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Greatest Albums Ever

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Introduction:
"Everyone is familiar with the countless polls listing the top 10 or 20 best albums of all time that regularly appear in magazines or on the internet. This quiz concentrates on the albums that regularly appear in these same polls."


1. Everyone knows that the Beatles almost always come top in these polls: what is the name of the 1966 Beatles album that regularly tops best album polls?
    'A Hard Day's Night'
    'Please Please Me'
    'Abbey Road'
    'Revolver'


2. 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall' both make regular appearances in top ten album polls. Obviously I'm not going to ask which group made them (that would be too easy). What I want to know is which one of the two is a double album?
    Answer: ( Pick on of the two albums)


3. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' was the name of Nirvana's famous Generation X grunge anthem. On which of their albums did it appear?
    'Incesticide'
    'In Utero'
    'Nevermind'
    'Bleach'


4. Here's a question that will be really easy for the Brits, and really hard for the Yanks; "(What's the Story) Morning Glory" was a smash hit album for mancunian band Oasis and is widely regarded as their finest hour, and this is regularly reflected in the polls. However, which of the following songs did NOT appear on this particular album?
    'Wonderwall'
    'Roll With It'
    'Champagne Supernova'
    'Live Forever'


5. 'OK Computer' is the name of the 1997 masterpiece by Oxford band Radiohead, perhaps known more famously for their earlier hit 'Creep'. Which of the following songs actually appeared on 'OK Computer'?
    'Airbag'
    'Everything In It's Right Place'
    'The Bends'
    'Ripcord'


6. Which Canadian singer had a smash hit album which included the tracks 'Ironic', 'Wake Up' and 'You Oughta Know'?
    Britney Spears
    Madonna
    Alanis Morrisette
    Kate Bush


7. In which year was 'The Beatles', affectionately refered to as 'The White Album', released?
    1965
    1968
    1963
    1967


8. 'The Queen Is Dead' was an amazing album released in 1986, which included such tracks as 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out', 'Cemetry Gates' and 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side'. What I want to know is: which UK band made this album?
    Joy Division
    The Stone Roses
    The Smiths
    Oasis


9. 'All Along The Watchtower', 'Gypsy Eyes' and 'Crosstown Traffic' are tracks that all feature on a certain 1968 album. What WAS this album, and who made it?
    'Blonde on Blonde' by Bob Dylan
    'Electric Ladyland' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience
    'Abbey Road' by The Beatles
    'The Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd


10. 'The Bends' is the name of the highly-rated 1995 album by Radiohead. With which mesmerising song does it draw to a close?
    'The Tourist'
    'Motion Picture Soundtrack'
    'Blow Out'
    'Street Spirit (Fade Out)'


11. Which of the following tracks did not appear on the Bob Dylan album 'Blonde on Blonde'?
    'I Want You'
    'Blonde on Blonde'
    'Pledging My Time'
    '4th Time Around'


12. The 1989 debut by the Stone Roses is often rated (at least in England) as the second best album of all time. Who was the singer in the Stone Roses?
    Mani
    Marc Almond
    Morrissey
    Ian Brown


13. 'Pet Sounds' by the Beach Boys was released in which year?
    1967
    1968
    1965
    1966


14. Complete the title of the following album: 'The Velvet Underground ... '
    '... and Nico'
    '... and Tiko'
    '... and Rico'
    '... and Jimbo'


15. Another Beatles question: which song on 'Sgt Pepper' contained the lyric 'I read the news today, oh boy'?
    'Good Morning Good Morning'
    'A Day in the Life'
    'Lovely Rita'
    'Within You Without You'


16. 'What's Going On' is the name of a highly regarded 1971 album. Who recorded it?
    The Four Tops
    George Harrison
    Marvin Gaye
    Eric Clapton


17. R.E.M.'s 'Automatic For The People' featured which smash hit song?
    'Shiny Happy People'
    'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?'
    'It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)'
    'Everybody Hurts'


18. 'Comfortably Numb', 'In the Flesh?' and 'Young Lust' all feature on which Pink Floyd album?
    'Wish You Were Here'
    'Animals'
    'The Wall'
    'Meddle'


19. David Bowie released which one of the following albums in 1972?
    'Let It Bleed'
    'Imagine'
    'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars'
    'Astral Weeks'


20. Who released 'Exile on Main Street' in 1972?
    Patti Smith
    Paul McCartney
    The Rolling Stones
    The Who


21. 'Where The Streets Have No Name', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' and 'With Or Without You' all appeared on which U2 album?
    'Boy'
    'Rattle and Hum'
    'The Joshua Tree'
    'Achtung Baby'


22. The Sex Pistols released 'Never Mind the Bollocks' in which year?
    1977
    1978
    1979
    1980


23. 'The Fat of the Land' by the Prodigy did NOT include which track?
    'Firestarter'
    'Poison'
    'Breathe'
    'Smack My Bitch Up'


24. The Clash released an album called 'London Calling' in 1979.
    True
    False


25. Let's finish with one more Beatles question (because their albums always do so well). Which Beatles album featured the George Harrison-penned 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Something'?
    'Rubber Soul'
    'Let It Be'
    'The White Album'
    'Abbey Road'


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