How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Kiss, Def Leppard, Dare, Megadeth, Stryper, Vixen, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Magnum, Yngwie Malmsteen, Saxon, Poison
They are the performers of twelve hard & metal music videos that reached the charts in the eighties or the nineties.
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1 . Kiss – Crazy Crazy NightsFeatured on the 1987 album “Crazy Nights”.
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2 . Def Leppard – Armageddon ItFeatured on the 1987 album “Hysteria“.
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3 . Dare – The RaindanceFeatured on the 1988 album “Out of the Silence”.
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4 . Megadeth – Anarchy In The U.K.Featured on the 1988 album “So Far, So Good… So What!”.
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5 . Stryper – Always There For YouFeatured on the 1988 album “In God We Trust”.
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6 . Vixen – Edge Of A Broken HeartFeatured on the 1988 album “Vixen “.
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7 . Iron Maiden – Wasted YearsFeatured on the 1986 album “Somewhere in Time”.
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8 . Judas Priest – Johnny B. GoodeFeatured on the 1988 album “Ram It Down”.
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9 . Magnum – Days Of No TrustFeatured on the 1988 album “Wings Of Heaven”.
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10 . Yngwie Malmsteen – Heaven TonightFeatured on the 1988 album “Odyssey”.
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11 . Saxon – Northern LadyFeatured on the 1986 album “Rock the Nations”. |
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12 . Poison – Every Rose Has Its ThornFeatured on the 1988 album “Open Up and Say… Ahh!”.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. “Crazy, Crazy Nights” by Kiss reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, marking their highest-charting single in the United Kingdom.
2. Joe Elliott described “Armageddon It” as resembling “T. Rex meets Eddie Cochran” due to its distinctive vocal and musical style.
3. Dare’s “The Raindance” achieved a peak position of 62 on the UK Singles Chart, establishing itself as a notable early release for the band.
4. Judas Priest’s heavy metal cover of “Johnny B. Goode” was featured on the soundtrack for the movie *Johnny Be Good*.
5. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols contributed a guitar solo for Megadeth’s cover of “Anarchy in the U.K.” on their 1988 album.
6. “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Poison uses the metaphor of roses and thorns to explore themes of love and pain.
7. The cover art for “Wasted Years” includes a depiction of a TARDIS, a nod to time-travel from *Doctor Who*.
8. Stryper’s “Always There for You” is associated with Christian metal, intersecting with glam and heavy metal influences.
9. Magnum’s “Days of No Trust” addresses themes of widespread cynicism, particularly in social and political contexts.
10. Yngwie Malmsteen’s *Odyssey* represented a shift toward a more polished, radio-friendly sound accompanied by Joe Lynn Turner’s vocals.
11. Saxon’s “Northern Lady” is included in the compilation *Decade of the Eagle*, which features selected tracks from their discography.
12. Yngwie Malmsteen’s *Odyssey* remained on the US Billboard 200 for 18 weeks — his highest-charting album to date, reaching number 40.
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