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1. In 2003, the Philadelphia based band Britny Fox released their fourth studio album and called it "Springhead Motorshark". One of the songs on this album shares it's title with that of a country. What song is it?
2. When the glam metal craze of the 1980s faded away in the early 1990s and many hair bands had split up, British rock band Def Leppard was still standing tall. They experimented throughout the 1990s and 2000s with alternative rock, pop rock, and even made a studio album of cover songs in 2006 called "Yeah!". By 2008, they had returned to their signature sound with the album "Songs From the Sparkle Lounge", and in 2011 released a live album called "Mirrorball: Live and More". This live album had three newly recorded studio tracks. Which of the following was not one of these three songs?
3. The following lyrics are by the 1980s Los Angeles based band Dokken. "You knew there'd be consequences, when I gave you the keys to my heart. You knew that I had intentions, and you knew it right from the start. Give me one more day. I'll give you reason to stay, I wanna make you see, but you don't listen to me. I'm trying to find a way". What Dokken song opened with these lyrics?
4. What is the name of the album released by the Massachusetts based band Extreme in 2008?
5. Great White received some pretty decent success in the 1980s. Their 1989 album "...Twice Shy" sold over two million copies in the United States. The band continued to record and release new material well after the 1980s. Unlike some glam metal bands, Great White managed to release an album after their peak that charted on the United States billboard top 200 albums chart. Which of the following albums was it?
6. Hanoi Rocks was a glam punk band from Helsinki, Finland. They released their debut album "Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks" in 1981. They released a few more albums until their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley, was killed in a car crash while in the passenger seat of a car driven by Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil on new years eve of 1984. After 17 years apart, the band reunited in 2001 and released three new studio albums between then and their breakup in 2009. Which of the following was not one of the three albums released during that time?
7. Lita Ford, a goddess of glam metal, hit her commercial peak in 1988 with the release of the album "Lita". Three albums later, in 1995, she left the music scene. In 2009 she made a return to music by releasing the album "Wicked Wonderland". Which of the following songs was not on "Wicked Wonderland"?
8. The duo Nelson, twin brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, are often mistaken as glam metal. After their debut 1990 album "After The Rain", that is not surprising. Nelson had a number-one hit in the United States from this 1990 album called "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection". But if you heard some of their later work, all your thoughts of Nelson being glam metal would be abolished. Nelson wrote a song paying tribute to their father Ricky Nelson in 1998, released on their album "Brother Harmony". What was this song called?
9. Which of the following songs was written and recorded by the band Great White?
10. Quiet Riot is often called a one-hit wonder. The song they are known for was their 1983 cover of Slade's "Cum On Feel The Noize". Quiet Riot is also known for being the first metal band to have an album hit number one in the United States on the billboard 200 chart. In 1989 the band split, only to reunite in 1991. They broke up and reunited one more time before lead singer Kevin DuBrow died of a cocaine overdose in 2007. What is the name of the last studio album Quiet Riot released before DuBrow's death?
11. San Diego based band Ratt reached their highest commercial peak right at the start, their debut album "Out of the Cellar" in 1984. They continued to be popular until the early 1990s. They split up in 1992. Reuniting in 1996, they released a self-titled album in 1999. Releasing no new material in the 2000s, they released "Infestation" in 2010 before announcing a hiatus. Which of the following is a song from "Infestation"?
12. Skid Row, a New Jersey based band, released their debut self-titled album in 1989. Their 1991 album "Slave To The Grind" is famous for being the first metal album to debut at number one in the United States. In 1995 they released their third and final studio album with singer Sebastian Bach. Bach was replaced by Johnny Solinger. Most fans do not enjoy the band as much without their original frontman, have been criticized, and releases without Bach have been basically all commercial failures. In 2003 Skid Row released "Thickskin", their fourth studio album. Which of the following was not a song on this album?
13. When Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil left the band in the early 1990s, it didn't stop him from releasing new music. "Daddyıs in the bathroom, mama's on the streets, garden party soirée, makes no sense to me. Sirens in the background, gunshots I canıt see, wonıt anybody listen, to a child of three?" These were the lyrics to what Vince Neil song?
14. Los Angeles based band W.A.S.P. may not have been as big as some of the other glam metal bands of the 1980s, but from their self-titled debut album in 1984, these guys rocked. Which of the following songs was not on W.A.S.P.'s 2007 album "Dominator"?
15. If you chose to take this quiz because you love glam metal, chances are you've heard Warrant's signature 1990 hit "Cherry Pie". That was the best it ever got for Warrant, as the 1980s glam metal craze faded away in the 1990s. In 2011, the band released "Rockaholic", their first studio album in five years. Which of the following songs was on this album?
16. After a breakup in 1992, Danish-American glam metal band White Lion returned in 1999, and released a re-recording of some of their greatest hits called "Remembering White Lion", and in 2008 released their first album of original material since 1991's "Mane Attraction" called "Return of the Pride". Which of the following songs was not on this 2008 album?
17. Which of the following years did British rock band Whitesnake not release a studio album?
18. Which of the following songs is by the New York City based glam metal band Winger?
19. Oakland based glam metal band Y&T have released many studio albums since their debut in 1976. In 2010 they released their first studio album in 13 years, entitled "Facemelter". Which of the following songs on the album was released as a European bonus track?
20. "Wait for me behind, the walls behind the sky, revolution finds, the road to ease our minds" are the opening lyrics to what Dokken song?
21. In 1988, Maryland based glam metal band Kix released "Blow My Fuse", their best-selling album which also featured their signature hit "Don't Close Your Eyes", reaching number eleven on the billboard hot 100 chart in the United States. The band split in 1995 after the release of their sixth album "Show Business". Since glam metal popularity had declined in the 1990s, "Show Business" was a commercially unsuccessful album. Of the four songs I give you, one was not on this album. Which is it?
22. What is the name of the album Welsh based glam metal band Tigertailz released in 2007?
23. Which glam metal band released the song "Bourbon County Line"?
24. Bon Jovi had some glam metal in them in the mid 1980s. However after 1986's "Slippery When Wet", they shifted to more of a general hard rock sound. In 2002 they released "Bounce". Which of the following was not one of the singles released from this album?
25. In 2001, Los Angeles based band Motley Crue released "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", which was an autobiography of the band's career. In 2008, they released a soundtrack album to that book, entitled "Saints of Los Angeles". The following lyrics were on a song from the album: "Runaways in a van, all roads lead to Hollywood, we'll leave a scar, won't give a damn, vandalize the neighborhood". What song are those lyrics from?
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