Artist of the Week IV – Quiz #30

Exceptional Artist of the Week IV Series logo by Sarca @ caughtmegaming

2020 Artists of the Week (so far):

The Cure, Public Enemy, Steely Dan, Taylor Swift, Venom, Chuck Berry, Dixie Chicks, Billy Idol, Randy Newman, Jay-Z, Alanis Morissette, Pulp, The Byrds, Love, Queen Latifah, Muddy Waters, Robbie Williams, Rage Against the Machine, The Cars, Janet Jackson, King Crimson, Arcade Fire, James Brown, Daft Punk, PJ Harvey, Soundgarden, Dave Matthews Band, Stephen Stills, New Order

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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 New Order last week.

The results after 29 weeks (as of Wednesday evening – results submitted after that time will be added to next week’s spreadsheet):

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Ready for Quiz #30?

Come on try a little!

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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 #30
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)

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500 points…………………American band, formed in Los Angeles.

I don’t always complain about albums being excluded from the 1001 list…but when it’s an album like this group’s 1996 effort, Bringing Down the Horse, I can’t help but feel shocked & chagrined, mortified & stupefied* by such an egregious omission!

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400 points…………………The first side of that album is so strong, it’s almost like a greatest hits. A couple of the song names, in visual form:

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300 points……………………The band shares a name with the film, The Perks of Being a ____________(s)

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200 points………………..As the usual ____ + _____ = ____________ clue, one-word, two-part band name:

part #1: 1979 Pink Floyd double album, The ________

part #2: The nicknames (based on the French surnames) of Guy Lafleur + Marc Andre Fleury

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100 points………………..The artist is The W____________s

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Answer: زهور الحائط

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

*One of the all-time great recurring characters, Jackie Chiles!