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Q: Describe how and why Rock Around the Clock was added to the film soundtrack for Blackboard Jungle.
Q: How did Ian MacKaye set the stage for what would become emo several years later?
Q: Why did schools condemn the film Blackboard Jungle?
Q: In what way were the politics of U2 reminiscent of those of the sixties?
Q: How are the rise of rock and roll music and the desegregation issue in the U.S. connected?
Q: In contrast to other punk singers, Paul Westerbergs vocals with the Replacements offered greater _____________________________.
Q: Alan Freed and Dick Clark were both questioned at the payola hearings. Which man was convicted and why?
Q: Name the charismatic performer who became the face of hardcores angry side. ___________
Q: Alan Freed supported the original hits by rock and r&b musicians, both white and black, instead of the sanitized _______________________.
Q: The eclectic efforts of Husker Du brought hardcore closer to a popular music with mainstream potential. a. True b. False
Q: A cleaner version of MOR rock music was shown on the popular TV program _________________.
Q: The music of the Minutemen included folk elements, including even polka. a. True b. False
Q: The first 12-track rock and roll album to reach number one on the charts was ___________________________.
Q: Hardcore was finally able to reconcile itself with mass popularity. a. True b. False
Q: One major label A&R man wanted to simply ignore rock and roll and continue with their usual MOR offerings. a. True b. False
Q: Black Flag defined hardcore nihilism for the L.A. suburbs of Orange County. a. True b. False
Q: The Congressional committee investigating payola made it very clear that rock and roll would no longer be tolerated. a. True b. False
Q: Springsteens Born in the U.S.A. was an anti-war song. a. True b. False
Q: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Hayley and His Comets was deemed a teenage national anthem. a. True b. False
Q: U2 failed their initial audition at a major label. a. True b. False
Q: Blackboard Jungle was deemed scathing social commentary. a. True b. False
Q: Punks rejection of commercialism was not a concern in the alternative nation. a. True b. False
Q: There was rioting at theater showings of the feature film Blackboard Jungle. a. True b. False
Q: The visual model for the goth look was provided by a. Kate Bush. b. Ash of Love and Rockets. c. Peter Murphy of Bauhaus. d. Robert Smith of the Cure.
Q: The head of A&R at Columbia Records wanted to eliminate rock and roll music. a. True b. False
Q: The British progenitor of goth rock: a. Bela Lugosi b. Bauhaus c. David Bowie d. Hounds of Love
Q: Some music industry witnesses in the payola hearings were motivated by self-interest. a. True b. False
Q: British alternative artist with a strong literary-based approach: a. Replacements b. David Gilmour c. Emily Bronte d. Kate Bush
Q: In the 1950s, there was never an organized effort in government or the music business to eliminate rock and roll music. a. True b. False
Q: Compared to U.S. underground alternatives, alternative music in Great Britain was more a. violent. b. political. c. eccentric and divergent. d. compassionate.
Q: Rock and roll began as an underground movement. a. True b. False
Q: Black Flags brand of hardcore was a variation on a. British punk. b. straightedge. c. grunge. d. heavy metal.
Q: More than a mere threat to decency, rock and roll was thought by many to be an illness or a psychological disturbance. a. True b. False
Q: Fugazi added a new element to the hardcore scene: a. stage diving. b. slam-dancing. c. a political conscience. d. self-mutilation.
Q: The rock and roll artist who was not deemed offensive, who wrote his own catchy songs, and became extremely popular, only to have his career abruptly ended by his tragic death. a. Elvis Presley b. Jerry Lee Lewis c. Chuck Berry d. Buddy Holly
Q: Minor Threat released records on their own label, a. SST. b. Minor Threat Records. c. Fugazi Records. d. Dischord Records.
Q: Chuck Berry provided conservative social watchdogs with the means to remove him from the pop spotlight with a. songs containing vulgar lyrics b. vulgar choreography during live performances c. a violation of the Mann Act d. a payola conviction
Q: Straightedge hardcore music a. advocated violent confrontation. b. promoted political ideals. c. included a message of avoidance of drugs and alcohol. d. encouraged drug abuse.
Q: Jerry Lee Lewis provided conservative social watchdogs with the means to get him out of pop music when he a. was sent to jail on a payola conviction. b. shot a member of his own band. c. married the 13 year-old daughter of his cousin. d. appeared drunk on a national TV program.
Q: Bad Brains pushed hardcore music limits in the direction of a. musical proficiency. b. sonic nihilism. c. social protest. d. younger audiences.
Q: Buddy Holly was one of the first rock and roll performers to a. become a commodity. b. gyrate suggestively during a performance. c. record cover versions of songs by other writers. d. write his own songs.
Q: Hardcore group Bad Brains stood apart from other bands because a. they sold out to a major label. b. the band members were Jesuit students. c. the band members were African-American. d. they were classically trained musicians.
Q: The Ed Sullivan TV show censored a live Elvis Presley performance a. with camera angles. b. with audio beeps. c. by rewriting lyrics to his songs. d. by allowing only acceptable songs to be performed.
Q: Hardcore band Sonic Youth were a product of the a. Christian rock scene. b. New York underground and modernist artists. c. Seattle underground. d. Washington, D.C. underground music scene.
Q: Radio a. defied pressure to ban rock and roll. b. banned only rock and roll records with suggestive themes. c. was quick to play more acceptable, melodic music. d. gave deejays full discretion in selecting records for broadcast.
Q: R.E.M. came into the pop mainstream through a. college rock channels. b. mainstream media attention. c. major label support. d. promotional stunts.
Q: In the social climate created by the McCarthy hearings, many suspected that rock and roll a. was the work of the devil. b. was part of an insidious Communist mind control plot. c. offered legitimate artistic ideas. d. was harmless fun for teenaged Americans.
Q: U2 established a socially aware identity through a. participation in public demonstrations. b. an ad campaign with Guinness beer. c. appearances in cause-themed tours. d. confrontational press conferences.
Q: Television _______ rock and roll. a. banned b. ignored c. embraced d. destroyed
Q: A band that maintained an indie identity while finding mainstream commercial success was a. Butthole Surfers. b. Black Francis. c. U2. d. The Edge.
Q: The 1950s establishment felt that rock and roll music was popular due to a. its artistic merit. b. the beat. c. payola. d. marketing campaigns.
Q: Indie rock found its listeners among a. disaffected social outsiders. b. other artists. c. dissatisfied pop music consumers. d. hardcore fans.
Q: The division of a record company that handles acquisition of new talent a. production b. distribution c. A&R d. engineering
Q: Alternative bands built their fan base through a. the distribution efforts of major labels. b. persistent touring. c. focused ad campaigns. d. manufactured media scandals.
Q: Describe the difference between marketing a music performer and marketing a performer as an icon.
Q: Alternative bands received airplay on a. commercial stations. b. specialty stations. c. college radio. d. pirate radio broadcasts.
Q: Describe Chuck Berrys use of statement and answer technique in his songs.
Q: In the 1980s, consumers of alternative music wanted to a. isolate their culture from the mainstream. b. join the pop music mainstream. c. recapture the integrity and awareness of the 1960s. d. vent extreme emotions.
Q: How did Chuck Berry write and record his songs expressly for white mainstream audience appeal?
Q: Why is CBGB significant in the development of the punk genre?
Q: Describe how gospel roots are evident in the music of Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Ray Charles. Compare.
Q: How did Synth Pop artists use the new, easier-to-use synthesizer technology?
Q: What two factors drew a wide range of musicians to Sam Phillips to record?
Q: What are the musical elements that differentiate punk and New Wave?
Q: Describe what Sam Phillips heard in Elvis Presley that created such excitement.
Q: Did video kill the radio star or did MTV simply change what was viewed as music? What do you think?
Q: Describe how the role of the singer changed with the advent of the rock and roll genre.
Q: What did critics of synth pop mean by calling it white collar work?
Q: He seemed a likely replacement at Sun Records for Elvis Presley: _______________________
Q: The first video played on MTV was _______________________________________.
Q: Some called him the white Little Richard: __________________________.
Q: Name the Ohio-based band that made quirky synthesizer music that matched their belief in reverse human evolution. ____________________
Q: Presleys Sun Records years broke the ________________ barrier in American popular music.
Q: The Moog synthesizer was difficult to use and to master, but the synthesizer became available to untrained pop musicians with the development of the _____________________.
Q: In his early recordings, Elvis Presley tried to capture the feel of the vocal style of the Mississippi blues singer known as _____________________________;
Q: The first machine that could replicate the sound of a drum set was ____________
Q: This performer put secular lyrics to gospel songs: __________________________.
Q: Gary Numan was one of the first to use a _______________ instead of a guitar in rock music.
Q: He was the prototypical bisexual glam rocker: ________________________.
Q: What instrument did Elvis Costello include in his band that set him apart from punk bands? _______________________
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