Congratulations to everyone who scored 100% in last week’s Scrambled 1990s vocalist quiz, and especially to Sheik Yerbouti who just nudged out Tony, 2loud2old, and Geoff for the fastest time.
This week we’re looking at 1970s artists on their album covers.
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That was more of a typing exercise, for people of my age. An easy 100% for me.
I figured there were a couple of tough ones in there, but everyone’s been acing it so far.
I own 24 of these albums, and a box set of the other artist, so this one was right in my wheelhouse. If not for some sloppy typing my completion time would have been much quicker. 25/25 with 5:49 remaining.
Looks like we’re at a tie so far – wonder if any of the young whipper snappers will know upsidedown guitar guy.
Bingo, 25/25 with, weirdly, same time as Rich. I only knew the punk band in the bottom right as I had a poster of them on my wall back in the day. If I have an era it’s the ’70s.
Looks like we’re at a tie so far – wonder if any of the young whipper snappers will know upsidedown guitar guy.
Easy one for us geezers.
25/25
TIMER
05:09 I guess on the New York band.
I thought that one was tough, but clearly not….
The one you missed…I had that album.
I think it’s a bit of an age divide – most of the younger contestants missed him. I always think of him as a bit novelty-ish.
I got the album around 1980 I believe…I’m always late to the party. His music before Fly Like An Eagle was pretty decent.
Yeah, I’ve heard his early stuff is much cooler. He always seems gimmicky to me based on the hits.
I cringe when I hear the Joker…that wolf whistle he did on the guitar.
The pompatus of love.
I can’t really top that… Made up his own words…
23 of 25 with scads of time left. No clue who top right bottom right are. Thought I did, but nope. Will be interesting to know who they are.
If you push “give up” it stops the timer and shows you. But they were Steve Miller Band and The Ramones.
I will look for the give up button. I’m sure I typed Ramones in there! Maybe because I forgot “The”? I would never have guessed Steve Miller for the other one!
OK I just went through it again. It wasn’t the Ramones, it was the New York Dolls I missed.
Sure, I think Miller and the New York Dolls were the hardest.
You can see stats on what are the least guessed:
Eric Clapton (Eric Clapton)
47.2%
Aerosmith (Aerosmith)
39.5%
Deep Purple (Machine Head)
31.6%
New York Dolls (New York Dolls)
20.9%
Steve Miller Band (Fly Like an Eagle)
18.2%
Aha!
24 – and i might as well copy and paste your sentence as I was stumped on the same photo!
I figured there’s be an age divide with that one, just hasn’t aged as well as some of the others.
24 of 25 – had the 24 done with loads of time left and then stared at the one that’s got a color in name forever – could have stared for awhile longer with no luck. Fun quiz!
That colour one is a weird cover – I know it, but it kind of looks like a 7 year old made it with a photoshop filter in two minutes. Which would have been anachronistic.
23/25 – didn’t recognise top right and the one below it. Good period of music, the 70s.
It was a pretty amazing time for albums – lots of good acts releasing an album pretty much every year.
23 out of 25. I didn’t know Aerosmith or Wille Nelson.
That Aerosmith one isn’t one of their most famous albums, but has my favourite Aerosmith song, ‘Dream On’.
25 out of 25 with 5:14 on the clock. I guess I know my 70’s bands.
Looks like you do!
25/25 with 5:34 left on the timer, bevvy of great albums right there
Good work! I think you’re the youngest person to correctly guess Mr Miller.
Blimey; that’s gotta be quite a drop off. Pretty sure it’s only because I’d have seen it on Instagram recently
I have to admit knowing little or nothing about Aerosmith. Actually, it’s nothing!
That was more of a typing exercise, for people of my age. An easy 100% for me.
I figured there were a couple of tough ones in there, but everyone’s been acing it so far.
I own 24 of these albums, and a box set of the other artist, so this one was right in my wheelhouse. If not for some sloppy typing my completion time would have been much quicker. 25/25 with 5:49 remaining.
Looks like we’re at a tie so far – wonder if any of the young whipper snappers will know upsidedown guitar guy.
Bingo, 25/25 with, weirdly, same time as Rich. I only knew the punk band in the bottom right as I had a poster of them on my wall back in the day. If I have an era it’s the ’70s.
Looks like we’re at a tie so far – wonder if any of the young whipper snappers will know upsidedown guitar guy.
Easy one for us geezers.
25/25
TIMER
05:09 I guess on the New York band.
I thought that one was tough, but clearly not….
The one you missed…I had that album.
I think it’s a bit of an age divide – most of the younger contestants missed him. I always think of him as a bit novelty-ish.
I got the album around 1980 I believe…I’m always late to the party. His music before Fly Like An Eagle was pretty decent.
Yeah, I’ve heard his early stuff is much cooler. He always seems gimmicky to me based on the hits.
I cringe when I hear the Joker…that wolf whistle he did on the guitar.
The pompatus of love.
I can’t really top that… Made up his own words…
23 of 25 with scads of time left. No clue who top right bottom right are. Thought I did, but nope. Will be interesting to know who they are.
If you push “give up” it stops the timer and shows you. But they were Steve Miller Band and The Ramones.
I will look for the give up button. I’m sure I typed Ramones in there! Maybe because I forgot “The”? I would never have guessed Steve Miller for the other one!
OK I just went through it again. It wasn’t the Ramones, it was the New York Dolls I missed.
Sure, I think Miller and the New York Dolls were the hardest.
You can see stats on what are the least guessed:
Eric Clapton (Eric Clapton)
47.2%
Aerosmith (Aerosmith)
39.5%
Deep Purple (Machine Head)
31.6%
New York Dolls (New York Dolls)
20.9%
Steve Miller Band (Fly Like an Eagle)
18.2%
Aha!
24 – and i might as well copy and paste your sentence as I was stumped on the same photo!
I figured there’s be an age divide with that one, just hasn’t aged as well as some of the others.
24 of 25 – had the 24 done with loads of time left and then stared at the one that’s got a color in name forever – could have stared for awhile longer with no luck. Fun quiz!
That colour one is a weird cover – I know it, but it kind of looks like a 7 year old made it with a photoshop filter in two minutes. Which would have been anachronistic.
23/25 – didn’t recognise top right and the one below it. Good period of music, the 70s.
It was a pretty amazing time for albums – lots of good acts releasing an album pretty much every year.
23 out of 25. I didn’t know Aerosmith or Wille Nelson.
That Aerosmith one isn’t one of their most famous albums, but has my favourite Aerosmith song, ‘Dream On’.
25 out of 25 with 5:14 on the clock. I guess I know my 70’s bands.
Looks like you do!
25/25 with 5:34 left on the timer, bevvy of great albums right there
Good work! I think you’re the youngest person to correctly guess Mr Miller.
Blimey; that’s gotta be quite a drop off. Pretty sure it’s only because I’d have seen it on Instagram recently
I have to admit knowing little or nothing about Aerosmith. Actually, it’s nothing!