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The Ultimate Medicinal Music Test
Aside from the health benefits of listening to your favorite tunes, there are plenty of links between medicine and music.
There’s a long history of band names, song themes and product marketing drawing inspiration from medical terms – this quiz tests how much you’ve been paying attention.
Are you a music trivia genius? A medical fact repository? A healthy mix of both?
Let’s find out!
The Ultimate Medicinal Music Test
Which rock duo recorded the bluesy indie hit “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine”?
What was Robert Palmer suffering from when he sang “Doctor, doctor, give me the news…”?
Which dental anaesthetic did alt-rockers Eels think would sooth their soul in 1996?
What was the name of the 2009 Marrow track released via a USB shaped like a pill container?
Which Gregory Isaacs song shares its name with a popular cold & flu brand?
Can you name the 80s band that took their name from the stimulant Dextroamphetamine?
In 2017, Dexter Holland gained a PhD for his HIV research; which famous pop-punk band does he sing for?
Which beloved rock star famously finished a full set after he fell from the stage and broke his leg in 2015?
What percentage of different humans’ brains respond exactly the same way to musical stimulus?
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A Brief History of Jazz
Jazz is one of those music genres that you either love or hate. Some have categorized it into “elevator music”, which doesn’t do justice to the lively jazz on the other side of the spectrum. And indeed, there is a subgenre of jazz called freestyle that is most famous for its improvisational nature. Regardless of whether you are a traditional jazz fan, this uniquely American style of music has impacted popular music that we play even today.
The genre finds its roots in southern blues and the songs slaves sang while working. Since the 1920’s jazz has come a long way both in quality and complexity. At first, in the so-called ragtime era, the go-to instrument for jazz musicians was a piano. However, that didn’t last for too long and musicians started to incorporate other orchestral instruments like trumpets, guitars, contrabasses, etc. Jazz even made its way into other music genres like hip-hop and rap.
The evolution of different subgenres of jazz has brought about the musical depth American musicians produce today.
Where 7 Famous Bands Played Their First Ever Gig
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