rock test # 4

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from chicago used a drum machine

Big Black

"Size" tamberens crushing DNA!!

DNA

who was the guitarist of firehose?

Ed from Ohio!

The Minor Threat and Rites of Spring form what?

Fugazi

hard funk/slap bass/dry. you will recognize song by funk sound. "contract"

Gang of four

This band came from the remnants of New York Dolls. Malcolm Mclaren is the manager.

Heartbreakers

Who was the singer of Black Flag?

Henry Rollins

who founded CBGB? Asked television if they could play, started the scene there.

Hilly Crystal

"Pink turns to Blue" Blue and Du rhyme ??

Husker Du

after show in U.S. (san fran.) this member left the band

Johnny lydon-johnny rotten

Songs were very dark...played with simple guitar that didn't lock up. happy sounding with dark lyrics.

Joy division

Was in the clash and public. ltd, Guitarist!

Keith levine

"...why do you come here.."

Morrissey

"suede heads"

Morrissey

John cale

Producer of the stooges and the modern lovers

1st album song, more about dance.

Psycho killer

Richard Hell left television to form ...

Richard Hell and the voidoids

"Patience"- get so tired of waiting..FOR SPRING! :)

Rites of SPRING

First Emo band, also known as Emo core

Rites of Spring

gtr/vox/songs of The Cure

Robert Smith

who is the singer of siouxsie and the banshees.

Siouxsie Sioux

Become the national punk band of the British scene

The Clash

"ranking full stop"

The english beat

"in the city"

The jam

This group used drawing piano (BANG BANG BANG)

The stooges

"psychokiller"

The talking heads

"Oh bondage up yours"

X-ray spex

"ghost rider"

suicide

black and white kids came together in what record label.

2-tone

Bass player of U2?

Adam clayton-not christian

lead singer/guitarist or XTC. Anxiety was so bad he couldn't perform.

Andy Portridge

who played the guitar (slide) for the police? Gtr solos were known as too long for a punk song.

Andy summers

"pay to cum" has echos!

Bad Brains

Black guys, known to some as best punk band. Played jazz fusion

Bad Brains

"shes in parties (sounds like bauhaus)"

Bauhaus

manager that cared more about the people and politics.

Bernard Rhodes

former manager of English punk rock band The Clash. He previously worked with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and once claimed to have "invented punk".

Bernard rhodes

"Kerosine" ..Live here my whole life...CHI TOWN!!

Big black

Band that created a model for punk. Released "rise above" and then 35 years later released "my war" -SLOW tempo/Metal sounding.

Black Flag

"heart of glass" Very recognizable!

Blondie

Most commercial success out of pre-punk/CBGB

Blondie

who made no wave?

Brain Eno

singer of the pretenders

Chrissie hynde- vox/songs/gtr

clean reverb, "sugar hiccup" lyrics don't make much sense. Scottish band.

Cocteau twins

Who was the vox/ bass/songs of XTC? Did a contrasting bridge.

Colin Moulding

"psychotic reaction"

Count Five

by guitarist *Arto Lindsay and keyboardist *Robin Crutchfield. Rather than playing their instruments in a traditional manner, they instead focused on making unique and unusual sounds

DNA-Comparable to captin beefheart

Who was the singer of The Germs? got so drugged he barley could perform.

Darby Crash

Who were the band members of The Talking Heads?

David Bryne-vox Chris Frantz-drums Jerry Harrison-gtr/keys (also in modern lovers) Tina Weymouth-Bass (scene was more open to woman)

Was disco-esque

Dead Boys

Rocket from the tombs broke into what 2 bands?

Dead Boys and Pere Ubu

"California uber alles" singing about the president. in california..

Dead Kennedys

American punk band from san Francisco. songs mixed deliberately extreme lyrics with satire, sarcasm, and irony of social and political issues of the 1980s. E to F fret on guitar.

Dead Kennedys

who was Blondie?

Deborah Harry

Theory of deevolution. Happening scene around cleveland. Robotic spuds. Very much a brian eno production. "Satesfaction"

Devo

Same label as queen. Label that picked up the sex pistols and had received political pressure for doing so from the "anarchy in the UK". 2 year contract with a non refundable cash advance.

EMI

known for using industrial equipment to make beats. mans voice in the beginning..German band.

Einstruzende Neubauten

After the clash couldn't perform on SNl, this person took over to sing on the show. Angered SNL by playing "radio radio" instead of song they wanted.

Elvis Costello

Got signed to stiff records and delcan mcmann is his real name. Uses his mothers maiden name for his current name.

Elvis Costello

"watching the detectives" "radio-radio" who is the singer??

Elvis costello

"Chemical wire" love the beat :)

Firehose

"Waiting room" Im going to play yatAZI in the waiting room hehe :)

FugAZI

"cars"

Gary Numan

went against everyone else in genre.

Gary Numan

who was the guitarist of Black Flag?

Greg ginn

"Born to lose" like his heart is breaking.

Heartbreakers

Sang of personal importance. From Minnesota.

Husker Du-from minnesota

who was the singer and lyrics of joy division, epileptic and had committed suicide.

Ian curtis

who sang for The Stooges and was influenced by Jim Morrison

Iggy Pop

record label that uses machines to make "music"

Industrial

who was the singer of the Dead Kennedys? he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles.

Jello Biafra

keys of The Modern Lovers (later for the talking heads)

Jerry Harrison

other scottish band "just like honey"

Jesus and mary chain

who were the band members of the Ramones?

Joey-vox Dee Dee-Bass Johnny-Gtr Tommy-Drums

produced for the velvet underground, and these 2 groups.

John Cale/The Stooges and The Modern Lovers

Who was the manager of MC5?

John SINclair

who was also known as johnny rotten in the sex pistols and was a singer?

John lydon

who was the guitarist of The Smiths?

Johnny Maar

gtr and singer for the Modern Lovers

Jonathan Richman

"My sharona" Nervous quickness

Knack

Drummer of U2?

Larry Mullin Jr.

Compiled a piece for the Monks and played gtr with Patti Smith

Lenny Kaye

From detroit michigan. White Panther party-shove it down peoples throats.

MC5

"Kick out the jams ...mother ****aaa"

MC5- LETS KICK OUT THE MC!!

who was the manager of the New York Dolls and owned fashion store "Sex" and created the sex pistols, and managed the heartbreakers.

Malcom Mclaren

"Helen fordsdale"- sounds alien like

Mars

"Reward" "Lake of fire" "up on the sun"- pretty beat

Meat puppets

from pheonex arizona influenced Nirvanna

Meat puppets

Who sang in both The Minutemen and Firehose?

Mike Watt

who was the bass player of The Minutemen?

Mike Watt

who created firehose?

Mike waat

"Straight edge" about taking zero drugs

Minor Threat

"the punchline" only a minute long. "probably **** in his pants.."

Minutemen

who was the lyrics/vox for The smiths?

Morressey

genre that lacks agression, disspassionate, shimmering guitar...more pop sound.

New wave

Aggressive, brain Eno created. Birthplace was New York.

No wave music

who was the guitarist of The Germs? Nirvanna look at him.

Pat smear

"GLORIA" (van morrison)

Patti Smith

Called the "Godmother of Punk",her work was a fusion of rock and poetry. Loved RNR -first major label contract in CBGB

Patti Smith

who was the drummer of the sex pistols?

Paul cook

Who sang/gtr for The Replacements?

Paul westerberg

"The final solution" last solution after rocket and the tombs...

Pere Ubu

From Cleveland Ohio, DIY

Pere Ubu

who was the singer of x-ray spex, wore braces.

Poly Styrene

more punk/disco. former guitar effects lead into next decade.

Public image, ltd.

Producer of X and also keyboard player for the doors

Ray Manzarek

"Blank generation" our generation is hell :)

Richard HELL and the voidoids

Bass player of television. Said they were the only band in Ny with short hair.

Richard Hell

an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn

SST

signed with a&m before they knew what the true lyrics of this song meant. List the band and name of song.

Sex pistols/"God save the queen"

Who took Glen matlocks place on the bass in the sex pistols? Also had major drug problems.

Sid Vicious

woman singer. group also became inspirational in the creation and development of the gothic rock genre sings Jigsaw feeling.

Siouxsie and the banshees.

"strychnine"

Sonic

"Silver Rocket"

Sonic Youth

came out of no wave scene. Moved out of the scene to further the electric gtr. Alternative Rock!

Sonic Youth

who sang and played the gtr for Big Black? Becomes one of the best producers. created electrical audio -Nirvanna.

Steve Albini

who was the guitarist of the sex pistols?

Steve Jones

who was the drummer of the police?

Stewart Copeland

"institutionalized" a conversation with himself...

Suicidal tendencies

hardcore punk/trash metal

Suicidal tendencies

who were in no wave music?

Suicide mars DNA the contortions teenage jesus and the jerks sonic youth

james chance left what band before joining the contortions?

Teenage Jesus and the jerks

"Baby doll"- teen girl screaming like a jerk :)

Teenage jesus and the jerks

"see no evil" see no evil on tv! :)

Television

"just what I needed"

The Cars

choppy notes/ muted gtr/ pop claps

The Cars

"deny everything"

The Circle Jerks

Album called group sex

The Circle Jerks

"White riot" or jamacia/rock sound..

The Clash

became national punk band of the british scene, incorporated reggae and opened up for the who.

The Clash

Songs were about darkness as well and pressures of living. sounds like his nose is plugged or woman singing..OR happy in the beginning with sad lyrics.

The Cure

"Manimal" voice sounds dirty..

The Germs

U.S. band all woman. Album went #1 on pop charts.

The Go-Go's

Band from new Jersey. Horror punk. Glenn Danzig. "Teenagers from Mars"

The Misfits

"roadrunner" ...im i love...

The Modern Lovers

"..people die for you...complication.."

The Monks

2 LP set nuggets collection. Compiled by *Lenny kay, untrained vocals distorted tones in germany

The Monks

"precious"

The Pretenders

This band experienced drug-related deaths of the members

The Pretenders

"blitz kreig bop" ah OH let GO!

The Ramones

"heavenly way to die"

The Smiths

sand passionately about stupid things. "Rock lobster" -weird woman singing.

The b52's

"ever fallen in love"

The buzzcocks

"dish it out"- saxiphone

The contortions- James chance was the saxophone player.

guitarist of U2?

The edge-very christian!

"preaching the blues" kinda countryish

The gun club

helped create hollywood punk scene. ed by flamboyant singer and guitarist Jeffrey Lee Pierce,

The gun club

which band drew from mid 60s mod band. dress was important!

The jam

why were the band members attracted to malcolm mclaren to start the sex pistols?

The new york dolls...

"Favorite things" I dont give a ****"

The replacements -from minnesota

what band did the buzzcocks open up for?

The sex pistols

"I wanna be your dog"- sounds like chains shaking

The stooges

band where rockstar lifestyle conflicted with their christian beliefs. The edge almost quit the band. Brian Eno made their best albums.

U2

short/fast cord changes "kissing a man.."

Wire

"johnny hit and run pauline"

X

"making plans for nigel"

XTC

Non traditional drum patterns captin beef-heart like.

XTC

Virgin records picked up what record contract after "God save the queen"

a&m records

Never mind the bullocks

album where intense outrage was sparked by the lyrics of the songs "God Save the Queen" and "Anarchy in the UK" and johnny rotten was on.

" voice sounds like a recording"

cabaret voltaire

co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. approached by Bernie Rhodes. looked up to the pistols.

joe strummer

"dead souls" "love will tear us apart"

joy division

guitarist of public image, ltd and former member of the clash

keith levine

after death of ian curtis the rest of the band formed what band?

new order

" " he is ranting and boiiionngggg sounds

public image, ltd.

some bands in post punk scene

public image,ltd gang of four joy division the cure bauhaus-scottish cacteau twins-scottish jesus and mary chain-scottish the smiths morrissey

what are some of the bands in UK punk genre?

sex pistols the damned the clash wire elvis costello the jam the buzzcocks the woman wave-x-ray spex, siouzsie..the pretenders

industrial dance music. sounds just like noise.

stigmata

Who was the bass/vox/songs of the police?

sting

Malcom Maclaron got idea for store sex from this band

television

band that opened up for the sex pistols

the buzzcocks

formed in response to the sex pistols

the clash

"new rose"

the damned

enlglish gothic punk band. They were the first punk rock band from the United Kingdom to release a single ("New Rose")

the damned

who sang "god save the queen"

the sex pistols

John lydon was the singer of what two bands?

the sex pistols and public image, ltd.

they sound special

the specials

just taking with industrial sounds.

throbbing gristle

gtr/vox of television

tom verlaine

the specials and the english beat were part of what?

uk ska revival and 2-tone genre.

"civilizations dying" civilizations are dying zero boys left :)

zero boys-from indianapolis


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