History of Rock & Roll Midterm III

In the context of FM radio, what does AOR stand for?

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album oriented rock

What must an album do to receive a platinum certification from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA)?

1 million copies

What does the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) give an album (or single) that sells 500,000 copies?

gold

Who released "Show Me the Way" in 1976?

peter frampton

What band's album Rumours spent thirty-one weeks at number one on the Billboard charts in 1977, making it one of the most successful albums of the era?

Fleetwood Mac

Which is NOT true of mainstream rock in the late 1970s?

Record companies became less conservative, taking chances on a wide variety of bands

Paul McCartney of the Beatles formed what new band in the 1970s?

wings

Which band added singer and pianist Michael McDonald and then adopted a stylistic approach that laid more emphasis on jazz influences?

doobie brothers

Which band was formed by musicians who had earlier performed with Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frank Zappa?

journey

Which band released "More Than a Feeling," a song that encapsulates the group's approach?

boston

Formed by guitarist Mick Jones and featuring the lead vocals of Lou Gramm, which band's tracks "Feels Like the First Time" and "Cold as Ice" quickly established them with American audiences?

foreigner

Which progressive rock group combined rock band instruments with strings?

ELO

freddie mercury's group

queen

The bands Kansas and Styx helped to revive what style of rock music in the late 1970s?

progressive rock

Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time" are both based on what song form?

compound aaba

The E Street Band backed which musician?

bruce springsteen

The Velvet Underground was associated with which American artist in the 1960s?

andy warhol

Which Detroit-based singer's outrageous onstage antics made him a model for punk rockers?

iggy pop

Which punk rocker started as a poet before turning to music?

patti smith

What was the name of the Manhattan club that became the home of the New York punk scene?

CBGB

Debbie Harry was the lead singer of what band?

blondie

What mantra illustrated the overriding aesthetic of punk?

DIY

In 1977, which band released the controversial song "God Save the Queen," the cover of which depicted the British queen with a safety pin through her face?

sex pistols

Malcolm McLaren managed which punk band?

sex pistols

The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to what phenomenon?

severe economic recession

`Whose first single was "Anarchy in the UK"?

sex pistols

Which act's appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1977 brought national attention to the British punk scene?

Elvis Costello

The track "Psycho Killer," with spare instrumental accompaniment and David Byrne's spastic vocal delivery, provides an example of which band's early approach?

talking heads

Which band got significant airplay on mainstream rock radio stations beginning in late 1978 with "My Best Friend's Girl"?

the cars

The band Devo is most often associated with what musical style?

new wave

Which new wave band incorporated reggae influences into their early style?

the police

What was the name of the band led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson?

heart

Which American group laid grounds in the 1960s for the international rise of punk in the next decade?

the velvet underground

Which British punk band was known for frequently taking political stances in their songs?

the clash

Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?

the ramones

Which of the following are true of new wave music?

tamer form or punk rock, older style of music, irony

Which artist or band released "Pump It Up" as a single in 1978 in the UK?

elvis costello

What band, known for its 1970s mainstream rock, began as a British blues band in the late 1960s?

fleetwood mac

Which three bands were influential to the development of the New York punk scene?

"the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, MC5"

Which artist's song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" discussed older forms and was musically modeled on late 1950s rock?

billy joel

MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, with which music video?

Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles

Which group comprised MTV's original main audience?

midwestern teens

Why were American record companies initially hesitant to produce videos for MTV?

Cable television was not widely available in the United States in the early 1980s.

Before he became a solo pop star, Michael Jackson recorded with the Jackson 5 for what record label?

motown

What artist had a number-one hit with "Billie Jean" in 1983?

MJ

who was heard in Thriller?

Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Eddie Van Halen

What was Madonna's profession before she became a singer?

dancer

What is the primary instrument in the backing track of Madonna's "Like a Virgin"?

synthesizer

"Like a Virgin" was a hit from the album of the same name by which artist?

madonna

What was Purple Rain?

a film and accompanying soundtrack released by Prince

What prolific artist during the 1980s wrote, produced, and performed all his or her own music?

prince

What artist released singles and albums while regularly appearing on television series including Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, and Fame?

Janet Jackson

What was the dance-based style of hip-hop and pop developed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis that created dense, stark musical textures from drum machines and samples?

new jack swing

Who became a star in the pop world after the 1982 release of his album 1999, featuring the singles "1999" and "Little Red Corvette"?

prince

Which of the following artists was part of the "second British invasion" on MTV?

duran duran

Boy George was part of which group that received exposure on MTV in the 1980s?

culture club

Which band released the number-one hit "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" with the accompanying surreal music video?

eurythmics

What was the first successful all-female new wave band?

the go-gos

The music video for which song depicted Cyndi Lauper rebelling against her parents?

girls just want to have fun

Why did the "new traditionalists" use elements of earlier rock music?

to return rock to what they saw as its core aesthetic values

Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylan?

the Traveling Wilburys

What type of figure is depicted in the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."?

a Vietnam Veteran

What Bruce Springsteen song was mistakenly appropriated by Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign as an affirmation of traditional values and American pride?

born in the USA

The album American Fool established which artist who was known for his homespun, midwestern image?

mellenchamp

Which mainstream rock bands had roots in the new wave movement?

the police and U2

"Don't Stand So Close to Me" was a single from the album Zenyatta Mondatta by what band?

the police

AC/DC was strongly influenced by what musical style?

british blues rock

What was characteristic of Huey Lewis and the News?

They created music with an easy, wholesome sound.

What band had success with the single "Pride (In the Name of Love)" from the album The Unforgettable Fire?

U2

Hall and Oates were heavily influenced by the soul tradition of what city?

philadelphia

The group Wham! included what singer who later had success as a solo artist?

George Michael

Michael Bolton can be most closely associated with what style of music?

blue eyed soul

In the 1980s, what did some older progressive rock bands, such as Yes, do to remain successful?

create more accessible and radio-friendly songs

Who performed lead vocals for Genesis after Peter Gabriel left?

phil collins

The playful allusions to sexuality in the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" evoke what earlier musical style?

hokum blues

What English band was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler?

dire straits

Which rock band or artist from the 1960s released the albums Tattoo You, Undercover, and Steel Wheels in the 1980s?

rolling stones

"Sledgehammer," a number-one hit from the 1986 album So, was performed by what artist?

peter gabriel

Heavy metal developed out of musical communities based where?

england and LA

Most writers cite the music of what band as the earliest form of heavy metal?

black Sabbath

The Wayne's World movies and Beavis and Butthead cartoon series depicted stereotypes of whom?

heavy metal

Ronnie James Dio took over lead vocals of what British band after the departure of Ozzy Osbourne?

black sabbath

Which of the following bands emerged from the Los Angeles heavy metal scene?

Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ratt

The groups Poison, Warrant, Winger, Skid Row, and others that wore costumes and teased hair onstage were referred to as what?

hair bands

Which band recorded the 1983 song "Shout at the Devil"?

motley crue

In their early years, Metallica embraced what type of heavy metal, characterized by fast tempos and blazing guitar passages?

speed metal

Which metal band released the track "One" in 1989?

metallica

What is Yngwie Malmsteen best known as?

a virtuoso metal guitarist

Rap music and hip-hop culture have their origins in what city?

NY

The Zulu Nation was founded by which DJ?

Afrika Bambaataa

What was the role of the MC in early hip-hop?

to comment on the music and talk to partygoers

What is the technique popularized by Grandmaster Flash in which the record is quickly rotated in the reverse direction and then forward to create a rhythm?

scratching

Which label released "Rapper's Delight," often cited as the first hip-hop single, in 1979?

sugar hill records

"Rapper's Delight" incorporates a rhythm track drawn from what song?

Good Times" by Chic

Who founded Def Jam Records?

Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin

Run-DMC collaborated with members of what band on "Walk This Way"?

aerosmith

Which rap artist/group was among the first to take advantage of digital sampling technology?

beastie boys

Which act released "Rock Box" in 1984?

run DMC

Ice-T was most closely associated with what style of rap?

gangsta

A track from which group's 1989 album Straight Outta Compton led to a warning letter from the FBI?

NWA