Artist of the Week III – Quiz #29
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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, The Strokes, Common
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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 Common last week.
The results after 28 weeks (as of Friday afternoon – results submitted after that time will be added to next week’s spreadsheet):
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Ready for Quiz #29?
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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 #29
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)
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500 points………………..Terrific, if somewhat maddeningly inconsistent, still active American band; case in point, on the track-list of their 1994 album (Vitalogy), one of the finest songs ever committed to tape (Corduroy) leads into one of the all-time great listener endurance tests (Bugs)!
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400 points……………….Although I am a big fan of the band now, this was not always the case, as shown by this irate letter from 1992/93...
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300 points……………….Their album, Ten, is on the 1001 list…and their lead singer, Eddie Vedder, had the definitive ’90s voice that was often imitated & never quite duplicated
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200 points………………..The solution to the film title puzzle below:
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100 points………………..The artist is P______ J___
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Answer: مربى اللؤلؤ
(Please post your points earned in the comments section)
Thanks for playing!
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Verbalize the Positive
On August 20, 2016 (the night of the final Tragically Hip concert), at this group’s show in Chicago, Eddie Vedder made a really nice on-stage tribute to Gord Downie. Well worth a view here.
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500. I like them better from Vitalogy onwards as Vedder took more control.
Also you’ve been a fan of The Cure and Morrissey for a long time! Took you a while to become a real man of the 1990s.
Haha, I suppose I started off as a total man of the ’80s!
My favourite on any given day might be Yield – nice to see you back in the 500s!
I like No Code best.
500 each for Mika and me before the first clue was even done.
Outstanding work, Mika & James!
500
Nice work Jimmy!
300. “It is a bad song and even worse video.” Ouch! That letter is adorable. If they played Friday I’m in love a bit, I bet they hardly ever played Mint Car!
My thanks Amrita – I was a harsh critic in my youth!
Perhaps they took my letter to heart, as I do remember seeing Mint Car a few times in 1996!
It’s amazing that you kept a copy. I appreciate the honesty, maybe you could write a review like that now? Preferably of an artist who is obscure/dead, so as not to make too many people mad.
I fear I wouldn’t be able to be that passionate about an artist – I’m starting to think that hell hath no fury like a grade 6 disappointed with music programming decisions!
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That letter! 400 please.
Haha, my thanks D!
Ah, the days when we wrote on paper and put it in a stamped addressed envelope 🙂 400 points please.
I think I must have sent many requests (or Demands like this letter!) to Much Music @ 299 Queen street west in Toronto!
Nice work TVTA!
500 please. Pretty much my favourite ever band in everything they have ever done. I love these guys as a much as I love The Who and Ramones and Motörhead. Then again I’ve always been susceptible to a bad influence.
I gather they loved The Who as well – and I’m pleased you turned out well Steve, despite listening to/watching videos by so many bad influences!
How does Tom Waits put it ‘they’re all from good homes, they just developed some ways about them’
300. I’m more of a Martha and the Muffins man myself. Which is a phrase I never thought I’d resort to.
Haha, words you never thought would be uttered!
A yarly 500 for me please.
Perfect work, HMO!
500!
Nicely done, Milo!
500. The album name was enough.
Well played, Bruce!
500
Well played Zack – I was thinking of your line about Johnny Ramone this week when I was listening to Ash’s 1977. It was a great record to inspire people to start bands because it sounded do-able, like anyone could be Johnny Ramone!
500 packs of Jam to go with the Peanut Butter!
Well written letter.
Did anyone get back to you from M.M?
That letter tells you the impact of video on a fresh young mind!
‘The singer looks high on something’
Ha! Brilliant! All those bands looked fried in their flannels back than!
Haha, I was livid with the person in charge of much music’s video rotation!
I don’t remember ever getting a reply (the creepy ALL CAPS write back might have scared them away!) – but I still remember Much Music’s postal code to this day, I think I watched a lot of the Daily RSVP at the time!
And exemplary score Deke!
I watched that/ Gallaghers Game Show and lots of hours spent watching the Pepsi Power Hour Thursdays from 4-5 pm! VCR was always set for that time!
I still say “taped” something when recording digitally, so much VHS/VCR practice from Much!
Exactly Geoff! Still glad to see you have some Old School recording terms. Funny thing is I know totally what you’re talking about!
I’m a real old school guy!
That makes 2 of us!
500 for me. Loved the letter.
My thanks John – and nice work!
500. Got it in on your first clue but I loved the second one. However, I might have had something to say to your grade six self back in those days, Jeremy was actually one of the few tracks by this band that I liked at that time. …And really, what was your complaint with Martha and the Muffins?
Haha, I was surprised to see Martha & the Muffins make it into the letter, I’m guessing the song was Echo Beach(?) at the time but I have no memory of its video!
And I think my grade 6 self may not have fully understood that less Jeremy didn’t necessarily directly translate into more of the cure!
Probably was Echo beach. They had an advantage over The Cure in that they were Canadian. Oh those Can Con rules.
A very sincere and serious 500
500 points, full of sincerity & seriousness coming your way!
500! Sarah just had me listen to Martha and the Muffins for the first time yesterday! I dug it!
500! Lol, I just bought a bunch of M + M vinyl over the past couple of weeks. I adore them!
Nice work Sarca – it’s unclear what I had against M & M at the time!
I imagine I’d dig it now too – as long as it doesn’t cut into Cure-listening time!
300!
Nice work!
500 please. I wouldn’t want to get a letter from cross Geoff!
Whereas your ’90s experience included disorganized album titles, it appears mine involved rage-filled letters!
I bet you pressed down real hard writing that one.
500. Inconsistent but they do what they want and nothing less.
Few would accuse them of chasing trends – like you said, they do what they do!
If I didn’t get 500 here, I’d… I’d be very disappointed in myself.
No need for disappointment!
I almost missed this. 300 please.I do hope have gotten better at ending formal letters. “Write back please” is a bit…not the best way to put it
I think the ALL CAPS was somewhat dramatic as well!