Final Exam

Question 1

where did heavy metal emerge from?

Answer 1

• 1960s England; London blues scene

- took blues and riff based London blues scene

Question 2

what is the primary instrument in heavy metal?

what does it symbolize?

Answer 2

• electric guitar (rivaled lead singer as focal point)

- symbolize sex and suggestive of power

Question 3

describe a ‘guitar god’

Answer 3

• emerged from heavy metal
• develop virtuosic and loud styles of playing guitar to fill large stadiums (amplification & distortion)
• players usually classically trained

Question 4

What is Pete Townsend known for?

Answer 4

• known for smashing guitar to symbolize violence

- Guitar God

Question 5

describe the vocal style of heavy metal singers

Answer 5

• loud/ screaming style

- distorted voice (metaphor for going too far)

Question 6

where were the Yardbirds from?

Answer 6

emerged from London Blues scene

Question 7

who was the founder of the Yardbirds?

Answer 7

Jimmy Paige

Question 8

what bands is Jimmy Paige associated with?

Answer 8

• The Yardbirds

- Led Zeppelin

Question 9

who was the founding member of Led Zeppelin?

Answer 9

Jimmy Paige

Question 10

what is Jimmy Paige known for?

Answer 10

• one of founders of heavy metal/ hard rock
• master of the riff
• created The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

Question 11

“Black dog/ rock and roll”

Answer 11

-By Led Zeppelin

• riff
• powerful sound/ images
• large base drum

Question 12

what was heavy metal originally called?

Answer 12

hard rock

Question 13

“When the levee break”

Answer 13

-By Led Zeppelin

• revolutionized drumbeat
• utilized the studio to create sounds of power

Question 14

who was heavy metal appealing to?

Answer 14

working class, white adolescents, who felt powerless

Question 15

“A whole lot of Love”

-controversy

Answer 15

• cover song with the ‘led zeppelin treatment’
• originally by Willie Dixson (Chess Records) and then covered by Small Faces
• often covered songs and didn’t give credit; faced charges
• similar riff and lyrics as original, vocal style like cover
• insistent riff to get across insistent projection of male sexuality and power
• psychedelic drum section, weird guitar, percussion effects
• orgasmic moaning & violent sounds (suggestive of sexual violence)

Question 16

what theme did Led Zeppelin incorporate into their image?

Answer 16

• explored the occult

- dark, evil magic as source of power

Question 17

where was Black Sabbath from?

Answer 17

-Birmingham (dreary, industrial town)

Question 18

Main vocalist of Black Sabbath

Answer 18

Ozzy Osborne

Question 19

main guitarist of Black Sabbath

Answer 19

• Tony Iommi
• sliced off 2 fingertips, so put thimbles of fingers and tuned guitar down 1.5 steps to give slack to strings creating a heavier sound (developed unique tuning style)

Question 20

where did Black Sabbath get their name?

Answer 20

-from horror movie

Question 21

what was Black Sabbath’s first album called?

Answer 21

Black Sabbath

-album art was gloomy, creepy house, witch holding black cat

Question 22

“Black Sabbath

Answer 22

• storm sounds, tolling of bell, ominousness
• riff based song
• middle interval sounds like siren=tritone= diabolous in musica= devil in music
• being chosen by Satin

Question 23

tritone

Answer 23

=diabolus in musica (devils music)

-sound like siren

Question 24

“Iron Man”

Answer 24

-By Black Sabbath

• iron=suggestive of power/strength
• based on book/ movie
• riff based song
• minor 2nd= ‘doom’ interval
• tritone

Question 25

minor 2nd

Answer 25

=’doom’ interval

Question 26

where did Deep Purple originate?

Answer 26

English band

Question 27

“Highway Star”

Answer 27

-By Deep Purple

• car theme (speed, excitement, power, notion of freedom)
• parallel between a car and women (objectifying)
• Baroque virtuosity–> studied Buroque classical music technique