Name the band/artist

[Grumpy John]

I don't know if this will go anywhere, but it's worth a try.
The idea is obviously to work out the name of the band/artist from the clues given.

I hope the band I have chosen is not too obscure.

First clues:
The band was formed in Rhode Island in 1969 and featured a bass player who also produced albums for Cream, The Youngbloods and hot Tuna among others.

[Calm]

beats the crap out of me - do we get a new clue every 2 hours or what??

:google2::google3:

so after that i take a guess at

Uriah Heep is an English rock band, formed in 1969

Cheers

[Grumpy John]

Uriah Heep is an English rock band, formed in 1969

Cheers

Not Uriah Heep

Geography not your strongest subject David, Rhode Island is in America :D.

Next clue:
They were named after the guitarists immense size. Their fourth gig was at the original Woodstock, although they never made it into the film or the first album. They were on the second album

[Calm]

My guess is that with an avatar like that - it will be a heavy metal, head banging, lot of nohopers that you would have been interested in:D:D:D:D

Being the refined type myself i was more interested in Meatloaf, Suzi Quatro and the beachboys.:2tsup:

Cheers

[Outbackrr]

I assume that the band is Mountain, bass player Felix Pappalardi produced albums for Cream, Youngbloods, etc.They seem to have originated in Long Island New York?

[Grumpy John]

Give the man a cigar and a shot at posting the next question, if he wants it. Extra points for picking up my mistake of stating that they were from Rhode Island, that's prolly why David didn't get it :rolleyes:.

[Outbackrr]

I'll bite:U

Formed in New York in 1981 and still going, many of this band's songs are based on mythology. A usual feature of their live shows is the burning of a weapon on stage.

[Grumpy John]

Would they be considered a "Goth" band?

[Outbackrr]

Would they be considered a "Goth" band?

Not really, more known as a progressive metal band.

They've also toured with Calm's favorite band Uriah Heep:wink:

[Grumpy John]

Sounds like something Spinal Tap would do :D

[Grumpy John]

I had to phone a friend (eldest son) for this one. He thinks the band was called Silver Virgins, or something like that.

[Outbackrr]

I had to phone a friend (eldest son) for this one. He thinks the band was called Silver Virgins, or something like that.

The name is nearly half correct:rolleyes:

[Calm]

Give the man a cigar and a shot at posting the next question, if he wants it. Extra points for picking up my mistake of stating that they were from Rhode Island, that's prolly why David didn't get it :rolleyes:.

Bloody google shoud have known that:?:roll: - i was beaten before i started - Not sure i like this game much:((:~

Cheers

[Manuka Jock]

Virgin Steele

[Outbackrr]

Virgin Steele


That's the one:2tsup:

Now it's your turn

[Manuka Jock]

That's the one:2tsup:

Now it's your turn
Cheers :)

Ok , here we go folks .


They were born in Scotland .
He wrote the lyrics in the 18th.c
He composed the score in the 21st.c

[Manuka Jock]

Their album was released in 2008

[Manuka Jock]

One was a member of the band Simple Minds

The other is a world renowned poet

[Grumpy John]

Is it Fourgoodmen, featuring former Simple Minds bassist Derek Forbes?

[Manuka Jock]

No, sorry , none of the Fourgoodmen were born in the 1700's :rolleyes:

[Manuka Jock]

They were both born in Ayrshire ,
one now resides in New York

[Outbackrr]

Robert Burns & Mike Ogletree - The Kilmarnock Edition 2008

Ogletree: drummer with Simple Minds Feb 1982 to Nov 1982

[Manuka Jock]

Robert Burns & Mike Ogletree - The Kilmarnock Edition 2008

Ogletree: drummer with Simple Minds Feb 1982 to Nov 1982

Aye :2tsup:

slainte mhath Outback .

sit back and enjoy your prize mate :U

Have a listen to The Kilmarnock Edition (http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/1410117).


Ok , you're up next

[Outbackrr]

Think it must be Grumpy John's turn again, he started this.

Or maybe Calm could pose one?

[Grumpy John]

O.K., I'll have another crack.
Who am I?

Born in Dumbarton, Scotland 1952.
I moved with my parents to Canada when I was 2 and then to Maryland, America when I was ~8 yo.

[Manuka Jock]

Adelle Lutz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelle_Lutz)'s hubby :U

[DJ’s Timber]

David Byrne

[Grumpy John]

Damn that was quick, your go DJ.

[DJ’s Timber]

OK, Who I'm I

Born in Scotland 1946 and died 1980
Emigrated to Melbourne in 1952

[Grumpy John]

I'm guessing Bon Scott

[DJ’s Timber]

OK :H Your up GJ

And what was his full name?

[Grumpy John]

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott, also fronted the Valentines with Vince Lovegrove which was as far removed from AC/DC as you could possibly get.

YouTube - VALENTINES Aussie bubblegum Bon Scott AC/DC

Yep, that's Bon in the background


Here's another one.

I'm a singer/songwriter born August , 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
My songs have been covered by a variety of artists in multiple genres, including Bob Dylan, Willy DeVille, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Jesse Brand, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Paula Abdul, Buddy Guy, the Desert Rose Band, Jimmy Buffett, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop, Emmylou Harris, Kathy Chiavola, Rodney Crowell, Nick Lowe, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rosanne Cash, Jewel, Aaron Neville and Keith Urban.

[Outbackrr]

John Hiatt

[rotten_66]

Drat it got in about 10 minutes before me.

John Hiatt would have been my guess as well.

[Grumpy John]

John Hiatt


Drat it got in about 10 minutes before me.

John Hiatt would have been my guess as well.

John Hiatt it is, you guys sort it out between each other who posts next.
Between :wiki: and :google: written clues make it a bit too easy, unless the references are so obscure nobody gets it. I originally wanted to place a 5-10 second sound bite, but the mods freaked :oo:.
If anyone can think of a better way to make this work, be my guest.

[rotten_66]

First in best dressed.

Your up Outback.

[Outbackrr]

OK

This guy, born 1968 in Indiana, is the only remaining founding member of his band, which was formed in 1985 (and still going)

His keen interest in the American Civil War shows in the band's music.

[Grumpy John]

Just thinking out loud here, too young to be John Mellencamp (b. 1951, Indiana), or Axl Rose (b. 1962, Indiana).

[Grumpy John]

John Schaffer, the only original member of Iced Earth (formerly called Purgatory, formed 1985). Born March 15, 1968 in Franklin, Indiana.

[Outbackrr]

Good pickup GJ (or good wiki/google reseach). Anyway it's right.

Now over to you......................

[Grumpy John]

Yeah, a combination of Google and Wiki. I always thought I would make a good research assistant :D. It looks like you're into thrash metal, personally I'm into blues and blues based rock, but I still like the challenge :D.

Here we go again.

I was born in 1953.
As of 2008 I have released 11 albums and more than 40 singles, with total sales exceeding 25 million worldwide.

[rotten_66]

How about Chaka Khan/Kahn?

[Grumpy John]

No, not Chaka Khan.

My early influences were Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Billi Holliday and The Beatles.

[rotten_66]

OK so I am thinking female based on your list, how about Cyndi Lauper??

[Grumpy John]

You got it.:)

[rotten_66]

OK then.

Born 1965, north of the equator, not everybodies taste in music or fashion!

[Manuka Jock]

I reckon thats gotta be Bjork

[rotten_66]

You're up. Bjork it was.

[Manuka Jock]

Ok cheers ..


A wee Welsh singer/comic reckoned it was easier to call me Tin Knickers , than to pronounce my real name .

[Outbackrr]

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - christened Tin Knickers by Harry Secombe

[Manuka Jock]

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - christened Tin Knickers by Harry Secombe

Got it in one :2tsup:

Your turn at the crease mate

[Outbackrr]

This band formed in 1985 in NY and are still going. Five members.

One song concerns Vanessa in Peru.

[Grumpy John]

Is it still the original lineup?
Not another thrash metal band I hope :D.

[Outbackrr]

Not the original lineup.

Prog. metal if anything.

Their record label is chased by a coyote:wink:

[Grumpy John]

Dream Theater.
I promised myself I wouldn't use Wiki or Google, but I was weak :C. Forgive me :unsure:.

[Outbackrr]

Dream Theater it is..............

[kiwigeo]

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - christened Tin Knickers by Harry Secombe

Harry just off because he didnt get into her knickers :D

[Manuka Jock]

Dream Theater it is..............

Grumpy John , front and center mate , you're up :)

[Grumpy John]

Born in 1933, I purchased my first guitar while on leave during my 3 years national service in Korea.

[Manuka Jock]

first electric guitar ?

[Grumpy John]

first electric guitar ?

Yes.

[Outbackrr]

John Mayall

[Manuka Jock]

bugga :o

[Grumpy John]

Yes.
Did you know that, was it a guess, or did you use Wiki/Google.

It doesn't matter if you used search engines, I've used them a few :rolleyes: times myself. I'm just wondering if our combined music knowledge makes us future Rockwiz champions, or are we just good at research? :D

[Outbackrr]

Some knowledge & some research (not mentioning proportions of each)

My turn I guess....


Formed in 2000, this band could be named after a type of bee.

The title of one of their better-known songs is a Japanese delicacy.

[rotten_66]

The Drones??

[Outbackrr]

The Drones??

Yep!

Song mentioned is 'Shark Fin Blues'. Note blues there Grumpy:wink:

Rotten's turn

[rotten_66]

OK let's stick with the blues theme.

The Blues Brothers movie was influenced by me.

I released more albums than my age, not bad when the age is considered (80 plus)

[Manuka Jock]

Cab Calloway

[rotten_66]

Not who I was thinking of.

Cab was more in the jazz style of things.

[Grumpy John]

John Lee Hooker

[rotten_66]

The great JLH is was.

Your up Grumpy.

[Grumpy John]

I was born February 1962, my music and performances are influenced by my Texas roots, my political activism, and a self-assured style that my first major-label producer likened to troubadours such as Joni Mitchell, Spider John Koerner, and Dave Van Ronk.

The front cover of one of my best-known albums, shows me restrained by the chokehold of a San Francisco policeman in a front-page photograph published by the San Francisco Examiner the following day.

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[Grumpy John]

I describe myself as "The most sophistcated hillbilly you'll ever meet".
My stage name is a play on words intended to resemble the phrase "shell shocked".

[Manuka Jock]

Karen Michelle Johnston :D

[Grumpy John]

Halfway there, her stage name please :D.

[Manuka Jock]

Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston, February 24, 1962, Dallas, ... and performances are influenced by her Texas roots, her political activism, ...

[Grumpy John]

your go Jock.

[Manuka Jock]

How come most folks don't know that my guitar and I are from Texas ?

[Grumpy John]

How come most folks don't know that my guitar and I are from Texas ?

I take it from this statement that this person is still alive.

[Manuka Jock]

I take it from this statement that this person is still alive.


The artist is dead .

It was a sort of historical rhetorical question ... :U

[Grumpy John]

Stevie Ray Vaughan

[Manuka Jock]

No , 'tis not he

[Spanner69]

is it freddie king??

I think one of his lyrics or or his albulm or song name ..... something like that say something about a guitar being from texas.

[Manuka Jock]

No , not him either .

Not sure if this artist was a singer

[Grumpy John]

Albert Collins

[Manuka Jock]

No , sorry GJ.







Benny thought I was a Goodman

[Grumpy John]

Are we on the right track, i.e. blues guitarists?

[Manuka Jock]

Yep , 'cos some say he was a father to all the lead guitar styles :)





They even named a guitar part after me.

[silentC]

T-Bone Walker

[Manuka Jock]

No mate sorry .

is a t bone part of an axe ?

[Manuka Jock]

They inducted me into rock and roll , even though it was born after I died

[silentC]

Charlie Christian!

[Manuka Jock]

Charlie Christian!

:2tsup:

cheers Silent ,

take it away mate

[silentC]

OK, this is an English band who formed in 1967. Their name was given to them by a history buff.

[Grumpy John]

Jethro Tull

[silentC]

Google cheat!!

[Manuka Jock]

bloody hell , that went quick :oo:

[silentC]

I want another go!!

:)

[Manuka Jock]

i want another go!!

:)

:D might just be that GJ knows his Rock