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Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix
In the ten years from the mid-80s until the mid-90s, hair bands made a living off reintroducing the public to classic rock songs, some hits and some misses. But can you recall which group recorded which hit? Try today’s lunchtime quiz to find out.
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I thought for sure I would ace this one. But they are all remakes, and all I can think of are the original artists!
posted by Miss Cellania on 4-9-2008 at 11:13 am
100% – I don’t know if I should be proud or a little bit embarrassed.
posted by mark on 4-9-2008 at 11:25 am
10 out of 10, baby! I was too young to be a fan of any of those bands or see them in concert, but I used to have this awesome babysitter when I was 8 who taught me everything I needed to know about hair bands.
On another note, you know who would do a great cover of Radar Love? Tori Amos. Seriously, think about it.
posted by Viola on 4-9-2008 at 11:27 am
HORNS UP!
100%!!! Oww!
posted by Johnny Cat on 4-9-2008 at 11:48 am
I missed 2, remakes that never charted, who knew White Liond did a cover of Radar Love? Tricky. :(
posted by Dan1101 on 4-9-2008 at 12:18 pm
10 out of 10. I loved this quiz, but you should have made it an audio quiz. It was way TOO EASY. Still would have been too easy for me, but I would have enjoyed hearing the songs. Well, I’ve got all the cds so I guess it doesn’t matter. I love the music quizzes, the audio guitar solos quiz was my fave, but I needed my hubby’s help with that.
posted by kani on 4-9-2008 at 12:58 pm
OK, please let me share my G-n-R claim to fame (no one else cares, or is too young to even know who they were!). In college I was in a Sorority. One night a friend (sorry, I was never one of those where *everyone’s a sister* crap) came tearing in my room begging me to get up Guns and Roses was downstairs in our Sorority house. Believe me, I didn’t care WHO was downstairs. NO ONE wakes me up! But alas, she did get me up and low and behold that’s how I spent the next 48 hrs. With Duffy, Gilby Clark and the rest of ‘em. They had come to our town to watch a friend’s little band play and since they weren’t Slash or Axel, no one bothered them. Some of my *sisters* (just calling them that here so as to keep this less confusing) struck up a conversation w/ them at the bar, and the rest is history. They were really a nice bunch of guys. SERIOUSLY! No hook-ups, they were just like a bunch of goofy guys who thought it was just as cool to be hanging out w/ a bunch of sorority girls as we did hanging out w/ them. They gave us tickets to their concert the next night w/ backstage passes. I did chat w/ Slash for a little bit after the concert, again a super nice guy. Axel was an *ss hole came in for 5 min. w/ a severe attitude and left. Thanks for letting me relive my 90’s moment :^).
posted by Ingrid on 4-9-2008 at 3:25 pm
100%…I still listen to hair bands on slacker radio!
posted by Sue on 4-9-2008 at 4:33 pm
Ingrid, nice story. Wouldn’t want to meet Axl, but the other guys seemed alright.
posted by Ed on 4-9-2008 at 7:10 pm
Ingrid — We’ve got a Guns N’ Roses quiz in the works. Many of the questions confirm your thoughts on Axl.
posted by Jason on 4-9-2008 at 7:30 pm
100% , loud and proud!
posted by Sean on 4-10-2008 at 9:40 am
Can’t wait for the Gn’R quiz! I just finished reading Slash’s autobiography. Best line ever in any bio: “I was pissed off at myself for having died”
posted by kani on 4-10-2008 at 10:51 am
Sniffle, sniffle, thanks for thinking my story’s cool guys :^). Bring on the G-n-R quiz!
posted by Ingrid on 4-10-2008 at 1:42 pm