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NOT THIS TIME! You got less than 80% of our test right, but if it’s any consolation, the questions were quite difficult. Keep listening to ROCK and reading a lot about the style and you’ll soon know everything about it.
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#1. This guitarist played in Rainbow and Deep Purple. Can you name him?
Blackmore played guitar with Deep Purple in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band broke up in 1974 and reunited in 1984. He then formed Rainbow, playing with many greats including Ronnie James Dio.
#2. In what year was the album “The Dark Side of The Moon” released?
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1973.
#3. In what year did Pink Floyd emerge?
Pink Floyd was founded in 1965.
#4. Slash was the guitarist for which of these bands?
Slash (Saul Hudson) has also formed many other bands, including Slash’s Snakepit and Velvet Revolver.
#5. Which brilliant guitarist performed with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot?
Sadly, 25-year-old Rhoads died in a tragic plane crash in March 1982. He was on tour with Osbourne’s band at the time. However, he has always been revered as one of the greatest guitarists of all time and was a huge inspiration to many future guitarists.
#6. Whose song is Bohemian Rhapsody?
Bohemian Rhapsody is a song by Queen.
#7. What was the name of Pink Floyd’s first vocalist and guitarist?
The group was founded by students Syd Barrett (guitar, vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals).
#8. Who is the Swedish guitarist known as “The King of Shred Guitar”?
Shred or Shredding is the term used for the style of guitar playing that emphasizes speed, technique, creativity and sound experimentation. It consists mainly of the constant use of fast picking, legato (hammer on/pull off), sweep-picking and tapping techniques. And Yngwie Malmsteen is considered a king in this style. (Wikipedia)
#9. In which of the groups below did guitar genius Jeff Beck NOT play?
Beck did not play with The Doors.
#10. Which of these great guitarists performed with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake?
The correct answer is Steve Vai.
#11. What was 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.
#12. Before Brain Johnson, the lead singer of AC/DC was:
Brian joined the band AC/DC replacing vocalist Bon Scott after his death.
#13. Who was the last Beatle to join the band?
Ringo Starr was the last to join, taking over the band’s drums.
#14. Which of these was the guitarist for The Who?
In addition to being a guitarist, Townshend was also the band’s main songwriter.
#15. This absolute guitar ace played “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock, 1969. Who was he?
Hendrix formed the bands The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys. Sadly, Hendrix was found dead in his London apartment in September 1970 from a drug overdose. He was 27 years old at the time. Over the years, he became a huge inspiration and influence to many musicians.
#16. What was the Beatles’ first album?
Please Please Me is the debut studio album recorded and released by the Beatles on March 22, 1963.
#17. Who 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 biggest rock bands of the 1980s.
#18. Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash are bands belonging to which musical genre?
Punk rock é um movimento musical e cultural que surgiu em meados da década de 1970 e que tem como características principais músicas rápidas e ruidosas, com canções que abordem ideias políticas anarquistas, niilistas e revolucionárias. (Wikipédia)
#19. Which AC/DC album marks the debut of Brian Johnson as the band’s new lead singer?
“Back In Black”, released in 1980, marks the debut of vocalist Brian Johnson and the rebirth of the band.
#20. The rock anthems “We Will Rock You” and “I Wanna Rock” are hits by the bands:
