UNL History of Rock and Roll Exam 3
Name two songs by Big Brother and the Holding Company.
"Ball in Chain" "Pieces of my Heart"
Name songs by the Doors.
"Break on Through (To the Other Side)" "LIght my Fire" "The End' "LA Woman"
Name a song that was on Abbey Road.
"Come Together"
Which single of the Beatles is the number 1 selling single ever?
"Hey Jude" (McCartney)
- Sgt. Pepper's Standouts...
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Lennon) "She's Leaving Home" (McCartney) "Within you, without you" (Harrison) "A Day in the Life" (Lennon/McCartney) - two dif. personalities - critiques industrialism/capitalism/nuclear era
Name songs by Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention.
"Never Hit Your Grandma" "Ionisation" "Who are the Brain Police?" "Jazz from Hell" "Montana"
What songs were on The Beatles (The White Album)
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (McCartney) "Happiness is a Warm Gun" (Harrison) "Blackbird" (McCartney) "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (Harrison) "Revolution 1" (Lennon) "Helter Skelter" (McCartney) "Revolution 9" (Lennon/Ono)
Name two songs by Jefferson Airplane.
"Somebody to Love" "White Rabbit"
Name an important song from Revolver
"Tomorrow Never Knows"
What was the Rolling Stones style?
"anti-Beatles" dangerous surly threatening/sexual stage presence
What were the contributions of McCartney?
(Bassist- also played piano, acousit, and electric guitar, and drums) he wrote songs - more Brill Building Pop style - endearing pop songs (sang own songs)
What were the contributions of Harrison?
(Lead guitarist (amazing guitarist) - played guitar, sitar, tamboura, bass, violin, synth, and organ (he also sang in the harmonies)) at first just playing, but later he began writing and singing as well - master of studio tech
What were the contributions of Lennon?
(played guitar, piano, harmonica, and banjo) he wrote songs - tended to be more complicated rhythmically, simpler melody, often avant garde (sang own songs)
What is significant about Revolver?
- considered the first album of the Psychedelic era - exotic instruments, studio effects, drug illusions
What was significant about Help!?
- first use of session musicians - tie-in with movie - first album to have over 1 million advance order copies sold
What was BBC? what was so significant about BBC?
->government sponsored<- British Broadcasting Corporation, only had three stations - only radio around England ->did not cater to youth at all<-
Describe "the Haight"
-first hippie community -Victorian mansions -psychedelic ships, bookstores, etc. -"electric" ballrooms; Avalon, Filmore -Psychedelic posters, light shows
What were the Beatles contributions to rock?
1- most popular rock group in hist with worldwide sales estimated at 600 million 2- made rock the dominant pop music format that transcended age and demographic - no longer just teens 3- changed way music was recorded and presented - new studio tech, music videos and music packaging 4- transcend generation and era - still fresh today 5- forced the recognition of pop music as art, and were the forerunners of art rock
When did the group change their name to the Beatles?
1960
When was the Rolling Stones first American tour?
1964
What year was the Summer of Love?
1967
What was the Beatles last album?
Abbey Road (1969)
Where did the Beatles audition for Martin? When?
Abbey Road Studios 1962
What style was the Mersey Beat Groups?
Beatle style band upbeat and joyous
What was the first album that Dylan's influence begins to show?
Beatles For Sale
Who is Brian Epstein?
Beatles Manager - began in 1961
"Piece of my Heart"
Big Brother and the Holding Company, recorded at Columbia studio B in New York, produced by John Simon, album cheap thrills
Name other Bay Area Acid Rock Bands.
Charlatans Quicksilver Messenger Service Country Joe and the Fish Santana "Black Magic"
Which Beatle begins to shine in Revolver?
George Harrison as composer "Taxman" "Love You To" "Eleanor Rigby"
Name some Mersey Beat Groups
Gerry and the Peace Makers Herman's Hermits The Hollies
Who performed at the acid tests?
Grateful Dead
Who sang for Big Brother and the Holding Company?
Janis Joplin
"White Rabbit"
Jefferson Airplane, recorded at RCA in Hollywood, produced by Rick Jarrad, album Surrealistic Pillow
Name the members of the Beatles
John Lennon Paul McCartney Ringo Starr George Harrison
Which of the Beatles was murdered?
John Lennon - outside of Dakota apartment building in Manhattan
Where was the 60s Psychedelic Scene?
LA - Sunset Strip (LA club scene)
What scene was the Doors in?
LA Psychedelic Scene
Which album did the Beatles do the rooftop album for?
Let It Be
Where did the Beatles form? Describe the town
Liverpool - working class city - sponge for American Pop Cultrue
Which album of the Beatles was not received well by their audiences?
Magical Mystery Tour
Who were the members of the Rolling Stones?
Mick Jagger Keith Richards Brain Jones Bill Wyman Charlie Watts
What label did the Beatles sign with (with Martin)?
Parlophone
Who joins the Quarry Men?
Paul, George (lead guitar) and Pete Best (drummer)
What was the Beatles' first album?
Please, Please Me (1963)
Name the group that John Lennon formed
Quarry Men
Where did the band play its first gigs?
Reeperbahn - section in Hamburg, Germany and in the Cavern Club in Liverpool
Which album do many consider the Beatles' finest work?
Revolver 1966
Name two aspects of the counterculture media?
Rolling Stone Magazine Progressive rock radio
Who was Andrew Loog Oldham?
Rolling Stones manager
What was the Beatles' coming of age album?
Rubber Soul 1965
What album did the Beatles release in response to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
"House of the Rising Sun"
The Animals, Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, Produced by Mickie Most, album The Animals
When did the issues the would eventually break the band apart begin? During which album?
The Beatles (The White Album), 1968
"Tomorrow Never Knows"
The Beatles, Recorded at Abbey Road studios in London, produced by George Martin, Album Revolver
"Penny Lane"
The Beatles, Recorded at Abbey Road studios in London, produced by George Martin, single
"Break on Through"
The Doors, Recorded at Sunset Studios in LA, Produced by Paul Rothchild, album the Doors
"On a Carousel"
The Hollies, recorded on tour in 1966,
"Third stone from the Sun"
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Recorded in Olympic Studios in London, album Are You Experienced?
Name some Blues-oriented groups.
The Kinks The Yardbirds The Animals
Where did The Who make their American debut?
The Monterey Pop Festival
Where was the debut of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who?
The Monterey Pop Festival
"Who are the Brain Police"
The Mothers of Invention,Recorded in CA, produced by tom Wilson, album Freak Out!
What is Timothy Leary known for?
The Psychedelic Experience (a book)
"Sympathy for the Devil"
The Rolling Stones, Recorded at Olympic studios in London, produced by Jimmy Miller, Beggar's Banquet
What did The Grateful Dead have that was unique?
The Wall of Sound - largest portable sound system ever... 603 speakers and 26.000 watts of power
"Wont Get fooled Again"
The Who, Recorded at the Rolling Stones mobile studios in London, Produced by The Who and Glyn Johns, Album Who's Next
Name bars on the Sunset Strip.
Whiskey-A-Go-Go Galaxy London Fog Troubadour
What was a major tension for the band members?
Yoko Ono, who was with Lennon, she was always there and would give her insight/opinion
What is Skiffle?
a do-it-yourself music played by small groups, using guitars, washboards, empty jugs, etc (American Folk mixed with R&B)
Who were Teddy Boys?
a term describing disaffected English youth in the 50s and 60s who greased up their hair and wore leather clothing - basically the "southern cat" of England
What genre was Jefferson Airplane?
acid rock
What does Bob Dylan do for the band? (1964)
after meeting Dylan the band begins to go away from the bubble gum pop, and the lyrics became to have increasingly more social, political and cultural significance
When did Beatlemania begin in America?
after they performed on the Ed Sullivan Show (after With the Beatles album)
What did Brian Epstein do for the Beatles?
changed image shop for record contract
What kind of album was Sgt. Pepper's?
concept album
What was significant about Sgt. Pepper's?
concept album first rock album with lyrics pinned inside famous cover (possibly most famous of all time) cultural milestone of the 60s
Describe the characteristics of the lyrics of Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention.
dark, satirical, humorous
What did The Grateful Dead do for rock?
defined the sound of acid rock
What was significant about the Monterey Pop Festival?
first outdoor rock festival - serves as baseline for future concerts, such as Woodstock
What was The Who's Tommy?
first rock opera
What was significant about Abbey Road?
first use of the 8-track recorder
What was significant about San Francisco?
ground zero for counterculture - anything goes attitude
What was the instrumentation of the Doors?
guitar, combo organ, drums vocal... no bass-played on organ
What was significant about Let It Be?
inner tensions caused band to abandon project - Phil Spector was brought on to mix entire album
What was The Who innovative with?
innovative use of synthesizers
Beatlemania!
it was a thing!
What was the Stones marketed as?
low-class, dangerous - in fact they were all raised in the high-class
What did the youth culture clash with in the 1960s?
middle class values civil right movement recreational drug use Vietnam War
Describe the record label scene in England in the 50s and early 60s
only 4 major labels - no indies - EMI - Decca
What did BBC finally do for the youth, and when?
opened own pop station - Radio One, in Sept. 1967
What were the contributions of Ringo?
played drums, and all sorts of percussion instruments (never competed for attention - so he always had understated, but perfect parts)
What were Pirate radio stations? Who owned them- hence what music did they play?
played pop music from old war ships - they were owned by American Record Labels who played their music
Who is George Martin?
producer for the Beatles "5th member"
What was the style of The Who?
prototype power trio (drums, bass, guitar only) - no head vocalist
What styles was The Who influential to?
punk, metal, art rock
What did Martin tell the Beatles to do? (some say this was one of the best decisions they ever made)
replace Pete Best with Ringo Starr
What style was the Blues-oriented groups?
rougher, blues stle
Why did Martin sign the Beatles?
solely based on persona and charisma
What fueled The Who's popularity?
stage violence
What is Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters?
the acid test (a van where they held acid parties)
Describe the characteristics of the LA music scene.
theatrical dark lyrics experimental wide variety of styles commercialism (wanted to make money)
What was a bad business decision that the Beatles made? When?
they decided to manage themselves after their manager, Brian Epstein, died in 1967
What was significant about A Hard Day's Night?
tie-in to movie inspired The Monkees
Name some Post-WWII American music fads that English youth absorbed.
trad jazz skiffle blues R&B
What is Trad Jazz?
traditional new Orleans jazz, sometimes called Dixieland
What are the characteristics of Acid Rock?
umbrella term, variety of styles blues, folk influences lyrics: socially relevant, critical of establishment, advocating drug use and free love free-form, improv communal living non-commercial
What were the Rolling Stones shows marked by?
violence and mayhem