Question 1
With regard to LA’s First Group of National Prominence, what was their breakthrough
album that reached #1 on the mainstream album
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Shout At The Devil
Condition Critical
Metal Health
Let There Be Rock
Question 2
As opposed to technical virtuosity, what was the focused primary element that became
the hallmark of heavy metal?
Heavily amplified, dissonant synthesizers
The use of two-noted drones
Complex lead guitar solos
The loud, repeated, almighty guitar riff
Question 3
In setting a new standard, Metallica created a sound so unique, it marked a clean break
from one of their initial influences. Which influence was it?
Black metal
NWOBHM
Death Metal
Hard Rock
Question 4
What type of electronic dance music contained rock guitar samples, conventional song
structure, and pop sensibilities?
House
Big Beat
Drum ‘n’ Bass
Techno
Question 5
Which Kraftwerk single was not an influence on the first electro-funk record in 1982?
Tabula Rasa
Trans Europe Express
Numbers
Question 6
What genre of electronic dance music rose out of the underground, post-disco club
culture in the early 1980’s? It had a signature dance beat (125 beats per minute) and
brought a sense of eclecticism into electronic dance music. It was developed in clubs
such as The Warehouse in Chicago.
Techno
Trance
House
Big Beat
Question 7
What invention became the catalyst for Music Concrète?
The Oscillator
The Noise Intoner
The Tape Recorder
The Synthesizer
Question 8
Who was not among David Mancuso’s influences that eventually inspire his modern
clubbing ethos?
Larry Levan’s policy of playing a non-stop array of records with no pauses
Alex Rosner in creating the first club standard, hi-fidelity sound system
Timothy Leary’s “League of Spiritual Discovery”
Sister Alicia habit of “throwing a party”
Question 9
What is not an element in the electronic dance genre known as “Big Beat”?
Rock guitar samples
Pop sensibilities
Faster, syncopated tempos [Show Less]