Game for audiophiles: Identify this band:

[Cylob]

Who the hell are these??? Anyone????

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp100/p141/p14111nm95j.jpg

[ripe]

Kraftwerk


do I win 10 pounds?

[ripe]

who are these guys?
anyone recognise those bowl cuts? :D

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp100/p137/p13714n19y7.jpg

[Mr Jones]

Inspiral Carpets?

[ripe]

Yup :D

they're doing a 'greatest hits' tour this autumn. I think I'll go along and see 'em....

your turn!

[Cylob]

Hehe! The Inspiral Carpets are officially the ugliest band that ever lived. I'd have to stand at the back.

[Cylob]

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp000/p078/p07825sy825.jpg

[Mr Jones]

Sorry, had to edit this one, only photo I could find had the band name on it...

/edit Get in line bitch :)

[Cylob]

It's the Black Crowes or Alice Cooper.

[Mr Jones]

Nope, strike one...

3 strikes and your out heh

[Cylob]

Ugly Kid Joe?

[Mr Jones]

Nope....

[Cylob]

Bollox!!! Perhaps it'll come to me after half a bottle of scotch. I recognise that face. We must be talking early 90's.

[Mr Jones]

Formed '88, recorded throught most of the '90's, not sure if they are still in one piece or not...

Would you like an easier one..

http://www.thirdway.org/images/spice.jpg

:p

[Cylob]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrghhhh!!!!! Take it away!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nope, I'll always walk the long road.

[Cylob]

12 hours of pondering later...... I give up man!!!!!

[taylormemer]

*thinks* OOOOOOO OOOOOO I NO!
Spice Girls do i win a prize ^_^

[Mr Jones]

Originally posted by Cylob
12 hours of pondering later...... I give up man!!!!!

Yay, I win !

It's the Chrome Cranks.

Picture taken from here..

http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1997/050897/music4.html

[zootm]

how about naming this band...

[Cylob]

The Chrome Cranks??? WTF???

No fair zootm, the guitarist's face is obscured.

[zootm]

that's the bassist. and if his face wasn't obscured it might be a bit too easy.

edit: it's probably worth noting that this one is mildly unfair, to some degree.

[Mr Jones]

Originally posted by zootm
how about naming this band...

Zootm and his mates?

[zootm]

yeah, that's the one :)

that's my old band, BugMonkey. i'm the one on the left that you can't see.

[Mr Jones]

Yay !!

Easy one for cylob...

[Cylob]

Ah, cheers Jones, very considerate of you! Raunchy pic of Toni (I recogonise that bone structure anywhere). She's looking very submissive, I must dwell on that thought for a while.

Life's simple pleasures. :)

[Mr Jones]

Sadly you are WRONG !!!, not Toni Haliday, no sir.., hah, you fell into my evil trap...

[Cylob]

I knew it was Siouxsie!

[ripe]

???
It doesn't look much like Siouxsie Sioux to me...

Whose turn is it?

[Mr Jones]

Then you knew wrong :D

Last go...

[ripe]

is it a man??

:D

[Mr Jones]

not that i'm aware of...

[Cylob]

Is is Toni Halliday wearing a Siouxsie wig?

[Mr Jones]

Nope, it's...

Lydia Lunch...
http://www.lydialunch.org/

Someone else have a go, I too good for you all :D

[zootm]

a proper band for you all to identify...

[Cylob]

Tough one zootm. Is it Curiosity Killed the Cat?

[zootm]

nope.

[Cylob]

Is it the Blow Monkeys then?

[zootm]

nope, again.

[Cylob]

I give up on that zootm! A somewhat easier duo, no clues required:
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp000/p025/p02599f61du.jpg

[Mr Jones]

Electronic

[Cylob]

Hoorah! Incidentally Jones, I've checked out Ms Lydia Lunch. Not bad. A good remdition of Don't Fear the Reaper with Foetus.

[Mr Jones]

heh, where did you think I was pulling the wacky names from, both Lydia and Chrome Cranks are associated with Foetus, Lydia in the song you mentioned and a few others, Chrome Cranks did a EP with them, two tracks by Foetus, and two by them.

Ok, my turn ...

Image edited to prevent the obvious giveaway,...

[Cylob]

Stumped again man! Cool drummer, cool guitarist. Are you sure the obvious giveaway is that obvious? Is it Bob the Builder's band?

[Mr Jones]

Unless you think that bands name scrawled accross the front of the drum isn't obvious, then I guess not :D

More clues, just released a new album in April of this year,big underground act of the '80 and it's the second image on google image search...

[zootm]

Originally posted by Cylob
I give up on that zootm!
'twas the blueprint. has the bassist from pitchshifter and the singer from earthtone9, so i figured fans of the british metal scene might get it...

[Cylob]

Haven't heard of any of those bands zootm (obviously I'm not up-to-date on British metal). The Darkness are giving me all the metal I need at present. Good to see a band bringing back the hair.

Originally posted by Mr Jones
More clues, just released a new album in April of this year,big underground act of the '80 and it's the second image on google image search...

80's underground eh - that's why I'm struggling. I was a new waver in the 80's, hell I even liked Spandau Ballet!

[Mr Jones]

They actually go as far back as 1976....

Put you out of your misery, it's The Cramps :D, gotta admit I cheated a little bit there, the lead singer, Lux Interior, isn't in the picture, but you should have got it from the guitar player , Poison Ivy...

Check out the latest album, Fiends of Dope Island :up:

[Cylob]

Damn!!!! I thought it was the Cramps (even looked at their page on AMG). The missing members threw it, I thought it was a weird two-some. Thanks for the recommendation.

As I tell my kids - weird is good.

[Cylob]

A bit of an easy one:

http://www.geocities.com/cylob2003/2

[Cylob]

Okay, time's up. It was BRMC.

Another....

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp100/p134/p13432mmobe.jpg

A clue..... Madchester..

[marvinbarcelona]

Happy Mondays....can't mistake Bez.

[marvinbarcelona]

Easy one, very easy one;

http://www.cusd.claremont.edu/~ccandy/writings/sinje/bootsy.jpg

No peaking at the address people.:weird:

[Cylob]

Easy - MC Hammer.

[ScorLibran]

Bootsy Collins

(No, I didn't look at the url)

[marvinbarcelona]

Well done, ScorLibran, for it is the legend that is Bootsy.

[Cylob]

Who?

[ScorLibran]

Originally posted by marvinbarcelona
Well done, ScorLibran, for it is the legend that is Bootsy.
Thx! I'm a big fan of Deee-Lite and Norman Cook, who (among many others) have done work with Bootsy, so I know his "look" quite well. :)



Here's an easy one (what he's holding in his hand will make it a dead giveaway)....

[Cylob]

Is it Alanis Morisette?

[ScorLibran]

Only if she's having a REALLY bad hair day.

(You're too funny. :rolleyes: )

[Cylob]

Okay. Is it............. Jimmy Page?

[ScorLibran]

Yep. But now I can't get the horrible image of Alanis Morissette with a beard outta my head. :weird:


Here's one a little more obscure...

[Cylob]

Damn! It's Alanis Morisette again!!!

*sigh*

[marvinbarcelona]

Originally posted by Cylob
Who?

/sounds of Cylob being lead outside and shot.

[Cylob]

How about a duel marvin - pistols at dawn? It'd be more sporting.:)

Is it, Liz Phair? I think the mouth's too wide to be Liz, but it's a guess.

[ScorLibran]

You guessed right! Liz it is.



How about...
http://members.roadfly.com/shtweedle/guess3.jpg

[marvinbarcelona]

I was going to post the exact same picture of George Clinton (for 'tis he), but went for Bootsy instead.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp100/p165/p16545u8hq2.jpg

Should be a very easy one for the elder statesmen of this forum of which there seem to be a few of us.

[ScorLibran]

I knew you'd get it, Marvin. Kudos!


(The Funkadelic connection between Bootsy Collins and George Clinton was too easy, I'm sure. ;) )

[marvinbarcelona]

....and Parliament and James Brown.

[sidd]

yothu yindi?
(re. scor three posts up)

[Cylob]

(re 4 posts up)

I'm 33, not 333.:D

[ScorLibran]

@sidd: The guy with his hand out (if that's the one you're referring to) is George Clinton, Grand Funkmaster Extraordinaire (as I think of him), of Parliament and Funkadelic fame, among many, many other contributions to the genre. ;)


Here's another. (...and Cylob, to answer your question before you ask it... No, it's not Alanis Morissette. :rolleyes: )

[Cylob]

Is it Janis Joplin?

[marvinbarcelona]

Originally posted by Cylob
(re 4 posts up)

I'm 33, not 333.:D

They had their big hit in 1979. The band are still going, though some of the members have side projects and one of them now has a tv career.

Second picture clue....a give away.

http://www.babylonandon.com/vidcaps/coolforcats/cats_02s.jpg

[ScorLibran]

Originally posted by Cylob
Is it Janis Joplin?
No. But the similarity is striking. :)


@Marvin: I know I've seen the guy in your last pic, but I can't associate it with a name...

[Cylob]

Squeeze (Cool For Cats).

Right then.....

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp200/p221/p22131h16s9.jpg

[marvinbarcelona]

Correct Cylob. I thought the last picture was a give away.

I have no idea who the hell that is.

[ScorLibran]

Oh Geez...I know who she is. And she's in a genre I really like, too.....trying to reach for the name.....

[Cylob]

2 clues...

Initials J.H.

She's just formed this band (in addition to the solo career)
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg000/g001/g00184yby0s.jpg

Not really associated with riot grrrl, more of a US PJ Harvey.

..I still haven't a clue who your Janis Joplin look-a-like is.

[DJ Egg]

Juliana Hatfield


hmm, Scor's guess4.gif . . .

I was thinking Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
but I could well be wrong, hehe.
Nah, the hair's too dark methinks.
Dang, I know that face!
*racks brain*


oh yeah, I guess you'll want one from me then...

ok :D

[Cylob]

I don't recognise this nutter.

Is it Mark E Smith (on a good day)?

[marvinbarcelona]

You mention nutter and music and instantly I think of Julian Cope.

[Cylob]

Didn't Cope have a blood feud with his brother? Something involving shotguns in the Welsh vallies...

[marvinbarcelona]

....more like LSD in the tea.

Have you read his autobiography? Funniest thing I've read for years.

[zootm]

Originally posted by marvinbarcelona
You mention nutter and music and instantly I think of Julian Cope.
it's funny, i think "devin townsend" ;)

no idea who's in the picture, though.

[DJ Egg]

so, you give up then?
you've probably never heard of him anyway :D

clue: an ex member of my all-time fave band ;)


(lol @ Mark E Smith, hehe)


@ScorLibran
gonna tell us who guess4.gif is?
or a clue maybe?
(I take it my guess at Alvin Lee was wrong?)

[ScorLibran]

Sorry DJ Egg, guess4.jpg is not Alvin Lee. It's the bassist/singer/songwriter of the band I have more tracks than any other of on my hard drive. 183, to be exact. Use the link in my sig, "Lossless Album Collection", and start counting. :D (Don't worry, it'll be obvious.)

Or for anyone who knows what I like, saying the band is my favorite-of-all should give it away. :)


Here's a painfully easy one...guess5.jpg:
http://members.roadfly.com/shtweedle/guess5.jpg

[Cylob]

Above - Sting (ouch)!

Your other one Scor - is it matey from Pink Floyd (the one with the car collection)?

Originally posted by DJ Egg
clue: an ex member of my all-time fave band ;)Is it Captain Sensible?

[Mr Jones]

Originally posted by Cylob
Above - Sting (ouch)!


I was borderline between sting and billy idol, then I realised he was playing a guitar and it takes an ounce of talent to play an instrument which ruled Idol out of the running :D


/watch me be wrong...

[DJ Egg]

Oh, so it was Roger Waters pulling a silly face.
Doh! Should've got that.
Not to mention that I didn't even notice it was a bass
(what with me being a bass player for 25 years)
though the pic is a bit dark (lame excuse).


Captain Sensible? Pull the other one :p :D
Tho' I did quite like The Damned between 1976 to '80-ish
But 'Happy Talk' was a shameful act, and enough to put me off the geezer for life.


Anyway, you know who my favorite all-time band are, so search their website for ex members. There's only about 50 to choose from. lol

H'W -> ICU = NT


Re: Sting
It actually looks more like Ewan McGregor (http://www.decipher.com/youngjedi/cardlists/battleofnaboo/light/images/53nooooooooooo.gif) :D
but nah, definitely Sting (also playing his bass, lol), not Billy Idol.

[Mr Jones]

Nik Turner?

Figured it might have something to do with Hawkwind?, yes/no?

[DJ Egg]

wOOt :) :up:

[Mr Jones]

Woooo, my turn...

[NJK]

easy one for the brits

sorry jones seems we posted at nearly the same time

[DJ Egg]

1) Ian Curtis R.I.P. (Joy Division) (yes?)
2) Toyah

[Mr Jones]

Hah, egg wins the double bonus prize, yes, Curtis ( I knew I should have use the photo of him aged 10 ) and I was also about to write Toyah...

[DJ Egg]

Must be my turn again.
Let's see who can name this allstar line-up then...

[Cylob]

Is it the Travelling Wilberrys? Duberrys? Wilberrys?

/edit it can't be, I don't see Tom Petty.

Bollox.:(
I loathe this thread.

[DJ Egg]

lol :D

Big clue. Think: husband of previous (he wearing the shades), ie. the pic of the artist directly prior to my post (read: artist=artitht / post=potht) :D

Guitar = main man = husband / he of the shades
Drummer = former Yes drummer
Bassist = played with Peter Gabriel band, plus sessioned for many many others
Lead singer/Rhythm guitarist = played with Zappa, Bowie, Talking Heads, Eno + more
Not entirely sure who the other 2 guys in the pic are, probably session dudes...

Band started out in 1968/9-ish, but the line-up in the pic is from the 80's reincarnation, where only the 'main man' is the original remaining member

[ScorLibran]

OK...here's another one.

Quite possibly one of the greatest musical geniouses of our time. :D

[taylormemer]

Very hot who ever it is....

[zootm]

marilyn manson?

[ScorLibran]

Originally posted by zootm
marilyn manson?
No, but that's classic! :D

(...once you know who it is.)

[Cylob]

@egg - King Crimson?

[zootm]

Originally posted by ScorLibran
No, but that's classic! :D

(...once you know who it is.)
please tell me you realised that was a joke...

i need to use more smilies!

[ScorLibran]

I know it was. I just think it was classic to even jokingly compare her to Marilyn Manson. ;)

[DJ Egg]

Originally posted by Cylob
@egg - King Crimson?
Well darr! Of course it's King Crimson :)

Yay!

Another of my all-time fave bands

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040311140816263127&sql=B52o7gjyrj6ip
http://www.elephant-talk.com/
http://www.king-crimson.com/

Robert "Frippertronic" Fripp (aka: Mr. Toyah Wilcox) :eek:
Bill Bruford
Tony Levin
Adrian Belew

Past members:
John Wetton (Family, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK, Asia)
Greg Lake (ELP)
Mel Collins (played sax/flute/clarinet for just about every band going in the 70's/80's, including Camel, Dire Straits, Clannad, Floyd/Waters, etc etc)
Boz Burrell (Bad Company)
etc etc

Now I know all you audiophiles have heard of all these musicians, yes? :p ;)




Hmm, Scor's guess6.gif . . .

Well, if it isn't Prince in drag... :D

I don't think it's either of Courtney Love or Sheryl Crowe on a good day :D

Almost looks like little miss Brittany I guess ;)

Lord knows :igor:

[ScorLibran]

My demented sense of humor would be AWOL if I didn't post a picture of Brittany Spears in this thread. You win, Egg. ;)

And now I promise I won't do anything like that ever again. :rolleyes:

[DJ Egg]

hehe. cool.

ok, here's an easy one (I hope)

[Cylob]

Him on the left looks like Miles Hunt from the Wonderstuff.

Could be his old man's band. Something from the late 70's/early 80's.

Of course I'm babbling, I haven't got a f*****g clue!

[NJK]

@dj egg

looking at all the equipment my guess would be

Emerson,Lake and Palmer

[Cylob]

That was my guess as well....

[ScorLibran]

I agree...ELP.

[NJK]

so if it's right egg

here's mine

[Cylob]

Easy......... Camel

[NJK]

wrong :D

[Cylob]

Anyway - what are you doing in the pic?:D

Did you wangle a back-stage pass?

[NJK]

i could only dream about that-

[marvinbarcelona]

Is it - Tooth, Hair, Tan and Whig? Classic prog rock group.

[DJ Egg]

bleh, ELP :rolleyes:

I'm shocked and outraged :p ;)

Ok, Keith Emerson was always surrounded by keyboards
but not the whole band
ie. Greg Lake played bass and Carl Palmer was always surrounded by 20 drum kits :D

Nah, this lot were the grandfathers of all modern electronic music (ok, not including the likes of Stockhausen) and are still going strong today, though only the guy at the back in the pic is still in the band.

The dude on the left was only a brief band member, on one tour in 1975,
the guy in the middle was there from 1969 to 1986
and the main man with the bad hair problem, from 1968 to 2004+

Where ELP were ok, this lot were/are awesome!

I honestly thought the keyboards/synths were a major clue,
not to mention the filename. :D




hmm, spaceplay's pic . . .

I recognize them, but dang me if I can name them.
Give us a clue :p

lol @ marvin's Tooth, Hair, Tan and Whig :D

[NJK]

@egg in light of your clue -= kraftwerk.

about mine they played in a major city in germany and named the album likewise

[Cylob]

Yours is the well-known band Dusseldorf.

[DJ Egg]

Kraftwerk? Nah. That was the very first pic/band in the thread.
No repeats here.

Oh c'mon guys, ffs :p :D

Nah, Kraftwerk came a couple of years after this band
and didn't really start to properly influence the electronic music scene until about 71/72.

Well, you've all heard of this band, very famous, album/soundtrack-wise
(like 100's of them)


Fruit-colored vision :rolleyes:




So spaceplay, is it really La Dusseldorf?
As in the Krautrock band from the mid 70's to early 80's.
Not heavily familiar with their stuff,
though more familiar with Neu! (Klaus Dinger being the connection).
Funnily enough, Klaus Dinger also played on Kraftwerk's first album.
Hmm, so did Michael Rother (Neu!). Was he also in La Dusseldorf?

I know two of their tracks, Silver Cloud & Rheinita
and I think I've got a couple of albums on tape somewhere.
Heh, my monster cassette collection's been boxed up for 2+ years.

Hmm, but your clue says that this band just 'played in a major city in Germany and named the album likewise', which doesn't suggest that the band are actually named after a German city . . . or does it? lol :igor:

Basically, I wasn't asking for a cryptic clue. :D
(although, that's what I've ended up doing above, to make it too damn obvious).

But yeah, their first album was also called La Dusseldorf, so, umm, yeah.

Can't find any pictures on the net similar to the one you posted though....
Can't even find an official website.

[Cylob]

@Egg - Tangerine Dream

I knew it all along, I was just milking it.:D

Incidentally, this thread's steering a prog-rock course. I have some such bands.:p

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp000/p056/p05665n8o6j.jpg

[DJ Egg]

Hmm, unless it's all Cylob's fault :p
and it's actually...

Barclay James Harvest

and you were referring to their "Berlin - A Concert For The People" album

[DJ Egg]

Yeah Cylob yeah, lol :D

But was everyone else just "milking it" as well? ;)

Tangerine Dream (http://www.tangerinedream.org)

I've just been listening to their latest stuff
(which incidentally starts autoplaying as soon as the page opens).
Not as good as some of their earlier stuff, but still pretty damn hefty.


As for your pic, hmm, they look very glam
and again, I recognize the faces, and that beard
but alas, no name . . . just yet.
Give me a while and I might get it.

Actually, I think it'd be good if we also provided a clue with each pic.
eg. the first clue should be pretty tough/obscure
and get progressively easier/more revealing with each wrong guess.

yay/nay/maybe?

[Cylob]

yay! to that.

Tangerine Dream are on my 'discographies to-do' list. However, 'seer informs me they've done like..... shitloads of albums.:eek::cry:

A clue with my pic..... the futuristic artwork on their albums is done by Rodney Matthews.

[NJK]

the rodney matthews part gave it away

a freebee - the band is magnum

right or not??

well here is another one from me

[Cylob]

Correct old fruit.:)

BTW, where is your clue?? Read 3 posts up, last paragraph...

[NJK]

alright - read half the post egg made

no questions asked

[Cylob]

This will sound really daft, but how are you people attaching pics? What's the code?

[NJK]

no code use the post a reply button and scroll down there should be something like a box and a button behind it to search your system for files to make the attachment
( don't use the quick reply box)

[DJ Egg]

So, I was right with Barclay James Harvest then?
Knew it couldn't be La Dusseldorf, lol.

and is "no questions asked" your clue?

Man, he's wearing shades . . .
hmmm . . . it looks like McGuyver, the dude from Stargate :D



*cough* next clue please

[NJK]

yes dj egg "no questions asked" is indeed the clue

and yes you were right on the barclay part.
berlin ( a concert for the people)

[DJ Egg]

Pure guess:

Jon Hassell (http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/jon_hassell/)


*wrong*

next clue please :D

[Cylob]

Yes, another clue!!! You should've called the jpeg something cryptic...

The office concensus is he's a bass player.:D I know, ridiculous.

[NJK]

the question not to ask has to do with religion and is his most known hit single

[NJK]

oh come on guys it isn't that difficult - taken in account there is a rumour about the band!!!!!

[ScorLibran]

I have no idea who that is in spaceplay's pic. And I'll kick myself if it's someone I should know. ;)


Here's one that should be pretty easy...

[Cylob]

Frank Zappa and the Mothers (perchance)?

[ScorLibran]

Originally posted by Cylob
Frank Zappa and the Mothers (perchance)?
Nope.

[NJK]

how about a clue if you read the post made by dj egg we kinda made an agreement on posting a clue with the pic and every time someone gives it a shot and missed you add another clue

[DJ Egg]

Graham Parker

(GP & the Rumour - Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions)

[DJ Egg]

Scor's is Jethro Tull

[NJK]

Originally posted by DJ Egg
Graham Parker

(GP & the Rumour - Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions)

right egg - found it out with the cluess????

your turn

[marvinbarcelona]

Communique #137 from the Ministry of Standards.

The Ministry has noticed a dangerous amount of hairy faces in this thread. As a result, this thread is ordered to cease posting images of men with longer than regulation moustaches and hair must be no longer than shoulder length.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Please continue with your Minsitry authorised leisure activities.

End of communique.

:weird:

[DJ Egg]

Yeah spaceplay, the 'rumour' clue gave it away.
It's a more recent picture though. I always remember him with a bit more hair than that. Still think it looks more like Richard Dean Anderson (http://rdanderson.com/stargate/capture1/12blod10.jpg). :D

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lol @ marvin :D
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Ok, you should get this one . . .

But, there's three!

[DJ Egg]

heh, don't tell me ya need another clue? :weird:
If you don't know, then someone's gotta at least make a guess first ;)

Here's a nicer pic of the same band

[NJK]

joy division?

[Cylob]

Thompson Twins?

Wait there, I thought one of them was black.....

[Cylob]

You have been drinking Nick - Joy Division?????

What???

[Cylob]

It's the Cocteau Twins.....

[NJK]

Originally posted by Cylob
You have been drinking Nick - Joy Division?????

What???

yes but not drunk yet

[Cylob]

Okay, here's an easy one...

[buz]

ladytron

i think this one is easy too (maybe too easy?)

[DJ Egg]

Originally posted by Cylob
It's the Cocteau Twins..... absolutely! :) :up:

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Hi buz, and welcome :)

umm, sorry, don't recognize them :( :o
A Belgian band, yes?
Well, I could reel a fair few off, but haven't got a clue what most of them look like....

unless someone else knows . . . new clue please!

[Cylob]

Is it dEUS?

They're the only Belgian band I can think of.... Apart from....

Soulwax

But it must be the former

[Mr Jones]

The only Belgian band springing to mind is Front 242, didn't they have a slap head lead singer, can't recall that there were that many of them however....

[buz]

Originally posted by Cylob
Is it dEUS?
you got it! :up:
i thought bELGIANS would be too obvious as a clue...

Originally posted by DJ Egg
Hi buz, and welcome thanx!

the singer is the one on the right and i think the guy one on the left has been fired...

[Cylob]

Great.:) dEUS seem to have grown in numbers.

Here's mine....

[NJK]

that's an easy one for a change -
scientific = lab
and your avatar helped out


Stereolab

mine - without clue

[Cylob]

I'll have to circulate this one round the office. I haven't got a bloody clue.:(

Some of the old farts may know....

[NJK]

clue nr 2 - fruits -fishingboat- animals

[ScorLibran]

Jimmy Buffett?

[Cylob]

Haven't got a clue.

[NJK]

"on a morning from a Bogard movie, in a country......."

that should give it away

[Cylob]

You forget you're dealing with morons here Nick.:D

[NJK]

fruits - is a rather small song
fishingboat - was a slighty better known hit
animals - widdy's avatar should provide you an answer

[buz]

cat stevens?

[NJK]

nope - and he ain't a brother of rod or amii

[ertmann|CPH]

Never mind...

[NJK]

Originally posted by ertmann|CPH
Cat Stewart

:igor: never heard of him ??????

wrong answer ( mostly)

[ertmann|CPH]

darn the only one in music called amii i know off, is Amii stewart, but she's not even a brother of Rod.... Grrr!!!!

[NJK]

neither is the guy on the pic - he is not a brother of rod stewart.

[Cylob]

It's Neil Young....

[NJK]

no last name is incorrect- go with ertman's names - but change first name

[Cylob]

Al Stewart....

[NJK]

yeahhhhhhhh right - was running out of clues

[Cylob]

I knew it from the start, I like to stretch these things out.:D I'll go fetch a pic....

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp000/p064/p06451k1xuf.jpg

From Stourbridge.....

Egg would get these stright off.

[NJK]

not only egg - your clue gave it away-

POP WILL EAT ITSELF


CLUE : all taken care of.

[DJ Egg]

Pop Will Eat Itself :)

(edit: dang! too late) :D

[ertmann|CPH]

http://perso.club-internet.fr/vikki/chloe/30.JPG

Maybe a bit easy, i don't know, anyway... who is the guy in this picture?

hint: from a musical family

[DJ Egg]

Sean Lennon, at a guess


Though, still no nearer to getting spaceplays's guess4.jpg yet

Oh, for sure, I recognize them, and I'll probably kick myself when I find out... but can we have a new clue please, something a little less cryptic perhaps, but not too obvious.

(eg. I wasn't sure if the clue you gave was related to the band name, a band member, an album, a song, or something else).

[DJ Egg]

In the meantime, here's a fairly easy one . . .

The band name clue is in the filename

[NJK]

sky-0-fall- leads to another-

[ertmann|CPH]

oh whoops, didn't see your pic spaceplay, sorry... carry on..

and yeah, sean lennon... DOGH!

[Cylob]

@Nick - No idea!!! They look pretty cool - I must have some of their stuff.:mad:

@egg - The Water Boys?

[DJ Egg]

@Cylob - correct
Waterboys it is.

Too Far, Too Soon... :D

sky-0-fall- leads to another-so much for my request for a less cryptic clue then... :D

[NJK]

when all others fail

one thing leads to another

egg you expect me to list all song titles?????

[Cylob]

Originally posted by spaceplay
egg you expect me to list all song titles????? Yep. Next track please!

[NJK]

saved by zero

[Cylob]

It's Fixx.

Bloody hell!!! Another new wave band I never knew existed. Dammit man!

[Cylob]

Here's mine...:D

[DJ Egg]

Fields of the Nephilim


(The Fixx? hmm, ummm... yeah)

[Cylob]

Nick is a treasure-trove of early new wave....

[DJ Egg]

Clue: Dang! My precious vase!

[NJK]

china crises if I'm not mistaken

[Cylob]

:D
Great cryptic clue there. 10/10.

[NJK]

yeah egg gave it his best shot

but far to simple

easy one - or two if you want

[Cylob]

OMD...

Even Easier:

[DJ Egg]

Never heard of her (http://www.wiiija.com/artists/anjali/biog.htm) :D


nb. China Crisis ;)


Another easy one:

[Cylob]

My reverse-logic didn't pay off. Ah well.

Your lot look like escaped convicts....

Is it Wizzard?

[DJ Egg]

Hahaha :D

No.

On the right lines though...

spaceplay will get this straight away (I think/hope),
though I've a feeler that you're taking the proverbial? ;)

[DJ Egg]

Eh?
"Follow the yellow brick road" and "feeler"... and still no-one's got it?

Come on . . . surely not! ;)

Maybe Nick missed my post or something?

Clue #1 is kinda connected with the first word of the band name,
and clue #2 with the second word.

Think instrumental.

[Cylob]

The Ozric Tentacles?

[DJ Egg]

Why the question mark? ;)
Yeah. Sure it is. :) :up:
Note: There's no "The" in the official name though.
Got any of their music, Cylob?

Your turn.

[NJK]

by the time I read your first clue Cylob already posted the name . but I think that somewhere upstairs there might be an album or two in one or another box????

[Cylob]

Ozric Tentacles... (check my playlist, it's in alphabetical order).:D

I have:
1995 - Tantric Obstacles
1997 - Curious Corn
2000 - The Hidden Step

Genre - Space Rock (for argument's sake I class them as prog-rock). Now, must find a pic.... Have fishing rod, off googling.:)

[Cylob]

These rank as one of my favourite bands...

[NJK]

Originally posted by Cylob
These rank as one of my favourite bands...

does this mean I have to Shut Up on this one?????

[Cylob]

Well, how is your knowledge of early 90's British indie music (circa 91-93)?
:D

[DJ Egg]

Slowdive (http://www.creation-records.com/slowdive/)


@Cylob

I also recommend these Ozrics albums:

Pungent Effulgent (1989)
Strangeitude (1991) --> Track #2 - Sploosh! :up:
Waterfall Cities (1999)

They're my 3 personal faves, I think...

[Cylob]

Well what do you know, I'm connected to slsk.:)

Top marks for identifying Slowdive, I thought it would at least go to 2 x clues...

[Cylob]

An extra round while Egg is delibarating...

[NJK]

found it - been seaching for an oztic tentacle album I knew I own at least one and I found it on vinyl and thanks to modern technologie it's also on cd nowday- order went out today-2 albums on one cd -
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000050F4N.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg btw I own there is nothing

[DJ Egg]

yay! :up:
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Hmm, don't recognize them Cylob
Must be someone off your playlist, yes?
Alison's Halo maybe?
Surely can't be another 'too obvious' one, eg. Heavenly?

If neither, then . . . next clue please :)

[Cylob]

You'll kick yourself Egg...

Named after a football team. Apparently one of the most incredible matches of all time.

[DJ Egg]

Saint Etienne?
United?
The Hamilton Academic Trio?

[Mr Jones]

Has to be Saint Etienne, Sarah Cracknell, nummmmy .....

[Cylob]

Yes, this is a sad dream I have..... waking up to find Sarah Cracknell on one side, Toni Halliday on the other...

A bit of variety there.:)

[NJK]

let's see if anyone knows this one

[Cylob]

No idea man.:(

[NJK]

the clue is in the name of the attachment

[Cylob]

I know it is. Came up blank, unless it's Steeleye Span (which it most definitely ain't).

[NJK]

to quote a song by Thomas Dolby "close but no cigar"

[Cylob]

Aluminum Group?

[NJK]

no are you stretching it a bit ?????
or are you in need of another clue???

[Cylob]

I really have no clue. Even the office seniors were stumped...

Where's the Egg when you need him?

[NJK]

one of their songs was mixed with the billy jean song from MJ to one song.

[Mr Jones]

Steely Dan?

Yeahhh, googled them, found your picture :D
http://www.nyrock.com/img/2000/steelydan.gif

[Mr Jones]

Muh go, clue is in the title ;)

[Cylob]

Looks like Jaz Coleman's black brother...

[DJ Egg]

No idea Jonesy.
A jungle / drum & bass DJ/producer/artist?
Or the new tarzan?

[Mr Jones]

Egg, your close with the jungle thing, I'll give you another clue...

One of his more famous tunes was also the name film that featured the famous line
"Everybody be cool! This is a robbery!"

[DJ Egg]

Hmm . . .

Pulp Fiction, yes?

uuhh, surely not Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie?
(from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack)

hehe

umm, Metalheadz man -> Alex Reece?
hmm, or was that called "Pulp Friction"?

[Mr Jones]

Yeah, Alex Reece,one time up and coming jungle superstar, it was originally called Pulp Fiction as you point out, then after a very public bust up with Metalheadz he rejigged the tune and released it as Pulp Friction

/wasn't Jungle Boogie from Resevoir dogs?, my QT soundtracks are a little fuzzy

[DJ Egg]

cool.

Here's a new one.
First clue is in the filename
(we're looking for the 'band' name, not individual)

Hmm, that's 2 clues, doh!

[DJ Egg]

No guesses? Need another clue?

Ok. The dude in the pic is an intrepid DJ
And the band name? Stay alive at the roullette wheel... or don't as the case may be.

[Cylob]

Well, my favourite musician (not) is Elvis, who died in Graceland.

So, is it DJ Graceland.:D

The gamble on life clue has gone totally over my head...

[DJ Egg]

I've edited my post... because it wasn't a 'literal' clue.
Possibly too cryptic.

It has to do with what the band used to be called,
and what they changed the name to after a dispute...
so you were on the right tracks.

[Cylob]

Man!

Death in Vegas...

dang!

[DJ Egg]

Yup.

Richard Fearless -> Dead Elvis -> Death in Vegas

Your turn.

[Cylob]

Okay then matey...

[Mr Jones]

PWEI?

[DJ Egg]

Swervedriver :D

[Cylob]

Damn!

Egg is good...

[Mr Jones]

Oh yeah LOL, should have read the attachment name.

/slaps forehead.

[DJ Egg]

New one.
First clue is in the filename again.

[Cylob]

Magazine (by any stretch of the imagination)?

[DJ Egg]

Aye.

http://shotbybothsides.com/

What a line-up, eh!?

[Cylob]

Sterling stuff. The best of british :up: