Match the following:

a. alternative
b. harmonics
c. grunge
d. riot grrrl
e. Lollapalooza
f. power chords
g. generation x
h. head banging
i. heavy metal
j. art rock
k. queercore
l. new generation of singer-songwriters
1. A 90s militant feminist movement which supported post-punk bands.
2. A high-energy, sometimes violent, dance with evolved around heavy metal.
3. A term to describe a family of rock-related, punk-inspired styles.
4. A style of rock which emerged in Seattle in the 1980s.
5. The children of baby-boomers.
6. Creating this sound on a stringed instrument by depressing the string only part way at certain points;
gives a higher-pitched sound with a distinctive ring.
7. A movement which reacted against mainstream gay and lesbian views and centered on punk and
industrial rock.
8. A style of rock that went beyond commercial and popular entertainment to create works of greater
complexity.
9. A music festival during the 90s which featured alternative bands.
10. In the late 1980s, this was the most popular rock genre.
11. I and V chords, often played at an intense volume and at a steady, fast beat.
12. Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega, and k.d. lang.


1. ANS: D PTS: 1
2. ANS: F PTS: 1
3. ANS: A PTS: 1
4. ANS: C PTS: 1
5. ANS: G PTS: 1
6. ANS: B PTS: 1
7. ANS: K PTS: 1
8. ANS: J PTS: 1
9. ANS: E PTS: 1
10. ANS: I PTS: 1
11. ANS: F PTS: 1
12. ANS: L PTS: 1

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