
The emerging punk scene associated concept albums with bombast and rock era excess. But there were artists that still strove to put out concept albums in the 80's, and in the case of the band Styx, the desire of lead singer Dennis DeYoung to pursue concept albums put him at odds with the rest of the band. In fact, the Styx album "Kilroy Was Here" lead to the band's break up. The album sold well enough, but it got poor reviews, and the tour that followed emphasized theatrics and dialog to the point of alienating fans and band members alike. But the lead single from the album "Kilroy Was Here" was the band's second million seller, and while it wasn't their biggest hit, it's probably there best remembered tune. The song was heavy on camp value and unintentionally corny lyrics, and was later referenced by everything from "Futurama" to "Austin Powers" to a 1999 Volswagen commercial. What was the name of the song?
Bonus Question: The album "Kilroy Was Here" tells the story of a time in the future in which rock and roll is outlawed. The movement to ban rock is lead by Dr. Everett Righteous, who organizes record burnings and ultimately imprisons the story's hero, rock star Robert Orin Charles Kilroy. So what was the name of the political organization that Dr. Righteous uses to stamp out Rock N Roll?
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The answer to the Trivia Question (The lead single from the Styx album "Kilroy Was Here" was the band's second million seller, and while it wasn't their biggest hit, it's probably there best remembered tune. What was the name of the song?) was "Mr. oboto."
The answer to the Bonus Question (In the storyline that accompanies the album "Kilroy Was Here," what was the name of the political organization that Dr. Righteous uses to stamp out Rock N Roll?) was Majority for Musical Morality (MMM).
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