Thursday, October 23, 2008

Pop quiz time

Often in our reviews, to avoid wearisome typing, we'll use initials in place of lengthy band names. Of course, we would (or should) only use the abbreviation after mentioning the full band name at least once. Like, for example, if we were writing a review of an album by one of Allan's favorite bands, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, we might begin to refer to them as RHCP part way through the review. Sometimes the abbreviated version is in common use among fans of the band, sometimes it's just us.

Another example would be NWW = Nurse With Wound. Or, ADII = Amon Duul II.

Got it? Ok. Here's a whole bunch more to figure out (in no particular order). Some are probably pretty easy, some really, really tough. Let's just say, that while several AQ staffers aced this quiz, some other folks here could have done better. A lot better.

I think everyone got NWW, but HGP stumped almost everybody... And there's two (maybe three) special unfair tricky ones included below too.

Ready? Grab your number 2 pencils and see if you can guess who these bands/artists are:

1. BCM
2. OTC
3. SCG
4. BOC
5. FFB
6. DSO
7. TITD
8. BBA
9. BOTD
10. 6FS
11. RFTC
12. DRC
13. NNCK
14. BBML
15. BMSR
16. KTAOABC
17. MITB
18. DCD
19. NMH
20. FTB
21. BSBC
22. AMT
23. HGP
24. SRB
25. EITS
26. CFTPA
27. DRS
28. GBV
29. MBV
30. DCFC
31. FSA
32. 3MP
33. GSYBE
34. SRS
35. YLT
36. FOB
37. SBHOTM
38. ATHOTW
39. BTC
40. BPB
41. VDGG
42. TFUL282
43. W&C
44. B&S
45. IAS
46. AMF
47. SBOTHI
48. WCPAEB
49. DMBQ
50. MGR

We'll post the answers on the blog tomorrow. Good luck!
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 23, 2008 at 10:20 PM

    Too easy cause you can search for the abbreviations on your site.

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  2. Living in ExileOctober 24, 2008 at 12:36 AM

    Here is what I got without looking online/at my itunes:

    4. Boards of Canada
    18. Dead Can Dance
    28. Guided By Voices
    29. My Bloody Valentine
    30. Death Cab for Cutie
    35. Yo La Tengo
    36. Fall out Boy
    44. Belle & Sebastian

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  3. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 6:19 AM

    Wow, some of these are TOUGH. Fun quiz though, this'll help me kill time at work.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 9:53 AM

    Arggh. I'm stuck on two of them. I really should be working...

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  5. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 10:42 AM

    checking the website? what fun is that?!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    ...none whatsoever - its much more fun to stare at the list for hours until your brain starts to hurt. 1 more...

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  7. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 3:45 PM

    What about the best band ever, FM?

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  8. WEARETHEROBOTS.comOctober 24, 2008 at 4:47 PM

    I am surprised you didn't throw WITTR in there

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  9. jrnOctober 24, 2008 at 6:53 PM

    without looking, swearsies:
    1. Birchville Cat Motel
    2. Olivia Tremor Control
    3. Sun City Girls
    4. Boards of Canada
    5. Fear Falls Burning
    6. Dark Star Orchestra (probably not...)
    7. Today is the Day
    8. Black Boned Angel
    9. BOTD (no idea)
    10. 6 Finger Satellite
    11. Rocket From the Crypt
    12. Dead Raven Choir
    13. NNCK (no idea)
    14. Brightblack Morning Light
    15. Black Moth Super Rainbow
    16. Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat
    17. Man is the Bastard
    18. Dead Can Dance
    19. Neutral Milk Hotel
    20. Flower Travelin' Band
    21. Blue Sabbath Black Cheer
    22. Acid Mothers Temple
    23. HGP (no idea)
    24. Sir Richard Bishop
    25. Explosions in the Sky
    26. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
    27. DRS (no idea)
    28. Guided by Voices
    29. My Bloody Valentine
    30. Death Cab for Cutie
    31. Flying Saucer Attack
    32. 3 Mile Pilot
    33. Godspeed You Black Emperor
    34. Stephen R Smith
    35. Yo La Tengo
    36. Fall Out Boy
    37. Sunburned Hand of the Man
    38. ATHOTW (no idea)
    39. Black to Comm
    40. Bonnie Prince Billy
    41. Van Der Graff Generator
    42. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
    43. Windy & Carl
    44. Belle & Sebastian
    45. I Am Spoonbender
    46. A Minor Forest (shameless self promotion!)
    47. SBOTHI (no idea)
    48. West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
    49. DMBQ (trick question!)
    50. MGR (another trick question?)

    pretty good no? do i get a prize?

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  10. Nate ChristyOctober 24, 2008 at 9:30 PM

    I think I know 10 of 'em, hah.

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  11. aQuarius recOrds, inc.October 24, 2008 at 10:42 PM

    Jona: that IS pretty good! We'll post all the answers momentarily, so you can see what the few were you missed (and no, we were thinking of a different DSO). Sorry there's no prize...

    Sunshine: hmmm. FM? You might mean Fu Manchu, or Field Mice, or Funeral Mist, or Fresh Maggots... but I bet you are referring to Fleetwood Mac. Am I right?

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  12. aQuarius recOrds, inc.October 24, 2008 at 10:44 PM

    Oh, and yeah, WITTR would have been good. We're saving that for the sequel...

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