History of the Recording Industry Final Review

In the late 60's and early 70's, what was the opinion of rock critics regarding Led Zeppelin?

What artist and producer released the hugely successful album 'The Chronic' in 1992?

In their personal lives, the members of Led Zeppelin:

What artist recorded Thriller, the best-selling album of all time?

Which band responsible for the revolutionary Zoo TV tour?

What popular 1977 film featuring music by the Bee Gees helped Disco take over the popular mainstream?

Where was CBGB located?

In 1993-94, which Seattle band eclipsed Nirvana's popularity in order to become the biggest-selling band in the world?

Budding indie bands in the late 90's:

What MTV show helped popularize alternative music in the late 1980's?

According to the 'Merchants of Cool,' which soft drink brand aligned itself with hip hop music in the late 90s?

According to the Day Alternative Music Died, Gene Simmons of the band KISS:

What artist became the biggest reggae artist of the 1970's, with their compilation album, Legend, selling 15m+ copies?

What young music executive came to embody the ethos of the rock music industry in the early 1970's?

What 80s pop star got her start as a model and dancer in New York City?

Former girl group member that has become one of the most successful artists post-2000 and symbol of female empowerment:

What event led to the 1992 riots in Los Angeles?

What new TV station launched in 1981 and changed the way music was marketed?

True or False: After Kurt Cobain's death, Nirvana became more popular than ever.

According to the reading, after Nirvana's Kurt Cobain died in 1994:

What band quit making music videos, boycotted Ticketmaster, and refused to be part of alt rock's growing commercialism?

Ahmet Ertegun founded what record label?

According to 'The Future is Unwritten,' Joe Strummer and The Clash:

Asylum Records was a huge commercial success in the 1970's.

What iconic artist got her start on Porter Wagoner's TV show before breaking out and scoring a string of 70's hits?

What influential song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five introduced social commentary into hip hop?

What influential 80s alt band got started in Athens, Georgia and toured small venues before finding mainstream success?

In response to mp3 file sharing, the major record labels:

What country music legend experienced a late career renaissance working with rock and hip hop producer Rick Rubin?

By the year 2000, the entertainment industry was dominated by:

What artist became the most successful performer in country music with a string of huge albums and shows in the 90s?

Per the reading, when most of the major labels were bought out by large international corporations in the 80s and 90s:

What San Francisco group was the first major American rock band to have a racially integrated, male and female lineup?

What 2 artists struggled in the Nashville music business before striking out and achieving success as 'outlaw country'?

What DJ is credited with hosting the first hip hop parties in NYC in the 70's?

What band's performance at Woodstock '99 was blamed for inciting multiple sexual assaults?

According to the reading and the video, how did The Clash treat their fans?

According to the video, who is the undisputed 'Father of Funk?'

According to the assignment, what radio station pioneered the alternative media format?

What online magazine emerged as the leading tastemaker for indie music in the early 2000s?

According to the Lester Bangs article about The Clash quoted in the assigned reading:

According to the video, what 80s alt band's sonic trademark (which would later be copied by Nirvana) was 'quiet/loud'?

Which website first popularized mp3 sharing and downloading on a massive scale?

According to 'Merchants of Cool,' which band became regular guests on MTV's 'Total Request Live' TV show?

What new recording tech was introduced in 1998 on Cher's #1 single 'Believe?'

According to The Day Alternative Music Died, which band tried to turn the glam metal ethos into an artistic statement?

What artist got her start as in folk before becoming a country artist and seeing success blending rock folk and country?

What promising young hip hop artist was later killed, likely in retaliation?

According to the reading, in the late 2000s, cultural critic (and famous screenwriter) Nick Hornby said:

What artist was killed as a result of the 1990s East Coast/West Coast rivalry in hip hop?

What controversial LA-based rap artist helped popularize 'Gangsta Rap' in the late 80's?

What hip hop artist got his start as a producer before releasing his hit debut as an artist, The College Dropout, in '04

Nirvana's album Nevermind:

What politically-minded hip hop artist promoted Black militancy in the late 80's and early 90's?

Alanis Morrissette got her star in the entertainment business as:

What famous movie franchise is one of the teens in the film Generation Like obsessed with?

As portrayed in the film Generation Like, Oliver Luckett's company theAudience is:

Which DJ mastered the art of switching back and forth between music on two turntables by moving the record?

In his personal life, Ahmet Ertegun:

According to the reading, what NY band signaled 'a return to the basics?'

According to the assignment, who was the first band to put together all of the elements of 80s glam metal?

Which kinds of bands were most influential on the band U2 when they started?

What was true of the period of early 90's alternative music, prior to Kurt Cobain's death?

What rap act established Def Jam as an important record label and achieved commercial success (w/ an Aerosmith collab)?

What flashy, charismatic bass player got his start in the James Brown band, then later joined Parliament-Funkadelic?