Artist of the Week V – Quiz #27

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

2021 Artists of the Week (so far):

Bruno Mars, Stone Temple Pilots, Carole King, 2Pac, “Weird” Al Yankovic, Sonic Youth, Lady Gaga, Lionel Richie, Kings of Leon, Kenny Rogers, Nina Simone, Alice in Chains, Neil Diamond, Cher, Nine Inch Nails, Phil Collins, Curtis Mayfield, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, The Roots, Bing Crosby, Hall & Oates, Drake, No Doubt, Buffalo Springfield, Keith Urban

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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 Keith Urban last week.

The results after 26 weeks (as of Friday evening – results submitted after that time will be added to next week’s spreadsheet):

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Ready for Quiz #27?

It is Sunday Morning after all!

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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)

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500 points………………..Influential American band, featuring guitarist Sterling Morrison & drummer Moe Tucker, formed in NYC in the mid-60s.

Their 1967/1968/1969 albums are on the 1001 list.

As the saying goes, they may not have sold many records at the time, but everyone that bought one of their albums started a band!

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400 points……………….Two of their 1001-listed albums are eponymous & the other, White Light/White Heat, was the last to feature founding member John Cale.

My attempt at re-creating their 1967 self-titled (with Nico) album cover art, apologies for the lack of fruit ripeness!

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300 points……………………The band’s primary songwriter was guitarist/vocalist Lou Reed.

And though perhaps not a (the group’s one-time manager) Andy Warhol-esque piece of art, the band, in puzzle form:

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200 points………………..I’m Waiting for the Man Quiz that doesn’t feature at least one Seinfeld reference!



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100 points………………..The band is The V_________ U__________________

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Answer:  المخملية تحت الأرض

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

For years, this was a group whose appeal was unclear to me.

But then I heard The Gift, mystery solved, I’ve been a fan ever since!