7. Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.

Release year: 2009 UK Chart Peak: #5 Self-Titled: No

 

 

US rapper Flo Rida released his second studio album R.O.O.T.S. (short for “Route Of Overcoming The Struggle”) in 2009 and it featured a host of popular names including Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo, Akon, Ke$ha and Wynter Gordon. He went on to have 3 UK Top 40 singles from this era, including the #1 single Right Round. Concerning the artwork, Flo Rida stated that the album cover was done this way because he admittedly has an 'addiction to being shirtless' and he wanted to show his body, and show his addiction to the world. Several words related to struggle are italicised around the cover too.

 

Correct Answers: 17 of 26 (65.38%)

AaronTM, Ansel, Bjork, Blade, chrissmith276, CianS, Cremey, Dan17F1, jlj, M4NGO, n4yr, Nina West, Riser, Sarah, StoneDragon, TS0301, XhannahlongX

 

Wrong Answers:

Good Charlotte (PeteFromLeeds)

Kanye West (MichaelMyers)

The inclusion of the words in the crop really helped. Plus 'Right Round' came on shuffle for me recently so that was a timely reminder of that era :kink:

had #6 as Arcade Fire til the last minute when I realised it was the Wanted

8. Dave – Psychodrama

Release year: 2019 UK Chart Peak: #1 Self-Titled: No

 

 

Dave has gone on to become a major name in the world of rap music in the last couple of years. His debut album Psychodrama was a UK #1 album in early 2019 and four of the tracks from the album made it into the UK Singles Chart that year which were Black, Location, Disaster and Streatham, which are all coincidentally one word each. The album became the most-streamed first-week British rap album in the UK with a total of 23.6 million streams. The hitmaker also explained that the bold artwork of Dave's head on fire with blue flames represents the "chaos, the rage and the fire inside of [him] mixed with sadness and a mellow nature" which he felt whilst creating the acclaimed LP.

 

Correct Answers: 22 of 26 (84.62%)

AaronTM, Ansel, Bjork, Blade, chrissmith276, CianS, Cremey, Dan17F1, danGnation, jimwatts, jlj, M4NGO, n4yr, Nina West, PeteFromLeeds, Riser, StoneDragon, Tefo, The Grim Brréaper, TS0301, vibe, XhannahlongX

 

Wrong Answers:

Friendly Fires – Pala (RabbitFurCoat)

Muse – Showbiz (The Hit Parade)

I knew #6 was something I recognised. It was the last one I got before I sent my answers in as I clocked it when I went through my iTunes library to see if any covers I had were in there and I’d downloaded something from that album.

BJSC 129 plug session is happening now but will try and multi-task this as well!

 

'Psychodrama' was one of the most recognisable for me :heart: I checked it out after Dave's BRITS performance of 'Black' and was blown away.

Dave was easy one to guess though I've never listened to his album :kink:

Daves cover was one of the first ones I got. I think recency helped it out there!

 

9. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

Release year: 2013 UK Chart Peak: #1 Self-Titled: No

 

 

French producers Daft Punk are the identity of the ninth album cover in this quiz. Their last studio album was released in 2013 and was a #1 album for 2 weeks and reached a certification of platinum in the UK. The main and only charting single from the album was the UK #1 Get Lucky featuring Pharrell Williams which was the eighth best selling song of the century as of September 2015. The artwork is shows the two members helmets merged into one.

 

Correct Answers: 23 of 26 (88.46%)

AaronTM, Ansel, Bjork, Blade, chrissmith276, CianS, Cremey, Dan17F1, jimwatts, jlj, M4NGO, MichaelMyers, PeteFromLeeds, RabbitFutCoat, Riser, Sarah, Tefo, The Grim Bréaper, The Hit Parade, TS0301, vibe, XhannahlongX

 

Wrong Answers:

I did really enjoy 'Get Lucky' and 'Lose Yourself To Dance' was decent, but never checked out the album. Thankfully it was quite a recognisable cover!

I’ve never heard the album in full but I did recognise the cover of Daft Punk’s quite quickly although the title took a bit longer to come to mind. I had Virtual Access Memories down at first.

10. The Libertines – The Libertines

Release year: 2004 UK Chart Peak: #1 Self-Titled: Yes

 

 

Our first self-titled album of this quiz comes from The Libertines. It was the band’s second studio album and was a UK #1 album in 2004. The album was responsible for the two highest charting singles for The Libertines, namely Can’t Stand Me Now and What Became Of The Likely Lads which both reached the UK Top 10. The album cover features a photograph of Carl Barât and Pete Doherty during the emotional "Freedom Gig" at the Tap 'n' Tin club in Chatham, Kent, on 8 October 2003.

 

Correct Answers: 14 of 26 (53.85%)

AaronTM, Ansel, Bjork, Blade, chrissmith276, CianS, Cremey, jimwatts, jlj, M4NGO, Nina West, RabbitFurCoat, StoneDragon, The Hit Parade

 

Wrong Answers:

East 17 (PeteFromLeeds)

Sinead O’Connor – Am I Not Your Girl? (Riser)

That was one of the last ones to click for me! I initially guessed 2004 for the bonus question about most common year, but changed it, so hopefully that was a wise decision.

11. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid

Release year: 2008 UK Chart Peak: #5 Self-Titled: No

 

 

Next we have British group Elbow. Their fourth studio album was The Seldom Seen Kid and it contained two singles which reached the UK Top 40, one was the Top 20 single Grounds For Divorce and the other did not reach its peak until 4 years later with a resurgence due to the London Olympics in 2012, and that song was the beautiful song One Day Like This. Oliver East, 29, who is the artist behind the artwork said: "The cover was a result of research by me, my interpretation of the lyrics from the album and some input from the band themselves. My research saw me walking from Manchester Piccadilly train station to Bury tram stop while keeping as close to the tracks as possible without trespassing. The cover image and the images that make up the rest of the sleeve reflect the environment along this walk while conveying the themes of the album, mainly love, loss and your mates."

 

Correct Answers: 21 of 26 (80.77%)

Ansel, Bjork, Blade, chrissmith276, CianS, Creamy, danGnation, jimwatts, jlj, M4NGO, MichaelMyers, n4yr, Nina West, PeteFromLeeds, RabbitFurCoat, Riser, StoneDragon, The Hit Parade, TS0301, vibe, XhannahlongX

 

Wrong Answers:

Edited November 1, 20204 yr by awardinary

12. Birdy – Birdy

Release year: 2011 UK Chart Peak: #13 Self-Titled: Yes

 

 

The debut album by Birdy was a self-titled album, released in November 2011. The album contained four singles with the most popular being Skinny Love which was a UK Top 20 single. The English musician is pictured on the album cover stood inside a old room wearing a beige skirt and red cardigan.

 

Correct Answers: 20 of 26 (76.92%)

AaronTM, Ansel, Bjork, Blade, chrissmith276, CianS, Cremey, danGnation, jimwatts, jlj, M4NGO, Nina West, PeteFromLeeds, Riser, Sarah, The Grim Bréaper, The Hit Parade, TS0301, vibe, XhannahlongX

 

Wrong Answers:

I remember that Birdy one appearing before in one of these and it frustrating me so much, glad I plucked her out of my brain somewhere after that :lol:

 

Yay Elbow too. I'm not hugely familiar with them but know and love 'One Day Like This' of course.

13. N-Dubz – Uncle B

Release year: 2008 UK Chart Peak: #11 Self-Titled: No

 

 

Na Na Naii. Here we have N-Dubz whose debut album Uncle B was released in 2008 and contained several Top 40 hits including Ouch, Strong Again and Papa Can You Hear Me? Dappy, Tulisa and Fazer went on to do solo projects later on. They each appear on the album cover looking young and displaying attitude.

 

Correct Answers: 6 of 26 (23.08%)

Bjork, chrissmith276, Cremey, jlj, M4NGO, XhannahlongX

 

Wrong Answers:

Empire Of The Sun (The Hit Parade)

Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People (MichaelMyers)

Kanye West (PeteFromLeeds)

Prince (Blade)

Prince – Purple Jacket (Riser)

OMG. Shame on me!! I own that album :lol: N-Dubz were so massive in my school during year 7/8 haha.

14. Imagine Dragons – Night Visions

Release year: 2013 UK Chart Peak: #2 Self-Titled: No

 

 

Night Visions was the debut album by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The album reached #2 in the UK Album Chart and was later certified 2X Platinum. Five singles were released from the album, including Radioactive, Demons, It’s Time, On Top Of The World and Hear Me; all of which reached the UK Top 40 Singles Chart. The album artwork seems to show a young lad stood atop some hexagonal pillars in a smoky atmosphere, maybe depicting some sort of dream or night vision.

 

Correct Answers: 18 of 26 (69.23%)

Ansel, Bjork, Blade, chrissmith276, CianS, Cremey, Dan17F1, danGnation, jimwatts, M4NGO, n4yr, Nina West, Riser, Sarah, Tefo, The Hit Parade, TS0301, XhannahlongX

 

Wrong Answers:

D-12 (jlj)

Nero (PeteFromLeeds)

That took me way too long to get for an era I really enjoyed. But yeah - got there in the end!