musicians known by which nickname?
the Wrecking Crew
Who performed most of the music for the Byrds' recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man"?
the Wrecking Crew
Drummer Hal Blaine was part of a group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as
the Wrecking Crew.
Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page were all guitarists for which group?
the Yardbirds
Guitarist Jimmy Page played in which two blues-based bands?
the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin
non-destructive editing
the actual audio you've recorded isn't altered in the editing process - the DAW either creates new audio or changes the way it references the original file
Bit Depth
the amount of information able to be stored in each sample
envelope
the amplitude envelope is the physical property related to articulation, contains or envelops many repetitions of the waveform
quantize
the assignment of a specific value to the measured amplitude, performed by the ADC
The first video shown on MTV was by a. The Buggles b. Michael Jackson c. Prince d. Voivod
the buggles
Name this artist. ex4-5.mp3 Television The Cars The Sex Pistols The Ramones
the cars
phantom power
the charge across the plates in a condenser mic's capsule, supplied by a signal from the preamp
Controversy erupted in 1966 over a remark John Lennon made about which of the following?
the church
Controversy erupted in 1966 over a remark John Lennon made about
the church.
The Everly Brothers came from a background in
the country music of the Southeast
The Everly Brothers came from a background in what musical style?
the country music of the southeast
All of the following elements were typical of glam rock
the creation of stage personas. songs about science fiction, alienation, and glam culture. androgynous clothing.
The Go-Go's were
the first successful all-female new wave band
The Go-Go's were
the first successful all-female new wave band.
fundamental
the frequency that is heard as the pitch of the note - the lowest frequency of the note
What did the 1972 compilation album Nuggets document?
the garage rock movement of the 1960s
The compilation album Nuggets, assembled by guitarist Lenny Kaye in the early 1970s, documented
the garage rock movement of the 1960s.
What is meter in music?
the organization of beats into measure
Musical form or formal structure refers to which of the following?
the organization of different sections in a song
mic level signal
the original small electrical signal produced by the microphone, XLR cable
Frequency
the physical property of sound that is related to pitch, measure of the number of cycles of compression/rarefaction that occur per second
What term refers to the rise of a style of rock from a small, regional underground scene up to mainstream pop culture and then the style's subsequent retreat?
the popularity arc
What does the term payola refer to?
the practice of giving DJs gifts or cash to play records on the radio
Payola refers to
the practice of giving DJs gifts or cash to play records on the radio.
equalization
the process of adjusting the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal, done by using the bass, midrange, and treble controls on a stereo to cut or boost the amplitude of different frequencies
threshold of hearing
the quietest sound we can possibly hear and is given as 0 dB SPL, any compression wave with a lower pressure or intensity would be measured in negative dB SPL and would not be perceivable by humans
compressed audio file format - define
the result of the use of a technique for reducing the amount of data in the file as compared with an uncompressed file
Nyquist theorem
the resultant digital audio of any sampling technique can contain no frequency that is higher than one-half of the sampling rate
waveform
the shape of sound waves, the waveform view is a graph of the change in air pressure at a particular location over time due to a compression wave
psychoacoustics
the study of our auditory system and the way the brain decodes and analyzes the resultant nerve impulses
threshold of pain
the threshold of pain is the loudest sound that we can bear and is approximately 120 dB SPL, anything above this is both physically painful and damaging to our hearing
All of the following are true of the Beastie Boys
they were originally part of the New York hardcore scene. they were a popular group comprised of white rappers. they were one of the first bands to use digital sampling technology. NOT PRODUCED by sugar hill records
All of the following are true of the Beastie Boys EXCEPT that a. they were one of the first bands to use digital sampling technology. b. they were a popular group comprised of white rappers. c. they were originally part of the New York hardcore scene. d. they were produced by Sugar Hill Records.
they were produced by Sugar Hill records
clipping
this results in a waveform with a flat, or clipped, top and bottom that does not resemble the analog waveform that was being recorded
What was the role of the MC in early hip-hop?
to comment on the music and talk to partygoers
Why did the "new traditionalists" use elements of earlier rock music?
to return rock to what they saw as its core aesthetic values
What did Stevie Wonder do when he turned twenty-one in 1971?
took complete artistic control over his records
When he turned twenty-one in 1971, Stevie Wonder
took complete artistic control over his records.
Christina Aguilera
topped the Latin music charts in 2000.
Ex. 7 Take it easy0 true
true
In the 1980's record labels relied more and more on the performance of international "superstars" such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and Prince. True False
true
Madonna's "Justify My Love" video was "banned" by MTV. True False
true
Prince was known for use of sexual images and themes.. True False
true
The Velvet Underground are an early influence on American Punk music. True False
true
The album that this example is from started the "Quest for the Big Album". ex4-7.mp3 True False
true
This artist helped break the "color barrier" on MTV. ex4-1.mp3 True False
true
ex 10 The artist heard here had their first success with a live album. whipping post the allman brothers band
true
"Scratching" involves the use of a guitar string turntable snare drum Sampler
turntable
MP3
type of data compression that combines lossy and lossless compression
hertz
unit for frequency, measured in the number of cycles per second, rate can be determined by viewing the waveform graph of the sound
decibel sound pressure level
unit used to measure amplitude
plug-ins
used in a DAW to perform specific functions
automation
used so that edited audio regions will automatically change in volume during the duration of a track
pitch shifting
used to alter the frequency of an audio region, used for auto-tune or making edited audio tracks play in the same key
crossfade
used to create smooth transitions between regions of audio
fade
used to create smooth transitions between silence and audio
amplifier
used to make a small analog electrical signal larger
digital audio interface
used to play back stored, edited, and processed digital audio by converting it to an analog signal
time shifting
used to stretch edited regions of audio so that they match up and play together in a cohesive manner
dynamic microphone
uses a diaphragm and a magnet to create a small electrical signal based on the incoming sound waves
condenser microphone
uses a metal-coated diaphragm suspended in proximity to another metal plate, applying a charge creates a capacitor
The "Theme from Shaft" helped to associate the rhythmic sound of which instrument with black pop?
wah-wah guitar
The band Talking Heads
was led by songwriter David Byrne
The band Talking Heads
was led by songwriter David Byrne.
bounce
when the edited audio file is exported from the DAW
masking
when two frequency components are close together, but one if of much higher amplitude, the higher-amplitude frequency component will mask the small-amplitude frequency component and the small-amplitude frequency component is removed
Paul McCartney (of The Beatles) continued to be successful into the 1970's with his band Nico BTO Wings ELO
wings
The Monkees' early songs were mainly
written for them by professional songwriters.
The music industry marketed non politicized folk music to Young Teens Older Americans Leftist Beatnik Writers College Aged Youth
young teens
"Sledgehammer," a number-one hit from the 1986 album So, was performed by what artist?
Peter Gabriel
The British Invasion is associated with the year
1964
In what year did the Beatles perform their last public concert?
1966
All of the following bands were from Seattle EXCEPT
Alice in Chains. Soundgarden. Pearl Jam. NOT Chilli Peppers
Ex. 10 (You Really Got Me) artist
The Kinks
What role do the horns and synthesized strings play in Steely Dan's song "Josie"?
They "sweeten" the mix.
What was characteristic of Huey Lewis and the News?
They created music with an easy, wholesome sound.
In ideological arguments of the civil rights movement, Motown Records was sometimes portrayed as "selling out" black culture because of the crossover sound of most of its recordings.
True
Prior to 1945 music on the radio was usually performed live
True
Rock & Roll is associated with the year 1955
True
The Motown sound was more polished and layered compared to the Stax/Atlantic sound
True
The first wave of rock artists was diverse by race but not gender
True
VH-1
developed programming about the history of rock music.
Which structural pattern forms the basis of the Chords' song "Sh-Boom"?
doo-wop progression
Eric Clapton formed The Yardbirds after leaving Cream. True False
false
After 1972, the band Steely Dan focused on
recording in the studio.
resonance
resonance is created by the bodies, barrels, or pipes of instruments
Which band got significant airplay on mainstream rock radio stations beginning in late 1978 with "My Best Friend's Girl"?
the Cars
Singer and songwriter John Phillips wrote many hits for his folk-rock group,
the Mamas and the Papas.
Which group first recorded "Last Train to Clarksville"?
the Monkees
Which of the following groups was associated with the "Philadelphia Sound"?
the O'Jays
Gain vs. Master
volume setting Gain - input level Master - output level
Before creating the duo of Sonny and Cher, Sonny Bono
worked closely with Phil Spector.
As a songwriter, Chuck Berry appealed to teenagers by doing all of the following
writing about teen topics, such as school. poking fun at conservative adult culture. crafting "story songs" about daily life. DID NOT USE sexually explicit lyrics
Effects Inserts
Fade, pan, reverb
Elvis wrote most but not all of his hit songs
False
Eric Clapton formed The Yardbirds after leaving Cream
False
The Monkees early releases weren't very popular. It wasn't until they gained artistic control of their music that they became superstars.
False
Black artists didn't mind having white artists cover their hits because it usually resulted in increased sales for the black artist
False ("Black artists resented white artists covering and outselling their records.")
American bandstand featured top pop artists playing live music
False- American bandstand was known for using lip-syncing
Ex. 11 (Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry) was known for his piano-solos
False- he was known for his guitar-solos
This hardcore band is perhaps best known for an infamous Saturday Night Live performance in 1981.
Fear
This band's album Rumours spent 31 weeks at number one on the Billboard charts in 1977, making it one of the most successful albums of the era.
Fleetwood Mac
Which of these was true of Elvis Presley by the early 1960s?
He had a broader appeal.
The best-known American record charts appear in which magazine?
Billboard
AC/DC was strongly influenced by
British blues rock.
What famous punk song begins with the lyric "I am an antichrist"?
"Anarchy in the UK"
What was Carl Perkins's biggest hit for Sun Records?
"Blue Suede Shoes"
What Bruce Springsteen song was mistakenly appropriated by Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign as an affirmation of traditional values and American pride?
"Born in the U.S.A."
Which song was associated with pop music during the early 1950s?
"Come On-A My House"
Which of these was one of the first doo-wop records to cross directly over to the pop charts?
"Cryin' in the Chapel"
What mantra illustrated the overriding aesthetic of punk?
"Do it yourself" (or DIY)
This performer explored dark themes and ended his shows in a gruesome way, even acting out his own death.
Alice Cooper
The summer of 1967 was known as the
"Summer of Love."
Sample Rate for CD quality audio
44,100 Hz
Lossy
A technique of compression that cuts the audio quality in half
Lossless
A technique of compression that reduces the file size by 50% without losing audio quality
Compressed Audio file format - define
A technique used to reduce the amount of data in the uncompressed file
Edit View
A track represented as a horizontal strip
On his performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit, " Nirvana guitarist Kurt Cobain uses:
Alternating clean- and distorted- sounding guitars
Which union took strong political steps in the 1940s to keep recorded music off the airwaves?
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
In 1963, which label did the British press begin to use for the frenzy surrounding the Beatles?
Beatlemania
Who recorded the song "Loser"?
Beck
This artist brought folk and rock together and is largley responsible for "inventing" Folk-Rock
Bob Dylan
Who originally wrote and recorded "Mr. Tambourine Man"?
Bob Dylan
Whose songs showed that pop music could address serious social issues rather than just teenage romance or frivolous concerns?
Bob Dylan
What was the name of the studio band at Stax?
Booker T. and the MG's
What was the name of the studio band at Stax?
Booker T. and the MGs
What is the name of an important Bruce Springsteen song from 1984?
Born in the USA
Which band released "More Than a Feeling," a song that encapsulates the group's approach?
Boston
After beginning her career behind the scenes as a songwriter, which artist became a successful performer during the 1970s with albums such as Tapestry?
Carole King
Which of these was NOT an important element of the emerging hip-hop culture of the 1970s?
Classical-music models
Who was the most successful British rocker during the period between 1957 and 1963?
Cliff Richard
During the period between 1957 and 1963, the most successful British rocker was
Cliff Richard.
Which singer performed on "Love to Love You Baby"?
Donna Summer
What was the style of rhythm and blues that emerged from urban neighborhoods and was typically characterized by vocal harmony and nonsense syllables
Doo-wop
Non-Destructive Editing
Editing the actual audio so the original recording isn't altered in the editing process
What band's album Rumours spent thirty-one weeks at number one on the Billboard charts in 1977, making it one of the most successful albums of the era?
Fleetwood Mac
What band, known for its 1970s mainstream rock, began as a British blues band in the late 1960s?
Fleetwood Mac
What creates the high-pitched guitar sounds in "I'm sitting on top of the world"
Guitars recorded at half speed
Between 1960 and 1962, the Beatles made three extended trips to which city?
Hamburg
Ex. 2 (Hey Good Lookin') artsit
Hank Williams
What was Motown's studio called?
Hitsville, USA
Clock Format
How time is measured in a DAW
Which 1963 Beatle hit combines musical elements from Chuck Berry, girl-group pop, the Everly Brothers, and Little Richard?
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Where did the Beatles travel in 1968 to study meditation?
India
The Flames were the backing group for
James Brown.
Which was a vocal surf group that worked closely with the Beach Boys until the groups' respective labels objected?
Jan and Dea
Which was a vocal surf group that worked closely with the Beach Boys until the groups' respective labels objected?
Jan and Dean
This artist released singles and albums while regularly appearing on television series including Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, and Fame.
Janet Jackson
What artist 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
The album American Fool established which artist who was known for his homespun, midwestern image?
John Mellencamp
The album American Fool established which artist, known for a homespun, midwestern image?
John Mellencamp
Which British group was deeply devoted to the album format as well as resistant to releasing tracks as singles?
Led Zeppelin
Ex. 9 (Down in Mexico, The Coasters) was produced by
Leiber and Stoller
Which Stevie Wonder song demonstrates a general thematic kinship with "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," What's Going On, and There's a Riot Goin' On?
Living for the City
Who released Exile in Guyville, a response to an album by the Rolling Stones?
Liz Phair
The Spontaneous Underground was a weekly event that combined poetry, music, and avant-garde performance art. In which city did it take place?
London
Automation
Manipulating volume, pan, and other effects so that they change over time
Which of the following musicians were heard on the album Thriller?
Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen
This influential jazz trumpeter began fusing jazz and rock in the 1970s.
Miles Davis
Which band recorded the 1983 song "Shout at the Devil"?
Mötley Crüe
The first coast to coast radio network
NBC
Which of the following bands was part of the ska revival in the 1990s?
No Doubt
Which of the following bands were part of the ska revival in the 1990s?
No Doubt and Sublime
Malcolm McLaren was the most instrumental in the career of what disco artist(s)?
None of the Above (Donna Summer, the Village people, Gloria Gaynor)
Who wrote and originally recorded the song "Respect"?
Otis Redding
All of the following musicians were heard on the album Thriller EXCEPT
Prince.
Prince's "1999" was produced by
Prince.
What role did Russell Simmons play on the recording of "Rock Box"?
Producer
The first stirrings of psychedelia took place in Virginia City, Nevada, at what restored western-style bar?
Red Dog Saloon
Which publications supported a new style of journalism, mostly featuring writing by rock fans for rock fans, that reflected the social underpinnings of youth culture during this time?
Rolling Stone, Crawdaddy, Creem
The song "A Day in the Life" is from which album?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
This album is often cited as the first concept album in rock.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Which album is often cited as the first concept album in rock?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The album that is considered the first concept album and spawned the idea of "art rock" is Please Please Me Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Let It Be Rubber Soul
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Which group was an integral part of the riot grrrl movement of feminist punk musicians in the Pacific Northwest?
Sleater-Kinney
Instead of releasing the album SMiLE, the Beach Boys released what album?
Smiley Smile
Which 1968 song by the Rolling Stones was banned from the radio because authorities thought it might fuel violence?
Street Fighting Man
How is a student of rock different from a fan of rock?
Students strive to be balanced in terms of their listening habits as they study rock's history and development.
New traditionalists played music:
That returned to the "core aesthetic values" of rock
Two common structural patterns in rock are
The 12 bar blues and doo-wop progression
Which British punk band was known for taking a political stance in their songs?
The Clash
Lionel Richie was a member of
The Commodores.
Which of the following bands was formed in Los Angeles?
The Doors
What television show launched the Beatles into American stardom?
The Ed Sullivan Show
What was the television show that launched the Beatles into American stardom?
The Ed Sullivan Show
Which of these bands was NOT based in New York during the late 1970s?
The MC5
Which of the following was a musical sitcom?
The Monkees
What was the first major international rock festival, held in the spring of 1967?
The Monterey International Pop Festival
Which of the following groups was associated with the "Philadelphia Sound"?
The O'Jays
ex1.mp3 artist
The Supremes
Which of the following can be considered a concert film?
The T.A.M.I. Show
Feb. 3, 1959 is known as
The day the music died
Which percussion instrument usually plays the fastest pattern of notes
The high hat cymbal
Before it was available over national radio networks, national barn dance was a broadcast across
The midwest
MP3
The most common file format
Sample Rate
The number of samples taken per second
"Feels Like the First Time" uses all of the following except:
The organ riff from "96 Tears"
In the 1970s, who produced the Spinners and the Stylistics?
Thom Bell
In the 1970s, the Spinners and the Stylistics were both produced by
Thom Bell.
Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary were in what alt-country group?
Whiskeytown
This group released the iconic noise-rock albums Painful and I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
Yo La Tengo
In contrast to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones were represented as
bad boys.
The Zulu Nation was founded by this DJ. a. Grandmaster Flash b. Jason Mizell c. Afrika Bambaataa d. Kool Herc
c. Afrika Bambaataa
All of the following were typical of the recordings Phil Spector produced
heavy reverb. doubling of instruments. many instruments playing in a small space. DID NOT do stereo backing tracks
0dB
no change in volume