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Music Appreciation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most successful white blues singer of the 1960s. Born in Port Arthur - Texas - Joplin came to San Francisco in the mid-1960s and joined a band called Big Brother and the Holding Company.
punk rock
Carole King
house music
Janis Joplin
2. 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.'
world music
N.W.A.
Kurt Cobain
Willie Nelson
3. 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.
The Ramones
alternative music
hip-hop
Lauryn Hill
4. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
progressive country
Dolly Parton
rave
soft soul
5. In progressive country - performers wrote songs that were more intellectual and liberal in outlook than their contemporaries and were more concerned with testing the limits of the country music tradition than with scoring hits. The key artists includ
grunge rock
alternative rock
progressive country
pop rock
6. Ice's first album - To the Extreme (1990) - monopolized the Number One position for sixteen weeks in early 1991 - selling seven million copies. When it was discovered that Van Winkle - raised in reasonably comfortable circumstances in a middle-class
rap
rap
Vanilla Ice
Led Zeppelin
7. Trade association whose member companies—Universal - Sony - Warner Brothers - Arista - Atlantic - BMG - RCA - Capitol - Elektra - Interscope - and Sire Records—control the sale and distribution of approximately 90 percent of the offline music in the
pop rock
Grandmaster Flash
RIAA
soul music
8. 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
sampling
Lauryn Hill
hardcore
Bob Marley
9. Trade association whose member companies—Universal - Sony - Warner Brothers - Arista - Atlantic - BMG - RCA - Capitol - Elektra - Interscope - and Sire Records—control the sale and distribution of approximately 90 percent of the offline music in the
techno
sequencer
rave
RIAA
10. 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
analog recording
sequencer
Paul Simon
rap
11. In progressive country - performers wrote songs that were more intellectual and liberal in outlook than their contemporaries and were more concerned with testing the limits of the country music tradition than with scoring hits. The key artists includ
Napster
M.C. Hammer
progressive country
psychedelic rock
12. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
techno
MIDI
Ray Charles
Michael Jackson
13. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
David Bowie
rap
synthesizer
Michael Jackson
14. 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
Kenny Rogers
bluegrass
Prince
alternative music
15. 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.
alternative rock
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
house music
alternative music
16. Springsteen's music and personal image evoked the rebellious rock 'n' rollers of the 1950s and the socially conscious folk rockers of the 1960s. His songs reflected his working-class origins and sympathies.
Tupac Shakur
Bruce Springsteen
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Grateful Dead
17. 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).
hip-hop
Madonna
Patsy Cline
country pop
18. Ice's first album - To the Extreme (1990) - monopolized the Number One position for sixteen weeks in early 1991 - selling seven million copies. When it was discovered that Van Winkle - raised in reasonably comfortable circumstances in a middle-class
Vanilla Ice
Jimi Hendrix
Donna Summer
Patsy Cline
19. The 'Godfather of Soul.' He was known for his acrobatic physicality and remarkable charisma on stage. No other single musician has proven to be as influential on the sound and style of black music as James Brown.
Sonic Youth
James Brown
Bruce Springsteen
funk music
20. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
N.W.A.
Patsy Cline
Dolly Parton
Vanilla Ice
21. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
countrypolitan
Sonic Youth
Grateful Dead
The Ramones
22. 'The Queen of Soul -' she began singing gospel music at an early age and had several hit records with Atlantic - including 'Respect' in 1967 and 'Think' in 1968.
pop rock
Aretha Franklin
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Carole King
23. The most successful white blues singer of the 1960s. Born in Port Arthur - Texas - Joplin came to San Francisco in the mid-1960s and joined a band called Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Run-D.M.C.
heavy metal
progressive country
Janis Joplin
24. Extreme variation of punk - pioneered during the early 1980s by bands in San Francisco (the Dead Kennedys) and Los Angeles (the Germs - Black Flag - X - and the Circle Jerks).
heavy metal
gangsta rap
Public Enemy
hardcore
25. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
Napster
bluegrass
N.W.A.
world music
26. 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
Def Jam
art rock
N.W.A.
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
RIAA
N.W.A.
Carlos Santana
art rock
28. Publicly traded corporation that owns more than 1 -200 radio stations - 39 television stations - 100000 advertising billboards - and 100 live performance venues - ranging from huge amphitheaters to dance clubs - enabling them to present more than 70
RIAA
Michael Jackson
Clear channel
Donna Summer
29. 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
gangsta rap
Nirvana
progressive country
30. 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
MP3
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Lauryn Hill
art rock
31. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
MIDI
Grateful Dead
Lauryn Hill
Prince
32. The 'Godfather of Soul.' He was known for his acrobatic physicality and remarkable charisma on stage. No other single musician has proven to be as influential on the sound and style of black music as James Brown.
James Brown
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
psychedelic rock
M.C. Hammer
33. Centered on the creation of a strong rhythmic momentum or groove - with the electric bass and bass drum often playing on all four main beats of the measure - the snare drum and other instruments playing equally strongly on the second and fourth beats
funk music
Grandmaster Flash
James Brown
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
34. 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.
Jimi Hendrix
grunge rock
gangsta rap
The Sex Pistols
35. 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.
rave
gangsta rap
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
36. The leader of the Wailers and a national hero in his native Jamaica - Marley was reggae's most effective international ambassador. His songs of determination - rebellion - and faith - rooted in the Rastafarian belief system - found a worldwide audien
Janis Joplin
Bob Marley
MIDI
art rock
37. The first commercially successful white act in hip-hop. Their early recordings represent a fusion of the youth-oriented rebelliousness of hardcore punk rock—the style they began playing in 1981—with the sensibility and techniques of hip-hop.
punk rock
Beastie Boys
The Sex Pistols
Kenny Rogers
38. Born in the impoverished shantytowns of Kingston - Jamaica - reggae first became popular in the United States in 1973 - after the release of the Jamaican film The Harder They Come and its soundtrack album. The heart of reggae music consists of 'riddi
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Peter Gabriel
Beastie Boys
reggae
39. 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
Run-D.M.C.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Ray Charles
country pop
40. 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).
Donna Summer
Grandmaster Flash
Led Zeppelin
psychedelic rock
41. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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42. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
pop rock
Run-D.M.C.
soul music
Napster
43. -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 -
Lauryn Hill
Madonna
Sonic Youth
Paul Simon
44. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Nirvana
The Sex Pistols
rave
Peter Gabriel
45. DJ and leader of the furious five - he developed many of the turntable techniques that characterized early hip-hop music.
Vanilla Ice
The Ramones
Grandmaster Flash
Madonna
46. Music played by San Francisco bands that encompassed a variety of styles and musical influences - including folk rock - blues - 'hard rock -' Latin music - and Indian classical music.
Willie Nelson
psychedelic rock
techno
Bob Marley
47. 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.
Queen Latifah
Sonic Youth
house music
gangsta rap
48. 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.
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Kurt Cobain
Ray Charles
49. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
Kurt Cobain
MP3
Grateful Dead
countrypolitan
50. The most important woman in the history of hip-hop - in terms of both her commercial success and her effectiveness in establishing a feminist beachhead on the male-dominated field of rap music.
Queen Latifah
reggae
M.C. Hammer
pop rock