Artist of the Week III – Quiz #17

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2019 Artists of the Week (so far): George Harrison, Notorious B.I.G., Amy Winehouse, Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Gorillaz, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin, Cheap Trick, Can, Kanye West, Fleetwood Mac, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand

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My thanks to all who have participated in the “Artist of the Week” quizzes so far.

Congrats to all those who correctly identified Franz Ferdinand last week.

The results after 16 weeks (as of Friday evening – results submitted after that time will be added next week):

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Ready for Quiz #17?

On the 7th day of the week no less!

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Quiz Rules/Format
(Same as last year, feel free to skip to the quiz if you know the rules already)

Your Task: Name the mystery Artist, ideally with as few clues as possible.

Correctly guess the artist on the first clue? 500 points.

After scrolling down to the second clue? 400 points.

Still don’t know after the fifth clue? 0 points, but a crisp high-five for participating.

I’ll use google translate to put the correct answer at the bottom in Arabic (if you read Arabic, that’s fantastic, but no cheating by reading ahead!) and you can translate it back to the language of your choice to confirm your answer.

In the comments, please enter your POINTS earned (not the artist name) and I’ll keep track of the running totals in a spreadsheet.

In addition to eternal bragging rights, the winner at the end of the year may even get something as prestigious as a digital certificate.

Here goes!

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Artist of the Week #17
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)

For:

500 points………………..In perhaps the finest example of musical brand consistency, on their 1970 debut album, this Birmingham band’s name = the album name = the opening track name

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400 points………………..Over the next 5 decades, Tony Iommi would be the group’s only constant member*

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300 points……………….They have a trio of albums on the 1001 list: the eponymous debut, Paranoid, and Vol. 4

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200 points………………..Curiously, both the band and its usual lead singer are known mononymously (the band is typically shortened to its ‘day of rest’ second word & adding ‘Osbourne’ following the singer’s first name feels superfluous)

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100 points………………..The artist is B________ S____________

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Answer:  سبت أسود

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

*I have no shortage of admiration for the person/team that put together the wikipedia graphical timeline for this group’s band member history, it is something else!