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570b62e3ec8fbc190045b9b9 | Hard_rock | Hard rock developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, AC/DC and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock, while others began to return to a hard rock sound. Establish... | What two genres cut into hard rock's popularity at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s? | {
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"grunge and later Britpop"
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570b62e3ec8fbc190045b9ba | Hard_rock | Hard rock developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, AC/DC and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock, while others began to return to a hard rock sound. Establish... | What were some hard rock bands of the 1970s? | {
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88
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"text": [
"Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, AC/DC and Van Halen"
]
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570b62e3ec8fbc190045b9bb | Hard_rock | Hard rock developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, AC/DC and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock, while others began to return to a hard rock sound. Establish... | What style did some hard rock bands embrace in the 1980s? | {
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"pop rock"
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570b638b6b8089140040f910 | Hard_rock | The roots of hard rock can be traced back to the 1950s, particularly electric blues, which laid the foundations for key elements such as a rough declamatory vocal style, heavy guitar riffs, string-bending blues-scale guitar solos, strong beat, thick riff-laden texture, and posturing performances. Electric blues guitari... | What genre laid the roots for hard rock? | {
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"text": [
"electric blues"
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570b638b6b8089140040f911 | Hard_rock | The roots of hard rock can be traced back to the 1950s, particularly electric blues, which laid the foundations for key elements such as a rough declamatory vocal style, heavy guitar riffs, string-bending blues-scale guitar solos, strong beat, thick riff-laden texture, and posturing performances. Electric blues guitari... | Who recorded "Rumble"? | {
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"text": [
"Link Wray"
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570b638b6b8089140040f912 | Hard_rock | The roots of hard rock can be traced back to the 1950s, particularly electric blues, which laid the foundations for key elements such as a rough declamatory vocal style, heavy guitar riffs, string-bending blues-scale guitar solos, strong beat, thick riff-laden texture, and posturing performances. Electric blues guitari... | When was "Rumble" released? | {
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760
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"text": [
"1958"
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570b638b6b8089140040f913 | Hard_rock | The roots of hard rock can be traced back to the 1950s, particularly electric blues, which laid the foundations for key elements such as a rough declamatory vocal style, heavy guitar riffs, string-bending blues-scale guitar solos, strong beat, thick riff-laden texture, and posturing performances. Electric blues guitari... | What were two of Dick Dale's better known songs? | {
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"\"Let's Go Trippin'\" (1961) and \"Misirlou\" (1962)"
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570b638b6b8089140040f914 | Hard_rock | The roots of hard rock can be traced back to the 1950s, particularly electric blues, which laid the foundations for key elements such as a rough declamatory vocal style, heavy guitar riffs, string-bending blues-scale guitar solos, strong beat, thick riff-laden texture, and posturing performances. Electric blues guitari... | What city's blues style produced hard rock precursors in electric blues? | {
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"text": [
"Memphis"
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570b6430ec8fbc190045b9c8 | Hard_rock | In the early 1970s the Rolling Stones developed their hard rock sound with Exile on Main St. (1972). Initially receiving mixed reviews, according to critic Steve Erlewine it is now "generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album". They continued to pursue the riff-heavy sound on albums including It's Only Rock ... | What was the landmark hard rock album recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1972? | {
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75
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"text": [
"Exile on Main St."
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570b6430ec8fbc190045b9c9 | Hard_rock | In the early 1970s the Rolling Stones developed their hard rock sound with Exile on Main St. (1972). Initially receiving mixed reviews, according to critic Steve Erlewine it is now "generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album". They continued to pursue the riff-heavy sound on albums including It's Only Rock ... | Which Led Zeppelin album featured the hit "Stairway to Heaven"? | {
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476
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"Led Zeppelin IV"
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570b6430ec8fbc190045b9ca | Hard_rock | In the early 1970s the Rolling Stones developed their hard rock sound with Exile on Main St. (1972). Initially receiving mixed reviews, according to critic Steve Erlewine it is now "generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album". They continued to pursue the riff-heavy sound on albums including It's Only Rock ... | What two hard rock songs are featured on Deep Purple's Machine Head album? | {
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752
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"text": [
"\"Highway Star\" and \"Smoke on the Water\""
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570b6430ec8fbc190045b9cb | Hard_rock | In the early 1970s the Rolling Stones developed their hard rock sound with Exile on Main St. (1972). Initially receiving mixed reviews, according to critic Steve Erlewine it is now "generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album". They continued to pursue the riff-heavy sound on albums including It's Only Rock ... | Who was Deep Purple's guitarist? | {
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811
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"text": [
"Ritchie Blackmore"
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570b6430ec8fbc190045b9cc | Hard_rock | In the early 1970s the Rolling Stones developed their hard rock sound with Exile on Main St. (1972). Initially receiving mixed reviews, according to critic Steve Erlewine it is now "generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album". They continued to pursue the riff-heavy sound on albums including It's Only Rock ... | Who was the drummer for The Who? | {
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1340
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"text": [
"Keith Moon"
]
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570b64d36b8089140040f924 | Hard_rock | The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts, including the deaths of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC, and John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin. Whereas Zeppelin broke up almost immediately afterwards, AC/DC pressed on, recording the album Back in... | Who was the original lead singer of AC/DC who died? | {
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137
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"text": [
"Bon Scott"
]
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570b64d36b8089140040f925 | Hard_rock | The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts, including the deaths of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC, and John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin. Whereas Zeppelin broke up almost immediately afterwards, AC/DC pressed on, recording the album Back in... | Who was the Led Zeppelin drummer who passed away? | {
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178
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"text": [
"John Bonham"
]
} |
570b64d36b8089140040f926 | Hard_rock | The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts, including the deaths of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC, and John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin. Whereas Zeppelin broke up almost immediately afterwards, AC/DC pressed on, recording the album Back in... | What singer replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath? | {
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581
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"text": [
"Ronnie James Dio"
]
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570b64d36b8089140040f927 | Hard_rock | The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts, including the deaths of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC, and John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin. Whereas Zeppelin broke up almost immediately afterwards, AC/DC pressed on, recording the album Back in... | What was Ozzy Osbourne's first solo album? | {
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769
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"text": [
"Blizzard of Ozz"
]
} |
570b64d36b8089140040f928 | Hard_rock | The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes in personnel and direction of established hard rock acts, including the deaths of Bon Scott, the lead singer of AC/DC, and John Bonham, drummer with Led Zeppelin. Whereas Zeppelin broke up almost immediately afterwards, AC/DC pressed on, recording the album Back in... | What are some thrash metal bands? | {
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1142
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"text": [
"Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer"
]
} |
570b6593ec8fbc190045b9d2 | Hard_rock | Hard rock entered the 1990s as one of the dominant forms of commercial music. The multi-platinum releases of AC/DC's The Razors Edge (1990), Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (both in 1991), Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears (1991), and Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) showcased th... | Guns N Roses released both Use Your Illusion albums in what year? | {
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210
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"text": [
"1991"
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570b6593ec8fbc190045b9d3 | Hard_rock | Hard rock entered the 1990s as one of the dominant forms of commercial music. The multi-platinum releases of AC/DC's The Razors Edge (1990), Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (both in 1991), Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears (1991), and Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) showcased th... | What band's debut was titled Shake Your Money Maker? | {
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349
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"text": [
"The Black Crowes"
]
} |
570b6593ec8fbc190045b9d4 | Hard_rock | Hard rock entered the 1990s as one of the dominant forms of commercial music. The multi-platinum releases of AC/DC's The Razors Edge (1990), Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (both in 1991), Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears (1991), and Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) showcased th... | What was the title of Def Leppard's 1992 album? | {
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553
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"text": [
"Adrenalize"
]
} |
570b6593ec8fbc190045b9d5 | Hard_rock | Hard rock entered the 1990s as one of the dominant forms of commercial music. The multi-platinum releases of AC/DC's The Razors Edge (1990), Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (both in 1991), Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears (1991), and Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) showcased th... | Adrenalize followed what 1987 Def Leppard record? | {
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539
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"text": [
"Hysteria"
]
} |
570b6593ec8fbc190045b9d6 | Hard_rock | Hard rock entered the 1990s as one of the dominant forms of commercial music. The multi-platinum releases of AC/DC's The Razors Edge (1990), Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II (both in 1991), Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears (1991), and Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991) showcased th... | Adrenalize topped US album charts for how long? | {
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675
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"text": [
"five weeks"
]
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570b66566b8089140040f92e | Hard_rock | The term "retro-metal" has been applied to such bands as Texas based The Sword, California's High on Fire, Sweden's Witchcraft and Australia's Wolfmother. Wolfmother's self-titled 2005 debut album combined elements of the sounds of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. Fellow Australians Airbourne's début album Runnin' Wild (2... | When did the band The Darkness break up? | {
"answer_start": [
653
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"text": [
"2006"
]
} |
570b66566b8089140040f92f | Hard_rock | The term "retro-metal" has been applied to such bands as Texas based The Sword, California's High on Fire, Sweden's Witchcraft and Australia's Wolfmother. Wolfmother's self-titled 2005 debut album combined elements of the sounds of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. Fellow Australians Airbourne's début album Runnin' Wild (2... | The Sword, High on Fire, Witchcraft and Wolfmother are all examples of what hard rock sub-genre? | {
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10
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"text": [
"retro-metal"
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570b66566b8089140040f930 | Hard_rock | The term "retro-metal" has been applied to such bands as Texas based The Sword, California's High on Fire, Sweden's Witchcraft and Australia's Wolfmother. Wolfmother's self-titled 2005 debut album combined elements of the sounds of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. Fellow Australians Airbourne's début album Runnin' Wild (2... | What is the title of Airbourne's debut lp? | {
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305
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"text": [
"Runnin' Wild"
]
} |
570b66566b8089140040f931 | Hard_rock | The term "retro-metal" has been applied to such bands as Texas based The Sword, California's High on Fire, Sweden's Witchcraft and Australia's Wolfmother. Wolfmother's self-titled 2005 debut album combined elements of the sounds of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. Fellow Australians Airbourne's début album Runnin' Wild (2... | Glam metal band Steel Panther is from what city? | {
"answer_start": [
659
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"text": [
"Los Angeles"
]
} |
570b66566b8089140040f932 | Hard_rock | The term "retro-metal" has been applied to such bands as Texas based The Sword, California's High on Fire, Sweden's Witchcraft and Australia's Wolfmother. Wolfmother's self-titled 2005 debut album combined elements of the sounds of Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. Fellow Australians Airbourne's début album Runnin' Wild (2... | What are some Swedish sleaze metal revivalist bands? | {
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860
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"text": [
"Vains of Jenna, Hardcore Superstar and Crashdïet"
]
} |
570b6750ec8fbc190045b9e4 | Hard_rock | In the 1960s, American and British blues and rock bands began to modify rock and roll by adding harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming, and louder vocals, from electric blues. Early forms of hard rock can be heard in the work of Chicago blues musicians Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, The ... | Who were three Chicago blues players who influenced hard rock? | {
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270
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"text": [
"Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf"
]
} |
570b6750ec8fbc190045b9e5 | Hard_rock | In the 1960s, American and British blues and rock bands began to modify rock and roll by adding harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming, and louder vocals, from electric blues. Early forms of hard rock can be heard in the work of Chicago blues musicians Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, The ... | Who recorded "You Really Got Me"? | {
"answer_start": [
502
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"text": [
"The Kinks"
]
} |
570b6750ec8fbc190045b9e6 | Hard_rock | In the 1960s, American and British blues and rock bands began to modify rock and roll by adding harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming, and louder vocals, from electric blues. Early forms of hard rock can be heard in the work of Chicago blues musicians Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, The ... | "Shapes of Things" was a 1966 single by what band? | {
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584
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"text": [
"The Yardbirds"
]
} |
570b6750ec8fbc190045b9e7 | Hard_rock | In the 1960s, American and British blues and rock bands began to modify rock and roll by adding harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming, and louder vocals, from electric blues. Early forms of hard rock can be heard in the work of Chicago blues musicians Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, The ... | What garage rock classic was recorded by The Kingsmen? | {
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342
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"text": [
"\"Louie Louie\""
]
} |
570b6750ec8fbc190045b9e8 | Hard_rock | In the 1960s, American and British blues and rock bands began to modify rock and roll by adding harder sounds, heavier guitar riffs, bombastic drumming, and louder vocals, from electric blues. Early forms of hard rock can be heard in the work of Chicago blues musicians Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, The ... | When did the Rolling Stones release "(I Can't Get No" Satisfaction"? | {
"answer_start": [
635
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"text": [
"1965"
]
} |
570b6879ec8fbc190045b9ee | Hard_rock | Emerging British acts included Free, who released their signature song "All Right Now" (1970), which has received extensive radio airplay in both the UK and US. After the breakup of the band in 1973, vocalist Paul Rodgers joined supergroup Bad Company, whose eponymous first album (1974) was an international hit. The mi... | When did Free break up? | {
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194
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"text": [
"1973"
]
} |
570b6879ec8fbc190045b9ef | Hard_rock | Emerging British acts included Free, who released their signature song "All Right Now" (1970), which has received extensive radio airplay in both the UK and US. After the breakup of the band in 1973, vocalist Paul Rodgers joined supergroup Bad Company, whose eponymous first album (1974) was an international hit. The mi... | What band did Free lead singer Paul Rodgers help form? | {
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240
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"text": [
"Bad Company"
]
} |
570b6879ec8fbc190045b9f0 | Hard_rock | Emerging British acts included Free, who released their signature song "All Right Now" (1970), which has received extensive radio airplay in both the UK and US. After the breakup of the band in 1973, vocalist Paul Rodgers joined supergroup Bad Company, whose eponymous first album (1974) was an international hit. The mi... | Bad Company's self titled debut album was released in what year? | {
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282
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"text": [
"1974"
]
} |
570b6879ec8fbc190045b9f1 | Hard_rock | Emerging British acts included Free, who released their signature song "All Right Now" (1970), which has received extensive radio airplay in both the UK and US. After the breakup of the band in 1973, vocalist Paul Rodgers joined supergroup Bad Company, whose eponymous first album (1974) was an international hit. The mi... | What nationality was the band Nazareth? | {
"answer_start": [
461
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"text": [
"Scottish"
]
} |
570b6879ec8fbc190045b9f2 | Hard_rock | Emerging British acts included Free, who released their signature song "All Right Now" (1970), which has received extensive radio airplay in both the UK and US. After the breakup of the band in 1973, vocalist Paul Rodgers joined supergroup Bad Company, whose eponymous first album (1974) was an international hit. The mi... | What was Queen's massive 1975 hit single called? | {
"answer_start": [
1022
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"text": [
"\"Bohemian Rhapsody\""
]
} |
570b69c1ec8fbc190045ba00 | Hard_rock | Often categorised with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, in 1981 Def Leppard released their second album High 'n' Dry, mixing glam-rock with heavy metal, and helping to define the sound of hard rock for the decade. The follow-up Pyromania (1983), reached number two on the American charts and the singles "Photograph"... | What sub-genre of hard rock does Def Leppard belong to? | {
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23
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"text": [
"the New Wave of British Heavy Metal"
]
} |
570b69c1ec8fbc190045ba01 | Hard_rock | Often categorised with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, in 1981 Def Leppard released their second album High 'n' Dry, mixing glam-rock with heavy metal, and helping to define the sound of hard rock for the decade. The follow-up Pyromania (1983), reached number two on the American charts and the singles "Photograph"... | What was Def Leppard's second album called? | {
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108
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"text": [
"High 'n' Dry"
]
} |
570b69c1ec8fbc190045ba02 | Hard_rock | Often categorised with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, in 1981 Def Leppard released their second album High 'n' Dry, mixing glam-rock with heavy metal, and helping to define the sound of hard rock for the decade. The follow-up Pyromania (1983), reached number two on the American charts and the singles "Photograph"... | What were the three Top 40 singles from Def Leppard's Pyromania album? | {
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308
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"text": [
"\"Photograph\", \"Rock of Ages\" and \"Foolin'\""
]
} |
570b69c1ec8fbc190045ba03 | Hard_rock | Often categorised with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, in 1981 Def Leppard released their second album High 'n' Dry, mixing glam-rock with heavy metal, and helping to define the sound of hard rock for the decade. The follow-up Pyromania (1983), reached number two on the American charts and the singles "Photograph"... | What band had the first glam metal album to hit number one on the Billboard charts? | {
"answer_start": [
713
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"text": [
"Quiet Riot"
]
} |
570b69c1ec8fbc190045ba04 | Hard_rock | Often categorised with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, in 1981 Def Leppard released their second album High 'n' Dry, mixing glam-rock with heavy metal, and helping to define the sound of hard rock for the decade. The follow-up Pyromania (1983), reached number two on the American charts and the singles "Photograph"... | When did Motley Crue's album Shout At The Devil come out? | {
"answer_start": [
605
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"text": [
"1983"
]
} |
570b6a916b8089140040f938 | Hard_rock | While these few hard rock bands managed to maintain success and popularity in the early part of the decade, alternative forms of hard rock achieved mainstream success in the form of grunge in the US and Britpop in the UK. This was particularly evident after the success of Nirvana's Nevermind (1991), which combined elem... | What was the title of Nirvana's 1991 album? | {
"answer_start": [
283
],
"text": [
"Nevermind"
]
} |
570b6a916b8089140040f939 | Hard_rock | While these few hard rock bands managed to maintain success and popularity in the early part of the decade, alternative forms of hard rock achieved mainstream success in the form of grunge in the US and Britpop in the UK. This was particularly evident after the success of Nirvana's Nevermind (1991), which combined elem... | What was the hard rock style that emerged in the early 1990s? | {
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182
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"text": [
"grunge"
]
} |
570b6a916b8089140040f93a | Hard_rock | While these few hard rock bands managed to maintain success and popularity in the early part of the decade, alternative forms of hard rock achieved mainstream success in the form of grunge in the US and Britpop in the UK. This was particularly evident after the success of Nirvana's Nevermind (1991), which combined elem... | What are some grunge bands with a strong 1970s influence? | {
"answer_start": [
614
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"text": [
"Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Mother Love Bone and Soundgarden"
]
} |
570b6a916b8089140040f93b | Hard_rock | While these few hard rock bands managed to maintain success and popularity in the early part of the decade, alternative forms of hard rock achieved mainstream success in the form of grunge in the US and Britpop in the UK. This was particularly evident after the success of Nirvana's Nevermind (1991), which combined elem... | What 1990s hard rock band had a big stadium rock sound? | {
"answer_start": [
747
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"text": [
"Stone Temple Pilots"
]
} |
570b6a916b8089140040f93c | Hard_rock | While these few hard rock bands managed to maintain success and popularity in the early part of the decade, alternative forms of hard rock achieved mainstream success in the form of grunge in the US and Britpop in the UK. This was particularly evident after the success of Nirvana's Nevermind (1991), which combined elem... | What element made Oasis unique among 1990s Britpop bands? | {
"answer_start": [
1043
],
"text": [
"a hard rock sound"
]
} |
570b6b77ec8fbc190045ba0a | Hard_rock | Although Foo Fighters continued to be one of the most successful rock acts, with albums like In Your Honor (2005) reaching number two in the US and UK, many of the first wave of post-grunge bands began to fade in popularity. Acts like Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback took the genre into the 2000s with consi... | When did the Foo Fighters album In Your Honor come out? | {
"answer_start": [
108
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"text": [
"2005"
]
} |
570b6b77ec8fbc190045ba0b | Hard_rock | Although Foo Fighters continued to be one of the most successful rock acts, with albums like In Your Honor (2005) reaching number two in the US and UK, many of the first wave of post-grunge bands began to fade in popularity. Acts like Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback took the genre into the 2000s with consi... | Three Days Grace is from what country? | {
"answer_start": [
1030
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"text": [
"Canada"
]
} |
570b6b77ec8fbc190045ba0c | Hard_rock | Although Foo Fighters continued to be one of the most successful rock acts, with albums like In Your Honor (2005) reaching number two in the US and UK, many of the first wave of post-grunge bands began to fade in popularity. Acts like Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback took the genre into the 2000s with consi... | The band Jet is from what country? | {
"answer_start": [
1047
],
"text": [
"Australia"
]
} |
570b6b77ec8fbc190045ba0d | Hard_rock | Although Foo Fighters continued to be one of the most successful rock acts, with albums like In Your Honor (2005) reaching number two in the US and UK, many of the first wave of post-grunge bands began to fade in popularity. Acts like Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback took the genre into the 2000s with consi... | What supergroup featured members of Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Led Zeppelin? | {
"answer_start": [
1099
],
"text": [
"Them Crooked Vultures"
]
} |
570b6b77ec8fbc190045ba0e | Hard_rock | Although Foo Fighters continued to be one of the most successful rock acts, with albums like In Your Honor (2005) reaching number two in the US and UK, many of the first wave of post-grunge bands began to fade in popularity. Acts like Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mudd and Nickelback took the genre into the 2000s with consi... | What was the title of Buckcherry's 2007 hit single? | {
"answer_start": [
726
],
"text": [
"\"Sorry\""
]
} |
570b6c436b8089140040f942 | Hard_rock | Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music. The electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument. Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass ... | What instrument is usually at the center of a hard rock sound? | {
"answer_start": [
52
],
"text": [
"The electric guitar"
]
} |
570b6c436b8089140040f943 | Hard_rock | Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music. The electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument. Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass ... | Rhythm guitar in hard rock usually plays what? | {
"answer_start": [
167
],
"text": [
"repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity"
]
} |
570b6c436b8089140040f944 | Hard_rock | Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music. The electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument. Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass ... | In hard rock, an electric guitar can also be used for what? | {
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228
],
"text": [
"a solo lead instrument"
]
} |
570b6c436b8089140040f945 | Hard_rock | Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music. The electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument. Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass ... | What carries the backbeat in hard rock drumming? | {
"answer_start": [
343
],
"text": [
"snare"
]
} |
570b6c436b8089140040f946 | Hard_rock | Hard rock is a form of loud, aggressive rock music. The electric guitar is often emphasised, used with distortion and other effects, both as a rhythm instrument using repetitive riffs with a varying degree of complexity, and as a solo lead instrument. Drumming characteristically focuses on driving rhythms, strong bass ... | What instrument works in tandem with the drums to provide hard rock rhythms? | {
"answer_start": [
388
],
"text": [
"The bass guitar"
]
} |
570b6d046b8089140040f94c | Hard_rock | Blues rock acts that pioneered the sound included Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Jeff Beck Group. Cream, in songs like "I Feel Free" (1966) combined blues rock with pop and psychedelia, particularly in the riffs and guitar solos of Eric Clapton. Jimi Hendrix produced a form of blues-influenced psychedelic ... | Who was the guitarist for the band Cream? | {
"answer_start": [
245
],
"text": [
"Eric Clapton"
]
} |
570b6d046b8089140040f94d | Hard_rock | Blues rock acts that pioneered the sound included Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Jeff Beck Group. Cream, in songs like "I Feel Free" (1966) combined blues rock with pop and psychedelia, particularly in the riffs and guitar solos of Eric Clapton. Jimi Hendrix produced a form of blues-influenced psychedelic ... | Who was the guitarist in the Kinks? | {
"answer_start": [
551
],
"text": [
"Dave Davies"
]
} |
570b6d046b8089140040f94e | Hard_rock | Blues rock acts that pioneered the sound included Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Jeff Beck Group. Cream, in songs like "I Feel Free" (1966) combined blues rock with pop and psychedelia, particularly in the riffs and guitar solos of Eric Clapton. Jimi Hendrix produced a form of blues-influenced psychedelic ... | Who played guitar in The Who? | {
"answer_start": [
615
],
"text": [
"Pete Townshend"
]
} |
570b6d046b8089140040f94f | Hard_rock | Blues rock acts that pioneered the sound included Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Jeff Beck Group. Cream, in songs like "I Feel Free" (1966) combined blues rock with pop and psychedelia, particularly in the riffs and guitar solos of Eric Clapton. Jimi Hendrix produced a form of blues-influenced psychedelic ... | When did The White Album come out? | {
"answer_start": [
846
],
"text": [
"1968"
]
} |
570b6d046b8089140040f950 | Hard_rock | Blues rock acts that pioneered the sound included Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Jeff Beck Group. Cream, in songs like "I Feel Free" (1966) combined blues rock with pop and psychedelia, particularly in the riffs and guitar solos of Eric Clapton. Jimi Hendrix produced a form of blues-influenced psychedelic ... | Keith Richards is the guitarist of what band? | {
"answer_start": [
595
],
"text": [
"The Rolling Stones"
]
} |
570b6da3ec8fbc190045ba14 | Hard_rock | In the United States, macabre-rock pioneer Alice Cooper achieved mainstream success with the top ten album School's Out (1972). In the following year blues rockers ZZ Top released their classic album Tres Hombres and Aerosmith produced their eponymous début, as did Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and proto-punk outfit ... | Who recorded the album School's Out? | {
"answer_start": [
43
],
"text": [
"Alice Cooper"
]
} |
570b6da3ec8fbc190045ba15 | Hard_rock | In the United States, macabre-rock pioneer Alice Cooper achieved mainstream success with the top ten album School's Out (1972). In the following year blues rockers ZZ Top released their classic album Tres Hombres and Aerosmith produced their eponymous début, as did Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and proto-punk outfit ... | Tres Hombres is the name of an album by what band? | {
"answer_start": [
164
],
"text": [
"ZZ Top"
]
} |
570b6da3ec8fbc190045ba16 | Hard_rock | In the United States, macabre-rock pioneer Alice Cooper achieved mainstream success with the top ten album School's Out (1972). In the following year blues rockers ZZ Top released their classic album Tres Hombres and Aerosmith produced their eponymous début, as did Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and proto-punk outfit ... | Who was the lead singer of Montrose? | {
"answer_start": [
478
],
"text": [
"Sammy Hagar"
]
} |
570b6da3ec8fbc190045ba17 | Hard_rock | In the United States, macabre-rock pioneer Alice Cooper achieved mainstream success with the top ten album School's Out (1972). In the following year blues rockers ZZ Top released their classic album Tres Hombres and Aerosmith produced their eponymous début, as did Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and proto-punk outfit ... | Kiss' double live album Alive! came out in what year? | {
"answer_start": [
816
],
"text": [
"1975"
]
} |
570b6da3ec8fbc190045ba18 | Hard_rock | In the United States, macabre-rock pioneer Alice Cooper achieved mainstream success with the top ten album School's Out (1972). In the following year blues rockers ZZ Top released their classic album Tres Hombres and Aerosmith produced their eponymous début, as did Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and proto-punk outfit ... | Who had a hit single with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"? | {
"answer_start": [
1089
],
"text": [
"Blue Öyster Cult"
]
} |
570b6ef56b8089140040f956 | Hard_rock | Established bands made something of a comeback in the mid-1980s. After an 8-year separation, Deep Purple returned with the classic Machine Head line-up to produce Perfect Strangers (1984), which reached number five in the UK, hit the top five in five other countries, and was a platinum-seller in the US. After somewhat ... | What was the title of Deep Purple's 1980s reunion album? | {
"answer_start": [
163
],
"text": [
"Perfect Strangers"
]
} |
570b6ef56b8089140040f957 | Hard_rock | Established bands made something of a comeback in the mid-1980s. After an 8-year separation, Deep Purple returned with the classic Machine Head line-up to produce Perfect Strangers (1984), which reached number five in the UK, hit the top five in five other countries, and was a platinum-seller in the US. After somewhat ... | What album was Van Halen's commercial high point? | {
"answer_start": [
473
],
"text": [
"1984"
]
} |
570b6ef56b8089140040f958 | Hard_rock | Established bands made something of a comeback in the mid-1980s. After an 8-year separation, Deep Purple returned with the classic Machine Head line-up to produce Perfect Strangers (1984), which reached number five in the UK, hit the top five in five other countries, and was a platinum-seller in the US. After somewhat ... | In what year did ZZ Top release Eliminator? | {
"answer_start": [
1171
],
"text": [
"1983"
]
} |
570b6ef56b8089140040f959 | Hard_rock | Established bands made something of a comeback in the mid-1980s. After an 8-year separation, Deep Purple returned with the classic Machine Head line-up to produce Perfect Strangers (1984), which reached number five in the UK, hit the top five in five other countries, and was a platinum-seller in the US. After somewhat ... | What band recorded "Keep On Loving You"? | {
"answer_start": [
1337
],
"text": [
"REO Speedwagon"
]
} |
570b6ef56b8089140040f95a | Hard_rock | Established bands made something of a comeback in the mid-1980s. After an 8-year separation, Deep Purple returned with the classic Machine Head line-up to produce Perfect Strangers (1984), which reached number five in the UK, hit the top five in five other countries, and was a platinum-seller in the US. After somewhat ... | The hit single "Amanda" was recorded by what band? | {
"answer_start": [
1646
],
"text": [
"Boston"
]
} |
570b6fd2ec8fbc190045ba1e | Hard_rock | In the new commercial climate glam metal bands like Europe, Ratt, White Lion and Cinderella broke up, Whitesnake went on hiatus in 1991, and while many of these bands would re-unite again in the late 1990s or early 2000s, they never reached the commercial success they saw in the 1980s or early 1990s. Other bands such a... | What was Van Halen's last album with Sammy Hagar? | {
"answer_start": [
462
],
"text": [
"Balance"
]
} |
570b6fd2ec8fbc190045ba1f | Hard_rock | In the new commercial climate glam metal bands like Europe, Ratt, White Lion and Cinderella broke up, Whitesnake went on hiatus in 1991, and while many of these bands would re-unite again in the late 1990s or early 2000s, they never reached the commercial success they saw in the 1980s or early 1990s. Other bands such a... | Who was the Guns N Roses drummer who was fired by the band? | {
"answer_start": [
878
],
"text": [
"Steven Adler"
]
} |
570b6fd2ec8fbc190045ba20 | Hard_rock | In the new commercial climate glam metal bands like Europe, Ratt, White Lion and Cinderella broke up, Whitesnake went on hiatus in 1991, and while many of these bands would re-unite again in the late 1990s or early 2000s, they never reached the commercial success they saw in the 1980s or early 1990s. Other bands such a... | What former member of Extreme briefly served as the lead singer for Van Halen? | {
"answer_start": [
636
],
"text": [
"Gary Cherone"
]
} |
570b6fd2ec8fbc190045ba21 | Hard_rock | In the new commercial climate glam metal bands like Europe, Ratt, White Lion and Cinderella broke up, Whitesnake went on hiatus in 1991, and while many of these bands would re-unite again in the late 1990s or early 2000s, they never reached the commercial success they saw in the 1980s or early 1990s. Other bands such a... | Who was the only original member left in Guns N Roses? | {
"answer_start": [
1224
],
"text": [
"Axl Rose"
]
} |
570b6fd2ec8fbc190045ba22 | Hard_rock | In the new commercial climate glam metal bands like Europe, Ratt, White Lion and Cinderella broke up, Whitesnake went on hiatus in 1991, and while many of these bands would re-unite again in the late 1990s or early 2000s, they never reached the commercial success they saw in the 1980s or early 1990s. Other bands such a... | Slash left Guns N Roses in what year? | {
"answer_start": [
1176
],
"text": [
"1996"
]
} |
570b70e66b8089140040f960 | Hard_rock | In the late 1960s, the term heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock, but gradually began to be used to describe music played with even more volume and intensity. While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity, including some swing in the back beat and riffs that tended to outline chord progressi... | By the late 60s, what term was synonymous with hard rock? | {
"answer_start": [
28
],
"text": [
"heavy metal"
]
} |
570b70e66b8089140040f961 | Hard_rock | In the late 1960s, the term heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock, but gradually began to be used to describe music played with even more volume and intensity. While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity, including some swing in the back beat and riffs that tended to outline chord progressi... | What heavy metal group introduced darker themes to the music? | {
"answer_start": [
478
],
"text": [
"Black Sabbath"
]
} |
570b70e66b8089140040f962 | Hard_rock | In the late 1960s, the term heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock, but gradually began to be used to describe music played with even more volume and intensity. While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity, including some swing in the back beat and riffs that tended to outline chord progressi... | What genre was an influence on extreme metal in the 1980s? | {
"answer_start": [
648
],
"text": [
"hardcore punk"
]
} |
570b70e66b8089140040f963 | Hard_rock | In the late 1960s, the term heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock, but gradually began to be used to describe music played with even more volume and intensity. While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity, including some swing in the back beat and riffs that tended to outline chord progressi... | Hard rock is differentiated from heavy metal by containing more of an influence of what genre? | {
"answer_start": [
203
],
"text": [
"bluesy"
]
} |
570b70e66b8089140040f964 | Hard_rock | In the late 1960s, the term heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock, but gradually began to be used to describe music played with even more volume and intensity. While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity, including some swing in the back beat and riffs that tended to outline chord progressi... | In heavy metal, riffs typically form what element of a song? | {
"answer_start": [
380
],
"text": [
"stand-alone melodies"
]
} |
570b71adec8fbc190045ba28 | Hard_rock | By the end of the decade a distinct genre of hard rock was emerging with bands like Led Zeppelin, who mixed the music of early rock bands with a more hard-edged form of blues rock and acid rock on their first two albums Led Zeppelin (1969) and Led Zeppelin II (1969), and Deep Purple, who began as a progressive rock gro... | Led Zeppelin's first two albums both came out in what year? | {
"answer_start": [
234
],
"text": [
"1969"
]
} |
570b71adec8fbc190045ba29 | Hard_rock | By the end of the decade a distinct genre of hard rock was emerging with bands like Led Zeppelin, who mixed the music of early rock bands with a more hard-edged form of blues rock and acid rock on their first two albums Led Zeppelin (1969) and Led Zeppelin II (1969), and Deep Purple, who began as a progressive rock gro... | What was the title of Deep Purple's hard rock 1970 album? | {
"answer_start": [
417
],
"text": [
"In Rock"
]
} |
570b71adec8fbc190045ba2a | Hard_rock | By the end of the decade a distinct genre of hard rock was emerging with bands like Led Zeppelin, who mixed the music of early rock bands with a more hard-edged form of blues rock and acid rock on their first two albums Led Zeppelin (1969) and Led Zeppelin II (1969), and Deep Purple, who began as a progressive rock gro... | Black Sabbath's lyrics contained references to what cultural touchstones? | {
"answer_start": [
567
],
"text": [
"occult and elements of Gothic horror"
]
} |
570b71adec8fbc190045ba2b | Hard_rock | By the end of the decade a distinct genre of hard rock was emerging with bands like Led Zeppelin, who mixed the music of early rock bands with a more hard-edged form of blues rock and acid rock on their first two albums Led Zeppelin (1969) and Led Zeppelin II (1969), and Deep Purple, who began as a progressive rock gro... | What is the title of Black Sabbath's 1970 album? | {
"answer_start": [
470
],
"text": [
"Paranoid"
]
} |
570b71adec8fbc190045ba2c | Hard_rock | By the end of the decade a distinct genre of hard rock was emerging with bands like Led Zeppelin, who mixed the music of early rock bands with a more hard-edged form of blues rock and acid rock on their first two albums Led Zeppelin (1969) and Led Zeppelin II (1969), and Deep Purple, who began as a progressive rock gro... | What is one band directly influenced by Black Sabbath? | {
"answer_start": [
771
],
"text": [
"Judas Priest"
]
} |
570b72646b8089140040f96a | Hard_rock | With the rise of disco in the US and punk rock in the UK, hard rock's mainstream dominance was rivalled toward the later part of the decade. Disco appealed to a more diverse group of people and punk seemed to take over the rebellious role that hard rock once held. Early punk bands like The Ramones explicitly rebelled a... | What two genres made inroads on hard rock in the 1970s? | {
"answer_start": [
17
],
"text": [
"disco in the US and punk rock in the UK"
]
} |
570b72646b8089140040f96b | Hard_rock | With the rise of disco in the US and punk rock in the UK, hard rock's mainstream dominance was rivalled toward the later part of the decade. Disco appealed to a more diverse group of people and punk seemed to take over the rebellious role that hard rock once held. Early punk bands like The Ramones explicitly rebelled a... | What punk band's songs rarely exceeded two minutes in length? | {
"answer_start": [
287
],
"text": [
"The Ramones"
]
} |
570b72646b8089140040f96c | Hard_rock | With the rise of disco in the US and punk rock in the UK, hard rock's mainstream dominance was rivalled toward the later part of the decade. Disco appealed to a more diverse group of people and punk seemed to take over the rebellious role that hard rock once held. Early punk bands like The Ramones explicitly rebelled a... | What were three midwestern hard rock bands? | {
"answer_start": [
724
],
"text": [
"Kansas, REO Speedwagon and Styx"
]
} |
570b72646b8089140040f96d | Hard_rock | With the rise of disco in the US and punk rock in the UK, hard rock's mainstream dominance was rivalled toward the later part of the decade. Disco appealed to a more diverse group of people and punk seemed to take over the rebellious role that hard rock once held. Early punk bands like The Ramones explicitly rebelled a... | What city was Van Halen originally from? | {
"answer_start": [
867
],
"text": [
"Los Angeles"
]
} |
570b72646b8089140040f96e | Hard_rock | With the rise of disco in the US and punk rock in the UK, hard rock's mainstream dominance was rivalled toward the later part of the decade. Disco appealed to a more diverse group of people and punk seemed to take over the rebellious role that hard rock once held. Early punk bands like The Ramones explicitly rebelled a... | Which Van Halen instrumental showcased the guitar mastery of Eddie Van Halen? | {
"answer_start": [
1082
],
"text": [
"\"Eruption\""
]
} |
570b735dec8fbc190045ba32 | Hard_rock | Established acts benefited from the new commercial climate, with Whitesnake's self-titled album (1987) selling over 17 million copies, outperforming anything in Coverdale's or Deep Purple's catalogue before or since. It featured the rock anthem "Here I Go Again '87" as one of 4 UK top 20 singles. The follow-up Slip of ... | How many copies did Whitesnake's 1987 self title album sell? | {
"answer_start": [
116
],
"text": [
"17 million"
]
} |
570b735dec8fbc190045ba33 | Hard_rock | Established acts benefited from the new commercial climate, with Whitesnake's self-titled album (1987) selling over 17 million copies, outperforming anything in Coverdale's or Deep Purple's catalogue before or since. It featured the rock anthem "Here I Go Again '87" as one of 4 UK top 20 singles. The follow-up Slip of ... | What was the title of Aerosmith's 1987 comeback album? | {
"answer_start": [
524
],
"text": [
"Permanent Vacation"
]
} |
570b735dec8fbc190045ba34 | Hard_rock | Established acts benefited from the new commercial climate, with Whitesnake's self-titled album (1987) selling over 17 million copies, outperforming anything in Coverdale's or Deep Purple's catalogue before or since. It featured the rock anthem "Here I Go Again '87" as one of 4 UK top 20 singles. The follow-up Slip of ... | Def Leppard's album Hysteria churned out how many hit singles? | {
"answer_start": [
901
],
"text": [
"seven"
]
} |
570b735dec8fbc190045ba35 | Hard_rock | Established acts benefited from the new commercial climate, with Whitesnake's self-titled album (1987) selling over 17 million copies, outperforming anything in Coverdale's or Deep Purple's catalogue before or since. It featured the rock anthem "Here I Go Again '87" as one of 4 UK top 20 singles. The follow-up Slip of ... | What Guns N Roses album was the second best selling debut of all time? | {
"answer_start": [
1010
],
"text": [
"Appetite for Destruction"
]
} |
570b735dec8fbc190045ba36 | Hard_rock | Established acts benefited from the new commercial climate, with Whitesnake's self-titled album (1987) selling over 17 million copies, outperforming anything in Coverdale's or Deep Purple's catalogue before or since. It featured the rock anthem "Here I Go Again '87" as one of 4 UK top 20 singles. The follow-up Slip of ... | What Guns N Roses song became a number one single? | {
"answer_start": [
1157
],
"text": [
"\"Sweet Child O' Mine\""
]
} |
570b745a6b8089140040f974 | Hard_rock | A few hard rock bands from the 1970s and 1980s managed to sustain highly successful recording careers. Bon Jovi were still able to achieve a commercial hit with "It's My Life" from their double platinum-certified album Crush (2000). and AC/DC released the platinum-certified Stiff Upper Lip (2000) Aerosmith released a n... | What hard rock supergroup contained members of Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine? | {
"answer_start": [
1074
],
"text": [
"Audioslave"
]
} |
570b745a6b8089140040f975 | Hard_rock | A few hard rock bands from the 1970s and 1980s managed to sustain highly successful recording careers. Bon Jovi were still able to achieve a commercial hit with "It's My Life" from their double platinum-certified album Crush (2000). and AC/DC released the platinum-certified Stiff Upper Lip (2000) Aerosmith released a n... | What was the title of Bon Jovi's 2000 hit single? | {
"answer_start": [
161
],
"text": [
"\"It's My Life\""
]
} |
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