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Music Appreciation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Vanilla Ice
countrypolitan
Def Jam
Prince
2. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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3. 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
alternative music
MP3
Aretha Franklin
heavy metal
4. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
Prince
synthesizer
breakdancing
Clear channel
5. A style of soft rock - lightly tinged with country music influences: John Denver - Olivia Newton-John - Kenny Rogers.
country pop
The Ramones
Led Zeppelin
Tupac Shakur
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
Donna Summer
Willie Nelson
Paul Simon
N.W.A.
7. -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 -
Kurt Cobain
Sonic Youth
alternative music
rap
8. 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
Paul Simon
Prince
Vanilla Ice
art rock
9. '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.
house music
sequencer
Aretha Franklin
funk music
10. DJ and leader of the furious five - he developed many of the turntable techniques that characterized early hip-hop music.
Grandmaster Flash
Kurt Cobain
Grateful Dead
Run-D.M.C.
11. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
hip-hop
psychedelic rock
techno
Kurt Cobain
12. 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
Willie Nelson
house music
The Sex Pistols
13. 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.
reggae
art rock
Vanilla Ice
alternative music
14. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Nirvana
breakdancing
countrypolitan
Vanilla Ice
15. 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.
reggae
sampling
alternative music
Jimi Hendrix
16. Genre that developed out of hard rock in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Peter Gabriel
Napster
heavy metal
17. 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.
The Ramones
alternative rock
country pop
sampling
18. '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
The Ramones
Queen Latifah
hardcore
19. 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
Janis Joplin
Patsy Cline
Donna Summer
20. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Ray Charles
Sonic Youth
sequencer
Prince
21. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
MP3
urban folk
heavy metal
psychedelic rock
22. 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).
Queen Latifah
countrypolitan
Madonna
sequencer
23. 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
pop rock
progressive country
Carlos Santana
Def Jam
24. 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
sampling
Run-D.M.C.
Kurt Cobain
Public Enemy
25. 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.
Public Enemy
nashville sound
Aretha Franklin
Madonna
26. 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
Sonic Youth
hip-hop
alternative rock
punk rock
27. 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.
The Ramones
punk rock
breakdancing
Dolly Parton
28. 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).
Tupac Shakur
alternative rock
rap
hardcore
29. 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.
Carlos Santana
sequencer
alternative music
RIAA
30. 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.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
The Ramones
heavy metal
The Sex Pistols
31. 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
Paul Simon
nashville sound
RIAA
Public Enemy
32. 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
Run-D.M.C.
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
James Brown
rave
33. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
country pop
Janis Joplin
punk rock
MIDI
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.
Patsy Cline
soft soul
grunge rock
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
synthesizer
Bob Marley
disco
Carole King
36. 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
Carole King
grunge rock
Michael Jackson
reggae
37. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
breakdancing
hardcore
punk rock
38. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
Grandmaster Flash
pop rock
Bruce Springsteen
soul music
39. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
pop rock
Donna Summer
Public Enemy
Tupac Shakur
40. 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
soft soul
Paul Simon
MIDI
41. -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 -
gangsta rap
rave
The Sex Pistols
Sonic Youth
42. 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
Napster
The Ramones
Peter Gabriel
progressive country
43. 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
sampling
RIAA
Vanilla Ice
Prince
44. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
Def Jam
Jimi Hendrix
synthesizer
Grandmaster Flash
45. 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
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
sequencer
Madonna
46. 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.
house music
pop rock
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Carole King
47. 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
progressive country
Napster
Clear channel
Tupac Shakur
48. 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.
Carlos Santana
hip-hop
Sonic Youth
Carole King
49. 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
nashville sound
Grateful Dead
Prince
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
50. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Led Zeppelin
Beastie Boys
RIAA
David Bowie