Conference marvin::uk_music

    
    Count me in, Stephen. Mind you, I'm not very good on the Irish music
    scene. Will this be a handicap?
    
    Dave

    re: .0
    
    	Is it 'An acceptable level of ecstasy'??
    
    Samantha.
    
    Ps: How come you can always remember every line in a song accept the 
    	title? 8-(

>    	Is it 'An acceptable level of ecstasy'??

Yup, that's it alright Samantha. Weird song isn't it ? But there you go....

Stephen

Entry Forms were available from yesterday in Zhivago. The manager of Zhivago is 
setting the questions, and says that it will have a similar format to the Hot 
Press Quiz last year (12 rounds of 10 questions, 2 rounds being audio), but 
not as tough. The aim is that an average team should be able to get 50% right!

--Patrick--

    Well the quiz happened last night .. and we didn't win. The questions
    were definitely NOT easy. In the end I think we got 77 out of a maximum
    of 120. The sort of questions that caught us out were...
    
    1) Name a Cliff Richard hit with a number in the title (not counting
      the Young Ones).
    
    2) Name the Pet Shop Boys (sorry matty.. we just couldnt get one of
    their last names!!
    
    3) Which record label did Smokie record on?
    
    4) Why was Jerry Lee Lewis out of the music scene for ten years? 
    
    5) How many albums have been recorded by Mary Coughlan? (is that
    spelled ok)?
    
    Get all five of those right and you should enter a quiz.
    
    Also we slipped up on lots of 'Beat the intro' and 'Whats the next
    line' type questions.
    
    Dave

    >> 1) Name a Cliff Richard hit with a number in the title (not counting
    >>  the Young Ones).
    
      Is it "The twelfth of never". ?
    
    Ray.

    ... was JLL in jail?
    
    Ray (again)

    Were Smokie on RCA ?
    
    Juju
    xxxx
    

Not meaning to confuse the issue (or turn this into yet another competition 
topic), my favourite question was to name the group that had 6 hits in 1973/74 
all with the name of the band in the title. Any takers?

--Patrick--

    1) Twelfth of Never is correct.. there were several other possible
       answers
    
    3) RCA is wrong.. thats what I said too
    
    4) No he wasnt in jail.. and thats what we said too!

    I imagine the reason JLL was out of music for 10 years was because of
    the scandal with him marrying his 13-year-old cousin.
    
    Of course, I can't answer the other questions, so I certainly COULDN'T
    have done better than you!
    
    Nick

    RE: .9
    
    Patrick, that's really got my mind working overtime. I assume you mean
    hit singles? Hmmmm....
    
    Nick

RE: .9 Patrick

	We got that one!!!  In fact, one of us had the album!

	My favorite question was how many tears would you get if you added those
	that the stranglers had to those that the Goombay Dance Band (sp?)had.
	It brought back memories of a song best forgotten...  Sing along now...

-Brian.
P.S.  Dave, we *did* get the JLL question right.

    Smokie recorded for the RAK 'stable' (Chinn/Chapman) - not that
    I have any of their stuff, y'understand!  ;*)
    
    This one about the band who had all those hits with their name in
    the titles in intriguing me too!  

Re. The Wombles - Coooorrrrrectttt. Give the man a spot prize (you can have the
one I won - The Harlem Boys Choir performing the soundtrack from Glory! whoopee)

Superwomble, Wombling Free, Wombles of Wimbledon Common. Ahh, the golden hour of
pop.

--Patrick--

    Re. 13 Well they played this on 210 tonight.
    
    The GDB = 7 tears
    The Stranglers = 96 tears
    
    Total = 103
    
    Rich
    

>>>   Well they played this on 210 tonight.

	They played the GDB???  My condolences.

For Galway noters, if there are any left here :-(

	a Rock'n'Pop table quiz will take place next Monday night (MAR-25) in
	the Warwick Hotel.  Entry forms from Zhivago, & must be paid in advance
	(16 punts).

	All together now: "Remember you're a Womble,..."

-Brian.

P.S. Lots of goodies at last years.

    ...which british raggle-taggle band visits Clifden and steals all the
    young girls from Galway ?  -;)

    - Tim

Here's a selection of the questions from last night's quiz. No apologies for
alcohol induced memory failures.

Have a go. I'll post the answers later.

Nb all charts refer to the UK

1/ What was Motown's biggest selling album
2/ What of Michael Jackson's albums had the most hit singles - Off the Wall, 
Thriller, or Bad
3/ His real name is Rob(?) Van Winkle
4/ What was the name of the place in the desert that Gram Parson's body was 
burnt (ie after he died). It was also the name of an album.
5/ Who wrote the music for the film Midnight Express
6/ Name the three tenors who recorded an album together last year (full names).
7/ What was the name of Zig And Zag's Irish hit at the end of last year
8/ Who were the subject of the film Head in 1967(?)
9/ Who wrote the music for, directed (and starred in?) the film Renaldo and 
Clara
10/ What event had n miscarriages, m births, p deaths, etc..., and on what 
land did it take place?
11/ In what year did Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix die
12/ In what year was Soft Cell's Tainted Love a hit
13/ Whose first hit was Night of Fear in 1967
14/ What song did Shirley Bassey, Harry Belafonte and some group I'd never 
heard of record in 1957(?)
15/ What do Carly Simon, Tom Jones and Duran Duran have in common
16/ Who sang Oops Upside Your Head last year (this was in an audio round)
17/ With what group did Brianna Corrigan and some guy sing a hit last year
18/ In what year was The Clash's Should I Stay Or Should I Go originally a hit
19/ What is the best selling single by a female artist
20/ What film was the Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes song Up Where We Belong 
taken from.
21/ Which is the odd one out - Tavares, The Righteous Brothers and the Neville 
Brothers
22/ Who was Neil Young's backing band on his album This Note's For You
23/ What song did Tina Turner sing in Mad Max III(?)
24/ Which Doors album preceded Morrison Hotel - LA Woman, Waiting for the sun, 
Sniff it 'til you snuff it, or none of these.
25/ Who opened the Live Aid concert
26/ The drummer from Traffic had some solo hits. Name him
27/ What artist has recorded solo, in a duo, in a trio, in a quartet, in a 
quintet, in a sextet, and more
28/ What was Kate Bush's first album
29/ What was the other side of the Beatles Strawberry Field's Forever single
30/ He was the Rolling Stones road manager until he died (sometime in the late 
70s(?)), and also played piano for them, which led to him becoming known as the 
Sixth Stone. Who was he?
31/ In the late 70s(?) all the beatles singles were rereleased, and one song 
which wasn't previously a single. What song?
32/ Who recorded New Boots and Panties?

Another question listed 5 of the Bay City Rollers and asked for the sixth. 
Would you have got it?

Bonus question:
They read out one of these after each round, and gave points depending on when 
you answered it, i.e. 9 after the first question, 8 after the second, etc.

a/ His father was a captain in the British Army and was reputed to be Irish
b/ An offspring of his has had a number (2?) of hits and has been critically 
acclaimed
c/ He is buried (somewhere) in Middlesex
d/ He had 14 hit singles ...
e/ ?
f,g/ too easy, I've listed them with the answers!

1) Songs in the key of life, Stevie Wonder ?
2) Thriller ?
3) ?
4) ?
5) ?
6) Rugerro Raimondi, Domingo Placido and Jose Carreras
7) ?
8) ?
9) Bod Dylan
10) Something like Woodstock or the Isle of Wight festival ?
11) 1970
12) 1981
13) The Move
14) When (I think the other band name is the Kalin Twins)
15) ?
16) ?
17) ?
18) 1982
19) Saving of my love for you, Whitney Houston
20) ?
21) The Righteous Brothers, I don't think they are really brothers 
(or do I make a confusion with the Walker Brothers ?)
22) ?
23) We don't need another heroe
24) Waiting for the sun ?
25) The Boomtown Rats
26) Jim Capaldi
27) Stephane Grappeli / Louis Armstrong
28) The Kick Inside
29) Penny Lane
30) Andrew Loog Oldham comes to mind but I think I make a confusion, wouldn't it
rather be Stewart something. I know his name is included in the title of one 
song of Led Zep's Physical Graffiti : Boogie for ...
31) ?
32) Ian Dury and the Blockheads

>>> Another question listed 5 of the Bay City Rollers and asked for the sixth. 
>>> Would you have got it?

No

Bonus question : no idea


I'am afraid I'm not going to enter the Guiness Book for these answers !

Didier

    
    2) Thriller
    4) Joshua Tree
    8) The Monkees
    11) 1969
    12) 1980
    16) SNAP
    18) 1977
    20) An officer and a gentleman
    21) The Righteous Brothers
    22) The Thunderdome (Beyond the?)
    24) None of these
    25) Status Quo
    
    Probably some wrong there 
    
    Tim
    ---

1/ Lionel Richie - Tonight
2/ Bad
3/ Vanilla Ice
4/ Joshua Tree
5/ Gorgio Moroder
6/ Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti
7/ The Christmas Number 1
8/ The Monkees
9/ Bob Dylan
10/ Woodstock, on Max Yasqar's Farm
11/ 1970
12/ 1981
13/ The Move (I think)
14/ The Banana Boat Song (i.e. dayo, da-ay-ay-ay-oo)
15/ The all sung the theme of a James Bond film
16/ Snap
17/ The Beautiful South
18/ 1982
19/ The Power of Love, Jennifer Rush
20/ An officer and a gentleman
21/ The Righteous Brothers - they aren't brothers (No points for remarks about 
the colour of their skin!)
22/ The Blue Notes
23/ We don't need another hero
24/ None of them, The Soft Parade preceded Morrison Hotel.
25/ Status Quo
26/ Jim Capaldi (I think)
27/ Paul McCartney
28/ The kick inside
29/ Penny Lane
30/ Ian Stewart
31/ Yesterday
32/ Ian Dury

Bonus question: Bob Marley
(2 teams got it right after the first question.)

	Theres another one of these tomorrow night, and the XSTACY team
	is a body short.

	So if you're in the Galway area and can name 3 hits by Abba, then
	send me some E-mail...

	Dave

	Well, this years quiz saw the lowest score by our team ever
	(49%). The questions seemed to be in 2 categories - easy
	and hard, with nothing in-between. 

	I'll post some of the what-we-thought-were-hard-ones later.

	PS. We did win a prize, however.. for silliest name for a team....

	"We've got a reference book and we're gonna use it".


	Dave

	A few samples from the quiz, from memory

        1) How many members of U2 are Irish-born?
        2) Which Elvis Presley single consists of a single word?
        3) Which Bay City Rollers Single got to No. 1 in the US?
        4) Are any members of the Ramones related (yes/no)?
        5) Whats the connection between the KLF and Cream?
        6) Who recorded the theme tune for 5-4-3-2-1?
        7) Who sings with Jane's Addiction?
        8) Who was married to Lisa Bonet?
        9) Who had an album called "Bitches Brew" and died last year?
        10) Who is the lead singer for Nirvana?

	Bonus (worth 10points) Who started out as the Blue Velvets?

     <<< Note 642.27 by XSTACY::PATTISON "A rolling stone gets the worm" >>>
                                 -< Try these >-


	A few samples from the quiz, from memory

        2) Which Elvis Presley single consists of a single word?

           Suspicion?

        
           
        4) Are any members of the Ramones related (yes/no)?

           Joey and Dee Dee?
    
 
        5) Whats the connection between the KLF and Cream?

           Drug abuse?


        6) Who recorded the theme tune for 5-4-3-2-1?

           Surely not Manfred Mann?



	Bonus (worth 10points) Who started out as the Blue Velvets?


         David and the Lynchpins?



        
  

	5) KLF and Cream - "White Room"

    7) Perry Farrell
    8) Lenny Kravitz
    10) Kurt Cobain

    1) 2.. Bono and Larry Mullen Jnr.

	Ok you're all doing well, 5) was indeed "White Room"
        ...but in 4) No, the Ramones aren't related at all.

        still to be got...

        3) Which Bay City Rollers Single got to No. 1 in the US?
        9) Who had an album called "Bitches Brew" and died last year?

	Bonus (now worth just 9 points) 

        Who started out as the Blue Velvets?
     ...and then changed their name to the Golliwogs. 

        (anyone who says the Jackson 5 will have their note set hidden...)


        Dave

    9- Miles Davis.
    
    Cheers,
    	George

Correct.

The answer to 3) is "Saturday Night" (which I'd never heard of).

And finally, for 8 points now....

        Who started out as the Blue Velvets?
     ...and then changed their name to the Golliwogs. 
     ...were signed to Fantasy records...

For 7...

        Who started out as the Blue Velvets?
     ...and then changed their name to the Golliwogs. 
     ...were signed to Fantasy records...
     ...Did a 10 minute cover of 'Heard it through the Grapevine'

    Creedence Clearwater Revival!

    >The answer to 3) is "Saturday Night" (which I'd never heard of).
    
    Haven't heard of it??
    
    S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y ...NIGHT! S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y ... NIGHT!
    
    I actually knew the answer, but was too embarrassed to admit it.
    But I *did* know the Ramones weren't related.  (i'm not too lame)
    
    -Vicki