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History of the Recording Industry Final Review
History of the Recording Industry Final Review
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1
According to the video, who is the undisputed 'Father of Funk?'
Stevie Wonder
Miles Davis
Sam Cooke
James Brown
2
In 1993-94, which Seattle band eclipsed Nirvana's popularity in order to become the biggest-selling band in the world?
Mudhoney
Alice in Chains
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
3
What influential 80s alt band got started in Athens, Georgia and toured small venues before finding mainstream success?
REM
The B-52s
Pylon
The Pixies
4
Budding indie bands in the late 90's:
were trying to sound like angsty late 90s alt rock
had no expectation of reaching an audience beyond their local communities
were obsessed with fortune and fame
were getting a lot of play on mainstream radio
5
According to the reading and the video, how did The Clash treat their fans?
They didn't have many fans.
They enjoyed hanging out with them and treated them like real people.
They avoided them (except for groupies.)
6
According to the assignment, what radio station pioneered the alternative media format?
WYDO in Pittsburgh
KROQ in Los Angeles
WRQC in Canada
KYYX in Seattle
7
According to the reading, in the late 2000s, cultural critic (and famous screenwriter) Nick Hornby said:
If you love music & have a curious mind there is no better time to be alive
A problem w/ indie music is that it all sounds the same and is unlistenable
I have a hard time accepting that rock music is dead; rock is just decaying
There is no such thing as record companies, only content companies
8
Which band responsible for the revolutionary Zoo TV tour?
Nirvana
R.E.M.
U2
Pearl Jam
9
According to the Day Alternative Music Died, Gene Simmons of the band KISS:
Rejected consumerism and refused to sell band merchandise
Was a deep believer in the artistic potential of rock music
Was a feminist who went out of his way to display utmost respect for women
Believed that the main reasons people make music was to get laid and make $
10
According to the 'Merchants of Cool,' which soft drink brand aligned itself with hip hop music in the late 90s?
Coke
Pepsi
Sprite
Dr. Pepper
11
Where was CBGB located?
London
Berlin
New York
Los Angeles
12
What artist got her start as in folk before becoming a country artist and seeing success blending rock folk and country?
Tanya Tucker
Tammy Wynette
Emmylou Harris
Wynonna Judd
13
What country music legend experienced a late career renaissance working with rock and hip hop producer Rick Rubin?
Johnny Cash
Vince Gill
George Jones
Marty Stewart
14
What flashy, charismatic bass player got his start in the James Brown band, then later joined Parliament-Funkadelic?
Paul McCartney
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
James Jamerson
Bootsy Collins
15
What event led to the 1992 riots in Los Angeles?
The beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police
The acquittal of O.J. Simpson on murder charges
The arrest of TV personality Bill Cosby for sexual assault
The assassination of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad
16
What online magazine emerged as the leading tastemaker for indie music in the early 2000s?
Pitchfork
Alternative Press
Rolling Stone
Spin
17
According to the assignment, who was the first band to put together all of the elements of 80s glam metal?
Bon Jovi
The Clash
Motley Crue
Warrant
18
Nirvana's album Nevermind:
Was the catalyst for seismic shift in the mainstream rock landscape
Was mostly an underground phemonenon
Sold roughly 40k copies in its first year of release
Was far less popular than most people expected it to be
19
In response to mp3 file sharing, the major record labels:
Tried to shut down mp3 file-sharing websites.
Invented Spotify.
Offered billions to the technological innovators who pioneered it.
Embraced file sharing as a potential source of revenue.
20
What new recording tech was introduced in 1998 on Cher's #1 single 'Believe?'
iTunes
Pro Tools
Vocoder
Auto-Tune
21
According to 'Merchants of Cool,' which band became regular guests on MTV's 'Total Request Live' TV show?
Limp Bizkit
R.E.M.
The Offspring
Live
22
According to the reading, after Nirvana's Kurt Cobain died in 1994:
Alternative music became way less popular
People stopped buying Nirvana's music
Glam metal bands like Poison and Warrant return
Major record labels signed tons of acts they thought sounded like Nirvana
23
According to the reading, what NY band signaled 'a return to the basics?'
Television
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Adam and the Ants
The Ramones
24
In his personal life, Ahmet Ertegun:
Died in poverty
Was very shy and reserved
Was a gambling addict
Enjoyed partying with the rock stars on his label
25
Which website first popularized mp3 sharing and downloading on a massive scale?
Limewire
The Pirate Bay
Napster
BitTorrent
26
According to the Lester Bangs article about The Clash quoted in the assigned reading:
"Most rockstars are the nicest people you'll meet"
"Most rockstars are respectful of their fans."
"Most rockstars are goddamn pigs."
"Most rock stars live on a creative plane higher than other human beings."
27
What rap act established Def Jam as an important record label and achieved commercial success (w/ an Aerosmith collab)?
Salt-N-Pepa
Run DMC
Beastie Boys
LL Cool J
28
What promising young hip hop artist was later killed, likely in retaliation?
Suge Knight
Eazy-E
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Notorious B.I.G.
29
Per the reading, when most of the major labels were bought out by large international corporations in the 80s and 90s:
They became less interested in commercial success
They expanded their artist rosters and signed more rock acts
They cut budgets and artist rosters
They became more artist-friendly
30
What San Francisco group was the first major American rock band to have a racially integrated, male and female lineup?
Sly and the Family Stone
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Bee Gees
The Temptations
31
What popular 1977 film featuring music by the Bee Gees helped Disco take over the popular mainstream?
Saturday Night Fever
Rocky
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Shaft
32
Asylum Records was a huge commercial success in the 1970's.
True
False
33
What new TV station launched in 1981 and changed the way music was marketed?
HBO
ABC
MTV
VH1
34
According to 'The Future is Unwritten,' Joe Strummer and The Clash:
Avoided socio-political commentary.
Regularly commented on current events in their songs and performances.
Saw their music as a way to party.
Revealed in the 'Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll' ethos.
35
What influential song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five introduced social commentary into hip hop?
'The Breaks'
'The Message'
'Rapper's Delight'
'Here Come the Judge'
36
What artist and producer released the hugely successful album 'The Chronic' in 1992?
Ice-T
Ice Cube
Dr. Dre
L.L. Cool J
37
What hip hop artist got his start as a producer before releasing his hit debut as an artist, The College Dropout, in '04
Babyface
Jay-Z
Timbaland
Kanye West
38
As portrayed in the film Generation Like, Oliver Luckett's company theAudience is:
A multi-platform PR company and marketing firm
A cutting-edge online music magazine
A new streaming platform for listening to music
A tech company that produces state-of-the-art headphones
39
Ahmet Ertegun founded what record label?
Columbia
Atlantic
Sun
Motown
40
What artist became the most successful performer in country music with a string of huge albums and shows in the 90s?
Garth Brooks
George Strait
Toby Keith
Alan Jackson
41
What artist became the biggest reggae artist of the 1970's, with their compilation album, Legend, selling 15m+ copies?
UB40
Derek and the Dominos
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Toots and the Maytals
42
What DJ is credited with hosting the first hip hop parties in NYC in the 70's?
DJ Jam Master Jay
DJ Terminator X
DJ Kool Herc
DJ Hollywood
43
What iconic artist got her start on Porter Wagoner's TV show before breaking out and scoring a string of 70's hits?
Loretta Lynn
Dolly Parton
Patsy Cline
Reba McEntire
44
What politically-minded hip hop artist promoted Black militancy in the late 80's and early 90's?
Public Enemy
Vanilla Ice
Boys II Men
MC Hammer
45
Alanis Morrissette got her star in the entertainment business as:
The lead singer in a popular alternative band
An American Idol contestant
A gritty singer-songwriter
A child actor on Nickelodeon
46
What controversial LA-based rap artist helped popularize 'Gangsta Rap' in the late 80's?
Afrika Bambaataa
Wu-Tang Clan
N.W.A.
Digital Underground
47
What was true of the period of early 90's alternative music, prior to Kurt Cobain's death?
The music was very diverse stylistically
There weren't any bands fronted by women
The music all sounded like Seattle grunge
The music was very misogynistic
48
What MTV show helped popularize alternative music in the late 1980's?
'Alternative Nation'
'120 Minutes'
'Insomniac Theater'
'Headbanger's Ball'
49
What young music executive came to embody the ethos of the rock music industry in the early 1970's?
John Hammond
Jerry Wexler
Mitch Miller
David Geffen
50
What 2 artists struggled in the Nashville music business before striking out and achieving success as 'outlaw country'?
Randy Travis and Clint Baker
Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
Dwight Yoakam and Travis Tritt
Charlie Pride and Charlie Rich
51
Former girl group member that has become one of the most successful artists post-2000 and symbol of female empowerment:
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
Lizzo
Adele
52
What artist was killed as a result of the 1990s East Coast/West Coast rivalry in hip hop?
Nas
Ol' Dirty Bastard
DJ Yella
Tupac Shakur
53
What famous movie franchise is one of the teens in the film Generation Like obsessed with?
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter
Twilight
Lord of the Rings
54
Which DJ mastered the art of switching back and forth between music on two turntables by moving the record?
Fab Five Freddy
Jazzy Jeff
Wonder Mike
Grandmaster Flash
55
According to The Day Alternative Music Died, which band tried to turn the glam metal ethos into an artistic statement?
Van Halen
Guns N' Roses
Warrant
Poison
56
According to the video, what 80s alt band's sonic trademark (which would later be copied by Nirvana) was 'quiet/loud'?
Green Day
Guns 'N' Roses
The Pixies
The Clash
57
What artist recorded Thriller, the best-selling album of all time?
Paul Simon
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
Michael Jackson
58
In their personal lives, the members of Led Zeppelin:
Spent all of their time making music, with no time for 'rockstar' excesses
Embodied the ethos of rockstar excess and 'sex, drugs, and rock&roll'
Were 'straight edge' and were morally opposed to rowdy drunkenness
Were very private people with little time for partying and extracirriculars
59
By the year 2000, the entertainment industry was dominated by:
Roughly 50 mid-size companies
Less than 10 massive corporations
Hundreds of small indie companies
60
What band's performance at Woodstock '99 was blamed for inciting multiple sexual assaults?
Limp Bizkit
U2
Wilco
Green Day
61
In the late 60's and early 70's, what was the opinion of rock critics regarding Led Zeppelin?
Critics were not typically fans of theirs
Critics usually praised their songwriting skills
Critics were convinced their commercial success meant they were a good band
Critics generally loved their music, lauding them as one of the greats
62
What 80s pop star got her start as a model and dancer in New York City?
Madonna
Annie Lennox
Dolly Parton
Tina Turner
63
True or False: After Kurt Cobain's death, Nirvana became more popular than ever.
False
True
64
What band quit making music videos, boycotted Ticketmaster, and refused to be part of alt rock's growing commercialism?
Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam
Bush
Green Day
65
Which kinds of bands were most influential on the band U2 when they started?
Heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath
Punk bands like the Clash
60s bands like The Beatles
Early rockers like Elvis Presley