Which Beatle?
Received backlash and threats for saying “We’re more popular than Jesus?”
John Lennon
“We come from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow”
"The Immigrant Song," Led Zeppelin
Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker
Cream
This band’s geographically named, self-tiled 1976 debut album has sold more than 17 million copies. Its cover features multiple spaceships.
Boston
United States dessert (1972)
"American Pie"
Was a narrator on the “Thomas the Tank Engine” TV show?
Ringo Starr
“For the words of the profits were written on the studio wall. Concert hall.”
"Spirit of Radio," Rush
John Deacon and Roger Taylor
Queen
This band’s 1987 release is the top-selling debut rock album of all time, with sales of nearly 30 million copies. Allmusic.com called it “the best metal record of the late ‘80s.”
Guns N' Roses
Jack Nicholson or Mark Hamill (1974)
"The Joker"
Was the last to release his first solo album?
Paul McCartney
“Too late, my time has come, sends shivers down my spine, body’s aching all the time.”
"Bohemian Rhapsody," Queen
Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
Jimi Hendrix Experience
A recent Rolling Stone Magazine Reader’s poll of the top 10 debut albums of all time featured two albums released in 1967. The lead singers of both bands share the same birth name (though the professional names they used were slightly different from each other). The two singers died 10 months apart, in 1970 and 1971. Name both bands.
Jimi Hendrix Experience and the Doors
Comedian Chris’s reptilian brother (1973)
Co-wrote and sang background on David Bowie’s “Fame”?
John Lennon
“Sally, take my hand. We’ll travel south cross land. Put out the fire, and don’t look past my shoulder.”
"Baba O'Riley," The Who
Stu Cook and Doug Clifford
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Nine of the 11 songs on this band’s multi-platinum 1991 debut are one-word titles. The album’s most famous songs include one whose title is a color and another whose title is a boy’s name.
Pearl Jam
Escaping ensemble (1974)
"Band on the Run"
This 1965 No. 1 hit was the first Beatles song to feature only one member of the band. Name the song and the band member.
"Yesterday," Paul McCartney
“But you don’t understand my point of view. I suppose there’s nothing I can do.”
"Train in Vain," The Clash
Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer
Aerosmith
This band’s 1976 self-titled debut album featured 14 songs despite clocking in at just over 29 minutes. The album’s most famous song is a two-word alliterative title that references a form of warfare.
The Ramones
Sadness after sundown (1979)
"Heartache Tonight"