History of Rock Music
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History of Rock Music chapter 15-17
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The Beatles Return to Roots Period | 1968-1970 |
| The Beatles (The White Album) | November 1968 |
| Personal songs from all band members, each showing independent style and influence. | The Beatles (The White Album) |
| Considered the "beginning of the end." | The Beatles (The White Album) |
| Lennon's new girlfriend, who is always present in recording sessions | Yoko Ono |
| A Beatles album with Two discs with 31 tracks, approximately 90 minutes in length. | The white album |
| A Beatles album that draws upon their experience and maturation of rock music in the late-1960s. | The white album |
| A Beatles song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." influenced by | ska and calypso, mostly West Indian music. |
| A Beatles album Yellow Submarine (January 1969) | Considered the least impressive of the albums in the collection. |
| Which Beatles album contains much material already released as singles or on previous albums. | Yellow Submarine (January 1969) |
| Which Beatles album is basically a soundtrack. | Yellow Submarine (January 1969) |
| Which Beatles album was released before Let It Be, but recorded after. | Abbey Road (September 1969) |
| Which Beatles album presents one of the most famous album covers in history. | Abbey Road (September 1969) |
| Which Beatles album was recorded on 8-track, resulting in a highly improved sound quality. | Abbey Road (September 1969) |
| Which Beatles album contains a long medley of songs on the B-side, considered the best single of all time. | Abbey Road (September 1969) |
| Which Beatles album was the first album to contain a hidden track. "Her Majesty." | Abbey Road (September 1969) |
| Which Beatles song "Come Together," was written for a political campaign for | Tim Leary |
| The Beatles song "Something," Written by | George Harrison |
| The Beatles song "Here Comes the Sun" written by | George Harrison |
| The Beatles album "Let It Be" (May 1970) | Considered one of the weaker albums as well, held for release by the Beatles for some time. |
| Which Beatles album was recorded before material on Abbey Road. | Let It Be (May 1970) |
| Let It Be (May 1970) | Which Beatles album had some songs recorded live on the roof of the Apple studio building. |
| Let It Be (May 1970) | during which Batles album did tensions rise courtesy of Yoko, and also due to Lennon's heroin addiction. |
| Let It Be (May 1970) | which Batles album was a disaster due to imminent disbanding. |
| Who were America's answer to the Beatles. | The Monkees |
| The Monkees were formed by | Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider |
| The Monkees | Sought four "insane boys" for roles in a TV series through an ad in Hollywood trade papers. |
| Auditioned how many youths to form The Monkees | 450 |
| The Monkees band members are | Robert Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Pete Tork (Thorkelson) and David Jones |
| Hired songwriters through (who) and gave the Monkees intense training in acting and singing. | Don Kishner |
| The Monkees Produced how many #1 albums within two years (1966- 1967). | 4 |
| Who introduced The Jimi Hendrix Experience as an opening act, but only for a few shows. | The Monkees |
| The Monkees song Daydream believer was written by | John Stewart of the Kingston Trio. |
| The Monkees song "Im a Believer" was written by | Neil Diamond. |
| Which band was first known as the Detours and then the High Numbers, covering songs from Chicago. | The Who |
| Which band adopted the Mod look and style (clean cut), opposed to the Stones and early Beatles. | The Who |
| Which band practiced complicated dance steps of the "block" and the "bang." | The Who |
| Which band began writing own material for Mods, notably "My Generation." | The Who |
| The Who band members are | Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. |
| Moon invited to join the band after an ad-hoc, destructive performance at which hotel | Oldfield Hotel. |
| (the Who) What happened during the performance at the Oldfield Hotel | Breaks the bass drum pedal and tears several drum skins |
| (the who) After the destructive performance | Pete Townshend encourages Moon to quit his job and join the group. |
| The Who | Represented the rebellious nature of the Mods, and epitomized the social scene of the era. |
| The Who transfigures its image with the rock opera... | "Tommy." |
| "Tommy." | Represents Art Music, but maintains traditional rock instrumentation. |
| "Pinball Wizard" is on which Who Album | Tommy |
| the Who Performance antics: | Windmills and microphone whips. |
| the Who Performance antics: | Destroying instruments and sets (once resulting in an explosion) |
| the Who Performance antics: | Sellout concerts that were "too loud." |
| The Yardbirds | (From UK) Featured many virtuoso guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, Many covers of Blues songs from America. |
| The Kinks | (From UK) Banned from the U.S. due to skirmishes with promoters over finances and venues. Sing: "you really got me" and "Lola" |
| Van Morrison | (From UK) "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Moondance." Forms "Them." |
| Garage Bands | Chicago Blues introduced to American youth by British Bands! |
| Garage Bands | Youths buy instruments, learn Blues techniques and rehearse in basements and garages. |
| Garage Bands | Bands like Music Machine, Electric Prunes, and Chocolate Waistband cover songs of British groups. |
| Garage Bands | Garage bands reinvent Chicago Blues based on developments in the UK. |
| The Wailers | hit big with "Louis, Louis," influencing all of the big players (The Rolling Stones, The Who, et cetera). |
| 60's rock music | More cryptic lyrics vs. pop-oriented love songs. |
| 60's rock music attitude is | rebellious |
| 60's rock music - musically | Song forms provide organization, but is subservient to the demands of lyrics and accompaniment. Catchy melodies, choruses or "hooks." |
| 60's rock music - instruments | Basic rhythm section of guitar, drums and bass. Auxiliary sounds, guitar techniques and recording procedures. Texture created by the instrument choice. |
| 60's rock music -Vocal style: | Unique ranges, timbres and/or delivery Set apart from "pop-style" singing. |
| Motown Era | Formed by Barry Gordy in Detroit under Motown Records ca. 1959. |
| Motown Records ca | First African American owned and operated record label to produce and distribute African American music to all youth. |
| Barry Gordy | Son of an entrepreneur born in 1929, interested in songwriting and producing. |
| Barry Gordy Began by producing what kind of artists to sell to record companies. | R&B |
| Barry Gordy discovered who? | Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
| What song tops the R&B charts and secures Motown with further stability in the music industry. | "Shop Around" |
| Mowtown erat turned attention to the girl-groups, and scored Motown's first #1 Pop hit with | "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes. |
| Gordy records Martha and the Vandellas, all influenced by | gospel and jazz. |
| Which Act protects voting rights, prohibits discrimination in public venues, forms EEO, and funds programs for school desegregation. | Civil Rights |
| Major advances arrive in | 1964-65. |
| Voting Rights Act passed in 1965 after violence in which city and state leave two dead over restricted voting. | Montgomery, AL |
| Who steps in to promote fairness in literacy tests and job acquisition. | Lyndon Johnson |
| "Great Society" promised more economic equality through . | Congressional bills |
| Gordy supports peaceful demonstration by releasing what? | albums of Martin Luther King Jr. speeches. |
| Focus placed on educating (who) about their culture and problems/solutions of the time. | African Americans |
| Gordy | Hired personal coaches (Maxine Powell) to groom the mannerisms and appearance of potential idols. |
| Gordy | diverted attention away from Blues influence, favoring a more modern, gospel-based presentation. |
| The Supremes | Headed by Diana Ross, and included Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard and Barbara Martin (who replaced Betty McGlown). |
| The Supremes | Known first as the Primettes, acquiring the "Supremes" by choosing potential names from a hat. |
| The Supremes | Unsuccessful in first years...Enter Maxine Powell. |
| Gordy secures the help of ( Who) , placing the Supremes on the Caravan of Stars tour. | Dick Clark |
| First appearance on the (what tv show?) thrusts the group into stardom. | Ed Sullivan Show |
| Gordy modeled Motown Records' operations after what motor company assembly line? | Ford Motors |
| Songwriters Lamont Dozier and Brian and Eddie Holland produce hits for which girl group | the Supremes |
| Supreme hits "Baby Love," "Stop in the Name of Love," and "You Can't Hurry Love" written by | Lamont Dozier and Brian and Eddie Holland |
| who -provided consistent rhythm - section support for Motown Records. | The Funk Brothers |
| The Temptations | group transformed by Gordy to emulate the classy music of Motown. |
| The Temptations | Headed by Otis Williams, singing hits such as "My Girl," "The Way You Do the Things You Do," and "Just My Imagination." |
| The Four Tops | Recorded unsuccessfully for Chess, Columbia and Riverside Records before signing with Motown. |
| The Four Tops | Instant stars with songs of Holland-Dozier-Holland, such as "Baby I Need Your Loving," "I Can't Help Myself," and "Workin' My Way Back to You." |
| Marvin Gaye | Lush vocals and darker instrumental grooves. |
| Marvin Gaye | Considered Motown's sexiest male act. |
| Marvin Gaye | "What's Goin' On." |
| Mowtown delclines due to affecting sales and attention to the arts. | the Vietnam War |
| When was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated? | 1968 |
| Mowtown | Medium tempo, strong back beats, light timekeeping in percussion, and little syncopation. |
| Mowtown | Free, slow-moving bass line. |
| Mowtown | Melodic interest in voice and instruments, usually short riff-like patterns. |
| Mowtown | Musical blend of Gospel and Pop; Vocal style that is traditional yet fresh sounding. |
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