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A #musichistory #rockandroll quiz to review MTV stars, pop metal, hip hop and gangsta rap
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During the 1980s, the music industry money was made mostly from what?
Sales of a few multiplatinum singles
Sales of multiple albums
2
Beck's breakthrough song "Loser" contains
Catchy chorus
A looped guitar riff
Hip hop vocals
All of these are true!
3
An exception to the division in the music scene between white hard rock & black rap
Radiohead
Living Colour
REM
Public Enemy
4
Larger context of Afro-American/Caribbean dance, lingo, dress, visual art/graffi; includes rap
New wave culture
Punk culture
Hip hop culture
Disco culture
5
"Feel good" patriotic rock idea used by Republicans; many listeners were deaf to dark message
When Doves Cry
Thriller
Born in the USA
Jump
6
Had a laid back but lethal gangsta style; song “What’s My Name?” that plays with “dog” idea
Public Enemy
Beck
Radiohead
Snoop Dogg
7
"Mysterious Ways" by U2
Is a socially aware song
Didn't sell well
Uses congas
Has a thick texture
8
Alternative experimental rock, alientation, self loathing, electronics, progressive politics
U2
Eminem
R.E.M.
Radiohead
9
Most influential electric guitar virtuoso after Jimi Hendrix; developed special techniques
Prince
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Eddie Van Halen
10
Radiohead's "Idioteque" from their 4th album
Kid A
could be described as
All of these are true
Having a whiny singing voice
Having electronic sounds
Being a reference to the end of the world
11
Radiohead's 2nd album, topped so many lists that the group reminded people of the Beatles
Out of Time
The Bends
Kid A
In Rainbows
12
Emerged as the major exportable style in hip hop; idea of a competitive, individual style
Punk
Disco
Motown
Rap
13
Glamorized autobiographical film set to Prince songs; Prince's 1st starring role
When Doves Cry
Purple Rain
Jump
Like A Virgin
14
Alternative rock/jangle pop; eccentric onstage behavior; thin whiny sound, mumbling into mic
Beck
R.E.M.
M.C. Hammer
Radiohead
15
Song where Prince is responsible for all vocals & instruments; funk groove w/heavy metal guitar
Born in the USA
Purple Rain
Billie Jean
When Doves Cry
16
Technique used when "playing" LPs; percussive effects from quick turns of the LP
Mixing
Sampling
Scratching
Backspin
17
His music was working class rock, celebrating rather than romanticizing daily life
Michael Jackson
Van Halen
Prince
Bruce Springsteen
18
Song with brash sound; a down & out Vietnam vet who can't find a job or get his life together
Jump
Purple Rain
Thriller
Born in the USA
19
Originally envisioned as a 2nd Bob Dylan; sound based on 50s rock & w/message of 60s folk rock
Prince
Michael Jackson
Van Halen
Bruce Springsteen
20
Predominantly African American musical style; semi spoken rhymes over rhythmic musical backing
Motown
Soul
Rap
Rhythm & Blues
21
REM's 7th album; successful; set them apart from cult following origins; 1st album w/love songs
In Rainbows
The Bends
Out of Time
Kid A
22
Texts emphasized street violence, rappers exploit imagery of gang war to ‘dis’ competing groups
Punk
Alternative rock
Hip hop
Gangsta rap
23
Created a new generation of image-defined rock superstars; debuts with rise in cable TV
NBC
CBS
MTV
ABC
24
Michael Jackson video for this song was about a street-gang, West Side Story style
Thriller
Man in the Mirror
Billie Jean
Beat It
25
Knew how to use singing & dancing on screen; huge success inextricable from music video concept
Bruce Springsteen
Van Halen
Michael Jackson
Prince
26
Their music shows cities in chaos; dense, layered, fragmented, rhythmically volatile
R.E.M.
Beck
Public Enemy
Snoop Dogg
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Living Colour song; opens w/line from Malcolm X; strong social criticism & historical awareness
Idioteque
What's My Name?
Night of the Living Baseheads
Cult of Personality
28
Quintessential alternative singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer; wide range of genres
Chuck D
Eminem
Beck
Thom Yorke
29
Public Enemy song; uses puns on base & dope; voice of Malcolm X; 13 sampled sources
Loser
Mysterious Ways
What's My Name?
Night of the Living Baseheads
30
Radiohead's 7th album; a non-label download, price at whatever the buyer chose to pay
In Rainbows
The Bends
Out of Time
Kid A
31
Heavy metal band that used pop style hooks & vocal harmonies; pop element got them radio play
Judas Priest
Def Leppard
Prince
Van Halen
32
Van Halen's "Jump" dared to put the opening theme on a _____, a very un-metal-ish thing to do
Synthesizer
Guitar
Bass
Keyboard
33
Rap 1st emerged here in late 1970s; became an international multimillion$ industry in 10 yrs
NYC
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
34
Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Van Halen & Prince had careers founded in use of
Videos
Live performances
Studio recordings
35
Rap divided into many different styles;warmer & fuzzier;worked to bring rap into pop mainstream
Chuck D
Beck
Notorious B.I.G.
Eminem
36
Had an uncanny knack for controversy, media image and reinventing herself; album
Like A Virgin
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Prince
Paula Abdul
37
R.E.M.'s song "Losing My Religion" could be described as
Being far away from machismo
Showing the singer's alienation
All of these are true!
Being poetic, asking questions
38
Combined traditionally black & white styles; had broad audiences, soul/deep funk influenced
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
Michael Jackson
Madonna
39
This Michael Jackson music video was released first but not played much on MTV
Man in the Mirror
Thriller
Beat It
Billie Jean
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HIs songs raunchily glorified sex; androgynous male sexuality about pleasure/sensuousness
Madonna
Van Halen
Michael Jackson
Prince
41
Used media presence to bring out controversial subcultural practices(interracial relationships)
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Prince
Van Halen
42
Came to represent the ultimate example of a music counterculture taken over by the mainstream
Pop rock
Rhythm & Blues
Soul
Rap
43
Technique used when "playing" LPs; cueing multiple LPs
Sampling
Scratching
Mixing
Backspin
44
Radiohead's challenging electronic set, almost free of guitars, recalling space-age prog rock
Out of Time
The Bends
Kid A
In Rainbows
45
Irish pop group; took alternative turn, with stripped-down sound & more introverted style
Radiohead
R.E.M.
Beck
U2
46
Singer, songwriter, dancer;
Thriller
album broke sales records; uptempo danceable music
Van Halen
Bruce Springsteen
Michael Jackson
Prince
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Using small bits of recorded samples to create a larger whole
Sampling
Scratching
Backspin
Mixing
48
Continually followed musical fashion changes; high level of music industry control for a woman
Janet Jackson
Mariah Carey
Madonna
Paula Abdul
