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History of 80's music and rock genres
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This company is credited with using and marketing the term 'personal computer'
Apple
Sony
Phillips
IBM
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Strange costumes, weird melodies and lyrics. Not as heavy of a sound as punk. Geek meets rocker
Arena Rock
Heavy Metal
New Wave
College Rock
3
In the 80’s the only way to record video was by using a hand held video recorder called the:
Walkman
VCR
Beta
Camcorder
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Independent bands that were played on student run radio stations.
Heartland Rock
Hair/Glam Metal
Arena Rock
College Rock
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The very first video played on this newvideo channel was
“White Wedding” by Billy Idol
"The Visitors" by ABBA
“You Better Run” by Pat Benatar
“Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles
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The first CD's were designed to hold how many minutes of music?
35
74
44
90
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VCRs made it possible to record television and watch it later. What does VCR stand for?
Video Created Recorder
Volume Cassette Recorder
Video Cassette Recorder
Volume Controlled Recording
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Vocalists with mega hits.Dance was a big part of their concerts/videos. Fashion varied.
80's Superstars
Glam/Hair Metal
Arena Rock
Heartland Rock
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In 1984, this new awards show premiered to honor music videos
The CMA's
The Academy Awards
The Video Music Awards
The Grammy's
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Whose controversial performance involved a wedding cake and crawling around on the stage?
Janet Jackson
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
Whitney Houston
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This music was very dark and also included heavy guitar solos. Bands wore black, skulls, etc.
Hair/Glam Metal
College Rock
Arena Rock
Heavy Metal
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This new cable station came on air Aug. 1, 1982 for the sole purpose of playing music videos:
VMA
MTV
QVC
VH1
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Rock music that used stadiums for concerts. Music included both hard rock and power ballads.
Heavy Metal
New Wave
College Rock
Arena Rock
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Rock & roll mixed with American culture. Music with a message, sometimes political.
New Wave
Hair/Glam Metal
Heartland Rock
Arena Rock
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This music had heavy guitar & drum solos. Artists wore big, long hair, make up, tight clothes.
80's Superstars
Arena Rock
Hair/Glam Metal
Heavy Metal
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In 1982 this new media format for music replaced the cassette:
CD
Beta
VHS
8 track
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Sony produced a portable radio/cassette player called:
The Camcorder
The Boombox
The VCR
The Walkman
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The first song to be recorded to CD was:
Video Killed the Radio Star” by theBuggles
You Better Run by Pat Benatar
The Visitors” by ABBA
52nd Street by Billy Joel