# Addictive New Time Waster: Guess the Artist and Album from the Tiny Picture **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839 "2006-12-28T05:14:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/1 "2006-12-28T05:14:30Z")
Here’s a new diversion that’s been making its way around the web: [the Planet Rock Album Quiz.](http://www.capitalradiogroup.com/content/cgi-bin/planetrock_albumquiz/) Try to identify as much of the 54 as you can. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/2 "2006-12-28T06:24:01Z")
Damn you! Damn you! ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/3 "2006-12-28T06:33:45Z")
My husband currently has CDs strewn across the living room as he attempts to find the answers to these! Great link, thanks, **NDP.** ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/4 "2006-12-28T06:55:22Z")
We’ve got 16 but I think we have to go to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/5 "2006-12-28T07:17:46Z")
anyone wish to collaberate? ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/6 "2006-12-28T07:35:05Z")
I’ve got 15, and there are a few still I know I recoginze, but just can’t place. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/7 "2006-12-28T07:36:57Z")
Sure! I’ve got 21 so far. Row 1: a. AC/DC – Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap b. Aerosmith – Get a Grip c. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon d. Genesis - Foxtrot ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/8 "2006-12-28T07:39:03Z")
AAAAAGHH! I’m so sorry, I hit return by mistake! I’ve emailed the mods to fix…oh, hurry! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/9 "2006-12-28T07:39:20Z")
I’ve gotten 31 so far (but I cheated and went over to AMG to look a few up). ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/10 "2006-12-28T07:41:50Z")
20–Happy to collaborate in the morning! ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/11 "2006-12-28T07:44:20Z")
I’m up to seventeen. Here they are: Row 1 #2: Aerosmith - Get a Grip #3: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon #4: Genesis - Foxtrot Row 2 #2: Supertramp - Breakfast in America Row 4 #2: Cream - Disraeli Gears Row 5 #1: Emerson Lake and Palmer - Pictures at an Exhibition #3: Def Leppard - Hysteria #4: Neil Young - Harvest Moon #5: Metallica - Master of Puppets Row 6 #1: Eagles - Hotel California #4: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King #6: Rush - Fly by Night Row 7 #5: Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland #6: Van Halen - 1984 Row 8 #2: Jethro Tull - Aqualung #6: Who - Tommy Row 9 #5: Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA Now I’m never going to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/12 "2006-12-28T07:47:20Z")
Woohoo, it came to me! Row 9 #2: Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Deja Vu ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/13 "2006-12-28T07:54:26Z")
row 1: #1: ACDC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap #2: Aerosmith: Get a Grip #3: Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon row 2: #4: Frank Zappa: Weasels Ripped My Flesh #5: Led Zeppeling: Houses of the Holy row 3: #1: Kiss: Creatures of the Night #2: Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare row 4: #1: Yes: The Yes Album #6: Blue Oyster Cult: Agents of Fortune row 5: #1: Emerson Lake and Palmer: Pictures at an Exhibition #2: David Bowie: Aladdin Sane row 6: #1: Eagles: Hotel California #4: King Crimson: In the Hall of the Crimson King row 7: #3: Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed #4: Deep Purple: In Rock row 8: #2: Jethro Tull: Aqualung #6: Who: Tommy row 9: #2: Crosby Stills Nash and Young: Deja Vu #5: Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/14 "2006-12-28T08:05:32Z")
Some of what I’ve found: [spoiler]Row 1: #6 - Queen - News of the World Row 4: #3 - Guns N’ Roses - Lies Row 8: #5 - Black Crowes - Amorica Row 9: #4 - Scorpions - Blackout[/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/15 "2006-12-28T08:21:56Z")
I got 17. I think I’ll get another 3 or 4 tomorrow when my brain is functioning. Here is what I have. Going left to right from the top row #3. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon #11 Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy #13 Kiss, Creatures of the Night #17 Black Sabbath, Paranoid #21 G’N’R, Lies #22 Motorhead, No Sleep at All #27 def leppard, hysteria #29 Metallica, Master of Puppets #30 Rainbow, Rising #31 Eagles, Hotel California #36 Rush, Fly By Night #37 Judas Priest, British Steel #45 The Cult, sonic temple #51 U2, Rattle and Hum #52 Scorpions, Blackout #53 Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA #54 Queensrych, Tribe Numbers 1,2,9,14 and 26 are really familiar. I’ll probably know when I wake up. Slee ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/16 "2006-12-28T08:50:51Z")
No kidding with the damn you NDPs! To post this right before bedtime… My husband (mostly) and I had about 24 before the spoilers in this thread (thanks!) and now we have 40. One I got without even looking it up was, bottom row, first one is Wishbone Ash - Argus Ones we don’t have yet: Row #1: #5 Row #2: #1, #3, #6 Row #3: #3, #4, #6 Row #4: #5 Row #5: - Row #6: #3, #5 Row #7: #2, #4 Row #8: #1, #4 Row #9: - _bleary-eyed_ ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/17 "2006-12-28T09:42:15Z")
Man I can only add 1 to the list. Row 6, #2 Doors, L.A. woman And now I go to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/18 "2006-12-28T09:47:28Z")
Row 3, #4 Lynyrd Skynyrd, Street Survivors And doesn’t 7/2 look like Paul McCartney? Still can’t place it though. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/19 "2006-12-28T13:07:09Z")
[QUOTE=Equipoise] Ones we don’t have yet: [/QUOTE] Row #2: #3 Robin Trower, Back It Up Row #3: #3Molly Hatchet, Flirtin With Disaster ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839/20 "2006-12-28T13:16:55Z")
And **Slee** , I’m not getting your #54 to work. Are you sure about it? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addictive-new-time-waster-guess-the-artist-and-album-from-the-tiny-picture/385839.md?page=2)