Chapter 12

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Quiet Riot had a successful hit with which cover song?
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"Cum On Feel the Noize"
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Which singer replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen?
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Sammy Hagar
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The negative stereotypes of heavy metal fans include:
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laziness, vulgarity, and ignorance
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Lemmy Kilmister formed which band?
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Motörhead
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Headbangers' Ball was a show on MTV that played rap videos exclusively.
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False
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Which hardcore band had a performance on Saturday Night Live that went awry?
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Fear
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Why was Bon Jovi NOT considered a heavy metal band by some?
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Heavy metal fans considered the band's sound too pop-oriented.
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Which rap record was the first to hit number one on the pop album chart?
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Licensed to Ill
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The Sugar Hill Gang became popular for recording which song?
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"Rapper's Delight"
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Which R.E.M. album reached number one on both sides of the Atlantic?
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Out of Time
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All of the following are considered "thrash metal" artists EXCEPT:
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Mötley Crüe
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Although it had become an important underground movement in the 1980s, hardcore punk never appeared on national charts.
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True
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The most important rap label of the early 1980s was Sugar Hill.
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True
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All of the following are critiques about rap music EXCEPT:
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the music industry worried about it outselling rock records
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Which band was led by guitarist Peter Buck and vocalist Michael Stipe?
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R.E.M.
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Who was dubbed the "messiah of melancholy"?
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Robert Smith
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The origins of rap music are considered to have developed:
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in New York City's African American and Latino communities
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Heavy metal developed out of the harder, more aggressive aspect of rock from the 1960s and 1970s.
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True
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Bret Michaels was a singer for which group?
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Poison
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Which heavy metal group was the first to reach megastar success?
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Bon Jovi
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Def Jam Records was created by:
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Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
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Which band wore makeup, outrageous clothes, and heavily teased hair?
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Mötley Crüe
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Which band combined the songwriting of Johnny Marr and Morrissey?
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the Smiths
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Surfer Rosa and Doolittle were wildly successful albums in England and became landmarks of the American indie scene in the late 1980s for which band?
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the Pixies
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Megadeth is an example of:
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thrash metal
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All of the following are considered the early roots of the heavy metal style of music EXCEPT the:
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progressive rock use of synthesizers by groups such as Yes
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Which Ice-T song samples Curtis Mayfield's "Pusherman"?
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"I'm Your Pusher"
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"Master of the record" was a nickname for:
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Afrika Bambaataa
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The song "Teen Age Riot" was iconic for which of the following bands?
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Sonic Youth
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"No Wave" was a punk reaction against the commercial rise of new wave.
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True
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Which group was NOT a part of the D.C. hardcore scene?
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The Minutemen
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All of the following were part of the "new wave of British heavy metal" EXCEPT:
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Mötley Crüe
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Many metal bands tried to avoid instrumental virtuosity and technically demanding instrumental performance.
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False
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During the early years of hip-hop, there were no hip-hop records and it was strictly a live affair that you had to experience in person.
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True
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Axl Rose is a singer for the band Guns N' Roses.
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True
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All of the following were on the hip-hop label Def Jam Records EXCEPT:
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N.W.A
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"Break spinning" is a technique that involves:
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using catchy instrumental passages and extending the music between two turntables