Mus 1600 Exam 3
The lyrics of "Hotel California" can be interpreted as representing what?
A disillusionment with the ideals of the 1960s
Which song helped introduce many Americans to hip hop music in 1979?
"Rapper's Delight"
1960s soul music combined elements of popular music with which of the following?
Gospel Music
Who wrote "Respect"?
Otis Redding
According to the lecture video, what was one possible reason for the unprecedented appeal of mainstream pop music in the 1980s?
The combination of various popular styles to reach a wide audience
Rappers in early hip hop were called what?
MCs
According to the lecture video, Madonna and Prince achieved popularity in part because:
They were able to stir up controversy with their personas
What is the name of the section at the end of a song, drawn from Gospel music, in which a singer improvises over a repeated chord progression?
vamp
Which instrument(s) were featured prominently on "When Doves Cry"?
Electric guitar, synthesizers, and drum machine
DJs in early hip hop most often used these kinds of records to build their music:
Funk and Disco
What caused many of Bob Dylan's fans to feel alienated after his 1965 Newport Folk Festival performance?
His embrace of rock and electric instruments
Which of the following was an important new mode of transmitting popular music in the 1980s, which also helped popularize music videos?
MTV
Which of the following is true of "When Doves Cry"?
Prince recorded all the instrumental and vocal parts on the record himself
According to the lecture, "Respect" may have been influence by which of the following?
Second-Wave Feminism
Hip-Hop music first developed as a style of dance music in the late 1970s in which neighborhood?
The Bronx
The lyrics of "The Message" describes:
The difficulty of life in poor urban areas
What unusual (for the time) musical trait was shared by "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Hotel California"?
Their length
What term refers to new songs modeled after older folk styles in the 1960s?
Urban Volk music
What term best describes "Hotel California" and The Eagles later music in general?
album-oriented rock
The Eagles began their career performing what style of music?
country rock
