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1. A physics student and dentistry student formed a band named Smile in 1968. They were joined by an art student in 1970 and changed their name to that by which they are now known worldwide. They added a bass player in 1971 and released their self-titled debut album and their first single, "Keep Yourself Alive" in 1973. Who is this rock band?
2. They were put together in 1971 as a backing band for Linda Ronstadt: a guitarist who had played with Bob Seger, a drummer whose band's debut single was produced by Kenny Rogers, a guitarist who had been a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers with two former Byrds, and a bassist who had played with Jim Messina and Ricky Nelson. A year later they released their self-titled album, which produced three Top 30 Billboard 100 singles. Under what name did they perform?
3. Founded in 1972, one of this band's first gigs was supporting the Jeff Beck Group. They were unusual at the time because they did not have an electric guitar in their line-up, preferring instead an electric violin and Fender Rhodes piano. They released their first album, "The Human Menagerie", and their debut single, "Sebastian", in 1973. Which group went on to record their only UK number one single in 1975?
4. They were formed in 1973 with guitarists from groups named Velvet Underground and Grapefruit, a bassist whose father was a well-known American jazz player, a Welsh vocalist, and the drummer from The Masters Apprentice. They released their debut single, "Can I Sit Next to You, Girl", in 1974 and their first album in 1975, by which time only the two guitarists remained from the original line-up. Who are this internationally known band?
5. Formed in 1974, this band were still playing 40 years later with two original members and one who joined just a year later. It took them three years to release their first album, but both of their 1977 albums made it into the Top Five. Their first single, "Grip", was also released in 1977, and before the year had ended they had produced three Top Ten singles.
6. They were founded by a bass player who, four decades later, is the band's only ever-present member. He was joined the following year by a guitarist who has appeared on all of the band's 15 studio album, eleven live albums and numerous EPs and compilations. They first toured as the support to Kiss before releasing their self-titled debut album in 1980, a Top Five hit. Which iconic band is this?
7. They exploded into the charts with their fourth single release in 1979, their album, "Replicas", also reaching number one in that same year. Which English new wave band formed in 1976 was fronted by a vocalist whose real name was Gary Webb?
8. Formed in 1977, they released only five studio albums. All but the first, "Outlandos d'Amour", topped the UK album chart. Of their 25 singles, five went to number one in the UK and one topped the Billboard 100 chart. Who is this English band, which began with a four-man line-up but for most of their ten-year existence kept a constant three?
9. Formed in 1978, this English pop-rock band shuffled line-ups before settling on their 'classic' look in 1980. They then became a driving force in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the early 1980s. Their only UK number one album came in 1983. On the singles front, they topped the US Billboard 100 chart in 1982, and scored two UK number one singles, in 1983 and 1984. Who is this group who were still touring more than 35 years after they began?
10. Formed as part of the "New Romantic" movement in 1979, their first single, "To Cut a Long Story Short", climbed to number six in the UK chart. This was the first of ten Top Ten singles, including a number one in 1983. They broke up in 1990 but reformed in 2009 and the most requested song now is not their chart-topper but another that is considered an "80s classic". Who are this English new wave band?
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