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A Guy Called Gerald, an Uncommon card
Gerald Rydel Simpson, better known as A Guy Called Gerald, is a British record producer and musician.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 44,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
A Guy Called Gerald quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the A Guy Called Gerald card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was an early member of the ______ group 808 State, contributing to their debut LP Newbuild and hit single "Pacific State".
Answer
electronic. He was an early member of the electronic group 808 State, contributing to their debut LP Newbuild and hit single "Pacific State". From the A Guy Called Gerald article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He also achieved solo success with his ____ hit single "Voodoo Ray", considered the first British-made acid house track, which became a touchstone of Manchester's acid house scene and reached No. 12 in the UK charts.
Answer
1980s. He also achieved solo success with his 1988 hit single "Voodoo Ray", considered the first British-made acid house track, which became a touchstone of Manchester's acid house scene and reached No. 12 in the UK charts. From the A Guy Called Gerald article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was an early member of the electronic group 808 State, contributing to their debut LP Newbuild and hit single "Pacific State".
- He also achieved solo success with his 1988 hit single "Voodoo Ray", considered the first British-made acid house track, which became a touchstone of Manchester's acid house scene and reached No. 12 in the UK charts.
- He embraced breakbeat production in the 1990s, with his 1995 album Black Secret Technology becoming a "much-touted candidate for 'best jungle album ever.'" He also ran the London-based independent record label Juice Box Records from 1991 to 1998.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The A Guy Called Gerald article was read about 44,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get A Guy Called Gerald
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, A Guy Called Gerald (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Victor Frankowski for Southbank Centre, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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