Traditional Assessment and Scoring Key Thomas Hurley CUR528

Traditional Assessment and Scoring Key Thomas Hurley CUR/528 December 17 th, 2014 Erinn Moriarty-Dougherty

Overview – The Set List The purpose of this assessment is to test new hires at the Electric Hurley’s House of Love on knowledge that is necessary for employment at this fine establishment. Patrons do not come here solely for the exquisite food, hottest music and coldest drinks – they also come here to be challenged to learn more about what is such an integral part of our way of life: Music. This test consists of five parts with six questions each, thirty questions total. Part 1: Who Played for Who? Part 2: Why Things are the Way They Are. Part 3: Super Groups. Part 4: Gotta Have the Right Gear! Part 5: Original or Cover? Each part is worth 20 points for 100 points total. Each question is worth 3. 33 points. To pass, one must score at least 80%. This means one must answer at least 24 out of 30 questions correctly.

Multiple Choice – Who Played for who? 1. Prior to starting Megadeth, Dave Mustaine was an original member of which band: 4. Prior to joining the Foo Fighters, drummer Taylor Hawkins was a member of which band: A: Metallica A: The Presidents of the United States of America B: Night Ranger C: Blue Oyster Cult D: Poison 2. Prior to starting the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was a member of which band: A: Anthrax B: Nirvana C: Bush D: Gin Blossoms 3. Prior to joining forces with Ozzy, guitarist Randy Rhodes was a member of which band: B: the Dave Mathews Band C: Alanis Morissette D: R. E. M. 5. Prior to joining and singing for Anthrax, John Bush sang for which 80 s metal band: A: Judas Priest B: LA Guns C: Armored Saint D: Bon Jovi A: Quiet Riot 6. The Austrian Death Machine is a band that takes lines from what famous actor’s movies and makes songs out of them? B: Flock of Seagulls A: Clint Eastwood C: Iron Maiden B: Sylvester Stallone D: Thin Lizzy C: Arnold Schwarzenegger D: Vin Diesel

Short Answer – Why things are the way they are. 7. What is the standard pop-song format? __________________________________________ 8. What is meant by tempo? __________________________________________ 9. Why was drummer Brad Wilk such an appropriate replacement for Bill Ward on the Black Sabbath Album titled Thirteen? __________________________________________ 10. Why do live performances seem to always be faster than studio recordings? __________________________________________ 11. Why does Robert Plant sing “every inch of my love” at the end of the song Whole Lotta Love when Led Zeppelin was an English band they use the metric system over there? __________________________________________ 12. On the inside jacket of AC/DC’s album TNT, hailing from 1975, the bass player appears to be wearing a t-shirt that says: “NO WUCKIN’ FURRIES. ” What does this mean? __________________________________________

Fill in the Blanks – Super Groups 13. Audioslave is a super-group comprised of members of which two bands? _______ & ______ 14. Velvet Revolver is a super-group comprised of members of which two bands? _______ & ______ 15. Damnocracy is a super-group featuring who on lead vocals and who on lead guitar? _______ & ______ 16. Chickenfoot is a super-group featuring who on lead vocals and who on lead guitar? _______ & ______ 17. Them Crooked Vultures is a super-group comprised of members of which bands? _______ & ______________ 18. Temple of the Dog is a super-group comprised of members of which bands? _______ & ______________

Matching – Gotta have the right gear! Match the manufacturer with the type of instruments that it is most well-known for producing. 19. Fender Pianos 20. Zildjian Microphones 21. Pearl Drums 22. Baldwin Guitars 23. Ernie Ball Cymbals 24. Shure Guitar Strings

True or False – Original or Cover? 25. A lot of Elvis’ hits, such as Hound Dog, Burning Love, and Always on my Mind, were actually cover songs. True or False 26. Twist and Shout was a hit song originally written by the Beatles. True or False 27. One of Metallica’s most popular songs, (according to Spotify), Whiskey in the Jar, was previously recorded by Thin Lizzy in 1972 and many other artists prior to that. True or False 28. Smell the Glove is an album that was never actually recorded by a band that never actually existed: Spinal Tap. True or False 29. Blister in the Sun, originally written by the Violent Femmes, was the one song that catapulted them to fame as a one-hit wonder. True or False 30. Beatallica is a band who takes Beatles songs and Metallica songs and creates brilliant mash-up combinations such as Leper Madonna, I’ve Got a Ticket to Ride the Lightening, and I Wanna Choke Your Band. True or False

Answer Key – the Truth Shall Set You Free 1. Prior to starting Megadeth, Dave Mustaine was an original member of which band: 4. Prior to joining the Foo Fighters, drummer Taylor Hawkins was a member of which band: A: Metallica A: The Presidents of the United States of America B: Night Ranger B: the Dave Mathews Band C: Blue Oyster Cult D: Poison 2. Prior to starting the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was a member of which band: C: Alanis Morissette D: R. E. M. 5. Prior to joining and singing for Anthrax, John Bush sang for which 80 s metal band: A: Judas Priest A: Anthrax B: LA Guns B: Nirvana C: Armored Saint C: Bush D: Bon Jovi D: Gin Blossoms 3. Prior to joining forces with Ozzy, guitarist Randy Rhodes was a member of which band: A: Quiet Riot B: Flock of Seagulls C: Iron Maiden 6. The Austrian Death Machine is a band that takes lines from what famous actor’s movies and makes songs out of them? A: Clint Eastwood B: Sylvester Stallone C: Arnold Schwarzenegger D: Vin Diesel D: Thin Lizzy 7. What is the standard pop-song format? Intro, verse, chorus, bridge / solo, chorus, ending. 8. What is meant by tempo? Tempo is the pace at which a song is played usually measured in beats per minute. 9. Why was drummer Brad Wilk such an appropriate replacement for Bill Ward on the Black Sabbath Album titled Thirteen? Brad Wilk has a very Black Sabbath feel to the way he plays drums and this is evident on the albums he played with Audioslave and even the albums he played with Rage Against the Machine. 10. Why do live performances seem to always be faster than studio recordings? A normal physiological response to live music is for the body to produce more adrenaline, which in turn makes everything to just want to go faster. It takes a lot of discipline to keep the tempos locked in steady without speeding up too much; hence, yet another reason why Brad Wilk was such a great replacement for Bill Ward. 11. Why does Robert Plant sing “every inch of my love” at the end of the song Whole Lotta Love when Led Zeppelin was an English band they use the metric system over there? Robert Plant’s explanation was that they were trying to reach an American market at that time, so using American terms was more of a marketing ploy. That and “every inch of my love” seemed to flow a lot better than “every centimeter of my love. ” 12. On the inside jacket of AC/DC’s album TNT, hailing from 1975, the bass player appears to be wearing a t-shirt that says: “NO WUCKIN’ FURRIES. ” What does this mean? AC/DC is an Australian band, and No Wuckin’ Furries is simply Australian slang, just a phrase that is used frequently by the people down under.

Answer Key – The Truth Shall Set You Free 13. Audioslave is a super-group comprised of members of which two bands? Rage Against the Machine & Soundgarden 14. Velvet Revolver is a super-group comprised of members of which two bands? Guns n Roses & Stone Temple Pilots 15. Damnocracy is a super-group featuring who on lead vocals and who on lead guitar? Sebastian Bach & Ted Nugent 16. Chickenfoot is a super-group featuring who on lead vocals and who on lead guitar? Sammy Hagar & Joe Satriani 17. Them Crooked Vultures is a super-group comprised of members of which bands? Foo Fighters & Queens of the Stone Age & Led Zeppelin 18. Temple of the Dog is a super-group comprised of members of which bands? Soundgarden & Mother Love Bone & Pearl Jam 19. Fender _ Guitars 20. Zildjian _ Cymbals 21. Pearl _ Drums 22. Baldwin _ Pianos 23. Ernie Ball Guitar Strings 24. Shure Microphones 25. A lot of Elvis’ hits, such as Hound Dog, Burning Love, and Always on my Mind, were actually cover songs. True or False 26. Twist and Shout was a hit song originally written by the Beatles. True or False 27. One of Metallica’s most popular songs, (according to Spotify), Whiskey in the Jar, was previously recorded by Thin Lizzy in 1972 and many other artists prior to that. True or False 28. Smell the Glove is an album that was never actually recorded by a band that never actually existed: Spinal Tap. True or False 29. Blister in the Sun, originally written by the Violent Femmes, was the one song that catapulted them to fame as a one-hit wonder. True or False 30. Beatallica is a band who takes Beatles songs and Metallica songs and creates brilliant mash-up combinations such as Leper Madonna, I’ve Got a Ticket to Ride the Lightening, and I Wanna Choke Your Band. True or False