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Which of the following describes the actual inspiration for the lyrics to "Roundabout" by Yes? A beautiful drive on a scenic mountain road Lifea.can turn you round if you're not careful Jon Anderson's spiritual awakening A highly contested political issue What band initiated a concept album that was going to be called Lifehouse during the 1970s? King Crimson Emerson, Lake & Palmer The Who Genesis During the 1970s, the music and lyrics of Pink Floyd was increasingly concerned with: Madness and mental illness Women and cars American blues American politics All of the following are representative of Led Zeppelin, EXCEPT: Became one of England's biggest commercial success during the 1970's Influenced greatly by American blues styles Music rarely strayed beyond their blues based approach One of the early pioneers of the rock style known as heavy metal All of the following are true about "Money" by Pink Floyd, EXCEPT: Lyrics celebrate greed and the pursuit of wealth 7/4 time signature Simple verse form modified blues progression Released as a singe from Dark Side of the Moon All of the following are concept albums by the Who except: Tommy In the Court of the Crimson King Quadrophenia Who’s Next All of the following represent aspects of the Allman Brothers song "Whipping Post" EXCEPT: Crisp, catchy saxophone riffs Time signature switches between 11/8 & 12/8 Stylistical influences include psychedelic rock, American blues, and jazz Contrasting verse-chorus form Which elements of “Whole Lotta Love” demonstrate psychedelic characteristics? a simple verse-chorus structure the breakdown, spacey section with stereo effects the short guitar-riff introduction the use of heavy drumming “Evil Ways” includes a strong emphasis on: Latin rhythms Lead vocals Complex lyrics A slow, grinding chord progression All of the following are albums by Pink Floyd EXCEPT: Atom Heart Mother The Dark Side of the Moon The Wall The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Santana's version of "Black Magic Woman" follows: Simple verse Simple verse-chorus Contrasting verse-chorus Compound AABA Santana’s music is often referred to as: psychedelic blues-rock West Coast electric blues Texas blues-rock Latin rock David Byrne led which new-wave band? the Police Devo the Cars the Talking Heads Compared to the Sex Pistols, the Clash created music with: narrow stylistic range greater stylistic range a focus on drum machines and synthesizers a focus commercial success All of the following are aspects of "Feels Like the First Time," EXCEPT: Modified compound AABA A sections based on contrasting verse-chorus pairs Second A section is modified with the inclusion of a bridge B section occurs during the guitar solo Modified contrasting verse-chorus Which of the following artists did not release a mega-album during the late 1970s? Fleetwood Mac Eagles Peter Frampton Ramones The death of Queen singer Freddy Mercury in 1991 helped to raise awareness in the rock community to issues surrounding: Drug abuse Violence against women Poverty in Africa The AIDS epidemic All of the following represent free form radio programming, EXCEPT: Featured extended duration album tracks Was started by San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue Allowed disc jockeys the ability to choose the songs instead of a program director Programming was under the control of radio consultants The primary reason record companies created the new wave music category was to compete with other corporate-rock styles to diminish the aggressive and dangerous images of punk to compete with the UK punk scene to have another style of music to offer the record-buying public Freddie Mercury was the lead singer for which band? ELO Queen Rush Foreigner Which new-wave band adopted a futuristic image from ’50s science fiction? Devo the B-52s the Cars Heart All of the following are elements of "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones, EXCEPT: Fast tempo Loud, simple, and aggressive guitar/bass patterns Follows a contrasting verse chorus song structure Amateurishly performed vocals that switch between shouting and short phrases Use of elaborate studio recording techniques Which of the following popular 1960's musicians continued to release popular music during the late 1970s? Paul McCartney The Rolling Stones Pink Floyd All of the above “More Than a Feeling” by Boston uses which of the following song forms: Simple verse-chorus Contrasting verse-chorus AABA Compound AABA The Go-Go’s and the Bangles had what in common? They were both from Washington, D.C. They were both signed to Atlantic They were both comprised of women These groups had nothing in common What style is present in the introduction to “Don’t Stand So Close to Me?” Punk Country Reggae None of the above All of the following are related to the straight edge lifestyle, EXCEPT: Abstinence from drugs, alcohol, and tobacco Abstinence from meat (vegan diet) Movement was inspired by the hardcore punk rock group Bad Brains originally from Washington DC Abstinence from sex Which of the following best describes the issues related to the airing of Michael Jackson's video for "Billie Jean?" MTV was reluctant to broadcast videos with content made, produced, or performed by black artists Michael Jackson's record label allegedly threatened to pull all of it's artists from MTV unless the video was broadcast MTV was concerened that it would alienate it's traget audience which was initially white, midwestern teens All of the above During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Quincy Jones produced important albums for: Madonna Prince Michael Jackson Bruce Springsteen What was the first video to air on MTV? “Thriller” “Video Killed the Radio Star” “Like a Virgin” “Billie Jean” Which of the following best describes the audience MTV originally targeted? Teenagers from the inner city Suburban adult contemporary Teenagers from midwestern states Teenagers from southern states All of the following are aspects of the group Bad Brains, EXCEPT: Members possessed a higher level of musicianship than most hardcore musicians Racially unique hardcore group "Positive Mental Attitude" Were one of the most influential hardcore groups from Los Angeles Tom Petty was part of what middle-aged super group? Dread Zeppelin Supertramp The Traveling Wilburys The Backbeat Which area are the Replacements associated with? Los Angeles Washington DC Midwest region Northwest region Which song form does "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince follow? Modified simple verse Modified simple verse chorus Modified contrasting verse chorus Compound AABA The members of R.E.M were early purveyors of: The CBGB’s scene Jazz-rock College rock D.C. hardcore What tasks did Prince perform for his recordings during the early 1980s? Songwriting Production Performance on multiple instruments All of the above All of these heavy metal bands were from England, EXCEPT: Van Halen Iron Maiden Def Leppard Judas Priest The origins of rap are considered to have developed in which of the following areas? in southern California in black communities in Detroit in New York City’s urban black communities in Chicago south side During the late 1980s, Guns n’ Roses was: Misunderstood and under appreciated by fans Massively popular and commercially successful Popular mainly in Britain Not yet formed The Sugar Hill Gang became popular for recording which song? “Rapper’s Delight” “The Message” “I Need Love” “Walk This Way” All of the following are examples of how rap and metal followed parallel paths during the late 80's and early 90's, except: Both styles had devoted audiences on MTV Both styles maintained an "outsider" image Both styles pushed the instrumental aspect of rock music to new levels of virtuosity and complexity Both styles were associated with the lower end of the class spectrum Which of the following remixes by Run DMC helped the expansion of rap music into the mainstream? "Rock Box" "Walk This Way" "You Have to Fight for Your Right to Party" "Fight the Power" Which of the following song forms does "Don't Believe the Hype" use? Simple verse Simple verse-chorus Contrasting verse-chorus AABA During the late 1980s and early 1990s, rap music had gained what sort of audience? Mainly African American Mainly urban A significant non-urban, white listenership None of the above All of the following groups were based in Massachusetts, EXCEPT: R.E.M. Sebadoah Dinosaur Jr. The Pixies “Shout at the Devil” follows which of the following song forms? Simple verse Simple verse-chorus Contrasting verse-chorus Compound AABA All of the following might be reasons for the growth of alternative music, except: the rock public’s constant desire for something new alternative rock rejected the overt glamor of MTV the audience craved the instrumental virtuosity found in alternative musicians alternative rock embraced a return to simple and authentic approach to music Which band did Layne Staley form? Soundgarden Alice in Chains Pearl Jam Faith No More Which of the following represents a direct connection to alternative rock during the early 1990's? Aerosmith Husker Du Motley Crue Foreigner
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Which of the following describes the actual inspiration for the lyrics to "Roundabout" by Yes?
A beautiful drive on a scenic mountain road
Lifea.can turn you round if you're not careful
Jon Anderson's spiritual awakening
A highly contested political issue

What band initiated a concept album that was going to be called Lifehouse during the 1970s?
King Crimson
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Who
Genesis

During the 1970s, the music and lyrics of Pink Floyd was increasingly concerned with:
Madness and mental illness
Women and cars
American blues
American politics

All of the following are representative of Led Zeppelin, EXCEPT:
Became one of England's biggest commercial success during the 1970's
Influenced greatly by American blues styles
Music rarely strayed beyond their blues based approach
One of the early pioneers of the rock style known as heavy metal

All of the following are true about "Money" by Pink Floyd, EXCEPT:
Lyrics celebrate greed and the pursuit of wealth
7/4 time signature
Simple verse form
modified blues progression
Released as a singe from Dark Side of the Moon

All of the following are concept albums by the Who except:
Tommy
In the Court of the Crimson King
Quadrophenia
Who’s Next

All of the following represent aspects of the Allman Brothers song "Whipping Post" EXCEPT:
Crisp, catchy saxophone riffs
Time signature switches between 11/8 & 12/8
Stylistical influences include psychedelic rock, American blues, and jazz
Contrasting verse-chorus form

Which elements of “Whole Lotta Love” demonstrate psychedelic characteristics?
a simple verse-chorus structure
the breakdown, spacey section with stereo effects
the short guitar-riff introduction
the use of heavy drumming

“Evil Ways” includes a strong emphasis on:
Latin rhythms
Lead vocals
Complex lyrics
A slow, grinding chord pro...


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