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37 Cards in this Set
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What was the name for the generation that displaced the babyboomers? |
Generation X |
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What shaped that generation’s worldview and how? |
MTV; the idea of a single central media outlet for rock seemed normal, the ideas of "breaking" (spreading from one city of popularity to many) was over, and artists were either MTC firndly or they weren't
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What became a sign of artistic integrity in the 1990s? |
the idea of not being on MTV
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What came to define both rock and hip hop in the nineties? |
the various strategies developed to deal with the apparent contradictions of being rebellious anti-establishment figures that were suddenly embraced by the mainstream.
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What was one way that some nineties musicians rejected what they saw as the “slickness” of MTV? |
A growing reliance on home recording studios |
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What two effects of home recording are described in your textbook? |
It allowed musicians to make music without having to be concerned with how it would affect a corporate record company's balance sheet, and the mediocre sound quality became an indicator of artistic integrity |
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What are the two different definitions of “alternative” given in your textbook? |
1) used to describe music that challenged the status quo, 2) music industry uses "Alternative" to denote music with a sense of exploitation of new trends, styles and audiences
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What band provided the commercial breakthrough for alternative rock, what was their style sometimes called and what two earlier styles did they blend together? |
Nirvana; grunge rock; hardcore punk and heavy metal |
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Who was the singer and lyricist for Nirvana? What album and single created Nirvana's commercial breakthrough? |
Kurt Cobain; Nevermind |
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How did Nirvana and Cobain react to their fame and success? |
It destroyed Nirvana; they reacted sardonically and with outrageous behavior, Kurt Cobain did a lot of heroin and then committed suicide
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Besides Nirvana, what other bands were prominent parts of the Seattle scene of the late 1980s and 1990s? |
Green River, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden |
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What popular 1990s band extended the approach of the Grateful Dead? |
Phish |
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How does your textbook contrast bands like Phish, Blues Traveler and Dave Matthews Band with many alternative rock bands? |
They are jam bands, inspired by 1960s counterculture and improvisational jazz; more open-minded, optimistic and energetic
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What familiar pattern did the expanding nationwide appeal of rap follow in the late 1980s and early 1990s? |
While some rap moved into the mainstream, there were also many variants of the genre the emerged
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What is the biggest-selling rap album of all time? |
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, MC Hammer
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How did many in the hip-hop community regard M.C. Hammer? |
the criticized his lack of rapping skill and pandering to the audience
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According to your textbook, how is a hip-hop performer's credibility judged? |
musical and verbal skill, and street knowledge |
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What became a primary center of hip-hop innovation in the late 1980s and how did the music coming from here differ from "old school" New York hip-hop? |
Southern CA, smoother, more laid-back, darker, angrier and more menacing |
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What changes in southern California's urban communities was reflected in the hip-hop coming from there in the late 1980s? |
Decline in industrial production, rising rates of joblessness, effects of crack cocaine, and the growth of drug-related gang violence |
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What album first brought gangsta rap to national attention? |
Straight Outta Compton
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What three people formed the nucleus of N.W.A.? |
O'shea "Ice Cube: Jackson, Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and Eric "Eazy-E" Wright
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According to your textbook, what was one of the main appeals of N.W.A. for the young suburban audience? |
The aura of danger
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Who became the most influential member of N.W.A. and what record label did he found? |
Dr. Dre, Death Row/Interscope
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What was the name of Dr. Dre's 1992 album and what rapper did it introduce? |
The Chronic, Snoop Doggy Dog |
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Who were the principal figures in the East Coast/West Coast hip-hop feud of the 1990s and what were the end results of that feud? |
West: Marion "Sage Knight", Tupac Shakur East: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Notorious B.I.G. Results: 2Pac and Biggie Smalls shot to death |
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Summarize the analysis of gangsta rap's lyrical content and popularity found on p. 333 of your textbook. |
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According to your textbook, who is the most important woman in the history of hip hop? |
Queen Latifah
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Who produced both Talking Timbuktu and "The Face of Love"? |
Ry Cooder |
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How does your textbook describe the production of rock music from the late 1960s to the beginning of the 21st century? |
As a physical object made by a team of people capable of being sold individually for a profit.
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What catalyzed the most profound transformations in the dissemination and consumption of popular music in the 21st century? |
The internet |
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What is an mp3? |
A variant of the MPEG compression system which allows for sound files to be compressed to as little as one twelfth their original size
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What was Napster? |
an internet-based software program that allowed computer users to share and swap files, specifically music, thru a centralized file serve
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How did the iPod change the way people listened to music? |
It allowed individuals to make their own personal library of music they liked to listen to and could a random
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How did Internet music vendors such as iTunes change the way rock had been conceptualized for the previous four decades? |
Led to a renewed emphasis on the individual song as opposed to the album, which was a serious challenge to the way rock had been conceptualized for the previous 4 decades |
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What is ProTools and how has it changed the way music is recorded? |
The allowed recording engineers and musicians to gain even more control over every parameter of musical sound including pitch, tempo and quality of voice/instrumental timbre
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What two trends does your textbook describe as responses to 21st century changes in the music business? |
1) a renewed focus on the baby boom generation as a primary source of revenue, 2) a search for sources of income not relying on actual record sales |
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How has the rise of digital production and distribution irrevocably altered the process of creating rock music?
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The music business, no longer was synonymous with "record business," the relationship between musicians and music corporations completely changed. |
