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SB I
1960
Bowl Haley
Phoenix Reapers - 33
Washington Storm - 28
Despite Phoenix outgaining Washington 467-216 in the inaugural Sim Bowl, Phoenix did not take its first lead until Phoenix QB Bill Scott hit Steve Owens on a 13 yard slant with 4:21 remaining to give Phoenix a 33-28 lead. After a Washington interception, Phoenix fumbles the ball at midfield with just under 2 minutes. But Washington is unable to capitalize.
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SB II
1961
Bowl Hawaii
Las Vegas Sinners - 59
Washington Storm - 34
SB III
1962
Bowl of the Shadows
Miami Ravers - 12
Chicago Blue Moons - 42
SB IV
1963
Surfin' Bowl
Las Vegas Sinners - 23
Chicago Blue Moons - 40
SB V
1964
Hard Day's Bowl
Las Vegas Sinners - 26
Chicago Blue Moons - 31
SB VI
1965
Bringing the Bowl Back Home
Las Vegas Sinners - 49
San Francisco Pandas - 34
SB VII
1966
Bowlieve Your Eyes and Ears
Miami Stingrays - 22
Birmingham Crimson Tide - 15
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SB VIII
1967
Bowlvet Underground
Los Angeles Zombies - 28
San Francisco Pandas - 27
Leading at the half 27-7 and despite having lost their starting QB, the SF Pandas looked primed for their first ever Sim Bowl title.
Their opponents, the Zombies, slashed the Pandas D in the third with a heavy diet of Patient Zero runs and cut the deficit to 27-14. After recovering a Zombie muffed punt midway in the 4th Quarter, the Pandas squander the opportunity by throwing a pick on the very next play.
The Zombies then go on an 11 play (8 runs!), 66 yard drive that cashes in with a touchdown to make it a 27-21 Panda lead with 2:05 to go. Zombies then attempt an onside kick and recover it.
After an incompletion, Zombie QB Rick Grimes throws a screen to Rigor Mortis that goes 54 yards and gives the Zombies them their first lead and erases a 20 point deficit.
But with 1:51 remaining, there is plenty of time for the Pandas to mount a response. They drive down to the Zombie 17 with 52 seconds remaining. In field goal range for the Sim Bowl winning kick, the Pandas (with their starting QB having been knocked out early) choose to run a play and it would cost them. It's intercepted at the LA 6 and the Zombies put a knee down to ice it.
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SB IX
1968
Bowler's Banquet
Las Vegas Sinners - 17
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 24
This game had it all. It was thick with intrigue and storylines. And probably features the greatest 4 minutes of football I've ever seen. We pick up the action late in the 4th, with just 4 minutes remaining and LV holding a 17-3 lead and they have the ball at the NO 26.
"3rd and 6 from the New Orleans 26, Cousins back to pass. He's got all day to throw. He's looking for Gary, and it's picked off. That's King! The former Sinner! King has the ball and he's going to go 84 yards, Touchdown Frogs!"
This make it 17-10 Sinners. The Sinners, with under 4 minutes left to play, try to run out the clock but Sinners RB Don Pepe fumbles and the Frogs recover with 3 minutes left, down by 7 at their 42.
"1st and 10 Frogs, Sewell hands off Tom Wright. Gains a yard. Wait. Sewell is holding his hand. I think he is going to come out."
In comes the backup QB, the legendary 37 year old David Miller. The leader of the great Blue Moon dynasty, the veteran is entrusted to do it one more time. He leads the team down the field and hit Matt Humbert for a 32 yard TD right at the 2 minute mark to tie the game at 17.
The Sinners take the ensuing drive and march down to the NO 1 with 55 seconds to go in the tie game.
"2nd and goal from the 1, the Sinners are passing! Cousins firing, it's picked off! Nease in the back of the endzone. Wow! They are scratching their heads in Las Vegas."
"Back onto the field comes the future Hall of Famer, one last opportunity on the grandest stage. Does Miller have Miller-magic one more time?"
"1st and 10, they are in Robbie Gold field goal range at the LV 28, 14 seconds they are going to try an getting a closer shot, the snap, Miller has a designed screen to Wright, Wright breaks a tackle, he's in the open field! With 6 seconds, he's in! Frogs take the lead on the most improbable comeback imaginable. 3 turnovers in the last 4 minutes for the Sinners."
New Orleans wins 24-17 in the greatest game I've ever seen.
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SB X
1969
Abbey Bowl
Miami Stingrays - 45
Green Bay Bison - 47
In a game that featured nearly 1,150 yards of offense. Green Bay's Hightower passed for an MAFL record 570 yards. Miami had the ball with a chance to win but a late game drive fizzled.
===
SB XI
1970
Morrisim Bowl
Miami Stingrays - 22
Birmingham Crimson Tide - 27
SB XII
1971
SymBowls
Las Vegas Sinners - 30
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 16
SB XIII
1972
The Rise and Bowl of Sim Stardust
Phoenix Reapers - 30
Green Bay Bison - 16
SB XIV
1973
The Dark Side of the Bowl
Las Vegas Sinners - 15
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 26
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SB XV
1974
The Bowl of the Century
Las Vegas Sinners - 26
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 27
Sinners have a 26-14 advantage at the 7:30 mark of the 4th quarter. The Frogs get a fieldgoal to make it a 26-17 game and then force the Sinners into a 3 and out. New Orleans then goes 75 yards in just 6 plays to make it 26-24 Sinners. On the next Sinner's possession with just a 2 point lead, LV faces a 4th and 11 at the New Orleans 44 at the 1:45 mark. Instead of punting, Las Vegas goes for it and has their pass intercepted and returned to midfield. This leads to Frog's kick Robbie Gold drilling a 51 yarder with just 23 seconds remaining for the win.
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SB XVI
1975
A Night at the Bowl
Phoenix Reapers - 19
Baton Rouge Rogues - 30
SB XVII
1976
Bowltel California
Las Vegas Sinners - 18
Baton Rouge Rogues - 27
SB XVIII
1977
Nevermind the Bowllocks
Phoenix Reapers - 17
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 36
SB XIX
1978
Hold the Bowl
Buffalo Bootleggers - 17
Miami Mob - 28
SB XX
1979
The Bowll
Baton Rouge Rogues - 35
Florida Flamingos - 28
SB XXI
1980
Bowl In Black
Baton Rouge Rogues - 38
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 28
SB XXII
1981
Bowl In The Machine
Baton Rouge Rogues - 31
Detroit Wolverines - 20
SB XXIII
1982
Bowl In The Sky
Baton Rouge Rogues - 28
Birmingham Crimson Tide - 13
SB XXIV
1983
Metal Bowl
Florida Flamingos - 30
New England Revolution - 38
SB XXV
1984
Bowl in the U.S.A.
Charlotte Knights - 38
Los Angeles Thunderbirds - 22
SB XXVI
1985
Bowls in Arms
Arkansas Osprey - 7
Cleveland Crüe - 26
SB XXVII
1986
Master of Bowls
SB XXVIII
1987
The Joshua Bowl
SB XXIX
1988
Bowl Jersey
SB XXX
1989
Bowlittle
SB XXXI
1990
Bowlator
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[Edited on 3-7-2015 by Hodor]
Sim Bowl History...
February 07, 2014 at 04:29PM View BBCode
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SB I
1960
Bowl Haley
Phoenix Reapers - 33
Washington Storm - 28
Despite Phoenix outgaining Washington 467-216 in the inaugural Sim Bowl, Phoenix did not take its first lead until Phoenix QB Bill Scott hit Steve Owens on a 13 yard slant with 4:21 remaining to give Phoenix a 33-28 lead. After a Washington interception, Phoenix fumbles the ball at midfield with just under 2 minutes. But Washington is unable to capitalize.
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SB II
1961
Bowl Hawaii
Las Vegas Sinners - 59
Washington Storm - 34
SB III
1962
Bowl of the Shadows
Miami Ravers - 12
Chicago Blue Moons - 42
SB IV
1963
Surfin' Bowl
Las Vegas Sinners - 23
Chicago Blue Moons - 40
SB V
1964
Hard Day's Bowl
Las Vegas Sinners - 26
Chicago Blue Moons - 31
SB VI
1965
Bringing the Bowl Back Home
Las Vegas Sinners - 49
San Francisco Pandas - 34
SB VII
1966
Bowlieve Your Eyes and Ears
Miami Stingrays - 22
Birmingham Crimson Tide - 15
===
SB VIII
1967
Bowlvet Underground
Los Angeles Zombies - 28
San Francisco Pandas - 27
Leading at the half 27-7 and despite having lost their starting QB, the SF Pandas looked primed for their first ever Sim Bowl title.
Their opponents, the Zombies, slashed the Pandas D in the third with a heavy diet of Patient Zero runs and cut the deficit to 27-14. After recovering a Zombie muffed punt midway in the 4th Quarter, the Pandas squander the opportunity by throwing a pick on the very next play.
The Zombies then go on an 11 play (8 runs!), 66 yard drive that cashes in with a touchdown to make it a 27-21 Panda lead with 2:05 to go. Zombies then attempt an onside kick and recover it.
After an incompletion, Zombie QB Rick Grimes throws a screen to Rigor Mortis that goes 54 yards and gives the Zombies them their first lead and erases a 20 point deficit.
But with 1:51 remaining, there is plenty of time for the Pandas to mount a response. They drive down to the Zombie 17 with 52 seconds remaining. In field goal range for the Sim Bowl winning kick, the Pandas (with their starting QB having been knocked out early) choose to run a play and it would cost them. It's intercepted at the LA 6 and the Zombies put a knee down to ice it.
===
SB IX
1968
Bowler's Banquet
Las Vegas Sinners - 17
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 24
This game had it all. It was thick with intrigue and storylines. And probably features the greatest 4 minutes of football I've ever seen. We pick up the action late in the 4th, with just 4 minutes remaining and LV holding a 17-3 lead and they have the ball at the NO 26.
"3rd and 6 from the New Orleans 26, Cousins back to pass. He's got all day to throw. He's looking for Gary, and it's picked off. That's King! The former Sinner! King has the ball and he's going to go 84 yards, Touchdown Frogs!"
This make it 17-10 Sinners. The Sinners, with under 4 minutes left to play, try to run out the clock but Sinners RB Don Pepe fumbles and the Frogs recover with 3 minutes left, down by 7 at their 42.
"1st and 10 Frogs, Sewell hands off Tom Wright. Gains a yard. Wait. Sewell is holding his hand. I think he is going to come out."
In comes the backup QB, the legendary 37 year old David Miller. The leader of the great Blue Moon dynasty, the veteran is entrusted to do it one more time. He leads the team down the field and hit Matt Humbert for a 32 yard TD right at the 2 minute mark to tie the game at 17.
The Sinners take the ensuing drive and march down to the NO 1 with 55 seconds to go in the tie game.
"2nd and goal from the 1, the Sinners are passing! Cousins firing, it's picked off! Nease in the back of the endzone. Wow! They are scratching their heads in Las Vegas."
"Back onto the field comes the future Hall of Famer, one last opportunity on the grandest stage. Does Miller have Miller-magic one more time?"
"1st and 10, they are in Robbie Gold field goal range at the LV 28, 14 seconds they are going to try an getting a closer shot, the snap, Miller has a designed screen to Wright, Wright breaks a tackle, he's in the open field! With 6 seconds, he's in! Frogs take the lead on the most improbable comeback imaginable. 3 turnovers in the last 4 minutes for the Sinners."
New Orleans wins 24-17 in the greatest game I've ever seen.
===
SB X
1969
Abbey Bowl
Miami Stingrays - 45
Green Bay Bison - 47
In a game that featured nearly 1,150 yards of offense. Green Bay's Hightower passed for an MAFL record 570 yards. Miami had the ball with a chance to win but a late game drive fizzled.
===
SB XI
1970
Morrisim Bowl
Miami Stingrays - 22
Birmingham Crimson Tide - 27
SB XII
1971
SymBowls
Las Vegas Sinners - 30
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 16
SB XIII
1972
The Rise and Bowl of Sim Stardust
Phoenix Reapers - 30
Green Bay Bison - 16
SB XIV
1973
The Dark Side of the Bowl
Las Vegas Sinners - 15
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 26
===
SB XV
1974
The Bowl of the Century
Las Vegas Sinners - 26
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 27
Sinners have a 26-14 advantage at the 7:30 mark of the 4th quarter. The Frogs get a fieldgoal to make it a 26-17 game and then force the Sinners into a 3 and out. New Orleans then goes 75 yards in just 6 plays to make it 26-24 Sinners. On the next Sinner's possession with just a 2 point lead, LV faces a 4th and 11 at the New Orleans 44 at the 1:45 mark. Instead of punting, Las Vegas goes for it and has their pass intercepted and returned to midfield. This leads to Frog's kick Robbie Gold drilling a 51 yarder with just 23 seconds remaining for the win.
===
SB XVI
1975
A Night at the Bowl
Phoenix Reapers - 19
Baton Rouge Rogues - 30
SB XVII
1976
Bowltel California
Las Vegas Sinners - 18
Baton Rouge Rogues - 27
SB XVIII
1977
Nevermind the Bowllocks
Phoenix Reapers - 17
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 36
SB XIX
1978
Hold the Bowl
Buffalo Bootleggers - 17
Miami Mob - 28
SB XX
1979
The Bowll
Baton Rouge Rogues - 35
Florida Flamingos - 28
SB XXI
1980
Bowl In Black
Baton Rouge Rogues - 38
New Orleans Princess Frogs - 28
SB XXII
1981
Bowl In The Machine
Baton Rouge Rogues - 31
Detroit Wolverines - 20
SB XXIII
1982
Bowl In The Sky
Baton Rouge Rogues - 28
Birmingham Crimson Tide - 13
SB XXIV
1983
Metal Bowl
Florida Flamingos - 30
New England Revolution - 38
SB XXV
1984
Bowl in the U.S.A.
Charlotte Knights - 38
Los Angeles Thunderbirds - 22
SB XXVI
1985
Bowls in Arms
Arkansas Osprey - 7
Cleveland Crüe - 26
SB XXVII
1986
Master of Bowls
SB XXVIII
1987
The Joshua Bowl
SB XXIX
1988
Bowl Jersey
SB XXX
1989
Bowlittle
SB XXXI
1990
Bowlator
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[Edited on 3-7-2015 by Hodor]
Hodor
In any case, here are all of them in one single thread.
I wanted to write a review of each Sim Bowl, but I really wouldn't have time, so if any of you wants to give it a shot and write something, please do it. Just a small review, specially if you're the one that won that SB.
In any case, the more people contributes the better.
February 07, 2014 at 04:33PM View BBCode
Ok, if you've been following the "divisional threads" you'd already seen some of these posters.In any case, here are all of them in one single thread.
I wanted to write a review of each Sim Bowl, but I really wouldn't have time, so if any of you wants to give it a shot and write something, please do it. Just a small review, specially if you're the one that won that SB.
In any case, the more people contributes the better.
Hodor
Thanks! :)
Any favourites?
I'm really proud of the Velvet Underground one.
It also bothers me that I've lost 3 of the ones I liked most, including the Dark Side of the Bowl.
February 07, 2014 at 04:57PM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
that is awesome.
Originally posted by boraiders34
This is awesome!
Thanks! :)
Any favourites?
I'm really proud of the Velvet Underground one.
It also bothers me that I've lost 3 of the ones I liked most, including the Dark Side of the Bowl.
boraiders34
February 07, 2014 at 05:04PM View BBCode
I think it's cool you are mirroring the era in which the games were played (campy early 60s, etc). I think my favorite is the 1967 poster even though it's a little simpler than some of the others. I could have pictured that hanging on my dorm room wall back in the day, haha.
Hodor
Actually they're all mirrored to an album released in that year, which makes it "easy" to mirror them to the era. Some of the albums are pretty obvious (I'd guess) some others are not; anyone wants to give it a shot to name the artists without googling it? :P
(1967 is the one I said I liked the most, too...)
...to think that I could've had them :(
February 07, 2014 at 05:32PM View BBCode
Originally posted by boraiders34
I think it's cool you are mirroring the era in which the games were played (campy early 60s, etc). I think my favorite is the 1967 poster even though it's a little simpler than some of the others. I could have pictured that hanging on my dorm room wall back in the day, haha.
Actually they're all mirrored to an album released in that year, which makes it "easy" to mirror them to the era. Some of the albums are pretty obvious (I'd guess) some others are not; anyone wants to give it a shot to name the artists without googling it? :P
(1967 is the one I said I liked the most, too...)
Originally posted by dirtdevil
dark side and surf, for me.
...to think that I could've had them :(
bobcat73
February 07, 2014 at 05:37PM View BBCode
As a dylan fan I was thrilled to see 1965 and noticed the corner of the album cover before even caught the name. Well done!
dirtdevil
February 07, 2014 at 05:39PM View BBCode
I'm not much of a music guy, but dark side of the moon and abbey road. I'd guess a beach boys album for '63but I don't know which one. I think that's too early for pet sounds and I can't remember the rest. judging from the names of the bowls I'd guess there's a david bowie, a velvet underground and a doors. plus blue Hawaii from elvis and hard day's night from the beatles?
boraiders34
February 07, 2014 at 05:51PM View BBCode
I like a lot of the music of that era but my album cover knowledge is not very good. I recognize 2 Beatles' albums in '64 and '69, and the Pink Floyd one. That's all I got.
bobcat73
February 07, 2014 at 06:33PM View BBCode
The only one I had no clue on is the Elvis Hawaiian shirt. I knew the rest, the lesson here is if u look at the albums you can see the "60's" don't start until 64.
Northstar789
'71 is Led Zeppelin IV
'74 Supertramp Crime of the Century
February 07, 2014 at 06:45PM View BBCode
This is awesome!'71 is Led Zeppelin IV
'74 Supertramp Crime of the Century
Hodor
While I was searching for albums in each year I found it really interesting to see that transition: in the 60's there was a lot of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and -sorry to not name them all- many jazz/blues/big band music, each artist even had more than two albums per year.
There were not many releases in the early 60's and many albums were movie soundtracks (almost all of Elvis).
Then the Beatles among a few other bands (and Dylan :P ) started popping up in the mid sixties and all of a sudden by the late 60's rock has taken over the landscape.
Just three more to go (62 is really hard, but I'd guess 66 should be more common?)
February 07, 2014 at 07:15PM View BBCode
Originally posted by bobcat73
The only one I had no clue on is the Elvis Hawaiian shirt. I knew the rest, the lesson here is if u look at the albums you can see the "60's" don't start until 64.
While I was searching for albums in each year I found it really interesting to see that transition: in the 60's there was a lot of Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and -sorry to not name them all- many jazz/blues/big band music, each artist even had more than two albums per year.
There were not many releases in the early 60's and many albums were movie soundtracks (almost all of Elvis).
Then the Beatles among a few other bands (and Dylan :P ) started popping up in the mid sixties and all of a sudden by the late 60's rock has taken over the landscape.
Originally posted by Northstar789
This is awesome!
'71 is Led Zeppelin IV
'74 Supertramp Crime of the Century
Oh... '68 is the Stones' Beggar's Banquet
Just three more to go (62 is really hard, but I'd guess 66 should be more common?)
Northstar789
'66 Mamas and the Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
February 07, 2014 at 07:25PM View BBCode
'62 The Shadows - Out of the Shadows (Big in the UK)'66 Mamas and the Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
bobcat73
I think I would use Johnny Cash Blue train. That's a massive album for the time.
Monster mash cover has lots of colors I had to search that one up.
Sam Cooke or bobby darrin
February 07, 2014 at 07:35PM View BBCode
1962 should have a james brown cover that would be cool or Dylan's first album. Coltrane might have a good one. In 1962 jazz and folk are going to be the hip music. Unless you want to use fringe country like Buck Owens.I think I would use Johnny Cash Blue train. That's a massive album for the time.
Monster mash cover has lots of colors I had to search that one up.
Sam Cooke or bobby darrin
Bucs1010
This is awesome! What would make it better...if Detroit played in one of these!
February 07, 2014 at 08:10PM View BBCode
I got nothing, once you get into the 90s...look out!This is awesome! What would make it better...if Detroit played in one of these!
Northstar789
I just hope that when we get to the early '80s there won't be 'A Flock of Sim-gulls'.
February 07, 2014 at 09:25PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Bucs1010
I got nothing, once you get into the 90s...look out!
This is awesome! What would make it better...if Detroit played in one of these!
I just hope that when we get to the early '80s there won't be 'A Flock of Sim-gulls'.
dirtdevil
you would prefer a "Bowl George"? :lol:
February 07, 2014 at 09:29PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Northstar789
Originally posted by Bucs1010
I got nothing, once you get into the 90s...look out!
This is awesome! What would make it better...if Detroit played in one of these!
I just hope that when we get to the early '80s there won't be 'A Flock of Sim-gulls'.
you would prefer a "Bowl George"? :lol:
bobcat73
February 07, 2014 at 09:46PM View BBCode
80 will have some crap but Police and Clash will provide some good covers. Wait until Hodor throws out a NWA cover.
Hodor
...and since nobody mentioned, here's Bill Haley and His Comets:
[Edited on 2-8-2014 by Hodor]
February 08, 2014 at 02:24AM View BBCode
Originally posted by Northstar789
'62 The Shadows - Out of the Shadows (Big in the UK)
'66 Mamas and the Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
...and since nobody mentioned, here's Bill Haley and His Comets:
[Edited on 2-8-2014 by Hodor]
Hodor
The thing is that among the things I had to consider was that the cover had to be "easy" adaptable and "look good" in a SB poster... that meant that I basically discarded all album covers that featured the artist or (any person for that matter) as the main focus on the cover: if you remove the artist from the cover still looks like the cover of the album? if the answer is yes then it's ok, otherwise it isn't.
I.e. in Elvis Blue Hawaii I can remove Elvis and the poster still resembles the cover (because there are more elements on the cover than Elvis himself: the movie film, the colours, the fonts, the structure).
In the Shadows album I could replace the band members with the SB trophies because the main point of the cover are not the members, but the lights reflected on them.
On the other hand, if I remove Sinatra or James Brown or Johnny Cash from the cover of their albums I'm usually left with nothing... or at the very least it would be really hard to make it look like the album cover.
Then, also I tried to pick significative enough albums and not overuse the same artist (so far there's only 3 artists that I've used twice, and I'm already in the 90's).
February 08, 2014 at 02:24AM View BBCode
Originally posted by bobcat73
1962 should have a james brown cover that would be cool or Dylan's first album. Coltrane might have a good one. In 1962 jazz and folk are going to be the hip music. Unless you want to use fringe country like Buck Owens.
I think I would use Johnny Cash Blue train. That's a massive album for the time.
Monster mash cover has lots of colors I had to search that one up.
Sam Cooke or bobby darrin
The thing is that among the things I had to consider was that the cover had to be "easy" adaptable and "look good" in a SB poster... that meant that I basically discarded all album covers that featured the artist or (any person for that matter) as the main focus on the cover: if you remove the artist from the cover still looks like the cover of the album? if the answer is yes then it's ok, otherwise it isn't.
I.e. in Elvis Blue Hawaii I can remove Elvis and the poster still resembles the cover (because there are more elements on the cover than Elvis himself: the movie film, the colours, the fonts, the structure).
In the Shadows album I could replace the band members with the SB trophies because the main point of the cover are not the members, but the lights reflected on them.
On the other hand, if I remove Sinatra or James Brown or Johnny Cash from the cover of their albums I'm usually left with nothing... or at the very least it would be really hard to make it look like the album cover.
Then, also I tried to pick significative enough albums and not overuse the same artist (so far there's only 3 artists that I've used twice, and I'm already in the 90's).
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