Pop Trivia

Not too hard this one.....


Name the excellent keyboard player to work with both Level42(!) and massive attack.

 

Hi

Is it Wally Badarou?


SCIDB

 

Oh yes. Well done that man.

Over to you. :notworthy :respect:

 

Playing this quiz with Dean is like playing Trivial Pursuit with your best mate's dad who knows every answer and your purpose in the game is only to sit and watch as he romps to the win in about 2 or 3 gos of getting 10 questions right in succession :dj:

Michael.

 

Ban Dean from posting in this thread

 

Sorry all .

I'll let others have a go before I answer.

Here's an easy one. What is Peter Gabriel's first solo album called?


SCIDB

 

IIRC they don't have names just numbers, usually identified as 1-4. Wasn't So the first one with a name?

 

Hi

It wasn't SO. This came out in 1986.

The first 4 albums were self titled but were known as 1, 2, 3 & 4.

They were all called Peter Gabriel.

You can go next Lordsummit.

SCIDB

 

Alright then nice easy one,
What is the link between Massive Attacks Unfinished Sympathy, and The Cure's Killing an Arab?

 

Hmm..total guess this one but, they both used the same string players for the backing track? TBH can't even remember if Killing an Arab has string in it :shame:

Michael.

 

Nope, it's an answer that involves more than music......

 

Jeez this is a toughie.

Its got nowt to do with the lyrics (I know both songs very well). Its got nothing to do with Sara Nelson (has it?).

"Killing an arab" was woefully misinterpreted as a direct rascist comment - but it wasnt. IIRC it was based on a book where the killing of an arab was due to heat exhaustion (about actions versus morality). Deep man.:MILD:

Massive attack had to change their name due to the gulf war, but this isnt relevant to the cure.

I dunno - this ones got me stumped.

Any clues?

BTW - Just how obscure is this one?

 

That's the 'outsider' by Albert Camus

if it helps any?

 

we should have book trivia i'm better at that

 

Nope - you got me on this one.

Anyone else know?

Cookie - PM me the answer and I wont post it - im dying to know as I have been a huuuge fan of both of these bands/tracks. I thought I knew heaps about these.

ho hum

 

I don't know either i'm afraid - i was just letting you know which book it was based on, in case it helped. Probably not.

 

Lamboy you are so close to the answer, just go back and look at your 1st reply and you'll be there I'm sure. As I said the answer is linked to an event not the song

 

Darn - Google was no help either :JPS:

But based on what's gone before it'll be something to do with Massive Attack and "Killing an Arab" not being very PC things to say during the (first) Gulf War. Was "Killing an Arab" banned from playlists during the war or something and Massive Attack had to change their name?

EDIT: to make the answer more succinct:

Massive Attack had to change their name because of the Gulf War when the single "Unfinished Sympathy" came out and "Killing an Arab" was banned from playlists during the Gulf War.

Michael.

 

Hmmm, I dunno about that one. Massive attack changed to just 'Massive' (and then back again later on of course) in protest at the ..........Killing of Arabs!!!! A ha. I think thats it.


Can I have the kudos for this one? Michael was just feeding from all my hard work.

 

You have my sympathy lAmBoY. But I'm going to give Michael credit cos his answer was first, and he owns the site


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