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Music Appreciation
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1. 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
MIDI
hip-hop
Nirvana
Dolly Parton
2. 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
Nirvana
James Brown
Bob Marley
Napster
3. 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
RIAA
Grandmaster Flash
Vanilla Ice
Clear channel
4. 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
house music
Prince
urban folk
RIAA
5. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Public Enemy
Willie Nelson
analog recording
Nirvana
6. 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
Aretha Franklin
N.W.A.
gangsta rap
world music
7. 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
countrypolitan
gangsta rap
punk rock
8. 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.
David Bowie
sequencer
country pop
Lauryn Hill
9. -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
sampling
pop rock
Beastie Boys
10. 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
N.W.A.
soul music
Kurt Cobain
breakdancing
11. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
breakdancing
Kurt Cobain
countrypolitan
Clear channel
12. 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.
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
psychedelic rock
reggae
hip-hop
13. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
techno
bluegrass
Grateful Dead
countrypolitan
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
alternative rock
M.C. Hammer
soul music
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
15. 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.
rave
hip-hop
Queen Latifah
reggae
16. 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.
Aretha Franklin
punk rock
Vanilla Ice
Sonic Youth
17. 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
Clear channel
Ray Charles
Queen Latifah
Def Jam
18. 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.
Prince
sampling
world music
Janis Joplin
19. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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20. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
David Bowie
James Brown
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Tupac Shakur
21. 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
David Bowie
Public Enemy
David Bowie
Run-D.M.C.
22. 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).
alternative music
Donna Summer
Bruce Springsteen
pop rock
23. 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
funk music
Napster
RIAA
24. 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).
Nirvana
Tupac Shakur
Madonna
Grateful Dead
25. 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.
Sonic Youth
disco
psychedelic rock
Dolly Parton
26. '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
grunge rock
progressive country
Carlos Santana
27. 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
RIAA
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Michael Jackson
Ray Charles
28. 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.
MP3
funk music
urban folk
Led Zeppelin
29. 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
Grandmaster Flash
MIDI
rave
Bob Marley
30. 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.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
grunge rock
breakdancing
Led Zeppelin
31. 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.
progressive country
Clear channel
Kenny Rogers
Ray Charles
32. 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
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Led Zeppelin
Jimi Hendrix
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
33. 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).
Michael Jackson
breakdancing
hardcore
art rock
34. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
soul music
breakdancing
Donna Summer
countrypolitan
35. 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
disco
funk music
pop rock
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
36. 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.
RIAA
Carlos Santana
Paul Simon
Beastie Boys
37. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
David Bowie
rave
Nirvana
breakdancing
38. 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
The Sex Pistols
progressive country
Grateful Dead
N.W.A.
39. 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
Ray Charles
Clear channel
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
40. 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
heavy metal
RIAA
synthesizer
hardcore
41. 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.
Clear channel
Sonic Youth
Paul Simon
punk rock
42. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
Carole King
Grateful Dead
Public Enemy
breakdancing
43. 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
art rock
Bob Marley
nashville sound
44. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Dolly Parton
Paul Simon
Grateful Dead
art rock
45. 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.
Janis Joplin
funk music
country pop
alternative rock
46. 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
Lauryn Hill
Beastie Boys
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
soft soul
47. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
Patsy Cline
sequencer
nashville sound
countrypolitan
48. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
art rock
Nirvana
urban folk
MIDI
49. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Ray Charles
rap
M.C. Hammer
sampling
50. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
N.W.A.
soft soul
world music
Bob Marley
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