# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1488
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29744 "2014-09-29T16:23:33Z")
Musical Groups Spelled “Correctly” 1. Deaf Leopard 2. Leonard Skinner 3. The Beetles 4. Acey D. Sea 5. The Monkeys 6. Climax 7. In Excess 8. Ecstasy 9. Lead Zeppelin 10. Motley Crew 11. Guns and Roses 12. The Birds PS Jimmy Page & Co. misspelled the name so it wouldn’t be mispronounced as “leed zeppelin.” ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29745 "2014-09-29T16:29:20Z")
Musical Groups Spelled “Correctly” 1. Deaf Leopard 2. Leonard Skinner 3. The Beetles 4. Acey D. Sea 5. The Monkeys 6. Climax 7. In Excess 8. Ecstasy 9. Lead Zeppelin 10. Motley Crew 11. Guns and Roses 12. The Birds 13. [Limp Biscuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soggy_biscuit) Next: Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29746 "2014-09-29T16:31:41Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29747 "2014-09-29T16:37:35Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29748 "2014-09-29T16:43:53Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29749 "2014-09-29T16:44:45Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29750 "2014-09-29T16:45:27Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29751 "2014-09-29T16:47:08Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio started like this: [Ronnie Dio & The Prophets - Will you still love me tomorrow - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAnyqhUQcS0) ended like this: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmCdOdjIxOc) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29752 "2014-09-29T16:49:07Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio 8. Nat King Cole, to “Crazy Days of Summer” genre. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29753 "2014-09-29T16:58:50Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio 8. Nat King Cole, to “Crazy Days of Summer” genre. 9. Amy Grant (Contemporary Christian to pop) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29754 "2014-09-29T16:59:04Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio 8. Nat King Cole, to “Crazy Days of Summer” genre. 9. Amy Grant (Contemporary Christian to pop) 10. Paul Simon (folk/light rock to African/world music) ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29755 "2014-09-29T17:06:11Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio 8. Nat King Cole, to “Crazy Days of Summer” genre. 9. Amy Grant (Contemporary Christian to pop) 10. Paul Simon (folk/light rock to African/world music) 11. [Darius Rucker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Rucker) (Pop Rock to Country) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29756 "2014-09-29T17:29:29Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio 8. Nat King Cole, to “Crazy Days of Summer” genre. 9. Amy Grant (Contemporary Christian to pop) 10. Paul Simon (folk/light rock to African/world music) 11. [Darius Rucker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Rucker) (Pop Rock to Country) 12. J. Geils Band (Acoustic=\>Blues=\>Rock=\>Jazz) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29757 "2014-09-29T17:33:59Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio 8. Nat King Cole, to “Crazy Days of Summer” genre. 9. Amy Grant (Contemporary Christian to pop) 10. Paul Simon (folk/light rock to African/world music) 11. [Darius Rucker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Rucker) (Pop Rock to Country) 12. J. Geils Band (Acoustic=\>Blues=\>Rock=\>Jazz) 13. The Beatles New: Fiction with an element from Periodic Table in the title 1. Copper, by Rebecca Lisle ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29758 "2014-09-29T17:37:36Z")
Musical artists that changed their sound radically 1. The B-52s (twangy surf-pop —\> mainstream dance music) 2. King Crimson (started with an orchestral sound, turned jazzy, turned to heavy rock, later adopted African/New Wave sound) 3. The Bee Gees (pop to disco) 4. Tom Waits (jazz-inspired pop to Brechtian rock) 5. Daniel Amos (went from Country styled Christian to a more new wave sound) 6. Peter Gabriel (prog rock to pop to African/world music) 7. Ronnie James Dio 8. Nat King Cole, to “Crazy Days of Summer” genre. 9. Amy Grant (Contemporary Christian to pop) 10. Paul Simon (folk/light rock to African/world music) 11. Darius Rucker (Pop Rock to Country) 12. Wilie Nelson (Jazz to country) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29759 "2014-09-29T17:41:28Z")
New: Fiction with an element from Periodic Table in the title 1. Copper, by Rebecca Lisle 2. The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29760 "2014-09-29T17:54:27Z")
Fiction with an element from Periodic Table in the title 1. Copper, by Rebecca Lisle 2. The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman 3. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29761 "2014-09-29T18:15:30Z")
Fiction with an element from Periodic Table in the title 1. Copper, by Rebecca Lisle 2. The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman 3. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan 4. Quicksilver, by Neal Stephenson aka Mercury ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29762 "2014-09-29T18:17:50Z")
Fiction with an element from Periodic Table in the title 1. Copper, by Rebecca Lisle 2. The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman 3. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan 4. Quicksilver, by Neal Stephenson aka Mercury 5. The Silver Linings Playbook, by Matthew Quick ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29763 "2014-09-29T18:40:37Z")
Fiction with an element from Periodic Table in the title 1. Copper, by Rebecca Lisle 2. The Golden Compass, by Phillip Pullman 3. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan 4. Quicksilver, by Neal Stephenson aka Mercury 5. The Silver Linings Playbook, by Matthew Quick 6. The Iron Dream, by Norman Spinrad [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1487) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1489)