Thursday, October 7, 2010

Grunge Facts.

has Scott Weiland been in trouble for drugs?

◦ Yes.

• The Nirvana song "In Bloom" is about what?


◦ People who like music for the wrong reasons.

• Mother Love Bone's lead singer died from what?


◦ Drug Overdose.

• Madseason included which musicians?


◦ Layne Staley, Mike Mcready, Baker and Barret.

Temple of the Dog was what?


◦ Half of Pearl Jam and half of Soundgarden.

The label that began grunge is called what?


◦ Sub Pop.

After Jason Everman left Nirvana, what band did he join for 6 months?


◦ Soundgarden.

How many drummers did Nirvana have?


◦ 5.

Sonic Youth began in what year?


◦ 1982.

What is the name of the baby on the cover of the Nirvana's CD 'Nevermind'?


◦ Spencer.

What bands has Matt Cameron been in?


◦ Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. After Soundgarden broke up, he left for Pearl Jam.

What band payed a tribute to James Lynn Strait on their album?


◦ Seven Dust.

What artist made an appearance on Korn's song Children Of The Korn ?


◦ Ice Cube. Ice Cube made an appearance on Korn's Children OF the Korn track.

What band sings the song Fields Of Rape?


◦ Saigon Kick.

The song My Wave was performed by who?


◦ SoundGarden. The song MY WAVE was a smash for Sound Garden.

What is the name of SevenDust's lead vocalist ?


◦ Lajon Witherspoon. SevenDust has one of the most talented lead singers in grunge music.

Who does the song "Back To School(mini maggit)"?


◦ Deftones.

Who does the song "Waffle"?


◦ SevenDust.

How many album covers does Korn have for their album "Issues"?


◦ 4.

What is the name of Korn's first album?


◦ Korn.

Who is the front man for the band SevenDust?


◦ Lajon Witherspoon.

I'm sad to have to add this question, but the lead singer of which astonishing Seattle band was found dead from a heroin overdose in April, 2002?


◦ Alice in Chains. Layne Stayley's body was found two weeks after he had died, making his official death day April 5th, the same date Kurt Cobain left this world eight years earlier.

When Eddie Vedder heard of Kurt Cobain's suicide in 1994, he reacted by doing what?


◦ trashed his hotel room. If you thought he had a party you are so wrong, he and Kurt had resolved their problems by then. Eddie played the show that night, but not without honoring his lost friend.

What didn't happen during Nirvana's performance at the 1992 VMA's?


◦ Kurt flung himself into the audience. This has been ranked as one of the most rockin' moments on TV. If you saw the live broadcast then you know why.

Which Seattle band has won the most Grammys?


◦ Soundgarden. Soungarden won Grammys for best Hard Rock Performance and best Metal Performance for "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun". Alice has not won any Grammys despite being nominated several times and Pearl Jam and Nirvana each have one Grammy to their names.

In 1992, at a show in Rotterdam which grunge guitarist took off his clothes and played naked?


◦ Mike McCready. This show has become a bootleg legend for PJ, the bandmates' expressions are priceless when they see Mike, Stone doubles over laughing and Eddie does a double take before shouting "Jesus!" into the mike!

Which member of Peal Jam bugs Cliff Poncier, played by Matt Dillon, to move his van and reads Citizen Dick's album review in the movie "Singles"?


◦ Jeff Ament. Jeff remembers hating acting, he felt like he did a horrible job in the movie.

Andrew Wood, the lead singer of Mother Love Bone, an astonishing band from Seattle, died how in 1990?


◦ heroin overdose. Mother Love Bone was only weeks away from releasing their major label debut when Andy overdosed. Other members Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard managed find success elsewhere though.

What was the first band to record for the Seattle indie label, SupPop?


◦ Green River. This band included members of Mother Love Bone and Mudhoney. Mother Love Bone broke up and along came Temple of the Dog. When that was over Pearl Jam was formed.

Which pessimistic Mudhoney song claims that, "Everybody loves us, everybody loves our town."?


◦ Overblown. Mark Arm wrote this song after seeing the video for "Outshined" by Soundgarden.

I'm starting with an easy one. What is the name of the album that catapulted Nirvana to fame in 1991 and started the grunge hype?


◦ Nevermind. This album went gold within two months and has sold over ten million copies, a far cry from the 500 thousand that it was expected to sell.

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