Chapter 12 Flashcards
Why was Bon Jovi NOT considered a heavy metal band by some?
It had too much of a country music influence.
It did not write its own songs.
Heavy metal fans considered the band’s sound too pop-oriented.
Its albums and hit songs were on top of the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Heavy metal fans considered the band’s sound too pop-oriented
The most important rap label of the early 1980s was Sugar Hill. T/F
True
“Break spinning” is a technique that involves:
incorporating little-known music
using catchy instrumental passages and extending the music between two turntables
rotating a record in reverse and then forward
commenting on music and encouraging listener participation
using catchy instrumental passages and extending the music between two turntables
All of the following were on the hip-hop label Def Jam Records EXCEPT:
LL Cool J
The Beastie Boys
Public Enemy
N.W.A
N.W.A
Many metal bands tried to avoid instrumental virtuosity and technically demanding instrumental performance. T/F
False
“Master of the record” was a nickname for:
Grandmaster Flash
Kool Herc
Afrika Bambaataa
KRS-One
Afrika Bambaataa
Which Ice-T song samples Curtis Mayfield’s “Pusherman”?
“I’m Your Pusher”
“Don’t Believe the Hype”
“O.G. Original Gangsta”
“F*** Tha Police”
“I’m Your Pusher”
In many ways, college rock got its start in Amherst, Massachusetts, with a local band called R.E.M. T/F
False
Which band wore makeup, outrageous clothes, and heavily teased hair?
Mötley Crüe
Nirvana
the Pixies
Alice in Chains
Mötley Crüe
Which group is cited as the earliest form of heavy metal?
Black Sabbath
KISS
Iron Butterfly
Def Leppard
Black Sabbath
Bret Michaels was a singer for which group?
Poison
KISS
Warrant
Skid Row
Poison
Which group was NOT a part of the D.C. hardcore scene?
Bad Brains
Teen Idles
The Minutemen
Minor Threat
The Minutemen
Def Jam Records was created by:
Joe and Sylvia Robinson
Kurtis Blow and Russell Simmons
Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
Darryl McDaniels and Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin and Russel Simmons
Which band combined the songwriting of Johnny Marr and Morrissey?
the Cure
the Smiths
Sonic Youth
the Pixies
the Smiths
During the early years of hip-hop, there were no hip-hop records and it was strictly a live affair that you had to experience in person. T/F
True