Quiz and
anxwers created by Adam Rebelius from Chicago
The Answers on the quiz.
1. CBGB and OMFUG: Country, Blue Grass, Blues,
and Other Music for Uplifting Gormandizers. Thanks to Baby Bongo for correcting
my typo w/his answer (And no, I don't know what a "Gormandizer" is
either)
2. "Carbona, Not Glue" appears on
the first pressing of The Ramones "Leave Home" album. It was pulled
off future pressings because the company that makes Carbona didn't like the
song, and threatened to sue. Depending on what part of the world you lived in,
the song was either replaced by "Sheena is a Punk Rocker", "Baby
Sitter", or it was just left blank. ("Baby Sitter" was the
b-side to a 45, but I can't remember what the a-side was. I used to have that
single over 30 years ago til it got stolen)
3. The song, "Submission" was
originally left off the British pressing of Never Mind the Bollocks when it was
first released. Fun fact: On the VERY FIRST pressing, the song is NOT LISTED on
the back cover! There was a sticker on the shrink wrap that said, "Also
contains the song, "Submission" Later pressings would have the song
listed on the back cover.
4. Chines Rock was originally a RAMONES song
that Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers used to cover. The Ramones never got
paid for the song, and sued. The Ramones version eventually was released in
1980 on "The End Of the Century" album.
5. When DAMNEDX3 came out, the band Eddie And
The Hot Rods originally appeared on the back cover. The original version is a
highly sought after collector's item.
6. Nick Mason from Pink Floyd produced The
Damned's "Music for Pleasure" album for some odd reason. (Don't ask
me why. I don't know either)
7. Lenny Kaye, guitar player for The Patti
Smith Group wrote the original liner notes for the two record 60s garage
compilation, "Nuggets". Here is a direct quote from the liner notes:
....."most of these groups (And by and large, this was an era dominated by
groups) were young, decidedly unprofessional, seemingly more at home practicing
for a teen dance than going out on national tour. The name that has been
unofficially coined for them-"PUNK ROCK"-seems particularly fitting
in this case, for if nothing else they exemplified the berserk pleasure that
comes with being on-stage outrageous, the relentless middle-finger drive and
determination offered only by rock and roll at it's finest" (Emphases
mine) Remember folks, these liner notes were written in 1972! ANSWER TO BONUS
QUESTION: Lenny Kaye, for a brief period of time was the editor of "Rock
Scene" magazine. a teeny-bopper music magazine that combined the style and
lay out of such magazines as "Tiger Beat" and "16" but
featured bands that would usually appear in CREEM. In "Rock Scene" it
was NOT unusual to see an article about The Partridge Family next to a
pictorial of The New York Dolls playing a concert at The Mercer Arts Center.
They would NEVER have done that in "16" or "Tiger Beat".
8. The VERY FIRST record by Patti Smith was a
two song, 7 inch 45. The songs were "Piss Factory" B/W "Hey,
Joe" This record was released in 1974, a year before the album
"Horses" would be released. ANSWER TO BONUS QUESTION: Tom Verlaine is
playing the lead guitar solo at the end of "Hey, Joe". The band that
he would be famous for starting would be "Television". ANSWER TO
EXTRA BONUS QUESTION: THe original record label was a local record label called
"Mir" records. ("Mir" is Russian for peace) As stated
before, the record was briefly re-issued on Sire in 1978.
9. The famous actor/comedian who sat in on
drums w/The Dead Boys at CBGBs during the two day benefit for Johnny Blitz was
JOHN BELUSHI. ANSWER TO BONUS QUESTION: before his untimely death, John Belushi
used whatever influence he still had at the time to get FEAR booked on Saturday
Night Live. After that show, Lorne Michaels and the people at Standards and
Practices at 30 Rock/NBC studios severed ALL ties w/John Belushi, and it would
be at least ten years before Saturday Night Live ever took a chance with ever
having any punk rock band on the show ever again. (Of course, Rancid, Green
Day, Sonic Youth, and Nirvana have all appeared on the show at least once since
1992) ANSWER TO EXTRA BONUS QUESTION: Ian MacKay, of Minor Threat, was one of
the slam dancers in the pit during Fear's two sets.
10. The
very first time (And I think only time. I might be wrong) The Dickies appeared
on American television was when they were just starting out in 1978, on a short
lived sitcom called, "C.P.O. Sharky" which was mainly a vehicle for
the comic stylings of Don Rickles. I can't remember what song they performed,
though. This would've been about the time the "Hideous" E.P. was
released.
So that's the quiz. How did you do?
0-3: You think "Punk Rock" is an
incense holder made out of stone, but you think those Misfit Skull shirts look
pretty cool. You might think Green Day is from Green Bay, but you have a keen
interest in punk rock, and took a chance and took the test. You have a lot to
learn, but you should be proud of yourself of making an effort and at least
getting one question right.
4-6: You heard "Blitzkrieg Bop" in a
beer commercial, and "Lust for Life" in a cruise line commercial, and
you know you like what you heard and want to learn more. The bad news is you
thin St. Mark's Place is a park across the street from a Catholic church. But
don't give up hope. You have a love for the music, and are eager to learn more,
so start finding out who the local punk bands are in your area, and support
them!
7-10: Either you're the person who supplied
the nails, hammer and lumber to the people who built the stage at CBGBs or you
worked briefly or you worked at BLEEKER BOB'S GOLDEN OLDIES record store when
it was still located at the corner of W. 8th St. and MacDougal in The West
Village. (Or you're just a smart cookie and know your old school punk inside
and out) You're so smart, maybe YOU should come up with the next trivia quiz!
I hope people had as much fun taking the quiz
as I had putting it together. And don't feel bad i you didn't know all or even
any of the answers. As i said before this was just for fun. I'll try to make
the next one a bit easier, but I make no promises. Thanks for
participating. :-)
