MUCO 120 lecture quizzes- Quiz 5 Fully Solved
Peter Frampton said that it became easier to write songs after having a blockbuster album because the
success inspired him so much. - Answers False
Fleetwood Mac has it's roots in the British Blues Revival. - Answers True
Alice Cooper bit the head off of a chicken on stage. - Answers False
Alice Cooper was the first band to have action figures made in their image. - Answers False
The Mellotron is a digital synthesizer that early rock bands used to create orchestral sounds. - Answers
False
The fact that progressive rock is sometimes called art rock is related to it's use of classical music
elements. - Answers True
This song is an example of how prog rock influenced bands who didn't generally fit that category to
produce songs with prog elements. - Answers True
The Who's "Tommy" is a rock opera. - Answers True
This song is named after minimalist composers Terry Riley and Meher Baba. - Answers False
This is based on a song by Willie Dixon, whom they originally gave no credit. - Answers True
Led Zeppelin broke the Beatles' box office record. - Answers True
While British bands such as Led Zeppelin and Cream influenced heavy metal, it was this American band
that really defined the genre. - Answers False
Aerosmith was an American band that took elements of heavy metal and crossed over to a larger
mainstream audience. - Answers True
Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's song "Beat It." This is true, so put true and
you'll get credit for this one. - Answers True
In 1980, Rolling Stone Magazine declared heavy metal to be mainstream rock. - Answers True
This is a cover of a Robert Johnson song. - Answers False
This band had two lead guitar players. - Answers True
Though this is an Eric Clapton song, Duane Allman came up with the main guitar riff. - Answers True
Lynyrd Skynyrd named themselves after a blues singer who inspired them, Leonard Skinner. - Answers
False
Peter Frampton said that it became easier to write songs after having a blockbuster album because the
success inspired him so much. - Answers False
Fleetwood Mac has it's roots in the British Blues Revival. - Answers True
Alice Cooper bit the head off of a chicken on stage. - Answers False
Alice Cooper was the first band to have action figures made in their image. - Answers False
The Mellotron is a digital synthesizer that early rock bands used to create orchestral sounds. - Answers
False
The fact that progressive rock is sometimes called art rock is related to it's use of classical music
elements. - Answers True
This song is an example of how prog rock influenced bands who didn't generally fit that category to
produce songs with prog elements. - Answers True
The Who's "Tommy" is a rock opera. - Answers True
This song is named after minimalist composers Terry Riley and Meher Baba. - Answers False
This is based on a song by Willie Dixon, whom they originally gave no credit. - Answers True
Led Zeppelin broke the Beatles' box office record. - Answers True
While British bands such as Led Zeppelin and Cream influenced heavy metal, it was this American band
that really defined the genre. - Answers False
Aerosmith was an American band that took elements of heavy metal and crossed over to a larger
mainstream audience. - Answers True
Eddie Van Halen played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson's song "Beat It." This is true, so put true and
you'll get credit for this one. - Answers True
In 1980, Rolling Stone Magazine declared heavy metal to be mainstream rock. - Answers True
This is a cover of a Robert Johnson song. - Answers False
This band had two lead guitar players. - Answers True
Though this is an Eric Clapton song, Duane Allman came up with the main guitar riff. - Answers True
Lynyrd Skynyrd named themselves after a blues singer who inspired them, Leonard Skinner. - Answers
False
