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Music Appreciation
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1. 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.
Carole King
Napster
Grandmaster Flash
N.W.A.
2. 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
synthesizer
countrypolitan
progressive country
Grateful Dead
3. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
RIAA
Peter Gabriel
soft soul
Bruce Springsteen
4. 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.
world music
breakdancing
James Brown
Clear channel
5. Device that enables musicians to create or 'synthesize' musical sounds. Began to appear on rock records during the early 1970s.
N.W.A.
Janis Joplin
synthesizer
rave
6. 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).
Jimi Hendrix
Donna Summer
Prince
Lauryn Hill
7. 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
funk music
hip-hop
Run-D.M.C.
analog recording
8. -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 -
rave
Sonic Youth
Tupac Shakur
synthesizer
9. 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
Prince
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
punk rock
Run-D.M.C.
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.
Led Zeppelin
gangsta rap
psychedelic rock
Janis Joplin
11. 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.
Kurt Cobain
MIDI
Sonic Youth
The Sex Pistols
12. 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
Paul Simon
analog recording
MP3
Carole King
13. 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
Janis Joplin
pop rock
rap
Clear channel
14. 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
Madonna
James Brown
Bruce Springsteen
Lauryn Hill
15. 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
punk rock
house music
Patsy Cline
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
16. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
progressive country
Napster
techno
Led Zeppelin
17. 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.
Beastie Boys
progressive country
Patsy Cline
Bruce Springsteen
18. 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
psychedelic rock
Tupac Shakur
Prince
19. 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
Bruce Springsteen
analog recording
The Ramones
Michael Jackson
20. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
Clear channel
Prince
Bob Marley
soul music
21. 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
MP3
Grandmaster Flash
world music
Paul Simon
22. The most successful white blues singer of the 1960s. Born in Port Arthur - Texas - Joplin came to San Francisco in the mid-1960s and joined a band called Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Ray Charles
analog recording
Janis Joplin
breakdancing
23. 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).
Grandmaster Flash
Madonna
Paul Simon
techno
24. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
N.W.A.
Janis Joplin
urban folk
world music
25. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
Grandmaster Flash
MP3
Patsy Cline
Bob Marley
26. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
country pop
Queen Latifah
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
countrypolitan
27. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Carole King
sequencer
grunge rock
Grateful Dead
28. 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
Ray Charles
Public Enemy
Willie Nelson
hip-hop
29. 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
funk music
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
James Brown
30. 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
Michael Jackson
country pop
world music
31. 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
Sonic Youth
N.W.A.
art rock
32. 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.
progressive country
Beastie Boys
rap
punk rock
33. 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.
countrypolitan
Prince
rap
The Ramones
34. 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
alternative rock
Carole King
disco
35. 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.
urban folk
rap
pop rock
Janis Joplin
36. 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
Grandmaster Flash
soft soul
analog recording
37. 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.
art rock
Carlos Santana
Public Enemy
countrypolitan
38. 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
Prince
Michael Jackson
Kenny Rogers
39. 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
sampling
progressive country
Aretha Franklin
Michael Jackson
40. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
pop rock
country pop
The Sex Pistols
psychedelic rock
41. 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.
Madonna
Tupac Shakur
Bob Marley
MIDI
42. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
Beastie Boys
Bruce Springsteen
pop rock
Run-D.M.C.
43. 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.
punk rock
Grandmaster Flash
Queen Latifah
Patsy Cline
44. 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).
Aretha Franklin
art rock
hardcore
techno
45. 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.
art rock
Bruce Springsteen
countrypolitan
Donna Summer
46. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
urban folk
Public Enemy
bluegrass
soft soul
47. 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.
alternative rock
Vanilla Ice
Carlos Santana
sequencer
48. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
alternative rock
breakdancing
Bob Marley
heavy metal
49. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
urban folk
soul music
rave
M.C. Hammer
50. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Kurt Cobain
hip-hop
Bruce Springsteen
David Bowie
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