Cover Me, Game Forty-Four

David Medsker November 9, 2009 45

In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that I have begun to re-use album covers. Just wanted to put that out there.

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 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,” “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 produce a phrase that provides a clue as to the puzzle cover’s identity.

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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!

  • WHarrisBullzEye

    13. Kirsty MacColl, “Titanic Days”
    15. The Dream Academy, “The Dream Academy”
    16. Andy Gibb, “Shadow Dancing”

  • volley

    20. Simple Minds, “New Gold Dream”

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

    Oh Will, when you find out what #13 really is, you will never stop laughing.

    All other guesses are correct, though.

  • JerryM

    4. Elliott Smith – Figure 8
    12. Was (Not Was) – What Up, Dog?

  • volley

    13. Black Sabbath, “Paranoid”

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

    Nope, not Sabbath, either. Elliott Smith and Was (Not Was) are correct.

  • JerryM

    5. Melissa Ethridge – Never Enough

  • David_E

    8. Roger Hodgson – In The Eye Of The Storm

  • David_E

    12. Was Not Was – What Up, Dog?

  • MichaelFortes

    3. Van Halen – Diver Down
    17. Maxwell – Now
    19. Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    6 – Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
    19 – NIN – Downward Spiral

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

    All guesses correct. David E and Steed each get another guess since one of their picks was already guessed.

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    and 23 is Rainbow – Difficult to Cure

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    alright – since NIN was already taken 17 is Maxwell – Now!

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    D'oh. Need to refresh quicker! That's taken too.

  • http://harpandthistle.blogspot.com RLB

    Well, I could only figure out #20, so I'm reduced to being the acrostic nerd. “NOVEMBER SPAWNED A MONSTER.” (but I don't see a Moz cover on my iTunes that matches… )

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

    “November spawned a monster” is indeed the acrostic, congrats RLB. But here's the twist:

    The puzzle isn't Morrissey.

    Ready, set, go hit those search engines!

  • sharphill

    #22. English Beat, “Special Beat Service”

  • skiesdivided

    9. snap – world power!

  • jbacardi

    11. Alice Cooper- Welcome to My Nightmare

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

    Snap and Alice Cooper are correct. Time for an OFFICIAL UPDATE:

    1. N
    2. O
    3. Van Halen, Diver Down (MichaelFortes)
    4. Elliott Smith, Figure 8 (JerryM)
    5. Melissa Etheridge, Never Enough (JerryM)
    6. Beastie Boys, Check Your Head (steed)
    7. E
    8. Roger Hodgson, In the Eye of the Storm (David_E)
    9. Snap, World Power (skiesdivided)
    10. P
    11. Alice Cooper, Welcome to My Nightmare (jbacardi)
    12. Was (Not Was), What Up, Dog? (JerryM)
    13. N
    14. E
    15. Dream Academy, Dream Academy (WHarrisBullzEye)
    16. Andy Gibb, Shadow Dancing (WHarrisBullzEye)
    17. Maxwell, Now (MichaelFortes)
    18. O
    19. Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral (MichaelFortes)
    20. Simple Minds, New Gold Dream (volley)
    21. T
    22. English Beat, Special Beat Service (sharphill)
    23. Rainbow, Difficult to Cure (steed)

    Puzzle:

  • MarkoP

    7. Earth Wind and Fire – That's the Way of the World
    10. Pete Shelley – Homosapien

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

    Earth, Wind and Fire and Pete Shelley are correct.

  • tangstrom

    2. O'Jays – Back Stabbers

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

    21. Texas: White on Blonde

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

    Texas and the O'Jays are correct. All right, here's another hint: our “monster” was born in the first week of November.

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    Bryan Adams was born during the first week of November, and he's a monster, but I don't think that's a piece of any of his covers…

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

    Not Bryan Adams, though I almost used him, then decided he was exempt from monster status for Reckless.

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    Glenn Frey was also born during the first week of November, and gets no exemptions for anything, ever. But I don't think this is one of his covers either.

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

    Are you sure?

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    Oh, shit! That's “No Fun Aloud”!

  • ozarkmatt

    Yeah, that's “No Fun Allowed.” Which I actually enjoyed when it came out. Silly me.

  • ozarkmatt

    Dang you beat me, Stupid log in . . . . .

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

    Ding ding ding! No Fun Aloud is correct. Here's a new UPDATE:

    1. N
    2. O'Jays, Back Stabbers (tangstrom)
    3. Van Halen, Diver Down (MichaelFortes)
    4. Elliott Smith, Figure 8 (JerryM)
    5. Melissa Etheridge, Never Enough (JerryM)
    6. Beastie Boys, Check Your Head (steed)
    7. Earth, Wind and Fire, That's the Way of the World (Marko P)
    8. Roger Hodgson, In the Eye of the Storm (David_E)
    9. Snap, World Power (skiesdivided)
    10. Pete Shelley, Homosapien (Marko P)
    11. Alice Cooper, Welcome to My Nightmare (jbacardi)
    12. Was (Not Was), What Up, Dog? (JerryM)
    13. N
    14. E
    15. Dream Academy, Dream Academy (WHarrisBullzEye)
    16. Andy Gibb, Shadow Dancing (WHarrisBullzEye)
    17. Maxwell, Now (MichaelFortes)
    18. O
    19. Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral (MichaelFortes)
    20. Simple Minds, New Gold Dream (volley)
    21. Texas, White on Blonde (drxl)
    22. English Beat, Special Beat Service (sharphill)
    23. Rainbow, Difficult to Cure (steed)
    Puzzle: Glenn Frey, No Fun Aloud (jefito)

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

    1. Naughty by Nature: Naughty by Nature

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

    Naughty by Nature is correct. Now for some CLUES:

    13. They put the hair in hair metal
    14. '90s alt rock band's eponymous debut
    18. R&B one-hit wonder from 1986.

  • TheCloneRanger

    13 Nelson. Because They Can

  • TheCloneRanger

    18 Oran ''Juice'' Jones. Juice

  • twojams

    18. Oran “Juice” Jones – Juice

  • twojams

    14. Eve 6

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

    And that's the game! Nelson, Eve 6 and Oran 'Juice' Jones are correct. Thanks, and we'll see you for another game of Name That Tune next week.

  • TheCloneRanger

    18 Oran ''Juice'' Jones. Juice

  • twojams

    18. Oran “Juice” Jones – Juice

  • twojams

    14. Eve 6

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

    And that's the game! Nelson, Eve 6 and Oran 'Juice' Jones are correct. Thanks, and we'll see you for another game of Name That Tune next week.