query: Edward Snyder was a cameraman on a show called Hell's Angels produced by who?

pos: Edward Snyder (cinematographer) Edward Snyder, also known as Edward J. Snyder (1895 – July 10, 1982) was an American cameraman, cinematographer (director of photography), and visual effects/special effects artist. Born in New York City in 1895, Snyder would break into the film industry as the Director of Photography on the 1926 silent film, "The Fighting Marine", which featured the only screen performance by boxing heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney. He would be one of the plethora of talented cameramen to work on the Howard Hughes' 1930 aerial classic, "Hell's Angels", along with such other notable cameramen and future directors of photography, Paul Ivano, Henry Cronjager and Ernest Laszlo. But it was as special effects artist that he would have his greatest success, working on such classic films as Otto Preminger's "Laura"; George Cukor's "Winged Victory"; "The Keys of the Kingdom", starring Gregory Peck; Elia Kazan's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Anna and the King of Siam, starring Irene Dunne and Rex Harrison; and 1948's Deep Waters, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award (losing to the special effects team of Portrait of Jennie). Snyder died in 1982.

pos: Hell's Angels (film) Hell's Angels is a 1930 independently made American epic aviation war film, directed and produced by Howard Hughes, that stars Ben Lyon, James Hall, and Jean Harlow. The film, which was written by Harry Behn and Howard Estabrook, was released by United Artists. Originally shot as a silent film, Hughes retooled "Hell's Angels" over a lengthy gestation period. Most of the film is in black-and-white, but there is one color sequence, the only color footage of Harlow's career.

neg: Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976 to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 110 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by Aaron Spelling. It follows the crime-fighting adventures of three women working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles, California, and originally starred Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, and Jaclyn Smith in the leading roles, with David Doyle co-starring as a sidekick to the three women, and, John Forsythe providing the voice of their boss, the unseen Charlie Townsend, who directed the 'Angels' crime-fighting operations over a speaker-phone. There were a few casting changes, after the departure of Fawcett and Jackson, came the additions of Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, and Tanya Roberts.

neg: Light TV Light TV is an American digital broadcast television network owned by MGM Television that launched on December 22, 2016. The network features family-friendly and faith-based entertainment programming. Light TV is headed by the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey; Burnett is the CEO of MGM TV, while Downey is best known as an actress and star of "Touched by an Angel". Both Burnett and Downey consider themselves deeply religious, and have teamed in the past on producing several religious- or family-oriented projects (most notably the 2013 History miniseries "The Bible") through the MGM subsidiary Downey leads, Lightworkers Media.

neg: Paranormal Cops Paranormal Cops is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on January 19, 2010, on A&E. The program was produced by NorthSouth Productions for A&E. It followed the "Chicago Paranormal Detectives" as they "fought crime by day and hunted for paranormal happenings by night."

neg: SNL Studios SNL Studios is a production company, founded in July 1997 as a joint venture between "Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lorne Michaels and NBC Studios (now Universal Television, the production arm of NBCUniversal). While this venture also initially included Paramount Pictures, it was dissolved following NBC's merger with Universal Studios. On the television side, SNL Studios produces "Saturday Night Live" in association with Broadway Video. Film productions, typically offshoots of Saturday Night Live' sketches, include, among others, "A Night at the Roxbury" and "Superstar".

neg: St. Elsewhere St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama black comedy television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982, to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at an aging, underrated Boston hospital who give interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions. The series was produced by MTM Enterprises, which had success with a similar NBC series, the police drama "Hill Street Blues", during that same time; both series were often compared to each other for their use of ensemble casts and overlapping serialized storylines (an original ad for "St. Elsewhere" quoted a critic that called the series "'Hill Street Blues' in a hospital"). "St. Elsewhere" was filmed at CBS/MTM Studios, which was known as CBS/Fox Studios when the show began; coincidentally, 20th Century Fox owns the rights to the series when it bought MTM Enterprises in the 1990s.

neg: Team Knight Rider Team Knight Rider (TKR) is a syndicated television series that was adapted from the "Knight Rider" franchise and ran between 1997 and 1998. "TKR" was created by writer/producers Rick Copp and David A. Goodman, based on the original series created by Glen A. Larson, who was an executive producer. "TKR" was produced by Gil Wadsworth and Scott McAboy and was distributed by Universal Domestic Television and ran only a single season of 22 one-hour episodes before it was canceled due to poor ratings.

neg: True Justice True Justice is a television action series that ran for two seasons created by Steven Seagal. Seagal stars as Elijah Kane, the head of the "Special Investigation Unit", an undercover police task force, in Seattle, Washington.

neg: Buffyverse The Buffyverse or Slayerverse is the shared fictional universe in which the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" are set. This term, originally coined by fans of the TV series, has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Joss Whedon, the creator of the fictional universe. The Buffyverse is a place in which supernatural phenomena exist, and supernatural evil can be challenged by people willing to fight against such forces.

neg: Touched by an Angel (season 6) The sixth season of the American dramatic television series "Touched by an Angel" aired CBS from September 26, 1999 through May 21, 2000, spanning 26 episodes. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series chronicled the cases of two angels, Monica (Roma Downey) and her supervisor Tess (Della Reese), who bring messages from God to various people to help them as they reach a crossroads in their lives. They are frequently joined by Andrew (John Dye), the angel of death.

neg: Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT, formerly known as Columbia TriStar Television) is an American television production and distribution studio. Based in Culver City, California, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's Sony Pictures Entertainment and a unit of the Japanese conglomerate Sony.

neg: Marita Grabiak Marita Jane Grabiak (born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania) is an American television director. She began her career as a production assistant on the film "The Men's Club" (1986) along with fellow Joss Whedon collaborator Tim Minear. She has directed episodes of several television series including "Dawson's Creek", "Dollhouse", "ER", "Firefly", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", "Smallville", "Cold Case", "Gilmore Girls", "Everwood", "Battlestar Galactica", "Lost", "The Inside", "Alias", "", "Point Pleasant", "One Tree Hill", and most recently, "American Horror Story".

neg: List of Chicago Fire episodes "Chicago Fire" is an American television drama created by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, who serve as executive producers alongside Joe Chappelle, Peter Jankowski, Danielle Gelber, Matt Olmstead and Dick Wolf. The series, which premiered on October 10, 2012, airs on NBC.

neg: Bill L. Norton Bill L. Norton is a film director, writer and producer. He also has directed many television series, among them "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", "John Doe", "Hack", "Las Vegas", "", "Lincoln Heights" and "Roswell".

neg: The Office (U.S. TV series) The Office is an American television comedy series that aired on NBC from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013. It is an adaptation of the BBC series of the same name. "The Office" was adapted for American audiences by Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for "Saturday Night Live", "King of the Hill", and "The Simpsons". It is co-produced by Daniels' Deedle-Dee Productions, and Reveille Productions (later Shine America), in association with Universal Television. The original executive producers were Greg Daniels, Howard Klein, Ben Silverman, Ricky Gervais, and Stephen Merchant, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons.

neg: The Unusuals The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. The pilot and first episode were written by Noah Hawley, a former writer and producer for Fox's "Bones". An ABC press release described "The Unusuals" as "like a modern-day "M*A*S*H"" that "explores both the grounded drama and comic insanity of the world of New York City police detectives, where every cop has a secret". Its premise elaborated:

neg: Cowlip Productions Cowlip Productions is a television production company owned by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman.

neg: The Rough Riders (TV series) The Rough Riders is an American Western television series set in the West after the American Civil War. It aired on ABC for the 1958-1959 television season. It was produced by Ziv Television, the production company responsible for such hit shows as "Bat Masterson", "Tombstone Territory", "Sea Hunt", and "Highway Patrol".

neg: It's a Man's World (TV series) It's a Man's World is an American comedy-drama television series which aired on NBC from September 17, 1962, to January 28, 1963.

neg: Michael Costigan (film producer) Michael Costigan is a film producer and an executive producer. Costigan graduated from Brown University in 1990. He was a production executive at Columbia Pictures at Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he worked for nine years on films including "Bottle Rocket" (1996), "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996), "Gattaca" (1997), "Girl, Interrupted" (1999), and "Charlie's Angels" (2000). He left Sony and worked as executive producer on "Brokeback Mountain" (2005). Costigan started a production company, Corduroy Films, in 2002. He then became president at Scott Free Productions from 2005 to 2012. Costigan left Scott Free to work full-time as a film producer. He started the production company COTA Films and signed a two-year deal with Sony.

neg: Devil's Film Devil's Film is an American pornographic film studio, based in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California. Launched in 1997, the studio continues to specialize in swinger and gang bang oriented gonzo pornography and niche product centered on such popular fetishes as interracial pornography, transsexual pornography, and MILF pornography.


query: When was the season of South Park "Naughty Ninjas" is in released on Blu-Ray and DVD?

pos: Naughty Ninjas "Naughty Ninjas" is the seventh episode of the nineteenth season and the 264th overall episode of the animated television series "South Park", written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker. The episode premiered on Comedy Central on November 11, 2015. Continuing the season's theme of political correctness, the plot primarily lampoons police brutality.

pos: South Park (season 19) The nineteenth season of the American animated sitcom "South Park" premiered on Comedy Central on September 16, 2015, and ended on December 9, 2015, containing ten episodes. As with most seasons of the show, all episodes are written and directed by series co-creator and co-star Trey Parker. The Blu-Ray and DVD sets were released exclusively to Best Buy on August 16, 2016, and were available worldwide on September 6.

neg: Members Only (South Park) "Members Only" is the eighth episode in the twentieth season of the American animated television series "South Park". The 275th episode of the series overall, it first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 16, 2016.

neg: Super Duper Super Sleuths My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super-Duper Super Sleuths is one of three "Winnie the Pooh" films based on the hit Playhouse Disney series "My Friends Tigger & Pooh". This is the fifth "Winnie the Pooh" film to feature Lumpy the Heffalump, and was released Straight-to-DVD on April 6, 2010. It aired on Playhouse Disney four days after on April 10, 2010. The film was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, with animation production by Polygon Pictures in Japan.

neg: Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming, known in Japan as The Dangerous Duo! Super Warriors Never Rest (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ 危険なふたり!超戦士はねむれない , Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto Kiken na Futari! Sūpā Senshi wa Nemurenai ) , is the tenth "Dragon Ball Z" feature movie. It was released in Japan on March 12, 1994 at the Toei Anime Fair alongside "" and the first "Slam Dunk" movie. It is the sequel to "." The second sequel is "". It was released in North America on April 5, 2005.

neg: Pandemic 2: The Startling "Pandemic 2: The Startling" is the eleventh episode in the twelfth season of the American animated television series "South Park". The 178th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on October 29, 2008.

neg: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 is a Blu-ray and DVD release containing 50 shorts on 2 discs with special features. It was released for Blu-ray on August 12, 2014, and was released for DVD on November 4, 2014.

neg: Do the Handicapped Go to Hell? "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series "South Park", and 57th episode of the series overall. "Do the Handicapped Go to Hell?" originally aired in the United States on July 19, 2000 on Comedy Central. It is the first part of a two-part episode, which concludes in the following episode "Probably". It links the events and some of the characters of the "" into the animated series. This episode is rated TV-MA in the United States.

neg: That '70s Show (season 7) The seventh season of "That '70s Show", an American television series, began September 8, 2004, and ended on May 18, 2005. It aired on Fox. The region 1 DVD was released on October 16, 2007. This season is set entirely in 1979.

neg: The Sopranos (season 5) The fifth season of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO from March 7 to June 6, 2004. The fifth season was released on DVD in region 1 on June 7, 2005.

neg: List of Strawberry Panic episodes Strawberry Panic is a Japanese anime series produced by the animation studio Madhouse and is a part of the media franchise "Strawberry Panic!" which brings many different types of media together in a single series. The anime aired in Japan between April 3, 2006 and September 25, 2006, and contained twenty-six episodes. These episodes were later split into nine separate DVDs, the first of which went on sale in Japan on June 23, 2006; it contained the first two episodes. The anime's central theme is yuri (lesbian relationships). The anime is based on the short stories and manga that preceded it. Media Blasters released four English-subtitled DVDs of "Strawberry Panic" between March 4 and September 2, 2008; a fifth and final DVD was released in November 2008. All English-subtitled DVDs contain five episodes, except for its first release, which contains six. The series premiered on Toku in the United States on December 31, 2015.

neg: Raising the Bar (South Park) "Raising the Bar" is the ninth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated satire "South Park", and the 232nd episode of the series overall. It premiered on Comedy Central in the United States on October 3, 2012 and is rated TV-MA L. The episode won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.

neg: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 10) The tenth season of the American comedy television series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" premiered on FXX on January 14, 2015. The season consists of 10 episodes and concluded on March 18, 2015. The tenth season was released on DVD in region 1 on January 5, 2016.

neg: The Wild Thornberrys The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2004. The show returned to "The '90s Are All That" for one night, and aired on March 21, 2013. The show aired on Nicktoonsters in the United Kingdom. Following Shout! Factory's acquisition of the title in February 2011, all 5 seasons have been released on DVD.

neg: That '70s Show (season 6) The sixth season of "That '70s Show", an American television series, began October 29, 2003, and ended on May 19, 2004. It aired on Fox. The region 1 DVD was released on May 8, 2007. This season is set in 1978 for the first seven episodes of the season. The series transitions to 1979 beginning with the eighth episode of the season ("I'm a Boy").

neg: Barbie: Star Light Adventure Barbie: Star Light Adventure is a 2016 computer animated film and the second film in the fourth season of films in the "Barbie" film series. The movie was given a limited theatrical release in July 30, 2016 and was released to home video in September 13, 2016.

neg: The Simpsons (season 14) "The Simpsons"' fourteenth season was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between November 3, 2002 and May 18, 2003. The show runner for the fourteenth production season was Al Jean, who executive produced 21 of 22 episodes. The other episode, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", was run by Mike Scully. The season contains five hold-overs from the previous season's production run. The fourteenth season has met with mostly positive reviews and won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour), four Annie Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award. On December 6, 2011, it was released on DVD and Blu-ray in North America. This season contains the show's 300th episode, "The Strong Arms of The Ma".

neg: Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire is a 2012 direct-to-DVD animated musical comedy horror film, and the seventeenth entry in the direct-to-video series of "Scooby-Doo" films. This installment is notable for being the first of the films to be a musical. The film was released to rent through Amazon Video and iTunes on December 22, 2011. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 13, 2012. It premiered on Cartoon Network on March 3, 2012.

neg: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for its fifth season) is an American 3D rendered computer animated television series. It premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on September 29, 2012. It is the third animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series. It is produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Composer Sebastian Evans provides the show's score.

neg: List of The Vampire Diaries episodes "The Vampire Diaries" is an American supernatural-fantasy horror television series. The series is based on a book series of the same name by L.J. Smith, and was developed for television by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. The series ran from September 10, 2009 to March 10, 2017 on The CW. The first season was released on both DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United States and Canada on August 31, 2010.

neg: Cartman Joins NAMBLA "Cartman Joins NAMBLA" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the animated television series "South Park", and the 53rd episode of the series overall. "Cartman Joins NAMBLA" originally aired in the United States on June 21, 2000, on Comedy Central.

neg: Terror Tales of the Park II "Terror Tales of the Park II" is the fourth and fifth episode of "Regular Show"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season. It originally aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on October 15, 2012. This is the second episode of their annual Halloween specials and the third half-hour episode of the series overall.


query: Myron F. Diduryk, was described by Hal Moore in which book?

pos: Myron F. Diduryk Myron F. Diduryk (July 15, 1938 to April 24, 1970) was a Ukrainian-American United States Army Major, who played a key role as an infantry company commander in the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle of the Vietnam War. His exploits in that battle were described by Hal Moore in, "We Were Soldiers Once and Young". Moore said that Diduryk was, “… the finest battlefield company commander I had ever seen, bar none.” Diduryk was killed in action on his second tour in Vietnam.

pos: Hal Moore Harold Gregory "Hal" Moore, Jr. (February 13, 1922 – February 10, 2017) was a United States Army lieutenant general and author. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which is the U.S. military's second highest decoration for valor, and was the first of his West Point class (1945) to be promoted to brigadier general, major general, and lieutenant general.

neg: The Towers of Toron The Towers of Toron is a 1964 science fantasy novel by Samuel R. Delany, and is the second novel in the "Fall of the Towers" trilogy. The novel was originally published as Ace Double F-261, together with "The Lunar Eye" by Robert Moore Williams.

neg: Thomas Pynchon Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. ( , commonly ; born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist. A MacArthur Fellow, he is noted for his dense and complex novels. His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, genres and themes, including history, music, science, and mathematics. For "Gravity's Rainbow", Pynchon won the 1974 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.

neg: The World Jones Made The World Jones Made is a 1956 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, examining notions of precognition, humanity, and politics. It was first published by Ace Books as one half of Ace Double D-150, bound dos-à-dos with "Agent of the Unknown" by Margaret St. Clair.

neg: Bring the Jubilee Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore is a 1953 novel of alternate history. The point of divergence occurs in July 1863 when the Confederate States of America wins the Battle of Gettysburg and subsequently declares victory in a conflict referred to within the book as the "War of Southron Independence" on July 4, 1864, after the surrender of the United States of America. The novel takes place in the impoverished rump United States in the mid-20th century as war looms between the Confederacy and its rival, the German Union. History takes an unexpected turn when the protagonist Hodge Backmaker, a historian, decides to travel back in time to witness the moment when the South won the war.

neg: The Void Captain's Tale The Void Captain's Tale is a 1983 science fiction novel by the American author Norman Spinrad. "The Void Captain's Tale" takes place three or four thousand years in the future in an era called the Second Starfaring Age, a setting Spinrad revisited in the 1985 novel "Child of Fortune". The book contains elements of confession, love story, eroticism, and horror.

neg: Flying Doesn't Help Flying Doesn't Help is a solo album by Anthony Moore (credited on the album sleeve as 'A. More'), released by Quango in 1979. The album was remastered and re-released on CD by the Voiceprint label in 1994.

neg: Stuart Moore Stuart Moore is an American writer and editor of comic books and novels.

neg: Star Light Star Light is a science fiction novel by Hal Clement. It is the sequel to one of Clement's earlier books, "Mission of Gravity". The novel was serialized in four parts in "Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Magazine" from June to September 1970. "Star Light" was first published as a paperback book by Ballantine Books in September 1971.

neg: Greg Moore (physicist) Gregory Winthrop Moore (born 1961) is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in mathematical physics and string theory. Moore is a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department of Rutgers University and a member of the University's High Energy Theory group.

neg: Halcyon Days (book) Halcyon Days: Interviews with Classic Computer and Video Game Programmers is a digital book edited by James Hague and published in 1997. The book was originally formatted using HTML and sold via mail-order, shipped on a floppy disk by Dadgum Games for USD$20. In 2002 "Halcyon Days" was made freely available on the web. The book continued to be sold by "Dr. Dobb's Journal", on a CD-ROM also containing Susan Lammers's "Programmers at Work", until Dr. Dobb's shut down at the end of 2014.

neg: The Rainbow Stories The Rainbow Stories is a collection of short stories about American culture written by William T. Vollmann and published in 1989. Written in the style of narrative journalism, it was his second published fictional work, preceded by "You Bright and Risen Angels". The book consists of thirteen interlocking stories (based on the colours of the rainbow) that range in scope from ancient Babylon to modern San Francisco. Steven Moore wrote of the book that "Vollmann's verbal prowess, empathy, and astonishing range put him in a class apart from his contemporaries." Robert Rebein described the book as a "real breakthrough" for Vollman, stating: "[Rainbow Stories is] a book that mixed reportorial and fictional techniques to powerfully evoke the lives of prostitutes and skinheads on the streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin district."

neg: The French Connection (book) The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy is a non-fiction book by Robin Moore first published in 1969 about the notorious "French Connection" drug trafficking scheme. It is followed by the book "The Setup". The book was adapted to film in 1971 as "The French Connection", written by Ernest Tidyman and Directed by William Friedkin.

neg: Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life is an autobiography by American filmmaker Michael Moore.

neg: Charles Moore (architect) Charles Willard Moore (October 31, 1925 – December 16, 1993) was an American architect, educator, writer, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and winner of the AIA Gold Medal in 1991.

neg: The Dawning Light The Dawning Light is a 1959 science fiction novel published under the name Robert Randall, collaborative pseudonym of American writers Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett. It depicts the changes in the society of the fictional planet Nidor, a world perpetually covered in dense cloud, inhabited by humanoids resembling humans but differing in several respects, notably in being covered from head to foot in short downy fur. The technological level of the society is about that of Renaissance Europe, and has been that way for thousands of years.

neg: You Bright and Risen Angels You Bright and Risen Angels is a 1987 novel by William T. Vollmann, detailing a fictional war between insects and the forces of modern civilization. Vollmann described the book, his first, as "an allegory in part", inspired by his experiences with the mujahedeen in Afghanistan. The novel is subtitled "A Cartoon." It is illustrated by the author.

neg: My Dateless Diary My Dateless Diary is a collection of autobiographical essays by R. K. Narayan published in 1960. The book was the output of a daily journal that he maintained during his visit to the United States on a Rockefeller Fellowship in 1956. While on this visit, Narayan also completed "The Guide", the writing of which is covered in this book. The book is focused on Narayan's interactions with the American people and the people themselves. The book also highlights Narayan's view of the west, his appreciation and admiration in general, but subtle disapproval of specific aspects while making it known that there isn't much of a gap between his values and those he has come across. The book offers insights into both, the author and his subjects.

neg: Christopher Moore (author) Christopher Moore (born January 1, 1957) is an American writer of comic fantasy. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. He grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.

neg: Fahrenheit 9/11 Fahrenheit 9/11 is a 2004 American documentary film directed, written by, and starring filmmaker, director and political commentator Michael Moore. The film takes a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, the War on Terror, and its coverage in the media. In the film, Moore contends that American corporate media were "cheerleaders" for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and did not provide an accurate or objective analysis of the rationale for the war or the resulting casualties there.

neg: Cannibal Adventure Cannibal Adventure is a 1972 children's novel by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his "Adventure" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to New Guinea in search of some exotic creatures as Komodo dragons, bandicoots and dinosaur lizards. Hal and Roger sail for New Guinea, an island still inhabited by headhunters and cannibals, where many dangers await them. However, they soon realize that the cannibals are not their biggest threat when they discrover an old enemy that has escaped from jail and is bent on having his revenge.


query: Max Rée, was a Danish costume designer, and art director, he won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction, for which 1931 Pre-Code Western film?

pos: Max Rée Max Rée (7 October 1889 – 7 March 1953) was a Danish costume designer and art director. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film "Cimarron". He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Los Angeles, California.

pos: Cimarron (1931 film) Cimarron is a 1931 Pre-Code Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, and featuring Estelle Taylor and Roscoe Ates. The Oscar-winning script was written by Howard Estabrook based on the Edna Ferber novel "Cimarron". It would be RKO's most expensive production up to that date, and its winning of the top Oscar for Best Production would be only one of two ever won by that studio. It is also one of the few Westerns to ever win the top honor at the Academy Awards. Epic in scope, spanning forty years from 1889 to 1929, it was a critical success, although it did not recoup its production costs during its initial run in 1931.

neg: An American Tragedy (film) An American Tragedy is a 1931 Pre-Code drama film, produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures and directed by Josef von Sternberg. The film is based on Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel "An American Tragedy" which itself alludes to the real life 1906 murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette.

neg: The Mad Genius The Mad Genius (1931) is an American pre-Code horror drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Cook, Charles Butterworth, and in small roles, Boris Karloff and Frankie Darro. The film is based on the play "The Idol" (1929) by Martin Brown, which opened in Great Neck, New York but never opened on Broadway.

neg: Renegades of the West Renegades of the West is a 1932 American Western film directed by Casey Robinson and written by Albert S. Le Vino. The film stars Tom Keene, Roscoe Ates, Betty Furness, James Mason and Carl Miller. The film was released on November 25, 1932, by RKO Pictures.

neg: Shanghai Express (film) Shanghai Express is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, and Warner Oland. It was written by Jules Furthman, based on a 1931 story by Harry Hervey. "Shanghai Express" was the fourth of seven films von Sternberg and Dietrich made together.

neg: That's My Meat That's My Meat is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle, starring Alfred "Al" St. John.

neg: The Road to Singapore The Road to Singapore is a 1931 American Pre-Code romantic drama film starring William Powell and Doris Kenyon, who play two thirds of a romantic triangle, along with Louis Calhern.

neg: The Man Who Came Back (1931 film) The Man Who Came Back is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The movie was adapted to screen by Edwin J. Burke from the play by Jules Eckert Goodman.

neg: The Conquering Horde The Conquering Horde is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western directed by Edward Sloman and written by Emerson Hough, Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt. The film stars Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Claude Gillingwater, Ian Maclaren, Frank Rice, Arthur Stone and George Mendoza. The film was released on January 31, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.

neg: Goldie (film) Goldie is a 1931 American Pre-Code black-and-white romantic comedy film. The script was written by Paul Perez and Gene Towne, and directed by Benjamin Stoloff. It was made before the Hays Code was rigidly enforced. It is a remake of Howard Hawks' 1928 silent film, "A Girl in Every Port".

neg: Mr. Robinson Crusoe Mr. Robinson Crusoe is a 1932 Pre-Code American film. It is one of the few "talkie" films starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., in his penultimate film role; Fairbanks also produced the film and provided the story. The film was directed by A. Edward Sutherland, a veteran silent film director, for Fairbanks's Elton Productions, and released by United Artists. Steve Drexel (played by Fairbanks) shows a fiery optimism and can-do spirit that matches the Fairbanks screen persona that appears in his most popular films.

neg: Texas Cyclone (film) Texas Cyclone is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman. The film stars Tim McCoy as "Texas Grant", Shirley Grey, Wheeler Oakman and John Wayne, and features an early appearance by Walter Brennan.

neg: The Gang Buster The Gang Buster is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by A. Edward Sutherland, and written by Percy Heath and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film stars Jack Oakie, Jean Arthur, William "Stage" Boyd, Wynne Gibson, William Morris and Francis McDonald. The film was released January 17, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.

neg: Stark Mad Stark Mad is 1929 American Pre-Code adventure film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by Lloyd Bacon. It starred H. B. Warner, Louise Fazenda, Jacqueline Logan and Henry B. Walthall.

neg: Zoo in Budapest Zoo in Budapest (1933) is an American Pre-Code film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O.P. Heggie, and Paul Fix. Original 35mm prints of the film contained sequences tinted amber or blue.

neg: The Vice Squad The Vice Squad is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett. The film stars Paul Lukas, Kay Francis, Judith Wood, William B. Davidson, Rockliffe Fellowes, Esther Howard and Monte Carter. The film was released on May 30, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.

neg: The Fighting Gentleman The Fighting Gentleman is a 1932 American Pre-Code sports-drama film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer with William Collier, Jr. and Josephine Dunn in the leads.

neg: Working Girls (1931 film) Working Girls is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Dorothy Arzner and written by Zoë Akins, based on the play "Blind Mice", written by Vera Caspary and Winifred Lenihan. The film stars Judith Wood, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Paul Lukas, Stuart Erwin, and Frances Dee. The film was released on December 12, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.

neg: Mädchen in Uniform Mädchen in Uniform ("Girls in Uniform") is a 1931 German feature-length film based on the play "Gestern und heute " ("Yesterday and Today") by Christa Winsloe and directed by Leontine Sagan with artistic direction from Carl Froelich, who also funded the film. Winsloe also wrote the screenplay and was on the set during filming. The film remains an international cult classic.

neg: Marriage Rows Marriage Rows is an American Pre-Code 1931 comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle.

neg: The Conquerors (1932 film) The Conquerors is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film starring Richard Dix and Ann Harding, and directed by William A. Wellman. A young couple move to the American West and build a banking empire.


query: What country of origin does The Spitfire Grill and Gailard Sartain have in common?

pos: The Spitfire Grill The Spitfire Grill is a 1996 American film written and directed by Lee David Zlotoff and starring Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Will Patton, Kieran Mulroney and Gailard Sartain. It tells a story of a woman who was just released from prison and goes to work in a small-town café known as The Spitfire Grill. The film won the Audience Award at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, prompting several distributors to enter into a bidding war in response to the positive buzz, but when the movie was finally released, audiences and critics as a whole responded less favorably than they had at Sundance.

pos: Gailard Sartain Gailard Sartain (born September 18, 1946) is a former American actor, often playing characters with roots in the South. He was a regular on the country music variety series "Hee Haw". His best known role is Chuck in "Ernest Saves Christmas" and "Ernest Goes to Jail" as well as on "Hey Vern, It's Ernest" and "The Outsiders". He is also an accomplished and successful painter and illustrator.

neg: Spitfire (disambiguation) The Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used in the Second World War.

neg: Jacques Lameloise Jacques Lameloise (born April 6, 1947) was the chef de cuisine at the French restaurant "Maison Lameloise" (usually known as Lameloise) in Chagny, from 1979 until 2008.

neg: Spitfire 944 Spitfire 944 is a short documentary in which an 83-year-old World War II pilot views 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash-landing for the first time, sixty-one years after the event.

neg: Spitfire Lake 250 acre Spitfire Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. Along with Upper and Lower St. Regis Lake, it became famous in the late 19th century as a summer playground of America's power elite, drawn to the area by its scenic beauty and by the rustic charms of Paul Smith's Hotel. It is the site of many grand old summer "cottages" and Great Camps; Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Anson Phelps Stokes and Whitelaw Reid were among the summer residents. "The camps of many of these families began as tent colonies, with separate units for sleeping, dining, games, and so on, and evolved into permanent structures built with understated taste."

neg: Ray Hanna Raynham George Hanna AFC (with bar) (28 August 1928 – 1 December 2005) was a New Zealand-born fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force. During his R.A.F. career he was a founding member of its Red Arrows aerobatics display team. He also founded The Old Flying Machine Company which commercially flies World War 2 vintage fighter aircraft at air displays around the globe, and for television and cinematic productions. He was regarded in the aviation community as possibly the finest display pilot of the Spitfire in the world in the latter half of the 20th Century, noted for his deft handling of the machine in flight and daring aerobatic stunt flying.

neg: Beverley Shenstone Beverley Strahan Shenstone MASc, HonFRAes, FAIAA, AFIAS, FCAISI, HonOSTIV (10 June 1906 to 9 November 1979) was a Canadian aerodynamicist often credited with developing the aerodynamics of the Supermarine Spitfire elliptical wing. In his later career he established the technical foundation of British commercial airline industry and promoted human powered flight.

neg: Berthillon Berthillon is a French manufacturer and retailer of luxury ice cream and sorbet, with its primary store on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris, France. The company is owned and operated by the Chauvin family, descendants of the eponymous Monsieur Berthillon, who from 1928 operated a restaurant on the premises called "Le Bourgogne".

neg: Anchor Bar The Anchor Bar is a bar and restaurant in Buffalo, New York, located north of Downtown Buffalo at the intersection of Main and North Streets. The restaurant was initially established in 1935. The bar is most famous for being the birthplace of spicy chicken wings known outside the Buffalo area as Buffalo wings.

neg: Fred Alley Fred Alley (1962–2001) was an American musical theatre lyricist and librettist who died unexpectedly just as his work gained national recognition. His collaboration on the musical "The Spitfire Grill" with composer James Valcq won the American Academy of Arts and Letters' prestigious Richard Rodgers Production Award for 2001. Premiered at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey and produced Off-Broadway by Playwrights Horizons, it received Best Musical nominations from the Outer Critics Circle and Drama League, as well as two Drama Desk nominations. The cast album was released on Triangle Road Records.

neg: Fernand de Saintignon Count Fernand de Saintignon (26 January 1846 – 2 January 1921) was a French steel maker. He was descended from an old aristocratic family, and became owner of a steel company with operations in Luxembourg and Lorraine by marriage. He was also interested in scientific subjects, and published several papers. He developed a spa around a source of pure, hot water discovered accidentally while exploring for coal deposits.

neg: Les Gaillards Les Gaillards Paris Rugby Club is a French rugby club based in Paris.

neg: Pélardon Pélardon, formerly called "paraldon", "pélardou" and also "péraudou", is a French cheese from the Cévennes range of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is a traditional cheese made from goat's milk. It is round soft-ripened cheese covered in a white mold ("à pâte molle à croûte fleurie") weighing approximately 60 grams, with a diameter of 60-70 mm and a height of 22-27 mm. Pélardon has benefited from "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC) status since August 2000.

neg: Monica Galetti Monica Galetti (née Fa'afiti, born 1975) is a Samoan-born New Zealand chef who is based in London, England.

neg: Clément Motor Company Clément Motor Company was established in 1906 by Adolphe Clément-Bayard in Coventry, England, to build Gladiator cars, sometimes known as Clément-Gladiators, under licence. Some of these cars were equipped with engines manufactured nearby in Saint-Denis Paris by Aster in single, twin or four cylinder configurations. The complex inter-relationships of the French and English motor industry at that time (see Adolphe Clément-Bayard - Motor manufacturing) meant that the cars were marketed with the slogan "Simply Clément, nothing else" to avoid confusion with Clément-Talbots which by then were known only as Talbot. Various sources record that motorcars were manufactured and sold under the "Clément" brand between 1907 (1908) and 1914. The company is recorded as Clément Motor company Ltd., Coventry, Warwickshire.

neg: Sardine "Sardine" and "pilchard" are common names used to refer to various small, oily fish within the herring family of Clupeidae. The term "sardine" was first used in English during the early 15th century and may come from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which sardines were once abundant.

neg: Roy Chaplin Roland Henry Chaplin, OBE, FRAeS, (16 May 1899 – 13 December 1988), known as "Roy", was an aeronautical engineer who worked with Sydney Camm at Hawker Aircraft Limited from 1927 to 1962. He helped design the Hawker Fury biplane, the Hurricane monoplane, and the Harrier jump-jet. He graduated with a degree in engineering from London University and retired in the 1960s.

neg: Sourdeline The sourdeline is a bellows-blown bagpipe played in France in the 17th century. It was believed to have been of Italian origin, developed in Naples and known as the surdelina.

neg: Šar cheese Šar cheese (Albanian: "Djathë i Sharrit" , Serbian: Šarski sir/Шарски сир ) is a hard cheese made in Gora, Opolje and Štrpce, located in the Šar Mountains of Kosovo. It is made of sheep and cow milk and usually added to salads and main dishes, pitas, served with bread or eaten alone. The hallmarks of the cheese are its saltiness, and the fact that it is a treat for any time of the day or year.

neg: Anna Del Conte Anna Del Conte (born 1925) is an Italian-born food writer whose works cover the history of food as well as providing recipes. Resident in England since 1949, she has been influential in raising the country’s awareness of Italian cuisine: her 1976 "Portrait of Pasta" has been described as ‘the instrumental force in leading [the English] beyond the land of spag bol, macaroni cheese and tinned ravioli’. Still in 2009 she remained critical of ‘Britalian’ cookery, however: mixing too many ingredients and suffering from the English palate’s liking for much stronger flavours, it lacked the subtleties of its Mediterranean original.

neg: Moishes Steakhouse Moishes Steakhouse is one of the oldest and most respected restaurants in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1938 by Moishe Lighter, it was initially called "Romanian Paradise." Legend has it that Lighter, an immigrant from Romania to Canada, became the owner of the restaurant in a card game. The restaurant's name was changed to "Moishes" at the outset of World War II. The restaurant remains a fixture of Montreal and "The Main" neighborhood of Montreal today. The Main and its residents are prominent in Montreal literature and culture, as most famously represented in the writing of Montreal's Mordecai Richler. (Richler himself was a long-time Moishes client, and the restaurant features prominently in much of his work.)


query: Silent Night (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" ) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in which year, by Franz Xaver Gruber, an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf?

pos: Silent Night "Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" ) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. The song has been recorded by a large number of singers from every music genre. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the third best-selling single of all-time.

pos: Franz Xaver Gruber Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863), was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").

neg: Richard Rudolf Klein Richard Rudolf Klein (21 May 1921 in /Pfalz – 17 December 2011) was a German composer, musician and teacher. His compositional output is diverse, including nursery rhymes and music for children, choral music and hymns, incidental music, orchestral music as well as chamber music.

neg: Lech (Vorarlberg) Lech am Arlberg is a mountain village and an exclusive ski resort in the Bludenz district in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg on the banks of the river Lech. In terms of both geography and history, Lech belongs to the Tannberg district. In tourist terms, however, it is part of the Arlberg region. Lech is administered together with the neighbouring villages of Zürs, Zug, Oberlech and Stubenbach. The municipality is an internationally known winter sports resort on the mountain range Arlberg.

neg: Hanns Eisler Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was an Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of the German Democratic Republic, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" is named after him.

neg: Herbert H. Ágústsson Herbert Hriberschek Ágústsson (born 8 August 1926 in Austria) is an Icelandic composer and hornist.

neg: Music of Innsbruck Innsbruck is a city in the Austrian Alps whose musical heritage long played an important role in the music of Austria. Modern Innsbruck is home to the International Festival of Early Music (which features music from 1500 to 1750), an Eastern music festival, the Summer Dance Festival, the Innsbruck International Choral Festival and the Ambras Castle Concerts. Other major music venues include the Tiroler Landestheater ("Federal state-theatre of Tyrol").

neg: Moschendorf Moschendorf (Hungarian: "Nagysároslak, Német-Sároslak" ) is a town in

neg: Nikitsch Nikitsch (Croatian: "Filež" ; Hungarian: "Füles" ) is a town in the district of Oberpullendorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland in Austria. About 87% of the town's inhabitants are Burgenland Croats, the highest percentage of any town in Burgenland. In 1971, the towns of Kroatisch Geresdorf ("Gerištof, Gyirót"), Kroatisch Minihof ("Mjenovo, Malomháza"), and Nikitsch were merged to form the present town.

neg: Franz Xaver Gebauer Franz Xaver Gebauer (c1784 — 13 December 1822), born in Prussian Silesia, was an organist, composer of church music, and choirmaster and music director of the Augustinian Church, Vienna. Before his early death he organised the 'Concerts Spirituels' which promoted German music in Vienna at a time when Italian opera was particularly popular.

neg: Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen ("Old Viennese Melodies" in German) is a set of three short pieces for violin and piano, written by Fritz Kreisler. The three pieces are usually performed or heard separately, and are titled Liebesfreud ("Love's Joy"), Liebesleid ("Love's Sorrow"), and Schön Rosmarin ("Lovely Rosemary").

neg: Ansfelden Ansfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. The rivers Traun and Krems run through the municipality. The town is perhaps best known for being the birthplace of the composer and organist Anton Bruckner.

neg: Arnspitze Group The Arnspitze Group (German: "Arnspitzgruppe" ) is a free-standing mountain chain in Austrian and Germany, in the states of Tyrol and Bavaria, between Seefeld in Tirol and Mittenwald, and between the Leutasch valley in the west and the Isar valley near Scharnitz in the east. In the literature, the Arnspitze Group is classed as part of the Wettersteingebirge. The majority of the group belongs to Tyrol, a northeastern part of the chain lies in Bavaria. The border between Bavaria and Tyrol runs over the summit of the "Große Arnspitze".

neg: Jennersdorf Jennersdorf (Hungarian: "Gyanafalva, Gyana-Falva" , Slovene: "Ženavci" ) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and capital of the district of Jennersdorf.

neg: Adolf Zander Adolf Zander (born 16 January 1843 in Barnewitz an Havel; died 1 August 1914 in Kleinaupa, Riesengebirge) was a 19th-century German composer, organist at the Church of St. Sophia in Berlin, choir director, Royal Prussian music director and founder of the new male Berliner Liedertafel choir.

neg: Schlaiten Schlaiten is a municipality in the district of Lienz in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its name is of Slavonic origin, deriving from "*slatina", which means "swamp". The municipality consists of the following neighbourhoods: Plone, Gonzach, Mesnerdorf, Bacherdorf, Gantschach and Göriach.

neg: Kinderszenen Kinderszenen (] ; original spelling "Kinderscenen ", "Scenes from Childhood"), Opus 15, by Robert Schumann, is a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano written in 1838. Schumann wrote 30 movements for this work, but chose 13 for the final version. The unused movements were later published in "Bunte Blätter", Opus 99, and "Albumblätter", Opus 124. Discussing the set, Schumann told his wife Clara that the "thirty small, droll things" were inspired by her comment that he sometimes seemed "like a child". In 1840, he described them as "more cheerful, gentler, more melodic" than his earlier works.

neg: Wünschendorf/Elster Wünschendorf/Elster is a municipality in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. The town is seat of a municipal association with eleven members.

neg: Andreas Armsdorff Andreas Armsdorff (also Armsdorf; 9 September 1670 – 31 December 1699) was a German composer and organist. He was born in Mühlberg, near Gotha, and studied music and law. At some point in his early life he moved to nearby Erfurt where he may have studied with Johann Pachelbel. He worked as organist in various churches in Erfurt: Reglerkirche, Andreaskirche, and Kaufmannskirche. He died in Erfurt at the age of 29.

neg: Ubersitz The Ubersitz is a traditional custom in Hasli, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. On Christmas day, at nightfall, schoolboys begin with "Treichlen", walking through the villages in small troops, sounding giant cow-bells. The following nights, the boys are joined, and later replaced, by adult men. The Trychling culminates on 30 December (or the last workday before that date), with the "Ubersitz" in Meiringen. On this day, the "Treichler" are carrying frightening masks (except for the people of Unterbach and Hasliberg who remain unmasked)

neg: Sängerfest Sängerfest, also Sängerbund-Fest, Sängerfeste, or Saengerfest, meaning singer festival, is a competition of Sängerbunds, or singer groups, with prizes for the best group or groups. Such public events are also known as a Liederfest, or song festival. Participants number in the hundreds and thousands, and the fest is usually accompanied by a parade and other celebratory events. The sängerfest is most associated with the Germanic culture. Its origins can be traced back to 19th century Europe. Swiss composer Hans Georg Nägeli and educator Carl August Zeller, both protégés of Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, established sängerbunds to help foster social change throughout Germany and Prussia. University students began to choose the art form as an avenue for political statements. As the sängerfest concept gained popularity and spread around the world, it was adapted by Christian churches for spiritual worship services.

neg: Weltliche Chorwerke (Bruckner) Throughout almost all his composing life, Anton Bruckner composed about thirty Weltliche Chorwerke (secular choral works) and seven Wahlsprüche (mottoes) on German-language texts, the first in 1843 and the last in 1893. Many of these works including the mottoes, often with a patriotic slant, were written for "Liedertafel" (men's choral societies), above all "Frohsinn" and "Sängerbund". Others were composed for private occasions, such as weddings, funerals, birthdays or name-days, being dedicated to friends and acquaintances of the composer. The large majority of these works are set for men's choir, sometimes with soloists. Only two choral works (WAB 64 and WAB 66) and one motto (WAB 95.1) are set for mixed choir.


query: "The Class of '62" is an episode of the BBC television sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses", created and written by who?

pos: The Class of '62 "The Class of '62" is an episode of the BBC sit-com "Only Fools and Horses". It was the fourth episode of series 7, and was first broadcast on 20 January 1991. In the episode, Del Boy, Rodney, Boycie, Denzil and Trigger attend a school reunion which, to their surprise, has been arranged by Roy Slater.

pos: Only Fools and Horses Only Fools and Horses is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003. Episodes are regularly repeated on UKTV comedy channel Gold, Yesterday and occasionally repeated on BBC One.

neg: John Sullivan (writer) John Richard Thomas Sullivan, OBE (23 December 1946 – 22 April 2011), was a British television scriptwriter responsible for several British sitcoms, including "Only Fools and Horses", "Citizen Smith" and "Just Good Friends".

neg: Sickness and Wealth "Sickness and Wealth" is an episode of the BBC sit-com, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the fifth episode of series 6, and was first broadcast on 5 February 1989. In the episode, Del is suffering from stomach cramps, but refuses to see a doctor. Elsewhere, Del organises a séance.

neg: Life's Too Short Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, from an idea by Warwick Davis, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf". Davis plays a fictionalised version of himself, and both Gervais and Merchant appear in supporting roles as themselves. The show began airing on BBC Two on 10 November 2011. Premium cable channel HBO, which co-produced the series with the BBC, have the US rights and began airing the series on 19 February 2012.

neg: The Armstrong & Miller Show The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton, co-creator of "Outnumbered", and Jeremy Dyson, co-creator of "The League of Gentlemen". It has run for three series and been nominated for two BAFTAs, winning one.

neg: Tony Warren Anthony McVay "Tony" Simpson, MBE (8 July 1936 – 1 March 2016), better known by his stage name Tony Warren, was an English television screenwriter, best known for creating the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street". He was an actor, created other television dramas and wrote critically acclaimed novels.

neg: Philip Ardagh Philip Ardagh (born 11 September 1961, Kent) is an English children's author, primarily known for the Eddie Dickens series of books. He has written more than 100 books including adult fiction and children's non-fiction.

neg: Graham Linehan Graham Linehan ( ; born 22 May 1968) is an Irish television comedy writer and director who, often in partnership with Arthur Mathews, has written or co-written a number of popular television comedies. He is most noted for the sitcoms "Father Ted", "Black Books" and "The IT Crowd". Amongst others, he has also worked on "Big Train", "Count Arthur Strong", "Brass Eye" and "The Fast Show".

neg: The Squirrels (TV series) The Squirrels is a British television sitcom, written by Eric Chappell, who went on to create the Yorkshire Television sitcoms "Rising Damp" and "Only When I Laugh". It ran for 3 series and 28 episodes and was made and broadcast from 1974 to 1977 on the ITV network, by ATV. Phil Redmond, the creator of the soap opera "Brookside", was also a writer for the series.

neg: List of Men Behaving Badly episodes "Men Behaving Badly" is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It was first broadcast on ITV from 1992, moving to BBC One from 1994 to 1998. A total of six series were made along with a Christmas special and three final episodes that make up the feature-length "last orders".

neg: Christmas Crackers (Only Fools and Horses) "Christmas Crackers" is the first Christmas special episode of the BBC sit-com, "Only Fools and Horses", first screened on 28 December 1981, three days after Christmas. It is the first episode to run over 30 minutes, but not the first feature-length.

neg: Jim Hitchmough Jim Hitchmough (21 September 1934 – May 1997) was a TV comedy writer, teacher and academic. He was best known for the long-running television sitcom "Watching", but also wrote for "Coronation Street" and "Brookside"; and a feature-length TV film "The Bullion Boys".

neg: Andrew McGibbon Andrew McGibbon (a.k.a. Andrew Paresi; born 1961 in Chiswick), is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician and composer. He has also produced and directed extensively, chiefly for radio.

neg: Comedy Playhouse (series 2) The second series of Comedy Playhouse, the long-running BBC series, aired from 1 March 1963 to 12 April 1963. All the episodes were written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.

neg: Homesick (Only Fools and Horses) "Homesick" is an episode of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was the first episode of series 3, and was first broadcast on 10 November 1983. In the episode Rodney is appointed chairman of the local Tenants Association, and Del expects him to use his influence to secure a move to a council bungalow.

neg: Harry Driver Harry Driver (13 May 1931 – 25 November 1973) was a British television scriptwriter, working with Vince Powell on many popular TV shows, they were two of Britain's greatest comedy writing teams of the 1960s and 1970s. Some of there projects included: Coronation Street, Adam Adamant Lives!, Never Mind The Quality Feel The Width, Love Thy Neighbour, Bless This House and Nearest and Dearest. Harry Driver died at the age of 42 on 25 November 1973.

neg: You Rang, M'Lord? You Rang M'Lord? is a BBC television sitcom written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of "Dad's Army", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "Hi-de-Hi!" It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC (although there had earlier been a pilot episode in 1988). The show was a comedy set in the house of an aristocratic family in the 1920s, contrasting the upper-class family and their servants in a house in London, along the same lines as the popular drama "Upstairs, Downstairs".

neg: The Arthur Askey Show The Arthur Askey Show was a short-lived black-and-white British sitcom starring Arthur Askey that ran for six episodes in 1961. It was written by Dave Freeman. It was made for the ITV network by ATV.

neg: The Long Legs of the Law "The Long Legs of the Law" is the first episode of series 2 of the BBC sitcom, "Only Fools and Horses". It was first broadcast on 21 October 1982. The title of the episode was a pun on the police term "the long arm of the law". In the episode, Del is horrified when he discovers that Rodney is dating a policewoman.

neg: Roy Clarke Royston (Roy) Clarke OBE (born 28 January 1930) is an English comedy writer best known for creating the sitcoms "Last of the Summer Wine", "Keeping Up Appearances", "Open All Hours" and its sequel series, "Still Open All Hours".

neg: Esmonde and Larbey John Gilbert Esmonde (21 March 1937 – 10 August 2008) and Robert Edward "Bob" Larbey (24 June 1934 – 31 March 2014), better known as Esmonde and Larbey, were a successful British television comedy scriptwriting duo from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating popular sitcoms and hit comedy shows, such as "Please Sir!" (1968–72), "The Good Life" (1975–78), "Get Some In!" (1975–78), "Ever Decreasing Circles" (1984-89) and "Brush Strokes" (1986–91).


query: Children in Need 2013 was the first broadcast from the production facility on what road in Hertfordshire?

pos: Children in Need 2013 Children in Need 2013 is a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. 2013 marks the 33rd anniversary of the appeal which culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two on the evening of Friday 15 November until the early hours of Saturday 16 November. The broadcast was hosted by Sir Terry Wogan, with Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton, Zoë Ball and Nick Grimshaw as co-hosts. The show was broadcast from the BBC in Elstree but also includes regular regional opt-outs. The 2013 appeal marked the first Children in Need broadcast from BBC Elstree Centre after the closing down of the show's previous home Television Centre. Its new studio, adjacent to the set of "EastEnders" enabled the show to include live segments and performances from the fictional Albert Square including star interviews in The Queen Victoria Pub hosted by cast member Shane Richie.

pos: BBC Elstree Centre BBC Elstree Centre, sometimes referred to as BBC Elstree Studios, is a television production facility located on Clarendon Road in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

neg: Children in Need 2012 Children in Need 2012 is a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. 2012 marks the 32nd anniversary of the appeal which culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two on the evening of Friday 16 November until the early hours of Saturday 17 November. The broadcast was hosted by Terry Wogan, with Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton and Nick Grimshaw as co-hosts. The show was broadcast from BBC Television Centre in London but also includes regular regional opt-outs presented from various locations around the UK. The 2012 appeal also marked the last Children in Need broadcast from BBC Television Centre as the BBC have recently sold and moved out of the building.

neg: Flamstead Flamstead is a village and civil parish in northwest Hertfordshire, England, close to the junction of the A5 and the M1 motorway at junction 9. The name is thought by some historians to be a corruption of the original "Verulamstead".

neg: Sutton Coldfield transmitting station The Sutton Coldfield transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham, England. In terms of population covered, it is the second most important transmitter in the UK, after Crystal Palace in London.

neg: Aldwickbury School Aldwickbury School is an independent all-boys preparatory school located on the outskirts of Harpenden, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.

neg: Walton Studios Walton Studios (previously named "Hepworth Studios" and "Nettlefold Studios"), was a film production studio situated in Walton-on-Thames, in the county of Surrey, in England. The decline of the British cinematic production industry in the mid-20th Century led to a decline in work for the facility, and after failing to financially survive as a television production outlet it was closed in 1961. The Studio was subsequently demolished and the land sold for house-building.

neg: Widford, Hertfordshire Widford is a village and civil parish located between Ware and Much Hadham in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire in England. It covers an area of approximately 1,167 acres and is made up of some 220 houses. Widford is located South of the River Ash. Widford had a population of 534 people in the 2011 census. The name Widford comes from the old English word 'wid' meaning willow tree and the word 'ford'

neg: Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College Hastingsbury Business and Enterprise College (formerly Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College) is a mixed upper school and sixth form located on Hill Rise in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. The school forms part of an educational campus, which also includes a Child Development Centre and Ridgeway School.

neg: Kenton Road Kenton Road is a main road in the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent. It lies in the areas of Harrow and Kenton.

neg: Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City is a town in Hertfordshire, England. It is located approximately 20 mi from Kings Cross, London. Welwyn Garden City was the second garden city in England (founded 1920) and one of the first new towns (designated 1948).

neg: All Saints' Church, Hertford All Saints' Church is in Queens Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hertford and Ware, the archdeaconry of Hertford, and the diocese of St Albans. It is the civic church of the town and of the county. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is the largest church in Hertfordshire, other than St Albans Cathedral, and can seat up to 1,000 people.

neg: South Oxhey South Oxhey is a suburb of Watford in the Watford Rural parish of the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire, England. It is located in the south western corner of Hertfordshire and close to the boundary with Greater London. At the 2011 Census South Oxhey's population was included in the Northwick Ward of Three Rivers Council.

neg: St Albans Centurions St Albans Centurions is a rugby league club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The club plays their home games at Toulmin Drive, St Albans and their clubhouse is in High Oaks, St Albans.

neg: The Hertfordshire and Essex High School The Hertfordshire and Essex High School and since 2004 named as "The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College", commonly referred as Herts and Essex is a secondary level comprehensive single-sex school and a mixed-sex sixth form on "Warwick Road" in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

neg: Shenley, Hertfordshire Shenley is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, between Barnet and St Albans. The village is located 18.7 miles from Central London.

neg: Radio Enfield Radio Enfield is a voluntary Hospital Radio broadcasting service for patients in Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London and North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, London . It broadcasts programmes of record requests, local news, interviews, quizzes and other items of interest 24 hours a day. There are special request programmes for the patients in Chase Farm, the Royal Free and North Middlesex Hospitals, which are broadcast Sunday to Friday from 8-10pm. The station is operated by volunteers in their spare time, who present programmes, collect requests, manage the record library and keep the equipment working. Radio Enfield is funded by donations and various activities such as fetes, discos and other public events. The station is a member of the Hospital Broadcasting Association and is a Registered UK Charity No. 265915.

neg: Abbey Arts Centre The Abbey Arts Centre is located at 89 Park Road, New Barnet, Hertfordshire EN4 9QX, England.

neg: Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford Grammar School for Girls (commonly abbreviated WGGS) is an academy for girls in Watford in Hertfordshire, UK.

neg: Dacorum Borough Council Dacorum Borough Council is the local authority for the Dacorum non-metropolitan district of England, the United Kingdom. Dacorum is located in the north-west of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Hemel Hempstead, the largest settlement in the district.

neg: Chobham Academy Chobham Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form which opened in September 2013. The school is located in the East Village of Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, England. It has 1,800 student places and has a specialism in performing arts.

neg: Chalk Farm Road Chalk Farm Road is a street in the Camden Town area of London. There is a widespread misapprehension that the road that runs through Camden Market is part of Camden High Street, but it is actually Chalk Farm Road. Camden Market is a major centre for the retailing of street fashions and other goods targeted at teenagers and young adults, and Chalk Farm Road has an alternative culture atmosphere.


query: At what university was the group who produced "Nostalgic" formed?

pos: Nostalgic (song) "Nostalgic" is a song by American recording artist Kelly Clarkson from her seventh studio album, "Piece by Piece" (2015). Produced by former DC Talk member Jason Halbert, the song was written by artists who also have been members of various rock bands: Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter, former Cobra Starship lead guitarist Ryland Blackinton, Young Love lead singer Dan Keyes, and Oliver duo member Vaughn Oliver. A synth electro rock song, it sings of remembering nostalgia of a failed relationship, which was mainly based on Tranter's and Keyes's real life experiences. The record mainly features synthesizer sounds that were prominently popular during the 1980s as well as string arrangements by Joseph Trapanese and guitars by Tim Pierce. Upon the release of "Piece by Piece", "Nostalgic" has received a very positive response from music critics, who lauded the track as one of the album's highlights and complimented the 1980s nostalgia evoked from the song.

pos: DC Talk DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: "DC Talk" (1989), "Nu Thang" (1990), "Free at Last" (1992), "Jesus Freak" (1995), and "Supernatural" (1998). In 2002, the "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music" called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."

neg: Bauhaus (band) Bauhaus were an English post-punk band, formed in Northampton, England in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy (vocals, occasional instruments), Daniel Ash (guitar), Kevin Haskins (drums) and David J (bass). The band was originally named Bauhaus 1919 in reference to the first operating year of the German art school Bauhaus, although they shortened the name within a year of formation. One of the first gothic rock groups, Bauhaus were known for their dark image and gloomy sound, although they mixed many genres, including dub, glam rock, psychedelia and funk.

neg: Ratu (band) Ratu was an Indonesian music duo formed in 1999 with Maia Estianty, then the wife of musician Ahmad Dhani, on instruments and Pinkan Mambo on vocals. Ratu entered the Indonesian musical scene with their first album, "Bersama" ("Together"; 2003). After a short break caused by Mambo's departure in 2004, the group formed anew with Mulan Kwok as vocalist. This new line-up proved more successful, with their most successful songs – "Teman Tapi Mesra" ("Friends with Benefits") and "Lelaki Buaya Darat" ("Womaniser" ) – released in this period; both song titles later became common terms in the Indonesian vocabulary. The group's second studio album, "No. Satu" ("Number One"; 2006), sold 200,000 copies on the day of its release, a record for an album by an Indonesian female group. The group dissolved in 2007.

neg: The Hangovers (Cornell University) The Hangovers are a men's collegiate a cappella ensemble based at Cornell University. Founded in 1968, they are the oldest active "a cappella" group on campus and are the official "a cappella" subset of the Cornell University Glee Club, itself the oldest student organization of any kind at Cornell University. The Hangovers' repertoire consists mainly of popular songs arranged for the ensemble by its members and alumni, but the group also performs traditional Cornell songs, as well as selections from the Glee Club repertoire on occasion.

neg: Big Self Big Self are a Northern Irish rock band who formed in 1980. Their lineup consisted of Bernard Tohill on guitars and vocals, Jim Nicholl on guitars, Pat Mo on bass and vocals and Michael Morris on drums. During the early to mid-late 80's the band were highly praised especially in the UK. However, the band's commercial success never matched their critical success, and they disbanded in 1986. During their career they played at several noted events including Self Aid and recorded BBC sessions for John Peel and Kid Jensen. Their single Ghostshirts was featured as the theme song to Dave Fanning's RTÉ TV show Visual Eyes that aimed to present an entertaining and informative behind the scenes look at the world of popular culture. In 1983, they moved to London hoping to improve their prospects of success, returning to Ireland in the winter of '83/'84 to record their debut album, Stateless, with Richard Mainwaring producing. The first single from the album, Ghostshirts, was critically acclaimed by all the leading music press, including NME, Melody Maker and Sounds; but the 18-month delay in releasing their album didn't help. The line-up expanded to a six-piece with the addition of Owen Howell (previously drummer with Belfast band Stage B) on percussion, but then drummer Michael Morris returned to live in Belfast, and soon after saxophonist Gordy Blair left to join Australian band Dave Graney and the Rattlesnakes. Big Self's final gig was as a four-piece at the Irish concert Self Aid, where they shared the stage with U2 and Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, and the Pogues.

neg: Sunset Cinema Club Sunset Cinema Club are a 3-piece band based in the Midlands, UK (Birmingham and home-town of Redditch). The group originally came together in 2001, originally as a hobby under the name "Peachfuzz". However, they eventually changed the name to "Sunset Cinema Club" in 2002. The groups name "Sunset Cinema Club'" was taken from the name of a Birmingham-based adult cinema that the childhood friends would often think about going into, but never did.

neg: Van She Van She is an electropop band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie (pronounced Van Ski) on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drums/sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synth/guitar and Nicholas Routledge on vocals/guitar. The band's debut album, "V" was released on the Australian label Modular Recordings in August 2008, which peaked at #10 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) album charts. Their label introduced them as a "new band from Sydney fresh on ideas, fresher than Flavor Flav, fresh like coriander, fresher than the Fresh Prince, fresher than fresh eggs." Despite these claims, the band began with a sound very much rooted in the 1980s, heavy on synthesizer, although later material reflects a more textured sound. They also do remixes of other artists' work both under their own name and as the offshoot, Van She Technologic.

neg: Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. Ranging from quintet to septet, the band is known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, psychedelia, experimental music, modal jazz, country, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, and space rock, for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams, and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads". "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead "the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world". The band was ranked 57th by "Rolling Stone" magazine in its The Greatest Artists of All Time issue. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and a recording of their May 8, 1977 performance at Cornell University's Barton Hall was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2012. The Grateful Dead have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide.

neg: Princeton Tigertones The Princeton Tigertones are an internationally known all-male collegiate a cappella group from Princeton University. The group was founded in 1946, and since then has produced thirty-two albums. The Tigertones, known informally as "The 'Tones", draw from a repertoire of nearly a hundred songs that have been arranged almost exclusively by members of the group, and which range in genre from traditional choral arrangements to barbershop quartet standards, modern jazz, the "American songbook", and contemporary pop culture hits.

neg: Nelson Mandela University Nelson Mandela University (formerly Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, NMMU) is a South African university with its main administration in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. Nelson Mandela University was founded through a merger of three institutions in January 2005, but its history dates back to 1882, with the foundation of the Port Elizabeth Art School. The University draws international students from all over the world. There are over 3,000 international students, including students from the United States, France, China, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and many African countries.

neg: Self Taught Self Taught is a Canadian hip-hop group formed in 2002 in Vancouver. Its three members, which are all producers/emcees, consists of Cliff Herman, Vintage and Jay Robillard. The group is known for embracing the Self Taught mantra by producing all their beats, mixing and mastering their albums and producing their own videos. The group has released three albums, "Arrival", in the summer of 2007, "5 Year Journey" in 2012 and "Feast of Fools" in 2013.

neg: Hype Williams (band) Hype Williams is a music and art group best known for consisting of UK-born artist Dean Blunt and Russian-born artist Inga Copeland between 2007 and 2012. Supposedly founded in 2005 as a "relay" project passed between artists every five years, the group has given few interviews, leaving the media in doubt as to the exact nature of the project.

neg: Wool on Wolves Wool on Wolves is a Canadian folk-rock band based in Edmonton, Alberta. The band formed in October 2008 while attending the University of Alberta.

neg: Bajaga i Instruktori Bajaga i Instruktori (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага и Инструктори; trans. "Bajaga and the Instructors") are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Founded in Belgrade in 1984 by composer, lyricist and guitarist Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga", the group possesses a rich discography and a plethora of hit songs that placed them at the top of the former Yugoslav rock scene, alongside other mega-selling bands such as Bijelo Dugme and Riblja Čorba.

neg: Clock DVA Clock DVA are an industrial, post-punk and EBM group from Sheffield, England. The group was formed in 1978 by Adolphus "Adi" Newton and Steven "Judd" Turner. Along with contemporaries Heaven 17, Clock DVA's name was inspired by the Russian-influenced Nadsat of Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange"; "Dva" is the Russian word for "two".

neg: Sad Café (band) Sad Café are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1976, who achieved their peak of popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for the UK Top 40 singles "Every Day Hurts", "Strange Little Girl", "My Oh My" and "I'm in Love Again", the first of which was their biggest hit, reaching number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1979. The band also had two US "Billboard" Hot 100 hits with "Run Home Girl" and "La-Di-Da". Frontman Paul Young went on to achieve greater chart success as the co-lead singer (with Paul Carrack) of Mike + The Mechanics.

neg: Shudder to Think Shudder to Think was an American indie rock group. Formed in 1986, they released three albums on the Washington, D.C.-based label Dischord Records and were a post-hardcore band, although they drew upon a wide range of stylistic influences, including pop.

neg: Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop group formed in 1988 in Bristol, consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall and formerly Andy "Mushroom" Vowles ("Mush"). Their debut album "Blue Lines" was released in 1991, with the single "Unfinished Sympathy" reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time in a poll by "NME". 1998's "Mezzanine", containing "Teardrop", and 2003's "100th Window" charted in the UK at number one. Both "Blue Lines" and "Mezzanine" feature in "Rolling Stone"' s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

neg: I Like Trains I Like Trains (previously styled as iLiKETRAiNS) is an English alternative/post-rock band, formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The group play brooding songs featuring sparse piano and guitar, baritone vocals, uplifting choral passages and reverberant orchestral crescendos. They draw their inspiration from historical failings and a pessimistic world view.

neg: The Wobbly Toms The Wobbly Toms is a music group from Saint Augustine, Florida. Beginning in 2003, the band's line-up includes: Andy Calvert (vocals, bass), Richard Steinmeyer (vocals, banjo), Zach Lively (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Travis Hembree (accordion, washboard), and Tony Kistka (drums). In December 2012, The Wobbly Toms released their first studio EP, titled Panic in the Old Town Tonight! produced by at The Fish Tank Recording Studio. "Their unique music is described as a St. Augustine mix of age-old traditional music, bluegrass music, folk music, gypsy punk, and American pub rock." The Wobbly Tom's have developed a large following in Northeast Florida because of their unique musical mixture and multi-instrumental talent. Their music is self-stated as "feel good music."

neg: A Cricket in Times Square A Cricket in Times Square is a four-piece rock band formed in College Park, Maryland in 2000 at the University of Maryland's radio station WMUC-FM.


query: Are Lodger and Halestorm both hard rock bands?

pos: Lodger (Finnish band) Lodger is a Finnish rock band, formed by Teemu Merilä in 2002. Although largely unknown outside of Finland, they have established a cult following on the Internet due to the popularity of their Flash music videos. The song "Floozy With An Uzi" is taken from the novel "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon.

pos: Halestorm Halestorm is an American hard rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and bassist Josh Smith. The group's self-titled debut album was released on April 28, 2009, through Atlantic Records. Their second album "The Strange Case Of..." was released on April 10, 2012. Its lead single "Love Bites (So Do I)" from that album won their first Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance on February 10, 2013.

neg: Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, musician and entrepreneur. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed huge commercial success when he replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer of Van Halen in 1985, but left the band in 1996. He returned to the band for a 2-year reunion from 2003 to 2005. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal.

neg: Into the Wild Life Into the Wild Life is the third studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was scheduled for release on April 3, 2015 via Atlantic Records but due to unforeseen circumstances, it was pushed back by a week worldwide. The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, making it their highest charting release to date in the US.

neg: Black Lodge (band) Black Lodge is an industrial rock band originating from Los Angeles which was formed in 2012 by guitarist Johnny Royal. The band recorded their debut self-titled EP with Jeordie White, Johnny K, Lee Miles, and Sean Beavan. The band released the EP independently on 22 October.

neg: Shatter Me (song) "Shatter Me" is a song composed and performed by American violinist Lindsey Stirling for her second studio album of the same name, and features vocals from American rock singer Lzzy Hale, the lead singer of American rock band Halestorm. The song was written and composed by Stirling, Dia Frampton, and the song's producer, Mark Maxwell, under his production moniker SILAS. The themes explored in "Shatter Me" were based in part on Stirling's experiences with an eating disorder. It became Stirling's first charting airplay single in November 2014 when it entered the "Billboard" Adult Pop Songs at number 39. Prior to that, it had peaked at number 1 on the Classical Digital Songs and number 10 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts, as well as charting in Germany at number 59.

neg: Hard (Gang of Four album) Hard is the fourth studio album by the English post-punk group Gang of Four. It was originally released in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records and was the first album to not feature original member Hugo Burnham, while Dave Allen had already left before the previous album, "Songs of the Free".

neg: Manowar discography The following is a comprehensive discography of Manowar, an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, founded in 1980 by Joey DeMaio, Ross "The Boss" Friedman, and Eric Adams. It includes twelve studio albums, two EP, and various other media.

neg: We Are Harlot We Are Harlot, often shortened to just Harlot, is a hard rock supergroup organized by singer Danny Worsnop, of Asking Alexandria and Jeff George who was formerly Sebastian Bach's guitarist. The lineup also includes bassist Brian Weaver from Silvertide and drummer Bruno Agra formerly of Revolution Renaissance. Formed in 2011, they released their first single titled "Denial" in 2014 and released their debut self-titled album on March 30, 2015 in the US (earliest release March 27 in Germany), which debuted in US and UK charts and sold 5,000 copies in the US in its first week.

neg: Manowar Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology). The band is also known for a loud and bombastic sound. In an interview for MTV in February 2007, bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras... so it's nice to be one of the few bands that's actually doing that." In 1984 the band was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for delivering the loudest performance, a record which they have since broken on 2 occasions. They also hold the world record for the longest heavy metal concert after playing for 5 hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria (at Kavarna Rock Fest) in 2008. They also have been known for their slogan "Death to false metal".

neg: Whirr Whirr is an American shoegaze band from the San Francisco Bay Area. The group formed in 2010, originally as Whirl, but had to legally change its name after a woman performing acoustic covers of Black Sabbath songs trademarked the name and threatened a lawsuit. Whirr's shoegaze sound is often compared to My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive. Founding guitarist Nick Bassett also played in the band Deafheaven surrounding and including the release of their 2011 album, "Roads to Judah".

neg: Brave New World (Iron Maiden album) Brave New World is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 29 May 2000. It was their first studio release since the return of longtime lead singer Bruce Dickinson (who left in 1993) and guitarist Adrian Smith (who left in 1990) in 1999, as well as the band's first studio recording as a six-piece, as Janick Gers, who replaced Smith in 1990, remained with the band.

neg: Hewhocorrupts Hewhocorrupts is a Chicago-based grindcore band most known for their songs mocking Metallica, making reference to the notorious allegations of the group having sold out by parodying the band's song titles with their own business-related counterparts: "Ride the Lightning" is retitled "Ride the Limo" and "Master of Puppets" becomes "Master of Profits". This jab of satire is carried through the entire band's style. Their own site refers to them as "Hewhocorrupts Megacorp.", and they appear in a costume of business suits and aviator sunglasses informally known as "hardcorporate", in reference to other styles such as hardcore, grindcore, etc.

neg: Lodger (British band) Lodger were a British indie rock supergroup containing members of Powder, Supergrass, and Delicatessen. They released three singles and an album in 1998 before the members went on to different projects.

neg: The Upper Crust (band) The Upper Crust is an American hard rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. The members adopt the personae of 18th century aristocratic fops and sing songs from that perspective. They use titles of nobility, wear powdered wigs and period costumes, and maintain a snobbish attitude both during live performance and on their albums. The members say that their guiding philosophy is "if not great and excellent, then debauched."

neg: Arena rock Arena rock (known additionally by various names such as "AOR" or "album-oriented rock", "anthem rock", "corporate rock", "dad rock", "melodic rock", "pomp rock", and "stadium rock" ) is a style of rock music that originated in the mid-1970s. As hard rock bands and those playing a softer yet strident kind of pop rock became increasingly popular, groups creating material inherently designed for large audiences, arena rock developed from their use of more commercially oriented and radio-friendly sounds. The often highly-produced music, including both upbeat, dramatic songs and slower power ballads, features strong emphasis on melody and frequently employs anthemic choruses. Other major characteristics include prominent guitar effects and the use of keyboard instruments.

neg: Haim (band) Haim (pronounced , and stylized as HAIM) is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles. The band consists of three sisters: Este Haim (bass), Danielle Haim (guitars and lead vocals), and Alana Haim (guitars and keyboards). In addition to their primary instruments, each member is also proficient in several others. The group's pop sound on their studio work stands in contrast to the more rock-based music of their live shows.

neg: Years Since the Storm Years Since the Storm is an American heavy metal band from Holyoke, Massachusetts. Founded in 2007, the group is signed to Artery Recordings.

neg: Haywire (band) Haywire is a Canadian hard rock band originally from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

neg: Act of Defiance Act of Defiance is an American extreme metal supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2014 by guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover of Megadeth after they both resigned from the band on the same day, vocalist Henry Derek (ex-Scar the Martyr frontman) and bassist Matt Bachand (Shadows Fall guitarist).

neg: Stoner rock Stoner rock or stoner metal is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of heavy metal and/or doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The name references cannabis consumption. The term desert rock is often used interchangeably with the term "stoner rock" to describe this genre; however, not all stoner rock bands would fall under the descriptor of "desert rock". Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a heavily distorted, groove laden bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and "retro" production. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by the Californian bands Kyuss and Sleep.

neg: Assjack Assjack are an American rock band led by Hank Williams III and Garrett Bremer. Assjack is one of the three incarnations of Williams' live show, and they started off playing psychobilly material throughout 2008 to 2010, until they evolved into a strictly metal/punk band.