Comments on: Exercise your music muscle

Exercise your music muscle

Lord Kinbote — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:01:11 -0800

Exercise your music muscle Someone marked a Day in Green ink. Then I eyed a Queen holding Sex Pistols. There are 71 other bands hidden in this street scene: you can download a higher-res version at Virgin's Web site. (Via Bifurcated Rivets). By the way, this is a contest (you can win a new computer and a year's worth of free music), but the site's interface is obnoxious and ad-strewn, so I moved the contest linkage down here.

By: Lord Kinbote

Lord Kinbote — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:02:11 -0800

I have found about 45 of them so far.

By: thecaddy

thecaddy — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:12:22 -0800

I thought, "I guarantee that there's a white snake in there." And then sure enough I was right.

By: 5MeoCMP

5MeoCMP — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:17:12 -0800

Radiohead, U2, smashing pumpkins, queen, sex pistols, matchbox 20, whitesnake, b-52's, alice in chains, blur, blind melon (?), green day, garbage, hole ... and that's just as fast as I can type (want to get some on the record before everyone else pitches in)

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:21:16 -0800

White Zombie. Guns n Roses. Rolling Stones (well, they're boulders, but I assume that's what's meant).

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:21:39 -0800

I've got 37 so far (and a few of those I'm not entirely certain about). Neat. I notice they're talking about it on MeCha also.

By: funambulist

funambulist — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:24:22 -0800

On the last.fm forums they listed all the answers already. But it's more fun if you don't cheat. A hint for two very obvious ones you still wouldn't think of immediately: think of the wider surfaces too...

By: robzster1977

robzster1977 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:24:46 -0800

Jet, Led Zeppelin and Scissor Sisters, so far...

By: luftmensch

luftmensch — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:25:07 -0800

Is it wrong to be searching for some Barenaked Ladies?

By: robzster1977

robzster1977 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:26:20 -0800

...and Black Flag and Lemonheads. Ok, I'll stop now.

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:28:27 -0800

No interest in entering the contest, but... Gorillaz, White Zombie, Garbage, Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins, Queen, Sex Pistols, B-52s, Alice in Chains, Whitesnake, Matchbox 20, Madonna, Prince, Guns & Roses, Beach Boys, Talking Heads, Eagles, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Radiohead, Crowded House, 50 Cent, Seal, Black Crowes...

By: justkevin

justkevin — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:31:52 -0800

What fun.... I'm up to 45, including some I'm not sure about: Black flag, Queen, Prince, Sex Pistols, Rolling Stones, Pixies, Green Day, Led Zeppelin, B-52s, Monkees, Gorillaz(?), Scissors Sisters, Smashing Pumpkins, Lemonheads, Seal(?), 50 Cent, Guns & Roses, The Eels, Deep Purple (?), Postal Service, White Zombie, The Posies(?), The Eagles, Spoon, Alice in Chains, Blindmelon , Matchbox 20, Phish, Madonna (or JMC(?)), Radiohead, Whitesnake, The Dead Kennedies, Korn (?), Garbage, Pavement (?), Dino Jr, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blur, The Police, Crowded House, The Cars, Hole, Jewel(?), The Doors, Cowboy Junkies

By: sixtoes

sixtoes — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:31:53 -0800

And if you don't look at the right image, you won't see any Boys near a Pet Shop. Or a Miniature Greyhound next to a Wedding Cake.

By: ijoshua

ijoshua — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:32:05 -0800

cornershop, eels, black flag, ...

By: Venadium

Venadium — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:32:06 -0800

Iron Maiden, Blind Melon, Dead Kennedys, White Zombie, Cowboy Junkies, Garbage, Radiohead, Pixies, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Alice in Chains, Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, The Cars, The Police, Blues Brothers, 50 Cent, Ratt, Madonna... This is fun.

By: sixtoes

sixtoes — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:33:26 -0800

or is that a Chihuahua, that fake magnifying glass is making my eyes hurt

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:33:42 -0800

I guess maybe the sky is Pink. No idea what the spoon is for. Red Hot Chili Peppers, of course. Korn. Bush.

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:35:36 -0800

Hole. The Police. Ratt(?)

By: oncogenesis

oncogenesis — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:39:41 -0800

Yellowman, Kiss, Garbage Still not seeing Dead Kennedys, tho...

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:40:47 -0800

oncogenesis: posters on the wall on the left

By: funambulist

funambulist — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:41:19 -0800

The spoon is a band called Spoon. Pavement (?) and the White Stripes. No one ever thinks of those first becasue you tend to focus on the individual bits. I still have no idea what the trees near the gorilla in the back are.

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:41:54 -0800

I stopped trying when I got to 50. I wondered, briefly, if the spoon might represent The Lovin' Spoonful ("Do You Believe in Magic"), but I've spoiled myself by continuing to read this thread. I'd love to see more stuff like this, though. I remember, eons upon eons ago, coming across a copy of Games Magazine in which there was a likeness of Leonardo's Last Supper containing a bazillion or so product logos in various ways, and the contest was to identify them all. I love that kind of stuff, even if it is viral. P.S., the trees likely represent Cypress Hill.

By: mzanatta

mzanatta — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:43:39 -0800

I would guess that the spoon is just Spoon. The White Stripes are there too.

By: mzanatta

mzanatta — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:44:14 -0800

d'oh! preview, preview, preview!

By: justkevin

justkevin — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:53:58 -0800

It's good that they included less well-known artists such as Badly Pixelated Boy, The Photoshop Experience, and The Visual Puns.

By: blastrid

blastrid — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:54:33 -0800

Prince, Phish, Nine Inch Nails... What's the candy in front? the two u's on the building? the gymnasts in red and yellow tights? the chicks making out? the white orchestra? haha this is so much fun

By: jimmy76

jimmy76 — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:55:27 -0800

U2, Great White, Deep Purple?, Prince?

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:56:10 -0800

My guess was that the gymnasts are Twisted Sister, the chicks making out are Kiss, and the white "orchestra" are The Cult, but I'm not sure about that last one. The two Us are...U2.

By: blastrid

blastrid — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:57:30 -0800

haha duh...

By: Guy Smiley

Guy Smiley — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:00:15 -0800

All I see is Madness.

By: idiotfactory

idiotfactory — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:00:42 -0800

The trees in the back are Cyprus Hill.

By: oncogenesis

oncogenesis — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:01:03 -0800

Things I can't figure out: woman blowing bubble, mannequin in bikini, priest and others in white, colored panels behaind them, red and yellow acrobats, three women in front of rolling stone, three men on rooftop.

By: blastrid

blastrid — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:05:04 -0800

things I can't figure out: candy on ground, turqouise necklace to the right, woman and baby poster in window, two guys in black walking with guitars. Although damn, feels like I should know what that is... acrobats: Twisted Sister? priests and others in white: The Cult?

By: oncogenesis

oncogenesis — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:05:20 -0800

colored panels The Doors. Duh.

By: foozleface

foozleface — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:06:40 -0800

Three women: Three non blondes. Guys in black: blues brothers

By: 5MeoCMP

5MeoCMP — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:17:40 -0800

The cars!

By: 5MeoCMP

5MeoCMP — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:18:02 -0800

Oh, and the Beach Boys.

By: funambulist

funambulist — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:27:18 -0800

Oh, just remembered, most obvious one of all: The Streets. duh... the chicks making out are Kiss I thought it was t.A.t.U or whatever it's spelt like. The Russian pseudo-lesbian duo. The trees in the back are Cyprus Hill. ah, thanks, idiotfactory. I'd have never guessed that.

By: bruzie

bruzie — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:27:25 -0800

White guys could also be Manic Street Preachers, Dead Kennedys or Presidents of the USA, Bee Gees...still trying to find some jam to go with that spoon...

By: halcyon_daze

halcyon_daze — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:28:21 -0800

Is it Prince, or King Crimson?

By: dr_dank

dr_dank — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:49:36 -0800

Those three guys on the roof = Men Without Hats?

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:54:30 -0800

Thank ME funambulist, dammit! :) Anyway, I wonder if the mannequin is not meant to represent Bikini Kill.

By: easternblot

easternblot — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:07:25 -0800

Bee Gees are on a wall near U2 (it says BGG)

By: easternblot

easternblot — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:18:44 -0800

And that's Nickelback behind the Queen. (Also: The crows on the street sign: are they counting? Can't see.)

By: easternblot

easternblot — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:20:44 -0800

nevermind, in high resolution it turned out to be 50 ct.

By: Gator

Gator — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:20:45 -0800

That's 50 Cent behind the Queen, dude (it says "Half Dollar" on it). The Crowes, I believe, are Black.

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:26:31 -0800

...a Miniature Greyhound... ...or is that a Chihuahua, Either way, it sure is one Skinny Puppy!

By: dr_dank

dr_dank — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:32:35 -0800

Next to the Matchbox 20 in the foreground, looks like Styx.

By: fourstar

fourstar — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:17:43 -0800

Flickr notes

By: 23skidoo

23skidoo — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:18:09 -0800

Guys in black: blues brothers They're splattered in blood and carrying guitar cases. Clearly, they're the Killers.

By: Treeline

Treeline — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:01:42 -0800

Is the woman blowing a bubble meant to be blondie?

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:09:41 -0800

Is it just me, or did they miss a few obvious ones (Concrete Blonde)?

By: zsazsa

zsazsa — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:11:58 -0800

woman and baby poster in window My guess is Madonna, which has been mentioned. Three non blondes The group is called 4 Non Blondes. There is supposedly a show on BBC Three called 3 Non-Blondes, though.

By: AmbroseChapel

AmbroseChapel — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:42:32 -0800

Are those Vines growing out of the grating behind the queen? What's the total we're looking for? Some of them are kind of so obvious it's hard to know whether they count, like The Streets. I can see a television, does Television count? I can see the sky, does Sky count?

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:25:51 -0800

Cowboy Junkies. Oh yes indeed.

By: Pendragon

Pendragon — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:02:50 -0800

Nobody mentioned the B52's yet ?

By: Lord Kinbote

Lord Kinbote — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:03:06 -0800

Reviewing everyone's entries, my list is up to sixty-seven. The images which are the most puzzling to me: --The shark poster, right behind Yellowman (who is kinda orange, dontcha think? --The three men on the roof: Men Without Hats is a good guess, dr_dank, but not a slam dunk; --The three women running from the stone? --The shop window with the bikini: I can't tell what's going on there? --What's the bubble-blowing girl on the fire escape?

By: Lord Kinbote

Lord Kinbote — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:05:46 -0800

Missed Opportunities: Why didn't they include the Happy Mondays and Black Sabbath on the calendar next to Green Day?

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:09:58 -0800

Shark poster - Great White 3 men on roof - The Carpenters (they've built a frame) Fire escape woman - not sure - perhaps blondie and / or pink.

By: Lord Kinbote

Lord Kinbote — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:34:06 -0800

Ohhhh, it's a frame! The Carpenters makes so much more sense than "gate leaning guys" or "the roofmen". I guess my free association was not helpful.

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:53:38 -0800

There are some Sundays on that calander...

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:55:11 -0800

And Jane seems to be hanging out with the other addicts.

By: hue

hue — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:19:52 -0800

I don't think the crows are counting, but they are black... I went with The Roots instead of the Vines, but I'm rethinking it. Are those cranberries in front of the fruit stand?