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According to timeisonourside Keith said in an interview in 1992:
"Whatever it was, it was the first (fuzztone box) Gibson made. I was screaming for more distortion: This riff's really gotta hang hard and long, and we burnt the amps up and turned the shit up, and it still wasn't right. And then Ian Stewart went around the corner to Eli Wallach's Music City or something and came around with a distortion box. Try this. It was as off-hand as that. It was just from nowhere. I never got into the thing after that, either. It had a very limited use, but it was just the right time for that song."
I would think the cassette recorder was more inspirational for Street Fighting Man.
Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away
I got an 80% as I said above, but I did guess correctly (multiple choice of 3 answers is good odds) on a couple of questions that I was not sure of, so I could have easily gotten a lower score. but still I think it is a good test and I learned (and was reminded) of a couple of things like how many #1 albums our guy have, it seems a lot us underestimated that figure.
Taking(posting) more fact based Stones tests like this could be fun and could be more of a thing around here, at least it would be learning facts versus opinions... it would be fun to add some fact based threads and quizzes to so many opinion threads.
I assume that many who post here hold themselves out to be a very knowledgeable Stones people among family, friends and bar mates... so being reminded and/or learning about actual factual information about our favorite band could be fun and useful.
TL/DR I would look forward to participating in many more tests like this. We could use some short, stocked with good info, all questions on one page (no click baiting requiring us to click from from page to page to see every question like so many things on the web. I appreciated this quiz being on one page).
Thanks for this good test Diplomat, it was fun
PS
As a rule of thumb it is considerate to not post spoilers (giving away the answers) in the threads before everyone has had an opportunity to take the test.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 11:58 by everwest1.
He had the riff before the pedal.
The question is stupid. What was the inspiration? The horns on Nowhere To Run.
They didn't give that option.
The story I read was that Keith dreamt the riff in a hotel in Clearwater FLA..................therefore nothing actually inspired it.......the tape recorder came in, in that he woke up and in a stupor played the riff into a cassette recorder., promptly fell asleep again, woke in the morning (or evening) and at some point later looked at the cassette, saw it had played through to the end of the tape and instantly knew there must be something on there but couldn't remember what so rewound the tape and 'discovered' Satisfaction.............Mick, apparently, wrote the words a short time later..........
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 19:54 by EddieByword.
95%
i always get johnny depp right
it is very wonky
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 21:03 by CloudCat.
The dream/tape recorder thing happened in England, probably at Hyde Park hotel, the song was completed at Clearwater.
His dream riff was obviously just him hearing the horn to Nowhere To Run in his head when he was asleep.
Same here, Big Al
"No Anchovies, Please"
Didn't Brian also play sax on a Beatles song?
"No Anchovies, Please"
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Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
marcovandereijk
()
Date: September 1, 2015 10:44
A quiz like this is only as good as the maker's knowledge of the subject.
Anyway, I scored a decent 90 %, only missing the number of top 1 albums and the name
of the newspaper.
Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away
Anyway, I scored a decent 90 %, only missing the number of top 1 albums and the name
of the newspaper.
Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
marcovandereijk
()
Date: September 1, 2015 10:51
Quote
VideoJames
The Satisfaction question the answer should have been A tape recorder, not a fuzz box. They got the fuzz box in L.A. after they first recorded it at Chess Studios the day before. If it wasn't for the tape recorder Keith had Satisfaction may never had happened???
According to timeisonourside Keith said in an interview in 1992:
"Whatever it was, it was the first (fuzztone box) Gibson made. I was screaming for more distortion: This riff's really gotta hang hard and long, and we burnt the amps up and turned the shit up, and it still wasn't right. And then Ian Stewart went around the corner to Eli Wallach's Music City or something and came around with a distortion box. Try this. It was as off-hand as that. It was just from nowhere. I never got into the thing after that, either. It had a very limited use, but it was just the right time for that song."
I would think the cassette recorder was more inspirational for Street Fighting Man.
Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
everwest1
()
Date: September 1, 2015 10:54
60-70% is a good score.Quote
frankotero
I scored poorly, only 70%. Guess I should read more.
I got an 80% as I said above, but I did guess correctly (multiple choice of 3 answers is good odds) on a couple of questions that I was not sure of, so I could have easily gotten a lower score. but still I think it is a good test and I learned (and was reminded) of a couple of things like how many #1 albums our guy have, it seems a lot us underestimated that figure.
Taking(posting) more fact based Stones tests like this could be fun and could be more of a thing around here, at least it would be learning facts versus opinions... it would be fun to add some fact based threads and quizzes to so many opinion threads.
I assume that many who post here hold themselves out to be a very knowledgeable Stones people among family, friends and bar mates... so being reminded and/or learning about actual factual information about our favorite band could be fun and useful.
TL/DR I would look forward to participating in many more tests like this. We could use some short, stocked with good info, all questions on one page (no click baiting requiring us to click from from page to page to see every question like so many things on the web. I appreciated this quiz being on one page).
Thanks for this good test Diplomat, it was fun
PS
As a rule of thumb it is considerate to not post spoilers (giving away the answers) in the threads before everyone has had an opportunity to take the test.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 11:58 by everwest1.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
swiss
()
Date: September 1, 2015 11:18
80% (in other words, B minus)
I got wrong:
- balloon on Sticky Fingers
- Brian on Yellow Submarine
- total number of #1 albums
- year "Undercover of the Night" was in the Top 10
- this emoticon has no significance -- I just have never used it before
- swiss
I got wrong:
- balloon on Sticky Fingers
- Brian on Yellow Submarine
- total number of #1 albums
- year "Undercover of the Night" was in the Top 10
- this emoticon has no significance -- I just have never used it before- swiss
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
()
Date: September 1, 2015 11:24
90 percent...
Didn't get the #1 albums and Johnny Deep right
Didn't get the #1 albums and Johnny Deep right
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
Stoneage
()
Date: September 1, 2015 12:03
75 percent. And I'm honest! I thought they performed on Ed Sullivan show before the Dean Martin show. How wrong was I..
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
RoughJusticeOnYa
()
Date: September 1, 2015 13:24
80%
WRONG:
# US n° 1 albums
Brian's backing vocals
Sticky Fingers pop-out
TV-show on first US Tour (I thought the played Ed Sullivan that time, too...)
WRONG:
# US n° 1 albums
Brian's backing vocals
Sticky Fingers pop-out
TV-show on first US Tour (I thought the played Ed Sullivan that time, too...)
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
His Majesty
()
Date: September 1, 2015 13:38
Quote
marcovandereijkQuote
VideoJames
The Satisfaction question the answer should have been A tape recorder, not a fuzz box. They got the fuzz box in L.A. after they first recorded it at Chess Studios the day before. If it wasn't for the tape recorder Keith had Satisfaction may never had happened???
According to timeisonourside Keith said in an interview in 1992:
"Whatever it was, it was the first (fuzztone box) Gibson made. I was screaming for more distortion: This riff's really gotta hang hard and long, and we burnt the amps up and turned the shit up, and it still wasn't right. And then Ian Stewart went around the corner to Eli Wallach's Music City or something and came around with a distortion box. Try this. It was as off-hand as that. It was just from nowhere. I never got into the thing after that, either. It had a very limited use, but it was just the right time for that song."
I would think the cassette recorder was more inspirational for Street Fighting Man.
He had the riff before the pedal.
The question is stupid. What was the inspiration? The horns on Nowhere To Run.
They didn't give that option.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
rollmops
()
Date: September 1, 2015 13:51
85% (3 wrongs)
Rockandroll,
Mops
Rockandroll,
Mops
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
nightskyman
()
Date: September 1, 2015 15:09
The Stones Hyde Park concert occurred in 1969, not 1968 (on the 'What did Jagger release...?' question). Apart from that, I only got a 70 on this...bogus!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 15:11 by nightskyman.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 15:11 by nightskyman.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
swimtothemoon
()
Date: September 1, 2015 15:39
90%, I missed the newspaper question and the first U.S. TV show question.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
Big Al
()
Date: September 1, 2015 18:43
95% The question I answered incorrectly being the one several here seemingly stumbled on: 'how many U.S. No.1 albums?'
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
EddieByword
()
Date: September 1, 2015 19:53
Quote
His MajestyQuote
marcovandereijkQuote
VideoJames
The Satisfaction question the answer should have been A tape recorder, not a fuzz box. They got the fuzz box in L.A. after they first recorded it at Chess Studios the day before. If it wasn't for the tape recorder Keith had Satisfaction may never had happened???
According to timeisonourside Keith said in an interview in 1992:
"Whatever it was, it was the first (fuzztone box) Gibson made. I was screaming for more distortion: This riff's really gotta hang hard and long, and we burnt the amps up and turned the shit up, and it still wasn't right. And then Ian Stewart went around the corner to Eli Wallach's Music City or something and came around with a distortion box. Try this. It was as off-hand as that. It was just from nowhere. I never got into the thing after that, either. It had a very limited use, but it was just the right time for that song."
I would think the cassette recorder was more inspirational for Street Fighting Man.
He had the riff before the pedal.
The question is stupid. What was the inspiration? The horns on Nowhere To Run.
They didn't give that option.
The story I read was that Keith dreamt the riff in a hotel in Clearwater FLA..................therefore nothing actually inspired it.......the tape recorder came in, in that he woke up and in a stupor played the riff into a cassette recorder., promptly fell asleep again, woke in the morning (or evening) and at some point later looked at the cassette, saw it had played through to the end of the tape and instantly knew there must be something on there but couldn't remember what so rewound the tape and 'discovered' Satisfaction.............Mick, apparently, wrote the words a short time later..........
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 19:54 by EddieByword.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
NICOS
()
Date: September 1, 2015 20:59
I did it again score 100% 
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Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
CloudCat
()
Date: September 1, 2015 21:01
Quote
DandelionPowderman
90 percent...
Didn't get the #1 albums and Johnny Deep right
95%
i always get johnny depp right
it is very wonky
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-09-01 21:03 by CloudCat.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
umakmehrd
()
Date: September 1, 2015 21:04
85%... My parents would be proud!! A solid B
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
everwest1
()
Date: September 1, 2015 21:08
Quote
NICOS
I did it again score 100%
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
His Majesty
()
Date: September 2, 2015 00:07
Quote
EddieByword
The story I read was that Keith dreamt the riff in a hotel in Clearwater FLA..................therefore nothing actually inspired it.......the tape recorder came in, in that he woke up and in a stupor played the riff into a cassette recorder., promptly fell asleep again, woke in the morning (or evening) and at some point later looked at the cassette, saw it had played through to the end of the tape and instantly knew there must be something on there but couldn't remember what so rewound the tape and 'discovered' Satisfaction.............Mick, apparently, wrote the words a short time later..........
The dream/tape recorder thing happened in England, probably at Hyde Park hotel, the song was completed at Clearwater.
His dream riff was obviously just him hearing the horn to Nowhere To Run in his head when he was asleep.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
MingSubu
()
Date: September 2, 2015 00:14
Missed the Brian Jones/Beatles vocal question. Had to guess, but got it correct, on the number of #1s.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
rockville
()
Date: September 2, 2015 02:59
85%. #1 albums, Beatles tune and Sticky fingers appendix.
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
Elmo Lewis
()
Date: September 2, 2015 17:56
Quote
Big Al
95% The question I answered incorrectly being the one several here seemingly stumbled on: 'how many U.S. No.1 albums?'
Same here, Big Al
"No Anchovies, Please"
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
Elmo Lewis
()
Date: September 2, 2015 17:58
Quote
Come On
Here are the back-up-vocalists on Yellow Submarine:
Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Geoff Emerick, Patti Harrison, Brian Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Alf Bicknell
Didn't Brian also play sax on a Beatles song?
"No Anchovies, Please"
Re: Hard Stones Quiz
Posted by:
its good to be anywhere
()
Date: September 2, 2015 18:41
I missed the Brian question and the number of #1 albums. I think Brian played sax on the Beatles song Baby Your a Rich Man....
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