Rolling Stones All-Time Albums 41-50 Quiz

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1. Number 41 is from the British punk group The Sex Pistols. A couple of songs off the album are "Holidays in the Sun" and "Anarchy in the U.K.". What is the name of this controversial album?

Answer: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

The album was certainly controversial, from its title, which faced obscenity issues, to each of the songs irking someone. Especially was this so with the song "God Save the Queen" on the album. Both the BBC and the "Independent Broadcasting Authority" refused to play the song. All this controversy led to "God Save the Queen" reaching number two on the BBC singles' chart, and the album reaching number one on the UK album charts. In the USA, it was more a story on the news, reaching only 106 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

The album was released in 1977.

"London Calling" is from The Clash and album number eight on Rolling Stone's list. "A Different Kind of Tension" is an album by the Buzzcocks. The Damned did the "Machine Gun Etiquette" album.

2. Number 42: The album and the group have the same name. A couple of songs on the album are "Light My Fire" and "The End". Name the group and album.

Answer: The Doors

The album was released in January 1967. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 album chart. The song "The End" was voted number 21 on Rolling Stone's "30 Greatest Rock & Roll Movie Moments" for its use in the movie "Apocalypse Now".

3. Number 43: This 1973 release was entitled "The Dark Side of the Moon". You may have needed "time" and "money" for this album. What is the name of the UK group that recorded this album?

Answer: Pink Floyd

The album was released in March 1973, and reached number one on the US Billboard chart and number two on the UK Album chart. The album was engineered by Alan Parsons, and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. It included the two songs referenced above - "Time" and "Money".

Although Nick Mason, percussionist for Pink Floyd, didn't think it was the best work Pink Floyd had done, he did say of the albums' success, "It was...not only about being about a great album but being in the right place at the right time".

4. Number 44: The album is called "Horses". Two tracks off this seminal album, besides the title track, are "Free Money" and a radical remake of Van Morrison's "Gloria". Often dubbed the "Godmother of Punk", name the artist/singer who recorded this album.

Answer: Patti Smith

The album was released in December 1975. The album didn't have much commercial success on its release, only number 47 on the US album charts and number 157 in the UK, but was well-received by critics.

Of the album's influence, "Allmusic" writer William Ruhlman said that it "isn't hard to make the case for Patti Smith as a punk rock progenitor based on 'Horses'."

5. Number 45: The album and band have the same name. Two tracks off the album are "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". What is the name of this eponymous album?

Answer: The Band

This was the second studio album from The Band. The album, released in September 1969, reached number nine on Billboard's pop album chart. In 2000, the album recharted at number ten on Billboard's internet album chart.

"The Village Voice" writer Robert Christgau called it an "A-plus record if I've ever rated one."

6. Number 46: The next album is a compilation of songs by reggae legends Bob Marley and the Wailers. A few of the legendary songs are "One Love/People Get Ready", "Waiting in Vain", and "Buffalo Soldier". What is the title of the album?

Answer: Legend

Released in May 1984, it is essentially a "greatest hits" album. "Legend" is the best-selling reggae album of all-time with about 14 million sold.

"Remain in Light" is from the Talking Heads and number 129 on the list. "Rocks" was recorded by Aerosmith and is number 176. "The Harder They Come" is at number 122 from another reggae legend, Jimmy Cliff.

7. Number 47: This 1965 album is from a jazz legend. It is entitled "A Love Supreme". The opening of this four-part suite is called "Acknowledgement". He recorded this album as a quartet. Who is the jazz legend and leader of this quartet who recorded number 47?

Answer: John Coltrane

The pieces that make up the four-part suite are "Acknowledgement", "Resolution", "Pursuance", and "Psalm". "Rolling Stone" called it a "legendary album-long hymn of praise."

The album has influenced more than Jazz artists. A few that cite it as an influence are Carlos Santana and Bono from U2. In fact, the album is mentioned in U2's song "Angel of Harlem": "The streets sound like a symphony, We got John Coltrane and a 'Love Supreme'".

8. Number 48: The album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" is the first true "hip-hop" album to make Rolling Stone's 500 list. With Chuck D's strong vocals and Flavor Flav's joking, the group really did "bring the noise". Which group recorded this album?

Answer: Public Enemy

The album was released in June 1988. It charted for 49 weeks on Billboard's 200 Album chart in the USA, peaking at number 49. It peaked at number eight on the UK Album charts. It has been certified platinum.

The group set out to make an album that they considered a "hip-hop" equivalent of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", focusing on social issues.

It received great critical reviews, from the "Los Angeles Times" to the "New York Times", "Time" magazine, "Melody Maker", "Q", and "Rolling Stone" among the many.

9. Number 49: "At Fillmore East" is a live album by a "southern rock/blues" band. Songs that could be heard on the album include "Statesboro Blues" and "Whipping Post". Which band played on this album?

Answer: The Allman Brothers Band

The album was released in July 1971. It was considered both a commercial and critical breakthrough for the Allman Brothers. It peaked at number 13 on Billboard's pop album charts in the USA. It was certified platinum in 1992.

Author Tom Moon, in his 2008 book "1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die", noted that nearly forty years after its release, it "remains one of the best live albums in rock history. Ornery and loud, it's perfect driving music for the road that goes on forever". In 2004, the album was selected by The Library of Congress for preservation as an album deemed by the National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important".

10. Number 50: The album at number 50 is from a classic 1950s rock and roller. One of the well known songs from the album is "Tutti Frutti", oh Rudy! Who is the artist featured on this album?

Answer: Little Richard

The album, entitled "Here's Little Richard", was released in March 1957. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Pop chart in the USA. While "Tutti Frutti" may be the best known song off the album, the highest charting single from the album was "Long Tall Sally".

Little Richard's real name is Richard Wayne Penniman. He was born in Macon, Georgia, USA on December 5, 1932.

Source: Author Alepcot

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These are albums 41-50 from "Rolling Stone" magazine's all-time 500 list. The list is the 2012 updated list, though it's the same as the 2003 list. Name the artist(s) or the album.

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