Insufferably Rockist Triva Thread

Erm, the Dictators? Could be totally wrong on that one.

- "Metallica/Motley Crue producer Bob Rock used to play in what band?"

The Payola$.

Soft White Underbelly - became Blue Oyster Cult, I think (wasn't Meltzer a member of SWU?)

McCartney's Fireman alb produced by Youth, so I presume the Alien Sex Fiend is as well

I think it's Jim Carroll's parents on the front of that alb.

"Who produced the Damned's MUSIC FOR PLEASURE album?"
Nick Mason. The story is that they wanted Syd Barrett, but when they couldn't get him they settled for the Mr Mason.

"Whose voice interupts the Clash's 'Armagiddeon Time' at the three-minute mark?"
I'll hazard a guess - is it Mikey Dread?

"Who is 'The Magnificent' by the Professionals about?"
I strongly suspect it's about Mr Lydon

"Who played the vibes on Edwyn Collins' 'A Girl like You'?"
Another guess - is it Dennis Bovell?

Cheap Trick [heard of but never heard...] question - is that Sgt Pepper?

.... and if it isn't Blackbeard then I want to put in reserve bids on Paul Cook (he's been playing drums for Edwyn for quite a while) and (trick question maybe?) Mr Collins himself!

Manowar and the Dictators?

1) The Slits, Siouxsie & The Banshees, KLF, Pink Military, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Lightning Seeds, Teardrop Explodes.

2) Vibrators, Roxy Music, Adam & The Ants

3) Adam & The Ants, Gloria Mundi, Mean Streets, Art Attacks

4) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Swing Out Sister, Visage, PiL, Siouxsie & The Banshees, 3 Mustaphas 3

5) Damned, Culture Club

6) Captain Beefheart, Pixies, dEUS, Pere Ubu, PJ Harvey

7) Alien Sex Fiend, Wet Wet Wet, Art Of Noise, Bananarama, Test Dept., Erasure, Faith No More, Dido, James, Kate Bush, Crowded House, The Orb, Tom Jones, The Verve, Gong, Shack, Yaz

Q: "Who did Siouxsie & the Banshees used to dedicate their cover of'Helter Skelter' to onstage?"

A: Murder Victim Sharon Tate's husband, director Roman Polanski

Q: "Whose voice interupts the Clash's 'Armagiddeon Time' at the three-minute mark?"

A: Kosmo Vinyl

Q: - "Not strictly a rockist question, but the word BEASTIE in the name Beastie Boys is actually a very word acronym. What does it stand for?"

A: Boys Entering Anarchistic States Towards Inner Excellence. Sad, eh?

Get the fuck outta here! I didn't think he could get any cooler.

R.I.P.

Phil Hartman was Canadian (and Hartmann back in his album art days).

Yeah, actually, he was a really good artist too. Check out the cover to America's Greatest Hits. Clearly, he had talent.

One connection per question (otherwise it would just have been one long list, wouldn't it?!)

#2 is hunky bassist Gary Tibbs

Correct dan.

"I think it's common members... #6 would be Eric Drew Feldman."

Not necessarily, but that is the correct answer for #6 gygax!....

For 10 bonus points, which other band is EDF a member of?

Alex in NYC, shame on you - I got the bleedin' Neon Hearts (actually, I even SAW the Neon Hearts at least once!), I'd have expected you to get the right answer to #7!

Out of interest 'though mate, which of my multiple guesses actually was the vibe player on A Girl Like You?

Someone else's turn to ask some questions, I think

True, but not the answer I was looking for - far too obvious!

Sssssh! That's supposed to be a secret! Take your 10 points in this plain sealed brown envelope and never mention it again.

The rest of you - keep moving along, there's nothing of interest for you here....

"Molly Hancock" 'though? Really! Either they thisnmk we're stupid or they're getting lazy or they're not that bothered about the anonymity any more!

Any interesting guesses about the identities of any other Residents Sean?

As for other members of the Residents, I don't have anything apart from really wild guesses. As far as I know, members of the Grateful Dead were part of the collective. AMG lists Chris Cutler, so maybe some of his cohorts, like Fred Frith? Eugene Chadbourne?

Someone else nabbed it: Paul Cook!

William S. Burroughs and I believe it refers to semen.