Unit #7 Heavy Metal

Where was heavy metal music created and who was the primary target audience?

Answer explanation

Heavy Metal was created in the Industrial cities of England and its primary target audience was young, white males.

Which group is considered to be the first heavy metal group?

• Pink Floyd

• Queen

• Led Zeppelin

• Black Sabbath

• The Moody Blues

Led Zeppelin evolved out of the __________, which Jimmy Page joined as a bassist in 1966.

____________ was one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time and they out-metaled every band of its era

• Black Sabbath

• Led Zeppelin

• Queen

• The Moody Blues

• The Who

How did Led Zeppelin redefine touring throughout the 1970's?

Answer explanation

Led Zeppelin developed an us-against the world attitude due to their relationship with the press and redefined touring by only playing large cities. This forced fans to often travel hundreds of miles to see a show.

Which album served as Queens big breakthrough in the US and contained the popular hit "Bohemian Rhapsody?"

• Days of Future Past

• Dark Side of The Moon

• A Night At The Opera

• The Wall

What made Queens "Bohemian Rhapsody" such a unique and influential song for the time?

Answer explanation

Bohemian Rhapsody used as many as 180 overdubs of Freddie's voice and was made up of multiple sections that could each be songs on their own.

Art Rock (or progressive rock) is the name for a diverse mix of rock styles that are bound together by a common idea - to incorporate elements of other musical forms generally described as ____ ___ or _______. This may include elements such as classical or jazz music.

Which album by The Moody Blues is considered to be the first ever art rock album?

• Days of Future Passed

• Dark Side of The Moon

• A Night at The Opera

• Yes!

Why did many critics dislike art rock at first?

Answer explanation

Many critics felt that rock and roll was meant to be simple, lowbrow, and rebellious. To them, art rock was too concerned with empty amounts of complexity and was pretentious