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    Posted: February 02 2009 at 12:24
Well chaps and chappettes, that magic bean of mine (see http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55124 for details) isn't going to win itself, is it?

So here's an all-new identification quiz for you to try. Here's what you do:

1. Go to http://www.box.net/shared/51a42bgc7d and listen to/download the track. It consists of a series of short 2-3 second clips of songs (all of them by artists listed in the archives).

2. Guess/identify the bands/artists responsible for each musical nugget.

3. Take the first letter of each artist's name and you'll be left with an anagram of another band/artists' name!

4. First one to successfully solve the anagram (remember to show your working, kids!) wins the magic bean.

Good luck!



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Sounds fun!  I'll give it a go sometime today.
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I knew none of those. I feel ashamed about my prog knowledge.
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.
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Originally posted by TheCaptain TheCaptain wrote:

I knew none of those. I feel ashamed about my prog knowledge.


Well, it could be worse, you could have an apple stuck on your nose. Tongue
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:09
Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Sounds fun!  I'll give it a go sometime today.


Oof, I don't think I have a good chance at this.  I think I only recognize one clip!
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Hmm... I hope I haven't made it too difficult! I do want people to actually guess this. Maybe if you shared the one you think you got then people could work the lot out collectively. Assuming you don't mind sharing the magic bean, that is.
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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Hmm... I hope I haven't made it too difficult! I do want people to actually guess this. Maybe if you shared the one you think you got then people could work the lot out collectively. Assuming you don't mind sharing the magic bean, that is.


I sure don't mind.  The clip I recognized was "Contrasong" by Egg.
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Hmm... I hope I haven't made it too difficult! I do want people to actually guess this. Maybe if you shared the one you think you got then people could work the lot out collectively. Assuming you don't mind sharing the magic bean, that is.


I sure don't mind.  The clip I recognized was "Contrasong" by Egg.


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I'll help things along by pointing out that that was the penultimate clip, so so far our anagram looks like this:

*********E*


HTH!

(I should also point out that HTH isn't part of the anagram).
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Points: 8890 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:19
I listened to it a while ago, so not only is my recently (and unfortunately) neglected progressive-dog against me, but also my whimsically forgetful mind-cat.

I definitely heard some Hoyry-Kone (maybe it was Alamaailman Vasarat, but I didn't think so), Egg (as mentioned), Metamorfosi (or Banco, perhaps), and I think something that reminded me of Gentle Giant, but I couldn't pinpoint the song.
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Points: 5964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2009 at 13:26
Originally posted by Mikerinos Mikerinos wrote:



Hoyry-Kone  Thumbs Up

Metamorfosi Thumbs Down

Gentle Giant Thumbs Down



I think I know the clip that put you in mind of GG. It's one of the seakier additions 'cause it's a well-known band but from one of their more atypical albums.

Anyway:

********HE*

We're making progress, people!
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Oh, then is it Banco?

I listened again, and heard some Neu!, I believe Hallogallo.  And that is all I know, I believe, although a few of them sound awful familiar.
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Originally posted by Mikerinos Mikerinos wrote:

Oh, then is it Banco?

I listened again, and heard some Neu!, I believe Hallogallo.  And that is all I know, I believe, although a few of them sound awful familiar.


No on the Banco front, I'm afraid.

You're spot-on with Neu!, mind you.

Thus:

******N*HE*
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I hear Nono by Magma.

Attahk is amazing. Hug
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Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

I hear Nono by Magma.

Attahk is amazing. Hug


Boy, I really should listen to Attahk more!  Would have never picked that up from a 2 second clip.
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Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

I hear Nono by Magma.

Attahk is amazing. Hug


Boy, I really should listen to Attahk more!  Would have never picked that up from a 2 second clip.


What can I say?

I'm a Magma fanboy. Big smile
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Attahk is indeed fantastic! One of my favourite Magma albums, for sure.

***M**N*HE*
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Originally posted by LinusW LinusW wrote:

Museo Rosenbach


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There IS some Italian prog in there but no one seems to be homing in on the right band yet...
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Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by LinusW LinusW wrote:

Museo Rosenbach


Thumbs Down

There IS some Italian prog in there but no one seems to be homing in on the right band yet...





Damn, I own that album! LOL
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YES YES YES!

Osanna - Palepoli - Oro Caldo
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