Rock and Pop Unit 3 quizzes

What film helped to bring reggae music to a wider audience in 1973?

The Harder They Come

Which performer explored dark themes and ended his shows in a gruesome way, even acting out his own death?

Alice Cooper

The Velvet Underground was associated with which American artist in the 1960s?

Andy Warhol

What was the name of the record label formed by the Beatles?

Apple

Which funk band did rock listeners likely know best during the 1970s?

Average White Band

Where were Country Joe and the Fish most active?

Berkeley, CA

Which lyricist co-wrote many hits, including "Your Song," with Elton John?

Bernie Taupin

Janis Joplin got her start performing with which band?

Big Brother and the Holding Company

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

Ozzy Osborne was the lead singer of what band?

Black Sabbath

Debbie Harry was the lead singer of what band?

Blondie

What two jazz-rock groups were known for arrangements that prominently feature horns?

Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago

Which band released "More Than a Feeling," a song that encapsulates the group's approach?

Boston

The recording of "Good Vibrations" was produced by whom?

Brian Wilson

The E Street Band backed which musician?

Bruce Springsteen

What was the name of the Manhattan club that became the home of the New York punk scene?

CBGB

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

Who wrote "You've Got a Friend"?

Carole King

Which supergroup was made up of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker?

Cream

John Fogerty wrote most of the music for which artist/band?

Creedence Clearwater Revival

What country rock group included former members of Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and the Byrds?

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Who wrote music for the 1972 film Superfly?

Curtis Mayfield

Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of what influential glam rock singer?

David Bowie

Who replaced Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd?

David Gilmour

The song "Highway Star," often cited as influential on the development of heavy metal, was recorded by which band?

Deep Purple

Which singer performed on "Love to Love You Baby"?

Donna Summer

Which guitarist performs a solo on Wilson Pickett's version of the Beatles' "Hey Jude"?

Duane Allman

Which progressive rock group combined rock band instruments with strings?

ELO

Which group was formed in Los Angeles by former Chess Records studio drummer Maurice White?

Earth, Wind, and Fire

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

The music of the Village People and Donna Summer exemplifies what style?

Eurodisco

What helped to fracture the American radio audience in the late 1960s?

FM stations began to play album-oriented rock.

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

Formed by guitarist Mick Jones and featuring the lead vocals of Lou Gramm, which band's tracks "Feel Like the First Time" and "Cold as Ice" quickly established them with American audiences?

Foreigner

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

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 song "White Rabbit" was written by which singer of Jefferson Airplane?

Grace Slick

Which group released the album We're an American Band in 1973?

Grand Funk Railroad

What was the name of the band led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson?

Heart

Before recording as a solo artist, Isaac Hayes was a songwriter and producer for what record label?

Stax

Where did the Beatles travel in 1968 to study meditation?

India

On albums such as In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida, what band established musical elements that would become characteristic of heavy metal?

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

Who wrote and first recorded the song "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?

James Brown

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

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

Who was the lead singer of the Doors who also introduced an alter ego, the Lizard King?

Jim Morrison

"Purple Haze" was recorded by which artist?

Jimi Hendrix

Which Canadian singer-songwriter experimented with avant-garde and jazz styles on albums including The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Mingus?

Joni Mitchell

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

Who arranged a series of psychedelic events called "acid tests"?

Ken Kesey

Which British group was deeply devoted to the album format as well as resistant to releasing tracks as singles?

Led Zeppelin

The members of the Eagles met while playing in the backing band for which singer?

Linda Ronstadt

The Spontaneous Underground was a weekly event that combined poetry, music, and avant-garde performance art. In which city did it take place?

London

The UFO Club, which hosted psychedelic gatherings, was located in what city?

London

In the 1970s, Motown Records was run primarily from what city?

Los Angeles

The album Forever Changes was recorded by what band?

Love

Which southern rock band is named for a high school teacher?

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Which artist recorded the concept album What's Going On?

Marvin Gaye

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

Which influential jazz trumpeter began fusing jazz and rock in the 1970s?

Miles Davis

What was the first major international rock festival, held in the spring of 1967?

Monterey International Pop Festival

The Jackson 5 recorded for what record label in the early 1970s?

Motown

Who recorded the 1975 song "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)"?

Parliament

Which punk rocker started as a poet before turning to music?

Patti Smith

Who released "Show Me the Way" in 1976?

Peter Frampton

Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are most closely associated with which city?

Philadelphia

What record label became known as the home of the "Philadelphia sound"?

Philadelphia International

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

Which group, led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, combined elements of progressive rock and glam rock?

Queen

Which is NOT true of mainstream rock in the late 1970s?

Record companies became less conservative, taking chances on a wide variety of bands.

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

(CH 9) Where was the group Sly and the Family Stone formed?

San Francisco

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

Which band blended Latin rhythms with blues-influenced improvisation in songs like "Evil Ways" and "Oye Como Va"?

Santana

What film helped to bring disco music into the mainstream in 1977?

Saturday Night Fever

The song "A Day in the Life" is from which album?

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

Isaac Hayes wrote music for which film?

Shaft

Who was the subject of the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man?

Sixto Rodriguez

What band had a number-one hit in 1970 with "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"?

Sly and the Family Stone

Instead of releasing the album SMiLE, the Beach Boys released what album?

Smiley Smile

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

Which Detroit-based singer's outrageous onstage antics made him a model for punk rockers?

Iggy Pop

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

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"

What mantra illustrated the overriding aesthetic of punk?

"Do it yourself" (or DIY)

Which track by Bob Marley and the Wailers advocated for political freedom?

"Get Up, Stand Up"

Which 1966 single consumed more studio time and budget allocation than any other pop single ever had before?

"Good Vibrations"

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"

Which 1968 song by the Rolling Stones was banned from the radio because authorities thought it might fuel violence?

"Street Fighting Man"

Which of the following are true of new wave music?

- It often refers to older styles of music. - it Often uses irony. - It is a tamer form of punk rock.

Which of the following elements were typical of glam rock?

- androgynous clothing - songs about science fiction, alienation, and glam culture - the creation of stage personas

What was Jimi Hendrix known for?

- blending blues and pop styles - innovative electric guitar techniques - performing at the Monterey and Woodstock Festivals

Which 1964 book, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, connected psychedelic drugs with Eastern spirituality?

The Psychedelic Experience

In the 1970s, who produced the Spinners and the Stylistics?

Thom Bell

(CH. 7)"Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the advice of which proponent of LSD who once taught at Harvard?

Timothy Leary

After leaving the Spencer Davis Group, British musician Steve Winwood formed what band?

Traffic

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 band worked with former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon?

War

Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" was based on a song by whom?

Willie Dixon

Paul McCartney of the Beatles formed what new band in the 1970s?

Wings

Which progressive rock band recorded "Roundabout"?

Yes

Which Texas-based band released the albums Tres Hombres and Fandango!?

ZZ Top

The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to what phenomenon?

a severe economic recession

"Sunshine of Your Love" is largely based on which of the following?

a single riff

While he was performing with the band Genesis, what was Peter Gabriel known for?

acting out songs using costumes and props

(CH. 10) In the context of FM radio, what does AOR stand for?

album-oriented rock

What "country" instrument is featured in the Eagles' arrangement of "Take It Easy"?

banjo

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

Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time" are both based on what song form?

compound AABA

The song "Take It Easy" performed by the Eagles is best described as which style?

country rock

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

Donovan was best known for what style of music in the 1960s?

folk rock

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

What does the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) give an album (or single) that sells 500,000 copies?

gold certification

San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue was among the first to do what?

launch a successful free-form radio show on FM

The band Devo is most often associated with what musical style?

new wave

(CH 8) 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

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

After 1972, what did the band Steely Dan focus on?

recording in the studio

Bob Marley is most often associated with what style of music?

reggae

What must an album do to receive a platinum certification from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA)?

sell one million copies

What is the form of "Evil Ways"?

simple verse

Reggae developed from which two Jamaican musical styles?

ska and rock steady

What is the name of the offbeat rhythmic pattern that is characteristic of ska music?

skank

The Allman Brothers Band was best known for what style of rock?

southern rock

"Whipping Post" is the signature song of which band?

the Allman Brothers Band

What was the name of the 1969 music festival at Altamont Speedway, viewed by many as the end of the hippie era?

the Altamont Free Concert

After a motorcycle crash in 1966, Bob Dylan recorded extensively with which mainly Canadian group?

the Band

Which band got significant airplay on mainstream rock radio stations beginning in late 1978 with "My Best Friend's Girl"?

the Cars

Which British punk band was known for frequently taking political stances in their songs?

the Clash

Lionel Richie was a member of what group?

the Commodores

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 band, featuring guitarist Jerry Garcia, originally formed in the Bay Area as the Warlocks?

the Grateful Dead

Which of the following groups was associated with the "Philadelphia Sound"?

the O'Jays

Which new wave band incorporated reggae influences into their early style?

the Police

Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?

the Ramones

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

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

The summer of 1967 was known as what?

the Summer of Love

Which Motown group remade its sound in the 1970s while working with producer Norman Whitfield?

the Temptations

Who originally recorded "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"?

the Temptations

Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, and Tomorrow were all bands that regularly performed at what venue?

the UFO Club

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

Tommy was a concept album by which band?

the Who

Which music festival took place August 15-17, 1969?

the Woodstock Music and Art Festival

Guitarist Jimmy Page played in which two blues-based bands?

the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

What did Stevie Wonder do when he turned twenty-one in 1971?

took complete artistic control over his records

The "Theme from Shaft" helped to associate the rhythmic sound of which instrument with black pop?

wah-wah guitar