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Music Appreciation
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1. 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.
breakdancing
Led Zeppelin
Paul Simon
Patsy Cline
2. 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
Peter Gabriel
Clear channel
reggae
Grandmaster Flash
3. 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
M.C. Hammer
RIAA
Madonna
4. Genre that developed out of hard rock in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s.
bluegrass
David Bowie
heavy metal
Michael Jackson
5. 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.
Grateful Dead
Public Enemy
Run-D.M.C.
The Ramones
6. 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
Bruce Springsteen
hip-hop
Def Jam
Lauryn Hill
7. '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.
alternative rock
Aretha Franklin
David Bowie
Peter Gabriel
8. 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
Michael Jackson
Paul Simon
Grateful Dead
Dolly Parton
9. 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.
Public Enemy
hardcore
MIDI
grunge rock
10. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
alternative music
reggae
Vanilla Ice
soul music
11. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Ray Charles
Led Zeppelin
MP3
Madonna
12. 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
MP3
funk music
Carole King
hip-hop
13. 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.
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
nashville sound
Bruce Springsteen
rave
14. 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
hip-hop
techno
MIDI
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
15. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
alternative rock
Dolly Parton
rave
world music
16. 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).
Prince
Napster
hardcore
David Bowie
17. 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.
James Brown
The Sex Pistols
Peter Gabriel
sequencer
18. 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
alternative music
country pop
Paul Simon
urban folk
19. -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 -
Def Jam
Nirvana
Sonic Youth
Prince
20. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
countrypolitan
Napster
bluegrass
Peter Gabriel
21. 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
Kurt Cobain
heavy metal
22. 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.
urban folk
punk rock
Ray Charles
gangsta rap
23. 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.
N.W.A.
Sonic Youth
punk rock
Led Zeppelin
24. 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
Clear channel
analog recording
The Ramones
25. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
Sonic Youth
psychedelic rock
bluegrass
Public Enemy
26. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Beastie Boys
Kenny Rogers
David Bowie
The Sex Pistols
27. 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.
Clear channel
gangsta rap
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Beastie Boys
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
Paul Simon
Jimi Hendrix
Grandmaster Flash
Clear channel
29. 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
reggae
Bob Marley
synthesizer
Michael Jackson
30. 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.
reggae
disco
Donna Summer
Clear channel
31. 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.
reggae
The Ramones
grunge rock
Clear channel
32. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
Patsy Cline
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
techno
Grandmaster Flash
33. 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.
Tupac Shakur
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
gangsta rap
soul music
34. 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
Sonic Youth
Patsy Cline
hip-hop
Aretha Franklin
35. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Public Enemy
Michael Jackson
Grateful Dead
funk music
36. 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
disco
The Ramones
Carole King
N.W.A.
37. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Queen Latifah
alternative rock
David Bowie
Dolly Parton
38. 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).
psychedelic rock
Donna Summer
Janis Joplin
art rock
39. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Grateful Dead
RIAA
Beastie Boys
Led Zeppelin
40. 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
Kurt Cobain
Prince
bluegrass
Michael Jackson
41. -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 -
Sonic Youth
The Ramones
world music
Carlos Santana
42. 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
hardcore
analog recording
Madonna
Led Zeppelin
43. 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.
Madonna
Kurt Cobain
sampling
world music
44. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
Kenny Rogers
hardcore
bluegrass
MIDI
45. '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.
Aretha Franklin
analog recording
soul music
David Bowie
46. DJ and leader of the furious five - he developed many of the turntable techniques that characterized early hip-hop music.
sequencer
Grandmaster Flash
Carlos Santana
reggae
47. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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48. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
sampling
soft soul
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Kenny Rogers
49. 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
Ray Charles
James Brown
Def Jam
Prince
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
Clear channel
hip-hop
Run-D.M.C.
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