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Music Appreciation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
punk rock
Janis Joplin
world music
Jimi Hendrix
2. 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
alternative rock
countrypolitan
progressive country
N.W.A.
3. 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
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Sonic Youth
art rock
4. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
Grandmaster Flash
psychedelic rock
countrypolitan
synthesizer
5. Achieved celebrity as a member of the art rock group Genesis before embarking on a solo career. Gabriel's best-selling single 'Sledgehammer' became Number One pop and Number Sixty-one R&B in 1986. The award-winning video version of 'Sledgehammer' was
Napster
Prince
Peter Gabriel
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
6. Rock style that emerged in the late 1970s. It was a 'back to basics' rebellion against the perceived artifice and pretension of corporate rock music—a stripped-down and often purposefully 'nonmusical' version of rock music.
punk rock
Run-D.M.C.
Public Enemy
Napster
7. 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.
The Sex Pistols
soft soul
Nirvana
sampling
8. 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).
Madonna
sampling
Queen Latifah
David Bowie
9. 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.
hardcore
Napster
Peter Gabriel
pop rock
10. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
David Bowie
country pop
RIAA
Willie Nelson
11. 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
alternative music
Run-D.M.C.
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
art rock
12. A style of soft rock - lightly tinged with country music influences: John Denver - Olivia Newton-John - Kenny Rogers.
Kurt Cobain
country pop
Lauryn Hill
Janis Joplin
13. 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
Grandmaster Flash
rap
progressive country
bluegrass
14. 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
N.W.A.
Lauryn Hill
soul music
David Bowie
15. 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
Queen Latifah
RIAA
Grateful Dead
Lauryn Hill
16. 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.
Carlos Santana
disco
gangsta rap
Tupac Shakur
17. Born in Mexico - he began his musical career playing guitar in Tijuana. He formed his band in San Francisco in the late 1960s. Their 1971 album Abraxas established a Latin American substream within rock.
Carlos Santana
Prince
soft soul
punk rock
18. 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.
Kurt Cobain
Madonna
country pop
reggae
19. 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).
Janis Joplin
Madonna
funk music
Def Jam
20. 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
psychedelic rock
Willie Nelson
James Brown
Run-D.M.C.
21. 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.
Janis Joplin
Tupac Shakur
grunge rock
Vanilla Ice
22. 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
hip-hop
MP3
Queen Latifah
23. 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.
The Sex Pistols
Carlos Santana
Kenny Rogers
reggae
24. 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
synthesizer
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Vanilla Ice
Def Jam
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.'
world music
synthesizer
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Willie Nelson
26. 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.
pop rock
Aretha Franklin
MIDI
Carole King
27. 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
progressive country
Nirvana
Ray Charles
MIDI
28. 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.
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
Run-D.M.C.
urban folk
29. 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
soft soul
MP3
hip-hop
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
30. 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.
progressive country
sampling
Carlos Santana
MIDI
31. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
RIAA
Madonna
world music
32. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Run-D.M.C.
techno
Def Jam
David Bowie
33. 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
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
breakdancing
Queen Latifah
Beastie Boys
34. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
Donna Summer
rave
art rock
bluegrass
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.
gangsta rap
nashville sound
Prince
Clear channel
36. 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.'
James Brown
art rock
Tupac Shakur
Willie Nelson
37. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
Grateful Dead
pop rock
Grandmaster Flash
soft soul
38. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Grateful Dead
N.W.A.
Sonic Youth
synthesizer
39. 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.
rap
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
punk rock
psychedelic rock
40. 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.
Bruce Springsteen
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Bob Marley
James Brown
41. 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.
Beastie Boys
James Brown
Lauryn Hill
Paul Simon
42. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
MP3
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Led Zeppelin
Dolly Parton
43. Rock style that emerged in the late 1970s. It was a 'back to basics' rebellion against the perceived artifice and pretension of corporate rock music—a stripped-down and often purposefully 'nonmusical' version of rock music.
disco
punk rock
breakdancing
hardcore
44. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
Run-D.M.C.
N.W.A.
RIAA
MIDI
45. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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46. 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).
Ray Charles
hardcore
Madonna
Donna Summer
47. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
Donna Summer
Madonna
techno
Led Zeppelin
48. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
bluegrass
N.W.A.
analog recording
Ray Charles
49. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
alternative rock
progressive country
Grateful Dead
soul music
50. Parton was born in the hill country of Tennessee and began her recording career at age eleven. She moved to Nashville in 1964 and built her career with regular appearances on country music radio and television.
Dolly Parton
Peter Gabriel
Carole King
Patsy Cline