Chapter 8 History of R & R - What's That Sound?

album by Steely Dan

Aja

double album released by the Allman Brothers Band

At Fillmore East

In addition to Nashville, which place became a destination for many rock musicians attempting to connect with the country side of the music business?

Bakersfield, California

album that introduced jazz-rock fusion

Bitches Brew

Ozzy Osbourne sang lead vocals for which British band?

Black Sabbath

The album Willy and the Poor Boys by ________ includes songs that center on a central theme.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Ziggy Stardust was an alter ego for ________.

David Bowie

"Highway Star" is a blues-rock song by

Deep Purple

How does Joni Mitchell's singer-songwriter music differ from that of her 1970s contemporaries?

Eclectic and experimental in exploring jazz and avant-garde styles in her music

How did Elton John change the model of the singer-songwriter by the latter half of the 1970s?

He employed a rock band to accompany him.

Which member of Deep Purple was known for his performance of Jesus on the concept album Jesus Christ Superstar?

Ian Gillan

How did Jethro Tull's work focus on religious institutions and traditions?

In Aqualung they expressed ideas about treatment of poor by society as a commentary on the Church of England. A Passion Play addresses topics of life after death and reincarnation

The King Crimson album ________ set the foundation for the style of other 1970s progressive rock bands.

In the Court of the Crimson King

All of the following are concept albums by the Who EXCEPT

In the Court of the Crimson King.

Prior to jazz-rock fusion, how were jazz musicians involved in popular music?

Jazz musicians (ex. Motown's Funk Brothers) played in recording sessions

All the following musicians worked on Miles Davis's Bitches Brew EXCEPT

Jeff Beck

guitarist from Led Zeppelin

Jimmy Page

Who of the following was the lead vocalist for the group Yes?

Jon Anderson

Gene Simmons is a bassist for which of the following groups?

KISS

Santana's music is often referred to as

Latin Rock

The members of the Eagles had been in a backup band for which singer?

Linda Ronstadt

Which singer provided the backup vocals to Carly Simon's "You're So Vain"?

Mick Jagger

What are some of the Gothic elements of Black Sabbath and their music?

Name taken from horror film, used church bells and triton (devil's interval); distorted Ozzy's voice in "Iron Man"

How did Lynyrd Skynyrd arrive at the name of their band?

Named after high school teacher who kept enforcing hair length code on the boys

had an off-and-on relationship with Crosby, Stills, and Nash

Neil Young

The original lead singer of Genesis was

Peter Gabriel

How did music in the 1960s psychedelic scene influence progressive rock musicians and bands in the 1970s?

Sgt. Pepper spurred many more concept albums and focus on album as self-contained artistic statement, also put importance on album cover. Lyrics focused more on philosophical issues: spirituality instead of sexuality/romance/love; albums focused on music as trip/journey on which listener was taken, things were learned about greater aspects of what it means to be human

Lynyrd Skynyrd signed with which record label?

Sounds of the South

The Led Zeppelin song ________ features an opening section with an acoustic guitar accompanied by recorders.

Stairway to Heaven

Donald Fagen led which of the following bands?

Steely Dan

Together with organist Goldy McJohn and drummer Jerry Edmunton, German-born singer and guitarist John Kay formed the band ________.

Steppenwolf

Why is "southern rock" a misleading term?

Term coined by writers outside Southeast, gave businesses a means to categorize the music, playing up stereotypes

All of the following are albums by Pink Floyd EXCEPT

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

How did the Moody Blues incorporate classical music into Days of Future Past?

They composed a song suite and incorporated orchestral interludes between songs.

Which Los Angeles-based blues-rock band was produced by Brian Wilson early in its career?

Three Dog Night

satirical album by Frank Zappa

We're Only in It for the Money

All of the following are characteristics of the singer-songwriter movement EXCEPT

arranging songs into elaborate concept albums.

viewed as a reaction to excessive musical styles from the psychedelic era

country rock

Close to the Edge and Tales from Topographic Oceans are both albums by Jethro Tull.

false

From 1966 to 1969, artists sought to change the focus of rock music from the album to the single.

false

Most progressive rock bands did NOT seek to integrate classical-music influences into their own numbers.

false

Premiata Forneria Marconi was a successful prog rock group from Spain.

false

The members of the country rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival were from the bayou areas of Louisiana.

false

The subject matter for Tommy is a young Mod seeking meaning in his life.

false

The term "southern rock" came from musicians in the South to identify their style of music.

false

Which two themes are central to many of Pink Floyd's lyrics?

illness and death

Both Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago were musically known for

incorporating jazz-rock horn sections

All of the following descriptions apply to Frank Zappa's music EXCEPT

lack of musical virtuosity

Cooper was known for

live shows that drew on gruesome and ghoulish topics.

All of the following are musical elements of "Take It Easy" EXCEPT

long, improvised electric guitar solos similar to blues-rock.

The lyrics to "Stairway to Heaven" deal with which topic?

spiritual enlightenment

a player fluent in a variety of musical styles

studio musician

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was a country rock song by

the Band

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was a trademark song for which southern rock band?

the Charlie Daniels Band

Aerosmith was often compared to which British band?

the Rolling Stones

Jimmy Page initially got his start with which group?

the Yardbirds

Which element of "Whole Lotta Love" demonstrates psychedelic characteristics?

the breakdown, spacey section with stereo effects

The concept album Aqualung centers on

the partial condemnation of society's treatment of the poor.

Which of the following best describes the opening of the first track on Black Sabbath's first album?

the tolling of distant church bells

"Highway Star" is often cited as one of the songs that most influenced the development of heavy metal in the 1970s and early 1980s.

true

Charlie Daniels's music is sometimes thought of as more country than rock.

true

Jazz-rock was a source of enormous controversy within the jazz community.

true

Neil Young enjoyed success as a member of Buffalo Springfield.

true

The basic idea behind the hippie aesthetic was that a rock musician had the responsibility to produce sophisticated music by using whatever means at his or her disposal.

true

All of the following musical elements are found in Led Zeppelin songs EXCEPT

vocal harmonies

Where did Duane Allman begin his musical career?

working as a studio musician at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

horn bands

Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears

skillfully used marketing opportunities to capitalize on its musical success

KISS

What form does "Whole Lotta Love" use?

compound AABA

Which song by Neil Young prompted a response by Lynyrd Skynyrd in "Sweet Home Alabama"?

"Southern Man"