Question

A bassline on this album opens with (read slowly) B, high B, short F-sharp, low B, low F-sharp. In the introduction to a song on this album, the bass alternates E and F-sharp every two bars, and a roto-tom-heavy drum solo follows fourteen measures of recordings from an antique shop. Clare Torry ad-libbed melismatic (10[3])wordless vocals to a song on this album over keyboard chords (10[1])and spoken lyrics that discuss the fear of dying. For a song on this album in 7/4 (“seven-four”) time, Alan Parsons engineered a tape loop of (10[1])cash registers and jingling coins. (10[2])Lyrics like “the lunatic is on the grass” (10[1])from this album’s song “Brain Damage/Eclipse” pay tribute to Syd Barrett. For 10 points, “The Great Gig in the Sky” and “Money” are on what 1973 Pink Floyd concept album whose cover depicts a prismatic spectrum? ■END■

ANSWER: The Dark Side of the Moon (Clues refer to “Money,” “Time,” “The Great Gig in the Sky,” and “Money” again.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kai MadgwickDurham AOxford A5310
Nick PruittKCLOxford C5310
Alexander BakerOxford BBristol5310
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghCambridge A6410
Adam JonesImperial ACambridge B8910
Jake RobertsDurham BKiel9410
Thomas HartWarwickImperial B9410
Andrew FisherSheffieldCambridge C10210

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%92.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%33%92.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Ohio State01/27/2024Y3100%0%0%98.67
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y8100%0%0%75.25
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y1100%0%100%137.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y683%0%17%99.20