Trouserpress' Utterly Pointless Prog Quiz

I also own #2 but cannot put my finger on it.

Et Cetera maybe?

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.

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?

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?

2 is Eskaton?

Trouserpress wrote: 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? 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...

Great work, guys!  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. 

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.

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.

Difficult one, the last one is Flower Kings?

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

TheCaptain wrote: 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.