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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2009 at 15:12
I also own #2 but cannot put my finger on it.

Et Cetera maybe?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2009 at 15:20
Il Balletto di Bronzo is totally in there
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2009 at 16:29
Originally posted by Bern Bern wrote:

Definitely Social Embarrassment by Gnidrolog somewhere in there.


This is correct. As for the other recent guesses:

Et Cetera, sadly no.

Il Balletto, yup!

So we now have:

T***IG*N***


And do go ahead and make one, Alex. It'd be fun to be one of the ones guessing for a change.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 06 2009 at 20:05
So we have:

Hold on, the numbers are wrong...

1. Taal
2. Shub-Niggurath (?)
3. no clue
4. no clue
5. Il Baletto di Bronzo
6. Gnidrolog
7. no clue
8. National Health - Squarer for Maud
9. no clue
10. no clue (sounds a bit like New Wave... sort of like Video-Aventures or Tuxedomoon - neither of who are in the 'chives)
11. sounds familiar... in fact I have it... but what is it?! (sounds a bit like Hellebore, Etron Fou Leloublan or something featuring Guigou Chenevier)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 04:28
Originally posted by James James wrote:

So we have:

Hold on, the numbers are wrong...

1. Taal
2. Shub-Niggurath (?)
3. no clue
4. no clue
5. Il Baletto di Bronzo
6. Gnidrolog
7. no clue
8. National Health - Squarer for Maud
9. no clue
10. no clue (sounds a bit like New Wave... sort of like Video-Aventures or Tuxedomoon - neither of who are in the 'chives)
11. sounds familiar... in fact I have it... but what is it?! (sounds a bit like Hellebore, Etron Fou Leloublan or something featuring Guigou Chenevier)


In what way are those numbers different to what I said? Confused

Anyway, #2 isn't Shub-Niggurath, I'm afraid. #10 is definitely in the archives but I see where you're coming from with the New Wave comparisons. Are any of those names you dropped for #11 actual guesses?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 11:38
#7 is Anglagard, from the album Hybris.
And #11 is definitely Etron Fou Leloublan, one of my favourite songs on that album (Les poumons gonflés). Smile
 
I'm lucky these 2 had not been mentioned as I don't know any of the other 9. LOL


Edited by mosni lamf - February 07 2009 at 11:38
-Hitler was a vegetarian.
-Bring me coffee or tea.
-Why don't you eat carrots?
-Eat that question.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 11:46
2 is Eskaton?
3 is New Trolls
9 is Tangerine Dream

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 12:56
#4 is our Brazilian GG influenced friends Terreno Baldio with the excellent song Curupira!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 14:22
Originally posted by Trouserpress Trouserpress wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

So we have:

Hold on, the numbers are wrong...

1. Taal
2. Shub-Niggurath (?)
3. no clue
4. no clue
5. Il Baletto di Bronzo
6. Gnidrolog
7. no clue
8. National Health - Squarer for Maud
9. no clue
10. no clue (sounds a bit like New Wave... sort of like Video-Aventures or Tuxedomoon - neither of who are in the 'chives)
11. sounds familiar... in fact I have it... but what is it?! (sounds a bit like Hellebore, Etron Fou Leloublan or something featuring Guigou Chenevier)


In what way are those numbers different to what I said? Confused

Anyway, #2 isn't Shub-Niggurath, I'm afraid. #10 is definitely in the archives but I see where you're coming from with the New Wave comparisons. Are any of those names you dropped for #11 actual guesses?


Oops!

The numbers were wrong when I first typed out my message and then I sorted them out (I only had 10) and then forgot to remove that line.

And damn, it was Etron Fou!

I don't think I'll get number 10... Cry
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 14:39
So if, as I suspect, Blowie, Memo and Mosni Lamf are right, we now have:

TENTIGAN**E

Hmm...

Gentle Giant

It is Eskaton then.

So what's 10?  Hmm...


Edited by James - February 07 2009 at 17:45
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 15:28
Great work, guys! Clap It's all correct with the exception of memo's guess for #9. If you notice, James, there aren't 3 T's in Gentle Giant. Tongue

So what we're left with is:

TENTIGAN**E

A little basic deduction should mean you already know what letters #9 and 10 ought to be. That should hopefully help you identify them.

#9 is pretty well-known round these parts. #10 are probably a little more obscure, but I'd be very surprised if I'm the only one who's heard of them here. They're listed in the archives, after all.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 07 2009 at 20:07
Hurry up and figure out the other two letters. I want to unleash my utterly pointless prog quiz on the world.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2009 at 06:28
Go ahead and post it Cap'n! It looks like no one's going to get them. James already sussed the final answer anyway.

For those who care, #9 was Goblin and #10 was Lard Free. I hope you all feel suitably ashamed.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2009 at 10:04
http://www.box.net/shared/imqrzjpmtz

There you go. 8 letters this time. Articles do not count as the first letter of the band name and solo acts go by their first name. Good luck.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2009 at 14:55
Difficult one, the last one is Flower Kings?
I cannot figure out the other clips

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2009 at 15:04
No Flower Kings in this one. I imagine around half of these will get figured out relatively quickly based on the number of ratings the albums have.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2009 at 15:16
Ooooh.

Van der Graaf Generator - Aquarian (or it could be Octopus or Giant Squid)

Not sure which number it is... 3 or 4 I believe.


Edited by James - February 08 2009 at 15:21
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2009 at 15:25
Originally posted by James James wrote:

Ooooh.

Van der Graaf Generator - Aquarian (or it could be Octopus or Giant Squid)

Not sure which number it is... 3 or 4 I believe.


Black Smoke Yen but close enough.

***V****
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 08 2009 at 15:27
Originally posted by TheCaptain TheCaptain wrote:

Originally posted by James James wrote:

Ooooh.

Van der Graaf Generator - Aquarian (or it could be Octopus or Giant Squid)

Not sure which number it is... 3 or 4 I believe.


Black Smoke Yen but close enough.

***V****


Oooh yes, the short instrumental track that everyone forgets. LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 09 2009 at 13:01
Don't tell me you need hints after completing only 1/8 of the puzzle.
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