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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. All of the following musical elements are found in Led Zeppelin songs EXCEPT
a. acoustic folk. c. vocal harmonies.
b. electric blues. d. instrumental experimentation.
2. Which element of “Whole Lotta Love” demonstrates psychedelic characteristics?
a. the simple verse-chorus structure
b. the breakdown, spacey section with stereo effects
c. the short guitar-riff introduction
d. the use of heavy drumming
3. “Highway Star” is a blues-rock song by
a. Deep Purple. c. Led Zeppelin.
b. Black Sabbath. d. Humble Pie.
4. Ozzy Osbourne sang lead vocals for which British band?
a. Jethro Tull c. the Faces
b. Deep Purple d. Black Sabbath
5. Which of the following best describes the opening of the first track on Black Sabbath’s first album?
a. an acoustic guitar accompanied by recorders
b. the tolling of distant church bells
c. a moody organ solo
d. a long, improvised bass solo
6. Where did Duane Allman begin his musical career?
a. touring with the Beach Boys after Brian Wilson went into the studio
b. producing folk rock bands in Los Angeles
c. working as a studio musician at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
d. writing songs for southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
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MATCHING
Match the item to the description below.
a. horn bands
b. double album released by the Allman Brothers Band
c. viewed as a reaction to excessive musical styles from the psychedelic era
d. album by Steely Dan
e. had an off-and-on relationship with Crosby, Stills, and Nash
f. album that introduced jazz-rock fusion
g. satirical album by Frank Zappa
h. a player fluent in a variety of musical styles
i. skillfully used marketing opportunities to capitalize on its musical success
j.
guitarist from Led Zeppelin
1. Jimmy Page
2. At Fillmore East
3. studio musician
4. Bitches Brew
5. We’re Only in It for the Money
6. Aja
7. Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears
8. KISS
9. Neil Young
10. country rock
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ESSAY
1. Address the concept of the “hippie aesthetic.” How does this idea relate to both musical and
nonmusical elements? How was it manifested in the music of the 1970s? Be sure to cite specific
bands, albums, and songs to help support your argument.
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
2. Discuss how classical music became an important factor in rock music in the 1970s. How were
musicians influenced by classical music? How did they emulate it in their songs or directly utilize
it? Cite specific bands, albums, and songs in your answer.
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
3. How did the concept album in rock music develop during the 1970s? Which musicians worked in the
medium of concept albums, and what different approaches did these artists take on their
albums? What previous work and influences directed the development of concept albums during the
decade?
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
4. Discuss the rise of southern rock in the late 1960s and early 1970s. What were the musical influences
for this movement? How was cultural heritage important for the bands involved? Be sure to cite
specific groups, albums, and songs in your answer.
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
5. Discuss the singer-songwriter style of the 1970s and how it was influenced musically by the folk
revival of the 1960s. Who were the individuals involved? What was the subject matter of their lyrics?
Be sure to cite several examples of artists and their works in your answer.
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
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TRUE/FALSE
1. From 1966 to 1969, artists sought to change the focus of rock music from the album to the single.
2. “Highway Star” is often cited as one of the songs that most influenced the development of heavy
metal in the 1970s and early 1980s.
3. The term “southern rock” came from musicians in the South to identify their style of music.
4. Jazz-rock was a source of enormous controversy within the jazz community.
5. The members of the country rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival were from the bayou areas of
Louisiana.
6. The basic idea behind the hippie aesthetic was that a rock musician had the responsibility to produce
sophisticated music by using whatever means at his or her disposal.
7. Charlie Daniels’s music is sometimes thought of as more country than rock.
8. The subject matter for Tommy is a young Mod seeking meaning in his life.
9. Most progressive rock bands did NOT seek to integrate classical-music influences into their own
numbers.
