Music And Pop Culture - Chapter 9

Which Bay Area band was commercially successful at fusing elements of funk with psychedelia? a. War b. the Ohio Players c. Parliament d. Sly and the Family Stone

What musical element establishes the groove in "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"? a. the backup vocal harmonies b. a repeating bass guitar riff c. the use of two drummers to play interlocking rhythms d. guitar fills and orchestral strings

"Funky Worm" was a novelty song by: a. the Ohio Players b. George Clinton and Parliament c. Kool and the Gang d. Sly and the Family Stone

Which group had a horn section whose members were often guest performers on other artists' recordings? a. Earth, Wind, and Fire b. Tower of Power c. the Nightriders d. the Commodores

Lionel Richie was a singer and songwriter for: a. the Temptations b. Parliament c. the Commodores d. the Impressions

Which group helped Motown break into the teen market? a. Rare Earth b. the Jackson 5 c. the O'Jays d. the Temptations

What is the focus of Marvin Gaye's album What's Going On? a. problems of black pop artists having crossover success b. his desire for artistic control at Motown Records c. to create music similar to the burgeoning disco scene d. confronting social problems of black urban life

Innervisions is an album by: a. Stevie Wonder b. Marvin Gaye c. Norman Whitfield d. the Temptations

After his twenty-first birthday, which artist was given complete artistic control over his records at Motown? a. Marvin Gaye b. Michael Jackson c. Stevie Wonder d. Lionel Richie

Which independent producers started Philadelphia International? a. Gamble and Huff b. Gamble and Wexler c. Leiber and Stoller d. Wexler and Spector

In addition to lyrical vocals and driving rhythms, which musical element was a feature of the "Philadelphia sound"? a. electronic dance beats b. lush string arrangements c. someone speaking in rhymed verse d. steady rhythms and guitar fills

"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" served as the theme music for the: a. blaxploitation film Shaft b. movie Saturday Night Fever c. 1970s version of American Bandstand d. dance show Soul Train

Which of the following artists was produced by Thom Bell? a. the Stylistics b. the O'Jays c. Teddy Pendergrass d. the Wailers

Which song firmly established the rhythmic sound of the wah-wah guitar in 1970s black pop? a. "Freddie's Dead" b. "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" c. the theme from Shaft d. "Get Up Stand Up"

All of the following are examples of "blaxploitation" films EXCEPT: a. Shaft b. The Harder They Come c. Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song d. Superfly

George Clinton began his career with which band? a. Funkadelic b. the Wailers c. the Four Tops d. Parliament

Which of the following musicians worked with James Brown and George Clinton? a. Maceo Parker b. Larry Graham c. Bunny Livingston d. Pete Bellotte

Reggae developed out of which style of Jamaican music? a. toasting b. ska c. rock steady d. calypso

Which musician helped popularize reggae outside of Jamaica with a cover of "I Shot the Sheriff"? a. Jimi Hendrix b. David Bowie c. Peter Tosh d. Eric Clapton

All of the following aspects about disco are true EXCEPT: a. it was believed to have grown out of the New York gay community b. it was thought to be an extension of the hippie aesthetic of the psychedelic era c. it hit the mainstream in 1977 d. the music was focused on the rhythmic beat

Which artist or group was featured on the sound track for Saturday Night Fever? a. Donna Summer b. KC and the Sunshine Band c. the Bee Gees d. Rod Stewart

How did disco bring back the authority of the producer? a. Mainstream artists focused more on performance than on songwriting. b. Producers wrote all the songs that were recorded. c. The focus was not on the artist singing but on the song and its beat. d. Most disco singers became producers.

Off the Wall was a collaboration between: a. Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte b. Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones c. the Village People and Donna Summer d. Michael Jackson and Donna Summer

In 1979 an anti-disco rally was held in: a. Chicago b. Los Angeles c. New York d. Miami

All of the following are possible reasons for the disco backlash EXCEPT: a. rockers were reacting against origins of disco from the gay community b. the sexual promiscuity of disco clubs c. mainstream acceptance of a new style of dance music d. racial misunderstandings between white rock fans and black pop music

Who of the following was responsible for forming Earth, Wind, and Fire? a. Philip Bailey b. Maurice White c. Robert Ward d. Stevie Wonder

Which of the following was NOT a song recorded by the Commodores? a. "Just My Imagination" b. "Easy" c. "Three Times a Lady" d. "Brick House"

Which group showed how Motown reacted to the crossover success of Sly and the Family Stone? a. the Temptations b. the Commodores c. the Jackson 5 d. the Supremes

All of the following are albums by Bob Marley EXCEPT: a. Burnin' b. Exodus c. Rastaman Vibration d. Soul Searching

Which of the following groups is an example of Eurodisco? a. the Temptations b. the Village People c. Earth, Wind, and Fire d. Kool and the Gang