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Sunday, 13 June 2010

XENOQUIZ

What is the link between a 1973 prog rock album and the 1979 film Alien?

WELL DONE ED!
PS. Below, proto-Sil. Is she mentioned in the music?

6 comments:

eviled said...

Emerson Lake and Palmer logo and Alien set designs...both by the brilliant Giger!

The Philosophic Toad said...

Oh, so it wasn't that 1973 prog rock rips a big hole in your belly. Sigh. And I was so close ^_^

WOODSY said...

You got it Ed! Well done. I wonder of there were Giger fans before Alien? I seem to remember a piccy inside the LP of a Gigerized lady rather like his later Sil, the alien succubus in the film Species, which Wikipedia also describes as similar to a 'vandella'. Wow! Gives a whole new meaning to Martha and the Vandella's 'Nowhere to run'! The question remains as to whether succubi are vampires or vice-versa?

WOODSY said...

..and the art is missing!
http://www.hrgiger.com/frame.htm

eviled said...

Thanks Woodsy.
Alien has been in my top three favourite films for the last 30 years and over that time I have learnt quite a bit about the film and Giger, all interesting stuff.
He is set to involved with the design of the two new Alien films too so that is good news!

Did you get my "Frau Im Schwarz" email?

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