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Music Quiz: Badly Explained Rock Bands

This week’s challenge is to identify bands by their (not particularly helpful) descriptions.

https://www.sporcle.com/games/Red_Bear/badly-explained-rock

I scored 15/15, but I did need to think a little.

Can you beat my time of 2:09 remaining?

Congratulations to Tony, who recorded the fastest time in a perfect score last week.

Time for some temporary secretary…

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  1. I’ve been out of town (and out of the country) for a few weeks so I missed some quizzes, but I’ve returned with a vengeance: 15/15 with 2:04 left on the clock. Not as fast as you, and I’m pretty sure many others will be quicker, but I’m happy with my result.

      • Thanks Christian. I’ve been lurking in the background, periodically checking on my favorite blogs (yours included, of course) but rarely commenting. I have some ideas for my blog that I’ve been eager to get into, but time & motivation have been limited lately. Happy to report that life has been good and I hope you’re doing well too. Cheers!

        • Thanks, Rich, nice hearing from you. And, yep, at the end of the day blogging isn’t our daytime job, not to mention other obligations most of us juggle. I continue to love music blogging, but it’s not always easy to find the right balance.

  2. Score
    15/15
    Timer
    00:58 …the 15 years thing got me for a while…thats what took me so long and then I remembered.

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