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#1. Before Brain Jonhson, the lead singer for AC/DC was:
Brian joined the band AC/DC replacing lead singer Bon Scott after his death.
#2. What great guitarist started your career with Frank Zappa?
Steve Vai started his career alongside the great master Frank Zappa.
#3. This guitarist played on Rainbow and Deep Purple. Can you name it?
Blackmore played guitar with Deep Purple in the late 1960s and early 70s. The band split up in 1974 and reunited in 1984. He then formed Rainbow, playing with many big names like Ronnie James Dio.
#4. Which of the groups below did guitar genius Jeff Beck NOT play in?
Beck did not play with The Doors.
#5. Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash are bands belonging to which musical genre?
Punk rock is a musical and cultural movement that emerged in the mid-1970s and whose main characteristics are fast and noisy music, with songs that address anarchist, nihilistic and revolutionary political ideas. (Wikipedia)
#6. What year did Rock originate?
Rock and Roll emerged in the suburbs of the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s and quickly spread to the rest of the world.
#7. What is Pink Floyd's first album?
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut album by British rock band Pink Floyd, released in August 1967.
#8. What was the name of Pink Floyd's first vocalist and guitarist?
The group was founded by students Syd Barrett ( guitar , vocal ), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals).
#9. Which artist was the ex-guitarist for Racer X and later for the band Mr. Big?
Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He was part of bands like Racer X in the 1980s and Mr. Big until 1996.
#10. What brilliant guitarist performed with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot?
Unfortunately, 25-year-old Rhoads died in a tragic plane crash in March 1982. He was on tour with the Osbourne band at the time. However, he has always been revered as one of the greatest guitarists of all time and has been a great inspiration for many future guitarists.
#11. What year did Pink Floyd appear?
Pink Floyd was founded in 1965.
#12. Which AC/DC album marks Brian Johnson's debut as the band's new singer?
"Back In Black", released in 1980, marks the debut of vocalist Brian Johnson and the revival of the band.
#13. What city did the black sabbath originate from?
Black Sabbath was formed in 1968 in Birmingham by guitarist and lead songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and lead lyricist Geezer Butler, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne and drummer Bill Ward.
#14. What was the guitarist who started his musical career in a band called Mammoth with his brother Alex?
Eddie Van Halen played with his brother Alex, a drummer. They eventually changed their name to Van Halen and became one of the greatest rock bands of the 1980s.
#15. Which of these rock stars is NOT part of the "27 Club"?
At the time of the creation of this issue, Jimmy Page is 76 years old.
#16. Who were Judas Priest's guitarists between 1974 and 2011?
The leading guitarists for Judas Priest were Glenn Tipton and KK Downing.
#17. Which guitarist tragically lost his life in a plane crash in 1982, after only two albums with Ozzy Osbourne?
Randy Rhoads died in 1982 at the age of 25 in a very tragic plane crash.
#18. Who is the Swedish guitarist known as "The King of Shred Guitar"?
Shred or Shredding is the term used for the style of playing the guitar with an emphasis on speed, technique, creativity and sound experimentation. It mainly consists of the constant use of fast picking, legato (hammer on / pull off), sweep-picking and tapping techniques. And Yngwie Malmsteen is seen as a king in that style. (Wikipedia)
#19. The rock hymns "We Will Rock You" and "I Wanna Rock" are hits of the bands:
#20. What was the last Beatle to join the band?
Ringo Starr was the last to enter, taking over the band's drumsticks.
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