RNR exam 4 questions & answers
2024/2025
4 characteristics of punk, 2 songs, and 2 artists - ANSWERSshort songs with no solos, simple forms, lyrics
are angry and political, distorted guitar sound
the ramones and sex pistols
im against it and holidays in the sun
Metal characteristics - ANSWERSdistorted guitar, guitar and bass double each other, lyrics deal with the
supernatural, dozens of sub genres
difference between doom and thrash metal - ANSWERSthrash metal is much faster whereas doom is
much slower
characteristics of southern rock, examples of songs and banks - ANSWERSregional references, use of
instruments found in country music, clean guitar sound, bands often included multiple guitar lineups,
twang is hear, bands are from the south
Bands- lynard skynard, the Allman bros
What neil young song inspired sweet home alabama - ANSWERSSouthern man
heartland rock characteristics and artists - ANSWERSthemes of isolation, lost charms, ue, farm
dispossession, class
artistis- tom petty, bob segar, bruce springsteen
Glam artists and Glam themed films - ANSWERSDavid bowie and queen
films - The rocky horror picture show
Progressive rock characteristics and artists - ANSWERSuse of classical instruments, arrangements of
classical compositions, use of complex rhythms, use of complex forms, songs were lengthy
,artists - Brian eno and pink floyd
which country produced the most progressive rock bands - ANSWERSEngland
Original premise of mtv and how it changed in the 90s - ANSWERSinitially meant for music but turned
into reality tv
difference between traditional jazz, fusion and jazz rock - ANSWERSfusion featured electric instruments
combines with a back beat
trad jazz featured a solo artist with a lengthy song
jazz rock featured horns
characteristics of jazz rock and artists - ANSWERSuse of complex harmonies and chord progressions,
includes a horn section,
steely dan and chicago
Characteristics of raggae and artists - ANSWERSfeatures an accompaniment that accents the offbeats
bob marley and the skatellites
difference between reggea, ska and rock steady - ANSWERSreggae - moderate tempo
ska- slightly quicker tempo
rock steady - slower tempo
what film helped reggae break out in the 70s - ANSWERSThe harder they come
New wave characteristics and bands - ANSWERSjangly sounding guitars, reggae influence, less political
than punk, presentation was more refined, often use keyboards
Rap definition - ANSWERSrhyming lyrics to the beat
,first commercially successful rap record - ANSWERSrappers delights
differences between original rap, gangsta rap, and west coast rap and artists - ANSWERSoriginal - clever
and humorous lyrics
gangsta - spoke about gangster culture social commentary
west - anyone from the west coast region
what styles influenced grunge and artists - ANSWERSmetal and punk
nirvanas style - ANSWERSrapid changes in the tempo of their music
What does edm stand for - ANSWERSElectronic Dance Music
Following this artists departure from Genesis in 1976, he began work on the first of his three consecutive
self-titled titled albums - the third of these became his artistic breakthrough in 1980 - ANSWERSPeter
Gabriel
Gabriel's fifth album
_________ became his commercial breakthrough, largely because of the innovative video that
accompanied the song Sledgehammer - it combined stop-action animation with live action - ANSWERSSo
This band's lineup collapsed when both Wakeman and Anderson quit the band - ANSWERSYes
The chart-topping single - Owner of a Lonely Heart displayed a stripped-down modern dance-rock sound
different from anything this band had ever released - ANSWERSYes
This bands music from almost every era retains its popularity - critics praise them for their respectable
attempts to do something serious with rock music - ANSWERSYes
This band is a supergroup - a band made up of members that had all ready enjoyed some success with
earlier groups - ANSWERSAsia
, This band was formed out of the apparent demise of both Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer in 1981 -
ANSWERSAsia
This groups national success attracted the attention of Atlantic U.K. and the band relocated to London in
1978 just as punk was becoming more popular - ANSWERSAC/DC
The band was initially affiliated with the punk scene but they shook the label by combining Angus' heavy
guitar riffs with Scott's high-pitched bellow, creating the archetypical heavy metal sound that would lead
to the explosion of the genre in the 80s - ANSWERSAC/DC
In the early 80s, the _________________________ a Washington-based pressure group, launched its
campaign against explicit lyrics in popular music - ANSWERSParents Music Resource Center
(PMRC)
The _____________ image was one of oppression to the status quo - lots of glitziness, but a more
tawdry glitz than earlier glam artists; gestures of cultural defiance - ANSWERSheavy metal
Heavy metal fans were called _____________ - ANSWERSheadbangers
The genre's lyrical material remained somewhat pessimistic and demonic, but lighter topics and
traditional rock themes began to appear - ANSWERSHeavy Metal
This artist formed a new band named Blizzard of Ozz - wife Sharon acted as his new manager -
ANSWERSOzzy Osbourne
Like Black Sabbath, this new band's lyrics focused on the occult and the guitars were loud and heavy -
ANSWERSBlizzard of Ozz
After Rhoads death in a airplane crash, ____________ fell into depression and drug addiction -
ANSWERSOsbourne
