Music 113 Final

All the following musicians worked on Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew EXCEPT:

Jeff Beck

The members of the Eagles had been in a backup band for which singer?

Linda Ronstadt

Which song by Neil Young prompted a response by Lynyrd Skynyrd in "Sweet Home Alabama?"

Southern Man"

Both Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago were musically known for:

incorporating jazz-rock horn sections

Charlie Daniels’s music is sometimes thought of as more country than rock.

true

Which of the following best describes the opening of the first track on Black Sabbath’s first album?

the tolling of distant church bells

All of the following are albums by Pink Floyd EXCEP

the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

The original lead singer of Genesis was:

Peter Gabriel

All of the following are concept albums by the Who EXCEPT:

In the Court of the Crimson King

Where did Duane Allman begin his musical career?

working as a studio musician at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Ozzy Osbourne sang lead vocals for which British band?

Black Sabbath

The subject matter for Tommy deals with the story of a young Mod who is seeking meaning in his life.

False

The concept album Aqualung centers on:

the partial condemnation of society’s treatment of the poor

Lynyrd Skynyrd signed with which record label?

Sounds of the South

The term southern rock came from musicians in the south to identify their style of music

False

Jazz rock was the source of enormous controversy within the jazz community.

True

All of the following are musical elements of "Take It Easy" EXCEPT:

long, improvised electric guitar solos similar to blues rock

Aerosmith was often compared to which British band?

the Rolling Stones

Which Los Angeles-based blues-rock band was produced by Brian Wilson early in its career?

Three Dog Night

Alice Cooper was known for:

live shows that drew on gruesome and ghoulish topics

Santana’s music is often referred to as:

Latin Rock

Which singer provided the backup vocals to Carly Simon’s "You’re So Vain?"

Mick Jagger

How did the Moody Blues incorporate classical music into Days of Future Past?

It composed a song suite and incorporated orchestral interludes between songs.

The members of the country rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival were from the bayou areas of Louisiana.

False

All of the following musical elements are found in Led Zeppelin songs EXCEPT:

vocal harmonies

the first heavy metal single by Blue Cheer.

summer time blues

first heavy metal band

Led Zeplin

2001 space odyssey written to match last sequence? coincidence?

NO

music exported and imported. what genre is not imported

get country back. get jazz back. not disco

disco carried by what community?

gay community

From 1966 to 1969, artists sought to change the focus of rock music from the album to the single.

True

"Highway Star" is often cited as one of the songs that most influenced the development of heavy metal in the 1970s and early 1980s.

True

The basic idea behind the hippie aesthetic was that a rock musician had the responsibility to produce sophisticated music by using whatever means at his or her disposal.

True

The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was a trademark song for which southern rock band?

the Charlie Daniels Band

Highway Star" is a blues-rock song by:

deep purple

The term southern rock came from musicians in the south to identify their style of music.

True

How did Elton John change the model of the singer-songwriter by the latter half of the 1970s?

He employed a rock band to accompany him.

Who of the following was the lead vocalist for the group Yes?

Jon Anderson

All of the following aspects about disco are true EXCEPT:

it was thought to be an extension of the hippie aesthetic of the psychedelic era

Who of the following was responsible for forming Earth, Wind, and Fire?

Maurice White

Which of the following musicians worked with James Brown and George Clinton?

Maceo Parker

Marvin Gaye worked as a songwriter and producer for the Originals.

true

Which Bay Area band was commercially successful at fusing elements of funk with psychedelia?

Sly and the Family Stone

Off the Wall was a collaboration between:

Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones

Rock groups such as KISS and the Rolling Stones completely avoided disco as an influence on their own music.

False

After his twenty-first birthday, which artist was given complete artistic control over his records at Motown?

Stevie Wonder

Curtis Mayfield was originally a member of the Chicago-based vocal group the Impressions.

true

George Clinton began his career with which band?

Parliament

Which of the following was NOT a song recorded by the Commodores?

"Just My Imagination"

One band that was influenced by Sly and the Family Stone was Kool and the Gang.

True

In addition to lyrical vocals and driving rhythms, which musical element was a feature of the "Philadelphia sound"?

lush string arrangements

How did disco bring back the authority of the producer?

The focus was not on the artist singing but on the song and its beat.

Reggae developed out of which style of Jamaican music?

rock steady

Lionel Richie was a singer and songwriter for:

the Commodores

Which artist or group was featured on the sound track for Saturday Night Fever?

the Bee Gees

Which song firmly established the rhythmic sound of the wah-wah guitar in 1970s black pop?

the theme from Shaft

What is the focus of Marvin Gaye’s album What’s Going On?

confronting social problems of black urban life

Prior to the 1970s, the music of Jamaica played no part in the popular culture of the UK.

False

Which group showed how Motown reacted to the crossover success of Sly and the Family Stone?

the Jackson 5

Which musician helped popularize reggae outside of Jamaica with a cover of "I Shot the Sheriff"?

Eric Clapton

Funky Worm" was a novelty song by:

the Ohio Players

Which of the following groups is an example of Eurodisco?

the Village People

Issac Hayes was responsible for writing the music for the film Superfly.

False

"Blaxploitation" was a genre of music that rose to prominence at the beginning of the 1970s.

False

Which group had a horn section whose members were often guest performers on other artists’ recordings?

Tower of Power

Kool and the Gang
Correct j. a band that started out as the Jazziacs
Norman Whitfield
Correct h. producer from Motown
"Papa Was a Rolling Stone"
Correct c. song by the Temptations
Mother Father Sister Brother
Correct a. the house band for Gamble and Huff
Soul Brother Number 1
Correct i. nickname for James Brown
Dr. Funkenstein
Correct e. character created by George Clinton
Bootsy Collins
Correct d. bass player with James Brown and George Clinton
Average White Band
Correct g. funk band played on rock radio stations
Island Records
Correct b. established by Chris Blackwell in the UK
the Commodores
Correct f. a group from Tuskegee, Alabama

Matching

The group assembled to be a kind of "gay Monkees" disco act was the Village People.

True

All of the following are possible reasons for the disco backlash EXCEPT:

mainstream acceptance of a new style of dance music

All of the following are examples of "blaxploitation" films EXCEPT:

The Harder They Come

What musical element establishes the groove in "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"?

repeating bass guitar riff

Which former Beatle formed Wings?

Paul McCartney

Why is advertising on radio necessary to keep a radio station in business?

Advertising generates revenue because listeners tune in for free.

Musicians and record companies determined that the ideal length for a song on FM radio was short—around two to three minutes.

False

Which of the following bands did Bob Dylan return to live touring with in 1974?

the Band

"More Than a Feeling" is representative of which band’s musical style?

Boston

Stevie Nicks was a singer for which successful 1970’s rock band?

Fleetwood mac

Andy Warhol produced an album for which band?

the Velvet Underground

Punk and new wave were both in opposition to mainstream rock by rejecting highly produced and sophisticated sounds of hippie bands.

True

Critics of 1970’s rock felt that record companies killed the spirit of rock music when they became obsessed with the big album.

True

Which event was viewed as a demonstration of the Sex Pistols’ conning of the music business industry?

The band collected monetary advances from three record labels prior to releasing an album.

Which band had a successful cover of the Kinks’ "You Really Got Me"?

Van Halen

For which of the following groups was Lindsay Buckingham a guitarist and vocalist?

Fleetwood Mac

The rise of punk in the UK can be linked to specific socioeconomic circumstances.

True

Freddie Mercury was the lead singer for which band?

Queen

A "Platinum" album is one that sells 500,000 copies.

False

David Byrne led which new-wave band?

talking heads

Other than the Sex Pistols and The Clash, most of the British punk bands that dominated the charts in England never made an impact in the United States.

True

Punk first rose to mainstream attention in the United States in the late 1970s.

false

Which British new-wave musician(s) blended a strong reggae influence into their music?

police

The Eagles abandoned country rock for which of the following styles?

harder rocking/mainstream

David Lee Roth was the lead singer for which of the following groups?

Van Halen

What was the primary reason American record labels developed new-wave music?

to diminish the aggressive and dangerous images of punk

"corporate rock"
Correct i. label applied to music released by ’70s mainstream record companies
Steve Perry
Correct d. lead singer from Journey
Eddie Van Halen
Correct a. virtuoso guitarist
Brian May
Correct j. guitarist for Queen
"Born to Run"
Correct h. Bruce Springsteen song
John Cale
Correct c. avant-garde musician in The Velvet Underground
Max’s Kansas City
Correct b. bar in New York that booked many punk bands
new wave
Correct f. a relabeled term for punk
B-52s
Correct e. group with vocals by Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson that played with girl group stereotypes
"Anarchy in the UK"
Correct g. song by the Sex Pistols

matching

How are Foreigner’s early albums influenced by progressive rock?

There is a prominent use of keyboards.

The Silver Bullet Band was fronted by Bob Seger.

True

What is the focus of Marvin Gaye’s album What’s Going On?

confronting social problems of black urban life