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Q: What are two principal ways to think of recordings?
Q: In 1974 Bob Dylan returned to live touring with which of the following bands? a. the Rolling Stones c. the Band b. Queen d. the Eagles
Q: Which indie band pieced together albums from amateur recordings (including audible mistakes), eclectic instrumentation, and haphazard songwriting?
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Q: The Eagles abandoned country rock for which of the following styles? a. Jazz c. punk b. harder rock/rn ainstrearn d. disco
Q: A is a section that repeats the same music and lyrics intact in each presentation.
Q: For which of the following groups was Lindsey Buckingham a guitarist and vocalist? a. Fleetwood Mac c. Peter Frampton b. the Eagles d. the Rolling Stones
Q: What is the principal task of the rhythm section in a rock band?
Q: How is pop success measured for folk artists?
Q: All of the following were regulars at CBGB EXCEPT a. Television. c. the Patti Smith Group. b. Elvis Costello. d. the Ram ones.
Q: On Mother's Milk, the Red Hot Chili Peppers covered which song by Stevie Wonder?
Q: Bass players will create their part around the rhythmic pattern played on the , stressing those notes rhythmically while filling in the other notes to provide an interesting bass line.
Q: At the end of the 1950s, how was rock and roll a threat to the old-guard music business?
Q: Which individual managed the Sex Pistols? a. Richard Hell b. Johnny Rotten c. Malcolm McLaren d. David Johansen
Q: Which band did Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots form with former members of Guns N' Roses and Wasted Youth?
Q: Explain the role of the rhythm section during an instrumental solo.
Q: Most of the girl groups in the early 1960s were comprised of which demographic?
Q: 24, Which band suggested that it was the new Beatles? a, the Cars c, the Knack b, Blondie d, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Q: Why did the Red Hot Chili Peppers NOT fit neatly into an alternative template?
Q: Hom sections are used frequently to give a tune a little more .
Q: How were performances on American Bandstand usually featured?
Q: The Stooges and the MC5 were from a. Detroit. b. New York c. London. d. Los Angeles.
Q: What is the "do-it-yourself aesthetic" that became the most prominent feature of indie rock in the 1990s?
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Q: What were some of the similarities between the Brill Building and Tin Pan Alley?
Q: MATCHING Match the item to the description below. a. a cover version was recorded by Aretha Franklin b. a studio band for Motown Records c. music producer who worked with Atlantic and Stax Records d. a hit song for fhe Temptations e. had hit duet songs with Tammi Terrell f. songwriters from Stax Records g. the last song released before Diana Ross started her solo career h. two members from Booker T. & the MG" s i. a group that worked with James Brown for a period of time J. nickname for Stax Records fhe Fabulous Flames
Q: Andy Warhol produced an album for which band? a. the New Yark Dolls c. Blondie b. the Stooges d. the Velvet Underground
Q: Considering the regional nature of indie rock, how did fans learn about the music?
Q: What is a full reprise?
Q: How is the 12-bar blues pattern defined?
Q: Why did gospel artists struggle with crossing over into the pop market?
Q: Jackson Browne started his career a, during the early '70s singer-songwriter movement. b, as a recording engineer for the Beatles. C, in Bob Dylan's backup band, d, in the early '70s Southern California country rock scene,
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Q: What defined a musician's work as rockabilly pop?
Q: How does Boston's "More Than a Feeling" feature musical progressive rock touches? a. It incorporates harmonized guitar parts and demonstrates classical music sensibility. b, It is long, with different stylistic sections, c, It includes synthesizer arpeggios during the chorus, d, It features blues-based guitar parts,
Q: The term comes from music that has a heavy rhythmic groove reminiscent of sounds from large factory machinery.
Q: "Can the Circle Be Unbroken" by the Carter Family is an example of form.
Q: A primary lyrical theme of death disks is
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Q: In Lifehouse's breakout single "Hanging by a Moment," there are clear allegiances to
Q: Which of the alternative bands from California was influenced the most by the styles from the Seattle alternative scene?
Q: The ability to artificially create a room sound is referred to as a. echo. b. reverb. c. ambience. d. timbre.
Q: Explain the concept of "the Wall of Sound."
Q: "More Than a Feeling" is representative of which band's musical style? a. Foreigner c. Journey b. Boston d. the Clash
Q: The Green Day album is a political rock opera that has since been converted into a Broadway show.
Q: A coda is used in music to a. introduce new melodies. b. round off a tune. c. prepare the bridge. d. m adulate to another key.
Q: How does Ray Charles's song "I Got a Woman" bridge both sacred and secular music styles?
Q: 10, Which singer-songwriter promoted fundamentalist-style Christianity on late '70s albums? a, Paul Simon c, Bob Dylan b, Jackson Browne d, Billy Joel
Q: What is the blend of ska and punk called?
Q: One of the important dance shows that became nationally syndicated during the 1950s was a. Dance Party USA. c. American Bandstand b. Solid Gold d. Soul Train.
Q: Explain how folk music and the Brill Building were similar in the early 1960s.
Q: Stevie Nicks was a singer for which successfull970s rock band? a. Fleetwood Mac c. Blondie b. Heart d. Starship
Q: Which band was expected by many in Seattle to be the first to break onto the national scene?
Q: Verses and choruses based on the same music are an example of which formal type? a. simple verse b. simple verse-chorus c. contrasting verse-chorus d. AABA
Q: The first independent producers in pop music were
Q: Which former Beatle formed Wings? a. George Harrison b. Ron Wood c. Paul McCartney d. John Lennon
Q: What designated Peter Frampton's Frampton Comes Alive Ia "big album"? a. The album was released by a record company owned by a multinational corporation. b. The album had multiple number-one hits. c. The album was the longest-rurming number-one album on the American charts. d. The album sold copies in the millions rather than the thousands.
Q: The alternative music scene specific to Seattle during the first half of the 1990s was known as
Q: Which group was produced by Rick Rubin, who had previously been involved with Run-DMC? a. Kom c. Rage Against the Machine b. System of a Down d. Limp Bizkit
Q: Which of the following dimensions of recorded sound is NOT controlled from a mixing board? a. acoustics b. overall volume c. ambience d. stereo placement
Q: Dick Clark remarked that he considers one of the most important songs in the history of rock and roll.
Q: James Brown's early hits were in what style?
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Q: Antichrist Superstar is an album by a. Nine Inch Nails. b. KidRock c. the Offspring. d. Marilyn Manson.
Q: The structure of compound AABA form means a. each section is simple verse-chorus. b. each section of the AABA form is made of a larger verse and chorus. c. each section has a contrasting verse chorus. d. each section of the AABA form is made of smaller verse and chorus sections.
Q: 3. Folk music largely appealed to _
Q: "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" was a ballad played during the final episode of the TV series a. Seinfeld. c. Cheers. b. NYPD Blue. d. Friends.
Q: During the first decade of rock's inception, most of the music was recorded in a. mono. b. stereo. c. hi-fi. d. digital audio workstations.
Q: was the original performer of"The Twist."
Q: Which type of music served as the root of Aretha Franklin's singing?
Q: The documentary Searching for Sugar Man details the success story of Bob Marley.
Q: Name two successful Motown guy groups.
Q: The group assembled to be a kind of "gay Monkees" disco act was the Village People.
Q: All of the following gemes are used in Beck's music EXCEPT a. country rock. c. Jazz. b. hip-hop. d. classical music.
Q: A sound engineer might artificially create a room sound through electronic means by using the effect of a. echo. b. reverb. c. timbre. d. stereo.
Q: Which of the following was a song that Leiber and Stoller wrote for Elvis? a. "Jailhouse Rock" c. "Riot in Cell Block IfF b. "Hard Times" d. "Yakety Yak"
Q: Which group best represents the essence of the Chicago R&B scene in the 1960s?
Q: In many ways, disco stood in direct contrast to the hippie aesthetic that had been developing in rock music since the mid-1960s.
Q: Bob Marley's music remained mostly underground until the mid-1970s.
Q: All of the following are all-country acts EXCEPT a. Uncle Tupelo. c. Old-97s. b. Garth Brooks. d. Ryan Adams.
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