KIDS QUIZ
POP MUSIC
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Glam rock
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Synth Pop
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Punk
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Skiffle
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Detailed explanation-1: -One subgenre which started to reach mainstream heights in the early eighties was Electro. Greatly inspired by hip hop and German synthpop, electro replaced more traditional instruments such as the bass guitar and the drums with synthesizers & drum machines – like the Roland TR-808.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the early 1980s mass-produced digital synthesizers, such as the Yamaha DX7, became popular, and MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was developed. In the same decade, with a greater reliance on synthesizers and the adoption of programmable drum machines, electronic popular music came to the fore.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a surge of synth-pop hits influenced popular music.