Cover Me, Game Twenty-Two

Yo. Sorry, that’s all I got for a greeting today.

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.

There is an acrostic this week. The FIRST letter to each band or artist’s name will spell out 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!

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  • JonCummings
    1. Cathy Dennis - Move to This (???)
    21. Al B Sure! - In Effect Mode (recognize that unibrow anywhere)
  • David_E
    4. Veruca Salt – American Thighs
    10. The Thorns – The Thorns
  • 13. Silverchair - Frogstomp
  • 9. Elbow - Cast of Thousands
  • Pete
    5. INXS - The Swing
    18. Breakfast Club - Breakfast Club
    22. Kelly Clarkson - My December
  • 2. Andrew Ridgeley - Son of Albert
  • MichaelFortes
    20. Eagles of Death Metal - Death By Sexy
  • Ha! I had to make sure the unibrow made the picture.

    All guesses so far are correct, but I just uncovered a HUGE mistake in the acrostic. I made a last-minute change, and forgot to take out Silverchair. So for those working on the acrostic, erase Silverchair from the puzzle.
  • This gives Paolo another guess before the first update.
  • RLB
    23 is Faith No More's "Epic," I think.
  • Partial credit. Right band, incorrect title...
  • RLB
    Oops. "The Real Thing."
  • RLB
    Oh, and 25 is Tiffany. Album name... um... Tiffany?
  • jbacardi
    14. Marshall Crenshaw- Mary Jean and Nine Others
  • Shit. I'm an idiot.

    Silverchair should NOT be erased from the acrostic. It should be slid in between #24 and #25. I'll try to make better sense of this with the first update. Sorry, guys.
  • 12. Editors - The Back Room
  • Oops, I've made my extra guess before reading your last post, David!
  • No worries, I'm the one that screwed up here.
  • Marshall Crenshaw, Tiffany, Editors and Faith No More are correct. It's time for an UPDATE, and hopefully I can help you all make sense of the jumbled-up order of the acrostic.

    1. Cathy Dennis, Move to This (JonCummings)
    2. Andrew Ridgeley, Son of Albert (Paolo Bassotti)
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    4. Veruca Salt, American Thighs (David_E)
    5. INXS, The Swing (Pete)
    6.
    7.
    8.
    9. Elbow, Cast of Thousands (Paolo Bassotti)
    10. Thorns, The Thorns (David_E)
    11.
    12. Editors, The Back Room (Paolo Bassotti)
    14. Marshall Crenshaw, Mary Jean and 9 Others (jbacardi)
    15.
    16.
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    18. Breakfast Club, Breakfast Club (Pete)
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    20. Eagles of Death Metal, Death by Sexy (MichaelFortes)
    21. Al B. Sure!, In Effect Mode (JonCummings)
    22. Kelly Clarkson, My December (Pete)
    23. Faith No More, The Real Thing (RLB)
    24.
    13/24.5. Silverchair, Frogstomp (Paolo Bassotti)
    25. Tiffany, Tiffany (RLB)

    Does that make sense? Man, I hope so.
  • Anthony Hansen
    17. Romeo Void - Instincts
  • Romeo Void is correct.
  • RLB
    The puzzle is Sugarbomb's "Bully"?
  • Ding ding ding! Sugarbomb is correct. Congrats, RLB. Care to take a guess at the acrostic?
  • RLB
    Oh, that's how I got it. "Calvin Ate Them for Breakfast."
  • Bingo. There you go, people. Here's the list, with acrostic filled in. Did you like that big fat clue I put there by having the 'B' in breakfast represented by the Breakfast Club? I kill myself.

    1. Cathy Dennis, Move to This (JonCummings)
    2. Andrew Ridgeley, Son of Albert (Paolo Bassotti)
    3. L
    4. Veruca Salt, American Thighs (David_E)
    5. INXS, The Swing (Pete)
    6. N
    7. A
    8. T
    9. Elbow, Cast of Thousands (Paolo Bassotti)
    10. Thorns, The Thorns (David_E)
    11. H
    12. Editors, The Back Room (Paolo Bassotti)
    14. Marshall Crenshaw, Mary Jean and 9 Others (jbacardi)
    15. F
    16. O
    17. Romeo Void, Instincts (Anthony Hansen)
    18. Breakfast Club, Breakfast Club (Pete)
    19. R
    20. Eagles of Death Metal, Death by Sexy (MichaelFortes)
    21. Al B. Sure!, In Effect Mode (JonCummings)
    22. Kelly Clarkson, My December (Pete)
    23. Faith No More, The Real Thing (RLB)
    24. A
    13/24.5. Silverchair, Frogstomp
    25. Tiffany, Tiffany (RLB)
    Puzzle: Sugarbomb, Bully (RLB)
  • Thierry
    6. Neurotic Outsiders - s/t
    24. Ace of Base - The Sign
  • Neurotic Outsiders and Ace of Base are correct.
  • tippos
    7. The Alarm - S/T
    8. Texas - The Hush
  • The Alarm and Texas are correct.
  • 3 is Love and Rockets self-titled album.
  • Love and Rockets is correct. Here are some clues for the rest:

    11. Debut album by very chipper, chatty UK band
    15. Third album by angular-post poppers
    16. Album by eletronic duo
    19. Gold chain, guys. One guess what kind of music he performs.
  • 16. Olive - Trickle
  • 11. The Holloways - So This is Great Britain?
  • Olive and the Holloways are correct, and I'm about to have two wisdom teeth pulled, so I'm putting an end to this one.

    The others are the Futureheads and Rick Ross. See you next week, everyone!
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