Decades: Bandstand - Track 15 - The 1980s
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:04 pm
Decades: Bandstand - Track 15
October 18, 2019
The 1980s (the final track of the session, only the Grand Finale remains)
We're With the Band
Given some or all of the members, provide the band name (two points each):
1. Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler, Slash, Duff McKagan
2. David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Louie Perez, and Conrad Lozano
3. Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, David Lovering
4. Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Tony Kenning, Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, Rick Allen
5. Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, Greg Ham, John Rees, Jerry Speiser
Discography
Name the popular 80s bands/recording artists who recorded each set of albums (two points each)
Note: all albums were definitely released in this decade
6. Soul to Soul, Couldn't Stand The Weather, Texas Flood
7. Turn Back, Isolation, Fahrenheit, The Seventh One
8. Hold Out, Lawyers in Love, Lives in the Balance, World in Motion
9. Human's Lib, Dream into Action, One to One, Cross That Line
10. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), Let's Dance, Tonight, Never Let Me Down
Family Affair
Match the 80s bands with the correct set of siblings (two points each):
11. Richard and Tim Butler
12. Gary and Martin Kemp
13. Mark and David Knopfler
14. Jim and William Reid
a. Dire Straits
b. The Jesus and Mary Chain
c. The Psychedelic Furs
d. Spandau Ballet
Rock n Roll cookbook (four points)
15. Name the 80s supergroup from the following recipe:
--Start with two popular solo artists
--Mix in the head of the Heartbreakers (wait, not just his head, the whole...you know what I mean)
--Fold in "some guy" from ELO
--Top with a real, live beetle (okay, Beatle)
This group generated two good albums (and a boxed set) without touring, but, like most supergroups,they didn't last too long.
Silver Screen
Name the recording artist based on the movie clues below (two points each):
16. She starred as a femme fatale drawn to an unprincipled television executive in 1983's Videodrome
17. He portrayed Baron Charles Frankenstein in The Bride, an ill-advised goth remake of The Bride of Frankenstein (1985)
18. He sported a perfect mullet portraying Jareth the Goblin King, the ruler of the Goblins, in Labyrinth (1986)
19. In 1987s Light of Day, she played an unmarried mother and rock n roller who has a troubled relationship with her strict mother.
20. He was the sociopathic genius Dr. Charles Luther who matched wits with Tom Selleck in 1984's Runaway.
Rock Trivia (three points each):
21. An American neoclassical new-age music group was founded in the 70s by a composer from Omaha. The group is known primarily for its series of albums (four were released in the 80s), which blend classical music with elements of new age and rock, and for its modern recordings of Christmas music (two were released in the 80s).
Name the group.
Name the composer.
Name the album series (two words).
No points bonus: What album do you have (or have you had) in the most formats (i.e., vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD, etc)?
Total points available: 51
October 18, 2019
The 1980s (the final track of the session, only the Grand Finale remains)
We're With the Band
Given some or all of the members, provide the band name (two points each):
1. Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler, Slash, Duff McKagan
2. David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Louie Perez, and Conrad Lozano
3. Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, David Lovering
4. Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Tony Kenning, Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, Rick Allen
5. Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, Greg Ham, John Rees, Jerry Speiser
Discography
Name the popular 80s bands/recording artists who recorded each set of albums (two points each)
Note: all albums were definitely released in this decade
6. Soul to Soul, Couldn't Stand The Weather, Texas Flood
7. Turn Back, Isolation, Fahrenheit, The Seventh One
8. Hold Out, Lawyers in Love, Lives in the Balance, World in Motion
9. Human's Lib, Dream into Action, One to One, Cross That Line
10. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), Let's Dance, Tonight, Never Let Me Down
Family Affair
Match the 80s bands with the correct set of siblings (two points each):
11. Richard and Tim Butler
12. Gary and Martin Kemp
13. Mark and David Knopfler
14. Jim and William Reid
a. Dire Straits
b. The Jesus and Mary Chain
c. The Psychedelic Furs
d. Spandau Ballet
Rock n Roll cookbook (four points)
15. Name the 80s supergroup from the following recipe:
--Start with two popular solo artists
--Mix in the head of the Heartbreakers (wait, not just his head, the whole...you know what I mean)
--Fold in "some guy" from ELO
--Top with a real, live beetle (okay, Beatle)
This group generated two good albums (and a boxed set) without touring, but, like most supergroups,they didn't last too long.
Silver Screen
Name the recording artist based on the movie clues below (two points each):
16. She starred as a femme fatale drawn to an unprincipled television executive in 1983's Videodrome
17. He portrayed Baron Charles Frankenstein in The Bride, an ill-advised goth remake of The Bride of Frankenstein (1985)
18. He sported a perfect mullet portraying Jareth the Goblin King, the ruler of the Goblins, in Labyrinth (1986)
19. In 1987s Light of Day, she played an unmarried mother and rock n roller who has a troubled relationship with her strict mother.
20. He was the sociopathic genius Dr. Charles Luther who matched wits with Tom Selleck in 1984's Runaway.
Rock Trivia (three points each):
21. An American neoclassical new-age music group was founded in the 70s by a composer from Omaha. The group is known primarily for its series of albums (four were released in the 80s), which blend classical music with elements of new age and rock, and for its modern recordings of Christmas music (two were released in the 80s).
Name the group.
Name the composer.
Name the album series (two words).
No points bonus: What album do you have (or have you had) in the most formats (i.e., vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD, etc)?
Total points available: 51