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Music Appreciation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Lauryn Hill
alternative rock
Queen Latifah
Ray Charles
2. 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
analog recording
Run-D.M.C.
Peter Gabriel
Led Zeppelin
3. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
nashville sound
soul music
art rock
soft soul
4. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
pop rock
Paul Simon
Carlos Santana
RIAA
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.
The Ramones
art rock
The Sex Pistols
bluegrass
6. 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
Paul Simon
Carlos Santana
Def Jam
RIAA
7. 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.
country pop
pop rock
Dolly Parton
Vanilla Ice
8. 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
rap
Def Jam
hardcore
nashville sound
9. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
soft soul
disco
Kurt Cobain
bluegrass
10. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
soul music
hardcore
Madonna
heavy metal
11. 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.
techno
nashville sound
Run-D.M.C.
Carlos Santana
12. 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
Michael Jackson
Clear channel
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
breakdancing
13. 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).
sequencer
hardcore
funk music
Grandmaster Flash
14. 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
sequencer
funk music
reggae
hip-hop
15. 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.
nashville sound
Beastie Boys
progressive country
countrypolitan
16. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
Public Enemy
rave
Paul Simon
soul music
17. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
punk rock
rave
techno
alternative rock
18. 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
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Lauryn Hill
country pop
reggae
19. A style of soft rock - lightly tinged with country music influences: John Denver - Olivia Newton-John - Kenny Rogers.
Ray Charles
disco
Def Jam
country pop
20. 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.
Dolly Parton
pop rock
Carlos Santana
MIDI
21. 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.
David Bowie
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Aretha Franklin
Kurt Cobain
22. 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.
Aretha Franklin
sampling
Bruce Springsteen
Lauryn Hill
23. A style of soft rock - lightly tinged with country music influences: John Denver - Olivia Newton-John - Kenny Rogers.
country pop
bluegrass
hardcore
alternative rock
24. 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
Carlos Santana
Bob Marley
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Paul Simon
25. 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.
pop rock
Led Zeppelin
Public Enemy
country pop
26. 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
Napster
Michael Jackson
psychedelic rock
MP3
27. 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.
Dolly Parton
reggae
alternative rock
techno
28. 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.
Queen Latifah
RIAA
country pop
sequencer
29. 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
Patsy Cline
Bob Marley
30. 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).
Vanilla Ice
Carlos Santana
hardcore
psychedelic rock
31. 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.
rave
The Sex Pistols
Janis Joplin
Michael Jackson
32. 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.
Michael Jackson
The Sex Pistols
MIDI
urban folk
33. -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
Bruce Springsteen
Janis Joplin
Grateful Dead
34. -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 -
Queen Latifah
house music
country pop
Sonic Youth
35. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
countrypolitan
James Brown
Tupac Shakur
breakdancing
36. 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
breakdancing
Carole King
rap
37. 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
alternative rock
funk music
MP3
heavy metal
38. 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
Lauryn Hill
Janis Joplin
Vanilla Ice
Grandmaster Flash
39. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
techno
soul music
Aretha Franklin
Grateful Dead
40. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
countrypolitan
RIAA
Prince
Bob Marley
41. 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.
RIAA
Run-D.M.C.
The Sex Pistols
Willie Nelson
42. 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.
punk rock
MP3
hip-hop
Kurt Cobain
43. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Def Jam
Donna Summer
bluegrass
Nirvana
44. 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.
Ray Charles
Grandmaster Flash
hip-hop
Beastie Boys
45. 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
Bruce Springsteen
progressive country
sampling
N.W.A.
46. 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.
Tupac Shakur
disco
Napster
Grateful Dead
47. 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
synthesizer
alternative music
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Clear channel
48. 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
bluegrass
RIAA
hip-hop
Paul Simon
49. 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.
Patsy Cline
Carole King
Beastie Boys
M.C. Hammer
50. 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.
country pop
art rock
Grateful Dead
Ray Charles