HRR Study Guide 5 – Flashcards
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What was the focus of Bob Dylan's early songs
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Addressing Civil Rights and the Vietnam War
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On what Bob Dylan album did half of the songs use electric instruments?
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Bringin' It all back home
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What is Bob Dylan's song "Positively 4th Street" about?
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He used the song to point his finger at the folk establishment he felt had unfairly criticized him.
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What was the first international number one folk-rock single?
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The Byrd's version of "Mr Tambourine Man"
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From what source did the "jingle-jangle" guitar sound heard in the music of the Byrds come?
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Inspired by a viewing of "A Hard Day's Night," during which band members noticed George Harrison playing a 12 string guitar.
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Name the various stylistic elements found in the Byrd's version of "Mr Tambourine Man"
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Contrasting verse-chorus, beginning with the chorus, The Byrds use only one of the original versus to fit it into a two minute radio time slot.
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What song helped Simon and Garfunkel reemerge as successful folk-rock musicians?
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"The Sounds of Silence"
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Who recorded the song "Eve of Destruction"?
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Barry McGuire
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Musically speaking, for what are the Mamas and Papas known?
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They focused on sophisticated Vocal arrangments
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What song did Phil Spector consider a failure, leading him to turn away from the music business?
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Tina Turners, "River Deep Mountain High"
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What important musician once referred to the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" as the "perfect" rock song?
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Paul McCartney
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Name the musical characteristics of the Beach Boys' "California Girls".
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Contrasting verse chorus, with a 10 bar intro leading into a 2-bar vamp that prepares the arrival of first-verse vocals, contains a call and response theme.
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Under what influential member of the music industry did Sonny Bono once work?
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Phil Spector
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Despite being considered family entertainment, Sonny and Cher were also noted for __________________.
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Their Hippie Fashion
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What music venue was significant in establishing Johnny Rivers as a live act?
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Whiskey-a-Go-Go
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John Sebastian was a member of what New York based band?
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The Young Rascals
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What type of music influenced the New York based rascals?
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British blues bands like the Spencer Davis Group
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Of all the American Bands active in the mid 1960s which one was least affected by the British Invasion?
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The Four Seasons
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For what band was Frankie Valli the lead vocalist?
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The Four Seasons
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Identify the main elements of 1960s garage band music.
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a) Played at dances and clubs b) Rehearsed in basements or garages c) Used inexpensive instruments d) Recorded on simple equipment e) Often only had 1 hit
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What song is regarded as the first important garage band hit on a national level?
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The Kingsman's "Louie Louie"
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From what television show did Paul Revere and the Raiders receive national exposure?
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"Where the Action Is"
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What was the intent of The Monkees television show?
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It was modeled on The Beatles "A Hard Days Night", its intent was to reproduce the spirit and wit that Richard Lester had captured in The Beatles two films.
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Name the members of the early Monkees.
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Mikey Dolenz, Davy Jones, PETER TORK, MICHAEL NESMITH
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Who wrote the early songs by the Monkees
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Boyce and hart, goffin and king, neil diamond
