How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Poison, W.A.S.P., Magnum, Little Angels, Vain, Dirty White Boy, Warrant, The Almighty, Extreme, Bad English, Leatherwolf, Anthrax
They are the performers of twelve hard & metal music videos that reached the charts in the eighties or the nineties.
1. Which band member stated that the title phrase of Poison’s hit single from 1990 had no intended meaning?
- A Bobby Dall
- B C.C. DeVille
- C Bret Michaels
2. Who originally wrote the song that W.A.S.P. covered as track 2 on their 1989 album, The Headless Children?
- A Pete Townshend
- B Roger Daltrey
- C John Entwistle
3. From which album was Magnum’s 1988 single “Start Talking Love” released?
- A On a Storyteller’s Night
- B Wings of Heaven
- C Vigilante
4. What notable TV program featured Little Angels performing their 1990 single?
- A Top of the Pops
- B The Old Grey Whistle Test
- C Later… with Jools Holland
5. Which American band released their debut album, No Respect, in 1989?
- A Vain
- B Ratt
- C L.A. Guns
6. “Let’s Spend Momma’s Money” is a track by which short-lived band from 1989?
- A White Cross
- B Dirty White Boy
- C Sleaze Beez
7. Warrant had a re-recording of their 1989 single to meet what specific requirement by the label?
- A A longer guitar solo
- B A “bigger radio sound”
- C Quieter vocals
8. Which compilation includes The Almighty’s track “Wild & Wonderful,” among others?
- A All The Best
- B Some Kind of Wonderful
- C Wild and Wonderful
9. Extreme’s 1990 opening track on Pornograffitti is noted for featuring a riff-driven arrangement by which guitarist?
- A Richie Kotzen
- B Vernon Reid
- C Nuno Bettencourt
10. Which 1989 song by Bad English reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100?
- A Forget Me Not
- B Price of Love
- C Straight to Your Heart
11. Which metal band used a unique “three-guitar lineup” approach on their 1987 self-titled studio album?
- A Leatherwolf
- B Armored Saint
- C Metal Church
12. In which Anthrax album can you find the 1990 single with clock-themed stage set pieces in its music video?
- A Among the Living
- B Persistence of Time
- C Spreading the Disease
Tracklist
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1 . Poison – Unskinny BopFeatured on the 1990 album “Flesh & Blood”.
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2 . W.A.S.P. – The Real MeFeatured on the 1989 album “The Headless Children”.
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3 . Magnum – Start Talking LoveFeatured on the 1988 album “Wings of Heaven”.
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4 . Little Angels – She’s A Little AngelFeatured on the 1989 album “Don’t Prey for Me”.
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5 . Vain – Beat The BulletFeatured on the 1989 album “No Respect”.
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6 . Dirty White Boy – Let’s Spend Momma’s MoneyFeatured on the 1992 album “Bad Reputation”.
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7 . Warrant – HeavenFeatured on the 1989 album “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich”.
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8 . The Almighty – Wild & Wonderful
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9 . Extreme – Decadence DanceFeatured on the 1990 album “Extreme II: Pornograffitti”.
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10 . Bad English – Price Of LoveFeatured on the 1989 album “Bad English”.
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11 . Leatherwolf – HideawayFeatured on the 1989 album “Street Ready”. |
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12 . Anthrax – In My WorldFeatured on the 1990 album “Persistence Of Time”.
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. B. Guitarist C.C. DeVille mentioned the title’s meaninglessness; it only fit phonetically. Bret Michaels and Bruce Fairbairn shared this view during their production sessions.
2. A. Pete Townshend wrote the song covered by W.A.S.P., famously part of The Who’s catalog. The band’s cover credits it as his composition.
3. B. Magnum’s single “Start Talking Love” hails from their seventh studio album, Wings of Heaven, released in 1988. It became a video staple soon after.
4. A. Little Angels performed on BBC’s Top of the Pops on August 2, 1990. This mimed studio performance marked their broadcast appearance that year.
5. A. Vain’s debut album, No Respect, launched in 1989. The band, typified as glam metal, solidified their style with this initial release.
6. B. Dirty White Boy’s “Let’s Spend Momma’s Money” features in their sole album, Bad Reputation. Formed by Earl Slick and David Glen Eisley, their lineup had quick visibility.
7. B. Warrant re-recorded the 1989 single for a “bigger radio sound” requested by their label. The original pressing of 250,000 copies contains the unaltered version.
8. C. The 2002 Wild and Wonderful compilation draws from The Almighty’s earlier work. It captures Polydor-era tracks, including this signature title.
9. C. Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt laid down the riff-driven arrangement on Extreme’s lead track from Pornograffitti. His guitar work became a defining band sound.
10. B. “Price of Love” charted at No. 5 for Bad English in 1989. It augmented their debut album’s success, joining two other Top 40 tracks.
11. A. Leatherwolf’s self-titled 1987 album highlighted a rare “three-guitar lineup”. This Huntington Beach band remains a unique entity among metal groups.
12. B. On Anthrax’s Persistence of Time, the 1990 single features in a video with clock-themed staging. The fifth studio album marked a thematic pivot for the band.
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