Artist of the Week III – Quiz #27

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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, Black Sabbath, Tina Turner, Jeff Buckley, The Monkees, Fiona Apple, Kiss, Dr. Dre, Ella Fitzgerald, Pixies, Supertramp
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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 Supertramp last week.
The results after 26 weeks (as of Wednesday afternoon – results submitted after that time will be added to next week’s spreadsheet):
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Ready for Quiz #27?
Take it or Leave it!
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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 #27
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)
For:
500 points………………..New York City rock band, whose song about New York City Cops was eventually removed from their debut CD running order after September 11th, 2001 (the band name was also featured on Shia Laboeuf’s t-shirt in the 2007 film, Transformers)
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400 points……………….that 2001 debut album, Is this it?, is on the 1001 list…and its popular single, Last Nite, is a great example of how to play a ‘C Octave’ repeatedly on a guitar!
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300 points……………….The band name is a synonym for ‘shots’ in golf (or used to describe different types of competitive swimming styles)
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200 points………………..On a more serious note, the acronym FAST is used to help determine if someone may be having this:
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100 points………………..The artist is The S_______s
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Answer: السكتات الدماغية
(Please post your points earned in the comments section)
Thanks for playing!
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Verbalize the Positive
I quite like Last Nite‘s simple yet effective layered intro!
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500. Not really a big fan though – feel like the 1970s source material was more inspired.
There’s definitely a hint of American Girl in the 400 clue song!
Bit of Velvet Underground, bit of CBGBs. I just looked at their Wikipedia, and apparently Casablancas decided to start a band after hearing Pearl Jam’s b-side ‘Yellow Ledbetter’.
I wonder if he was able to decode what Eddie Vedder was singing in that one!
Not a clue unfortunately
These weeks happen, not to worry!
500 for me. Really liked the debut but that’s about it.
And I can’t say I’ve heard much since either!
500
Terrific work, Kid Slender!
The opening still helped a lot. Funny how logos stick in your mind. So 500 please.
And thanks for the first aid revision too.
I like when music can help with health – the beat of Stayin’ Alive for CPR, FAST to help with this band!
300.
Well done, Amrita!
500 please and pet my dog while you’re here.
Nothing Hard to Explain about that score, Steve!
I read the first clue and was like “It’s that it?”
500! I went through a phase with ‘Is This It?’ when I was about twelve or thirteen…
Fantastic work Adela – and I remember you were discussing Ben Folds Five the other day. A friend loaned me the sheet music to ‘Whatever…’ & I’m attempting to learn some of it over the summer!
Thank you!! And wow, good luck — that sounds like lots of fun! Is it the sheet music for the whole album? (It’s such a great collection of songs!!) What song are you learning first?
Brick was my intro to the band, so I’ve started there – then I’ll likely attempt to go through in order!
Cheers Stephen. 400 please. Clue N°2 did it nicely for me.
Well done TVTA!
400
Nice work Zack!
300 for me.
Not too shabby!
Not too great either.
500 just cause I recognise the logo.
Well recognized!
400 as I bought the debut as it had a garage rock sound that was opposite musically of the climate was at the time for the most part!
Thought maybe just maybe you were gonna do The Stroke by Billy Squier! haha
Solid work Deke!
Thanks Mr Stephen I even amazed myself wit this one!
300. Don’t know them but I spend some time on the golf course.
Time well spent!
500 this week, love them!
Splendid work, Milo!
500 based on a guess.
Well guessed!
300, please
Nice work, Sarca!
400 for me. Was sure Mika would get it at 500 (it’s more her thing) but she got it at 400 too. I shouldn’t be pleased but I am. When I hear Last Nite I only ever think of the clip from the Weird Al polka.
I haven’t heard that polka yet!
Brilliant – his band is terrific. I quite like the ‘wonh wonh’ muted trumpet sound when it gets to fell in love with a girl!
500 for me. I got into them 10 years after they were a thing. My brother still finds that funny.
The later the greater I suppose!
I haven’t seen the movie, and didn’t know that story, but I know the logo on the shirt so it’s 500 for me.
It pays to know your logos ’round here!
Naomi Klein would disapprove haha!
500! I dig these guys and have a couple of their CDs. Haven’t watched any of the Transformer movies.
And I’ve only seen the first one – I find I don’t necessarily remember plotlines all that well but I have a photographic memory for band t-shirts in movies!