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Music Appreciation
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1. 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
hip-hop
rave
Carlos Santana
James Brown
2. Born in Texas - Nelson was one of the most influential figures in the progressive country movement. Nelson's rise to national fame came in the mid-1970s - through his association with a group of musicians collectively known as 'the Outlaws.'
The Sex Pistols
Kenny Rogers
Carole King
Willie Nelson
3. Style of electronic dance music that originated in the Detroit area during the 1980s.
Peter Gabriel
techno
reggae
The Ramones
4. 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.
N.W.A.
Prince
Beastie Boys
urban folk
5. 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.
Beastie Boys
Carlos Santana
alternative rock
The Ramones
6. 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
countrypolitan
The Sex Pistols
reggae
Peter Gabriel
7. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana
Donna Summer
8. 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
Dolly Parton
reggae
Michael Jackson
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
9. 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.
soul music
The Sex Pistols
N.W.A.
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
10. '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.
Carlos Santana
Bruce Springsteen
Aretha Franklin
Tupac Shakur
11. 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
Prince
reggae
Paul Simon
sequencer
12. 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
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Ray Charles
N.W.A.
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
13. 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
art rock
Vanilla Ice
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Ray Charles
14. 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
Aretha Franklin
Def Jam
Grandmaster Flash
punk rock
15. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
Carole King
grunge rock
countrypolitan
Prince
16. 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
RIAA
Madonna
Run-D.M.C.
17. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Public Enemy
Nirvana
country pop
Peter Gabriel
18. 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.
hardcore
Public Enemy
alternative rock
art rock
19. 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.
Kenny Rogers
analog recording
Jimi Hendrix
psychedelic rock
20. 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.
heavy metal
Janis Joplin
Sonic Youth
soul music
21. 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.
Prince
Peter Gabriel
country pop
Beastie Boys
22. 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.
pop rock
Ray Charles
nashville sound
urban folk
23. 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.
Public Enemy
The Sex Pistols
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Carlos Santana
24. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
Jimi Hendrix
soft soul
techno
Napster
25. 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
soul music
Def Jam
Patsy Cline
hip-hop
26. 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.
psychedelic rock
MP3
synthesizer
Clear channel
27. -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 -
breakdancing
Run-D.M.C.
Sonic Youth
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
28. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
James Brown
Prince
Kenny Rogers
soft soul
29. 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.
punk rock
Patsy Cline
David Bowie
Clear channel
30. 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
psychedelic rock
Grandmaster Flash
breakdancing
31. Device that enables musicians to create or 'synthesize' musical sounds. Began to appear on rock records during the early 1970s.
David Bowie
Grandmaster Flash
synthesizer
Carole King
32. 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
Vanilla Ice
Kurt Cobain
sequencer
Bruce Springsteen
33. 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
urban folk
rap
Michael Jackson
Paul Simon
34. 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.
Led Zeppelin
sequencer
Sonic Youth
Paul Simon
35. 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).
Madonna
Sonic Youth
N.W.A.
M.C. Hammer
36. Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades.
David Bowie
Grateful Dead
MP3
pop rock
37. A style of soft rock - lightly tinged with country music influences: John Denver - Olivia Newton-John - Kenny Rogers.
country pop
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Def Jam
Bob Marley
38. 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.
hardcore
sampling
Willie Nelson
grunge rock
39. 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.
Vanilla Ice
Grandmaster Flash
punk rock
rap
40. 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.
Donna Summer
The Ramones
nashville sound
Tupac Shakur
41. 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.
sampling
Bruce Springsteen
Nirvana
house music
42. The most original - inventive - and influential guitarist of the rock era - and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
Led Zeppelin
Dolly Parton
Aretha Franklin
Jimi Hendrix
43. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
hardcore
hardcore
Patsy Cline
Janis Joplin
44. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
disco
art rock
Donna Summer
David Bowie
45. 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
Nirvana
Willie Nelson
James Brown
house music
46. 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.
M.C. Hammer
breakdancing
alternative rock
Willie Nelson
47. 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
progressive country
RIAA
grunge rock
rap
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.
Madonna
Peter Gabriel
hardcore
grunge rock
49. Variant of MPEG; MP3 enables sound files to be compressed to as little as one-twelfth of their original size.
Napster
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
progressive country
MP3
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.
Ray Charles
Andre (Dr. Dre) Young
Queen Latifah
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