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72 bands solution

Posted on December 5th, 2005 at 8:12 by John Sinteur in category: Great Picture -- Write a comment

Since I’m for some weird reason rather high in the google results for the 72 bands picture from Virgin I posted earlier, I might as well use that and ruin the marketing gimmick a little by posting the solution (also found through google, of course).

Virgin has said that there are actually 74 (!) bands in the picture.

There’s a way to test whether a certain artist is correct or not, via this script http://dev.heavy.com/contests/virgin/results.php?answer1=the%20beach%20boys
(Just replace The Beach Boys with whatever you want to test, the page returns a zero if the answer is wrong, and one if it’s correct. Remember to use lower case all the way.)

Here’s a verified list of 72 bands/artists, so only two are missing (perhaps the doll in the display window, and the plant under Guns ‘n Roses?)

01. The Rolling Stones
02. The Police
03. Scorpions
04. Cake
05. Pet Shop Boys
06. Led Zeppelin
07. Whitesnake
08. Guns N’ Roses
09. Queen
10. Prince
11. U2
12. Gorillaz
13. Korn
14. Red Hot Chili Peppers
15. Smashing Pumpkins
16. MatchBox Twenty
17. 50 Cent
18. White Stripes
19. Eagles
20. Blur
21. Alice In Chains
22. Spoon
23. Radiohead
24. White Zombie
25. Scissor Sisters
26. Black Flag
27. Deep Purple
28. Sex Pistols
29. Blind Melon
30. Garbage
31. Green Day
32. The Beach boys
33. Kiss
34. Yellowman
35. Twisted Sister
36. Madonna
37. Cowboy Junkies
38. Iron Maiden
39. The Cars
40. Hole
41. The Lemonheads
42. Dinosaur Jr
43. Bee Gees
44. Seal
45. Black Crowes
46. The Doors
47. Nine Inch Nails
48. Ratt
49. Cornershop
50. The Postal Service
51. Skinny Puppy
52. Cypress Hill
53. The Pixies
54. Blondie
55. Jewel
56. Eminem
57. Crowded House
58. Dead Kennedys
59. Eels
60. Cranberries
61. Talking Heads
62. Pavement
63. Pink
64. The Cult
65. The Killers
66. Go-Go’s
67. The Roots
68. Phish
69. B-52s
70. Great White
71. Jane’s Addiction
72. The Carpenters

  1. Maarten on December 5th, 2005 at 9:20:

    It’s interesting that the top 5 google hits for “72 bands” and “virgin bands poster” don’t have any overlap. Google isn’t that smart yet.

  2. Lachlan on December 7th, 2005 at 6:46:

    If you go to the virgin website the pitcure has more on the left than one above. this is why that virgin said it has 74.

  3. s3c0 on December 7th, 2005 at 8:31:

    the plant next to the queen it’s Bush..

    and I think that all the image could be Crazy Town…

  4. s3c0 on December 7th, 2005 at 8:38:

    the postal service….

    and that it’s correct…

  5. kelly on December 7th, 2005 at 12:21:

    the streets is the last one I reckon

  6. Lachlan on December 8th, 2005 at 0:14:

    I reckon the Darkness is the last one.

  7. walrus on December 8th, 2005 at 6:46:

    Some other bands cold be
    PAVEMENT
    MEN AT WORK

  8. walrus on December 8th, 2005 at 6:53:

    Another one:
    Block Party (theres a party upstairs)
    Television (there are some in the store)

  9. Luis on December 8th, 2005 at 7:09:

    What about
    THE MONKEES
    SUEDE (in the clothes of teh king and queen)
    etc

  10. luis on December 8th, 2005 at 7:10:

    the girls in the middle could be ELASTICA

  11. Jim on December 8th, 2005 at 11:36:

    The TV screens in the window on the right could be The Tubes.

  12. nick on December 8th, 2005 at 13:43:

    Blur figure on right doubles as Badly Drawn Boy and the plant looks like a Hot House Flower(s) to me.

  13. Mr Credit Explorer on December 8th, 2005 at 17:57:

    The Shadows?

  14. Helpful Person on December 9th, 2005 at 1:51:

    The picture shown here is actually clipped. If you visit the original site, there’s a pretty obvious Pet Shop Boys off to the left. Not sure what else is clipped.

  15. legba on December 9th, 2005 at 3:12:

    the planes are the screaming jetts….but what’s with the pink sky?

  16. legba on December 9th, 2005 at 3:16:

    the three girls could be ‘three non blondes’

  17. rob on December 9th, 2005 at 8:23:

    anyone notice how half these aren’t, srtictly, “bands”?

  18. John Sinteur on December 9th, 2005 at 8:26:

  19. Jez on December 9th, 2005 at 15:21:

    The Cars could also be Traffic?
    The Pixies could also be The Pink Fairies?
    The Cult could also be the Manic Street Preachers?
    Blondie could be Platinum Blonde?

  20. lol on December 10th, 2005 at 16:24:

    the 2 u haven’t got is d12 and 311
    lol x

  21. HAMMA on December 10th, 2005 at 17:59:

    COULD MADONNA NOT BE THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN !

  22. Art Pisanski on December 12th, 2005 at 7:43:

    Yeah… where’s 311 and D12? Cuz they work as answers!

  23. Zach Dunseth on December 12th, 2005 at 9:40:

    How bout D12 and 311… look closely at the two windows to the right (hard to see in the online picture, seen in a magazine).

  24. liz on December 13th, 2005 at 12:02:

    i think that the doll in the window is

    jack’s mannequin… if you look closely theres like a guy in the shadows on the left side of the window…

  25. mick deakin on December 13th, 2005 at 14:46:

    I saw this picture in the birmingham post and it obvioulsy wasn’t full size since the far left hand side was cut off.
    Comments.
    Some of the answers aren’t bands e.g. Madonna.
    Also, talking heads should more correctly be Television.
    Smashing pumpkins should be sledgehammer.
    go-gos ? this should be Girl.
    Cars could be traffic.
    The airship is a zeppelin right, not a led zeppelin.
    Good fun though. Lets have more

  26. jeannie on December 13th, 2005 at 22:25:

    The doll in the window – goo goo dolls????

  27. Rosemary on December 14th, 2005 at 1:57:

    What about the monkeys?

  28. Anthony on December 14th, 2005 at 7:06:

    go-go’s isnt right.
    I reckon 3 non blondes

  29. Pete on December 14th, 2005 at 10:16:

    The gorilla on the left is holding what appears to be a bunch of keys. I interpreted this as the Mon-Keys!!
    Also, why would there be 2 gorillas and a chimpanzee? Surely these aren’t all grouped as Gorillaz.

    Also, its 4 non-blondes not 3 non-blondes so that wouldn’t work.

  30. shelly on December 14th, 2005 at 17:29:

    we found the streets and the shadows.

  31. rob on December 14th, 2005 at 20:17:

    could the killers not also be the blues brothers

  32. Mickey on December 15th, 2005 at 2:00:

    1.
    I notice that there are a few singer names on the list above. These people are not bands.

    - Madonna
    - Eminem
    - Seal

    2.
    - The doll at the window display could be “the Googoo dolls”
    - There are 2 Gorillas and 1 monkey. the monkey could be “The Monkee”
    - The Killers could also be “The Blue Brothers”.

  33. Keels on December 15th, 2005 at 6:12:

    The guys in white could be “choir boys”

    Could rolling stones also be avalanches?

    and could b-52s also be Jet?

  34. Jen on December 15th, 2005 at 7:08:

    this is awsome. but can it be bought in a poster???!!

  35. bernie on December 15th, 2005 at 13:28:

    the cult could be The Manic Street Preachers

  36. Tom on December 15th, 2005 at 16:26:

    My word you people have some stupid suggestions.

    Television – wrong! There are lots of them so it would have to be Televisions. Also, they are all showing Talking Heads.
    The Cult – wrong! They are preachers in the street. They appear to be manic. You do the math.

  37. Tom on December 15th, 2005 at 16:30:

    Yes, and those bombers are B-52s. They just are. Not Jet. There is more than one plane. I’ve never heard of “Jets”.

    Also, Madonna is correct. That picture shows “The Madonna”. Unless you have a more feasable suggestion, don’t complain about them not being band names. That Zeppelin is clearly Led Zeppelin.

    “The airship is a zeppelin right, not a led zeppelin.” – you are an idiot.

  38. almost on December 15th, 2005 at 18:55:

    what about “The Spin Doctors” instead of “The Cult”….

  39. Stephanie on December 16th, 2005 at 23:17:

    Where is Jane’s Addiction??

  40. AD on December 17th, 2005 at 6:09:

    One band. Abbey Road.
    It’s fun. John Lennon would’ve loved this.
    (I saw Elvis today:)

  41. Ciskoe on December 18th, 2005 at 23:26:

    What about the Cowboy Junkies? The cowboy is obviously shooting up with his pardner and the dancehall floozie. And if not the Canadian band, Cowboy Junkies, what the hell else are they?

    Also, some of those veggies on the cart look like Gourds to me.

    C

  42. Ciskoe on December 18th, 2005 at 23:28:

    Oh, oh,

    Sorry, #37: Cowboy Junkies. Right there on the list, and labeled in the picture.

    Just pissed that I missed Jane’s Addiction.

    Ciskoe

  43. Ciskoe on December 18th, 2005 at 23:45:

    Also, there’s no way to tell, but one of the surfers could be Jan and the other, Dean.

    And since eveybody has one, they could be Butt Hole Surfers.

    Ciskoe

    Good call on The Tubes: Fey Waybill is smiling.

    The Blues Brothers wore hats, and sang lead and played harp, not guitars. And what about the blood on the shirts: doesn’t fit BBs but does fit Killers.

  44. Miss Sarah on December 19th, 2005 at 7:19:

    The one circled below Guns and Roses… Bush, perhaps ??

  45. ange on December 20th, 2005 at 7:11:

    other possibilities..
    audio slave
    super tramp

  46. Ewan on December 20th, 2005 at 17:29:

    Doll in the window: Possibly ‘the Blow-Up dolls’?

  47. jay on December 23rd, 2005 at 17:00:

    Has anyone noticed the thing above the door of the cornershop, just in front of the Pixie at the right. It looks like a cargo ship. I can’t think of a band that fits the paicture, but it must be something – why else would it be above the door?

  48. lee on December 27th, 2005 at 2:02:

    could that not be the crash test dummies

  49. Pete on December 28th, 2005 at 0:24:

    The plant by the cart is a rubber plant OR Robert Plant.
    Have checked and is correct

  50. Karen on December 28th, 2005 at 19:43:

    Everyone seems to have missed’ The Subways’ -look closely at the sign to the left of Alice in Chains, behind the fence :) We also thought ‘Hole’ looks more like ‘Puddle of Mudd’

  51. Anonymous on December 29th, 2005 at 23:45:

    The Shadows!

    Also…Hammer!

    And anyway…Phish? Or Fish?

    I reckon there’s far more than they legitimately meant there to be… Rush, anyone?

  52. Jonny on December 29th, 2005 at 23:45:

    The Shadows!

    Also…Hammer!

    And anyway…Phish? Or Fish?

    I reckon there’s far more than they legitimately meant there to be… Rush, anyone?

  53. Peter on December 30th, 2005 at 13:20:

    Why don’t people bother to check the answers they come up with before going on line with them?

  54. Peter on December 30th, 2005 at 20:03:

    This is just not cricket!
    I have just tried Robert Plant again, but now it say’s it is incorrect ! !
    BUT D12 & 311 are both correct ! ! !

    Anyway, here is the full list, with the correct spellings and punctuation….

    50 Cent
    311
    Alice In Chains
    B-52s
    Bee Gees
    Black Crowes
    Black Flag
    Blind Melon
    Blondie
    Blur
    Cake
    Cornershop
    Cowboy Junkies
    Cranberries
    Crowded House
    Cypress Hill
    D11
    Dead Kennedy’s
    Deep Purple
    Dinosaur Jr
    Eagles
    Eels
    Eminem
    Garbage
    Go-Go’s
    Gorillaz
    Great White
    Green Day
    Guns n’ Roses
    Hole
    Iron Maiden
    Jane’s Addiction
    Jewel
    Kiss
    Korn
    Led Zeppelin
    Madonna
    MatchBox Twenty
    Nine Inch Nails
    Pavement
    Pet Shop Boys
    Phish
    Pink
    Prince
    Queen
    Radiohead
    Ratt
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Scissor Sisters
    Scorpions
    Seal
    Sex Pistols
    Skinny Puppy
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Spoon
    Talking Heads
    The Beach Boys
    The Carpenters
    The Cars
    The Cult
    The Doors
    The Killers
    The Lemonheads
    The Pixies
    The Police
    The Postal Service
    The Rolling Stones
    The Roots
    The White Stripes
    Twisted Sister
    U2
    White Zombie
    Whitesnake
    Yellowman

  55. Anonymous on January 2nd, 2006 at 17:53:

    Try ‘Sweet’ where you’ve got Emimem, and ‘the Manic Street Preachers’ where you,ve got the ‘cult’

  56. Victor F on January 4th, 2006 at 1:06:

    The 2 U´s = Double You???? (terrible…)

  57. Daniel on January 4th, 2006 at 14:16:

    There’s plenty of more bands/artistis:

    Another Level
    Black
    Blue
    Blues Brothers
    Boys
    Double You
    Fat Boys
    Four Non Blonde
    Goldie
    Men Without Hats
    Smokie
    Steps
    Sweet
    The Concretes
    The Faces
    The Music

  58. Daniel on January 4th, 2006 at 14:18:

    The Subways don’t work, even though I’ve been down that trail… There ‘s only one subway.

  59. Daniel on January 4th, 2006 at 14:18:

    I know. Double You was a terrible Dutch band.

  60. Daniel on January 4th, 2006 at 14:22:

    And some that are dubious:

    Lagwagon
    Nine Inch Nail
    Blues
    The Donnas
    Gals & Pals
    Dancing Movement
    Eminem
    US3

    And two that probably don’t work:

    The Deadly Snakes (but if Eels works)
    The Bad Seeds

  61. Daniel on January 4th, 2006 at 14:25:

    But Robert Plant shoudn’t be correct though. There’s no Robert next to the plant.

  62. Daniel on January 4th, 2006 at 14:28:

    Television is not wrong. Just because there’s plenty of them doesn’t mean that there isn’t a single television among several others.

  63. Daniel on January 4th, 2006 at 14:39:

    I forgot one:

    The Pastels

  64. Pete on January 5th, 2006 at 0:47:

    Here is the full list, with the correct spellings and punctuation….
    Soooo, I think it kills this thread.
    Unless people just want to go on making up groups/answers for no real reason.

    50 Cent
    311
    Alice In Chains
    B-52s
    Bee Gees
    Black Crowes
    Black Flag
    Blind Melon
    Blondie
    Blur
    Cake
    Cornershop
    Cowboy Junkies
    Cranberries
    Crowded House
    Cypress Hill
    D11
    Dead Kennedy’s
    Deep Purple
    Dinosaur Jr
    Eagles
    Eels
    Eminem
    Garbage
    Go-Go’s
    Gorillaz
    Great White
    Green Day
    Guns n’ Roses
    Hole
    Iron Maiden
    Jane’s Addiction
    Jewel
    Kiss
    Korn
    Led Zeppelin
    Madonna
    MatchBox Twenty
    Nine Inch Nails
    Pavement
    Pet Shop Boys
    Phish
    Pink
    Prince
    Queen
    Radiohead
    Ratt
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Scissor Sisters
    Scorpions
    Seal
    Sex Pistols
    Skinny Puppy
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Spoon
    Talking Heads
    The Beach Boys
    The Carpenters
    The Cars
    The Cult
    The Doors
    The Killers
    The Lemonheads
    The Pixies
    The Police
    The Postal Service
    The Rolling Stones
    The Roots
    The White Stripes
    Twisted Sister
    U2
    White Zombie
    Whitesnake
    Yellowman

  65. Ali MacPhee on January 14th, 2006 at 3:46:

    The Shaddows :)

  66. Peter on January 18th, 2006 at 16:59:

    STOP IT !
    STOP IT NOW ! !
    YOUR VERY NAUGHTY ! ! !

  67. Cysse on January 21st, 2006 at 21:11:

    Pete, your list has 1 mistake you wrote D11 but it’s D12. So this would be the official list.

    50 Cent
    311
    Alice In Chains
    B-52s
    Bee Gees
    Black Crowes
    Black Flag
    Blind Melon
    Blondie
    Blur
    Cake
    Cornershop
    Cowboy Junkies
    Cranberries
    Crowded House
    Cypress Hill
    D12
    Dead Kennedy’s
    Deep Purple
    Dinosaur Jr
    Eagles
    Eels
    Eminem
    Garbage
    Go-Go’s
    Gorillaz
    Great White
    Green Day
    Guns n’ Roses
    Hole
    Iron Maiden
    Jane’s Addiction
    Jewel
    Kiss
    Korn
    Led Zeppelin
    Madonna
    MatchBox Twenty
    Nine Inch Nails
    Pavement
    Pet Shop Boys
    Phish
    Pink
    Prince
    Queen
    Radiohead
    Ratt
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Scissor Sisters
    Scorpions
    Seal
    Sex Pistols
    Skinny Puppy
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Spoon
    Talking Heads
    The Beach Boys
    The Carpenters
    The Cars
    The Cult
    The Doors
    The Killers
    The Lemonheads
    The Pixies
    The Police
    The Postal Service
    The Rolling Stones
    The Roots
    The White Stripes
    Twisted Sister
    U2
    White Zombie
    Whitesnake
    Yellowman

  68. Cysse on January 21st, 2006 at 21:17:

    Here’s the official list (all verified with Virgin)

    50 Cent
    311
    Alice In Chains
    B-52s
    Bee Gees
    Black Crowes
    Black Flag
    Blind Melon
    Blondie
    Blur
    Cake
    Cornershop
    Cowboy Junkies
    Cranberries
    Crowded House
    Cypress Hill
    D12
    Dead Kennedy’s
    Deep Purple
    Dinosaur Jr
    Eagles
    Eels
    Eminem
    Garbage
    Go-Go’s
    Gorillaz
    Great White
    Green Day
    Guns n’ Roses
    Hole
    Iron Maiden
    Jane’s Addiction
    Jewel
    Kiss
    Korn
    Led Zeppelin
    Madonna
    MatchBox Twenty
    Nine Inch Nails
    Pavement
    Pet Shop Boys
    Phish
    Pink
    Prince
    Queen
    Radiohead
    Ratt
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Scissor Sisters
    Scorpions
    Seal
    Sex Pistols
    Skinny Puppy
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Spoon
    Talking Heads
    The Beach Boys
    The Carpenters
    The Cars
    The Cult
    The Doors
    The Killers
    The Lemonheads
    The Pixies
    The Police
    The Postal Service
    The Rolling Stones
    The Roots
    The White Stripes
    Twisted Sister
    U2
    White Zombie
    Whitesnake
    Yellowman

  69. Stevie G on January 23rd, 2006 at 21:41:

    Hey there,

    Some more that I dont think have been mentioned yet…

    Little Angels
    Nickleback
    The Presidents of the United States of America
    Yello
    Airship

  70. Anonymous on January 24th, 2006 at 3:24:

    What is the virgin website

  71. Nuisance Value on January 25th, 2006 at 23:40:

    Nobody, but nobody has spotted The Alarm. I did.

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