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Music Appreciation
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1. 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.
Grateful Dead
analog recording
sequencer
country pop
2. 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.
countrypolitan
rap
RIAA
Kurt Cobain
3. 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
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
analog recording
Beastie Boys
Peter Gabriel
4. Device that enables musicians to create or 'synthesize' musical sounds. Began to appear on rock records during the early 1970s.
bluegrass
Patsy Cline
synthesizer
hip-hop
5. 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
RIAA
Run-D.M.C.
grunge rock
progressive country
6. 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
James Brown
country pop
alternative music
Carlos Santana
7. 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
Paul Simon
The Sex Pistols
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
techno
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
rave
Kenny Rogers
Paul Simon
countrypolitan
9. 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.
hip-hop
Clear channel
Carole King
rap
10. 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
Bob Marley
psychedelic rock
Jimi Hendrix
11. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
Paul Simon
techno
Grateful Dead
Carlos Santana
12. 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.
countrypolitan
reggae
grunge rock
Napster
13. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
alternative music
Dolly Parton
MIDI
breakdancing
14. 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.
techno
Beastie Boys
Def Jam
Run-D.M.C.
15. 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
Queen Latifah
sampling
Carlos Santana
Bob Marley
16. -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
progressive country
hip-hop
house music
17. 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
The Ramones
rave
Madonna
Public Enemy
18. 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
James Brown
bluegrass
hip-hop
Carlos Santana
19. 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.
rave
Napster
country pop
M.C. Hammer
20. 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.
RIAA
M.C. Hammer
Dolly Parton
techno
21. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
alternative music
Ray Charles
RIAA
soul music
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.
Willie Nelson
Clear channel
The Ramones
country pop
23. 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
Peter Gabriel
Kenny Rogers
Def Jam
Donna Summer
24. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
hip-hop
Dolly Parton
Patsy Cline
bluegrass
25. 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.
M.C. Hammer
RIAA
N.W.A.
psychedelic rock
26. 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.
David Bowie
punk rock
Jimi Hendrix
N.W.A.
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.
analog recording
N.W.A.
James Brown
Bob Marley
28. 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.
Queen Latifah
Aretha Franklin
N.W.A.
Madonna
29. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
Jimi Hendrix
soft soul
house music
Def Jam
30. 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.'
Willie Nelson
alternative rock
art rock
Carlos Santana
31. 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
Clear channel
The Ramones
Tupac Shakur
country pop
32. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
Michael Jackson
Patsy Cline
Napster
Queen Latifah
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.
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Tupac Shakur
Peter Gabriel
Janis Joplin
34. 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.
grunge rock
Ray Charles
sequencer
progressive country
35. 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
Ray Charles
analog recording
MP3
Peter Gabriel
36. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
world music
alternative rock
The Ramones
37. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
Queen Latifah
soft soul
RIAA
Kurt Cobain
38. -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 -
progressive country
Sonic Youth
synthesizer
James Brown
39. 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
Beastie Boys
psychedelic rock
David Bowie
reggae
40. 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
MP3
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
41. 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).
Carlos Santana
MIDI
hardcore
rave
42. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
MP3
rave
Kurt Cobain
bluegrass
43. 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
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
techno
Clear channel
rave
44. 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).
Donna Summer
Madonna
Vanilla Ice
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
45. 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
Kurt Cobain
RIAA
world music
Prince
46. 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
hip-hop
N.W.A.
MP3
Bruce Springsteen
47. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Carlos Santana
MIDI
Carole King
48. '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
David Bowie
Tupac Shakur
hardcore
49. 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
Clear channel
hip-hop
Public Enemy
Dolly Parton
50. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Ray Charles
Kenny Rogers
N.W.A.
Jimi Hendrix