Mike Tyler

Joe Walsh was born November 20th, 1947 in Witchita, Kansas.  Joe initially studied the oboe and clarinet before later playing bass in local bands the G-Clefs and the Nomads.  While he attended Kent State University, he finally picked up the guitar, fronting the collegiate combo The Measles from 1965 to 1969. He then joined the Cleveland-based hard rock trio the James Gang and appeared on their debut LP ”Yer Album”.   Eventually, Walsh joined the Eagles, making his debut on their best-selling Hotel California album.  In 1979, Walsh announced his campaign for President of the United States, promising “free gas for everyone” if he won (he didn’t.) Joe Walsh remains one of the most colorful characters in rock & roll, lending his distinctively reedy vocals, off-the-wall lyrics, and expansive guitar leads to a series of AOR staples including “Funk #49,” “Rocky Mountain Way,” and “Life’s Been Good.”  Who was the guitarist Joe replaced when he joined the Eagles?

A)  Don Felder

B)  Bernie Leadon

C)  Glen Frey

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Mike

Loverboy formed in Toronto in 1980 and immediately signed with CBS records.  The band was one of the most successful mainstream rock groups of the early ’80s.  Their debut album featured the slick singles like “Turn Me Loose” and “The Kid Is Hot Tonite,” and the album went platinum in both Canada and America.  The group’s follow-up “Get Lucky” was released in 1981 and driven by the anthemic “Working for the Weekend,” the record was a major success in the U.S. and Canada, yet it failed to gain an audience anywhere in Europe. Nevertheless, the band was a staple on AOR stations across North America, as well as a popular concert attraction.  What record producer did Loverboy enjoy most of their success with?

A)  Bob Rock

B)  Mutt Lange

C)  Bruce Fairburn

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Working for the weekend indeed!  Have a good one.

Mike

Fall Out Boy formed in 2001 in the suburbs of Chicago.  The quartet used the unbridled intensity of hardcore as a foundation for melody-drenched pop-punk with a heavy debt to the emo scene.  The band garnered positive reviews for their gigs at South by Southwest and numerous tour appearances. Their breakout album, the ambitious From Under The Cork Tree, was released in the spring of 2005 and quickly reached the Top Ten of Billboard’s album chart and spawned two Top Ten hits with “Sugar We’re Going Down” and the furiously upbeat “Dance, Dance.” The album went double platinum, and earned the guys a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.  What is the name of the Chicago suburb where Fall Out Boy formed?

A)  Wilmette

B)  Lincoln

C)  Winterhaven

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 Mike

Blondie formed in New York City in 1974.  The group was the most commercially successful band to emerge from the much-vaunted punk/new wave movement of the late ’70s.  Blondie broke commercially in the U.K. in March 1978, when their cover of Randy and The Raiinbows’1963 hit “Denise,” renamed “Denis,” became a Top Ten hit, as did Plastic Letters, followed by a second U.K. Top Ten, “(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear.” Blondie turned to U.K. producer/songwriter Mike Chapman for their third album, Parallel Lines, which was released in September 1978 and eventually broke them worldwide. “Picture This” became a U.K. Top 40 hit, and “Hanging on the Telephone” made the U.K. Top Ten, but it was the album’s third single, the disco-influenced “Heart of Glass,” that took Blondie to number one in both the U.K. and the U.S.  Where was Blondie singer Deborah Harry born?

A)  New York

B)  Miami

C)  Los Angeles

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Mike

One of my favourite groups of all time, AC/DC formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973.  The group was formed by Malcolm Young after his previous band folded and with younger brother Angus as lead guitarist, the band started playing some gigs around Sydney.  Angus was only 15 years old at the time and his sister suggested that he should wear his school uniform on-stage - the look became the band’s visual trademark.  AC/DC’s rock was minimalist — no matter how huge and bludgeoning the guitar chords were, there was a clear sense of space and restraint. Combined with Bon Scott’s larynx-shredding vocals, the band spawned countless imitators over the next two decades.  What was Bon’s job for the band before he landed the singer’s gig?

A)  Roadie

B) Technician

C)  Chauffeur

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Mike

Motorhead formed in London, England in 1975.  Motörhead’s overwhelmingly loud and fast style of heavy metal was one of the most groundbreaking styles the genre had to offer in the late ’70s.  Motorhead wasn’t punk rock, but they were the first metal band to harness that energy and, in the process, they created speed metal and thrash metal. Unlike many of their contemporaries, Motörhead continued performing into the next century. Although the band changed its lineup many, many times — Lemmy Kilmister was its only consistent member — they never changed their raging sound.  What is Lemmy’s real first name?

A)  Brian

B)  Ian

C)  Eddie

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Mike

Billy Squier was born on May 12, 1950, in Wellesley Hills, MA.  Billy began playing piano and guitar at an early age, but didn’t become serious with music until discovering Eric Clapton in the late ’60s and deciding to pursue music full-time. After playing in several local bands in the Boston area, Squier spent the early ’70s relocating back and forth between Boston and New York City.  Many point to Billy Squier as early-’80s rock personified — an era when he and many of his peers tempered hard rock with pop melodicism — and by adding just the right amount of posing and posturing for the newly constructed MTV set, he scored a string of arena rock anthems and power ballads.  What college did Billy attend?

A)  Berklee College of Music

B)  Brooklyn College of Music

C)  Kingswood College of Music

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Mike

Talking Heads formed in 1974 after the members met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.  They decided to move to New York City in ‘74 to concentrate on making music. The next year, the band won a spot opening for the Ramones at the seminal New York punk club CBGB.  Between their first album in 1977 and their last in 1988, Talking Heads became one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the ’80s, while managing to earn several pop hits. While some of their music can seem too self-consciously experimental, clever, and intellectual for its own good, at their best Talking Heads represent everything good about art-school punks.  What year did Talking Heads officially break up?

A)  1988

B)  1991

C)  1992

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Mike

Three Days Grace formed in Norwood, Ontario (outside Peterborough) in 1997.  The group was originally called  Groundswell, a five-piece that lasted from 1992 until transforming to a trio five years later.  Many of the group’s songs were inspired by living in a place with a population of around 1,500. The bandmembers were still in high school when they had their first gig, and they performed anywhere that would accept them — including opening for a movie. Three Days Grace eventually relocated to Toronto and were introduced to producer Gavin Brown, who ended up producing the group’s self-titled debut.   What city did the group begin recording their debut album in?

A)  Toronto

B)  New York

C)  Boston

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Mike

The Killers formed in 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Few bands in the early 2000s rose so quickly to the forefront of pop music as this Vegas quartet. With a mix of ’80s-styled synth pop and fashionista charm, the band’s street-smart debut, “Hot Fuss” became one of 2004’s biggest releases, spawning four singles and catapulting the group into the international spotlight.  By 2006, “Hot Fuss” had earned five Grammy nominations and sold over five million copies.  What Las Vegas Hotel provided the facility for the band to record their sophomore release, “Sam’s Town”?

A)  The Palms

B) Ceasar’s Palace

C)  MGM Grand

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Have a great weekend!

Mike