New Wave Outpost Forum

by **Frau_Blucher** » Sun May 07, 2006 7:29 am

Rock was typified by the classic guitar solo - all well and good. But the 80s had tons of musical interludes driven by synths, pianos, horns, strings, and even some guitar solo mockery. This Name That Tune Game has all of this latter stuff. It's not all necessarily New Wave - a couple of non-New Wave 80s tracks plus a reminder at the end that we didn't exactly invent this idea. [;)]

There are 25 video clips in the linked video below. Any Quicktime-loaded computer should be able to play it - email me if you have issues. Just guess the Artist and Title to each song. The game is on a 75 point basis - 1 point for each Artist, 2 points for each Title. Email back the answers after you're done (my email is in the form). Make sure to include your forum name so I know who you are. I'll immediately send back the Score and Answer Sheet and take YouSendIt requests for later posting. [b]Please remember NOT to post your responses here![/b]

Here's the clip link, [b]right-click (or control-click on Mac) to download - it likely WON'T play in-line[/b]:
<a href="http://home.comcast.net/~k.irwin/VNTT4.mov">The Video NTT: Un-Guitar Solo Sampler</a>

Here's the link for the response form, right-click to download:
<a href="http://home.comcast.net/~k.irwin/VNTT4_Blank.txt">The Video NTT Blank Form</a>

The game will end on [b]Sunday May 21th at 8PM EDT[/b].

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BTW...are people able to DL and view this video??

by **BigBri** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:06 pm

I can download and view the video just fine.

(I guess I'll play this time! [:D])

by **My Aural Stimulator** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:19 pm

Hooray! I have all but two figured out. This is fun! Thanks, Blir.

by **plagiarism** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:06 am

Let me guess which 2. The jazz combo and the hair metal band?

I never turn in entries because I suck at identifying the tunes. When did Alton Brown leave the kitchen and start doing performance videos? [:D]

by **My Aural Stimulator** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:45 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by plagiarism[/i]
 Let me guess which 2. The jazz combo and the hair metal band?

I never turn in entries because I suck at identifying the tunes. When did Alton Brown leave the kitchen and start doing performance videos? [:D]
[/quote]

No! Those were the two easiest! Hahaha!!!

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:12 am

Okay, it is raining in biblical proportions here on the east coast. A perfect time to play Video NTT I say! This one's cake. A few good scores already. Give it a crack!

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by **wozgo** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:05 pm

I really enjoyed this game, Blir. Thanks for putting it together. Excellent selection of videos with lots of variety. For all of you who haven't played yet, you should give it a try. Even if you don't submit your answers, it is still a lot of fun to play.

I wonder what everyone else considers fair play in this type of game. Sometimes, if I don't recognize a tune right off, I'll comb my collection for it and see if I can find it. Is this considered cheating or being resourceful? The dork in me is curious.

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by **Frau_Blucher** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:39 pm

[b]Game Update[/b]

Going into the final days of VNTT4 (and likely the final days of NTT period [V]), we've got 3 submissions and an [b]49% average[/b]. Game ends this weekend.

...and it's all fair game. The only point is to enjoy it.

by **wozgo** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:50 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
 likely the final days of NTT period
[/quote]That's too bad, Blir. I'd hate to see these games go. I hope some more members decide to take 10 minutes to play this game, and help keep these 'Name That Tune' games alive.

Thanks to you and Fritzb for putting them together [:)]

by **Frau_Blucher** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:55 pm

Please don't get me wrong...I'm not bemoaning anything or begging attention to the game. Just simply saying if it's run it's course, it's run it's course. If not, not.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:18 pm

[b]Final Updates[/b]

Wow, big boost in scores and activity leading into the weekend. The average has jumped to [b]50pts or 67%[/b] with some BIG scores. This one looks like a good balance between obvious ones, some tricky ones, and just a couple of stumpers...although ALL the videos have been accounted for by one person or another. Keep 'em coming if you got 'em. Game ends Sunday.

by **KYYX4ever** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:51 am

I'd love to play, but I can't open this .mov file.[:(]

by **Frau_Blucher** » Sat May 20, 2006 4:11 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by KYYX4ever[/i]
 I'd love to play, but I can't open this .mov file.[:(]
[/quote]
Just download the latest Quicktime and you should be able to open it in either RealPlayer, Quicktime or WMP itself. If you can't play it, you likely haven't updated your audio/video codec in awhile. Go here...

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

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by **wozgo** » Sat May 20, 2006 9:50 am

I bow down to anyone who gets #22. For me, it was by far the hardest clip of the bunch. It didn't even register a slight hint of recognition in me, and I've heard the song and seen the video before.

by **KYYX4ever** » Sat May 20, 2006 10:38 am

OK, I tried and had fun even though I'm pretty sure my score sucks.[xx(]

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