Best Rock Albums of the 90s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Heart-Shaped Box

"Heart-Shaped Box was recorded by Steve Albini in March 1993 for Nirvana's 'In Utero' album. It was one of the three tracks that were later re-mixed by long-time R.E.M. producer Scott Litt after the band finished work with Albini. It was with Litt, in May 1993 at Bad Animals Studios in Seattle, that Kurt added some acoustic guitar and the dreamy-to-razor-sharp harmonies that helped make the song a standout." (Source: http://www.nirvanaclub.com/nfa/heart.html)

Answer: Yes

"Rage Against the Machine" was released on November 10, 1992. "The album recieved a lot of attention from critics. Timothy White, the Billboard editor in cheif remarked, 'On the strength of the album, they must be viewed as one of the most original and virtuosic new rock bands in the nation'. The album went on to sell over one million copies and was on Billboard's top 200 chart for 89 weeks peaking at #45." (Source: http://www.pepelek.com/lyricz/?cmd=discog&bandid=225)
Some recommended songs: "Killing in the Name of", "Bombtrack", "Freedom", and "Know Your Enemy".

Answer: U-Mass

"Trompe le Monde", released on October 8, 1991, features all these songs and 11 more. U-Mass, the sixth song on the record, has the nasty "it's eduuuucaaaationaaal" lyrics. Fantastic album.

Answer: Karma Police

"Radiohead make their masterpiece, 'OK Computer' sees the band at peak form. Synthesizers and tape effects mix with distorted guitars, producing the closest thing to Prog-Rock we've heard in a long time. With singles such as 'Paranoid Android', 'Karma Police' and 'No Surprises', the album was destined to be a hit. Gaining both critical and commercial acclaim, 'OK Computer' is, without much argument, one of the bests albums of the 90s." (Source: http://www.nmyork.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/televisionfoot/Disco/ok.htm)

Answer: My Friends

The song that is not from "Blood Sugar..." is "My Friends", which was from "One Hot Minute" (1995).

Answer: Yes

"Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness" has 14 songs on each of the two discs- it consists of around two hours of music! And with such great songs as "Tonight Tonight", "1979", "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", and "Zero".

Answer: Longview

"Longview" was the first of the three singles off "Dookie", Green Day's most sold album (12 million copies and still counting). The other two were "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around". The video for this song only cost around $300 and was directed by Mark Kohr.

Answer: Buddy Holly

The video of "Buddy Holly" was so popular by the beginning of 1995 that the people producing the Microsoft Windows operating system chose it to be part of the official Windows 95 CD.

Answer: Tears in Heaven

"Tears In Heaven" was originally recorded in 1992 on the soundtrack Rush and became a massive hit single. Months later, Clapton recorded a concert for MTV Unplugged featuring his hit single and that album became his best-selling album ever. This song about the death of his son may not only be remembered as Clapton's greatest single, but his most influential." (Source: http://www.chagrin-falls.k12.oh.us/CFHS/newspape/n01_issu/metro/metro15.html)

Answer: Black Hole Sun

"The breakthrough single 'Black Hole Sun' will forever be the band's most celebrated and worshipped recording which certainly did no harm in getting Superunknown to debut at number one on home soil."

Answer: Self-Esteem

"Self-Esteem" is surely the strongest Offspring single, far better than novelty hits "Pretty Fly" and "Want You Bad". Amazingly unlike future singles, the Orange County punk rockers could only scrape the UK Top 40 with this catchy tune.

Answer: Jeremy

"Daddy didn't give attention / to the fact that mommy didn't care / king Jeremy the wicked, oh, ruled his world / Jeremy spoke in class today". Both the song and the video for it referred to the suicide of a Richardson High School student, described as a loner who
had been in counseling. He fatally shot himself in front of a classroom of about 30 students. "Jeremy Wade Delle, 16, who had transferred from a Dallas school, died instantly after firing a .357-caliber Magnum into his mouth"

Answer: Beetlebum

"Beetlebum" is actually a song they would release in 1997. All the others are from "Parklife", Blur's most succesful album.

Answer: yes

Thanks to Serapheim for pointing out a mistake in the previous question.
"Loser", a song from "Mellow Gold", became a song and video favourite and its single was certified gold only a month after its release.

Answer: Plush

"And I feel that time's a wasted go / So where ya going to tomorrow?
And I see that these are lies to come / Would you even care?". A great song by the STP.