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
Lemmy Kilmister formed which band?
Metallica
Mötley Crüe
Megadeth
Motörhead
Motörhead
Surfer Rosa and Doolittle were wildly successful albums in England and became landmarks of the American indie scene in the late 1980s for which band?
Dinosaur Jr.
Sebadoah
The Cure
the Pixies
the Pixies
The Sugar Hill Gang became popular for recording which song?
“Rapper’s Delight”
“The Message”
“I Need Love”
“Walk This Way”
“Rapper’s Delight”
Megadeth is an example of:
hair metal
thrash metal
speed metal
blues metal
thrash metal
Which R.E.M. album reached number one on both sides of the Atlantic?
Document
Radio Free Europe
Out of Time
Green
Out of Time
Which rap record was the first to hit number one on the pop album chart?
Raising Hell
Fear of a Black Planet
Criminal Minded
Licensed to Ill
Liscensed to Ill
Headbangers’ Ball was a show on MTV that played rap videos exclusively. T/F
False
All of the following are critiques about rap music EXCEPT:
it is viewed as “not music” because rappers do not play instruments
the music industry worried about it outselling rock records
it is often thought of as incorporating offensive and vulgar words
it is viewed as misogynistic and violent
the music industry worried about it outselling rock records
Which heavy metal group was the first to reach megastar success?
KISS
Guns N’ Roses
Bon Jovi
Iron Butterfly
Bon Jovi
Quiet Riot had a successful hit with which cover song?
“Cum On Feel the Noize”
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
“Photograph”
“Shout at the Devil”
“Cum On Feel the Noize”
