We need a confirmation QuasiMojo. If Rideough is correct then it's his question, if not then it's a stumper and we need a new question.

paging QuasiMojo...are you in the building??

Now after my last blunder i'm reluctant to say it but I KNOW, absolutely KNOW for CERTAIN that Animals is correct.

The "Disc 2" means it's the second disc of a double live album by the Frog Brigade.

Yes indeed.
apologies about the way I laid the question out...it was disc 2 of The Frog Brigades 2 disc set.
So...there you have it...rideough-the thread is yours. And I'm going to have to be a bit more attentive from now on guys!

Time for a jump-start again.


Lynyrd Skynyrd's legendary song "Freebird" was written as a tribute to what other legend?

Duane Allman

The late great Duane Allman is correct.

Your move SinisterMotives.

What well-known British pop singer once said in an interview, "I didn't really want to be rich - I just wanted to be famous"?

Robbie Williams?

No, not Robbie Williams. Here's another hint. This artist's career spans several decades.

David Bowie?

No, not David Bowie either. Here's another clue. He wore a pink blazer on one of his album covers.

Bono? not technically a Brit, though.

No, not Bono either. This guy has been around since the late sixties at least.

Elton John?

Nope.

ROD THE BOD STEWART.

Guess we don't have many Rod fans here.

Pink Blazer is on his first WB Greatest Hits cover.

Rod Stewart is indeed the correct answer. Your turn, Pan. :)

Ok, seems we found a sore area.

Rod Stewart's Maggie May was actually a "B-Side", a DeeJay in-------- decided to play the song as a joke claiming, "with a voice like this he should go back to digging graves."

Name either the famed Buzzard weilding mascot radio station (which in the 80's won Rolling Stone's Best Radio Station contest every year because of ballot stuffing)

Or Name the city the station is in.

I don't think so, I just don't think a lot is known about "The Bod".


If I remember the story correctly it was KTLA in Los Angeles. But then again I could be just taking a wild ass guess.

Nope, not KTLA.

This is also the same station that first played Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell.

At one time it was the best radio station around (until all the DJ's got big heads, and CC bought it). They took chances and many artists got played on this station first because noone else took the chance and because no other city ROCKS like ---------.

It wasn't ballot stuffing in the 80's Rolling Stone readers knew W--- was the best station.

mayhap....WMMS in Cleveland?
I remember tales of this renegade radio station.
I always thought that perhaps it was the inspiration for WKRP in Cinncinati.

keeping the train in the vein...

here's my question-
In 1979 a movie was made about an upstart FM radio station that had Martin Mull in it and featured performers like Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty, REO Speedwagon and Jimmy Buffet...












What were the call letters of THAT ficticious radio station?

(you thought I was going to ask the name of the movie...didn't you? :)

WMMS in Cleveland was (is?) known as the Buzzard, and is, I think, the correct answer to the question. However, WMMS, at the time of the Rolling Stone polling, was a shadow of its former self. I'm told that in the 70s it truly was a kick ass station. But when I lived in Cleveland in the mid 80s the Buzzard was NOT a great radio station, except on saturday nights, when ____ (cant remember his name) a Wolfman Jack like DJ used to truly rock the house. The rest of the time they played mostly whatever crap rock was currently on the charts. Want proof? Mr. Mister had all of their shitty "hits" played on the Buzzard. Further proof: WMMS played the ever-lovin shit out of Starship's "We Built This CIty" (one of the shittiest rock songs EVER!) and even helped identify that song with the effort to put the RnR Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The whole thing sucked ASS.

You are correct. MMS wasn't that bad, it stayed pretty hard till Malrite started losing their ass on the station (beat the hell out of listening to GCL, which was totally pop.) It did go downhill almost overnight, tho. WONE in Akron took over during the mid-80's to mid-late 90's but now they all sound the same.

I appologize didn't see Quasi had answered it first, GOOD JOB Quasi and yes in the early days MMS was a renegade station. Kid Leo and the group were greats.

And good old Martin Mull is from Cleveland also.

OOH OOH OOH!!! I know Quasi's!

The answer, if I remember correctly and i'm almost certain I do, is Q-SKY

You are correct good sir.

Alright, next question...

(this one is stupid)

On an episode of the TV show "The Angry Beavers," there was sort of a parody of the Beatles' in that when the Beavers became famous, a comment one of them made sparked burnings of albums and riots, etc. One of the Beavers said:

"We're bigger than _____ ______"

Fill in the blanks

(No, he did not say Jesus)

no clue

Oprah's beaver?

The Beatles?

"We're bigger than _____ ______"

Monica's ass?

"We're bigger than sliced bread!"

Yo mama?

you're officially awesome, SM

Your turn.

Here's the question: Romeo Void singer Deborah Iyall once remarked that she wished a more recently popular band would give credit where credit is due when they plagiarized lyrics from one of her songs. What's the name of the other band?

Not a damn clue.

clue request: whats the Romeo Void song?

"In the Dark"

Looks like another stumper

Here's a clue. The song containing the plagiarized lyrics was titled "Not My Idea".

Was it Garbage?

That is correct. Your turn, Slauncha Man.

To keep this going, I'll go ahead and ask one.

In '66, Neil Young and Bruce Palmer, before traveling to California to track down Stephen Stills to convince him to start a band which would become Buffalo Springfield, were members of a Toronto group called the Mynah Birds. Who was the singer of the group?

Ricky James Matthews, aka Rick James

So was this a drive-by restart or something? http://bluehole.clarkworx.com/chrome...s/icon_huh.gif

I'm stoked! Let's keep this train rolling! http://bluehole.clarkworx.com/chrome...s/buttrock.gif

Anyway, assuming that was the correct answer, I'll ask the next question.

In 1983, what songwriter had two songs in the Billboard top 5 in the same week?

I'll make the first guess since my turn was steamrolled over. Michael Jackson.

Nope. But I'll let you ask the next question since it's officially your turn.

sorry. didn't do it to steal anyone's turn or anything, but it was 18 hours since the correct answer was given and 13 hours since the answer was confirmed, and there was still no new question on the board. Others have done the same thing I did many times before in this thread to keep the trivia thread relatively active.

Gotcha. So was Rick James the correct answer to your question about the Mynah Birds?

yep, sure was

I have no clue on yours, but I'll guess Billy Joel (surprised it wasn't Michael Jackson)

No, it wasn't Billy Joel either. I'll give you a clue: it was a songwriter. The two songs weren't necessarily performed by the same artist.

Here's the question again, just to keep the thread sorted:

In 1983, what songwriter had two songs in the Billboard top 5 in the same week?

Phil Collins

Just keep in mind that some of us take breaks from TFP. I would've asked a new question, I swear!

Sans sarcasm, It's not the end of the world. I think I'll be able to get over it. And in regards to SinisterMotives: Thanks, but I'm going on vacation and won't be able to ask the next question anyway.

OK, back to the game.

No, not Phil Collins.

Have a safe trip! http://bluehole.clarkworx.com/chrome.../icon_wave.gif

my guess: Prince

No sir. Here's another clue:

The artist who performed one of the hits was a Welsh singer whose real name is Gaynor Hopkins. The other was a duo who first hit it big in Australia. And remember, we're looking for the person who wrote the songs, not the bands who performed them.

Damn, no clue here.

I thought you were talking about Tommy James who had "I Think We're Alone Now" and "Mony Mony" on the charts by Tiffany and Billy Idol, but based on the clue, looks like I'm wrong.

Okay, here's another clue. This is practically giving it away, so I can't give you any more clues after this. Bonnie Tyler had the number one hit, and Air Supply had the number two song that week. Both songs were written by the same person.

Jim Steinman Bonnie's only big hit was "total Eclipse of the Heart" written by him, the AS song I don't know.

Jim Steinman is the correct answer. In October 1983, Bonnie Tyler's recording of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" reached number one, while Air Supply's recording of "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" occupied the number two slot. Your turn, Pan.

I can see MLONAA being Steiman.

What artist believed he had seances with Mozart and actually talked to him?

Jim Morrison?

No, not Jim.

Think later in rock history.

It's hard to give too many clues without giving it away.

Prince?

No, not Prince but right era.

totally random guess: Rick Wakeman

Perhaps Ric Ocasek?

Nope neither of them.

Ok here's a hint: he was a solo artist not from the US.

Think about the clues, talked to MOZART in seances, not US...... you all will slap your heads when you see the answer.... well if you remember him.

Falco?

Ding Ding Ding.... you got it Sinister.

Yes, it was Falco, when People Mag. did an interview with him he claimed he held seances and talked to Amadeus and that Mozart was helping him with his music.

He also claimed Mozart loved the Amadeus song.

Even though he never had any success after in the US, I believe he was big in Europe and had become an ochestra director before his untimely death.

Here's the next question:

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, what rock star managed the recording career of Liza Minelli?

The obvious guess, Elton John







(edit: I actually do know the answer. I'm just giving everyone a sporting chance)

Not Elton John. You may as well give us the correct answer if you know it. No one else seems to be taking a shot at it.

Oddly enough Gene Simmons managed Liza's career for a while. That's Gene "I'll take a buck wherever I can get it" Simmons for ya.




New question:

Queen and David Bowie teamed up in the mid-eighties for the song "Under Pressure", but only performed it live together once. Where was that one performance?

I think I know the answer, but I'm going to give someone else a crack at it first. :)

Mmmkay, here's my guess:

Knebworth

You're in the right country, but wrong event.

Live Aid

That's the event, Sion.

My sister and I got up a 7am and watched it most of the day. The sucky part is that we did not own a VCR yet, so all I have is my memories of the event:(

cool. I needed to get one right, coz I have a beauty of a question.

yesterday (July 12) marked the 25th anniversary of a seminal event in music history. the event ocurred in Chicago's Commiskey Park in 1979.

what happened?

Disco Night where they rioted as they burnt disco albums.

Technically "Disco Demolition Night". It was orchestrated by radio talk DJ Steve Daal, and occured during the break between games of a doubleheader. The field was deemed "unplayable" after fans stormed the field, cancelling the 2nd game.

That and Cleveland's 5cent beer night are the 2 best promotions baseball ever had....lol.

Ok .... here's one, I had to go to the top of the hill and ask the great music guru this question and when he wouldn't answer I went to granddad so blame him .....

What big band did Frank Sinatra become famous fronting?

Wow no guesses yet. Maybe I went back too far for you guys.

I'm gonna take a wild guess and say the Tommy Dorsey Band? ;)

In the late 70's, we started our career when we were able to land a deal with Phonogram in the US due to consistent airplay on Cleveland radio. We are a Canadian Band. Who are we?

Triumph?

Hi folks... I'm back from vacation. Had a great time!
Technically, Pan6467's question is still on the board, so as the starter of this thread, I'm going to have to strike Church'es question from the board. Sorry Church! If you're not familiar with the rules of the thread, I can repost them for ya!

not only cancelling the game, but the Sox had to take a forfiet!
Just read about this recently!

It's alright Perrip, Church was right with Tommy Dorsey.

The first record Frankie cut was "This Song is You" and he got billing with Tommy Dorsey.

So Church's question is the official question.

By the way welcome back Perrip, hope the vacation went well.

So now Church needs to confirm whether Triumph is the answer to his question.

I would say if Church does'nt respond by 6:56 pm eastern, the question is yours, Sinistermotives. That will be the 24 hour mark.
I would have guessed Triumph also.

Okay, it's getting close to that time. I'm going to give him a few more minutes while I come up with another question.

Here's the next question:

In 1991, Arlo Guthrie purchased the church where his song “Alice’s Restaurant” was set. What was the church originally called?

Damn, a little too early for my time. Maybe the "registered fossil" can answer this one. :lol:

Sorry dude, just noticed the new title and it cracked me up.

Sorry, I was out. I know my question is obsolete now, but in case you were curious, the answer was Rush. :)

I almost said that, but I could've sworn they were around a bit earlier than the late 70s.

Yeah, that's the twist. They had a few songs out, but they really got their big break on the radio station in question.

eh, it's ok sonny.... actually, Arlo was a little before my time too.
As far as the Rush question goes, I thought that "Fly by Night" was their first radio hit, and I thought that album was more like mid-seventies. I tried searching for the date, but to no avail.
Time is almost up on the Arlo question.

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

Officially a stumper SinisterMotives, hit us with a little easier one!

The church's original name was St. James Chapel. The building was extended in the 1860s and renamed Trinity Church.

I'll be back with another question in a bit. :)