Cover Me, Game Ten

David Medsker October 6, 2008 33

Note: due to frequent scheduling conflicts involving its creator being unable to monitor his own game (his day job keeps getting in the way, sucker), Cover Me is moving from Tuesdays at 9:30 EST to Mondays at 1:30 EST. Think of it as the Popdose equivalent of “Scrubs,” only not as funny.

Did you bring a nickel and tap your feet last week? That’s just swell. I’d say more, but you’re already picking my bones clean enough as it is. I’ll reference a cover from last week, but no more hints for this week’s album covery goodness.

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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Remember, there is a maximum of three guesses per player per update. Thanks, have fun, and watch out for the penguins.

  • Chris

    22 Hotel California – The Eagles

  • Darren

    6. Go-Go's Talk Show
    7. Pixies Doolittle
    16. Tubes Remote Control

  • http://www.deselbybowen.com/parlando/ Scraps

    13. Under the Pink – Tori Amos

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

    All guesses are correct except for Tori Amos.

  • paccino

    1_ Pink FLoyd – Animals

  • TuffGong

    17. Rick James – Street Songs
    21. Stray Cats – Built For Speed
    24. Living Colour – Vivid

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

    Pink Floyd, Rick James (love those boots), Stray Cats and Living Colour are correct.

  • ozarkmatt

    #13 Shania Twain “Up”

  • WHarrisBullzEye

    2. Husker Du, “Candy Apple Grey”
    3. Lush, “Spooky”
    14. Men at Work, “Cargo”

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

    Shania Twain, Husker Du, Lush and Men at Work are correct.

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

    25 is Talk Talk, “The Colour of Spring”

  • luffy66

    18. MC Hammer – Too Legit to Quit
    20. Bob seger- Stranger in Town

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

    8 – Olivia Newton John – Physical

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

    Hammer, Seger, Talk Talk and Olivia are correct. Time for an official UPDATE:

    1) Pink Floyd, Animals (paccino)
    2) Husker Du, Candy Apple Grey (WHarrisBullzEye)
    3) Lush, Spooky (WHarrisBullzEye)
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    6) The Go-Go’s, Talk Show (Darren)
    7) The Pixies, Doolittle (Darren)
    8) Olivia Newton-John, Physical (PaoloBassotti)
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    13) Shania Twain, Up (ozarkmatt)
    14) Men at Work, Cargo (WHarrisBullzEye)
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    16) The Tubes, Remote Control (Darren)
    17) Rick James, Street Songs (TuffGong)
    18) Hammer, Too Legit to Quit (luffy66)
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    20) Bob Seger, Stranger in Town (luffy66)
    21) Stray Cats, Built for Speed (TuffGong)
    22) Eagles, Hotel California (chris)
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    24) Living Colour, Vivid (TuffGong)
    25) Talk Talk, The Colour of Spring (Francis)

    Puzzle:

  • Darren

    11. Ultravox Vienna

  • gary lucy

    15. Motels “Little Criminals”
    23. Bowie “Man Who Sold the World”?

  • gary lucy

    4. black Flag “My War”

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

    Correct: Ultravox, Motels, Black Flag
    Incorrect: David Bowie

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

    Though the Motels album is called Little Robbers…

  • WHarrisBullzEye

    10. Johnny Cash, “American IV: The Man Comes Around”

    Puzzle Cover: Rob Dickinson, “Fresh Wine for the Horses”

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

    Johnny Cash and Rob Dickinson are correct, nicely done.

  • http://www.discoskonfort.com DRXL

    12. My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade

  • http://www.drcastrato.blogspot.com drcastrato

    5 – David Bowie – Low

  • http://www.drcastrato.blogspot.com drcastrato

    no no, i'm wrong

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

    Definitely influenced by Bowie, but not Bowie.

    My Chemical Romance is correct, though.

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

    Looking for clues? Here you go.

    5) Album from synth-pop pioneer
    9) Sophomore effort from Belgian synth pop trio
    19) Album by supremely, um, talented singer
    23) Album by successful hip hop trio

  • ozarkmatt

    #5 “I Assassin” Gary Numan

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

    9. Hooverphonic – Blue Wonder Power Milk

  • TuffGong

    23. Salt N Pepa – Blacks' Magic

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

    19. Dolly Parton – Heartbreaker

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

    Yes, yes, yes, and yes! That's it, guys, thanks and I'll see all y'all next Monday.

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

    Yes, yes, yes, and yes! That's it, guys, thanks and I'll see all y'all next Monday.

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

    Yes, yes, yes, and yes! That's it, guys, thanks and I'll see all y'all next Monday.