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Music Appreciation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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).
country pop
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Donna Summer
MP3
2. 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.
countrypolitan
Madonna
Def Jam
Dolly Parton
3. 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
Carole King
Tupac Shakur
Willie Nelson
4. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
bluegrass
Jimi Hendrix
Run-D.M.C.
urban folk
5. 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.
RIAA
Tupac Shakur
The Sex Pistols
analog recording
6. 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.
Led Zeppelin
Carole King
punk rock
Madonna
7. 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.
gangsta rap
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
punk rock
Queen Latifah
8. 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.
Queen Latifah
N.W.A.
The Ramones
Jimi Hendrix
9. 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
Carole King
Willie Nelson
Kenny Rogers
10. 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
Beastie Boys
Donna Summer
progressive country
hip-hop
11. 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.
hip-hop
disco
sampling
house music
12. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
Prince
breakdancing
Ray Charles
soft soul
13. 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
rave
funk music
countrypolitan
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
14. 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.
Donna Summer
house music
nashville sound
James Brown
15. 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).
soul music
Donna Summer
alternative music
sampling
16. 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
synthesizer
progressive country
Bob Marley
17. 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
sequencer
Public Enemy
Donna Summer
18. Device that enables musicians to create or 'synthesize' musical sounds. Began to appear on rock records during the early 1970s.
synthesizer
MP3
Jimi Hendrix
gangsta rap
19. 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.
alternative music
hardcore
Led Zeppelin
world music
20. 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.
art rock
Queen Latifah
grunge rock
synthesizer
21. 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.
Prince
Beastie Boys
country pop
Dolly Parton
22. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
Carole King
bluegrass
MP3
alternative music
23. 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
Grandmaster Flash
Willie Nelson
Michael Jackson
Prince
24. The norm since the introduction of recording in the nineteenth century. Transforms the energy of sound waves into physical imprints (as in pre-1925 acoustic recordings) or into electronic waveforms that closely follow (and can be used to reproduce) t
disco
M.C. Hammer
Prince
analog recording
25. 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
Led Zeppelin
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
countrypolitan
26. 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.
art rock
The Ramones
Donna Summer
progressive country
27. DJ and leader of the furious five - he developed many of the turntable techniques that characterized early hip-hop music.
The Sex Pistols
progressive country
Grandmaster Flash
N.W.A.
28. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Peter Gabriel
breakdancing
synthesizer
29. 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.
Napster
Carlos Santana
gangsta rap
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
30. 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.
Kenny Rogers
house music
psychedelic rock
punk rock
31. 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
Kurt Cobain
breakdancing
Sonic Youth
32. 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.
gangsta rap
Michael Jackson
psychedelic rock
punk rock
33. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
MP3
Nirvana
techno
country pop
34. 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
countrypolitan
house music
35. -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 -
sequencer
house music
Sonic Youth
The Ramones
36. 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
Kurt Cobain
Vanilla Ice
alternative music
Bruce Springsteen
37. 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 music
progressive country
alternative rock
breakdancing
38. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Grateful Dead
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Run-D.M.C.
Clear channel
39. 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
country pop
Ray Charles
pop rock
Run-D.M.C.
40. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
country pop
Run-D.M.C.
pop rock
progressive country
41. 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.
grunge rock
gangsta rap
Nirvana
Public Enemy
42. Rapper from Oakland - California; hit the charts in 1990 with Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - which held the Number One position for twenty-one weeks and sold over ten million copies - becoming the bestselling rap album of all time.
M.C. Hammer
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Public Enemy
rap
43. Emerged during the 1970s as one part of the cultural complex of hip-hop. It consisted of rhymed speech accompanied by funk-derived rhythmic grooves.
The Ramones
MP3
rap
synthesizer
44. 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
The Ramones
alternative music
The Sex Pistols
Kurt Cobain
45. 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.
techno
breakdancing
Tupac Shakur
Kenny Rogers
46. 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
Prince
psychedelic rock
James Brown
psychedelic rock
47. 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
Janis Joplin
disco
Peter Gabriel
48. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
art rock
alternative rock
MP3
Beastie Boys
49. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Kenny Rogers
hip-hop
MIDI
David Bowie
50. 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
soul music
Paul Simon
RIAA
soft soul