Music Appreciation Semester Test Study Guide
In what year did The Beatles break up?
1970
What Australian rock group, led by Angus and Malcolm Young, dedicated their album Back in Black to their deceased front man Bon Scott?
AC/DC
From what disease did Freddie Mercury die in 1991, which helped raise international awareness of the epidemic sweeping the world at that time?
AIDS
Who is the lead singer and only remaining original member of Guns n' Roses?
Axl Rose
What New Jersey based 80s band initially found success with their 1986 album Slippery When Wet, which featured the hit "You Give Love a Bad Name"?
Bon Jovi
The band Van Halen was originally led by _________________ before he was replaced by Sammy Hagar in 1985.
David Lee Roth
What rock band from East Bay, CA achieved mainstream success with their 1994 album Dookie and has since had their 2004 album American Idiot turned into a Broadway musical?
Green Day
In jazz, the skill and inventiveness of _________________ is the key to music.
Individual Performers
Who was the frontman of The Doors that was considered a genius and died tragically at the age of 27 in his apartment in Paris?
Jim Morrison
Which Beatle was shot in the back in 1980?
John Lennon
What arena rock band found success after adding vocalist Steve Perry in 1977 and releasing the first album featuring him that year, which included the hit "Lights"?
Journey
What make-up clad rock band, led by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, is most recognized for their hit "Rock and Roll All Night"?
KISS
What was the biggest hit of Derek and the Dominoes and one of Clapton's signature songs?
Layla
What two band members seem to be necessary to create a great arena rock band?
Lead Singer and Lead Guitarist
What legendary Led Zeppelin album, released in 1971, featured the "part acoustic ballad, part heavy metal anthem" Stairway to Heaven"?
Led Zeppelin IV
Bebop music is designed for ______________.
Listening
Where were The Beatles from?
Liverpool, Britain
What bass and guitar player, formerly from the bands Diego Crown and Pseudo Radio, currently resides in Cabot, AR and teaches Music Appreciation at Cabot High School?
Logan Smith
What metal band, formed in 1981, released the influential album Master of Puppets in 1986, then broke into the mainstream in 1991 after the release of their self-titled album?
Metallica
What jazz trumpet player, born in East St. Louis, recorded the highest selling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue?
Miles Davis
In what city did jazz originate?
New Orleans, LA
What rock trio, known for bringing Grunge music to the mainstream, disbanded in 1994 after the suicide of their lead singer, Kurt Cobain?
Nirvana
Which two Beatles are still alive?
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
What rock group, led by Eddie Vedder, produced the album Ten in 1992, has sold over 30 million records in the US, and released their tenth album, Lightning Bolt, in October of 2013?
Pearl Jam
What London based rock band, led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, won international success after the release of Night at the Opera, which featured the hit "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
Queen
Which Beatles album is considered the beginning of their "Studio Era"?
Revolver
What American city was host to the independent label Sub Pop and was a hot bed for Grunge music in the late 80s and early 90s?
Seattle
What is the Greatest Album of All Time, according to Rolling Stone Magazine
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Which Beatles album is #1 on the Rolling Stone Greatest Albums of All Time list?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
What band formed in 1984 and led by Chris Cornell was the first grunge band to sign to a major record label?
Soundgarden
What independent label out of Seattle was the first label to sign grunge musicians, and was largely responsible for its development in the pacific northwest?
Sub Pop
What is the term used to describe the special rhythmic character that jazz musicians add to the music as well as the era from 1935-1945?
Swing
What 60s surfer group spent an unprecedented $16,000 on their biggest hit "Good Vibrations"?
The Beach Boys
What legendary Pink Floyd album was released in 1973 and is known for introducing mass audiences to electronic, experimental music?
The Dark Side of the Moon
What American rock band started as a solo project for ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and found mainstream success with their album The Colour and the Shape?
The Foo Fighters
What was the name of Jimi Hendrix's first trio which was formed in England and had hits like "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze" and "Axis: Bold as Love"?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
What rock group, featuring guitarist Keith Richards and singer Mick Jagger, had hits with "Satisfaction" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want"?
The Rolling Stones
What Chicago based rock band, led by Billy Corgan, released their legendary double album Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in 1995,which featured the hits "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" and "1979"?
The Smashing Pumpkins
What rock group, led by Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend, had hits with "My Generation" and "Baba O'Reilly"?
The Who
David Bowie became what character for his 1972 album and the tours that followed as an homage to Jimi Hendrix?
Ziggy Stardust