History of Rock

Both play a terrific gospel piano and bring to a recording session a total conception of the music that allows them to contribute much more than the average artist

Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles

Rock songs that emphasize beats two and four are said to have a strong

Back beat

This band developed a heavier, more aggressive sound by slowing the tempos, accentuating the bass, and tuning the guitars to a lower pitch

Black Sabbath

Select the three bands that are widely acknowledged by heavy metal fans and musicians as the bands that codified the new heavy metal sound

Black Sabbath Deep Purple Led Zeppelin

The main creative force behind much of the Beach Boys music and the main songwriter, arranger, producer:

Brian Wilson

Which of the following is not one of the influences in the formation of 1960s ska music?

British two-tone music imported from the UK

The first rock band/musician in history to appear on the covers of Time and Newsweek in the same week

Bruce Springsteen

"Rapper's Delight" features which disco hit as its background

Chic's "Good Times"

What four foundational elements characterize hip-hop culture?

DJing/turntabling, MCing/rapping, B-boy/breakdancing, graffiti art

Ziggy Stardust was a stage persona invented and assumed by:

David Bowie

One of the guitarists whose virtuosity helped bring heavy metal into the mainstream in the 1980s

Eddie Van Halen

How did James Brown introduce innovative rhythmic patterns in his music, setting the stage for funk music?

Emphasizing beat 1 (the downbeat) in a measure

Despite their different approaches, Motown and Stax releases tended to sell equally well to both Black and White audiences

False

Glam Rock marks the moment when British and American pop music tastes were shown to be very similar.

False

On Surfin' USA, the Beach Boys use a narrow vocal range which is typical of surf music as opposed to the wide vocal range typical of rock and roll that is used by Chuck Berry in Sweet Little Sixteen

False

Which artist respresents the highest popularity of hillbilly music from around 1946-1952?

Hank Williams

Which of the following is not true of Thomas A. Dorsey?

He was known for singing social justice anthems at Civil Rights Movement protests.

Why might the genre label term "World Music" be considered problematic?

It lumps together music from various traditions under one label due to being "non-Western."

Select the individuals associated with soul music

James Brown Sam and Dave Aretha Franklin

What distinguishes James Brown from Black artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes (and other Motown artists)?

James Brown did not commercialize his musical style or audience.

Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" is loosely based on a Classic Blues number, "You Need Love", originally written for and performed by

Muddy Waters

What band is largely credited with rocketing grunge (and alternative rock generally) into the mainstream?

Nirvana

The unstressed beats that fall between the stressed beats are called the

Offbeats

A Western musician whose record label, Real World Records, and whose support of the annual WOMAD festivals helped introduce many musicians who later became leading world music performers

Peter Gabriel

Pink Floyd represents prog rock. Queen represents glam rock. Bruce Springsteen represents mainstream rock. Sex Pistols represent punk rock.

Pink Floyd represents prog rock. Queen represents glam rock. Bruce Springsteen represents mainstream rock. Sex Pistols represent punk rock.

Which musical genre's influences are considered incompatible with Progressive Rock?

Pop

What is a good description of the relationship between Hip-Hop and Rap?

Rap is an activity which is a core part of Hip-Hop culture and lifestyle

What term replaced 'race music' as an umbrella term for musical genres and styles associated with Black American communities?

Rhythm & Blues

What American city is considered the birthplace of grunge?

Seattle

Select the studio that best matches the approach: A performance and process oriented approach was typical at Stax whereas a composition and product oriented approach was more typical at Motown

Select the studio that best matches the approach: A performance and process oriented approach was typical at Stax whereas a composition and product oriented approach was more typical at Motown

In Otis Redding's original version of "Respect", the lyric "All I'm askin' | Is for a little respect when I come home" is a coded request for what?

Sex

Which of the following is not true about the Brill Building's creative environment/resources/process?

Songwriters like Carole King utilized spacious, sound-proofed studios to better focus on one's own compositional ideas.

Which of the following is not a way that jazz has influenced hip-hop, and/or hop-hop has influenced jazz?

The precise rhythms of jazz drumming inspired hip-hop producers to quantize their beats.

Which of the following are good descriptions of punk rock (select all that apply):

espoused an anarchist philosphy emerged in part as a backlash to racism and elitism emerged as glam rock was winding down

Why did the Rock Against Racism movement call out Eric Clapton as hypocritical?

espousing xenophobic, anti-Black rhetoric while drawing on musical influences from Black communities

Experience in what setting inspired Berry Gordy, Jr.'s creative philosophy and process for Motown Records?

factory assembly line

The musical traits of grunge and early alternative music (select all that apply)

heartfelt, angst-ridden lyrics guitar distortion anguished vocals

Led Zeppelin Poison Metallica Judas Priest

heavy metal. hair metal thrash metal heavy metal

Elvis Little richard Jerry lee lewis buddy holly

inducted into the army joined the ministry married his 13 year old cousin died in a plane crash

In a musical key or chord progression, which of the following is true about the I chord?

it is the home base for the key, and matches the name of the key

According to Professor Jack Hamilton, which of the following is not true of "rock 'n' roll" as a term or label?

it was a purely musical definition for music featuring distorted guitar, strong backbeat, and rhythmic piano

This album protested the police brutality and racial profiling of 1980s Los Angeles

"Straight Outta Compton"

How many distinct chords are used in the 12-bar Blues chord progression?

3

A pioneering early DJ who founded the Universal Zulu Nation as a way to reduce gang violence

Afrika Bambaataa

Aretha Franklin changed what parameter of Otis Redding's original "Respect" to re-interpret its meaning?

All of these Answers: melody form lyrics All of these

A song that best exemplifies Phil Spector's Wall of Sound

Be My Baby

Which of the following musical styles is most associated with White American musical styles?

Country Boogie

The first major hip-hop DJ, an immigrant who introduced the huge sound systems of his native Jamaica to inner-city parties

DJ Kool Herc

The chorus tells the story and the verse provides familiarity through repetition

False

Which set of terms is most likely to refer to tempo

Fast; Slow

Which successful album incprorated Southern African artists and musical styles, resulting in the invention of the "World Music" genre label?

Graceland

Why did W. C. Handy become known as the "Father of the Blues"?

Handy published and popularized Blues songs and works of Black composers among the wider public.

Select the band(s) that would fall under the category of thrash or speed metal (select all that apply)

Megadeath Anthrax

Which of the following is not true about the relationship of "Metal" and "Heavy Metal" music?

Metal evolved into Heavy Metal music by the 1980s.

rich sounding trumpet honky tonk piano guitar with reverb and Hammond organ strings playing the verse melody

Misirlou Sweet Little Sixteen Surfin' USA Be My Baby

Which of the following is a good description of Motown Records music's contribution to the Civil Rights Movement?

Motown-produced Black artists earned 90 #1 best-selling hits on the mainstream pop charts.

A Grammy-Award winning album featuring South African musicians

Paul Simon's Graceland

Syncopation results from

Placing stress (accents) on unexpected beats or between beats

What songs are considered "Classic Rock" is largely influenced by the popularity trends of what medium?

Radio

Which of the follwoing is not a good description of Riot Grrrl's relationship with Grunge?

Riot Grrrl was as impactful to pop music in a way analogous to Grunge's impact to Rock music (esp. Nirvana's Nevermind).

The seminal independent record label associated with grunge and the alternative music scene

Sub Pop Records

Night of the Living Baseheads begins with

a sampled speech by black nationalist leader Louis Farrakhan

Which of the following is true about Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton?

all of these Answers: all of these Her nickname "Big Mama" referred both to physical size and vocal presence. Thornton credited her own life experience, rather than formal education, for her distinctive musical sound. Thornton recorded the original performance of "Hound Dog," influencing Elvis Presley's famous cover of the song.

Which of the following enabled Dick Dale's fierce, loud electric guitar sound and style?

all of these Answers: all of these using a customized 100-watt amplifier using high-gauge guitar strings playing his guitar upside down

According to Mark Montgomery French, what factor(s) facilitated the erasure of many prominent Black artists from accounts of rock and roll history?

all of these Answers: radio stations rarely playing music of Black artists White artists covering songs debuted by Black artists to popularize them for White audiences all of these diminishing recognition of Black artists in halls of fame and awards

What term describes a DJ using two turntables to loop a record's percussive break for extended dancing?

breakbeat

Which of the following terms are most likely to refer to timbre

distorted; pure

Why was Sister Rosetta Tharpe particularly influential on the formation of Rock and Roll?

electric guitar-playing skills and style

Most rock songs have

four beats per bar

Which of the following primarily inspired David Bowie's gender-bending performing style?

kabuki theater

Typical items of grunge fashion included (select all that apply)

laid flannel shirts ripped jeans and stocking caps

Which of the following is not a hallmark of Stax Records' sound?

prominent use of background vocals

What technology allowed White and Black comunities to hear each others' music and cross-pollinate creative ideas, despite segregation and Jim Crow laws?

radio

James Brown's music focused on what musical parameter?

rhythm

Which of the following is not a potential hallmark of Progressive Rock?

simple chord progressions and melodies

In addition to expressing deep personal emotions and life experiences, the Blues also expressed:

sorrow at social injustice

Which of the following is not musically characteristic of progressive rock?

sticking to tried and true forms, such as simple verse-chorus

Many of the heavy metal bands of the 1970s developed increasingly elaborate stage shows and toured incessantly to make up for

the lack of radio airplay

In the context of rap, which of the following is a good description of crossing the barline?

when a line of lyrics does not end where the musical measure ends

According to the musicians interviewed by Daniel S, which of the following is the best description of what defines "classic rock" as a category?

"Classic rock" is whatever music that radio stations play to appeal to their target audiences' sense of nostalgia.