Rock and Roll: Chapter 10 – Flashcards
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Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time" are both based on what song form?
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compound AABA
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Which progressive rock group combined rock band instruments with strings?
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ELO
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Debbie Harry was the lead singer of
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Blondie
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Which of the following statements is true of punk music in the 1970s?
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Punk was based on a "do-it-yourself" aesthetic
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For an album to receive a "Platinum" award from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), it must
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sell one million copies
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Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?
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The Ramones
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In 1977, this band released the controversial song "God Save the Queen," the cover of which depicted the Queen with a safety pin through her face.
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The Sex Pistols
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Which of the following is NOT true of new wave music?
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It was a tamer form of punk rock. It often referred to older styles of music. It often used irony. NOT TRUE: It remained an underground style that was only popular regionally.
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In the context of FM radio, AOR stands for:
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album-oriented rock
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Which of the following artists did NOT release a major hit album during the late 1970s?
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Fleetwood Mac Peter Frampton Eagles DID NOT: Ramones
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Led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, this band combined elements of progressive rock and glam rock.
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Queen
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Which is NOT true of mainstream rock in the late 1970s?
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Venues for rock concerts became larger. Major corporations invested in rock radio and record labels. NOT TRUE: Record companies became less conservative, taking chances on a wide variety of bands. Bands blended and consolidated the rock styles of the early 1970s.
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Malcolm McLaren managed which band?
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The Sex Pistols
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Which British punk band was known for taking a political stance in their songs?
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The Clash
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Paul McCartney of the Beatles formed what new band in the 1970s?
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Wings
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This Detroit-based singer's outrageous onstage antics made him a model for punk rockers.
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Iggy Pop
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Which American group influenced the international rise of punk?
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The Velvet Underground
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The E Street Band backed which musician?
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Bruce Springsteen
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What was the name of the band led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson?
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Heart
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The Police
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incorporated reggae influences into their early style
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The Velvet Underground was associated with which American artist in the 1960s?
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Andy Warhol
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What was the name of the Manhattan club that became the home of the New York punk scene?
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CBGB
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The band Devo is most often associated with what musical style?
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new wave
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Which act's appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1977 brought national attention to the British punk scene?
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Elvis Costello
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This punk rocker started as a poet before turning to music.
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Patti Smith
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The band Talking Heads
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was led by songwriter David Byrne
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The bands Kansas and Styx helped to revive what style of rock music in the late 1970s?
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progressive rock
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This band's album Rumours spent 31 weeks at number one on the Billboard charts in 1977, making it one of the most successful albums of the era.
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Fleetwood Mac
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The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to
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a severe economic recession
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This band was formed by musicians who had earlier performed with Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frank Zappa.
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Journey
