trivia?????????????

Originally Posted by: elklanderccAnother which I would actually like to know about but too lazy to search:
Who invented the electric guitar?

if i'm not mistaken, rickenbacher is credited with first amplifying sound with his frying pan lap steel.

Originally Posted by: iamthe_eggmanI have a crazy amount of trivia bouncing around my head, but it's answers, not questions... Here are some that I can remember:

1. This blues/classic rock singer was voted "Ugliest Man on Campus"
   


2. Who sang the line "Which one's Pink?"
   


3. After troubles within and outside of the band, U2 was about to call it quits, until Bono stepped up to the mic during a practice and began singing this song.
   


4. In what year did Syd Barrett die?
   

Pretty cheesy questions, but all I can come up with for now.

1. mick jagger(just a guess)
2. roger waters sang the whole song.
3.
4. syd is still alive and lives in seclusion...this question is kinda like asking when JD Sallinger died.

Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdWhat is the longest running American rock band with the original line-up (first gig-Dec. 1969)?

I'd say Aerosmith.

Originally Posted by: magicninjaI'd say Aerosmith.

Close, but no: they formed in 1970 and Perry and the other dude (guitarist) have both left the band for about 4 years before returning.

Roger Waters did not sing "have a cigar".

From "Echoes: The stories behind every Pink Floyd song" by Cliff Jones.

"The vocal on the track is taken, for the first and only time, by someone outside the Floyd. Waters's struggles to get to grips with the vocal on 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' had left his voice severly stressed and overworked. Gilmour didn't feel he could do the song justice....Roy Harper, the Floyd's Harvest labelmate, was recording in Studio 3...and Waters decided that the uncompromising singer - who had inspired the Floyd to produce 'Echoes' - would be perfect for a song about the evils of the music business. Despite the end result being one of the best vocals on the album, Waters now feels that he should have done it himself..."

AND...just listen to the vocals. Roy's voice does not sound one bit like Roger Waters' voice.

Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdWhat is the longest running American rock band with the original line-up (first gig-Dec. 1969)?

Haven't checked if anyone beat me to this, but I'm gonna guess Aerosmith.

Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdClose, but no: they formed in 1970 and Perry and the other dude (guitarist) have both left the band for about 4 years before returning.

Huh, well I'll be damned.

Originally Posted by: iamthe_eggmanI have a crazy amount of trivia bouncing around my head, but it's answers, not questions... Here are some that I can remember:

1. This blues/classic rock singer was voted "Ugliest Man on Campus"
   


2. Who sang the line "Which one's Pink?"
   


3. After troubles within and outside of the band, U2 was about to call it quits, until Bono stepped up to the mic during a practice and began singing this song.
   


4. In what year did Syd Barrett die?
   

Pretty cheesy questions, but all I can come up with for now.

1. Janis Joplin
   


2. Roy Harper
   


3. One
   


4. He's still alive!
   

Originally Posted by: Tele Master
I'm pretty sure Joe Walsh sold Jimmy Page the les paul for $600

joe walsh is correct!!! bonus for the $600 bit...i thought he gave it to him.

Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdWhat is the longest running American rock band with the original line-up (first gig-Dec. 1969)?

i would think the dead but they started earlier......hhhmmmmm....crap!!!!! ------are they still running???

Originally Posted by: z0s0_jpi would think the dead but they started earlier......hhhmmmmm....crap!!!!! ------are they still running???

No, Jerry Garcia's moved on.

so they are still going....whoever they are. p.s. jerry's dead??? :eek:

Originally Posted by: z0s0_jpso they are still going....whoever they are. p.s. jerry's dead??? :eek:

Garcia??? Since like, '91 I think.

And yes, they (as in the trivia band in question) are still making albums and selling out stadiums here and there.

Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonGarcia??? Since like, '91 I think.

c'mon jolly :rolleyes: it IS hard to show expression with type...but i was kidding.

Originally Posted by: z0s0_jpc'mon jolly :rolleyes: it IS hard to show expression with type...but i was kidding.

Hahaha, ok, I was wondering...

no problem....this american band question is driving me nuts.

Hmmm...I always think this one is easy, but maybe that's because I know it already. But then when I give it away, they always go, "oh yeah, of course!" But surely someone can get this one.
Huge hint: Their 1st paying gig mentioned above was actually here in my hometown. Thus I'm biased a lil already to them cuz of my native pride, not to mention their classic style and songs.

ZZ******* TOP!!!!!

Originally Posted by: z0s0_jpZZ******* TOP!!!!!

Yep...and to continue that line of questioning:
Anyone know how they got that name (speculatively)?