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Music Appreciation
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
soul music
RIAA
Paul Simon
gangsta rap
2. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
Beastie Boys
Jimi Hendrix
Ray Charles
Grateful Dead
3. 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
world music
hip-hop
sequencer
4. 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.
Grandmaster Flash
Peter Gabriel
Kurt Cobain
sampling
5. 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.
countrypolitan
soft soul
house music
art rock
6. Heterogeneous category that includes artists from Africa - the Near East - and Asia—the ultimate margins of the American music industry.
world music
sequencer
art rock
Bruce Springsteen
7. 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.
MP3
M.C. Hammer
rap
The Ramones
8. 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
psychedelic rock
heavy metal
MP3
9. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
Paul Simon
grunge rock
sampling
soul music
10. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
countrypolitan
rave
techno
11. 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
pop rock
Run-D.M.C.
countrypolitan
12. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
breakdancing
breakdancing
reggae
countrypolitan
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.
Patsy Cline
Carole King
Paul Simon
rave
14. 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
James Brown
Janis Joplin
reggae
Patsy Cline
15. 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
Madonna
grunge rock
Run-D.M.C.
MIDI
16. 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
synthesizer
David Bowie
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
17. 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
gangsta rap
world music
Clear channel
18. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
techno
hip-hop
breakdancing
pop rock
19. 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).
soul music
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen
20. 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
Sonic Youth
Clear channel
countrypolitan
21. 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
reggae
techno
house music
nashville sound
22. 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
sequencer
Public Enemy
alternative rock
23. 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.
rave
nashville sound
countrypolitan
Carole King
24. Upbeat variety of rock music represented by artists such as Elton John - Paul McCartney - Rod Stewart - Chicago - and Peter Frampton.
soul music
pop rock
rave
Def Jam
25. 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.
Ray Charles
Public Enemy
sequencer
synthesizer
26. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Nirvana
Willie Nelson
David Bowie
Grateful Dead
27. 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
Public Enemy
house music
Kurt Cobain
Bob Marley
28. 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
rap
rap
Grateful Dead
29. 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
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Ray Charles
Patsy Cline
30. 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.
Kurt Cobain
rave
Vanilla Ice
Dolly Parton
31. 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.
The Sex Pistols
Madonna
Peter Gabriel
Napster
32. 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
sequencer
Kenny Rogers
rave
33. 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.
Nirvana
pop rock
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
urban folk
34. 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.
sampling
rave
Aretha Franklin
Led Zeppelin
35. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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36. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
progressive country
Lauryn Hill
Patsy Cline
rap
37. 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
hip-hop
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
David Bowie
38. 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.
bluegrass
Nirvana
M.C. Hammer
nashville sound
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.
sequencer
Prince
Def Jam
Kurt Cobain
40. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
world music
rave
soft soul
sequencer
41. 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
rap
hip-hop
grunge rock
42. Rock style that emerged in the late 1970s. It was a 'back to basics' rebellion against the perceived artifice and pretension of corporate rock music—a stripped-down and often purposefully 'nonmusical' version of rock music.
Willie Nelson
punk rock
Carlos Santana
Paul Simon
43. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
Carlos Santana
alternative rock
Patsy Cline
soft soul
44. 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
Paul Simon
Michael Jackson
Bob Marley
Led Zeppelin
45. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
pop rock
David Bowie
alternative music
Beastie Boys
46. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
bluegrass
Prince
Kurt Cobain
punk rock
47. 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
hip-hop
Peter Gabriel
pop rock
48. '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
sequencer
gangsta rap
Aretha Franklin
49. 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.
RIAA
alternative rock
alternative music
Aretha Franklin
50. 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.
David Bowie
Carlos Santana
countrypolitan
country pop