74 is the Magic Number
There are 75 74 bands represented in this illustration. Let’s see if we can list them all.
Via Jen on Myspace. Click to enlarge.
An even BIGGER version may be found here.
Let’s say up to five bands per person per turn, ok? When a few people have responded after you feel free to take another turn. I’m sure some of you are fully capable of naming all 74 but I’m going for group participation. 🙂
I’ll start. 🙂
1. Smashing Pumpkins
2. Gorillaz
3. Matchbox 20
4. Alice in Chains
5. Guns N Roses
6) Whitesnake- climbing the ladder
7) Pet Shop Boys- in front of the pet shop
8) Rolling Stones- those rolling rocks in the back
9) B-52’s- flying above
10) Blind Melon- the watermelon wearing dark sunglasses
It really heps to enlarge it. But great picture. Your page is always so fun Josie. Thanks!
11) White Zombie
12) The Eagles
13) The Eels
14) Iron Maiden
15) Cowboy Junkies
1. 50 Cent (half dollar on the street)
2. Madonna (painting of Madonna and child in window)
3. B52s (in sky)
4. Talking Heads (faces on TV display in window)
5. Black Crows (on street sign)
20. Dead Kennedys (on wall next to Madonna)
21) Radiohead (guy with a radio for a head)
22) Red Hot Chili Peppers (where the watermelons are)
23) U2 (the two u’s on the building)
24) Seal (the poster of a seal)
25) The police (the police lol)
26) nine inch nails – on the ground
27) black flag – on building
28) postal service – postal dude looking in mailbox
29) hole – hole in street instersection
30) green day – green square on calendar
31) Prince (foreground)
32) Queen (also in the foreground)
33) Sex Pistols (take a close look at what the queen is holding)
34) Ratt (in the street)
35) Garbage (knocked over trash can)
36. phish
37. blur
38. korn
39. lemon heads
40. cranberries
got most of them from the fruit stand
41. the pixies
42. Cypress Hill (next to the gorilla)
43. The Roots (coming up from the gutter)
44. Bee Gees (graffiti on wall near U2)
45. Yellowman (under “shop” sign)
46. Dinosaur Jr. (little dinosaur)
47.) 50 Cent
48.) Beach Boys
49.) Faith No More
50.) Blur
Oops, I guess I only really had 2. Sorry…count is only 48 now?
49. KISS (2 girls kissing)
Where’s Faith No More?
50. Scissor Sisters
B-52’s was said twice….
50) Led Zepplin
51) The Fabulous Thunderbirds (those cars in the back)
52) Great White (shark on the bustop)
53) For some reason that dude with the red bandana and overalls, leaning on the pole reminds me of “Dexys Midnight Runners,” You all agree?
What’s with that big spoon?
Oh…Yeah…Faith No More was actually my take on the picture as a WHOLE. I mean, it’s utter chaos…and I took that as a loss of faith…LOL!
I guess you had to be in my head…
OK, I’ll stop playing now 🙂
White Stripes (the pedestrian crossing)
Oops, sorry for posting twice but I just noticed this. There’s a blonde in the upper left corner of the picture … could that be for Blondie?
Okay, I need to get back to work. Thanks for the distraction! 🙂
There’s a packet of m&m’s on the ground. Wonder what that means.
Ooh, I have another one! Black Flag.
56. The Doors (behind KISS)
57. Crowded House (people packed in window next to spoon)
Brian I think the guy leaning against the pole is part of Cowboy Junkies.
What IS that spoon??????
Could the spoon represent the band “Spoon?” I think they have a website: http://spoontheband.com.
My guesses would be:
58. Spoon
59. Jewel (next to the fruit stand)
60. Blues Brothers (the two dudes in black)
And yesterday, I swore I saw a Cake somewhere, but it’s not in the image I’m pulling up now.
SPOON! Like how obvious what that one?
You’re right about
61. Cake
The desktop pictures were cropped for monitor size. Here’s a link to the uncropped version:
http://www.heavy.com/heavy.php?channel=virginGame
m&m’s on the floor- could be eminem?
but he’s not a band……
Eagles
White Snake
Lead Zepplin
Alice in Chains
Cars
Spandau Ballet
Beach Boys
Cars
Guns and Roses
Inna I think you’re right!
62. Eminem
Cris most of those were said, The Cars could be The Fabulous Thunderbirds (#51). Where is Spandau Ballet?
63. Scorpions (next to Cake)
…Men without Hats….
Deep Purple (Building in the back)
…The Monkeys…(Gorillas)
There’s an underground/subway entrance: The Velvet Underground?
Pink (scissors, bubble gum)
Couldn’t “Pink” simply be the sky?
This is going to drive me nuts I know and I couldn’t stop at 5
Rob Zombie
Smashing Pumpkins
Alice In Chains
The Pixies
The Eagles
Guns And Roses
Queen
Prince
Matchbox 20
Spoon
Gorillaz
Cake
Nickelback
Garbage
Counting Crows
Jet
The Scissor Sisters
Eminem
Those were the only ones I could get without cheating 🙂
Pearl Jam (above the Beach Boys, there looks to be 2 pearls jammed above a door)
Madness (everything!)
….And since this is a Virgin Atlantic thing, I decided to look some up and got:
Bloc
Party (everything)
Katy Rose (a rose caddy, the flower cart)
spoon or “Lovin’ Spoonful” ?
how about those “Styx” behind the queen?
I thought those were Styx behind the Queen, but someone else said it’s Nine Inch Nails.