Indie Quiz

Have YOU got the Indie factor /38?

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What decade was indie established? (1)

And in which area of England? (1)
Name two Factory artists (2)
Name three MADCHESTER bands (3)
Give three features of this music/style: (3)
Which record label were THE SMITHS signed to? (1)
Name three songs by The Smiths (3)
Blur are from Essex, what makes their early records sound indie: (2)
What makes BRITPOP from the mid 1990s different to the indie music from before?
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10. Complete the following: (19)
Indie rock is characterised by the use of g________ as the main harmony instrument, with
a classic rock-band line-up of d______, b______ and sometimes k_____________. There are
many different influences, including:
uk pop rock of the Beatles, the Who and the Kinks. This can be heard in
music by B____ .
other 60s artists including The Byrds and the Velvet underground and
psychedelia. The guitars of The S_______ R______ and The H_________
M_______ really show this influence.
Punk rock, funk and house (particularly the Madchester bands). The beat is
often called the f_________ d___________ beat.

Vocals are often fairly understated, with a m______________ or introspective feel.

B________ vocals are not usually a big feature, so the music can sometimes be quite
sparse. In some of the more psychedelic influenced I______ bands, textures are filled out
with retro sounding o______ or perhaps string lines played on sy______ . G_______ sounds
commonly associated with indie are often referred to as jangly a fairly light one, often
using picked, sustained arpeggios/broken chords with effects such as w________,
ch_______ or p_________.
Now make sure you know at least FIVE facts about 3 different INDIE artists. I suggest
any/all of the following: The Smiths, New Order, The Stone Roses, The Happy Mondays,
Blur