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Toaster Mantis 
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Posted: March 12 2009 at 16:38 |
 BaldFriede wrote:
Keltic wrote:
Then there's that old one about Rick Wakeman throwing a tomato at the original cover photos as he hated them.
The resulting mess, which, according to the artist and Wakeman, looked like a mixture of tomato and tornado - which then prompted a change of abum title.  |
"Tormato" always seemed to be a kind of "portmanteau word", the way Lewis Carroll describes them in his preface of "The Hunting of the Snark". The two words packed together here are "tomato" and "tornado".
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Huh. A tomato tornado? 
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Posted: March 11 2009 at 08:48 |
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Posted: March 11 2009 at 08:02 |
BaldFriede wrote:
Keltic wrote:
Toaster Mantis wrote:
I'm still trying to find out what the hell Tormato is supposed to be a pun on. |
Yes Tor = hill in Dartmoor and Tomato is the most plausible explanation.
Then there's that old one about Rick Wakeman throwing a tomato at the original cover photos as he hated them.
The resulting mess, which, according to the artist and Wakeman, looked like a mixture of tomato and tornado - which then prompted a change of abum title. |
"Tormato" always seemed to be a kind of "portmanteau word", the way Lewis Carroll describes them in his preface of "The Hunting of the Snark". The two words packed together here are "tomato" and "tornado".
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Yes, like "frumious" (fuming + furious) in the poem "Jabberwocky" (in Alice Through the Looking Glass)  ...
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BaldFriede
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Posted: March 11 2009 at 07:52 |
Keltic wrote:
Toaster Mantis wrote:
I'm still trying to find out what the hell Tormato is supposed to be a pun on. |
Yes Tor = hill in Dartmoor and Tomato is the most plausible explanation.
Then there's that old one about Rick Wakeman throwing a tomato at the original cover photos as he hated them.
The resulting mess, which, according to the artist and Wakeman, looked like a mixture of tomato and tornado - which then prompted a change of abum title. |
"Tormato" always seemed to be a kind of "portmanteau word", the way Lewis Carroll describes them in his preface of "The Hunting of the Snark". The two words packed together here are "tomato" and "tornado".
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Posted: March 11 2009 at 07:42 |
"Mother Focus" is pretty a bad title. It has the virtue that it neatly matches the quality of the album.
I also agree with the earlier nomination for "In Spite of Harry's Toenail" by Gnidrolog as one of the worst. Though in this case the album is very good.
Tales From Topographic Oceans is an excellent title. IMO it is one of the best. However, I think Anderson probably meant Tales From Topological Oceans with it's concept of unification of objects. Topographical definitely sounds better even if it doesn't really mean anything.
Edited by ten years after - March 11 2009 at 07:43
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Keltic
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Posted: March 11 2009 at 05:52 |
Toaster Mantis wrote:
I'm still trying to find out what the hell Tormato is supposed to be a pun on. |
Yes Tor = hill in Dartmoor and Tomato is the most plausible explanation.
Then there's that old one about Rick Wakeman throwing a tomato at the original cover photos as he hated them.
The resulting mess, which, according to the artist and Wakeman, looked like a mixture of tomato and tornado - which then prompted a change of abum title.
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Toaster Mantis
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Posted: March 11 2009 at 04:45 |
I'm still trying to find out what the hell Tormato is supposed to be a pun on.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: March 10 2009 at 03:08 |
I agree with Q6 that 90125 is a lazy title, but for some reason it sounds great. It fits in well with the modernized sound, just like Abacab from Genesis. It does help that I like the music, no doubt. Like Trouserpress I dislike album numbers as album titles. Soft Machine, Chicago, sometimes Toto does it too. Still, if you do it through all of your career, like Chicago does, it becomes some sort of trademark. It reminds me of Salvador Dali who once said to Bill Wyman (according to the latter's autobiography) that he should cut his hair, because everyone had long hair in these days. Bill Wyman replied that the Rolling Stones were the first to have long hair, and Salvador Dali said that in that case he should keep it like it is. "Love Beach" is so bad that it becomes funny. The album title, not the music, because I didn't listen to the album yet. After all the bashing of the album here on PA I wouldn't dare even touching it  Love Beach is so ridiculous as a title that it makes me smile.
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Posted: March 10 2009 at 00:30 |
Uriah Heep - Sonic Origami (I'll fold my paper at sub-sonic speeds thank you)
Camel - The Snow Goose (The foulest, most evil creature on the face of this earth. Kill em' all I say)
Le Orme - Smogmagica (Magical Smog? I consider any Godzilla foe is also a foe of mine)
VDGG - Godbluff (I actually like this title but I needed an excuse to use this joke: God calls your bluff, takes down the pot)
by the way, if you haven't joined the 1st ever ProgArchives Fantasy Baseball League (link in sig) then I am officially calling out your manhood and insulting yo momma
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Posted: March 09 2009 at 17:59 |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Posted: March 09 2009 at 17:55 |
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The Lonely Heartbeat - Roine Stolt
I wish I knew what was going through his head when he made that title.
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Is that a song title, or an album title for an album I don't know about, but want to know about?
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Posted: March 09 2009 at 17:45 |
Hankypanky wrote:
9012live= + Uomo di pezza-Le Orme because it makes me think of pizza(pezza) and they are italian lol.... and love beach isnt the worst name its the worst cover lol |
Very funny indeed ....
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Keltic
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Posted: March 09 2009 at 17:41 |
We Can't Dance ( or make decent albums anymore  ) - Genesis
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Posted: February 18 2009 at 16:32 |
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The Lonely Heartbeat - Roine Stolt
I wish I knew what was going through his head when he made that title.
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Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.
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sam81292
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Posted: February 18 2009 at 16:07 |
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Tales From Topographic Oceans by Yes
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Hankypanky
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Posted: February 13 2009 at 21:49 |
9012live= + Uomo di pezza-Le Orme because it makes me think of pizza(pezza) and they are italian lol.... and love beach isnt the worst name its the worst cover lol
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Posted: February 12 2009 at 20:30 |
manofmystery wrote:
Drummerboy wrote:
If I Had To Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You (by Caravan.)
Unfortunate, because the album is quite good, one of their best IMO. |
thats a great title |
Cunning Stunts is their best title. 
Edited by James - February 12 2009 at 20:31
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Q6
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Posted: February 10 2009 at 10:27 |
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90125 - Yes
thats just lazy
Edited by Q6 - February 10 2009 at 10:27
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Posted: February 10 2009 at 09:33 |
Drummerboy wrote:
If I Had To Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You (by Caravan.)
Unfortunate, because the album is quite good, one of their best IMO. |
thats a great title
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Drummerboy
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Posted: February 10 2009 at 09:23 |
If I Had To Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You (by Caravan.)
Unfortunate, because the album is quite good, one of their best IMO.
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