Cover Me, Game Fifty-three

Michael Parr March 15, 2010 37

Below are magnified fragments of 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 simple, 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,” “Guess” is defined as “any attempt to identify a single cover”), 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.

There is an acrostic this week. The FIRST letter in the name of the artist or band will provide a clue as to the puzzle cover’s identity. Good luck!

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Lastly, the Puzzle Cover

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!

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  • Volley

    4 – Abba, Arrival

  • http://www.grayflannelsuit.net/ grayflannelsuit

    13 – Anthrax, Among the Living

  • Volley

    12 – Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection

  • Volley

    1 – Who, Who's next

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    14, Midnight Oil, Blue Sky Mining?

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Volley jumps out to an early lead with three correct guesses in a row! Grayflannelsuit also chimes in for a single correct answer.

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    3, One Republic, Waking Up? Not sure. Seems like there was an Elvis C album with paint splatters too?

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    One Republic is correct!

  • MichaelFortes

    15. Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    11. Right Said Fred: Up

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    I figured someone would catch that one quickly as it was featured on the front page of the site for the better part of the morning. Everyone read Mike Heyliger's excellent write up for our ongoing Flashback ‘90s series, right?

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    17. LITTLE FEAT – SAILIN' SHOES

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    5. Rage against the Machine: Battle of LA

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    The answers are flying in early this week, so here is the first official update:

    1. Who – Who's Next (Volley)
    2.
    3. One Republic – Waking Up (RLB)
    4. ABBA – Arrival (Volley)
    5. Rage Against the Machine – The Battle of Los Angeles (drxl)
    6.
    7.
    8.
    9.
    10.
    11. Right Said Fred – Up (drxl)
    12. Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (Volley)
    13. Anthrax – Among the Living (grayflannelsuit)
    14. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining (RLB)
    15. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet (MichaelFortes)
    16.
    17. Little Feat – Sailin' Shoes (drxl)
    18.
    19.
    20.

    Puzzle:

    And here are the standings so far:

    (Volley) – 3
    (drxl) – 3
    (RLB) – 2
    (grayflannelsuit) – 1
    (MichaelFortes) – 1

    Keep those guesses coming!

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    20. Enigma : the Cross of Changes

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com/artists/drxl/ drxl

    6. Watermark: Enya

  • MichaelFortes

    Acrostic: “Who are the Dream Police?”

    Puzzle: Cheap Trick, Dream Police

  • MichaelFortes

    19. Color Me Badd, CMB

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    *DING*DING*DING*

    Congrats to MichaelFortes for correctly guessing this week's acrostic!

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    10, Dave Mathews Band, Unwieldy Groo Grux Album Title.

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    At the one hour mark, we only have seven covers left! Here is the official update:

    1. Who – Who's Next (Volley)
    2. H
    3. One Republic – Waking Up (RLB)
    4. ABBA – Arrival (Volley)
    5. Rage Against the Machine – The Battle of Los Angeles (drxl)
    6. Enya – Watermark (drxl)
    7. T
    8. H
    9. E
    10. D
    11. Right Said Fred – Up (drxl)
    12. Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (Volley)
    13. Anthrax – Among the Living (grayflannelsuit)
    14. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining (RLB)
    15. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet (MichaelFortes)
    16. O
    17. Little Feat – Sailin' Shoes (drxl)
    18. I
    19. Color Me Badd – Color Me Badd (MichaelFortes)
    20. Enigma – The Cross of Changes (drxl)

    Puzzle. Cheap Trick – The Dream Police (MichaelFortes)

    And the updated standings:

    (drxl) – 5
    (MichaelFortes) – 3, Acrostic
    (Volley) – 3
    (RLB) – 2
    (grayflannelsuit) – 1

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    {googlegooglegoogleDING} “Big Whiskey and The Groo grux King”

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #2 is Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    HA! “Big Whiskey and The Groo grux King” is correct!

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Correct!

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Two hours in, and there are five covers left.

    1. Who – Who's Next (Volley)
    2. Hootie and the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (steed)
    3. One Republic – Waking Up (RLB)
    4. ABBA – Arrival (Volley)
    5. Rage Against the Machine – The Battle of Los Angeles (drxl)
    6. Enya – Watermark (drxl)
    7. T
    8. H
    9. E
    10. Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King (RLB)
    11. Right Said Fred – Up (drxl)
    12. Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (Volley)
    13. Anthrax – Among the Living (grayflannelsuit)
    14. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining (RLB)
    15. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet (MichaelFortes)
    16. O
    17. Little Feat – Sailin' Shoes (drxl)
    18. I
    19. Color Me Badd – Color Me Badd (MichaelFortes)
    20. Enigma – The Cross of Changes (drxl)

    Puzzle. Cheap Trick – The Dream Police (MichaelFortes)

    The updated standings:

    (drxl) – 5
    (MichaelFortes) – 3, Acrostic
    (Volley) – 3
    (RLB) – 2
    (steed) – 1
    (grayflannelsuit) – 1

  • MarkoP

    9. Eels – End Times

  • Eric S.

    7- Tommy Tutone, Tommy Tutone

  • Eric S.

    2- Hootie & the Blowfish, Fairweather Johnson

  • Eric S.

    Oops, already guessed. Sorry

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Checking in for the next official update, and it looks like we are down to just three unanswered covers. Before we get to the update, here are a few hints for the remaining three.

    8. This 2001 record will have you running away after the first listen.
    16. The 2005 release from a revolutionary jam band.
    18. You have to get up pretty early in the mornin' to nail this 1987 debut.

    1. Who – Who's Next (Volley)
    2. Hootie and the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (steed)
    3. One Republic – Waking Up (RLB)
    4. ABBA – Arrival (Volley)
    5. Rage Against the Machine – The Battle of Los Angeles (drxl)
    6. Enya – Watermark (drxl)
    7. Tommy Tutone – Tommy Tutone (Eric S)
    8. H
    9. Eels – End Times (MarkoP)
    10. Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King (RLB)
    11. Right Said Fred – Up (drxl)
    12. Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (Volley)
    13. Anthrax – Among the Living (grayflannelsuit)
    14. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining (RLB)
    15. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet (MichaelFortes)
    16. O
    17. Little Feat – Sailin' Shoes (drxl)
    18. I
    19. Color Me Badd – Color Me Badd (MichaelFortes)
    20. Enigma – The Cross of Changes (drxl)

    Puzzle. Cheap Trick – The Dream Police (MichaelFortes)

    And here are the standings!

    (drxl) – 5
    (MichaelFortes) – 3, Acrostic
    (Volley) – 3
    (RLB) – 2
    (steed) – 1
    (grayflannelsuit) – 1
    (Eric S) – 1
    (MarkoP) – 1

  • MichaelFortes

    18. Ice T, Rhyme Pays

  • MichaelFortes

    8. Hoobastank, Hoobastank

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    Two for two! Who is going to close this out?

  • MarkoP

    O.A.R – Stories of a Stranger

  • http://twitter.com/michaelparr Michael Parr

    MarcoP closes out this week's edition of Cover Me! Our top dog this week is Popdose's own MichaelFortes. Be sure to check back, every other Monday, for a new set of album art fragments. Thanks for playing along!

    1. Who – Who's Next (Volley)
    2. Hootie and the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (steed)
    3. One Republic – Waking Up (RLB)
    4. ABBA – Arrival (Volley)
    5. Rage Against the Machine – The Battle of Los Angeles (drxl)
    6. Enya – Watermark (drxl)
    7. Tommy Tutone – Tommy Tutone (Eric S)
    8. Hoobastank – Hoobastank (MichaelFortes)
    9. Eels – End Times (MarkoP)
    10. Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King (RLB)
    11. Right Said Fred – Up (drxl)
    12. Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (Volley)
    13. Anthrax – Among the Living (grayflannelsuit)
    14. Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining (RLB)
    15. Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet (MichaelFortes)
    16. O.A.R. – Stories of a Stranger (MarkoP)
    17. Little Feat – Sailin' Shoes (drxl)
    18. Ice-T – Rhyme Pays (MichaelFortes)
    19. Color Me Badd – Color Me Badd (MichaelFortes)
    20. Enigma – The Cross of Changes (drxl)

    Puzzle. Cheap Trick – The Dream Police (MichaelFortes)

    (MichaelFortes) – 5, Acrostic
    (drxl) – 5
    (Volley) – 3
    (MarkoP) – 2
    (RLB) – 2
    (steed) – 1
    (grayflannelsuit) – 1
    (Eric S) – 1