Reading Quiz 6

Reading Quiz 6: 1. The funk band that many white rock listeners would know best in the 1970’s was? A: average white band 2. Lionel Richie started as the lead singer for which 1970’s group? A: the commodores 3. Which artist used the band names Funkadelic and Parliament for contracts with two different record companies? A: George Clinton 4. Which british artist covered bob marley i shot the sheriff etc etc? A: eric clapton 5. What did Motown give Stevie Wonder for his 21st birthday? A: complete artist control over his records 6. Micheal Jackson started as the lead singer for which 1970’s group? A: jackson 5 7. The Philadelphia sound is characterized as? A: lyric vocals and a driving rhythm section with elegant string arrangements 8. The origins of rap music are considered to have developed? A: In new york city’s african american and latino communities 9. Peter Tosh, Bunny Livingston, and Bob Marley were a part of a reggae group known as? A: the wailers 10. Before Isaac Hayes played chef on south park, he wrote and produced albums for which label? A: Stax 11. Which of the following was one of the first black groups to cross over into the white rock audiences? A: sly and the family stone 12. Which important black artist became “cultural ambassador to the white community in the 1970’s”? A: curtis mayfield 13. The sugar hill gang became popular for recording which song? A: rappers delight 14. One of the reasons why rock fans hated disco was that? A: it st to the hippie aesthetic 15. Disco that was not funk-based was known as? A: eurodisco community in the 1970’s”? A: curtis mayfield 13. The sugar hill gang became popular for recording which song? A: rappers delight 14. One of the reasons why rock fans hated disco was that? A: it stood in opposition to the hippie aesthetic 15. Disco that was not funk-based was known as? A: eurodisco 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 Reading Quiz 8: 1. What was the main source of radio exposure for indie rock in the 1990’s? A: college radio stations 2. Which label first signed Nirvana? A: Sub Pop 3. All of the following bands blended rap into a heavy rock context except? A: audioslave 4. The RHCP were just as influenced by _______ as they were by punk? A: funk 5. Which artist, known for bringing indie music to the mainstream, blended the lo-fi