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Music Appreciation
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
Jimi Hendrix
Dolly Parton
soft soul
world music
2. 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
pop rock
Prince
M.C. Hammer
disco
3. 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.
The Ramones
Grandmaster Flash
rap
The Ramones
4. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
Run-D.M.C.
world music
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Michael Jackson
5. Genre that developed out of hard rock in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s.
Napster
rave
Bruce Springsteen
heavy metal
6. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
grunge rock
Michael Jackson
rave
Bruce Springsteen
7. Ice's first album - To the Extreme (1990) - monopolized the Number One position for sixteen weeks in early 1991 - selling seven million copies. When it was discovered that Van Winkle - raised in reasonably comfortable circumstances in a middle-class
MP3
Peter Gabriel
country pop
Vanilla Ice
8. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
Ray Charles
grunge rock
pop rock
Tupac Shakur
9. 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.
soul music
Def Jam
RIAA
urban folk
10. 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
rave
Clear channel
Bob Marley
Nirvana
11. 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.
MIDI
Bruce Springsteen
sequencer
breakdancing
12. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
Bob Marley
Grateful Dead
MP3
RIAA
13. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Ray Charles
Grandmaster Flash
The Ramones
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
14. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
bluegrass
Public Enemy
MIDI
rave
15. 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.
bluegrass
grunge rock
The Ramones
art rock
16. 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.
synthesizer
Grandmaster Flash
Janis Joplin
country pop
17. 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
Grateful Dead
reggae
Paul Simon
Grandmaster Flash
18. 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
Paul Simon
art rock
Run-D.M.C.
Lauryn Hill
19. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
Led Zeppelin
Ray Charles
soul music
psychedelic rock
20. 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
alternative rock
rave
RIAA
house music
21. 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.
Napster
psychedelic rock
James Brown
art rock
22. 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
world music
hardcore
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
psychedelic rock
23. 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
progressive country
Lauryn Hill
Michael Jackson
techno
24. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
Def Jam
countrypolitan
house music
punk rock
25. 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
Carole King
Lauryn Hill
Willie Nelson
techno
26. 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.
Queen Latifah
sequencer
Dolly Parton
soul music
27. 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
techno
nashville sound
N.W.A.
reggae
28. 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.
Kenny Rogers
Janis Joplin
Grateful Dead
The Ramones
29. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
synthesizer
rave
Bruce Springsteen
Beastie Boys
30. 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
gangsta rap
art rock
Bob Marley
David Bowie
31. Named after the Warehouse - a popular gay dance club in Chicago - it was a style of techno dance music. Many house recordings were purely instrumental - with elements of European synth-pop - Latin soul - reggae - rap - and jazz grafted over an insist
house music
sampling
rave
heavy metal
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
Ray Charles
Napster
disco
33. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
Dolly Parton
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Clear channel
soft soul
34. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
Tupac Shakur
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
progressive country
bluegrass
35. 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
hardcore
Def Jam
punk rock
Paul Simon
36. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
Beastie Boys
alternative rock
Jimi Hendrix
Sonic Youth
37. 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
Nirvana
soul music
Prince
Michael Jackson
38. 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.
Napster
MIDI
Kenny Rogers
rap
39. 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.
punk rock
MP3
Donna Summer
psychedelic rock
40. 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.
Carole King
Janis Joplin
hip-hop
house music
41. 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.
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
house music
country pop
42. 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
M.C. Hammer
Prince
Bruce Springsteen
hip-hop
43. 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
M.C. Hammer
RIAA
Donna Summer
44. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
Bob Marley
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
bluegrass
art rock
45. 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
synthesizer
Public Enemy
Grateful Dead
Prince
46. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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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.
Beastie Boys
country pop
gangsta rap
alternative rock
48. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
house music
David Bowie
Vanilla Ice
analog recording
49. 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).
N.W.A.
Donna Summer
disco
Led Zeppelin
50. 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
Carole King
alternative rock
Queen Latifah
RIAA