Volume 6: Rock and Roll Trivia 10

If Not For You George Harrison
Blue and Gold Print  Mates Of State
Three Easy Payments Mitch Hedberg
Cable Babies Japanther
There's Always Room On The Broom Liars
Blunt Tapes 'N Tapes
Ekstrak - Mass Dampers DJ Rupture
Wherein Lies Continue Slipknot
Where The Pigs Don't Fly Suede
Bubble of Sanity Patton Oswalt
13 - Just About Glad Elvis Costello
Listen (Bonus Track) Al Green
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb Spoon
I Am A Cheetah Tristeza
Prefix Free Parts & Labor

The Maestro's Pick:  I am A Cheetah by Tristeza
Why:  When I picked up Dream Signals in Full Circles in the late 90s I was in a crossover between britpop and indie rock.  I heard this record and it was this beautiful, lush, sensitive instrumental ROCK music (bass, drums, keys guitar by a band) and I couldn't stop listening to it.  From there my desire to find more instrumental rock bands kept growing, and my need somewhat satisfied by bands like Pelican, Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros and the like.

Honorable Mention:  Just About Glad by Elvis Costello
Why:  I thank my friend from college Jay for giving me a cassette with Brutal Youth (this track is off this album by Elvis and The Attractions) by Elvis Costello on one side and Adventure by Television on the other in 2000.  When listening to cassettes, I would refrain from rewinding or fast forwarding to get to tracks I enjoyed.  I often found with the songs or albums I didn't like, that with repeated listens I would "get it".  Well, I loved Brutal Youth, with it's lyrical density, assertive performances and Costello's trademark swagger.  But, that cassette made me love Television even more, as I was a fan of Marquee Moon.  But I still give the nod to Brutal Youth.

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Volume 5: Rock and Roll Trivia 10

Down In A Hole Alice in Chains
This Lullaby Queens Of The Stone Age
Zodiac Melvins
09 Track 9 Kylesa
High Head Blues The Black Crowes
The Singer Not the Song The Rolling Stones
How's My Drinking? Guided By Voices
where the streets have no name U2
72 (This Highway's Mean) Drive By Truckers
Found Out About You Gin Blossoms
Track 04 Soul Music Compilation
Mercy, Mercy Don Covay
Truest Love Superdrag
Obvious Janes Addiction
Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands Elliott Smith

The Maestro's Pick:  Zodiac by The Melvins
Why:  Bullhead by the Melvins is my favorite of theirs.  It is where they went from a blasty-punk heavy band to a sludge-hammer and showed the Seattle scene (and beyond) how heavy and dramatic guitar music can be.  It is completely psychotic, demented and brutal and paved the way (along with Neurosis and Earth) for post-metal, sludge, doom and drone metal bands like Isis, Pelican, Cult of Luna and Torche.

Honorable Mention:  Where the Streets Have No Name by U2
Why:  That's right.  I said it.  It's easy to call 'em out, but when I was in 10th grade, I walked to school everyday listening to my Walkman (the real deal cassette kind) and this album was a staple for a very long time.  I had just gotten out of a Van Hagar kick and The Joshua Tree introduced me to alternative rock and ultimately my music tastes from indiepop to metalcore.


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Volume 4: Rock and Roll Trivia 10

We Got Something Tinted Windows
Chantilly Lace Big Bopper
Unseen Hand Elf Power
Outside Like A Wallflower The Possibilities
Everything Beautiful Is Far Aw Grandaddy
smooth criminal Michael Jackson
Strange Love (Single Version) Slim Harpo
Hardcore UFO's Guided By Voices
section 13 (diamonds_mild devotion to majesty) the polyphonic spree
Blackbird / Yesterday The Beatles
The Jessica Numbers The New Pornographers
Come Together Times New Viking
Time To Pretend MGMT
My Apocalypse Metallica
Lightning song Blood on the Wall

Maestro's Pick: Hardcore UFOs by GbV
Why: Robert Pollard is a genius.  Prolific beyond comprehension.  His lo-fi production, replete with fuck-ups and all,  is unsettling during initial listens, but his world-class rock vocals, literary master lyrics and deceptively complex songwriting is classic GbV.  A true broke-the-mold rock act.

Honorable Mentions:
Time to Pretend by MGMT: fantastic album, produced by Dave Fridmann of Flaming Lips fame, gets this band's ideals right.
The Jessica Numbers by New Pornographers:  West coast Canadians with impeccable songcraft and orchestration.  Every album a fun listen.  Made Neko Case who she is.

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Volume 3: Rock and Roll Trivia 10

Mr. Pitiful Otis Redding
Stand Together The Beastie Boys
Jam On It - Newcleus
Song For Bob Dylan David Bowie
Feelgood By Numbers The Go! Team
Jump In The Fire        Metallica
Spine of God Monster Magnet
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend The Ramones
Picnic By The Motorway Suede
Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival
Scare Crow Ministry
U.S.A. The Beat - Paul Collins' Beat
Still Crazy Exploding Hearts
Mr. Pharmacist The Other Half
Zürich Is Stained Pavement

Maestro's Pick: Picnic By The Motorway by Suede
Why:  Swaggery, full of confidence, virtuoso guitar playing, a femme quality, practically unknown in the States and soaring epic soundscapes and lyrics made this one of my favo(u)rite brit bands of the 90s.

Honorable Mention:
Jump in the Fire: Old school Metallica from their adrenaline soaked debut
Song for Bob Dylan: My favorite Bowie album, Hunky Dory

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Volume 2: Rock and Roll Trivia 10

Track Listing on Volume 2 of Rock and Roll Trivia 10 CD

She           Kiss
Do You Believe In Love      Huey Lewis & The News
Gee Angel Sugar
Stop whispering Radiohead
First Wave Intact The Secret Machines
Blackwolf Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
Tombland The Libertines
Untitled #8 Sigur Ros
Standing In The Shadows Of Love  Four Tops
Fishing The Sky The Appleseed Cast
Take A Letter, Maria R. B. Greaves
Two States Pavement
Stepping Off Jason Forrest
Jigsaw Mates Of State
Walking By Myself    Johnny Winter

Maestro's Pick: Jigsaw by Mates of State
Why: Although this married couple upset long-time listeners with their latest album, I think it has a fantastic vibe that is well-suited in their catalog, upping the ante for a more thoughtful and emotional Mates of State.  I couldn't stop listening to the album in my head for three months when I first heard it.


Honorable Mention:
Two States by Pavement: Not my favorite Pavement record, but this was the door opener for what would become a truly great band.  Slanted and Enchanted: a classic indie must-listen.

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Volume 1: Rock and Roll Trivia 10

Track Listing on Volume 1 of Rock and Roll Trivia 10 CD

Out of Time        The Rolling Stones
Helpless                 Sugar
Racing Like a Pro The National
Masturbation          Dave Attell
Iron Tusk                  Mastodon
Rebellion (Lies)  The Arcade Fire
Dearly Beloved  Jack Montgomery
Run's House 2         Run-D.M.C.
Dancing Days         Led Zeppelin
Head Down         Soundgarden

Maestro's Pick: Rebellion (Lies) by Arcade Fire.
Why:  Perhaps the last of it's kind.  A truly inspired long-player, short on musical cliches, long on ambition.  And their debut, too?  That's just freaking ridiculous.  Seeing these guys at Cornell in 2004 put on a show that nearly collapsed the building was one of the best shows I have ever seen.

Honorable Mentions:
Head Down by Soundgarden:  Thank god these guys had some hits.  It would have been a tragedy to see them go unnoticed with the most interesting catalog of mind-bending heavy rock put out in the last twenty years.
Helpless by Sugar: Post-Husker Du Bob Mould kills it.  On bass, Dave Barbe, one of Athens, GA's finest record producers.

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Rock and Roll Trivia says Hello!

Rockers, unite, and welcome to the Rock and Roll Trivia blog, where you can find info about Rock Maestro Steve's weekly head-first dive into the cesspool of ROCK and ROLL!!

Tonight we are launching Rock and Roll Trivia version 2.  By placing in the top two, your team will receive a valuable and collectible CD with randomly selected tracks from the Rock Maestro's personal iTunes account.  The program will select, at random, 15 or so songs, and then there will be superbonus questions from the artists and songs on the CD in the following weeks.

See you at The Haunt!!!

RMS

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