HU132 Final

26. George Clinton is best known for what musical style?

The Famous Flames.

71. Run-DMC collaborated with members of what band on "Walk This Way"?

Aerosmith

89. Which of the following bands was originally signed to Columbia Records as a heavy metal group?

Alice in Chains

41. The Velvet Underground was associated with which American artist in the 1960s?

Andy Warhol

69. R.E.M. formed in what college town?

Athens, Georgia

90. All of the following groups are considered jam bands EXCEPT

Backstreet Boys.

24. This lyricist co-wrote many hits, including "Your Song," with Elton John.

Bernie Taupin

13. Ozzy Osborne was the lead singer of

Black Sabbath.

40. The E Street Band backed which musician?

Bruce Springsteen

45. What was the name of the Manhattan club that became the home of the New York punk scene?

CBGB

7. This supergroup was made up of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker.

Cream

22. This country rock group included former members of Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and the Byrds.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

54. Boy George was part of which group that received exposure on MTV in the 1980s?

Culture Club

25. Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of what influential glam rock singer?

David Bowie

20. The song "Highway Star," often cited as influential on the development of heavy metal, was recorded by which band?

Deep Purple

64. All of the following bands emerged from the Los Angeles heavy metal scene EXCEPT

Def Leppard

61. This English band was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler.

Dire Straits

32. This group was formed in Los Angeles by former Chess Records studio drummer Maurice White

Earth, Wind, and Fire

66. Heavy metal developed out of musical communities based in

England and Los Angeles.

95. This ex-Yardbird and Cream guitarist released the hit album Unplugged in 1992.

Eric Clapton

62. This band released "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," a number-one hit that was accompanied by a surreal music video.

Eurythmics

100. This group featuring vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody had a heavy rock sound and wide-ranging influences.

Evanescence

73. This hardcore band is perhaps best known for an infamous Saturday Night Live performance in 1981.

Fear

9. Which band, featuring guitarist Jerry Garcia, originally formed in the Bay Area as the Warlocks?

Grateful Dead

75. Dookie was the first commercially successful album for what group led by Billie Joe Armstrong?

Green Day

78. All of the following can be associated with the lo-fi movement EXCEPT

Green Day.

44. This Detroit-based singer's outrageous onstage antics made him a model for punk rockers

Iggy Pop

8. What band established musical elements that would become characteristic of heavy metal on albums such as In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida?

Iron Butterfly

34. Traffic, Cat Stevens, and Bob Marley and the Wailers were all featured on the roster of what UK-based record label?

Island Records

14. Singer and flute player Ian Anderson led what progressive rock band?

Jethro Tull

10. This lead singer of The Doors introduced an alter ego, the Lizard King.

Jim Morrison

58. The album American Fool established which artist, known for a homespun, midwestern image?

John Mellencamp

2. A series of psychedelic events called "acid tests" were arranged by

Ken Kesey.

87. This group was known for its use of the seven-string electric guitar.

Korn

19. The members of the Eagles met while playing in the backing band for which singer?

Linda Ronstadt

76. All of the following artists or groups recorded for the indie label Merge Records EXCEPT

Live

27. In the 1970s, Motown Records was run primarily from what city?

Los Angeles

72. The hardcore band Black Flag was based in what city?

Los Angeles

35. Which artist recorded the concept album What's Going On?

Marvin Gaye

99. The success of Arcade Fire caused this indie record label to adapt its business model.

Merge

98. The White Stripes and Sufjan Stevens both emerged from the indie scene in

Michigan

23. This influential jazz trumpeter began fusing jazz and rock in the 1970s.

Miles Davis

86. This group led by Jeff Magnum recorded In the Aeroplane over the Sea, one of the most critically acclaimed indie records of the 1990s.

Neutral Milk Hotel

80. In the studio, Trent Reznor records and performs all of the parts for this group.

Nine Inch Nails

81. Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of

Nirvana

79. Guitarist Dave Grohl was a member of which two groups?

Nirvana and Foo Fighters

52. After Peter Gabriel left Genesis, the band's lead vocals were performed by

Phil Collins.

29. Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are most closely associated with which city?

Philadelphia

55. Hall and Oates were heavily influenced by the soul tradition of what city?

Philadelphia

50. Which of the following statements is true of punk music in the 1970s?

Punk was based on a "do-it-yourself" aesthetic.

38. Led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, this band combined elements of progressive rock and glam rock.

Queen

48. Which of the following artists did NOT release a major hit album during the late 1970s?

Ramones

3. Haight-Ashbury is a neighborhood in

San Francisco.

31. Sly and the Family Stone formed in

San Francisco.

21. This band blended Latin rhythms with blues-influenced improvisation in songs like "Evil Ways" and "Oye Como Va."

Santana

6. This album is often cited as the first concept album in rock.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

91. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Corgan led this Chicago-based band that blended elements of progressive rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal.

Smashing Pumpkins

92. In 1995, the single "Free as a Bird" was released in conjunction with a documentary about what band?

The Beatles

70. Ronnie James Dio took over lead vocals of this British band after the departure of Ozzy Osborne.

Black Sabbath

88. This was the 1991 album that launched Nirvana to fame.

Nevermind

97. Linkin Park is associated with which style?

Nu Metal

53. All of the following musicians were heard on the album Thriller EXCEPT

Prince.

18. The band King Crimson is best known for what style of rock?

Progressive rock

47. Which British punk band was known for taking a political stance in their songs?

The Clash

57. MTV's original audience consisted mainly of

midwestern teenagers.

30. Lionel Richie was a member of

The Commodores.

4. The summer of 1967 was known as the

"Summer of Love."

56. MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, with which music video?

"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles

5. This 1964 book, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, connected psychedelic drugs with eastern spirituality.

The Psychedelic Experience

49. Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?

The Ramones

77. All of the following bands were from Seattle EXCEPT

The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

37. In 1977, this band released the controversial song "God Save the Queen," the cover of which depicted the Queen with a safety pin through her face.

The Sex Pistols

39. Malcolm McLaren managed which band?

The Sex Pistols

63. Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylan?

The Traveling Wilburys

46. Which American group influenced the international rise of punk?

The Velvet Underground

94. This band was led by Bob Dylan's son, Jakob Dylan.

The Wallflowers

11. Tommy was a concept album by

The Who.

12. Guitarist Jimmy Page played in which two blues-based bands?

The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

1. "Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the advice of this proponent of LSD, who once taught at Harvard

Timothy Leary

59. The lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." depict a

Vietnam veteran.

65. Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat were all part of what city's hardcore scene?

Washington, D.C.

51. Purple Rain was

a film and accompanying soundtrack released by Prince.

43. The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to

a severe economic recession.

74. Yngwie Malmsteen is best known as

a virtuoso metal guitarist.

85. The band Uncle Tupelo is most often associated with which style?

alt-country

15. The "country" instrument featured in the Eagles' arrangement of "Take It Easy" is a

banjo.

82. Lifehouse and Creed

both produced alternative rock songs alluding to Christian theology.

83. Nirvana and Pearl Jam represented what style of rock initially based in Seattle?

grunge

60. The playful allusions to sexuality in the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" evoke what earlier musical style?

hokum blues

84. Rage Against the Machine

incorporated rapped vocals into a hard rock context.

68. Minnesota-based hardcore was distinctive from that of other scenes because

it was more accessible and melodic.

93. Radiohead's album In Rainbows was significant because

it was offered online on a pay-as-you-wish basis.

96. Jack White

performed with the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather.

16. The "hippie aesthetic" in music is based on the idea that the rock musician should

produce sophisticated music that will stand up to repeated listening.

28. Jacques Morali and Giorgio Moroder were both

producers associated with disco.

42. The bands Kansas and Styx helped to revive what style of rock music in the late 1970s?

progressive rock

36. For an album to receive a "Platinum" award from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), it must

sell one million copies.

33. This is the offbeat rhythmic pattern characteristic of ska music.

skank

17. The Allman Brothers Band was best known for what style of rock?

southern rock

67. Metallica embraced what type of heavy metal, characterized by fast tempos and blazing guitar passages?

speed metal