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
Conventional song structure
Question 10
What was not an influence on Ministry’s Al Jourgenesen?
New wave/synth-pop
The Ramones
Steve Albini of the group, Big Black
Progressive rock
Question 11
What was the first great legacy of the Futurist Movement?
Aleatoric music
Chance music
Electronic music
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