history of rock section 5
The first official major prog rock album released was in 1969...
"In the Court of the Crimson King" by King Crimson
What album inspired additional artists to begin releasing concept albums?
"Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" by the Beatles
Both Hüsker Dü and the Replacements each received regular exposure on...
120 minutes
In what year did the compact disc (CD) emerge within the consumer market, soon outselling LPs (vinyl records) in every category of music?
1981
With their untimely deaths, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Brian Jones passed at what age?
27
The term 'heavy rotation' means playing a given song...
4 times per day
As a former weatherman, Carlin mentions that the age of the planet is...
4.5 billion years old
As a result of the restructuring of copyright laws and policies in the 1990s, one revision was that anything sampled from other songs could not go beyond which duration?As a result of the restructuring of copyright laws and policies in the 1990s, one revision was that anything sampled from other songs could not go beyond which duration?
7 seconds
What album was a major influence on the British revival of heavy metal and the development of the genre/category of Thrash Metal?
Ace of Spades
One hit in 1973 by Jim Croce was about a fictional character in Chicag...
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Why did guitarist Syd Barrett leave Pink Floyd in the late 1960s?
Barrett struggled with mental illness
Who had the best-selling hip-hop album of the decade of the 1980s?
Beastie Boys
Which type of Rock uses standard rock instrumentation (guitar, bass, and drums), and can often simply "sound like other types of Rock"?
Southern Rock
Mentioned in lecture, the early alternative group R.E.M. from Athens, Georgia revealed music that combined elements of folk, punk, and...
Southern rock
Mentioned earlier in this lecture, what 1968 album by the Byrds influenced many musicians seeking to meld rock and country together?
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Which band's song was the main title theme for a mid-1970's independent film?
Television
Which group gained popularity as a result of a 1970s disco-based movie starring John Travolta?
The Bee Gees
The name of Public Enemy's production team...
The Bomb Squad
Bruce, Pryor, and Carlin were ahead of everyone in '60s counterculture long before what band was formed and wrote a song challenging the results of the Warren Commission? Bruce, Pryor, and Carlin were ahead of everyone in '60s counterculture long before what band was formed and wrote a song challenging the results of the Warren Commission?
The Byrds
Which band frequently incorporated wind instruments such as saxophone or flute, which were gestures that reflected their jazz background?
The Marshall Tucker Band
Mentioned earlier in this lecture segment, the talented English artist Ian McDonald played this instrument, and the prog rock predecessor group the Moody Blues also used it very often in their concerts...
The Mellotron
Mentioned in lecture, David Bowie changed his name in order to not be confused with the rise of the lead singer of...
The Monkees
One MTV video was just footage of a stereo system playing one of this group's songs . . .
The Replacements
Which New Wave group attained almost instant acclaim by serving as the opening act at CBGB in New York for the Ramones?
The Talking Heads
Industrial Rock started in...
The UK
Mentioned earlier, Patti Smith's cover of what British Invasion group's tune is heavier, angrier, and more obscene?
The Who
Elton John's sunglasses, feathers, and suits were always a part of the show, reiterating the Glam Rock implementation of...
Theatricality
One innovative band ran instruments through distortion boxes and even mixed the sounds of power tools into their music...
Throbbing Gristle
Mentioned in lecture, the church of the medieval and Renaissance era considered this forbidden sound to be from the devil...
Tri-tone
In Led Zeppelin's cover of Jake Holmes' song called "Dazed and Confused," Jimmy Page and Robert Plant trade-off in a call and response section where Page plays his guitar with a...
Violin bow
Robert Plant's lyrics were based on a Chicago blues song called "You Need Love" written by Chess records artist...
Willie Dixon
Mentioned in lecture, the tune "Cold Sweat" is one of James Brown's first recordings that contains...
a drum break
The "Aqualung" album is a character sketch of...
a homeless person
Steven Tyler wrote the lyrics to a rap in the stairwell of the recording studio for which he his group were booked. Who was his 70s band mentioned in lecture?
aerosmith
Sporting fishnet stockings, tutus, feathers, army boots, and lipstick, the band the New York Dolls projected an image of toughness that rivaled...
alice cooper
True to the do-it-yourself aesthetic of the punk rock movement, the Buzzcocks were one of the first punk groups to create...
an independent record label
In the punk category, lyrics that actually did express emotions typically focused on a single emotion...
anger
Like other bands such as the Allman Brothers Band, YES, and King Crimson, Pink Floyd experimented with...
asymmetrical meters
The music of the group known as YES would often use...
asymmetrical meters
In one song by the prog rock predecessor group Procol Harum, the descending bass line that is repeated throughout was borrowed directly from what Baroque-era composer?
bach
Ginger Baker played two instead of one...
bass drums
The first Michael Jackson video played on MTV was...
billie jean
The best-known early jazz fusion album...
bitches brew
Which band's name came from the title of a horror movie?
black Sabbath
The first official Heavy Metal album was released by...
black sabath
Which New Wave group experimented with disco sounds and resulted in providing a successful bridge between the two styles of rock and disco, at a time when rock listeners were not really into disco?
blondie
Most of the early Hard Rock groups began their careers by playing either psychedelic rock or...
blues
Which band leader wrote lyrics that were both poetic and politically conscious?
bono
Released in 1970, Led Zeppelin's third album was influenced by folk music and...
celtic music
The first drummer for Steely Dan was the actor/comedian...
chevy chase
"Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" was the first single from "The Wall" album, and it is perhaps most remarkable for its use of a...
children's choir
Boston-based group The Cars combined punk's driving beat with emotionally detached lyrics of New Wave with guitar sounds that were reminiscent of...
chuck berry
Rock artists in the late 1960s and early '70s often incorporated instruments, forms, and gestures from what specific type of music into their own original compositions and arrangements?
classical
To the surprise of many, Frank Zappa was actually well-respected in which genre and music community?
classical
Often regarded by critics as the first funk song ever recorded...
cold sweat
More than anything, punk resented the values and aesthetics of so-called...
corporate rock
Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin each represented counterculture in the 1960's in terms of...
critical thinking
Mentioned in lecture, the emerging genre/category of disco was music for...
dancing
New Wave music maintained a sense of alienation and...
detachment
Which member of the N.W.A. became perhaps the most notable as a rapper and as a producer?
dr. dre
What comedian imitated James Brown on Saturday Night Live?
eddie murphy
As Peter Gabriel would be in costume, the other musicians in Genesis would also join-in with him in dressing-up for their parts in character role-play for their stage shows.
false
DJ's would often play entire prog rock concept albums such as Pink Floyd and YES for their dancers.
false
Elton John's main instrument is bass guitar.
false
For his fusion project in the year 1970, this was the first time Miles Davis played in a racially diverse group.
false
Frank Zappa was disappointed that he never attained stadium audiences like Pink Floyd or Genesis.
false
Funk bands were usually small, like a power trio.
false
Glam Rock was largely a New Orleans phenomenon.
false
Hip-Hop originated in Los Angeles, California.
false
In political thought, most anti-establishment counterculture of the 1960s was conservative-based.
false
In the 1970,s the name for the lead singer, bassist, and main composer/lyricist for the band that released the album entitled "Dark Side of the Moon" - his name was Pink Floyd.
false
Just like Genesis, Jethro Tull, and Pink Floyd, prog rock artist Frank Zappa was also from England.
false
Just like Peter Gabriel had done with Genesis, Pink Floyd wore costumes in their concerts.
false
Just like the Velvet Underground, the MC5 and the Stooges were also from New York.
false
Led Zeppelin thought of themselves as a true Heavy Metal band.
false
Like punk rock, the category of New Wave often included musical language that was angry and very loud.
false
Mentioned earlier within this lecture, the band Iron Maiden were satanic worshipers.
false
Mentioned in lecture, Kurt Cobain made a point to NEVER sign with a major record label.
false
Mentioned in lecture, former U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson was enthusiastically in favor of the Civil Rights Act during his term in the 1960s.
false
Since they each served in the U.S. military, Bruce, Pryor, and Carlin were totally in favor and support of Lyndon B. Johnson's calls for more U.S. troops in the '60s.
false
The "hardness" of Hard Rock came from an emphasis on the wah-wah pedal and the vocals.
false
The flute player/bandleader of the group Jethro Tull is named Jethro Tull.
false
The members of the Ramones were related - they were all brothers. In fact, two were twins.
false
The principal instrument of Charlie Daniels was banjo.
false
Upon the departure of Rick Wakeman in 1974, YES had to find a new bass player.
false
jethro Tull originated in the 1950s as a country band, and their early albums prominently feature the dobro.
false
In their TV appearance, the network cut to commercial because the 'moshing' audience was becoming too violent
fear
Like Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, Peter Gabriel also played...
flute
The only member of ZZ Top without a beard was...
frank beard
What became the most popular genre of African American music during the 1970's?
funk
This type of rap often celebrated violence, drug use, gang activity, and the good ol' disrespect of women...
gangsta
Mentioned in lecture, which song ignited national fury against the Sex Pistols?
god save the queen
Mentioned earlier in this lecture segment, the opening track for Led Zeppelin II called "Whole Lotta Love" was their first U.S. single, quickly selling over a million copies and being certified by the Recording Industry Association as...
gold
Who changed the turntable into a rhythmic device, which ultimately became a characteristic treatment within the category of hip-hop?
grand master flash
The first punk band to have major commercial breakthrough into the mainstream...
green day
Another early alternative group Sonic Youth were a major influence specifically on the development of Seattle grunge, with their heavy emphasis on...
guitars
The best-selling debut album of all-time, by any group or artist was released by the heavy metal band...
guns n roses
Run-DMC incorporated elements of what category in their sound?
hard rock
The leaders of which band have been active supporters of Seattle grunge artists and groups?
heart
The MC5 had a sound that blended the roughness of a garage band with the hardness of...
heavy metal
Before Kurt Cobain's daughter was born, there were rumors that during the pregnancy, her mother Courtney Love used...
heroin
The emphasis on production and mixing in the disco genre would become an essential component of many later categories of music, especially...
hip hop
where was the fith beatle from
houston
One of the most influential MTV videos upon other bands ...
hungry like the wolf
With their early 1970s television appearances, who popularized the song "Proud Mary" written by the band Creedence Clearwater Revival?
ike & Tina Turner
Most early hip-hop DJs were of which descent?
jamaican
Mentioned in lecture, which country folk/country rock artist played clarinet in the famous Texas Tech University marching band, but was kicked-out his freshman year for poor attendance?
john denver
Mentioned in lecture, the best-selling jazz album of all time was...
king of blue
In their shows, Genesis was one of the first groups to use...
lasers
Judas Priest was the first heavy metal band with two...
lead guitarist
In Seattle, Sub Pop was a...
local independent record label
The process of extracting and repeating a fragment of a phrase of a song (or a drum break)...
looping
What city became the epicenter of American punk music in the new decade of the 1980s?
los angeles
This disco tune was banned by the BBC...
love to love you
New Wave music and musicians were often eccentric, and they embraced this quirkiness in their appearances and in their...
lyrics for their songs
Which artist used MTV as a means of producing both controversy and record sales?
madona
Which artist had a video that was removed from MTV Europe by leaders of the Vatican?
madonna
Like their American counterparts, the British punk musicians also were eager to rebel against what values?
mainstream
Mentioned earlier in this segment, who ended-up being Bruce Springsteen's drummer in 1974?
max Weinberg
Which band was dropped from a major record label?
mc5
Which band's album was refused airplay because of profane lyrics?
mc5
Sessions for the Led Zeppelin II album were recorded in London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, and...
memphis
The "Big Four" Thrash Metal bands of the 1980's were: Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, and...
metalica
Who is credited for bringing two styles together to develop the category / genre of Fusion?
miles Davis
Which song directly references MTV, itself?
money for nothing
Mentioned in lecture, the 80's 'sound' was very much influenced directly by...
new wave
Mentioned previously, the introductory riff of a song by Siouxsie & the Banshees was played using which type of scale?
pentatonic
The video "Sledgehammer" is performed by former Genesis band leader...
peter Gabriel
Which band formed in the 1980s by college students in Vermont reflected a sense of optimism that was absent in most other alternative rock groups of the time?
phish
By the early 1970s, Jethro Tull shifted its focus to larger social issues such as...
poverty and religion
While Country Rock groups might add pedal steel guitar, dobro, fiddle, or banjo as additional instrumentation, Southern Rock on the other hand, is typically built around a...
power trio - guitar, bass, and drums
Their music was consistently political in its message...
public enemy
Many alternative rock groups were inspired by (either directly or indirectly) the do-it-yourself attitude of...
punk rock
What did the band name P-funk stand for?
pure uncut funk
Who did the Sex Pistols fill-in for on the British television show "Today"?
queen
The first commercial rap hit...
rapers delight
The song "Rockit" was not technically considered a hip-hop song because it did not feature...
rapping
When the group Genesis released their first album in 1966, it initially only sold 650 copies because...
record stores erroneously placed it in the religious category
Another category and movement of music within the alternative scene was represented by such groups as Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney, among others...
riot grrrl
The first hip-hop video to be aired on MTV...
rock box
An important predecessor of prog rock in 1969, the Who released the album Tommy, which was billed as a...
rock opera
Who wrote and recorded the ballad "A Change is Gonna Come"?
sam cooke
This heavy metal artist is known as the "Red Rocker" . . .
sammy hagar
As alternative rock musicians achieved mainstream success, they grappled with issues of authenticity and the fear of...
selling-out
The New Wave song entitled 'My Sharona' includes a drum pattern that is borrowed from a song by '60s Motown legend...
smokey robbison
Every episode of Soul Train ended with the host wishing viewers "love, peace, and . . .
soul
Which category most influenced one of England's best known prog rock artists Peter Gabriel?
soul
In addition to the development of the concept album, Rock artists from the late 1960s and early '70s began addressing topics such as politics, religion, technology, and...
spirituality
During the week, he was a school teacher known as "Mr. Sumner" to his students, but on weekends he was a jazz and punk rock bass player...
sting
One of Bowie's best-known songs "Rock 'n Roll Suicide" pertains to the final demise of his fictional space character Ziggy Stardust. As the tune builds in intensity with guitar, vocals, and rock horn section, the very end of the song is a nod to Classical music with a...
string quartet
In regard to women-led bands, the mentioned artist Carolyn Wonderland is in the state of
texas
Mentioned in lecture, the 1970s hit duo Seals & Crofts were from...
texas
Mentioned in lecture, the "Aqualung" album's second side specifically contains several critiques of...
the Church of England
Some institutions fought-back against punk music and musicians, effectively ending the career of at least one punk band...
the Sex Pistols
Mentioned earlier in this segment, in the early '70s, Springsteen was nicknamed...
the boss
Which group released the first video ever played on MTV?
the buggles
Who released eighteen consecutive Top 40 singles between 1977 - 1982, four of which went to number 1?
the jam
Besides the Beatles, who were one of the first rock bands to incorporate full orchestra into their music?
the moody blues
In 1975, Queen had the most expensive album ever produced in the music industry; the next year a punk band recorded an album for 6 grand, which was 50 time less in cost than Queen...
the ramones
Many speculate the song "Angie" is a direct reference to Bowie's first wife, Angela Barnett Bowie. Which English band recorded the song?
the rolling stones
The best-selling pop music group in the United States in the late 1970s...
the village people
In terms of "group think" which accurately describes Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin?
they were each very much against "group think," wanting everyone to think independently from media.
Whether or not anyone agreed with them, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin just wanted people to . . .
think
Although the music of the band Poison was often demeaning to women, the majority of their listeners were actually women.
true
American and British punk bands were angry, but British punk rockers were generally more confrontational in their anger... to the point of fury and, sometimes, violence.
true
As important as the Ramones were on the development and dissemination of punk rock, they never had an album reach the Top 40 in the United States.
true
Both categories of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock focus on high volume and heavy distortion.
true
By the mid-1990s, rap was out-selling all other categories/genres in the United States.
true
Like Dick Clark's "American Bandstand," the TV show "Soul Train" featured popular bands and artists, and it also focused on dancing.
true
Mentioned earlier in this lecture segment, quadrophonic sound was a predecessor to what later became "surround sound."
true
Mentioned earlier in this lecture, Neil Young was typically outspoken about the American South, even though many Southerners purchased his music and helped contribute to his personal wealth and overall career success.
true
Mentioned in lecture, song cycles from the 19th Century were intended to be performed as a unit and not separated from separated from each other.
true
Most Heavy Metal bands had experience playing the blues, which is evident in a number of Heavy Metal songs that feature virtuosic guitar solos and lengthy repeated riffs.
true
On the Bitches Brew album, the drummers almost always played with straight rhythms instead of swing feel.
true
The bass drum is also sometimes called the 'kick drum' because the drummer uses a foot to play it.
true
The category/genre of Southern rock is relatively standard rock in its instrumentation.
true
The category/genre of hardcore punk never received mainstream play on radio stations.
true
Which band released a song that was a direct tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King?
u2
Which band revived popularity for the 1960's British Invasion group the Kinks?
van Helen
Many musicians in the New Wave movement had backgrounds in...
visual arts
Out of the disco genre/category, who ended-up writing music for television?
walter murphy
Unlike Hard Rock, the lyrics of heavy metal tend to focus on dark, sinister topics such as the occult, death, and sometimes...
which craft
Mentioned in lecture, which New Wave tune included a Mini Moog synthesizer that was specifically made for a given band?
whip it
Mentioned earlier in this lecture segment, the Pink Floyd album "Dark Side of the Moon" was on the Billboard charts for 15...
years
As a means of promoting peaceful expression through hip-hop and dance, who created an alternative to the street culture of the time, called the Zulu Nation?
Afrika Bambaataa
Which band's name came from the help of a board game?
Alice Cooper
Mentioned in lecture, the New York-based group called Blues Traveler was heavily influenced by Southern Rock bands, such as one in particular...
Allan brothers
The nightclub that became the center of the New York punk movement in 1974...
CBGB
Many people often thought the rock trio called RUSH sounded like a 6-piece band; they were from...
Canada
The remaining group members retired the Soundgarden band name after the unexpected death of their leader...
Chris Cornell
"Smoke on the Water" was their biggest hit single...
Deep Purple
"Boulder to Birmingham" (1975) was written by Emmylou Harris and has become one of her signature songs. It was in tribute to...
Gram Parsons
Who became the first hip-hop act inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Zeppelin's fourth album released in 1971 included a symbol on the album cover designed by...
Jimmy Page
Who produced Patti Smith's first album called "Horses?"
John Cale
His songs were often stories of the Midwest...
John Mellencamp
The first solo artist with the Def Jam record label...
LL Cool J
Who was the influential bassist for Sly & the Family Stone?
Larry graham
The original leader of the Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains...
Layne Staley
Pitches are changed by the positioning of a metal bar...
Pedal steel guitar
Pink Floyd originated as part of what scene in London during the 1960s?
Psychedelic
In their concerts, Pink Floyd was one of the first groups to use a...
Quadraphonic speaker system
The acoustic opening of "Stairway to Heaven" is a nod to what characteristics?
Renaissance
Who often wrote the lyrics to Led Zeppelin's original material?
Robert Plant
Mentioned earlier in this lecture segment, in the 1980s, the band Queen lessened the drama of their '70s music. One example was with their tune called "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (1980), which was a nod to...
Rockabilly
Mentioned earlier in this segment, on the title track 'Born to Run' from 1975, Springsteen wanted the song to sound like a Bob Dylan tune being produced by Phil Spector, being sung by...
Roy Orbison
One hardcore punk group appeared on this television show in 1981...
Saturday Night Live
Before he started leading his own Glam Rock groups, David Bowie played...
Saxophone
This was as important to disco music as Phil Spector's 'wall of sound' was to the girl groups category of the 1960s...
Sound of Philadelphia
Mentioned in lecture, which Seattle band was established in 1984?
Soundgarden
Mentioned in lecture, which Hard Rock group was named after an author's book?
Steppenwolf
The Zeppelin tune "Ramble On" specifically makes reference to the dark land of Mordor, which is part of what novel?
The Lord of the Rings
The 1968 album entitled "Switched on Bach" was very influential on musicians across the globe, including Keith Emerson, because it was specifically a debut of...
The Moog Synthesizer
Mentioned in lecture, Hard Rock predecessor group Vanilla Fudge covered the early '60s Motown tune called "Keep Me Hangin' On" by...
The Supremes
Led Zeppelin began as a last-minute replacement for which '60s British band?
The Yardbirds
Mentioned earlier in this lecture, why were the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd not happy with Neil Young?
They felt that Young had unfairly characterized the South
In addition to playing an eclectic array of styles in their music, what was something else unique about the Southern Rock group known as the Allman Brothers Band?
They had two drummers and two lead guitars
In addition to their name, what was something else unique about the Southern Rock group mentioned earlier in this lecture known as Lynyrd Skynyrd?
They sometimes had three lead guitars
Nirvana band leader Kurt Cobain was initially strongly opposed to the idea of the...
commercial rock star
Which category / genre was most influential on the development of hip-hop?
disco
Mentioned in lecture, Don Alias played piano and keyboards.
false
Which Seattle band went after the corporation Ticketmaster in court?
pearl jam
Cobain and the other members of Nirvana had a troubled relationship with success and fame.
true
Despite its driving rhythms and high energy, funk music is not always about just having fun.
true
Disco records initially became popular because of club play.
true
For the most part, Glam Rock is not definable by a certain sound or style of music
true
Funk music typically featured group singing, instead of being always focused on a soloist.
true
Glam Rock could have a Heavy Metal edge, or it could be a piano-based pop ballad.
true
In 1974, Queen released the most expensive album that had ever been produced (at that point) within the history of the music industry.
true
In Glam Rock, the performance is more important than any specific style or sound.
true
In regard to YES, their spiritual focus is, in some ways carried over from the quests for higher consciousness that were valued by the countercultural movements of the late 1960s.
true
James Brown never had a #1 Pop hit.
true
Jethro Tull did NOT typically consider their albums to be concept albums.
true
For one of his mentioned hits, Billy Joel reconstructed chord progressions from a prelude composed by his musical hero...
Beethoven
Which album brought a new style known as 'cool jazz' into the forefront?
Birth of the Cool
Which band received blame for inciting teenage suicide and for also motivating a serial killer in the 1970s?
Black Sabbath
In the '60s, David Bowie participated in the...
British Blues revival and the Mod scene
Late '80s/early '90s English bands led sales in this genre that was a style that echoed the British Invasion music of the 1960s...
Britpop
Who was specifically influenced by 1950s rock, as well as Bob Dylan's folk music, and Phil Spector's 'wall of sound'?
Bruce Springsteen
Mentioned earlier, their tune called "For What It's Worth" pertained to the 60's atmosphere of violence and protests against authority...
Buffalo Springfield
Though it could not be proven, many speculated that who was perhaps responsible for Kurt Cobain's death in 1994?
Courtney love
Who wrote and recorded the hit music for the 1972 movie 'Super Fly'?
Curtis Mayfield
Who wrote the 1965 hit entitled "People Get Ready"?
Curtis Mayfield
Who ended-up being the drummer for the band Nirvana?
Dave Grohl
What '90s group included a collection of instruments, such as acoustic guitar, bass, saxophone, and violin?
Dave Matthews
Which New Wave group formed as a result of creating a student project film?
Devo
This instrument has metal resonators instead of a wooden sound board...
Dobro
Who was the former disc jockey and news reader that ended-up hosting the TV show 'Soul Train'?
Don Cornelius
Previously mentioned, the group known as YES not only included virtuosic instrumental musicianship and complex rhythmic and metrical organization, but they were also notable for their emphasis on...
Eastern spirituality
The American band Blue Cheer covered "Summertime Blues," which was written and first recorded in 1958 by American rockabilly artist...
Eddie Cochran
As a result of the lawsuits brought against MP3.com and Napster, the Federal court system...
Established fee-based music downloading as a new protocol
In addition to representing the category of Hard Rock, the song "Stairway to Heaven" is also described as progressive rock and...
Folk rock
In addition to over-dubbed guitar parts and other techniques, Queen's recordings often featured...
Four-part vocal harmony
Who was Queen's lead singer and main songwriter?
Freddy mercury
As presented earlier in this segment, the rock band Queen released a piece called "Bohemian Rhapsody," which is a direct reference to Classical music, with sections of individual pieces that comprise the entire work. Rachmaninoff wrote numerous rhapsodies. Mentioned in lecture, "Rhapsody in Blue" was written by . . .
George Gershwin
He had the first album as a white artist to reach number 1 on the Billboard black albums charts in the 1980s...
George Michael
Which talented multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist was in three bands within three years and performed at Altamont 1969 before breaking-off on his own as an independent artist?
Gram Parsons
Another strain of alternative rock to emerge was the jam band, which was inspired by 1960s groups such as...
Grateful Dead
He wrote one of the first tunes that featured record scratching, and introduced listeners to the sound of the emerging genre of hip-hop...
Herbie Hancock
Which '80s group covered the '60s song "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds, adding punk characteristic into the older psychedelic rock tune?
Hüsker Dü
The first to "stage dive"...
Iggy pop
Who wrote and recorded the hit music for the 1971 movie called 'Shaft'?
Issac hayes
Which artist dropped-out of Juilliard in New York to pursue a career in rock 'n roll?
Jackson Browne
One of the most influential members of the band known as Weather Report was the bassist...
Jaco Pastorius
The musician who was often called the "Godfather of Soul" and "Soul Brother Number One"...
James Brown
Iggy Pop was directly inspired by the extreme on-stage behaviors of...
Jim Morrison
George Clinton particularly admired the distortion techniques of . . .
Jimi hendrix
When Dylan recorded three albums in Nashville in the mid-late 1960's, he received the support of musicians who were prominent in the Tennessee scene, such as Charlie McCoy, Charlie Daniels, and...
Johnny Cash
Which band members never appeared in public without makeup until 1983?
KISS
Mentioned in lecture, Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd was a 'roadie' for the group before being brought-in to the band. His instrument was...
Keyboards
In his tune called "Plastic People," Zappa blasts conformity, as well as Washington D.C., and he makes a point in his lyrics to specifically mock which U.S. President?
Lyndon B. Johnson
One of the key figures in the importation of American punk into the UK was...
Malcolm McLaren
Mentioned in lecture, the official start of the category of Glam Rock was by...
Marc Bolan
He was one of the most controversial artists of the '90s, drawing criticism from parenting organizations, the media, and religious groups...
Marilyn Manson
Mentioned in lecture, who played drums for the Velvet Underground?
Maureen Tucker
All of the songs on their fourth album were originals except for "When the Levee Breaks," which was Led Zeppelin's cover of the rural blues artist great...
Memphis Minnie
In contrast to much of the rest of hardcore punk, which Washington, D.C. group spoke out against drugs in their music?
Minor Threat
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" released in 1975 was produced by Lou Adler, the music and entertainment promoter who founded...
Monterey '67
Just as the 1968 release of the Stanley Kubrick film... "2001: A Space Odyssey" was inspirational to Bowie, so was the 1969 American...
Moon landing
The category of blue-eyed soul was specifically influenced by Atlantic Records, Stax, and...
Motown
What band was first responsible for bringing punk and metal together?
Motörhead
One mentioned Heavy Metal band referenced heroin with the song entitled...
Mr. Brownstone
In the year 2000, which controversial MP3 file-sharing website's users were illegally downloading over one billion songs per month?
Napster.com
Stephen Stills formed a rock supergroup with David Crosby (of the Byrds), Graham Nash (of the British group the Hollies), and they were occasionally joined by...
Neil Young
What tune was the first British punk rock single ever released?
New Rose
The Ramones were from...
New York
As displayed in Zappa's music, and according to his particular thought, two of the most important values a person could possess are freedom of expression and...
Non-conformity
Mentioned earlier in this lecture, in addition to a few possession charges, Lenny Bruce was also arrested for...
Obscenity
The first band from the New York punk scene to sign with a major record label...
Patti Smith
Which 1970s guitarist made the talk box guitar effect famous?
Peter Frampton
Mentioned in lecture, a number of Zappa songs are parodies on existing songs; one such example is his tune entitled "I Have Been in You," which mocks the 1977 tune called "I'm In You," by well-known '70s guitarist...
Peter framton
When Peter Gabriel left Genesis in 1975, who became the band's new leader?
Phil Collins
Mentioned in lecture, who was the legendary '60s music producer that was a close friend of Lenny Bruce?
Phil Spector
Daryll Hall (of Hall & Oates) was closely connected to African American popular music because he had worked in the 1970s with Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble at this label...
Philadelphia International
Mentioned earlier in this lecture segment . . . With ripped clothing and spiked hair, which '70s New York punk artist specifically influenced a look that would soon be adopted by British punk musicians?
Richard Hell
Like the blues, Hard Rock is...
Riff-based
Disco was largely an underground music, reserved for clubs, until the release of the 1977 film...
Saturday Night Fever
The most-played video on MTV...
Sledgehammer
In addition to Clapton and Hendrix, who else was inspirational to Miles Davis in seeking to bring jazz to the mainstream, again?
Sly & the Family Stone
This group's songs frequently spoke to equality among people of all races, as well as peace, unity, and togetherness...
Sly & the Family Stone
