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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. 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.
Clear channel
Donna Summer
progressive country
Bruce Springsteen
2. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
countrypolitan
N.W.A.
rave
heavy metal
3. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
rap
soft soul
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Ray Charles
4. DJ and leader of the furious five - he developed many of the turntable techniques that characterized early hip-hop music.
Tupac Shakur
M.C. Hammer
Grandmaster Flash
pop rock
5. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
breakdancing
MP3
techno
Madonna
6. 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
Beastie Boys
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
country pop
hardcore
7. 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.
Nirvana
countrypolitan
Kurt Cobain
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
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 -
heavy metal
Sonic Youth
Run-D.M.C.
The Sex Pistols
9. 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
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
N.W.A.
Sonic Youth
10. Genre that developed out of hard rock in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s.
heavy metal
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen
Willie Nelson
11. 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
Donna Summer
Patsy Cline
bluegrass
Peter Gabriel
12. 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
country pop
rap
Carlos Santana
13. 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
James Brown
N.W.A.
psychedelic rock
house music
14. 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).
rap
Willie Nelson
hardcore
Paul Simon
15. Genre that developed out of hard rock in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s.
grunge rock
RIAA
heavy metal
progressive country
16. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
synthesizer
urban folk
Tupac Shakur
Nirvana
17. 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
Prince
Napster
Donna Summer
alternative music
18. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
alternative rock
Carole King
Patsy Cline
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
19. 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
Tupac Shakur
Public Enemy
Def Jam
bluegrass
20. 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.
Sonic Youth
reggae
soul music
21. 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
funk music
Prince
Peter Gabriel
Jimi Hendrix
22. 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.
Kenny Rogers
heavy metal
Ray Charles
gangsta rap
23. 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
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
analog recording
Janis Joplin
The Sex Pistols
24. Rapper from Oakland - California; hit the charts in 1990 with Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - which held the Number One position for twenty-one weeks and sold over ten million copies - becoming the bestselling rap album of all time.
Carole King
techno
alternative music
M.C. Hammer
25. Device that enables musicians to create or 'synthesize' musical sounds. Began to appear on rock records during the early 1970s.
RIAA
funk music
synthesizer
art rock
26. 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.
Led Zeppelin
rap
Beastie Boys
Def Jam
27. 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.
nashville sound
reggae
N.W.A.
Bob Marley
28. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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29. 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.
breakdancing
house music
The Ramones
analog recording
30. 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
Bruce Springsteen
Lauryn Hill
Patsy Cline
synthesizer
31. 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.
Bob Marley
grunge rock
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
rave
32. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
progressive country
country pop
MP3
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
33. 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.
urban folk
Prince
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
disco
34. 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
alternative music
Run-D.M.C.
urban folk
pop rock
35. 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.
Janis Joplin
Nirvana
disco
hip-hop
36. 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
gangsta rap
Def Jam
countrypolitan
37. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
country pop
Kurt Cobain
Ray Charles
nashville sound
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
Beastie Boys
Prince
world music
progressive country
39. 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).
psychedelic rock
Donna Summer
hardcore
Run-D.M.C.
40. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
David Bowie
Janis Joplin
punk rock
sequencer
41. 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.
James Brown
Kenny Rogers
RIAA
Napster
42. 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.
techno
Jimi Hendrix
Dolly Parton
alternative rock
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
Clear channel
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Michael Jackson
progressive country
44. '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.
Led Zeppelin
Aretha Franklin
pop rock
Carlos Santana
45. 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
heavy metal
RIAA
N.W.A.
Willie Nelson
46. 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.
urban folk
Napster
nashville sound
techno
47. One of the main venues for techno. Semipublic event modeled partly on the be-ins of the 1960s counterculture.
Carole King
rave
progressive country
M.C. Hammer
48. 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.
art rock
grunge rock
Michael Jackson
Def Jam
49. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
Madonna
Led Zeppelin
countrypolitan
gangsta rap
50. 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
house music
Grandmaster Flash
MP3
funk music