Cover Me, Game Twelve

David Medsker October 20, 2008 50

Can you feel it? It’s like an invitation to another game of Cover Me. Can you hear it? That’s the sound of me running out of bands to use in this game. Seriously, you guys are hard, nay, impossible to stump.

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. Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. I only want to have some fun.

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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!

  • coffeefortwo

    #19 is Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
    #23 is Wall of Voodoo, Call of the West

  • Pete

    9. Aphex Twin, 'Richard D James Album'
    12. Peter Gabriel, 'Peter Gabriel' (2nd album, also known as “scratch”)
    23. Wall of Voodoo, 'Call of the West'

    And I thought the puzzle was 'Sports' by Huey Lewis & the News, but it's the wrong tie…

  • Pete

    Since Wall of Voodoo got called out…
    22. Portishead, 'Dummy'

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

    That's hilarious that of all the bands I put in here, Wall of Voodoo is the first band to be guessed twice. God, I love Popdose's audience.

    Wilco, Wall of Voodoo, Aphex Twin and Peter Gabriel are correct. Huey Lewis is incorrect.

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

    Portishead is correct.

  • Birgitte

    9. Aphex Twin – Richard D. James Album
    14. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
    17. Annie Lennox – Medusa
    19. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
    22. Portishead – Dummy

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    Here's my '80s youth catching up with me: #3 is Warrant's “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich.”

  • MichaelFortes

    1) Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend
    2) Led Zeppelin, In Through the Out Door

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

    Three guesses per person per update, please. (Check the rules at the top.)

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    #18 is Robbie Robertson's self-titled debut.

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

    Matthew Sweet, Led Zeppelin, Warrant, My Bloody Valentine and Annie Lennox are all correct.

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

    As is Robbie Robertson.

  • http://www.popdose.com jefito

    #16 is Emerson, Lake & Palmer's “Brain Salad Surgery.”

  • Birgitte

    20. Chic – Chic

  • tippose

    10. Big Audio Dynamite – #10 Upping St.

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

    ELP and Chic are correct. That's half the list (in 20 minutes, you scavengers), and it's time for an official UPDATE:

    1) Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend (MichaelFortes)
    2) Led Zeppelin, In Through the Out Door (MichaelFortes)
    3) Warrant, Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (Jefito)
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    9) Aphex Twin, The Richard D. James Album (pete)
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    12) Peter Gabriel, 2 (Scratch) (pete)
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    14) My Bloody Valentine, Loveless (Birgitte)
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    16) Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery (Jefito)
    17) Annie Lennox, Medusa (Birgitte)
    18) Robbie Robertson, Robbie Robertson (Jefito)
    19) Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (coffee for two)
    20) Chic, Chic (Birgitte)
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    22) Portishead, Dummy (pete)
    23) Wall of Voodoo, Call of the West (coffee for two)
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    25)

    Puzzle:

    Everyone is welcome to jump back in and guess again.

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

    Big Audio Dynamite is correct.

  • Old_Davy

    I think 13 is The Smithereens – Especially For You

  • jbacardi

    #6- Grant Lee Buffalo's Mighty Joe Moon

    Puzzle- Rick Springfield's Working Class Dog (?)

    #13 looks real damn familiar, and I'm sure I'll smack my forehead when someone guesses it…

  • jbacardi

    Smack! I bet that's it.

  • Birgitte

    11. Underworld – Underneath The Radar

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

    Yep, that's the one.

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

    Ding ding ding ding! Rick Springfield is indeed the puzzle cover. Underworld and Grant Lee Buffalo are also correct.

  • Jordan

    4-Big Country-Steeltown

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

    Big Country is correct. Only seven left…

  • Jude

    Hey!!…That's NOT a chick!….. 25. Poison – Look What The Cat Dragged In

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

    Poison is correct.

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

    Hmmm, quiet on the range. Time for some CLUES:

    5) Breakthrough album by female-led Boston alt rock act
    7) 2008 debut by SoCal band that was maliciously savaged by Pitchfork
    8) Samuel L. Jackson knows who these guys are, that's all I'm sayin'.
    15) Debut album by super-literate Scots
    21) Side project from LA pop rocker, now his day job
    24) Hey! Uh-huh.

  • Jordan

    21-Jack's Mannequin-Everything In Transit

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

    Jack's Mannequin is correct.

  • MC_Snocap

    #8 is “A Flock of Seagulls”.

    And taking a stab at #24 … “In Heat” by The Romantics

  • jack

    Is #15 Trashcan Sinatras: “Cake”

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

    Trash Cans, A Flock of Seagulls and the Romantics are correct. Sorry about that last one; couldn't find a good hi-res image for that cover.

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #5 is The Real Ramona by Throwing Muses

  • Gary Lucy

    7. I read that review-yikes! The Airborne Toxin Event

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

    I can't bring myself to read it. I love the record and can't for the life of me figure out what they thought merited a 1.6, other than hipster contrarianism. Ridiculous.

    Airborne Toxic Event and Throwing Muses are correct. Thanks, and see you next week!

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #5 is The Real Ramona by Throwing Muses

  • Gary Lucy

    7. I read that review-yikes! The Airborne Toxin Event

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

    I can't bring myself to read it. I love the record and can't for the life of me figure out what they thought merited a 1.6, other than hipster contrarianism. Ridiculous.

    Airborne Toxic Event and Throwing Muses are correct. Thanks, and see you next week!

  • Jude

    Hey!!…That's NOT a chick!….. 25. Poison – Look What The Cat Dragged In

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

    Poison is correct.

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

    Hmmm, quiet on the range. Time for some CLUES:

    5) Breakthrough album by female-led Boston alt rock act
    7) 2008 debut by SoCal band that was maliciously savaged by Pitchfork
    8) Samuel L. Jackson knows who these guys are, that's all I'm sayin'.
    15) Debut album by super-literate Scots
    21) Side project from LA pop rocker, now his day job
    24) Hey! Uh-huh.

  • Jordan

    21-Jack's Mannequin-Everything In Transit

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

    Jack's Mannequin is correct.

  • MC_Snocap

    #8 is “A Flock of Seagulls”.

    And taking a stab at #24 … “In Heat” by The Romantics

  • jack

    Is #15 Trashcan Sinatras: “Cake”

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

    Trash Cans, A Flock of Seagulls and the Romantics are correct. Sorry about that last one; couldn't find a good hi-res image for that cover.

  • http://www.bastardradio.com steed

    #5 is The Real Ramona by Throwing Muses

  • Gary Lucy

    7. I read that review-yikes! The Airborne Toxin Event

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

    I can't bring myself to read it. I love the record and can't for the life of me figure out what they thought merited a 1.6, other than hipster contrarianism. Ridiculous.

    Airborne Toxic Event and Throwing Muses are correct. Thanks, and see you next week!