20th Century Music - Unit 8

The British Invasion (it's just the Beatles and the Rolling stones)

It said the Beatles would read poetry

The problem with American radio when the Beatles first arrived

The Ed Sullivan show

The Beatles’ first gig (according to the phone call)

Elvis

Who sent the Beatles a telegram wishing them good luck at the Ed Sullivan show

The drum stand/spinner got stuck

The malfunction that occured at the Colosseum

It didn’t do anything

According to Paul, how “Please Please Me“ did on its first US release

He got to drive a speed boat and crashed into the rails on the dock

Ringo’s driving experience in Miami

They played to the greatest TV show audiance on the show

According to Sullivan, this was the record that the Beatles broke

The were very confident, they felt as though they’d “conquered“ America

The general attitude of The Beatles after the left the US

A Hard Day’s Night

The Beatles first film

George Harrison

Who got married as a result of A Hard Day’s Night

John Lennon

The member of The Beatles who wrote a book

Ringo Starr got sick and they had to temporarily replace him

The personal decision that The Beatles made on their first US tour, and why it happened

Hong Kong, a bunch of British people were there

The Beatles next international tour stop and what surprised them while they were there

Ringo Starr returned, and more people came to see them than came to see the queen

The feat that The Beatles accomplished while they were in Australia

George Harrison

The youngest Beatle

Radio

The main “thing“ when the Beatles were first starting

Buddy Holly

According to Paul, The Beatles liked the sound of this person’s music

Trumpet

The instrument that Paul’s father played

The Girl Can’t help it

The movie that served as partial inspiration for The Beatles

At the top deck of a bus

Where George had his “formal“ audition

That’ll be the day

The first song The Beatles ever recorded

The bass, Stuart Sutcliffe

The instrument that the Beatles needed in the beginning, and who attempted to play it

Pete Best

The beatles first drummer

Germany

The country that proved to be an “eye opening“ experience for sex, drugs, and rock & roll for The Beatles

The PA system

What The Beatles had to use for amplification at the Shea Stadium

It was the first time a major sports area was used as a music stadium

What made the Shea gig the first of its kind

He used humor or got pretty crazy on stage because he was probably pretty nervous

How Ringo feels John reacted to performing in a ton of people for the first time

The met Elvis

One of The Beatles traveling highlights

He had the TV going all the time and would play bass while watching it

One of Elvis’ weird habits according to John

He wasn’t making any music, he mostly did movies

Where Elvis and The Beatles didn’t see eye to eye

He tried to “banish“ them from the US

What Elvis tried to do to The Beatles according to Ringo

The screaming, everyone was going crazy, and he felt that they didn’t play good

What, in Ringo’s opinion, were the problems with The Beatles’ ever growing fame

The writers who wrote different stuff

What Ringo credits The Beatles’ increased production and creativity to

Bob Dylan and a direction change

The two things that Paul credits The Beatles’ increased production and creativity to

Rubber Soul

The album that John thinks The Beatles’ increased production and creativity begins on

Rob Shankar and Indian music

Who and what begins to influence George in the change of production and creativity from The Beatles

Rubber Soul and Revolver

The two albums that, according to opinion, became a turning point for The Beatles

Presenting the songs to the editors

According to Ringo this was the problem that he and George had with their songs

There were a lot of different ways that people thought about it

Back when The Beatles were in their relatively early career what was the problem with producing ‘special‘ album effects on stage?

Their taxi drove off without their luggage, they got on a boat for no reason, 100k people showed up to their concert when only 2k were expected, they were invited to a meeting by the ambassador but didn’t show up as it was their day off, they were harassed on their way to the plane, and got the money they earned taken from them

The series of events that made the Philippines one of The Beatles least favorite tour stops

Saying The Beatles were bigger than Jesus Christ

The remark that John had to apologize for

The KKK

The group that stood to oppose The Beatles performance after John’s contriversial statement

There was a good place to get sniped from the amphitheatre and they had death threats

What were the issues with the Red Rocks venue for The Beatles

It was their last gig on the big tour because touring was taking a toll

What the Candlestick Park gig marked for The Beatles

John Lennon went into making movies

George Harrison went to India

Paul McCartney made film scores with George RR Martin

Ringo did nothing

After The Beatles’ decision not to tour anymore, what the members did

All You Need is Love

The tune that was chose (and possibly written) for the live satellite broadcast in 1967

The psychedelic movement, he didn’t like it and actually stopped doing drugs after getting involved. (He thought that the people doing it were just a bunch of sad, drop-out kids)

What was going on in America near the time of the live satellite broadcast in 1967, and George Lennon’s opinion of it

Meditation

After drugs, this was the new activity The Beatles filled their time with

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

The name of The Beatles meditation “leader“

Brian Epstein (their manager)

Who was close to The Beatles an unexpectedly died at the age of 32

They think it was an accident

How The Beatles feel about Brian Epstein’s passing

He was their manager, their friend, and took care of The Beatles finances and personal bussiness

The roles that The Beatles say Brian Epstein played in their life

Paul McCartney

The Beatle that '“managed“ the Magical Mystery Tour

The aunt of Ringo Starr

Who played ‘the big lady‘ in the Magical Mystery Tour

The one where John was shoveling spaghetti on the fat one’s plate

The best ‘bit‘ of the Magical Mystery Tour according to George Lennon

It wasn’t received well in black and white because color added to the experience, and it was just an okay movie

How the Magical Mystery Tour was received in England and why

It was Christmas and their performance it was broadcasted on film, they performed Hello, Goodbye

The occasion that brought The Beatles back to the Ed Sullivan show, how they performed, and what they performed

They sold books, music, jewelry, art, clothes, and other stuff that The Beatles liked

What the Apple Store was supposed to sell

It was too colorful and the town made them paint it white

The problem with the building that the Apple Store was in

Ringo Starr, he felt underapreciete and the band was in a bad state

Who decided that they were going to quit The Beatles and why

There was more individual material

What made the White Album different from the others that preceded it

A singles album

What The Beatles’ producer thought the White Album should have been released as

They just gave everything away for free

How The Beatles closed the Apple Store

It was their first appearance in over a year

What did the Frost on Sunday appearance mark for The Beatles

Hey Juels

What was Hey Jude originally going to be called

The White Album

The album that The Beatles’ “break up“ started on

They wanted to make it a live album where they rehearsed stuff then played it live and recorded it live

How The Beatles proposed to make the album following the White Album

It was going to be a boring, long, tiring, painful process. They thought it was going to be different than all their other albums but it wasn’t

How The Beatles felt about recording the live album and why

Magic Alex said that the studio was bad and the he could make a better one. He didn’t set it up and The Beatles had to use some portable equipment in the studio

When The Beatles went back to the Apple studio who was a distraction and why

It had them calm down and they were on their best behavior

The effect that “guests” had on The Beatles growing tension

The album became a recording of their rehearsals for the songs in the studio

What happened to The Beatles’ “Live Album“

That they could do a concert on the roof of the studio

The compromise to the Live/Studio album “debate“

They hoped that they would get arrested

What The Beatles were hoping that the Police would do when they arrived to see the roof concert

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards knew each other and reunited after 10 years. The began performing with Blues Inc. and after that decided to form their own group with some members of Blues Inc. and some other friends

How The Rolling Stones met

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Walts

The members of The Rolling Stones

From Muddy Waters’ song name “Like a Rolling Stone“

How The Rolling Stones got their band name

Come on and I wanna be Your Man

The Rolling Stones’ first and second singles

They were going to give a press conference after recording in Chicago and a riot broke out

What happened during the The Rolling Stones’ US tour

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Who began composing The Rolling Stones’ songs

Get Off My Cloud, As Tears Go By, 19th Nervous Breakdown, and Mother’s Little Helper

Early Hits from The Rolling Stones

Aftermath, Paint it Black and Ruby Tuesday

The Rolling Stones’ first album of all original material and the hits that came from it

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards both got arrested

What happened with The Rolling Stones in 1967

Jumpin Jack Flash and Beggars Banquet

The The Rolling Stones’ albums that were released in 1968

Brian Jones (their center/leader) left because he didn’t see eye to eye with what the composers were recording and said he was going to start his own band

What happened with The Rolling Stones on June 9th 1969

Brian Jones passed away

What happened with The Rolling Stones on July 3rd 1969

Honkey Tonk Woman

The The Rolling Stones’ big hit that came out as a result of Brian Jones’ death

The Altamont Concert

What happened during The Rolling Stones’ America tour in 1969

Rolling Stones Records

The name of the record label that the Rolling Stones made

Voodoo Lounge

The The Rolling Stones album that came out in 1981

Bill Wyman announced that he was leaving

What happened with The Rolling Stones in 1992

A Grammy for the best rock album on their album Tattoo You

The award that The Rolling Stones received in 1994

They’re still performing

What The Rolling Stones are up to now

George Harrison

Which Beatle had to apologize for a remark they made

Paul McCartney’s son

Who the song Hey Jude was written for

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr

The two beatles who are still alive

Andrew Oldham

Who signed the rolling stones

Paul McCartney and John Lennon

The two Beatles who wrote the songs for the Beatles

Paul McCartney - Bass

Ringo Starr - Drums

George Harrison - Guitar

John Lennon - Guitar

What each Beatle member played

Dick Carter

The former owner of the Altamont Speedway

To get positive publicity

The purpose of the Altamont concert