Test 2 Flashcards
Who were the 4 members of The Beatles?
John Lennon - guitar
Paul McCartney - bass
George Harrison - electric guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
all did vocals
Who were the primary songwriting duo of The Beatles?
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
What distinctively British musical style influenced the Beatles’ sound?
skiffle - 50s British style
Who were the QuarryMen?
first band Lennon & McCartney had together with Pete Best (original drummer) and Stu Sutcliffe
Who was the original drummer of the Beatles?
Pete Best
Who was the manager of the Beatles?
Brian Epstein
- from wealthy family
- met Beatles at Cavern Club
- cleaned up rocker image
- guided them until his death in 1967
Who was the producer for the Beatles?
George Martin
- classical music background
- produced all work except Let It Be
When did Beatlemania begin?
1963 in Britain
When did Beatlemania hit the US?
in 1964 with Ed Sullivan appearance and complete domination of sales and charts since Elvis
What was the neighborhood and city in Germany where the Beatles honed their skills early on?
Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany; area of strip clubs and bars
What album of the Beatles is considered by many to be the first rock “concept record”?
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
What was unusual about the structure of “A Day In the Life”?
Lennon and McCartney wrote two unrelated songs and they were connected with orchestral interludes
What British rock bands in 60-70s were strongly influenced by American R&B and blues?
Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath
What two Beatles songs did we listen to?
“I Want to Hold Your Hand”
“A Day In the Life”
Rolling Stones classic lineup
Mick Jagger - vocals
Keith Richards - guitar
Charlie Watts - drums til 2021 death
Bill Wyman - bass til 1993 exit
Who were the 2nd guitarists of the Rolling Stones?
Brian Jones
Mick Taylor
Ron Wood
Where did the Rolling Stones name come from?
a song by Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Who were the Stones’ musical influences?
- 1950s rock and roll; Elvis, rockabilly, Little Richard & Chuck Berry
- American R&B and blues
- American jazz
What song for Rolling Stones?
“Satisfaction”
- #1 summer 1965
- quintessential rock song
- Famous guitar riff
- controversy over ambiguous lyrics
What was Altamont?
1969 free outdoor concert at Altamont Raceway in California that was intended to be “Woodstock West”
What happened at Altamont?
What happened and significance in music history?
- Hell’s Angels did not provide the best security
- violence in the crowd that escalated and climaxed with the stabbing death of African American man
- marked the end of the idealistic hippie era
What were some classic stones albums?
- Beggar’s Banquet (Brian Jones era)
- Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street (Mick Taylor era)
- Some Girls (Ron Wood)
Beatles vs Stones
- both bands have main duo of songwriters (Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards)
- Stones had menacing, overtly sexual tone while Beatles were more clean cut and pop oriented
- critics & fans still define rock music in terms of Beatle vs Stone
The Kinks song?
“You Really Got Me”
The Kinks band members?
Hint: 2
Ray Davies - songwriter
Dave Davies - catchy guitar riffs
The Who song?
“My Generation”
The Who band members?
John Entwistle, bass
Pete Townshend, guitar
Keith Moon, drums
Roger Daltry, vocals
What were the Who’s rock operas and the guitar player who wrote most of them?
Tommy, Quadrophenia
Pete Townshend
Cream song?
Name and songwriter name?
“Crossroads”
- written by 1920s bluesman Robert Johnson
Cream members?
Ginger Baker, drums
Eric Clapton, guitar/vocals
Jack Bruce, bass/vocals
Acid Rock
- named after LSD
- began in San Francisco (Haight); mecca of the hippie movement
- experimentation w drugs, communal living, rejection of materialism
Grateful Dead beginning
Quintessential hippie band that began playing at parties featuring “Kool-Aid acid test”
started in Haight neighborhood of San Francisco
Who was the singer/lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead?
Jerry Garcia
Grateful Dead song and album?
“Truckin” from American Beauty
How does the Grateful Dead legacy continue to influence musicians today?
inspired today’s jam band scene and business model with emphasis on touring
Janis Joplin song?
“Piece of My Heart”
Janis Joplin
Born in Texas, had big break at Monterey Pop Festival, and died 1970 of heroin overdose
Name of Janis Joplin’s band?
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jefferson Airplane song?
“White Rabbit” from Surrealistic Pillow album
Lyrical Inspiration for “White Rabbit”?
Alice In Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll
Musical Inspiration for “White Rabbit”?
classical composer Ravel’s Bolero
Santana song?
“Oye Como Va” - Latin influenced psychedelic blues rock
Doors song and members?
“Light My Fire”
Jim Morrison, lead singer
Ray Manzarek, keys
John Densmore, drums
Robbie Krieger, guitarist
What was unusual about the instrumental lineup of the Doors?
no bass player; Manzarek played bass notes on organ with his left hand
What is a stompbox?
foot pedals that created special effects like fuzz, chorus, wah, phase shift
At what music festival did Hendrix famously reinterpret the “Star Spangled Banner”?
Woodstock
At what music festival did Hendrix famously burn his guitar?
Monterey Pop Festival
What was the name of Jimi Hendrix’s band and the members?
The Experience with Drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding
Jimi Hendrix
Song?, Fact?, Considered?, Death?
“Purple Haze”
- considered by many to be greatest rock guitarist
- died 1970 sleeping pill overdose
- played (left-handed) a right-handed guitar upside down
Song for Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Fortunate Son” - political theme about disadvantaged young man
What is prog rock?
rock style that incorporated jazz & classical music influences
- long complicated song structures & chord progressions
Who was the quintessential “prog” band and their song?
album that the song was on?
Yes, “Roundabout” from the album Fragile
had instrumental breaks that connected sections and virtuosic solos w/ keys and guitar
Chicago song?
“Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”
Carole King song and album?
“You’ve Got A Friend” from album Tapestry
Where did Carole King get her start?
as a Brill Building writer in the 60s
The Carpenters (song and members)?
Also - what happened to them?
“(They Long To Be) Close To You”
- Brother Richard on keys and Sister Karen on drums; both vocals
- Karen died at 32 of anorexia complications
Joni Mitchell song and fact?
“Help Me”
- known for complicated guitar tunings and wrote “Woodstock” for Crosby, Stills & Nash
Neil Young song?
“Heart of Gold”
What are some bands Neil Young played in?
Buffalo Springfield
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crazy Horse
Eagles song?
“Hotel California”
Who began as Linda Ronstadt’s backup band?
The Eagles
- Don Henley, Glen Frey, Joe Walsh
Hard Rock vs Heavy Metal
To some extent, the difference is a matter of degree of aggression, volume, distortion, and other qualities that make rock music “heavy”
Led Zeppelin members?
Robert Plant, singer
Jimmy Page, guitar
John Paul Jones, bass/keys
John Bonham, drums
Led Zeppelin song?
“Whole Lotta Love”
Black Sabbath song and lead?
“Paranoid” from album of same name
Lead singer Ozzy Osbourne
Queen
- “We are the Champions/We Will Rock You” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”
- Lead singer Freddy Mercury (died of AIDS)
Aerosmith song?
Fact about the rerecord?
“Walk This Way” from album Toys In The Attic
- later song was rerecorded with Run-D.M.C
David Bowie song and thing?
Also - type of artist?
- “Fame” from Young Americans album’
- quintessential “glam” artist
- Ziggy Stardust - androgynous alter-ego
Alice Cooper song?
“School’s Out”
Kiss song and thing?
“Rock and Roll All Night”
- over-the-top live shows (pyro, fake blood, explosions)
Southern rock
fused loud country rock with blues & soul
Allman Brothers song?
“Statesboro Blues”
What southern rock genius of the slide guitar died in motorcycle accident in 1971?
Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers
Lynyrd Skynyrd song?
“Sweet Home Alabama”
Fleetwood Mac song, album, fact?
“Go Your Own Way”
- Rumors is one of the biggest-selling records”
- band had 2 couples that famously broke up
Peter Frampton song and fact?
“Do You Feel Like We Do”
used the talk box
Elton John song?
“Tiny Dancer”
Pink Floyd song?
“Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2” from The Wall album
Marvin Gaye song?
“What’s Going On”
- on concept album that he produced himself
Stevie Wonder song?
“Superstition”
- from Talking Book album
Sly & The Family Stone
Song, Leader, Fact?
- “Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin”
- Sly Stone - leader
- First major rock band to be integrated both racially & gender-wise
Jackson 5
Song, 3 facts?
- “ABC”
- Last great act to emerge on Motown
- Michael became lead singer at age 6
- First group in history to have first 4 singles hit #1
Donna Summer
Song and known as?
“Last Dance”
“The Queen of Disco” began as a gospel singer
Bee Gees
- “Stayin’ Alive”
- This comeback hit marked 2nd phase of career (were also successful 60s “blue-eyed soul” group)
- helped bring disco to middle America
Bob Marley & the Wailers
“I Shot The Sheriff”
Wrote songs about spirituality and the struggles of poor Jamaicans
