Characteristics of Sound
This stringed instrument, when powered by an amplifier, is the most common instrument found in rock music.
What is guitar (or electric guitar)?
Artists combined country sounds to this genre to create "Rock 'n' Roll."
What is Rhythm & Blues?
Name one member of the Beatles.
Who is Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, or Paul McCartney?
Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, and Judas Priest all make music in this subgenre.
What is Metal?
The cult leader who ordered heinous acts because of a heavily flawed interpretation of The Beatles' White Album.
Who is Charles Manson
This percussion instrument is played on beats 1 and 3 in a basic rock beat.
What is the kick drum?
The "father of rock & roll," this artist is most well known for his innovations in electric guitar performance.
Who is Chuck Berry?
A collection of songs, invented by the group, that are all related by a central theme or narrative.
What is a concept album?
You would hear this subgenre a lot in "Sweet Home Alabama." It is based primarily is heavily influenced by country and folk genres, and focuses on creating clean tracks about everyday life.
What is Southern Rock?
The wife of a prominent politician who headed the Parents Music Resource Center.
Who is Tipper Gore?
This percussion instrument is typically played on beats 2 and 4 in a basic rock beat.
What the snare drum?
The name of the first rock 'n' roll song to hit #1 in the United States.
What is "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets?
The "Fifth Beatle," he produced many of The Beatles' most highly esteemed albums.
Who is George Martin?
This subgenre emphasized the importance of exploration, both in sound and in life
What is psychedelic rock?
What is the Parent Music Resource Center (PMRC?)
This stringed instrument plays the fundamental harmonies of a rock song.
What is the bass?
The blues vocalist (not R&B) who performed in the Midwest region of the United States.
Who is Bessie Smith?
The name of the Beatles' first concept album (which we discussed in class)?
What is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?
What is grunge rock?
This list of songs was the center of a highly prominent congressional hearing
What is "the Filthy Fifteen?"
This keyboard instrument typically accompanies the stringed instruments of a rock band in Southern Rock music.
What is the piano?
The blues guitarist (not R&B) we discussed as an ancestor of rock and roll music and performed in the Delta Southwest area of the United States.
Who is Robert Johnson?
Name any technological innovation the Beatles invented.
Many artists of this genre were direct contemporaries of the Beatles. They made music that focused on the technical and virtuosic capacity of their group members.
What is hard rock?
The lead singer of Twisted Sister. He testified before Congress and outlined the unfairness of blaming an artist for lyrical interpretation.
Who is Dee Snider?