Music Quiz: Classic Album Covers
Last week’s Aphoristic Albums Review quiz (Part 1) was a little tough. But one participant Kame, saw, and conquered. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who scored 10% more than the next participant, with 40/50.
I’m planning a followup quiz, which I might leave until next week, but in the meantime, let’s get back to normal transmission. Here you need to identify classic rock album covers.
https://www.sporcle.com/games/MrChewypoo/pic-picker-classic-album-covers
I scored 40/40, although the two more obscure AC/DC albums were a 50/50 guess for me. I had 2:31 to spare. Let me know how you get on.
Here’s a bonus question for this week:
Also according to Sporcle’s stats, 22 people played the quiz last week, and nobody correctly guessed Freedy Johnston. This is his best known song, ‘Bad Reputation’, from 1994:
Well played with the “Kame” reference. Very proud that I earned your shout-out.
I was a little too quick on one past-related GnR album that kept me from a perfect score this week, so I ended up with 39/40 with 3:17 left on the clock. I’m sure there will be plenty of 40s this week.
Easy bonus question: the initials are the DK’s. Not much of a punk fan but like some of their stuff. As for Freedy Johnston, I’m a big fan and would have gotten that clue last week had you highlighted a different song.
By the way, always happy to see the artwork from one of my all-time favorite Pink Floyd albums as the featured image in a blog post.
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Only one 40 so far! Good to see some Freedy Johnston love though.
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38/40 with 2:50 left. I should have gone a little slower.
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Good score though!
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37/40 with 2:17 left. I should have had one more but I got hasty. The thing said, “9/10 dentists agree: You are the BEST. Now go win some cash on FleetWit!” My mother would be so proud. BTW, what the hell is FleetWit?
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I think FleetWit is another Sporcle type site – I’ve never used it.
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36. Damn too fast not thinking.
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But still 90%.
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Woulda been 💯 if I hadn’t fumbled the phone on Revolver/Rubber Soul
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Phone always makes it a bit tricky. Although those are very niche, obscure albums that most vintage music fans don’t know.
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I’m obsessed with album sleeve though so…
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33 of 40 – I have to admit I have never really delved into Pink Floyd so was just guessing and came up zip on those. Bonus q is of course Dead Kennedys – for a straight out punk band, I find some of their song’s melodies pretty catchy. Yes love that Freedy Johnston song.
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I can imagine how someone new to Floyd would get Atom Heart Mother and Animals mixed up….
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It’s a perfect 40/40 with 3:10 on the clock. I was actually disappointed that there wasn’t more variety, but I’ll not complain.
Bonus question: I actually have a few DK albums, thought I can’t say I’ve ever listened to them (a friend threw them my way a while back). One of the many bands I just haven’t found the time to really listen to.
Anyhoo, I’m looking forward to part two of your quiz!
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You’re the only 40 so far – great work! I’ve never checked out the Dead Kennedys either – not a huge pure punk fan, but I should try and get there eventually.
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Pretty much the same as me… it’s taken me years to check out punk bands that folks have recommended. Some I still haven’t gotten to…
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37/40. Forgot to check my time but I felt like I motored through.
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Nice score!
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39 (with a bit of AC/DC luck). Plently left on the clock, but not enough to make up for a Metallica deficit!
(Don’t know about others, but I could imagine–or make–a much better version of this quiz!)
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It was pretty narrow in focus I think. I liked the format though. Good score.
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40/40 3:19 left
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Ooh, you’re in the lead so far.
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I met East Bay Ray from the DK’s in a bar through a friend of a friend (this is after the DKs broke up). Really quiet but really nice.
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That’s cool – you’d kind of expect a punk guitarist to be a bit loud and out there.
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Jello Biafra has such a large personality, I don’t think another would have lasted in that band,
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40/40 with 3:21 on the clock. I nearly fat-thumbed myself into an error but really liked that one
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I also feel bad for laughing at the Dead Kennedys pic
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tbf, they’d probably all be dead from natural causes by this point.
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Man, you’re two seconds ahead of Murphy’s Law atm.
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So it appears I somehow (and quite unintentionally!) clicked ‘unfollow’ at some point in the last few weeks as I haven’t been getting your quizzes & posts in my reader!
My apologies, I’m looking forward to getting caught up – 38/40 this time, it appears I need to brush up on my Pink Floyd
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That’s cool – good to have you back. I was wondering if I’d offended you with my recent Taylor Swift coverage!
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Not at all – at one point she was my daughter’s favourite! She seems to have moved on to Shakira these days
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