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Music Appreciation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
James Brown
Willie Nelson
The Ramones
world music
2. '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
hip-hop
Tupac Shakur
breakdancing
3. Genre that developed out of hard rock in the 1970s and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s.
heavy metal
Madonna
disco
Sonic Youth
4. 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.
disco
gangsta rap
sampling
bluegrass
5. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
Carole King
breakdancing
Donna Summer
Patsy Cline
6. 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.
alternative music
Tupac Shakur
Carlos Santana
Michael Jackson
7. 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
psychedelic rock
analog recording
grunge rock
8. 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
punk rock
bluegrass
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Vanilla Ice
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 -
soft soul
disco
Sonic Youth
sampling
10. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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11. 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
Clear channel
hardcore
Janis Joplin
12. 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
Beastie Boys
gangsta rap
punk rock
13. 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.
psychedelic rock
Carole King
Dolly Parton
Led Zeppelin
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).
Kurt Cobain
Def Jam
rave
hardcore
15. 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
Michael Jackson
Napster
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Beastie Boys
16. 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.
punk rock
art rock
psychedelic rock
M.C. Hammer
17. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
world music
nashville sound
David Bowie
Carlos Santana
18. 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
house music
Kurt Cobain
techno
analog recording
19. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
Ray Charles
Vanilla Ice
The Sex Pistols
world music
20. 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
house music
Janis Joplin
Lauryn Hill
21. 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.
breakdancing
Jimi Hendrix
urban folk
disco
22. 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.
urban folk
Bob Marley
Queen Latifah
23. 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.
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Grandmaster Flash
Dolly Parton
The Ramones
24. -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 -
Janis Joplin
Michael Jackson
Sonic Youth
Michael Jackson
25. 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.
Janis Joplin
rap
Tupac Shakur
heavy metal
26. 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
Carlos Santana
alternative music
pop rock
soul music
27. 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.
MP3
The Sex Pistols
Janis Joplin
world music
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.
Janis Joplin
N.W.A.
Bob Marley
The Ramones
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.
The Ramones
alternative rock
countrypolitan
gangsta rap
30. 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.
art rock
funk music
sampling
Kurt Cobain
31. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
MP3
country pop
Queen Latifah
reggae
32. 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
Def Jam
Madonna
progressive country
33. 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
country pop
reggae
The Ramones
Willie Nelson
34. 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.
alternative music
country pop
James Brown
funk music
35. 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.
Bruce Springsteen
Grandmaster Flash
nashville sound
sequencer
36. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
Kurt Cobain
breakdancing
progressive country
Jimi Hendrix
37. 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
Aretha Franklin
David Bowie
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Public Enemy
38. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
progressive country
sampling
Nirvana
analog recording
39. 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.
soul music
funk music
Kurt Cobain
techno
40. 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.
Carlos Santana
soul music
psychedelic rock
41. 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
Dolly Parton
Queen Latifah
house music
techno
42. 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
punk rock
Kurt Cobain
Patsy Cline
Bob Marley
43. 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
M.C. Hammer
heavy metal
Beastie Boys
44. 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
reggae
rave
alternative music
Peter Gabriel
45. 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.
Janis Joplin
The Ramones
reggae
Jimi Hendrix
46. 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
nashville sound
pop rock
rave
Def Jam
47. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
Nirvana
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Grateful Dead
Lauryn Hill
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.
Janis Joplin
Napster
Vanilla Ice
Carlos Santana
49. 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
Bruce Springsteen
Lauryn Hill
Peter Gabriel
Madonna
50. 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.
Lauryn Hill
Queen Latifah
hardcore
world music