# Cover bands we'd like to see (A game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 8, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616 "2005-09-08T03:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/1 "2005-09-08T03:58:00Z")
**Easy** Broken Gourds The 3/4’ Fasteners Indigo Shellfish Religion **Medium** Holy Residence Bliss The Pink Wakeup Band Noo World Boyz **Difficult** God’s Inordinate Fascination Head Trip Fletcher ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/2 "2005-09-08T04:24:16Z")
Are there…rules…or directions…for this game, or is this just some bizarre cryptic mind-fuck? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/3 "2005-09-08T04:31:06Z")
> [@Argent Towers](#): > > Are there…rules…or directions…for this game, or is this just some bizarre cryptic mind-fuck? Mostly it’s a bizarre cryptic mind-fuck. 🆒 But each fictional band name I’ve made up is supposed to be a ficticious cover band name for a real band. For example, _Breaking Spokes_ might be a cover band for _Rage Against the Machine_. Answer the puzzles I’ve given, or make up some of your own. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/4 "2005-09-08T04:43:13Z")
Indigo Shellfish Religion is Blue Oyster Cult One from me…very easy. Gathering Moss ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/5 "2005-09-08T04:44:25Z")
Ah! Just figured out Broken Gourds! Smashing Pumpkins ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/6 "2005-09-08T04:45:36Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Fletcher Cripes…last one I’m guessing for now…I promise. Arrowsmith. ---
**Author:** ![jimpatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jimpatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimpatro)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/7 "2005-09-08T04:49:50Z")
The \*Stones \* of course! ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/8 "2005-09-08T05:02:51Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Cripes…last one I’m guessing for now…I promise. > > Arrowsmith. Nice. I’ll add: Avian Totalers ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/9 "2005-09-08T05:07:38Z")
Some more…not going to try to classify them by difficulty… Electric/Bisexual Barbarella Monkeyz Bareheaded Guys Copperfront (I didn’t make that one up, but it amused me.) ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/10 "2005-09-08T05:08:47Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Monkeyz Gorillaz. That one was too easy. Big Grimreaper. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/11 "2005-09-08T05:10:08Z")
Might Barbarella be a **Queen** cover band? Big Grimreaper is **Megadeath**. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/12 "2005-09-08T05:12:27Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Might Barbarella be a **Queen** cover band? Might be. Isn’t. It’s a bit of a double reference to the band that it IS, though. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/13 "2005-09-08T05:12:30Z")
The 3/4’ Fasteners = Nine Inch Nails ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/14 "2005-09-08T05:17:06Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Might be. Isn’t. > > It’s a bit of a double reference to the band that it IS, though. Duran Duran? ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/15 "2005-09-08T05:18:12Z")
:smack: **Copperfront** is **Nickelback**. Anthropomorphic Torture Device (easy) Gropius (average) Cougher (easy) Edison/Westinghouse (way easy) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/16 "2005-09-08T05:18:59Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Cripes…last one I’m guessing for now…I promise. > > Arrowsmith. Yeah, impressive. But I’ve posted the same puzzle years ago on a previously shared message board. Half a point. Try this one: Unknown Canadian Band ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/17 "2005-09-08T05:21:49Z")
Dammit, I got those backwards, didn’t I? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/18 "2005-09-08T05:22:21Z")
> [@The Sausage Creature](#): > > Anthropomorphic Torture Device (easy) Egads, I suck at my own game. Iron Maiden? ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/19 "2005-09-08T05:23:32Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Some more…not going to try to classify them by difficulty… > Bareheaded Guys Oh! Men without Hats! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616/20 "2005-09-08T05:23:54Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Egads, I suck at my own game. > > Iron Maiden? Yep. Howzabout: Walrus and Laura? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-bands-wed-like-to-see-a-game/320616.md?page=2)