What band am I thinking of? (#8)

[Phillycat]

Hi! I was away from work Friday so I didn't get to post one of these. Did you miss me? :D

Anyway, you know how this works. You ask me questions and try to guess what band I'm thinking of. Go ahead, I'm ready. :)

Previous answers (I will not repeat answers):

GnR
The Police
The Temptations
Afghan Whigs
Faces
Live
Jesus and Mary Chain

[billyskank]

1. Are they a guitar band?

:hi:

[Phillycat]

2. They had two guitarists, but I wouldn't call them a "guitar band".

:hi:

[underpants]

4. Air Supply

[Phillycat]

6. Nope

[underpants]

3. Echo and The Bunnymen

88 lines about 44 women

[Phillycat]

7. Nope. Before them.

[billyskank]

5. Are they contemporaries?

[Phillycat]

8. Contemporaries of whom? Of us? No. They were from the 70's.

[HughBeaumont]

9. Joy Division

[Phillycat]

10. Nope. Before them.

[HughBeaumont]

11. Talking Heads

[Phillycat]

13. No. Before them.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. Are they American?

[Phillycat]

14. Yes. And THANK YOU for asking an actual question! :D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

15. Haha, no problem.

When were they first formed?

[Phillycat]

17. 1971

[Starbucks Anarchist]

29. Are they still performing?

[Phillycat]

30. Yes. But there were long periods of being disbanded in there.

[underpants]

32. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!!!

[Phillycat]

33. No. Definitely not.

[Tikki]

16. New York Dolls......

[Phillycat]

19. Nope. Y'all might try narrowing it down a little.

There are a lot of bands out there. :shrug:

[meegbear]

18. When you say "They had two guitarists..."

Is that guitar and bass or 2 guitarists and bass?

[Phillycat]

20. 2 guitarists and a bassist.

[meegbear]

27. Lynard Skynard

[Phillycat]

28. Nope.

[XNASA]

21. America

[Phillycat]

23. Nope.

[idgiehkt]

22. Steppenwolf?

:shrug:

[Phillycat]

24. Nope.

[HughBeaumont]

25. Any hits or a cult band?

[Phillycat]

26. More of a cult band, although they had two hits. Not huge ones.

[Marie26]

35. Steely Dan?

[Phillycat]

39. Nope, answer below.

Thanks for playing! :hi:

[HughBeaumont]

31. Big Star?

[Phillycat]

38. DING DING DING DING DING!

Well done! How did you get that, if I may ask? I didn't think y'all had enough information to narrow it down.

Anyway, the requisite stupid picture of me, as your prize:



Everyone play again tomorrow! :hi:

[HughBeaumont]

44. Well, I'll tell ya . . .

That 70s Show is my favoritest show of the 90s, and the Big Star dudes originated that theme. They also do a sweet ballad called "Thirteen", also featured on said show. Plus, I got that compilation out of the library last month. Plus every other '71 formed band that fit the "cult, not big hits" description either had dead members or was British.

And thanks for the picture. I'm happy I won now. :toast: :loveya: :headbang:

[Tyrone Slothrop]

34. Male or female singer?

[Phillycat]

40. Answer above, thanks for playing!

:hi:

[InternalDialogue]

36. Did anyone from the band have a successful solo career?

[Phillycat]

41. Answer above, thanks for playing!

:hi:

[Strawman]

37. Roxy Music?

[Phillycat]

42. One of these days you're going to win this thing.

You are always very close. Play again tomorrow! :hi:

[Strawman]

43. I did win..The Temptations

[Phillycat]

45. Oh yeah!

I forgot. :blush:

[hfojvt]

46. Well that makes 4 bands now that I have never heard of

okay, I have heard of "Live" but not enough to recognize any of their songs. I'm also not sure about Faces. I am thinking it was Rod Stewart's group before/during his solo career.

[Phillycat]

47. Yes - Faces was Rod Stewart's old band.

You've heard some Live songs - probably "Lightning Crashes" - it was a huge hit.

Big Star didn't have as big of hits, but they are widely regarded as being a hugely influential transitional band - getting away from the bombastic power rock of the 70's and introducing a more pop-based, cleanly-written and performed alternative to that sound - influencing REM and loads of others. Big Star's singer, Alex Chilton, also had a solo career.

Which other ones hadn't you heard of?

[hfojvt]

48. afghan whigs and Jesus and Mary Chain

and I have never heard "Lightning crashes" unless somebody played it at work. I have not listened to radio for many years. So I do not hear hits. My random playing computer is like a radio station that plays only songs that I like. When I am in the car I will quickly change channels if the oldies metal station plays something I have never heard of unless it hooks me in the first thirty seconds.