Cryptic Bands Quiz

[Fallen Angel]

3 minutes ago, Neil G said:

Lighthouse Family

Just went out walking as I had the Family, part could see the album sleeve, but the name escaped me. Nice one. 

[Fallen Angel]

1. Wireless principle

2. Depressed Evertonians

3. Steal a rocky hole with rotten sperm

 

 

[Rushies tash]

3 minutes ago, Fallen Angel said:

1. Wireless principle

2. Depressed Evertonians

3. Steal a rocky hole with rotten sperm

 

 

1. Radiohead

2. Moody Blues

3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

[Rushies tash]

1. Le Corsaire in Germany

2. Front, back and barn!

3. You'll have to sign for that spotted cat.

[Fallen Angel]

27 minutes ago, Rushies tash said:

1. Radiohead

2. Moody Blues

3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Boom

[mars]

Joy Division

Pet Shop Boys

Big in Japan

[Rushies tash]

1 hour ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

3. Def leopard

 

1 hour ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

1. Spandau ballet

2. ??? 

Correct and correct. The middle one is 3,5. And we couldn't hit one sideways at the moment.

[Trumo]

2. The Doors.

[VladimirIlyich]

5 hours ago, Neil G said:

Lighthouse Family

Yes.

[mars]

Fruity weapon (10, 11)

Easy peeler aspiration (9, 5)

The curved, yellow seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu (10)

[Rushies tash]

4 minutes ago, mars said:

Fruity weapon (10, 11)

Easy peeler aspiration (9, 5)

The curved, yellow seventh avatar of the Hindi god Vishnu (10)

1. Strawberry Switchblade

2. Tangerine Dream

3. Bananarama

[mars]

Just now, Rushies tash said:

2. Tangerine Dream

3. Bananarama

Yep

[Rushies tash]

3 minutes ago, mars said:

Yep

Too quick for my edit!

[mars]

Fighting Mr Dawson for access to females (3, 6)

A stripe of a different colour after non- elastic deformation! Oh, no! (3, 7, 3, 4)

Ecstasy of the Spanish piss

[mars]

34 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

1) ? 

2) I think it might be The plastic Ono band but I dont 5 quite follow why 

3) ELO

 

2) is right - non- elastic deformation = plastic, a stripe of a different colour is a band.

3) Close but no cigar

1) Re-worded: a stag fighting Mr Dawson for access to females

 

 

 

[Rushies tash]

2 minutes ago, mars said:

2) is right - non- elastic deformation = plastic, a stripe of a different colour is a band.

3) Close but no cigar

1) Re-worded: a stag fighting Mr Dawson for access to females

 

 

 

The Rutles 

[Rushies tash]

8 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

1) I love elementary science (2, 8,7)

2) A welcome sight in a hot place (5)

3) superman does this (3,4,4,3)

 

 

My chemical romance

Oasis

?

[slartibartfast]

38 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

1) I love elementary science (2, 8,7)

2) A welcome sight in a hot place (5)

3) superman does this (3,4,4,3)

 

 

I'm guessing the number of words is wrong for 3 and it's get cape wear cape fly.

[VladimirIlyich]

This superman clue is a tough one. I can only think of 'Fly' as the first word but nothing else.

[Neil G]

Not cryptic clues, but the real inspiration behind band names:

 

1. The code for a benefit claim form

2. A female friend’s drug habit

3. A character from a cult 60s sci-fi film

4. A major motorway 

5. The band members’ financial situation when they started out 

6. An NME article about the music scene’s lack of originality 

7. The former football team of the captain of the band’s hometown club

8. An American spy plane 

9. A 17th century political movement 

10. A 19th century political movement

[cloggypop]

1.UB40

3.Duran Duran

8.U2

[cloggypop]

Either 9 or 10 has to be The Levellers. 

[Neil G]

2 minutes ago, cloggypop said:

1.UB40

3.Duran Duran

8.U2

Yes

[Neil G]

1 minute ago, cloggypop said:

Either 9 or 10 has to be The Levellers. 

9

[cloggypop]

6 is Pop Will Eat Itself