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It's A Question Of Mime: Play The Quietus' Album Cover Quiz Game
It's A Question Of Mime: Play The Quietus' Album Cover Quiz Game
The Quietus
, November 21st, 2008 06:44
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The game is simple. Using his body and a black leotard alone, our mime expert M. Mattius Kaufman will recreate the cover of a classic album from the past few decades of popular recorded music. You have 30 seconds to guess the title and type it into the box; if you get stuck, you can skip to the next sleeve, or hit "replay" to see the clip again.
If you get stuck, here are the answers. And, in May 2010, we launched this game's sequel, Scene And Not Heard, where M. Kaufman turns his talents to classic scenes from cinema. Try your hand at that one here.
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Nov 21, 2008 2:52pm
Nov 21, 2008 2:52pm
This is the 'game' equivalent of Elaine Page - pointless, annoying, and fucking pathetic.
Matt Kaufman.
Nov 21, 2008 3:02pm
Nov 21, 2008 3:02pm
U can hav yor say, free speach and dat, its a democracy innit, but your plane wrong.
Are u having difficulty gettin past the first 1? Want a clue?
Chris Etches
Nov 21, 2008 3:03pm
Nov 21, 2008 3:03pm
Sorry Boutros did you not do too well at it? Would you like some clues? Surely you must have known at least the Scorpions one? doesn't everyone own that album?
Chris x
Alec Rossiter
Nov 21, 2008 6:23pm
Nov 21, 2008 6:23pm
This game rocks! Number 20 is worth waiting for...
Simon Love
Nov 21, 2008 9:15pm
Nov 21, 2008 9:15pm
I was far too close to seeing your cock there for my liking Kaufman. Are you coming here for the 13th of December's Christmas show?
Michel LeGrisbi
Nov 24, 2008 10:09am
Nov 24, 2008 10:09am
Dang, knew the artists better than the album titles!
Richard Awkward
Nov 24, 2008 2:27pm
Nov 24, 2008 2:27pm
This is fucking brilliant. Forget cracking the Enigma, it is for precisely this purpose that Alan Turing spent the whole of the Second World War in a potting shed on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. As of this moment the internet is complete. Bravo. Have yourselves a nice cup of tea.
gretsch fan
Nov 24, 2008 2:43pm
Nov 24, 2008 2:43pm
Hoping that you post the answers. There are a few here that have me stumped!
John Doran
Nov 24, 2008 2:55pm
Nov 24, 2008 2:55pm
Hi Gretsch,
Give us a week or two and I'll post the answers.
Cheers.
Jack Faulkner
Nov 24, 2008 4:53pm
Nov 24, 2008 4:53pm
Every six months or so it seems I get the unrequested treat of naked Kaufman. if i'm really lucky he'll slam his little fella in a fridge door. I am blessed.
Matt Kaufman.
Nov 24, 2008 4:55pm
Nov 24, 2008 4:55pm
You used to get naked for me too, Faulky, d'you remember?
Henry Michel
Nov 25, 2008 9:19pm
Nov 25, 2008 9:19pm
The thing is, every clip looked like an "Everything But The Girl" album cover.
Kieran Delaney
Nov 25, 2008 11:26pm
Nov 25, 2008 11:26pm
This is genius. I am genuinely scratching my head.
Patrick O'Neill
Nov 26, 2008 6:15pm
Nov 26, 2008 6:15pm
Great game, looks like it may have been as fun to make as it is to play, definitly getting my sibs in on this over the thanksgiving weekend, I have a feeling the more altered your senses are the more fun it is to play.
Ian Differ
Nov 27, 2008 5:11pm
Nov 27, 2008 5:11pm
how can we find out the answers - got a handful but that was it
Fra Loughlin
Nov 27, 2008 6:03pm
Nov 27, 2008 6:03pm
I got none, I did recognise 2 but couldn't remember what the albums were called !!!
Great Game!!
Jesus Christ
Nov 28, 2008 1:39am
Nov 28, 2008 1:39am
I thought "In The Court Of The Crimson King" for all of them.
John Doran
Nov 28, 2008 9:15am
Nov 28, 2008 9:15am
We won't be putting the answers up for another week but you can email me for clues at info@thequietus.com if you want.
lglgl lglkljk
Nov 28, 2008 2:54pm
Nov 28, 2008 2:54pm
Where's the fucking answers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Doran
Nov 28, 2008 3:15pm
Nov 28, 2008 3:15pm
Email me for answers. There are people still playing it.
Darryl Bullock
Nov 28, 2008 3:59pm
Nov 28, 2008 3:59pm
Brilliant! Managed about half of them I think - knew several other artists but could not recall the titles. Looking forward to round two!
Jonny Loverock
Nov 28, 2008 8:50pm
Nov 28, 2008 8:50pm
fantastic... something on the internet that isn't utter crap
John Doran
Nov 28, 2008 10:26pm
Nov 28, 2008 10:26pm
In reply to Jonny Loverock:
That's probably my favourite comment on our website. I may have those words framed and hung on the wall. Have a good weekend.
Ian Macleod
Nov 29, 2008 10:04pm
Nov 29, 2008 10:04pm
I am embarrassed that my son beat me! I can't believe I didn't get Thriller! Great game - I hope this is the start of a long running serial.
Betty Bittersweet
Dec 1, 2008 12:01am
Dec 1, 2008 12:01am
All the wasted years of my youth spent staring at these LP covers...and I completely and utterly blanked! I need these answers, it's sticking in my craw.
Matt Kaufman.
Dec 1, 2008 12:09am
Dec 1, 2008 12:09am
I never got any of the correct answers once I handed in my GCSEs.
To any casting directors out there: you wanna film Shane MacGowan's biopic? I'm your man, clearly, obviously. I can be contacted c/o this website
Contientious Objector
Dec 1, 2008 7:58am
Dec 1, 2008 7:58am
What an absolute waste of everyones time. You must be bonkers to find this of any interest. Go out and pick litter up from the streets and do something useful you buffoons.
John Doran
Dec 1, 2008 9:07am
Dec 1, 2008 9:07am
In reply to Contientious Objector:
What like taking grammar and spelling lessons perhaps?
Contientious Objector
Dec 1, 2008 1:50pm
Dec 1, 2008 1:50pm
In reply to John Doran:
John Doran, I don't think the grammar and spelling were that bad. Now do us all a favour and take your pedantic comments elsewhere - imbocile.
Mark Dembry
Dec 2, 2008 1:23pm
Dec 2, 2008 1:23pm
Thought it was good and inventive. Got about a third but I know I was so damn close to getting more. I guess everyone says that!
Mark Dembry
Dec 2, 2008 1:26pm
Dec 2, 2008 1:26pm
In reply to John Doran:
Hi
Could you please emial me the answers. It's driving me mad!
Thanks
FPM WCM
Dec 3, 2008 7:12pm
Dec 3, 2008 7:12pm
I used to be a homeless rodeo clown but now I am a world class magician !
Luke Turner
Dec 3, 2008 8:04pm
Dec 3, 2008 8:04pm
STOP PRESS: A full gallery of the answers will be on the site first thing tomorrow morning...
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Nov 21, 2008 11:50am
possibly the finest game since Super Mime Brothers came out on the SNES in 92.
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