History of Rock n Roll Exam #1- Glam Rock
When did T. Rex shorten its name?
1970 when Bolan started using electric guitar
What album of Queens was at the time the most expensive album ever produced?
A Night at the Opera
What is Reed's Satellite of Love about?
A man watching TV and thinks about the worst kind of jealousy about his unfaithful girlfriend
What were the three collaborations David Bowie and Brian Eno called?
Berlin Trilogy, Heroes, and Lodger
What was the hit single from A Night at the Opera?
Bohemian Rhapsody
Who joined Roxy Music as a technical adviser?
Brian Eno
What kinds of music did Queens album, Sheer Heart Attack experiment with?
British music hall, heavy metal, ballads, ragtime, and Caribbean
What caused Mercury to die?
Bronchial pneumonia
Who formed Roxy Music?
Bryan Ferry
How did Marc Bolan pass away?
Car accident
What kinds of music did glam rock feature?
Combinations of simple rock and roll, revivalism, show music, and art rock
Who can be heard in Reed's Satellite of Love?
David Bowie
Who offered Mott the Hoople an album?
David Bowie
Who produced Mott the Hoople's song All the Young Dudes?
David Bowie
Who was the only major glam musician that made a serious impact in the U.S.A?
David Bowie
Who co-produced Transformer with Reed?
David Bowie and Mick Ronson
Why did Brian Eno leave Roxy Music?
Differences with Ferry about the management of the group
Why did Roxy Music split up?
Drug abuse and interpersonal conflicts
Who died from New York Dolls form an overdose?
Drummer Bill Murica
Along with the Velvet Undergrounds and the Stooges, the New York Dolls were one of the first bands in what scene?
Early punk rock
What was T-Rex's best album?
Electric Warrior
How did The Velvet Underground do commerically in the late 1960s?
Failed
Other than music what is glam rock seen as?
Fashion
Who did Queen go on their final tour with?
Freddie Mercury
What is another term used for glam rock?
Glitter rock
What did Bolan's acoustic guitar and distinctive vocal style earn T. Rex a following from?
Hippy underground scene
What album was David Bowie known as Ziggy and was his first production through RCA?
Hunky Dory
When did Reed originally compose his song Satellite of Love?
In 1970 while he was still in The Velvet Underground
Who developed glam rock?
In UK by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and glitters
How was Queen's first album?
It sold very poorly
What group did Bryan Ferry audition for?
King Crimson
Who produced Roxy Music's first album Roxy Music?
King Crimson lyricist Peter Sinfield
Who is Reed married to?
Laurie Anderson
Who was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground?
Lou Reed
What did "Ziggy" (David Bowie) do after a performance In London?
Made a dramatic on stage "retirement"
Who helped manage the New York Dolls in the last few weeks together and what did he bring for them to wear on stage?
Malcolm McLaren; red leather outfits
Who formed T. Rex?
Marc Bolan
Who did "Walk on the Wild Side" speak to?
Misfits and hustler who once surrounded Andy Warhol
After breaking up with the Spiders of Mars what did Bowie want kind of style did Bowie say he shift to?
Plastic soul
What were Queen's earliest works influenced by?
Progressive rock, hard rock, and heavy metal; ventured to more radio-friendly music
What was Queen's second album and the first real testament to its characteristics?
Queen II
What did Queen's song Killer Queen retain the essence of?
Queen's trademark sound, particulary in its meticulous vocal harmonies
Who did Reed sign a recording contract and who did he record his first solo with?
RCA records; Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman
What does Mott the Hoople's song All the Way From Memphis tell a story about?
Rockstar whose guitar is shipped to Baltimore instead of Memphis
When did glam rock become unpopular?
Second half of the 1970s
What was David Bowie's first top-five entry?
Space Oddity
What did Mercury confirm he had before he died?
That he had AIDS
Who produced New York Dolls first album, New York Dolls?
Todd Rundgren
What was Reed's breakthrough album?
Transformer
What record company signed the New York Dolls?
US Mercury Records
When did David Bowie end his career?
Until he died, two days after his final album, Blackstar
What does All the Way From Memphis reflect on?
Weariness with rock n roll lifestyle and the low public opinion of rock n roll singers
What was New York Dolls big opportunity?
When Rod Steward invited them to open for him at a London concert
