Meme time

[sabotabby]

I'm killing time waiting for Evil Landlord and Fearless Leader to show up. Not as though they know each other, and they really have nothing in common but a tendency to be late.

I was trying to expose co-workers to good music today. Since I was thwarted in my effort, here's a music-related meme.

The rules:
1. Open a music player.
2. Go to 'all music'/'library'.
3. Hit shuffle/repeat/randomise.
4. Find photos of the first 10 artists/bands that come up [no repeats and no cheating].
5. Have people guess who the artists/bands are.



EDIT: 2. is of two people in two different bands. Guessing either of the bands is acceptable, although good luck with the guy on the left, since you can't see his face. But if you can guess the guy on the right, the context should tip you off.
9. I'm not entirely sure that the guy on the right is the person singing with the woman on the left in the song I was listening to. So just ignore him. I don't know who he is.

01.

Dan Bern (guessed by human_loser)

02.


03.

Asian Dub Foundation (guessed by threeliesforone)

04.


05.

Leonard Cohen (guessed by threeliesforone, xol0tl, and jvmatucha)

06.

Legendary Pink Dots (guessed by apolitico)

07.

Fela Kuti (guessed by xol0tl and jvmatucha)

08.

Indigo Girls (guessed by threeliesforone, xol0tl, and jvmatucha)

09.


10.

Flogging Molly (guessed by threeliesforone)

Comments

[threeliesforone.livejournal.com]

3. is that asian dub foundation?

4. is missing

5. leonard cohen

8. the indigo girls?

[threeliesforone.livejournal.com]

ps:

any attempt to listen to good music in my place of employment is thwarted by a rather condescending, snarky & bossy be-panted "team leader." instead, we appease her & listen to 102.1 all day. TORTURE, TORTURE.

[sabotabby]

At least you get to listen to music at work! We were thwarted by a stuffy middle-aged Germany lady who gets her own office but doesn't apparently know how to close the door.

[sabotabby]

3. Yes

4. Should be back up now

5. Yes

8. Yes

[threeliesforone.livejournal.com]

i also have a big fat feeling that #10 is flogging molly, just because i pay attention & not because i've actually heard/seen the band. i'm also really good at guessing.

[sabotabby]

Also yes! And because I am predictable that way.

[xol0tl.livejournal.com]

1. Billy Bragg
5. Leonard Cohen
7. Fela Kuti
8. Indigo Girls

I feel like I should know some of the others but I'm not sure...

[sabotabby]

1, Nope!

Yes to everyone else.

[jvmatucha.livejournal.com]

1 - Billy Bragg

2 - The Roots (?) (I'm guessing)

5 - leoanrd Cohen

7 - Fela

8 - Indigo Girls

#3 looks VERY familiar! And the guy all the way to the left in #6 looks very familiar also.

[sabotabby]

1. Nope, although I guess they do kind of look similar.

2. Nope.

5, 7, 8. Yep

3. He's probably in another band. They all are. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

I think #1 is Dan Bern (tiiiger woods, tiiiiger woods)

aaaand other than Mr. cohen, I'm stumped. Although I must say #4 look HILARIOUS!

[human-loser.livejournal.com]

Whoops, that was me!

[sabotabby]

Yep! And they are.

[earthlingmike.livejournal.com]

Is #6 the Oak Ridge Boys?

[sabotabby]

Nope! Who're they?

[earthlingmike.livejournal.com]

They're sort of a classic country band.

[bike4fish.livejournal.com]

Snarky guess at #2:

The Blues Brothers (Ackroyd & Belushi)

[sabotabby]

Haha. I see the resemblence, except not.

[morgoid.livejournal.com]

Is #2 the Roots? I know one of them has a giant afro. (and no one else does. ever. Except those guys.)

[sabotabby]

No, but you're close. They have probably performed with the Roots.

[jvmatucha.livejournal.com]

Sheesh! I had o idea Flogging Molly would look so clean-cut! Shows what I know!

[sabotabby]

I was surprised, when I saw them play live. Granted, they were a bit sweatier than in that photo, but I expected them to look a bit more punk rawk.

[sphinctourist.livejournal.com]

my god! you have the best userpic i've seen today so far... i want it!

[sphinctourist.livejournal.com]

i am of course referring to the D.R.I. logo

[betenoire.livejournal.com]

6 is either Great Big Sea or the Crash Test Dummies, I think.

[sabotabby]

Not even close. ;)

[betenoire.livejournal.com]

Argh. I'm just gonna keep naming every band that has one dude with real long hair in it.

[betenoire.livejournal.com]

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS!!!! (I am such a moron!!!)

[sabotabby]

Yay! (They look misleadingly folkie in that picture.)

[betenoire.livejournal.com]

I've seen them live at least half a dozen times, you'd think I woulda recognized them straight away.

[rackletang.livejournal.com]

Is 9... Timbuk 3? Or am I just really entirely too old?

And 2, 2 is going to bug me for a while. Dilated Peoples?

[sabotabby]

Nope (unless she was in Timbuk 3. I've never heard of them.) You're actually entirely too young, as am I.

Also no.

[rackletang.livejournal.com]

Hm. Damn.