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MUS 2673
Exam 3
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Music
Undergraduate 2
12/01/2019

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Term
What genre is considered:
Pre Reggae, a Mix of 1950s R&B mixed with Jamacain folk music, feature upbeat staccato chords, and origin is uncertain
Definition
Ska
Term
famous ska artist
Definition
Desmond Dekker
Term
_____ stroke on guitar which gave genre its name
Definition
Ska stroke
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in relation to reggae, ska, and rocksteady; what order did they arrive?
Definition
ska to rocksteady to reggae
Term
combination of mento, ska, and rock-steady
Definition
Reggae
Term
Mento =
Definition
Jamaican folk music
Term
Famous Reggae artist
Definition
Bob Marley
Term
Originated among the poor and disenfranchised Afro-Jamaican communities, linked to Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
Definition
Rastafarianism
Term
Considered to be the reincarnation of Christ
Definition
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
Term
What religion influenced reggae
Definition
Rastafarianism
Term
Jamaican independence year from UK
Definition
1962
Term
Famous ska song used for film of same name
Definition
Guns of Navarone by Skatalites
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When was ska popular and when did it fade
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mid 1900-late 1900
Term
What genre drew influence from:
You teens, garage bands, influence of 50's beats, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, and 1970s NYC-dark, crime ridden, and bad economy
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Punk
Term
Notable early punk artists (3)
Definition
MC5, Iggy Pop, Velvet Underground
Term
Dive NY night club for many NY Punk bands
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CGBG
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What subgenre of punk is known for being angry, repetitive, raw, rebellious, simple, honest lyrics
Definition
New York Punk
Term
Notable New York Punk artists (3)
Definition
Patty smith, Ramones, NY Dolls
Term
promoter and manager of both the NY dolls and Sex Pistols
Definition
Malcom McClaren
Term
what music substance was the Sex Pistols known for
Definition
early themes of anarchy, insulting, foul lyrics, hopelessness
Term
What year did the Sex Pistols break up
Definition
1978
Term
accused of murder of Nancy at Hotel Chelsea, and died of heroin overdose at age 21
Definition
Sid Vicious
Term
Sid Vicious girlfriend
Definition
Nancy Spungen
Term
Lead singer of Sex Pistols, real and nickname
Definition
John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten)
Term
Notable British punk bands (2)
Definition
Sex Pistols, The Clash
Term
What punk subgenre was known to be California based, have heavy distortion, be fast/short songs, be raw, and disavow any commercialism
Definition
Hardcore & west coast punk
Term
What west coast punk band was formed in 1978 and known for political lyrics
Definition
Dead Kennedys
Term
Notable west coast/hardcore punk bands (2)
Definition
Dead Kennedys-san Francisco
Black Flag-SOCAL
Term
Mid - late 1970s post-punk, More Keyboards, Clarity, theater
Definition
New Wave
Term
Famous American New Wave Bands (2)
Definition
Devo, Talking Heads (David Byrne)
Term
Famous British New Wave Bands (2)
Definition
Elvis Costello, Pretenders
Term
Developed before Disco by 10 Years
Roots in 1960s soul music
Steady groove in drums
Bass and horns provide syncopation between the downbeats
Short vocal phrases
repetition (dance music)
Definition
funk
Term
Famous funk bassist
Definition
Bootsy Collins
Term
Famous funk artists (3)
Definition
James brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton
Term
Who owned George Clintons music from 1992 and after 12 years of legal fight returned back to clinton
Definition
Bridgeport Music Co.
Term
What two bands did George Clinton form
Definition
Parliament and Funkadelic
Term
Term appears in France after WWII in dance clubs, using recorded music rather than live bands, dance clubs were named same as genre
Definition
Discotheques aka disco
Term
Notable Disco artists (3)
Definition
Donna Summer, KC and the Sunshine Band, Bee Gees (3 Gibb brothers)
Term
What genre has influences from:
Originated in South Bronx and Queens NY
Rooted in 1920s Harlem Renaissance, NYC: Langston Hughes portrayal of ghetto life, 1960s Black Arts Movement: Amiri Baraka, poet, James Baldwin
Definition
Hip-Hop Rap
Term
Father of hip hop
Definition
DJ Kool Herc (Clive Cambell from Jamaica)
Term
Stage presence as African Zulu chief
Definition
Afrika Bambaataa
Term
perfected DJ techniques like catching, backspinning
Definition
Grandmaster Flash
Term
spoke out against police brutality, socially conscious
Definition
Public Enemy & Rapper Chuck D
Term
Spanish/English/Slang from Caribbean and Spanish speaking Nations in LA
Definition
Latino Rap
Term
notable Latino rap artist
Definition
kid frost (Arturo Molina)
Term
est. 1981 through cable TV, 20 million startup cost, invented by Robert Pittman, early performers were pop
Definition
MTV
Term
Three stars born in 1958
Definition
Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna
Term
Child star with his brothers “Jackson 5” Great entertainer/dancer. “Moonwalk” 1979: breakout album Off the Wall album 1982: Thriller album
MTV helped his fame even more
Definition
Michael Jackson
Term
Unique fusion of Funk & Rock.. Prolific - a musician’s musician
Definition
Prince
Term
Persona plays up sex appeal and is now in her 60s
Definition
Madonna
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Alternative rock artists (2)
Definition
R.E.M. and U2
Term
3 1980s Metal variations
Definition
1. Speed Metal (Motorhead, Metallica)
2. Thrash Metal (Anthrax)
3. Death Metal (Slayer)
Term
what artists went back to roots of rock (4)
Definition
Springsteen, Billy Joel, Huey Lewis, Tom Petty
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