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Team MikeDiDonato .com? We can do this.
Roommate Liz sent out this image. The goal is to identify the bands that are payed tribute. We can do it folks. Rumor has it that there are 74 bands.
I think I have abou 43 of them… so I think that 74 number is wrong.
In any case, let’s get ‘em all.
Smashing PUmkins
White Snake
Radiohead
SEx pistols
B-52s
Guns n’ Roses
Alice in CHains
White ZOmbie
Rolling Stones
I’ll do more from WOrk
10 U2
11 Cowbow Junkies
12 The Eagles
13 50 cent
14 Gorillas
15 led zepplin
16 blackflag
17 the pixies
18 Greenday
19 spoon
20 blur
21 ratt
22 madonna
23 iron maiden
24 red hot chili peppers
25 cars (could be traffic)
26 blind melon
27 dead kennedys
28 seal
29 garbage
30 hole
31. The Smiths
32. Matchbox 20
33. The Beach Boys
34. The Eels
35. The Black Crowes
36. The Bee-Gee’s
37. Queen
Where do The Smiths come from?
Okay, so it’s a stretch. But the two guys in suits could be Agent Smith. Right? Right?
Urgh, maybe not. They have colored ties.
I thought they were The Killers (blood on the shirt, guitar cases ala Desperado).
38 the police
39 dinosaur jr
40 prince
41 lemonheads
42 korn
I believe there are only 70 in the image you have linked
in the full picture you can stuff that has been cropped out of yours
but i believe that’s just
1 cake
2 petshop boys
3 scorpions
4 skinny puppy
Good call Shamus!!
70 it is.
Unfortunately i found the answers while looking for that, so i’ve stopped guessing, i’ll post them later.
Scissor Sisters
44. jewel
45. phish
46. Prince
The Go-go’s
The Killers
The Carpenters
Manic Street Preachers
The Go Go’s?
The Carpenters could also be: Men at Work
Three girls running across the street… the boots say it for me. Could be stretching though.
The Gorillaz could also be The Monkeys.
Chevelle
The Postal Service
The White Stripes… probably stretching, but I say it counts.
Eminem
Nine Inch Nails
The Vines
Pavement! Ha!
Television
The Cranberries
even though i supplied the image, i’ll will put up the ones i’ve found that no one has listed (I also had found 43):
the roots
the sex pistols (check out the queens’ guns)
yellowman (apparantly its a real group)
everyone else has listed the ones I have already found.
I think your The Roots are also my The Vines
Jane’s Addiction (the chic with the Cowboys)
…I only thought of this because they came on my iPod, then I looked for something in the picture. If we follow this method we might be done in a month!
The Doors - can’t believe I didn’t see them.
Bush
where is bush?
That shrubbery by the cart. Perhaps a stretch.
A few repetitions have crept in. Here’s the current definitive list.
1. Smashing Pumkins
2. White Snake
3. Radiohead
4. Sex Pistols
5. B-52’s
6. Guns n’ Roses
7. Alice in Chains
8. White Zombie
9. Rolling Stones
10. U2
11. Cowbow Junkies
12. The Eagles
13. 50 Cent
14. Gorillaz (could also be The Monkees)
15. Led Zeppelin
16. Blackflag
17. The Pixies
18. Green Day
19. Spoon
20. Blur
21. Ratt
22. Madonna
23. Iron Maiden
24. Red Hot Chili Peppers
25. The Cars (could also be Traffic)
26. Blind Melon
27. Dead Kennedys
28. Seal
29. Garbage
30. Hole
31. The Smiths
32. Matchbox 20
33. The Beach Boys
34. The Eels
35. The Black Crowes
36. The Bee-Gee’s
37. Queen
38. The Police
39. Dinosaur Jr.
40. Prince
41. Lemonheads
42. Korn
43. Scissor Sisters
44. Jewel
45. Phish
46. The Go-go’s
47. The Killers
48. The Carpenters (could also be Men at Work)
49. Manic Street Preachers
50. Chevelle
51. The Postal Service
52. The White Stripes (could be a stretch)
53. Eminem
54. Nine Inch Nails
55. The Vines (could be The Roots)
56. Pavement
57. Television
58. The Cranberries
59. Yellowman
60. Jane’s Addiction
61. The Doors
62. Bush
So 62, plus 4 more (if you double count) = 66. Only 4 to go?
i think we have 9 to go, aaron’s chevelle is probably my cars/traffic, the answers i have are distinct.
probably 7 that could actually be found, there are 2 that look like you would have to blow it up a lot!
Dude, google image a chevelle. That’s totally what one of the cars is. Nobody said they couldn’t overlap-like.
63(67): Kiss
Blind Melon was cute, but a toughy.
I was stuck on that calendar forever. I scoured the wikipedia entry for Aug. 21 for a clue. Then I was all, “why green? why is it a green… day-I’m-a-moron.”
64 (68): Deep Purple
65 (69): Talking Heads
follow up: I think the TV’s in the back right with heads in them are Talking Heads, not the band Television - feel free to disagree.
Dang it, your probably right. I think that it should be counted as both though, like Chevelle-Cars.
66 (70): Pink
67 (71): Great White
68 (72): Cornershop
*spoiler alert *
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65741850@N00/66722414/
*spoiler alert*
Boo to that. At least two of them are too small to see. And Boo to having yellowman. Seriously, who is this band?
Hate to ruin the fun, ok no I don’t, but whoever thought this up obviously doesn’t give a rat’s behind about semantics. Several of the names on the list are individuals, not bands. Sometimes split hairs make all the difference.
Nice job ruining the fun!
The official game doesn’t say “find the bands,” so much as “exercise your music muscle.” If you’re going to diss the site at least diss the right person. Instead of “whoever came up with this” you can go ahead and say “mike d, you’re an idiot for relaying the wrong rules.”
Lastly, I feel I should mention that mikedidonato .com is probably not the best website to read if semantics are critical to your enjoyment of a Music Knowledge find the band game.
Ooh. Seems like I hit a nerve. What do you expect from someone who you likened to Darth Vader? I don’t think you’re an idiot. I just like being difficult. I happen to think you’re brilliant, and I very much enjoy being part of your blog. But if you want me to leave, I will.
no no, forgive my assault on your comment. I read it at a moment of personal angst and carried that negativity into my response.
All are welcome on my website and I encourage you to find and point out the subtle errors in my grammar and use of phrases. It’ll make me a better writer in the long run.
Ok. Moment of overreacting and taking personally something that is not personal is over.
Now back to our regularly scheduled programming…