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Music Appreciation
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1. 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
M.C. Hammer
Napster
Queen Latifah
analog recording
2. 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.
Clear channel
M.C. Hammer
gangsta rap
art rock
3. 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.
country pop
Bruce Springsteen
Vanilla Ice
Tupac Shakur
4. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Ray Charles
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
urban folk
M.C. Hammer
5. Genre that developed out of hard rock in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s.
Def Jam
heavy metal
soft soul
Lauryn Hill
6. Device that enables musicians to create or 'synthesize' musical sounds. Began to appear on rock records during the early 1970s.
art rock
rap
synthesizer
world music
7. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Aretha Franklin
funk music
8. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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9. 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.
Tupac Shakur
Carole King
disco
M.C. Hammer
10. 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).
countrypolitan
Madonna
Def Jam
Bob Marley
11. 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
Donna Summer
soul music
Napster
12. 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
progressive country
Kenny Rogers
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
13. 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.
sequencer
Bob Marley
psychedelic rock
Carlos Santana
14. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
Aretha Franklin
art rock
Carole King
world music
15. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Carole King
Ray Charles
Beastie Boys
Paul Simon
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.
grunge rock
Bruce Springsteen
MP3
Prince
17. 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.
Led Zeppelin
nashville sound
Kenny Rogers
heavy metal
18. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
rave
Queen Latifah
bluegrass
Ray Charles
19. 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
bluegrass
funk music
Grandmaster Flash
Clear channel
20. 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.
rap
reggae
hip-hop
The Sex Pistols
21. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
Napster
Janis Joplin
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
breakdancing
22. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
The Ramones
progressive country
Jimi Hendrix
soul music
23. Founded in 1982 - Public Enemy was organized around a core set of members who met as college students - drawn together by their interest in hip-hop culture and political activism. The group included the standard hip-hop configuration of two MCs—Chuck
countrypolitan
pop rock
Clear channel
Public Enemy
24. 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
Bob Marley
Dolly Parton
Paul Simon
25. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
synthesizer
Aretha Franklin
techno
Sonic Youth
26. 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
Nirvana
pop rock
RIAA
27. 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.
MIDI
James Brown
Jimi Hendrix
Lauryn Hill
28. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
soul music
grunge rock
MIDI
Bruce Springsteen
29. 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.
Peter Gabriel
Michael Jackson
gangsta rap
urban folk
30. 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.
MIDI
heavy metal
Beastie Boys
funk music
31. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
techno
house music
James Brown
M.C. Hammer
32. 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
James Brown
reggae
RIAA
33. 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.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
hip-hop
nashville sound
Carlos Santana
34. 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).
Kenny Rogers
Carlos Santana
Michael Jackson
hardcore
35. 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
Bob Marley
Carole King
sequencer
psychedelic rock
36. 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.
Aretha Franklin
Madonna
hardcore
psychedelic rock
37. 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.
Kurt Cobain
country pop
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
rap
38. 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.
pop rock
Grateful Dead
Clear channel
Carlos Santana
39. A style of soft rock - lightly tinged with country music influences: John Denver - Olivia Newton-John - Kenny Rogers.
Peter Gabriel
country pop
countrypolitan
techno
40. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
country pop
soul music
Lauryn Hill
Carole King
41. 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
countrypolitan
Carlos Santana
sequencer
42. 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.
psychedelic rock
grunge rock
RIAA
funk music
43. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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44. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Vanilla Ice
Nirvana
breakdancing
sequencer
45. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
bluegrass
Queen Latifah
Lauryn Hill
Patsy Cline
46. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
Grandmaster Flash
rave
Grateful Dead
David Bowie
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.
Kurt Cobain
gangsta rap
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Aretha Franklin
48. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
MP3
Paul Simon
Jimi Hendrix
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
49. 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.
MP3
Sonic Youth
punk rock
alternative rock
50. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
Madonna
rave
world music
Aretha Franklin