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HOR - final exam Flashcards

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1
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Rapper’s delight

A

most important hip hop song

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2
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hip hop clothes in the 70s

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sportswear

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3
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hip hop clothes in the 80s

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bright name brand sneakers and track suits

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4
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hip hop culture

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music: DJ, turntables, record scratches
rapping: distinct from DJs
dancing: break dancing
art: graffiti
bronx
toasting, illegal

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5
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mother of hip hop

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sylvia robinson

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6
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sylvia robinson

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love is strange
mother of hip hop
went to a bronx party and liked it
nobody in hip hop trusted the music business
she wanted to put out a record
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7
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what song was used for rappers delight

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good times by chiq

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8
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more about rapper’s delight

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interpolated good times by chiq
not original
dorian chord progression
copyrighted from nile rodgers

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9
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what kind of music was hip hop

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novelty music

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10
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“the breaks”

A 
kurtis blow
first hip hop artist on a major label
all of the music is original
simplistic
DIY B side
AABB
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11
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Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force

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started with gang but turned it positive
interpolation
"planet rock"
Roland TR 808 drum machine
molestation accusations
black electronic music
Featured Krautrock interpolation and melody
electronic sounding voice
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12
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Fairlight CMI digital synth

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sampler
digital audio workstation
1979

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13
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“the message”

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grandmaster flash and the furious five
ed fletcher and mc melle mel
produced by sylvia robinson

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14
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“the adventures of grandmaster flash’

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fun
mash-up
mixing and mashing of different records with two turntables and a stack of records

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15
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“rapture”

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blondie

homage to grandmaster flash

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16
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“king of rock”

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run dmc

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17
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john lennon assassination

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dec 8, 1980

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18
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led zeppelin breaks up

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dec 4, 1980

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19
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devo

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de-evolution
“jocko homo”
mark mothersbaugh

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20
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the police

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message in a bottle

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21
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message in a bottle

A

the police
reggae influence
drumkit and drum overdubs

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22
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laurie anderson

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friday show
mach 20
big science

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23
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“from the air” laurie anderson

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from big science
drums playing james brown drum beat
about blindly following the government

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24
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eurythmics

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“sweet dreams (are made of this)”

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25
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yaz/yazoo

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androgynous female singer

in my room

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26
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“in my room”

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yaz/yazoo
I, IV, V
looping
blue-eyed soul
12/8 and 6/4
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27
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spinal tap

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fake band for a movie

music was good so they thought it was a “real” band

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28
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“im the one”

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van halen
metal
barber shop quartet

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29
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underground punk

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rise of diy and indies

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30
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important indies

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alternative tentacle
sst records
dischord
epitaph

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31
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who was on alternative tentacle

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dead kennedys
flipper
doa

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32
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who was on SST records

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black flag
minutemen
meat puppets

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33
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who was on dischord records

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minor threat
fugazi
scream
rites of spring

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34
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who was on epitaph records

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bad religion
NOFX
Rancid
the offspring

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35
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the dead kennedys

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holiday in cambodia
jello biaftra
incongruous juxtaposition
“dido’s lament”

36
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“holiday in cambodia”

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about the cambodian genocide

descending chromatic to repreesent death

37
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“dido’s lament”

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reference to classical music
underoworld
descending chromatic

38
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“dazed and confused”

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led zeppelin
underworld
descending chromatic
stolen from jake holmes

39
Q

bad brains

A

“pay to cum”
all black punk rock band
Would have been great, but singer would just stand there and stare because undiagnosed bipolar and possibly schizophrenia

40
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minutemen

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“viet nam”
“history lesson, pt II”
two nickels on the dime - made to mock
inspired grunge

41
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“history lesson, Pt II”

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reverse doo wop progression
love letter to punk rock
minutemen
about their influences

42
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what is punk about?

A

defying expectations

43
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“I can’t drive 55”

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sammy hagar

not cool

44
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ralph nader

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advocate for safety

45
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the big 6 record labels

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2002
BMG, EMI, Warner-elektra-atlantic, Sony, Universal
accused of price fixing

46
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MTV

A

music television

institutionalized racism at the beginning

47
Q

parental advisory sticker

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PMRC - parental music resource center
the filfthy fifteen
dee snyder from twisted sister testified against them
PMRC cost Al gore the election because of his wife Tipper Gore
Inherently gets albums banned in stores because of morality clauses in malls, bordering on censorship
zappa made a warning label as well

48
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PMRC

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a bunch of washington wives and moms

tipper gore

49
Q

dee snyder testifyig against PMRC

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“im a dirtbag and im proud”

50
Q

live aid

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made to help ethiopian refugees

but the ethiopian army took most of the money

51
Q

thrash metal

A

metallica

52
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what song started thrash metal

A

stone cold crazy by queen`

53
Q

“one” by metallica

A

about johnny got his gun

more sophisticated

54
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“follow the leader”

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eric b and rakim

all samples

55
Q

what does hip hop become

A

lyrically and musically complex

56
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“fuck tha police”

A

nwa

57
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queen latifa and monie love

A

ladies first

58
Q

Paul’s Boutique

A 
beastie boys
sgt pepper of hip hop
well over 200 documented samples
beasties payed for every sample
est today for over 1/4 a million
one of the first albums made on a computer
lots of tiny samples
pasticche
59
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1984

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drinking age back up to 21

may have been causaity to downfall of rock

60
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AIDS/HIV virus

A

eazy e

freddie mercury

61
Q

grunge

A 
nihilism
pearl jam
ani difranco
nirvana
down and bored/sad, drab
62
Q

alt rock

A

college rock
punk minimalism
college rock was huge and popular
math rock

63
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math rock

A

Progressive punk rock
Called math rock because it’s more complex
semi-pompous

64
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tunic

A

sonic youth
song about karen carpenters anorexia
most high-profileanorexia death

65
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what was different about sonic youth

A

they tuned their guitars differently

66
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primus

A

jerry was a race car driver

67
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living colour

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all black band

“time’s up”

68
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metamodernism

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all things are equal

69
Q

alternative becomes mainstream

A

lollapalooza

movement and then getting signed and becoming mainstream

70
Q

who performed at lollapalooza

A 
ice-t
NIN
H. Rollins band
janes addiction
butthole surfers
living colour
siouxsie and the banshees
71
Q

gunge

A

nevermind - nirvana

72
Q

pop punk

A 
ramones
descendents
bad religion
green day
the offspring
blink-182`
73
Q

riot grrrrl

A

a movement
philosophy
madonna and alanis morrisette held this philosophy, but didn’t make this music
riot grrrl manifesto - kathleen hanna from bikini kill

74
Q

precedent for riot grrrrl

A

the slits

75
Q

ani difranco

A

not a pretty girl

little plastic castle

76
Q

bjork’s movie

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dancer in the dark

77
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formative vs originality

A

contrivance vs authenticity

78
Q

one group

A

KLF
the jams
the timelords
the k foundation

79
Q

klf

A 
bill drummond and jimmy cauty
started mashups
book guaranteeing a hit or your money back
released 3am
abandon all art now
burned a million quid
80
Q

what did bill drummond and jimmy cauty want to make a pyramid out of?

A

human remains

81
Q

no music day

A

november 21st

started in 2005, ipod just came out

82
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$20,000 book

A

bill drummond

cut it into 20,000 pieces and tried to sell each piece for $1

83
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what lead to the death of rock

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Kurt cobain suicide - april 5, 1994
The k foundation burns a million - 1994
The rock hall of fame opens - 1995
Time/life releases the 10-hour The History of Rock and Roll documentary, 1995
The dot com bubble, roughly 1995-97 - 2001

84
Q

brian eno

A

Something will always replace other things

85
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why hasn’t rock evolved in the last 20 years?

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Care about making money, not creating and making new ideas
Musicians have to do everything themselves
Shows that celebrate the singer, not the musicians
Lack of paid, live performance opportunities for musicians
Rock and roll is a young person’s game, and not a lot of young people are interested in rock and roll anymore
Diminishing generation gap - less interesting art, better world (Rock band and guitar hero, “Freedom of choice” Devo 2.0, Listen to a lot of what their parents listen to)
Napster
ASCAP and BMI and the Major Label (NOT performing rights organization, they’re a corporate rights organization)
Fans/audience

86
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possible future or rock and roll/new music

A

MAYA - most advanced, yet acceptable
Musicians, study, experiment, and create
Audience, encourage and support

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