Hair Bands
Hair Metal was considered an insult?
True - The term "hair metal" or "hair band" was ofter used dismissively by more serious fans to describe the commercial image
Disco peaked on Saturday Night Fever in 1977?
True - It featured artists like: Donna Summer & Barry White
MTV launched in 1981?
True - It made visual presentation vita, shaping artist branding and fashion
Backstreet Boys, Nsync, Boyz II Men, LFO, 5ive and 98 Degrees were all considered Boys Bands?
True - These bands along with many others created an unforgettable era of catch hooks and synchronized dance moves.
Aerosmith & Run-DMC sang "Walk this Way"?
True - The collaboration introduced rap to mainstream white audiences
VH1 was the leading channel for Hair Bands on TV?
False - It was MTV
Jermaine, Jackie, Jarome, Michael and Jamie made up the Jackson 5?
False - Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael
Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off of a dove in New York City March 1981?
False - It was two doves in Los Angelas CA
Alanis Morissette sang a song called "Iconic"?
False - It was called Ironic, and the lyrics were actually ironic!
The Beatles were originally know as "The Money Bloats"?
False - Originally they were called Johnny and the Moondogs.
Quiet Riots' Metal Health album topped the charts, outselling MJ's Thriller?
True
Stevie Wonder signed a groundbreaking $13 million dollar contract in 1975?
True - Signed a 7 year contract with Motown on 8/5/1975.
The Buggles song “Video Killed The Radio Star” was the first music video that was played on MTV.
True
Blink 182's song "Whats my Age Again" was originally titled "peter Pan Syndrome"?
True - MCA records forced the band to change to song title because they found the song’s reference to an allusion to the pop-psychology concept too obscure
Before becoming the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley was a truck driver for an electric company?
True - He drove a supply truck for Crown Electronic
In 1987 between $600 & $700 million dollars of hair spray was sold in the US?
True - Aqua Net dominated sales making up over $100 million on its own.
1979 Dolly Partons's album "Jolene" made international headway?
False - The song was released internationally in 1974
1981 Madonna became the first woman in history of Billboard Hot 100 to have 4 singles from one album in the top five?
False - Cyndie Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time, She Bop, and All Through the Night
1997 Fiona Apple wrote and released her debut album Criminal in 45 mins?
True - She stated that the lyrics came to her and she hummed and wrote it down within 45 mins.
The Rolling Stones is the highest grossing band of all time?
True - As of 2025 music calculations they top out at over $2.9 Billion in touring revenue.
Van Halen set the stage for big hair bands?
True - they set the aesthetics but it wasnt until Motely Crue came along and made it popular
1973 Bob Marley released a record album which included I shot the Sheriff and Is this Love?
False - Is this love wasnt released until 1978 on his album Kaya
January 1987 Wham became the first act to be censored by American Bandstand?
False - Beastie Boys because of their radical rap style lyrics
Fastball's song called "The Way" was about two people who ran away together?
False - Inspired by the real-life disappearance of an elderly couple who were later found dead in a ravine.
Happy Birthday is the most played song on Spotify?
False - The Weekends "Blinding Lights" leads Spotify streaming spotlight at over 5 billion streams.