Final Flashcards
Where did punk rock originate?
in NYC’s Bowery district where literary-minded, avant-garde musicians defined the sound and look
What was the name of the club in NYC’s Bowery district which helped to spawn punk rock?
CBGB
What was punk rock?
- an aesthetic as much as a musical style
- rebellion against virtually all previous rock styles
- minimalistic, aggressive, angry musical style
Song and Album for Lou Reed
“Walk On The Wild Side” from 1973 album Transformer
What was the name of the band led by Lou Reed and John Cale, which was part of Andy Warhol’s Factory?
Velvet Underground
Song for the Ramones
“I Wanna Be Sedated”
The Ramones
Fact about members? Considered? Look idols?
- all bands members took the last name Ramone
- considered by many to be first punk rock band
- modeled their look after 1950s greasers
Song for The Sex Pistols
What happened at time of song release?
“God Save the Queen”
- releaase coincided with the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebration
The Sex Pistols
What did they represent? Show style?
- represented working-class anger at dismal economic conditions
- violent live shows
Who put the Sex Pistols together?
clothing store owner Malcolm McLaren
Song for The Clash
“Train in Vain (Stand By Me)”
Who was vocals/guitars for The Clash?
Joe Strummer
What was the name of The Clash album?
London Calling
Song for Elvis Costello
“Alison”
What did Elvis Costello do?
helped usher in New Wave (punk attitude with more musical sophistication)
Song for Talking Heads
“Burning Down the House”
Song for The Cars?
“Just What I Needed”
Who was the creative leader/singer/guitarist of The Cars?
Ric Ocasek
Song for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
“American Girl”
What happened to music & technology in the 80s?
-Americans began buying VCRs and video games
-portable cassette players & boom boxes become popular
- CDs introduced
What was MTV?
- Music Television launched Aug 1981
- Targeted young audience and played very few black artists in beginning
- emphasis on the visual
What was the first video played on MTV?
“Video Killed The Radio Star” by the Buggles
Song for Michael Jackson
“Billie Jean” from Thriller album
Who produced Michael Jackson’s Thriller?
Quincy Jones
Significance of Michael Jackson
- arguably the most successful and influential entertainer of all time - worldwide influence
- first truly international pop star
Song for Madonna
“Like A Virgin”
What pop star exploited an idea found in Freudian psychology in her public image?
Madonna
Significance of Madonna
- trendsetter for 80s dance music
- exploited new video medium
- control of good girl vs bad girl imagery
What does PMRC stand for and what was it?
Parental Music Resource Center
- group of Senators wives led by Tipper Gore who believe music industry should submit to rating system for content control
- 1985 Senate hearings included musicians who argued that their 1st Amendment rights were being violated
Song for Prince and album
“Darling Nikki” from Purple Rain
Significance of Prince
- Brilliant performer (guitarist, singer, dancer, keyboardist, drummer, etc.)
- Sexually suggestive songs/performances
- MTV staple in 1980s
- Subject of much controversy and targeted by PMRC
Song for Bruce Springsteen
“Born To Run” from album of same name
Who had the nickname of “The Boss”?
Bruce Springsteen - rooted in 60s idealism & music
What was the name of Bruce Springsteen’s backup band?
E Street Band
80s Activism
some musicians wielded their new power & influence for social/political causes
Song for The Go-Go’s
“We Got the Beat”
What all-female band fused New Wave and pop starting in the late 70s in California?
The Go-Gos
Song for Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
“Rhythm is Gonna Get You”
Significance of Gloria Estefan
- fused pop music with Latin rhythms and predated the 90s Latin pop explosion by a decade.
Song for Milli Vanilli
“Girl You Know It’s True”
Significance of Milli Vanilli
-dance-pop duo
-Rob and Fab were models who lip synched to recorded tracks
-first artists to ever be stripped of a Grammy
Song for Ozzy Osbourne
Album?
“Crazy Train” from Blizzard of Ozz
Significance of Ozzy Osbourne
Show style? Controvesry over? Previous Band?
- great showman with outrageous live shows
- From Black Sabbath
- ran into controversy with “Suicide Solution”
- accused in 1986 of encouraging suicide
Song for AC/DC
“Back in Black”
AC/DC details
Type of rock? Led?
- visceral, minimalist hard rock
- led by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young
What band’s visual trademark includes the lead guitar player wearing a school uniform onstage?
AC/DC
Song for Van Halen
“Jump”
Van Halen Brothers
- sons of jazz musician and classically trained
- Virtuosic Eddie pioneered new guitar-playing techniques, i.e. “tapping” (play with both hands on guitar neck)
What was tapping?
new guitar-playing techniques w/ play with both hands on guitar neck
- started by Eddie Van Halen
Song for Guns ‘N’ Roses
Album?
“Sweet Child O’ Mine” from Appetit For Destruction album
- brought back raw, gritty, blues rock & roll
What does NWBHM stand for?
During what time?
New Wave of British Heavy Metal
- musical movement in late 70s-early 80s
- Led by Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard
Song for Judas Priest
“You’ve Got Another Thing Coming” from Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest
Genre? Led the way for?
-Influential, true British “heavy metal”
- Laid groundwork for speed and death metal in 80s
Song for Journey and what was unusual about it?
“Don’t Stop Believin”
- chorus appears only once at end
Journey Facts
What type of band? Area? Started as?
Not metal - Quintessential AOR band (Album-Oriented Rock)
Based in San Francisco area
Started as jazz-rock fusion band
Song for U2
Album?
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” from Joshua Tree album
Who was U2’s lead singer and guitar player?
Bono on vocals
The Edge on guitar
What helped define the sound of U2?
The Edge’s layered guitar textures (w/ heavy use of effects like delay)
Song for The Police
“Every Breath You Take” from Synchronicity
Lead singer
- Sting, vocals/bass
Song for The Pretenders
“Brass In Pocket”
Who is the lead singer of the Pretenders?
lead singer & creative leader was Chrissie Hynde
Song for The Cure
“Boy’s Don’t Cry”
Who was the lead singer for The Cure?
Robert Smith with his ghoulish appearance
Song and Album for Peter Gabriel
“Sledgehammer” from album So
80s-90s Alternative Music
alternative to mainstream pop and rock
- college radio stations were influential in promoting these bands
Song for R.E.M
“Radio Free Europe”
What band sparked the 1980s alternative rock movement?
R.E.M.
Birth of Hip-hop
- block parties in NYC in the mid 70s ft DJs spinning two turntables
- Hip-hop refers to cultural expression which includes music, dance (incl. Break dancing early on), language, art (incl. graffiti), fashion, etc
Who was the first rap artist to have commercial success?
Kurtis Blow with “The Breaks”
Song for Sugarhill Gang
“Rapper’s Delight” released on Sugarhill Records
What artist is regarded as the beginning of recorded hip-hop, and use samples from Chic’s “Good Times”
Sugarhill Gang
Song for Run D.M.C
“My Adidas”
Song from their 1986 Raising Hell album, the first to crossover into pop mainstream (also included “Walk This Way” w/ Aerosmith)
Run DMC
Label? Fused what? First to what?
- Signed to Def Jam
- From Hollis, Queens (NYC)
- First rap group to get airplay on MTV
- Fused rock & rap, sometimes using hard rock samples
- Members
Run (Joseph Simmons)
Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell)
D.M.C. (Darryl McDaniels)
Beastie Boys Song
Album and significance of it?
“You Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party”
from Licensed to Ill produced by Rick Rubin and first #1 album in rap history
Chuck D and Flavor Flav were rappers in what hip-hop group?
Public Enemy
Song for Public Enemy
Album? Considered? Impact on hip-hop?
“Fight The Power” from Fear of a Black Planet
- many consider them to be the definitive rap group of all time
- Moved hip hop towards pro-Black Consciousness & social/political message
Metallica song
“Enter Sandman” from Metallica album
Metallica details
Best what? Pioneers of? Fan base from?
- Best, most influential heavy metal band of the 1980s
- Pioneers of “thrash” (aka speed metal)
- Built fan base through constant touring (support from radio & MTV came after years of work)
Nirvana song and facts?
Style of Song? Quintessential? First to?
“Smells Like Teen Spirit”
-Combined hardcore punk with melodic hooks
- Became the quintessential grunge band and first to find commercial success
Guitarist for Nirvana
Kurt Cobain - committed suicide in 1994
Drummer for Nirvana
Dave Grohl who founded Foo Fighters
Riot Grrrls
A feminist cultural expression which grew out of the Pacific Northwest around same time as grunge
Sarah McLachlan song?
“Sweet Surrender”
Sarah McLachlan
Canadian singer-songwriter
Dedicated to political & social causes
Founder of Lilith Fair concert tours
- Started b/c concert promoters would not book more than one female act per show
Mariah Carey Song
“Vision of Love” from self-titled debut which included four #1 singles
Mariah Carey
Best-selling female performer of the decade (had #1 hits each year in 1990s)
Five-octave vocal range
Boyz II Men Song
Also most what?
“End of the Road”
The most commercially successful R&B group of all time
Dr. Dre
“Nothin But A ‘G’ Thang” from his debut solo album The Chronic
- Pioneer of gangsta rap, west coast “G Funk”
- Co-founder of influential group N.W.A. (w/ Ice Cube)
- Producer/mentor to Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song? Album? Success? Music style?
“Give It Away”
- From album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, produced by Rick Rubin
- Most successful alternative rock band of the era - 80 million records sold
- Fused punk, rock, funk, rap
- Known for stage antics included wearing only a single tube sock onstage
Radiohead
Song? Album? Creative Lead? Thing?
“Paranoid Android” From their OK Computer album
- Thom Yorke, singer/creative leader
- Embraced new technology on business side too, pioneering new ways to handle digital releases (i.e. “pay what you want” model)
Dave Matthews Band
Song? Music Style? Following? Fact?
“Crash Into Me”
- Combined pop, jazz, folk, world music in jam band format
- Built following through constant touring, first caught on among college students
- They are the only band to have 6 consecutive studio albums debut at #1 on Billboard charts
2000s rapid change in music tech
- internet in majority of American homes
- iPods in 2001 and iTunes in 2004
- internet radio and streaming services alter listening habits
Moby
Song? Album? Significance of album?
“Find My Baby” from 1999 album Play
- Most licensed album in history; First album ever to have every track (18 total) used for movies, TV, or commercials
- Brought techno/dance music into the mainstream
Britney Spears
Song? Album? Biggest what? Image?
“Oops I Did It Again” From her 2000 album of the same name, which sold over a million copies in its first week of release
- Biggest solo star of late 90s teen pop trend
- Sexualized image at a very young age
Eminem
Song? Career Began? Revered for?
“The Real Slim Shady”
- Began career in independent/underground hip hop
- Both revered for his creative and technical abilities a rapper and criticized for violent and controversial imagery
- Made career as angry young white outsider
White Stripes
“Seven Nation Army”
- A rare rock duo: Jack White - vocals/guitars
and Meg White - drums
- Very creative work with limited palette, both musically and visually (red, black, white imagery)
Green Day
Song? What kind of innovators?
“American Idiot”
- Pop punk innovators who achieved mainstream success in the late 1990s
- Helped introduce a younger generation to punk
