*** music trivia ***

[Roy Tucker]

I loved ELO. Big fan back in the day.

Me too. Saw them at UD Arena in ‘78 (I think). Great great show. Big flying ELO saucer on stage.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

This one may be fairly easy:

ELO’s last top 10 hit occurred In 1981. They then had two more top 20 hits after that - 1983 and 1986. Name all three songs.


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Hold on Tight and RnRIK (I think). The last one in '86 escapes me.

[Revering4Blue]

Hold on Tight and RnRIK (I think). The last one in '86 escapes me.

The first two are correct. The last one is Calling America. Like virtually all ELO material after the tracks from the movie Xanadu, they are all largely forgotten. Identifying two out of the three tracks is outstanding!


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[texasdave]

This band consisted of four Englishmen and formed in Hamburg, Germany in the Sixties. No, not THOSE 4. This quartet formed in 1969 and mainly produced prog rock albums, although one or maybe two took a stab at popular appeal. This song came off their best-selling album which reached the Top 40 in 1974. A snippet of this song was played on an episode of The Jeffersons, but there is a Cincinnati connection. In the late 70s, it was the bumper music for Cincinnati Reds baseball telecasts. The part that I remember most vividly is Eric Davis making a diving grab in the outfield. This is probably nigh-on impossible. The band, the album and the song are all deep cuts as they say. However, watching Eric Davis play baseball is timeless.

Aaaaaand, here is the answer. Band - Nektar, Album - Down to Earth, Song - Show Me the Way. The instrumental open was what was played for the Reds TV broadcasts. Anyone remember this at all?



Also, Astral Man was the only single that got any radio play at all off of this album.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

That Nektar "Show Me the Way" song, I don't remember. But here's one I do remember. Hell, let's make it a trivia question.

26. The song's writer, a devout Roman Catholic, wrote the song as a kind of a hymn for his young son who was being bullied and was struggling at school. The song reflected the singer's own disillusionment with childhood heroes and authority figures who had fallen from grace. The lyrics expressed a search for meaning and a spiritual cleansing from false idols and a true faith in a confusing and hateful world.

The song is obviously as relevant today as it was back when it was written. It became an unexpected anthem for the first Gulf War, as DJs remixed the song to include actual news clips from the war and calls from soldiers and their families. The song's themes really resonated with public's anxiety about the war , turning the writer's private prayer into a shared experience during a national crisis.


The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became the band's 8th and final Top Ten hit in the US.

Can you name the songwriter and the name of the band who recorded it?

[texasdave]

That Nektar "Show Me the Way" song, I don't remember. But here's one I do remember. Hell, let's make it a trivia question.

26. The song's writer, a devout Roman Catholic, wrote the song as a kind of a hymn for his young son who was being bullied and was struggling at school. The song reflected the singer's own disillusionment with childhood heroes and authority figures who had fallen from grace. The lyrics expressed a search for meaning and a spiritual cleansing from false idols and a true faith in a confusing and hateful world.

The song is obviously as relevant today as it was back when it was written. It became an unexpected anthem for the first Gulf War, as DJs remixed the song to include actual news clips from the war and calls from soldiers and their families. The song's themes really resonated with public's anxiety about the war , turning the writer's private prayer into a shared experience during a national crisis.


The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became the band's 8th and final Top Ten hit in the US.

Can you name the songwriter and the name of the band who recorded it?

i see what you did there. Show Me the Way. Songwriter - Dennis De Young. Band - Styx.

Doesn't it seem like when a band reaches the pinnacle they can put out 2 or 3 albums, that the fall comes quickly after that? Very few groups seem to ride off gracefully into the sunset.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

i see what you did there. Show Me the Way. Songwriter - Dennis De Young. Band - Styx.

Doesn't it seem like when a band reaches the pinnacle they can put out 2 or 3 albums, that the fall comes quickly after that? Very few groups seem to ride off gracefully into the sunset.

Yep, and Styx' fall has not been graceful. I doubt De Young and Tommy Shaw would even sit in the same room together.

[Roy Tucker]

Yep, and Styx' fall has not been graceful. I doubt De Young and Tommy Shaw would even sit in the same room together.

Several years back, Styx played at Mason’s summer festival that Roy and family attended. When the show was over, the band got in their SUVs and plowed through the crowd to leave. We all scrambled like hell to get kids, chairs, blankets, etc out of the way because they weren’t waiting. A pretty big stink was made and, let’s just say, Styx has not been invited back.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

27. Video daily double. Check out the video of Styx' "Show Me the Way." You see the cute little boy in the overalls in the video? His name is James Cotton. Looks like he's about 10 years old. The little boy's daddy was a musician, who went to Thornton Township High School in Harvey, IL, formed a band called the "Mus-Twangs" in 1961, and was a member of the band "Illinois Speed Press" in the late sixties . He is best known for being a vital member of a pioneering country-rock band, with Eagles' ties, that had several Top 20 hits in the '70's and '80's.

What was the band that this little guy's daddy made waves with in the '70's and '80s?

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Several years back, Styx played at Mason’s summer festival that Roy and family attended. When the show was over, the band got in their SUVs and plowed through the crowd to leave. We all scrambled like hell to get kids, chairs, blankets, etc out of the way because they weren’t waiting. A pretty big stink was made and, let’s just say, Styx has not been invited back.

If I was given the choice of either listening to the entire Styx catalog in one sitting or taking a ferry across the river, Styx, straight into hell, I'd choose hell, in a heartbeat. They completely lost me with "Mr. Roboto." I think Shaw and the others felt similarly. "Kilroy" kinda began the rift that eventually led to De Young's ouster. I saw an interview not long ago where the present band members said they had absolutely no desire to work with Dennis again.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

Several years back, Styx played at Mason’s summer festival that Roy and family attended. When the show was over, the band got in their SUVs and plowed through the crowd to leave. We all scrambled like hell to get kids, chairs, blankets, etc out of the way because they weren’t waiting. A pretty big stink was made and, let’s just say, Styx has not been invited back.

Kinda what De Young was speaking to when he wrote "Show Me the Way." He was disillusioned by a lot of his idols that had let him down and proven to be less than what he had imagined. It's a hard pill to swallow for some when you meet an idol who isn't the person you thought they are.

Probably the two nicest musicians I've met have been Kevin Cronin of REO and Eddie Money. Cronin stood and talked to a bunch of us after a show at the Red Mile in Lexington and invited us to join them at a bar in town. My date had passed out in the mud during the show, so I had to attend to her instead of quenching my thirst with Kevin and the boys at the local watering hole. I still hate her to this day.

Eddie Money was just such a sweet guy. So personable. He was only able to get through about half his set before it came a very dangerous thunderstorm that required him to end the show early(it was an outdoor show). He felt so bad. Told us he would come back and do a free show. Sadly, he passed away and never got the chance. Great guy.

Also, Mickey Thomas was nice. Told us he had just recently talked to Grace by phone and that she was telling him about her art. That was cool.

[Revering4Blue]

27. Video daily double. Check out the video of Styx' "Show Me the Way." You see the cute little boy in the overalls in the video? His name is James Cotton. Looks like he's about 10 years old. The little boy's daddy was a musician, who went to Thornton Township High School in Harvey, IL, formed a band called the "Mus-Twangs" in 1961, and was a member of the band "Illinois Speed Press" in the late sixties . He is best known for being a vital member of a pioneering country-rock band, with Eagles' ties, that had several Top 20 hits in the '70's and '80's.

What was the band that this little guy's daddy made waves with in the '70's and '80s?

The band is Poco. If I am not mistaken, both Timothy B.Schmidt and Randy Meisner (R.I.P) were members of Poco at one time.

As for Styx’ Show Me The Way, that’s the biggest hit single for the band that I barely remember. By that time, I was basically only listening to Rock Radio and that song received scant - if any - rock airplay, unlike their previous hit singles.


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[Ky Fried Redleg]

28. I've got a good one for you. This band was riding high off a multi-platinum album, their very first #1 album on the Billboard charts. They were looking to ride the momentum of that hugely successful project to success on their follow-up album. The band was trying to decide on a title for the album. They had working title called "Bone"(yeah, use your imagination how they arrived at that one), but no one really cared for it that much. Another band member suggested changing it to "Nightstick(again, you get an idea what head they were thinking with). The band hated that , as well.

So, finally, the lead singer thought back to his days of growing up and spending his time hanging out with surfers on the beaches in southern California . He remembered this one surfer dude who was really hip and was everybody's hero. The dude was the coolest guy on the beach. had the coolest chick, had the coolest board on the roof of his vehicle, and drove this Helm's Bakery delivery truck that he had sanded down nicely, and left the serial number of the bakery truck prominently displayed, because he thought it was a really cool and hip number. (Man, surfer dudes...)

The lead singer suggested the serial number of this surfer's Helm's Bakery truck as the title for the band's album. The other bandmates absolutely loved it!!! And the rest, as they say, is history. The album sold over 4 million copies, becoming the band's second of four consecutive #1's.

After its release, fans speculated, and the rumors began, that the title of the album must be a jab that the band was taking at a former band member, who , after leaving the band, had released a solo album entitled, "Eat 'Em and Smile."

Bakery truck ... a shot taken at a former bandmate... who's to say it couldn't be both !!! lol


What's the album title and who came up with the name?

[texasdave]

"Eat 'Em and Smile" was Diamond Dave Roth. That would make the album title 'OU812' by Van Halen. Sammy Hagar was born in Salinas, California, so I'd go with him.

Which did you like better - Van Halen or Van Hagar? To me it isn't even close. Diamond Dave by a mile.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

28. I've got a good one for you. This band was riding high off a multi-platinum album, their very first #1 album on the Billboard charts. They were looking to ride the momentum of that hugely successful project to success on their follow-up album. The band was trying to decide on a title for the album. They had working title called "Bone"(yeah, use your imagination how they arrived at that one), but no one really cared for it that much. Another band member suggested changing it to "Nightstick(again, you get an idea what head they were thinking with). The band hated that , as well.

So, finally, the lead singer thought back to his days of growing up and spending his time hanging out with surfers on the beaches in southern California . He remembered this one surfer dude who was really hip and was everybody's hero. The dude was the coolest guy on the beach. had the coolest chick, had the coolest board on the roof of his vehicle, and drove this Helm's Bakery delivery truck that he had sanded down nicely, and left the serial number of the bakery truck prominently displayed, because he thought it was a really cool and hip number. (Man, surfer dudes...)

The lead singer suggested the serial number of this surfer's Helm's Bakery truck as the title for the band's album. The other bandmates absolutely loved it!!! And the rest, as they say, is history. The album sold over 4 million copies, becoming the band's second of four consecutive #1's.

After its release, fans speculated, and the rumors began, that the title of the album must be a jab that the band was taking at a former band member, who , after leaving the band, had released a solo album entitled, "Eat 'Em and Smile."

Bakery truck ... a shot taken at a former bandmate... who's to say it couldn't be both !!! lol


What's the album title and who came up with the name?