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21 Cards in this Set
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The rhythm of "What's Love Got to do with it" shows the influence of reggae |
True |
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Prince hired the top musicians and producers for his first few albums |
False |
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Supernatural was Nirvana's breakthrough album of 1991 |
False |
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One of the reasons Michael Jackson's career was so successful is that he produced his own hits and videos early on. |
False |
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Prince grew up with musical parents |
True |
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Except for Tom Petty, the musicians of the Traveling Willburys were relative unknowns |
False |
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Radiohead got their name form a song by the Talking Heads |
True |
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Alex Van Halen is known for his breathtaking guitar soloing virtuosity |
False |
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Madonna addresses the themes of racism and Christian brotherhood in her song, "Like a Prayer" |
True |
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One of Motown's most famous groups |
The Jackson 5 |
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A term used to describe an array of musical styles which synthesized post-punk and post-disco sounds |
DOR |
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Considered the "guru" of Billboard charts who heads Records research |
Joel Whitburn |
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A group that included Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Roy Orbison among many other famous musicians |
The Travelling Willburys |
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A British pop group that was one of the first to appear on MTV |
Duran Duran |
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A musical film which starred Michael Jackson |
The Wiz |
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One of the first all-girl rock groups |
Go-Go's |
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Song written in response to help raise funds for famine relief in Africa |
"We Are the World" |
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A quasi-autobiographical film by Prince |
Purple Rain |
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Musician who sought to bring mainstream rock back into music of the 1980's |
Bruce Springsteen |
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Deregulation of the television industry which allowed cable industry to both expand its audience and diversify its programming |
The Cable Act of 1984 |
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A cable network which began broadcasting music videos in 1981 |
MTV |
