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Quiz about The Worst Rock and Roll Records of All Time

"The Worst Rock and Roll Records of All Time" Quiz

This satirical book was released in 1991. Authors Jimmy Guterman and Owen O'Donnell asked readers to take the book with a grain of salt, as it targeted music from the popular to the obscure. The quiz is based on their opinions (which may not be mine).

A multiple-choice quiz by neon000. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which guitarist's album was lambasted by the writers for a rambling and incoherent monologue printed on its front cover? Hint

Yngwie Malmsteen

Frank Black

Jeff Beck

Scotty Moore

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which album's title provoked this reaction from O'Donnell and Guterman: "We hate typing it as much as you hate reading it"? Hint

"Lodger", David Bowie

"Pinker and Prouder than Previous", Nick Lowe

"Under the Cherry Moon", Prince

"Aoxomoxoa", the Grateful Dead

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Question 3 of 10

3. There was also a section of the book which dealt with singles. A song by which exercise instructor made the authors' list of Worst Singles of All Time? Hint

Richard Simmons

Billy Blanks

Susan Powter

John Basedow

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which former Beatle earned not one, but two, spots on the list of fifty Worst Albums? Hint

Ringo Starr

John Lennon

George Harrison

Paul McCartney

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which group came in for criticism for a song with a first verse that the authors called "a string of cliches"? Hint

Judas Priest

Def Leppard

Bon Jovi

Motley Crue

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Question 6 of 10

6. What album with a giant robotic rodent on its cover earned the #34 spot on the list of fifty Worst Albums? Hint

"South of Heaven", Slayer

"Here Come the Spice Squirrels", the Spice Squirrels

"Alpha", Asia

"Tarkus", Emerson, Lake and Palmer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Whose album "Still Cruisin'", which featured the single "Kokomo", was #28 on the book's list of fifty Worst Albums? Hint

The Beach Boys

Simon and Garfunkel

Chuck Berry

Smokey Robinson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose album "Alive, She Cried" made the #8 spot on the book's list of fifty Worst Albums, for the authors' intense dislike of John Densmore's drumming? Hint

Mountain

Lou Reed

The Doors

Iced Earth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whose 1975 album "History: Greatest Hits" placed #38 on the list of Worst Albums, in part for the song "Muskrat Love"? Hint

Genesis

John Foxx

The Lone Ryders

America

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whose 1990 release, "The Remix Album", was #6 on the list of fifty Worst Albums, for its songs including "Boy in the Tree"? Hint

Peter Gabriel

Milli Vanilli

John Tesh

Madonna

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which guitarist's album was lambasted by the writers for a rambling and incoherent monologue printed on its front cover?

Answer: Scotty Moore

Scotty was a member of Elvis Presley's backing band. The writers praised Moore's other recorded efforts, but were dissatisfied with "The Guitar that Changed the World." O'Donnell and Guterman wrote that a paragraph on the album cover "[is] a close approximation of the English language."

2. Which album's title provoked this reaction from O'Donnell and Guterman: "We hate typing it as much as you hate reading it"?

Answer: "Pinker and Prouder than Previous", Nick Lowe

As with many of the artists in the book, the writers noted that they enjoyed other material by Lowe, but were let down by the release in question. Lowe recorded with Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile before embarking on his solo career.

3. There was also a section of the book which dealt with singles. A song by which exercise instructor made the authors' list of Worst Singles of All Time?

Answer: Richard Simmons

Simmons released an album, "Reach", on Elektra Records in 1983. The title track earned a place in the Worst Singles section of the book.

4. Which former Beatle earned not one, but two, spots on the list of fifty Worst Albums?

Answer: Ringo Starr

The two in question were "Old Wave", #40 on the list, and "Stop and Smell the Roses", #39. No other Beatles' solo albums appear on the Top 50 Worst.

5. Which group came in for criticism for a song with a first verse that the authors called "a string of cliches"?

Answer: Bon Jovi

The album "Slippery When Wet" was released in August, 1986. It was ranked #26 on the book's list of Fifty Worst Albums. The song O'Donnell and Guterman noted for disfavor was "Raise Your Hands". They listed the entire first verse, phrase by phrase.

6. What album with a giant robotic rodent on its cover earned the #34 spot on the list of fifty Worst Albums?

Answer: "Tarkus", Emerson, Lake and Palmer

The cover art wasn't the only thing O'Donnell and Guterman singled out. The song "Are You Ready, Eddy?" with its repeated line of "Are you ready to rock and roll?" earned the comment, "Eddy might be ready...but you'll never be."

7. Whose album "Still Cruisin'", which featured the single "Kokomo", was #28 on the book's list of fifty Worst Albums?

Answer: The Beach Boys

The album was released on Capitol Records. "Kokomo" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1988 Tom Cruise movie, "Cocktail".

8. Whose album "Alive, She Cried" made the #8 spot on the book's list of fifty Worst Albums, for the authors' intense dislike of John Densmore's drumming?

Answer: The Doors

According to O'Donnell and Guterman, Densmore "couldn't find the beat if you spotted him a b, e and t and told him to buy a vowel." The album was a live recording and featured seven songs.

9. Whose 1975 album "History: Greatest Hits" placed #38 on the list of Worst Albums, in part for the song "Muskrat Love"?

Answer: America

The group consisted of Dan Peek, Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley. The authors of the book noted that "Muskrat Love" was one of very few songs that have ever dealt with the mating habits of muskrats, and they hoped no other songwriters followed suit.

10. Whose 1990 release, "The Remix Album", was #6 on the list of fifty Worst Albums, for its songs including "Boy in the Tree"?

Answer: Milli Vanilli

Milli Vanilli became the object of widespread derision after it was revealed that their vocals were lipsynched. They were forced to return the Grammy Award they won for Best New Artist in 1990.

Source: Author neon000

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