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Music Appreciation
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1. The most outrageous—and therefore famous—punk band - formed in 1975 in London. They were the creation of Malcolm McAllen - owner of a London boutique called Sex - which specialized in leather and rubber clothing.
Grandmaster Flash
Public Enemy
The Sex Pistols
M.C. Hammer
2. Singer and guitarist who founded the alternative rock band Nirvana. His recordings broke through to the commercial mainstream and popularized grunge rock. He shot himself in Seattle in 1994.
Michael Jackson
Kurt Cobain
heavy metal
N.W.A.
3. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
Lauryn Hill
Queen Latifah
MIDI
alternative rock
4. Internet-based software program that enabled computer users to share and swap files - specifically music - through a centralized file server. A federal court injunction forced Napster to shut down operations in February 2001.
Napster
Beastie Boys
world music
analog recording
5. Co-founded in 1984 by the hip-hop promoter Russell Simmons and the musician-producer Rick Rubin. During the 1980s - Def Jam cross-promoted a new generation of artists - expanding and diversifying the national audience for hip-hop - and in 1986 became
Willie Nelson
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
N.W.A.
Def Jam
6. Variant of hip-hop music; its emergence was heralded nationwide by the release of the album Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitude). It included artists such as Snoop Doggy Dogg - 2Pac Shakur - and the Notorious B.I.G.
rap
rave
James Brown
gangsta rap
7. Form of rock music that blended elements of rock and European classical music. It included bands such as King Crimson; Emerson - Lake - and Palmer; and Pink Floyd.
art rock
Grandmaster Flash
Sonic Youth
grunge rock
8. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
rave
Patsy Cline
soft soul
Public Enemy
9. Marketing category that emerged around 1990; it is most often used to describe bands like are.E.M. - Sonic Youth - the Dead Kennedys - and Nirvana.
bluegrass
alternative rock
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
heavy metal
10. The first punk rock band. Formed in 1974 in New York City - the Ramones' high-speed - energetic - and extremely loud sound influenced English punk groups such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash and also became a blueprint for 1980s L.A. hardcore bands.
James Brown
The Ramones
psychedelic rock
Run-D.M.C.
11. Form of dance music popular in the late 1970s - characterized by elaborate studio production and an insistent beat: Donna Summer - Chic - the Village People - the Bee Gees.
disco
breakdancing
punk rock
nashville sound
12. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Clear channel
Ray Charles
art rock
psychedelic rock
13. -one of the forerunners of the Grunge genre - originally part of the 'no wave' scene in NY -Many alternative bands such as Nirvana looked up to them -album 'Daydream Nation' was well-received by critics - and then they were signed to Geffen Records -
gangsta rap
Dolly Parton
breakdancing
Sonic Youth
14. Regional style of alternative rock from Seattle that blended heavy metal guitar textures with hardcore punk. Bands from Seattle included Green River - Mudhoney - Pearl Jam - Nirvana - and Soundgarden.
Bruce Springsteen
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
breakdancing
grunge rock
15. Tragic victim of conflicts between East and West Coast factions within the hip-hop business. He was an up-and-coming star with Los Angeles-based Death Row Records when He was shot and killed in Las Vegas in 1996.
urban folk
Aretha Franklin
alternative rock
Tupac Shakur
16. The term 'alternative'—like the broadly equivalent terms 'underground' and 'independent'—is used across a wide range of popular genres - including rock - rap - adult contemporary - dance - folk - and country music. It is used to describe music that c
Peter Gabriel
sequencer
progressive country
alternative music
17. Form of dance music popular in the late 1970s - characterized by elaborate studio production and an insistent beat: Donna Summer - Chic - the Village People - the Bee Gees.
breakdancing
disco
Lauryn Hill
MIDI
18. -one of the forerunners of the Grunge genre - originally part of the 'no wave' scene in NY -Many alternative bands such as Nirvana looked up to them -album 'Daydream Nation' was well-received by critics - and then they were signed to Geffen Records -
Napster
Queen Latifah
funk music
Sonic Youth
19. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
Carlos Santana
Donna Summer
Peter Gabriel
pop rock
20. Founded in 1982 - Public Enemy was organized around a core set of members who met as college students - drawn together by their interest in hip-hop culture and political activism. The group included the standard hip-hop configuration of two MCs—Chuck
Bob Marley
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
David Bowie
Public Enemy
21. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
psychedelic rock
Michael Jackson
techno
world music
22. Prince is one of the most talented musicians ever to achieve mass commercial success in the field of popular music. He has sold almost forty million recordings. Between 1982 and 1992 - he placed nine albums in the Top 10 - reaching the top of the cha
Bruce Springsteen
soul music
Prince
RIAA
23. Born in Texas - Nelson was one of the most influential figures in the progressive country movement. Nelson's rise to national fame came in the mid-1970s - through his association with a group of musicians collectively known as 'the Outlaws.'
Willie Nelson
Prince
soul music
MP3
24. Country music style involving polished arrangements and a sophisticated approach to vocal presentation. The recordings of Patsy Cline were among the most important manifestations of the Nashville sound.
Lauryn Hill
alternative music
nashville sound
Public Enemy
25. Born in Texas - Nelson was one of the most influential figures in the progressive country movement. Nelson's rise to national fame came in the mid-1970s - through his association with a group of musicians collectively known as 'the Outlaws.'
hip-hop
Janis Joplin
Willie Nelson
techno
26. Device that records musical data rather than musical sound and enables the creation of repeated sound sequences (loops) - the manipulation of rhythmic grooves - and the transmission of recorded data from one program or device to another.
sequencer
MIDI
Led Zeppelin
Madonna
27. Pioneered West Coast gangsta rap with the release of the album Straight Outta Compton. Their recordings expressed the gangsta lifestyle - saturated with images of sex and violence. The nucleus of the group was formed in 1986 - when O'Shea ;Ice C
Carlos Santana
techno
N.W.A.
Prince
28. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
world music
rave
country pop
Madonna
29. Gangsta rapper born in Long Beach - CA - He was a protaga of Andre 'Dr. Dre' Young and collaborated on Dr. Dre's 1992 album The Chronic. Snoop's soft drawl and laid-back-but-lethal gangster persona were featured on Doggystyle - which debuted at the t
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Carlos Santana
world music
30. From the late 1980s through the 1990s - Madonna's popularity was second only to Michael Jackson's. She created controversial songs and music videos - including 'Papa Don't Preach' (1986) - 'Express Yourself' (1989) - and 'Like a Prayer' (1989).
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
Madonna
31. Veteran of folk pop groups such as the New Christy Minstrels and the First Edition - star of made-for-TV movies. One of the main beneficiaries of country pop's increasing mainstream appeal.
Kenny Rogers
Lauryn Hill
Clear channel
art rock
32. British hard rock band that formed in London in 1968. Zeppelin's sledgehammer style of guitar-focused rock music drew on various influences - including urban blues - San Francisco psychedelia - and the virtuoso guitar playing of Jimi Hendrix.
N.W.A.
hip-hop
Led Zeppelin
Prince
33. Hip-hop artist whose work is a self-conscious alternative to the violence and sexism in the work of rap stars such as Dr. Dre - the Notorious B.I.G. - and 2Pac Shakur. Her commitment to female empowerment builds on the ground-breaking example of Quee
Jimi Hendrix
Beastie Boys
Lauryn Hill
heavy metal
34. Internet-based software program that enabled computer users to share and swap files - specifically music - through a centralized file server. A federal court injunction forced Napster to shut down operations in February 2001.
bluegrass
sampling
Napster
techno
35. Singer-songwriter Who wrote many hits in the 1960s with Gerry Goffin. In 1971 - the success of her album Tapestry made her a major recording star.
country pop
Lauryn Hill
Carole King
psychedelic rock
36. The most influential and economically successful member of N.W.A. He founded an independent record label (Death Row/Interscope) - cultivated a number of younger rappers - and continued to develop a distinctive hip-hop production style - christened 'G
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
MP3
Michael Jackson
MP3
37. One of the biggest stars to emerge from disco in the 1970s. She sang on several disco classics - including 'Love to Love You Baby' (1976) and 'Good Times' (1979).
Nirvana
M.C. Hammer
Donna Summer
disco
38. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
synthesizer
Nirvana
alternative rock
Queen Latifah
39. Style of folk music that grew in popularity in the burgeoning New York folk scene during the 1960s. It included artists such as Bob Dylan.
alternative music
urban folk
Willie Nelson
David Bowie
40. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
synthesizer
nashville sound
country pop
countrypolitan
41. Got his start in the 1960s as a member of the famous folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel. His album Graceland (1986) was a global collaboration recorded in South Africa - England - and the United States. It is the album responsible - more than any othe
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana
Lauryn Hill
Paul Simon
42. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Paul Simon
Nirvana
country pop
Tupac Shakur
43. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
world music
reggae
Beastie Boys
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
44. A digital recording process wherein a sound source is recorded with a microphone - converted to a digital stream of binary numbers - and stored in a computer. The sampled sounds may be retrieved in a number of ways.
sampling
urban folk
Tupac Shakur
rave
45. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Carlos Santana
Grateful Dead
nashville sound
Kenny Rogers
46. The first punk rock band. Formed in 1974 in New York City - the Ramones' high-speed - energetic - and extremely loud sound influenced English punk groups such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash and also became a blueprint for 1980s L.A. hardcore bands.
David Bowie
Janis Joplin
The Ramones
funk music
47. Hip-hop culture - forged by African American and Caribbean American youth in New York City - included distinctive styles of visual art (graffiti) - dance (an acrobatic solo style called breakdancing and an energetic couple dance called the freak) - m
Patsy Cline
rave
soul music
hip-hop
48. Began his performing career as a member of the Jackson Five. He achieved unprecedented success with his 1982 album Thriller - and his elaborately produced music videos helped boost the new medium of music videos. Jackson became the first African Amer
Nirvana
sampling
Willie Nelson
Michael Jackson
49. Trio consisting of the MCs Run (Joseph Simmons - b. 1964) and D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels - b. 1964) - and the DJ Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell - b. 1965). Perhaps the most influential act in the history of rap music - they established a hard-edged - roc
Run-D.M.C.
Public Enemy
Kurt Cobain
alternative rock
50. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
world music
bluegrass
Public Enemy
MIDI