Cover Me, Game Eleven

David Medsker October 13, 2008 77

Did you find last week’s quiz physically exhausting? Get it, physical, ‘cause I used Olivia Newton-John? God, those puns just write themselves, don’t they? My friend Sid would punch me in the face if he read this column.

Below are magnified fragments of 25 album covers. Most of them are well-known albums, but there are a few obscure covers (or lesser-known albums from well-known artists) mixed in to keep you honest. You must guess both the artist and album cover. In order to keep things simple, live albums, soundtracks and singles compilations will not be used, and with all apologies to our European and Japanese friends, we are going with the covers that appeared in the US record stores…back when we had record stores. Sigh.

The rules are the same as Name That Tune. Each player can make three guesses between updates (“Update” is defined as “The time when I post a comment listing all of the covers that have been guessed correctly”), so everyone will have a chance to contribute. And, just to spice things up, we have a puzzle cover this week, yay! One guess per player of the puzzle between updates, please. Are you ready, Mr. Burns? Are you set, Mr. Burns? Go, Mr. Burns.

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Like Scraps, I suggest subscribing to the comments on the post (click on “Track Comments”) to more easily follow the progress of the game. Remember, maximum of three guesses between updates of the list. Have fun!

  • http://www.coverville.com Brian Ibbott

    Oh, didn't see that Aerosmith was already guessed. I'll do:

    7. The Posies – Frosting On The Beater

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Believe me, I wanted to use the UK cover for the Strokes, but that would have been cheating. :)

    The Strokes is correct. Aerosmith was already guessed. Art of Noise is correct; album title is not.

  • Pete

    1. The Art of Noise – “Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise”
    11. The Ting Tings – “We Started Nothing”
    19. Sugar Ray – “Lemonade and Brownies”

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Wow, I wondered if anyone could even see that Sugar Ray image well enough to decipher it. Nicely done, Pete. Your guesses are all correct.

  • Pete

    One thing that amuses me about the cover quizzes is that you almost always manage to insert a bust area as at least one of the images. lol.

  • Jordan

    6-Phish-Farmhouse

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Guilty as charged. And you guys pick them off every time, ha!

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Just under half the game is over, time for an OFFICIAL UPDATE.

    1) Art of Noise, Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise (Pete)
    2) The Rembrandts, The Rembrandts (kmbone)
    3) Soundgarden, Superunknown (Jefferson)
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    5) Blue Oyster Cult, Fire of Unknown Origin (ekescher)
    6) Phish, Farmhouse (Jordan)
    7) The Posies, Frosting on the Beater (Brian Ibbott)
    8) The Cult, Love (Jefferson)
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    10) The Strokes, Is This It (Brian Ibbott)
    11) The Ting Tings, We Started Nothing (Pete)
    12) Ween, Chocolate & Cheese (Jefferson)
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    18) Aerosmith, Rocks (luffy66)
    19) Sugar Ray, Lemonade and Brownies (Pete)
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    Puzzle:

    Everyone is allowed back in to guess again.

  • Jerry

    14. John Mayer – Room for Squares
    17. Jane Child – Jane Child

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    15 is _Midnight to Midnight_ by the Psychedelic Furs. Maligned, but I love it.

  • David_E

    17. Jane Child – Jane Child. (Recognize that nose ring anywhere.)

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    15 is Midnight to Midnight by the Psychedelic Furs. And I hope I'm not about to double-post. ):

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    hell.

  • http://giardinodeileoni.blogspot.com/ PaoloBassotti

    20. Fugazi – Red Medicine

  • http://giardinodeileoni.blogspot.com/ PaoloBassotti

    25. The Specials – The Specials

  • http://giardinodeileoni.blogspot.com/ PaoloBassotti

    13. Smash Mouth – Fush Yu Mang

  • jbacardi

    #16- Paul SImon- Rhythm of the Saints

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Smash Mouth, Paul Simon, Fugazi and the Specials are correct.

  • http://www.yarnivore.com/francis Francis

    Is #9 Alice Cooper, “From the Inside”?

  • Gary Lucy

    4. FISHBONE In Your Face
    21. BILLY IDOL Charmed Life

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Alice Cooper, Fishbone and Billy Idol are correct. Only three covers plus the puzzle left!

  • WHarrisBullzEye

    I think Herr Medsker picks these puzzle covers solely because he knows that I'll get them even if no-one else will:

    Kon Kan, “Move to Move”

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    Ding ding ding! Kon Kan is correct. And you might be right about my puzzle tendencies.

    Here are some CLUES for the final three

    22) Album by metal gods
    23) Debut album by a group of people you least want to influence your children
    24) Album by a band known for its artwork. Awwwww yeah.

  • Pete

    23. Pussycat Dolls, PCD

  • Pete

    24. The Ohio Players, Ecstasy

  • David_E

    22. Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather

  • http://www.bullz-eye.com DavidMedsker

    And that's the game! Pussycat Dolls, Judas Priest and Ohio Players are correct. Thanks, and we'll see you all next Monday.