Born to Be WIld - Mars Bonfire/Dennis Edmonton
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Who made the No. 1 hit, “On the Road Again”?
Willie Nelson
What type of rhythm does On the Road Again by Willie Nelson employ?
Train
What type of musicians uses the term “train rhythm”?
Percussionists
Who created the 1980 song titled “On the Road Again?
Willie Nelson
Who created the 1967 song “On the Road Again”?
CAnned Heat
What does the one repeated chord in the 1967 “On the Road Again” reference?
Unending pavement
Who created the piece known as Highway Song?
Blackfoot
What songs does the packet provide examples of that “focus on the simple desire to experience the drive”?
Ventura Highway, Hotel California, Freeway of Love, and Wild as Her
Who made the first “motorized bike/velocipede”?
Gottlieb Daimler
Who won the Illinois vehicle race in 1895?
Frank Duryea
When did the magazine Motorcycle Illustrated launch?
1906
What is the first literary effort that was solely focused on motorcycles?
Motorcycle Illustrated
What did fans about motorcycles draw parallels about the motorcycle to?
Horseback-riding
What band played the piece “Born to Be Wild”?
Steppenwolf
What song is most associated with motorcycles according to the packet?
Born to Be Wild
Who composed the piece “Born to be Wild”?
Mars Bonfire
Where was Mars Bonfire born?
Canada
What was Mars Bonfire’s initially?
Dennis McCrohan
What did Dennis McCrohan change his last name to?
Edmonton
What band was Dennis Edmonton a part of early on?
Sparrows
Why did Dennis Edmonton leave the Sparrows?
The 2 singles never got onto the Billboard charts
What car was Mars Bonfire inspired by to create Born to Be Wild?
Ford Falcon
What was the new name of the reunification of the Sparrows band?
Steppenwolf
How did the Steppenwolf band get its name?
Neighbor Gabriel Mekler read a novel known as Steppenwolf
What company was Gabriel Mekler a producer for?
Dunhill Records
What Billboard spot did Born to be Wild Reach?
No. 2
What film did Dennis Hopper direct in 1969?
Easy Rider
Who produced the film Easy Rider?
Peter Fonda
Who directed the film Easy Rider?
Dennis Hopper
What is the film Easy Rider about?
2 bikers and American counterculture
Who was the film editor for Easy Rider?
Donn Cambern
What band did Peter Fonda want to create the original soundtrack for Easy Rider?
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
How much was the licensing fees for Born to Be Wild?
Nearly $1 million
What are the pitches in the bluesy riff in Born to Be WIld?
Gb, Ab, Eb
What is a pre-chorus?
Transitional link between verses and choruses
What is the only chord present during the verses of Born to Be WIld?
Eb chord
How does the outro in Born to Be Wild illustrate a rock fade?
Long diminuendo is present
What does the phrase “Heavy metal” in Born to Be Wild represent?
The dark storms Bonfire saw in the San Bernadino Mountains
Who is the lead singer of Steppenwolf?
John Kay
How does music critic Barney Hoskyns describe Born to Be Wild?
Proto-metal