History of Rock 8 & 9
Which does not fit with the other three: "Candle in the Wind" "Let's Dance" "Space Oddity" "Fame"
"Candle in the Wind"
Name two important documents of the 1960s and 1970s that the Band was involved in:
- "The Last Waltz" film of a concert on Thanksgiving Day when they toured for the last time. - The Basement Tapes: informal recording sessions with Bob Dylan in their pink house
What style of music is YEs?
Art Rock
Members of this group later played in Poco, Loggins and Messina, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Buffalo Springfield
Who sings "Mr. Tambourine Man"?
The Byrds
Who's album is "Bringing It All Back Home" and "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"?
The Byrds
Which does not correspond with the other three: Atom Heart Mother Animals The Wall The Yes Album
The Yes Album
Which was NOT an event from 1969 that signaled a loss of innocence?
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
Which song by the Byrds was blacklisted by many radio stations for using the word "high"? Why?
"Eight Miles High" - drug reference
This album painted a dark picture of the hedonistic lifestyle:
"Hotel California"
This Byrds album was pioneering in the country/rock field: Fifth Dimension Back to Bakersfield Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Notorious Byrd Brothers
"Sweetheart of the Rodeo"
This album was on the charts for more than 14 years
"The Dark Side of the Moon"
This song became a hit after a rock rhythm section was added:
"The Sounds of Silence"
What are some common characteristics of the music of the singer/songwriters that emerged in the 1970s?
- wrote about themselves (emotional struggles) - female voice of independence and roles in the workplace - soothing (pianos and acoustic guitars)
Who sings "For What It's Worth"?
Buffalo Springfield
This artist's father was a publishing company mogul.
Carly Simon
Which one of these artists was born in the U.S.A.: Joni Mitchell Van Morrison Carly Simon Neil Young
Carly Simon
Who sings "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"?
Carly Simon
He was a session musician who had worked with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Eric Clapton:
Duane Allman
This artist's early career was plagued by drug addiction and mental illness
James Taylor
Who sang "Free Bird"?
Lynyrd Skynyd
Who sings "Hey Schoolgirl"?
Simon and Garfunkel
Who invented fretboard tapping?
Van Halen
The Last Waltz was
a film featuring The Band
What were the three style phases of the Byrds and the important contributors to each?
*electric - signed with Columbia Records and changed name to Byrds *folk rock style - after group recorded their innovative cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" *psychedelic sound - released "Fifth Dimension" (album) with 12 string guitar solo in song: "Eight Miles High"
What style of music are the Byrds?
Folk Rock
Who's fan base is the kiss army?
Kiss
What style of music is Carly Simon?
Singer/Songwriter
What style of music is Lynyrd Skynyd?
Southern Rock
Who sings "Gloria" and "Brown Eyed Girl"?
Van Morrison
Name three important characteristics of Crosby, Stills and Nash & Young.
- 4 part harmonies - song "Deja Vu" written by each of the members has a wide variety of influences including folk, rock, country, and pop - wrote song for Kent State massacre "Ohio"
What are some of the reasons that rock began to fragment in the 1970s?
- Beatles broke up - more generations of audiences - radio and record industries - many different forms of expression accepted with rock context
Describe the culture of the record industry in the 1970s:
- have to get profit, no taking risks on bands that won't profit for sure - era for greed
The Allman Brothers were not the prototypical Southern rock band. What made them different?
- legendary onstage jamming - songs lasted 30 minutes - unique combination of blues, boogie, R&B, country and jazz
Which year was the most important year in the birth of folk rock?
1965
Willy the Heavy Metal Kid was
A character in a novel
Who sings "Toys in the Attic" with the single "Walk This Way"?
Aerosmith
What style of music is King Crimson?
Art Rock
What style of music is Pink Floyd?
Art Rock
Who sings "Iron Man"?
Black Sabbath
Who sings the album "Tapestry"?
Carole King
What style of music are the Eagles?
Corporate Rock
What style of music is Gram Parsons?
Country Rock
This band was led by the Fogarty brothers
Creedence Clearwater Revival
What band sings has 5 #2 hits including "Proud Mary" and "Fortunate Son"
Creedence Clearwater Revival
This supergroup included members who were all excellent singers and composers:
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Who's album is "Deja Vu" and has the song "Ohio"
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Who invented Ziggy Stardust?
David Bowie
Who sings "Smoke on the Water" on album Machine Head?
Deep Purple
This Byrds record was blacklisted by many radio stations for supposed drug references:
Eight Miles High
Who sang "Candle in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral?
Elton John
The Mamas and the Papas broke up after Mama Cass died of a heart attack
False
What band sings the album Rumours?
Fleetwood Mac
What style of music are Buffalo Springfield?
Folk Rock
What style of music are Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?
Folk Rock
What style of music are Simon and Garfunkel?
Folk Rock
What style of music are The Mama's and the Papas?
Folk Rock
His admission to the Byrds led them in a more country-oriented direction
Gram Parsons
This artist played in the International Submarine Band, the Byrds, and the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Gram Parsons
Who formed the International Submarine Band and the Flying Burrito Brothers and wrote "Sweetheart of the Rodeo"?
Gram Parsons
What style of music is Aerosmith?
Heavy Metal
What style of music is Black Sabbath?
Heavy Metal
What style of music is Deep Purple?
Heavy Metal
What style of music is Kiss
Heavy Metal
What style of music is Led Zepplin?
Heavy Metal
What style of music is Queen?
Heavy Metal
Who sings the album "Sweet Baby James" with his most famous song: ________?
James Taylor; "Fire and Rain"
She first received attention when visiting artists heard her sing her songs while passing through Detroit:
Joni Mitchell
Who sings "Big Yellow Taxi" and what album is this on?
Joni Mitchell; Blue
Who sings "You've Got Another Thing Coming"?
Judas Priest
This band was characterized as what Hendrix would sound like if he played Bartok:
King Crimson
Who sings "In the Court of the Crimson King"?
King Crimson
Describe the significance of Laurel Canyon and other landmarks of the LA scene in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Laurel Canyon was a place in LA that folk artists lived. The significance of this was they performed at a night club called Troubadour.
Who sings "Whole Lotta Love" and is also from the Yardbirds?
Led Zeppelin
Who sang "Sweet Home Alabama" on the album Street Survivors?
Lynyrd Skynyd
Who sings the album "Dark Side of the Moon"?
Pink Floyd
Who's song is "Money" in 7 time?
Pink Floyd
Who's album is Night at the Opera with the songs "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Under Pressure"?
Queen
He was an early electronic music pioneer:
Robert Moog
Future members of this group appeared on American Bandstand in 1957 to perform their song "Hey Schoolgirl"
Simon and Garfunkel
This group's music was included on the soundtrack LP to the movie The Graduate:
Simon and Garfunkel
"Wednesday Morning, Three A.M" was:
Simon and Garfunkel's first album
Who sings the album "Wednesday Morning, Three AM" and what song is on that?
Simon and Garfunkel; Sound of Silence
What style of music is Carole King?
Singer/Songwriter
What style of music is James Taylor?
Singer/Songwriter
What style of music is Van Morrison?
Singer/Songwriter
what style of music is Joni Mitchell?
Singer/Songwriter
Band with brother Duane and Greg?
The Allman Brothers Band
This band had two lead guitarists and two drummers:
The Allman Brothers Band
Who sang the album "A Fillmore East" with the songs " Whipping Post" and "Statesboro Blues"?
The Allman Brothers Band
This groups sound was an eclectic mix of blues, folk, country, classical, and rock:
The Band
What band had "The Basement Tapes" and Music From Big Pink?
The Band
This group had the first certified platinum album
The Eagles
Who sang "Take It Easy"?
The Eagles
Who sings "Hotel California"
The Eagles
The song "Ohio" is about
The Kent State massacre
Who sings "California Dreaming"?
The Mamas and the Papas
He wrote the rock anthem "Gloria":
Van Morrison
Which artist is NOT associated with the beginnings of country rock? Rick Nelson Van Morrison Bob Dylan the Hawks
Van Morrison
Which is true: James Taylor and Carly Simon
Were married for a short time
The Band's last concert was held at:
Winterland Ballroom
Rick Wakeman was the keyboardist in this band
Yes
Which band was most likely to release a concept album:
Yes
Who sings "Owner of a Lonely Heart"?
Yes
Who was Link Wray?
an early electric guitar innovator
Which is NOT true of the record industry in the 1970s: a. consolidation of record labels b. the introduction of the CD fuels sales c. lavish lifestyles d. many best-selling album releases
b. the introduction of the CD fuels sales
Which item does not correspond with the other three: a. Hobbstweedle b. Led Zeppelin c. Black Sabbath d. the Yardbirds
c. Black Sabbath
what style of music is The Band?
country rock
Which is NOT a characteristic of folk rock? a. rich vocal harmonies b. prominence of strumming acoustic guitars with rock rhythm section c. lyric story lines d. solo artists with backup bands
d. solo artists with backup bands
The order of the Byrds stylistic changes
folk rock/psychedelic/country rock
"Born to Be Wild" is significant because:
it contained the first musical reference to the term heavy metal
Early synthesizer that used tape loops to reproduce the sound of symphonic instruments:
mellotron
Led Zeppelin's relationship with the rock press is best described as:
rocky
What are some differences between country rock and southern rock?
southern rock is louder and harder than country rock
Which did NOT contribute to the stylistic fragmentation of rock music in the 1970s:
the growing popularity of folk rock
The album Music from Big Pink was named after
the house the band members lived in
Three days after this, Lynyrd Skynyrd was involved in a fatal plane crash.
the release of "Street Survivors"
Bridge Over Troubled Water was Simon and Garfunkel's last album
true
The singer/songwriters reflected the 'me first' attitude of the 1970s
true
