History of Rock 'n' Roll Test 5: Questions With
Solutions
What type of electronic dance music contained rock guitar sample,
conventional song structure, and pop sensibilities Right Ans - Big Beat
What was not an element of the synthesis that defines Black Metal? Right
Ans - Performers displaying cross dressing/ androgynous imagery
In comparison to both Metallica and Megadeth, what the band Slayer all
about? Right Ans - Brutality
What was the significance of Ministry-in other words, what did they introduce
into the Industrial music mix thereby creating the "Cold Wave" style? Right
Ans - Punk-influenced, rock guitar influences
Which 1990 classic single introduced the sound of House music [in a dance-
pop format] to the American mainstream? Right Ans - Vogue
How did Einstürzende Neubauten become the first to be associated with the
term (in a purely musical manner) "industrial"? It was a signature sound of...
Right Ans - Clang-band of metal objects (played on other metal objects)
What was not among the philosophical elements of Throbbing Gristle?
Right Ans - Pulsating beats where fashion was an ally and conventional dance
music was encouraged
The group, New Order, was the first to introduce electronic dance music by
way of... Right Ans - Live band performance
What type of band did Lemmy have in mind when he first started Mötörhead?
(hint: the band in question was an underground hero at the time due to their
fast, harsh aggressive guitar sound) Right Ans - The MC5
Morbid Angel's guitarist, Trey Azagthoth added lead guitar virtuosity to death
metal. What was not among his techniques that he executed? Right Ans -
Blue-derived lead guitar lines
, What was Mötörhead's 1980 breakthrough album? it was also their official
American debut. Right Ans - Ace of Spades
Who was the first black artist that MTV aggressively promoted? Right Ans -
Michael Jackson
What specific influence marked the turning point for Slayer with regard to
nasty speeds and Satanic lyrics? Right Ans - Venom
Who were the undisputed innovators of thrash metal and progenitors of
power, black, and death metal aesthetics? Right Ans - Venom
What was not an element that defined Death Metal? Right Ans - Quasi-
operatic, high-registered keening vocals
What was the first commercial club to combine the legacies of Francis Grasso
(mixing techniques) and David Mancuso (modern club culture)? Nicky Siano
was the legendary DJ. Right Ans - The Gallery
Which band standardized the EBM sound by conventionalizing the genre's
various elements? Right Ans - Skinny puppy
What was not among Techno's mixture of influences? Right Ans - Glossy,
symphonic, pop-driven "Philly International" sound
What was not a part of the subject matter of Skinny Puppy's "VIVIsectVI"?
Right Ans - High-art poetics
Along with their outlaw biker image, what was not among the several aspects
that Mötörhead added into heavy metal? Right Ans - Melodic Focus via
Conventional Vocalizing
In Metallica's 1983 debut album, what was not among the new standards that
they set for the west coast heavy metal ethos? Right Ans - Melodic focus
What was not a musical element of Kraftwek as a result of "Trans Europe
Express"? Right Ans - Complex, polyrhythmic distortion and dissonance
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