Question

A bassline on this album opens with (read slowly) B, high B, short F-sharp, low B, (-5[1])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 wordless vocals to a song on (10[1])this album (10[1])over keyboard chords 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 cash registers and (10[1])jingling coins. Lyrics like (10[1])“the lunatic is on the grass” from this album’s song “Brain Damage/Eclipse” pay (10[1])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 (10[1]-5[1])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
Dwight SolanoTexas A&M BTexas A15-5
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateClaremont A5910
William DawsonUBC AUW A6110
Grace EarlyIowa ATexas A&M A9210
Elise StewartRice ASorbonne9610
Mitchell ShaddenTexas ATexas A&M B10910
Anwitha VempaliIowa BMichigan State A135-5
Andrew HarmsMichigan State AIowa B13510

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