University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
MUH 273 | Survey of American Popular Music
Academic year:

2020
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69

Pages:

1
Author:

Trevon Bernard

Reading quiz 7: 1. King of pop? A: MJ 2. How does bruce springsteen’s “born in the USA” demonstrate his image of a working class guy? A: the song portrays the decay of american values from the perspective of a vietnam veteran 3. U2’s most recognizable sonic feature consists of? A: repeated note figures on the guitar, soaked in echo 4. Which of the following guitarists provided the guitar solo for beat it? A: van halen 5. The prevalence of british videos on MTV marked what some called? A: A second british invasion 6. Like a virgin is by? A: madonna 7. Peter Gabriel’s sledgehammer is a tribute to? A: hokum blues 8. What did Bruce Springsteen ask Ronald reagan? A: to not use born in the USA as a campaign song 9. Dire straits is led by which singer songwriter guitar player? A: mark knopfler 10. MTV’s programming choices were initially driven by which target market? A: wihite mid-west teenagers 11. Karma Chameleon is a song by which of the following groups? A: culture club 12. Prince's musical roots are in what style of music? A: 70s black pop and funk 13. Initially, why were most videos on MTV mainstream rock? A: mainstream rock appealed to MTV’s target audience of white teenagers from the mid-west 14. The edge is the lead guitarist of what band? A: U2 15. Who is Quincy jones? A: music producer who worked with Micheal Jackson