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Tuesday, June 08, 2004

Posted 9:46 AM by Anurag

Music fundas

I recently attended a music quiz at the Crossword, a music and book store. And even though I couldn't clear the elimination round, it was fun nevertheless. Both trivia and serious questions. Here are some of the questions as I recall them. Will post answers tomorrow.

Prelims Round
1. What musical first was created in 1985 with the release of Dire Straits' album Brothers in Arms?
2. Which album recently took over Michael Jackson's Thriller as the highest selling album ever?
3. What's common to the initial careers of Kylie Minogue and Natalie Imbruglia?
4. Name the late 60s band that over the years had Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page as its guitarists.
5. Which song was written in protest to Neil Young's Southern Man?
6. Which song of Swedish pop group Abba was a tribute to Mexican Civil War?
7. Led Zeppelin first sung this classic "Kashmir" in a Bombay club in late 70s. Name the club/discotheque.
8. Which Airlines' inflight entertainment magazine is named RedHot?
9. Which band first used term Heavy Metal?
10. Which CD/Album first used an inlay card?

Mains Round
1. These guys were originally all set to do the cover act for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention concert to be held at the Casino in Montreux, Switzerland. But the Casino burnt down during the concert, after some stupid person fired a flare into the Casino's ceiling. That incident became the subject of/inpiration for their most successful song.
2. It was probably the first professional use of this synthesizer named after its creator Dr.____ After that, of course it became quite popular in music industry.
3. This band got their name from their High School gym instructor.
4. An MIT engineer goes on to start his own recording company and a band. Who?
5. He started a group called Humble Pie. And his pioneering use of the talk-box guitar effect became a trademark part of his performances. Which is the largest selling live album by this legendary rocker? The album included hits such as ""Do You Feel Like We Do".
6. An announcement about the formation of a new band backed by a legendary rocker created unprecedented hype. The newly-formed band released their debut album and then the band split forever!
7. Which album's smash success in 80s gave this British band a foothold in USA.
8. Who oiriginally sung the classic song "American Woman" (of which Lenny Kravitz version is more popular)?
9. Which movie soundtrack featured the works of ZZ Top, Ted Nugent, Rick Derringer, Foghat?
10. Originally (incorrectly) thought to be an anti-Vietnam band, these guys came to be known as quintessential American Rock Band as symbolized by one of their early songs.
11. Which song from the soundtrack of movie "Forest Gump" has lyrics from actual verses of Holy Bible?
12. What's the Britain's equivalent of Woodstock?
13. ZZ Top consists of Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. What's bizzare/striking/ironic about the band (Hint: its about a member's name)?

Update. June 09: Answers
Prelims Ans.
1. First album to be released on a CD. "One of the first rock acts to record a purely digital album was Dire Straits. "Brothers In Arms" was released in 1985 and is still one of the cleanest-sounding "
2. Eagles - Greatest Hits
3. Both started as Australian soap opera artistes. Natalie Imbruglia starred in "Neighbours" with Minogue before they both enjoyed singing careers.
4. The Yardbirds
5. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
6. Fernando
7. SlipDisc (or Slip Disc)
8. Virgin.
9. Steppenwolf.
10. I also dont remember answer to this one and can't find on the Net either! Lemme know if you find out :)

Mains Answers
1. Deep Purple's most well-known song: "Smoke on the Water". The lyrics actually tell the story of the recording of Machine Head.
2. Moog Synthesizer in the song "Lucky Man" by Emerson Lake Palmer.
3. Lynyrd Skynyrd after Leonard Skinner, a legendary antagonist of longhaired students!
4. Tom Scholz (Boston)
5. Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton.
6. Blind Fate backed by Eric Clapton.
7. Breakfast in America by Supertramp.
8. The Guess Who.
9. Dazed and Confused.
10. Grand Funk Railroad ("We are an American Band")
11. Turn Turn Turn (Pete Seeger)
12. Isle of White festival.
13. Gibbons and Hill sport two of the longest beards in all of show business, while Frank Beard is clean shaven!

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